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president donald trump said thursday direct former national security adviser michael flynn talk russian ambassador sanctions imposed moscow obama administration, said would speaking white house news conference, trump said flynn job agreed would directed it, trump added
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president donald trump said thursday hopes bring outside adviser review structure us intelligence agencies hope able straighten without using anybody else, trump said press conference trump said stephen feinberg, chief executive private equity firm cerberus capital management cbsul , offered services, think would needed
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house representatives democratic leader top democrat house intelligence committee asked us intelligence thursday immediate briefing contacts russian officials president donald trump former national security adviser michael flynn adding clamor congress information matter, leader nancy pelosi representative adam schiff wrote michael dempsey, acting director national intelligence, asking immediate comprehensive briefing access uncensored transcripts flynn conversations russian officials
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us senate thursday narrowly confirmed south carolina congressman mick mulvaney serve white house budget director vote largely followed party lines underscoring rocky reception president donald trump cabinet nominees capitol hill, vote came republican senator john mccain opposed mulvaney along democrats two independents mccain, chairman senate armed services committee, said wednesday concerned mulvaney opposition defense spending outspoken budget hawk branded democrats threat popular social programs including social security medicare, mulvaney entered house representatives tea party candidate member conservative house freedom caucus democrats also criticized failing pay , taxes related household employee nominated mulvaney narrowly approved earlier month senate budget committee senate homeland security committee, mccain provided crucial yes vote move nomination forward
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republican lawmakers plan introduce legislation repeal replace obamacare return next week break, us house representatives speaker paul ryan told reporters thursday ryan give specific date added lawmakers waiting see congressional analysts score proposal reverse former democratic president barack obama health care law house scheduled return feb
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us senate judiciary committee hold confirmation hearing president donald trump us supreme court nominee, conservative federal appeals court judge neil gorsuch, beginning march , panel republican chairman said thursday hearing likely last three four days, gorsuch committee members making opening statements first day, nominee facing questions second day outside experts also testifying, senator chuck grassley said grassley said statement gorsuch, nominated trump jan , far met every demand posed democrats, minority party senate still delay action muster enough votes mainstream judge displayed independence met dozens senators nothing positive things say well qualified respected, grassley said supreme court nominees require senate confirmation lifetime job nine justice court four liberals four conservatives court, gorsuch confirmation would restore conservative majority existed decades february death justice antonin scalia democrats, still furious republican led senate refusal last year consider democratic president barack obama nominee merrick garland replace scalia, raised questions whether gorsuch would willing demonstrate independence trump confirmed job light trump pointed criticism judges ruled past, democrats likely question gorsuch importance independent judiciary courts put hold trump ban people entering united states seven muslim majority countries, president criticized proceedings disgraceful, called one jurists called judge labeled judiciary political democratic senator richard blumenthal said last week gorsuch told private meeting trump comments judiciary disheartening demoralizing, account gorsuch spokesman, ron bonjean, confirmed trump disputed senate top democrat, chuck schumer, last week accused gorsuch avoiding answering questions like plague private meeting dodging efforts gauge judicial independence trump fellow republicans control senate schumer insisted gorsuch would need win votes, rather simple majority, move toward confirmation democrats seek use procedural maneuver block confirmation vote gorsuch supporters cannot muster votes, although republicans could change senate rules hearing goes smoothly full senate votes confirm soon afterward, gorsuch could court end court current term june
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even tax plan rollout est leaking, even illegal classified leaking, big problem washington years failing nytimes others must apologize est spotlight finally put low life leakers caught est fake news media, makes stories sources, far effective discredited democrats
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hours day, tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers mangoes grown mexico flow north border checkpoint nogales, arizona, helping ensure year round supply fresh produce across united states city built cross border trade year, , trucks , train cars carrying billion worth goods move nogales, according us customs border protection economists estimate trade supports nearly one three jobs here, ranging workers inspect goods forklift operators unload distribution centers many ways, nogales represents flip side free trade deals battered industrial cities midwest, jobs outsourced manufacturing plants shut cities donald trump promise throttle calls unfair competition resonated profoundly presidential campaign also represents potential risks new trade barriers could pose businesses residents along border tall, rusted fence separates nogales, arizona, nogales, mexico cities intertwined locals call single name, ambos nogales nogales office, trump considering percent tax imports mexico, one several ideas review washington, promising renegotiate north american free trade agreement dozen city officials, employers workers interviewed said border tax, enacted, could choke flow imports mexico described chain events would harm economy, threaten local jobs lead higher prices us consumers president trump take good look effects whatever does, going end real problem, said nogales mayor john doyle, joined lawmakers arizona, new mexico texas denouncing import tax plan letters us lawmakers food, autos electronics go ways across border checkpoint, sometimes mexican mangoes melons come north california almonds apples washington state go south us car parts sent mexican factories imported back finished vehicles hundreds products come back forth port entry nogales, doyle said trump administration told reuters tax deal would protect us interests american people rest assured policy president trump pursues designed increase wages american workers, reduce us trade deficit, strengthen economy works all, white house official said email since implementation nafta, trade mexico united states risen six fold country exported billion last year united states imported billion goods mexico exported billion back, us census data show nationwide, nearly million jobs tied trade mexico, importers jobs dependent low cost goods, according study non partisan wilson center mexico institute santa cruz county, surrounding nogales, produce import industry supporting businesses account percent jobs, according report economists university arizona trade support factories across border account another percent workforce report lead author, vera pavlakovich kochi, said percent border tax would create strictest barriers trade five decades addition trump proposal percent tax imports mexico, republican lawmakers put forth plan would cut corporate income tax percent percent, exclude export revenue taxable income impose percent tax imports proposals split corporate america group major exporters including boeing co, general electric co pfizer inc formed coalition support import tax time, large retailers, including target corp best buy co inc, countered tax would raise consumer prices hurt businesses seated second floor office warehouse nestled rolling hills outskirts town, produce trader jaime chamberlain said business mexico lifeblood nogales, brings pounds mexican produce us border town one largest industries employment lose, said chamberlain, board member fresh produce association americas voted trump pro business, socially conservative agendas, lobbying state leaders oppose tax chamberlain parents began family business , loan sister j c distributing inc, employs people handle , pounds mexican tomatoes week taco bell addition orders major companies kroger co sysco corp company warehouse among six dozen facilities interstate , miles north nogales town square all, bring fruits vegetables worth billion year, according fresh produce association local officials, residents economists warn tax could reverberate across local economy example, percent border tax could put million produce trade related fees custom brokerage, freight forwarding truck permits risk lot unintended consequences this, said santa cruz board supervisors chairman manuel ruiz domino effects many local business people expect mexico fight back percent tax could start trade war mexico see impose unilaterally, said ricardo crisantes, vice president marketing sales wholesum harvest, part mexico based company offices nogales organic farms sides border company representatives said border tax could drive company shift farming united states, also could send import demand parts latin america would bypass nogales restaurant store owners say tax would make already tough times even worse would huge, said karla galindo, , owns rancho grande restaurant nogales husband local business owners said sales already hurt war words officials mexico united states people afraid spend money, galindo said
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staff us environmental protection agency told president donald trump preparing handful executive orders reshape agency, signed new administrator confirmed, two sources attended meeting told reuters wednesday senior epa official briefed members trump administration mentioned executive orders meeting staffers epa office general counsel tuesday, provide details orders would say, said sources, asked named heads expect executive orders, it, one sources said second source said attendees meeting told trump would sign two five executive orders trump administration officials respond requests comment trump promised cut us environmental rules
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president donald trump wednesday dropped us commitment two state solution israeli palestinian conflict, longstanding bedrock washington middle east policy, even urged israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu curb settlement construction first face face meeting two leaders since trump victory election, republican president backed away us embrace eventual creation palestinian state, upending position taken successive administrations international community looking two states one state, like one parties like, trump told joint news conference netanyahu live either one trump vowed work toward peace deal israel palestinians said would require compromise sides, leaving parties ultimately decide terms agreement offered new prescription achieving accord eluded many predecessors, palestinian anger abandonment goal statehood could scrap chance coaxing back negotiating table dropping bombshell netanyahu faced reporters sitting talks, trump told like see hold back settlements little bit right wing israeli leader appeared momentarily startled rare concession sought trump two leaders tried set new positive tone eight years friction trump democratic predecessor, president barack obama netanyahu insisted jewish settlements core conflict made public commitment reduce settlement building occupied west bank later told reporters traveling hoped reach understanding trump settlements trump echoed netanyahu calls palestinians recognize israel jewish state something refused halt incitement israelis even trump promised pursue peace, saying might bigger better deal people room even understand, made effort address deep distrust obstacles prevented substantive negotiations since setting initially chummy tone, trump greeted netanyahu red carpet rolled white house driveway two leaders smiled, shook hands chatted amiably heading inside, accompanied first lady melania trump netanyahu wife, sara among questions figured prominently agenda future two state solution idea creating palestine living peacefully alongside israel foreshadowing trump policy shift, senior white house official said tuesday peace necessarily entail palestinian statehood palestinians responded warning trump move would seriously damage us credibility giving meandering response question issue, trump suggested could abide whatever path two sides decided happy one like best, said palestinian president mahmoud abbas seized trump settlements comment demand complete halt building
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republican us senator susan collins maine said wednesday would oppose oklahoma attorney general scott pruitt nomination head environmental protection agency, citing numerous lawsuits agency pruitt scheduled face senate confirmation vote friday unless republicans join collins opposing pruitt, nomination likely approved republicans hold seats chamber vice president mike pence could cast deciding vote case tie due concerns mr pruitt commitment mission epa, cast vote opposition confirmation, collins said statement president donald trump vowed cut regulation revive oil, gas coal industries, said without compromising air water quality senate environment public works committee approved pruitt nomination two weeks ago democrats boycotted vote concerns pruitt environmental record oklahoma attorney general, pruitt sued epa dozen times behalf oil drilling state cast doubts science climate change actions leave considerable doubts whether vision epa consistent agency critical mission protect human health environment, collins said said pruitt sued epa issues importance maine, including mercury controls coal fired power plants efforts reduce cross state air pollution greenhouse gas emissions senator tom carper, top democrat energy committee, several democrats asked senate leader mitch mcconnell delay procedural vote pruitt scheduled thursday want vote delayed conclusion emergency hearing oklahoma held pm et consider whether emails pruitt office officials oil gas companies released access records requested center media democracy, watchdog group, two years ago conservative group freedomworks blasted collins, also voted nomination last week education secretary betsy devos pence vote needed break tie devos confirmed freedomworks chief executive adam brandon said statement shame collins aligning far left democrats special interests
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us vice president mike pence heads europe week meet allies seeking clarity trump administration foreign policy strategy stance toward russia resignation top white house national security aide pence, hewn closely republican orthodoxy boss president donald trump, attend munich security conference weekend visit brussels trip comes turmoil swirls within administration following resignation trump national security adviser, michael flynn, monday flynn, championed closer ties russia, stepped reports discussed us sanctions moscow russia ambassador even flynn departure, trump calls warmer ties moscow praise russian president vladimir putin unnerved us lawmakers home nato allies trump called nato obsolete said member nations paying fair share us protection european capitals greeted flynn departure relief flynn seen officials europe one trump administration leading advocates closer ties russia hardline opponent nuclear deal iran western powers one fear, ahead series important elections europe, trump white house could actively promote disintegration european union, wolfgang ischinger, chairman munich security conference told reporters berlin ischinger said hopes pence states clearly breakup eu goal us government pence may unable lay many details trump policies given turbulence foreign policy team, could provide insight white house views ahead nato summit may trump attend think administration point view, opportunity make major pronouncement foreign policy european policy, said alexander vershbow, former us ambassador russia former deputy secretary general nato white house yet previewed pence remarks pence comments russia incursions ukraine closely parsed see whether trump willing trade us economic sanctions achieve security goals, said vershbow, atlantic council trump mixed messages nato perplexed european allies one minute nato obsolete
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republican democratic leaders us senate judiciary committee asked attorney general jeff sessions fbi director james comey wednesday send committee documents provide briefing resignation president donald trump national security adviser citing reports federal bureau investigation justice department involved events leading michael flynn departure, senators chuck grassley dianne feinstein said raised substantial questions flynn discussion russian officials
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blow president donald trump tries assemble administration, nominee labor secretary, andrew puzder, withdrew name consideration wednesday amid concerns could garner enough senate votes confirmed puzder decision withdraw yet another setback week white house still grappling fallout monday night abrupt resignation national security adviser michael flynn, less month job puzder, chief executive officer cke restaurants inc, franchises fast food chains including hardee carl jr, center swirl controversies, complaints potential conflicts admitted earlier month wife employed undocumented person housekeeper faced flurry complaints legal cases brought recent weeks months workers business franchises recently, decades old oprah winfrey tape raising allegations domestic abuse ex wife resurfaced, though allegations withdrawn careful consideration discussions family, withdrawing nomination secretary labor, puzder said statement puzder withdrawal came one day scheduled confirmation hearing least seven republican senators, including susan collins maine lisa murkowski alaska, declined publicly back puzder advance confirmation hearing weeks now, republican senators telling senator john cornyn, second highest ranking republican, believed colleagues would join collins murkowski opposing puzder, according senior senate republican aide labor department oversees compliance federal laws mandate safe working conditions, minimum hourly wage, overtime wages prohibit employment discrimination labor secretary, puzder would shaped department approach issues, including whether defend obama administration rule expanding overtime pay millions workers challenged courts earlier month, puzder admitted wife employed undocumented person housekeeper pay back taxes result workers cke restaurants filed claims recent weeks alleging victims wage theft victims sexual harassment workplace another possible problem allegations dating back puzder physically abused ex wife, lisa henning, known lisa fierstein fierstein filed divorce later retracted allegations, appearing anonymously victim domestic abuse oprah winfrey show last week, network released copy tape senate committee democratic republican members could view it, according aide democrats wednesday cheered news puzder withdrawal start, clear puzder uniquely unqualified serve secretary labor, said patty murray, ranking member us senate committee health, education, labor pensions
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trump administration offered job white house national security adviser, vacated former us intelligence official michael flynn, vice admiral robert harward, said two us officials familiar matter wednesday immediately clear harward, former deputy commander us central command navy seal combat experience, accepted offer, according sources white house spokesperson immediate comment flynn resigned monday revelations discussed us sanctions russia russian ambassador united states president donald trump took office losing national security adviser soon taking office embarrassment new republican president, made national security top priority harward, rhode island native went school tehran shah toppled , tour national security council former republican president george w bush, working counterterrorism also combat experience seal teams served iraq afghanistan harward works executive defense contractor lockheed martin, responsibility business united arab emirates middle east
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highlights day us president donald trump administration wednesday crisis relationship trump aides russia deepens growing number trump fellow republicans demand expanded congressional inquiries matter trump administration offers job national security adviser us vice admiral robert harward, sources say, clear accepted kremlin says us media reports russian intelligence connections trump presidential campaign groundless russia also says return crimea ukraine discuss matter foreign partners white house says trump expects annexed black sea peninsula returned trump nominee labor secretary, andrew puzder, withdraws name consideration amid concerns could garner enough senate votes confirmed trump choice representative mick mulvaney become white house budget director wednesday appears pick enough republican votes vault job trump drops us insistence two state solution israeli palestinian conflict, long standing bedrock middle east policy, even urges israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu curb settlement construction trump says tax code revisions critical way boost nation economy kicks white house meeting chief executive officers target corp, best buy co inc six major retailers trump defense secretary seeks reassure nato steadfast us support talks brussels nervous european allies try look past president rhetoric turmoil within administration us secretary state rex tillerson heading bonn interact counterparts group top economies time many wondering strongly trump america first message reshape us foreign policy vice president mike pence also bound europe week meet allies seeking clarity administration foreign policy strategy stance toward russia staff us environmental protection agency told trump preparing handful executive orders reshape agency, signed new administrator confirmed, two sources say trump administration proposes changes obamacare individual insurance market insurers welcome good start others say could raise consumers pocket cost
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congress launch bipartisan investigation inappropriate contacts president donald trump campaign russian officials, fellow republican us senator lindsey graham told fox news wednesday contacts russian officials trump campaign operatives inappropriate, would time congress form joint select commission get bottom things russia trump, graham said new york times reported members trump presidential campaign repeated contacts senior russian intelligence officials election
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top us house representatives intelligence committee democrat said wednesday would push panel republican chairman expand probe russian hacking include calls russian diplomat made president donald trump former national security adviser representative adam schiff said would make case republican devin nunes, committee chairman, met later wednesday
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republican democratic members us house representatives called wednesday right review effort president donald trump ease sanctions russia, growing number lawmakers worried past contacts aides moscow three republican four democratic members house introduced russian sanctions review act, companion bill measure introduced senate separate group republicans democrats last week prospects bills uncertain now, although could change trump administration move ease sanctions imposed moscow trump national security adviser, michael flynn, forced monday revelations discussed issue sanctions russian ambassador washington trump took office last month, misrepresented vice president mike pence talked affair thrown spotlight us relations moscow, trump long said would like improve one sponsor house bill, representative steny hoyer, number two democrat house, said bill backers would discuss house leaders whether would allow legislation come vote trump fellow republicans control majorities senate house date, congressional leaders moved advance new legislation related sanctions russia bills modeled law let congress review iran nuclear agreement united states major powers negotiated former president barack obama administration among things, measures would require trump administration submit congress description proposed easing sanctions russia, certify moscow stopped supporting actions undermine government ukraine cyber attacks united states people loudest protests contacts trump aides russia come democrats, despite insistence investigating russian influence us election partisan issue us intelligence agencies concluded russia sought tilt election trump favor hacking leaking democratic emails republicans co sponsored house bill attend news conference wednesday hoyer nonetheless said expected bills would backed enough lawmakers houses congress withstand potential veto trump
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president donald trump gave prime minister benjamin netanyahu couple jolts met first time wednesday leaders united states israel differences, two men immersed political turmoil home front
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us president donald trump wednesday assailed said illegal criminal leaks us intelligence agencies controversy contacts russian officials forced national security adviser michael flynn resign speaking joint news conference israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, trump called flynn wonderful man added think very, unfair happened general flynn, way treated, documents papers illegally, stress that, illegally leaked
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palestinian president mahmoud abbas wednesday demanded halt israeli settlement expansion occupied territory said committed two state solution conflict israel us president donald trump suggested could open alternatives abbas office issued statement trump israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu spoke news conference washington meeting news conference, trump said netanyahu like see pull back settlements little bit trump also dropped us insistence two state solution, longstanding bedrock middle east policy, upending position embraced successive administrations international community us commitment eventual creation palestinian state abbas said agreed trump call israel refrain settlement building occupied west bank east jerusalem presidency demands israel agree trump call , international community, halt settlement activities including occupied east jerusalem, statement said palestinians stressed wanted two state option palestinian presidency stressed commitment two state solution international law international legitimacy way secures ending israeli occupation establish palestinian state east jerusalem capital giving convoluted response question whether backed two state solution, trump suggested could abide whatever two parties decided looking two states one state, like one parties like, said stood alongside netanyahu live either one abbas statement added palestinians affirmed readiness deal positively trump administration make peace talks frozen since palestinians seek establish independent state israeli occupied west bank, territory captured middle east war gaza strip, controlled islamist hamas, east jerusalem capital
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israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu asked us president donald trump wednesday recognize israeli sovereignty golan heights, territory israel seized syria middle east war world considers golan, high plateau northeastern israel southwestern syria, occupied israel, annexed territory move recognized internationally briefing israeli foreign media meeting trump white house, netanyahu asked whether raised golan issue yes, replied asked us president responded, said say surprised request netanyahu elaborate israel made similar request obama administration , rejected, diplomats said time israel long coveted sovereignty golan, unclear whether white house would take step now, given could complicate syrian conflict united states recognize israel claim, would likely anger syrian president bashar al assad, backed russia iran war islamist militants rebel groups trump administration talked working closely russia end syrian conflict recognizing israel sovereignty golan could undermine efforts could also spur iran proxies syria, particularly lebanese shi ite militia hezbollah, turn focus israel, targeting forces stationed across golan heights israel warned hezbollah, fought six week war , attacking territory carried occasional air strikes syrian portion golan target hezbollah fighters, including units smuggling arms israel argument sovereignty territory based partly fact syria splintered past five years fighting, extent israel says one could hand back golan united states israel looking forge ever tighter relationship, also possible trump, shown unpredictable times, could decide recognize israel sovereignty well around , israeli settlers territory, many working agriculture, , druze syrian citizenship, many relatives living across valley syria
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rex tillerson arrived bonn wednesday maiden foreign trip us secretary state attend summit g top economies time many wondering far president donald trump america first message reshape us foreign policy north korean provocations reports russia deployed new cruise missile, concerns china actions south china sea conflicts yemen, syria ukraine, shortage global challenges tillerson make remarks arrival bonn senior us officials said tillerson two day trip mostly listen g counterparts say, conceding might frustrate tillerson also participate series sessions shifting global order, cooperation africa conflict prevention prelude g leaders summit hamburg, germany july, trump due attend think mostly going listening tour, said us official spoke condition anonymity, saying may disappoint us allies guy says, well, listen, going dispiriting us allies worry trump unpredictability wonder far go warning china iran behavior, whether back long standing treaties trade deals, tear nuclear agreement iran, build border wall mexico, cozy moscow tillerson, former exxon mobil ceo, international business experience none government state department officials said would meet counterparts britain, saudi arabia, turkey, italy oman bonn, participate larger meetings yemen syria also hold first meeting secretary state russian foreign minister sergei lavrov time trump administration contacts moscow spotlight resignation national security adviser michael flynn flynn new administration main contact many foreign ambassadors united states conversation mr lavrov important one, senior state department official said, speaking reporters ahead tillerson departure meeting lavrov thursday, tillerson seek pragmatic constructive cooperation areas interests overlap, official said obvious ones discussed many times counter isis counterterrorism would areas secretary would hope develop possible avenues cooperation, official said also press russia fully implement minsk peace accords end violence eastern ukraine g made developed economies emerging nations china, india, indonesia, mexico, south africa brazil jim wilkinson, senior adviser former secretary state condoleezza rice, said vital tillerson establish relationship fellow ministers first trip chemistry counterparts begins first trip, said secretary tillerson counterparts working toughest issues around world going require trust tillerson job two weeks may immersed subjects yet, wilkinson said foreign ministers understanding early days may answers, want know conduit someone speak us
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illinois governor bruce rauner said wednesday entertain tax measures address state deep financial woes continued tie possible support legislature agreeing measures thinks spur economic growth third budget address legislature, republican governor said bipartisan senate bill package aimed breaking state nearly month budget impasse could win support first foremost final result must good deal taxpayers job creators grand bargain truly balances budget all, really moves needle comes job creation, rauner said speech punctuated democratic snickering laughter conditioned support income tax hike proposed senate leaders permanent freeze local property taxes rather two years senate package dictates also open broadening illinois sales tax base rejected taxing food medicine illinois limping record setting second consecutive fiscal year without complete budget due ongoing feud rauner democrats control legislature six month fiscal budget expired dec rauner fiscal general fund budget calls billion spending projects billion revenue, leaving billion unspecified cuts revenue increases negotiated legislature budget also depends changes state worker pay health care benefits unions fiercely opposed analysts p global ratings, released highly critical report illinois budget stalemate month, said unclear rauner plan provides spending framework supported sufficient revenue sure far moves ball field, said p analyst gabe petek illinois credit ratings, lowest among states, downgraded six times since rauner took office january two notches junk level rauner speech, democrats taped sheets paper desks saying rauner budget fake news rauner budget alternative facts democratic house speaker michael madigan, rejected republican call remove signs, condemned rauner failed introduce balanced budget third straight year senate called grand bargain consists bills raise income taxes third, borrow billion winnow billion record setting pile unpaid bills expand casino gambling would also change workers compensated job injuries impose term limits legislative leaders key bill ease illinois billion unfunded pension crisis rejected senate month
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us president donald trump choice representative mick mulvaney become white house budget director wednesday appeared pick enough republican votes vault job republican senator thad cochran, chairs senate appropriations committee, informed staff intends support mulvaney confirmation, according aide earlier day aide said cochran yet decided whether vote mulvaney republican senator john mccain announcing senate floor would oppose mulvaney, cochran seen potential st vote needed member chamber confirmation mccain, chairs senate armed services committee oversees defense programs, blasted mulvaney senate floor speech, saying nominee pursued reckless budget strategies led partial government shutdown mccain also lashed mulvaney efforts military affairs, including vote arizona senator said would brought immediate withdrawal us troops afghanistan, ending mission prevent becoming safe terrorists without cochran, vice president mike pence would thrust spotlight likely called upon break likely tie threatened doom mulvaney nomination pence needed break tie betsy devos education secretary senate republicans worried mulvaney might go along beefing spending military programs senate vote mulvaney, leading member conservative house freedom caucus represents region south carolina, expected thursday gmt one senators could still change position mulvaney vote, fresh signs happening following cochran decision senate panel narrowly backed nominee month party line vote republicans senate seats able approve trump nominees hold together majority democrats criticized mulvaney taking hard line popular social programs paying , taxes relation household employee nominated said favors raising social security retirement age means testing beneficiaries medicare health care program positions drawn ire senator bernie sanders, independent caucuses democrats sought party presidential nomination
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illinois governor wednesday proposed boosting shrinking ranks illinois state police effort quell steady increase gun violence spilling chicago neighborhoods onto city expressways bruce rauner proposed budget would add projected troopers two cadet classes, one year another fiscal year seventy troopers would sent chicago area officers allow us send patrols chicago area, expressways counter violence spilled onto highways there, republican governor told lawmakers springfield budget address number illinois state police troopers declined significantly since , sworn officers, according state police data number dropped troopers , last year rauner took office feuding rauner democrats control legislature kept illinois without full operating budget since july , meant cadet hires state police six month fiscal budget expired dec time, number shootings chicago area expressways consistently increased, law enforcement placing blame increased gang activity nine chicago area expressway shootings shooting incidents jumped number nearly doubled rose three last year shootings fatal two confirmed shootings expressways far year six others unconfirmed, illinois state police spokesman jason bradley said email violence came part broader surge violence across chicago, nation third populous city additions police numbers, increase overall state police headcount estimated , fiscal year estimated , fiscal cost two classes fiscal year million, proposed budget said annualized cost new officers, including salaries benefits, million
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trump administration wednesday proposed changes obamacare individual insurance market insurers welcomed good start raised possibility higher pocket cost consumers president donald trump congressional republicans promised scrap healthcare law key legacy democrat barack obama presidency struggling agree replacement law, extended health insurance million americans proposed new rule, issued division us department health human services, sets changes meant shore system developed obama, comes humana inc humn tuesday said would pull market unclear elements obamacare could survive republicans replacement rule address changes must made law, obamacare income based subsidies changes would tighten enrollment processes allow insurers collect unpaid premium payments, making tougher people move insurance plans insurers say gaming system created unprofitable mix healthy sick customers affordable care act aimed chip away soaring healthcare spending, data shows costs still rising us government reported separately wednesday total us medical spending estimated rise percent trillion percent spending uptick administration wednesday also backed implementing tougher oversight individual mandate, requirement americans health insurance pay fine, due go effect taxes us internal revenue service said result trump executive order reduce regulatory burden, reject tax filings year fail indicate whether health coverage paid penalty set obamacare return policy taxes, irs said mandate supposed bring healthy customers republicans vowed overturn insurers say worked aetna aetn ceo mark bertolini wednesday said wall street journal forum obamacare exchanges entered death spiral rising premiums pushed healthiest customers, turn raises rates aetna cut back offering new plans anthem inc antmn said without changes, might take part year bertolini said statement new health secretary tom price trump administration taken good initial steps proposed regulation top two industry groups, america health insurance plans blue cross blue shield association, echoed view shares insurers mixed early afternoon wednesday aetna gaining percent , cigna less percent humana percent anthem fell less percent centers medicare medicaid services, part department health human services, wednesday proposed new rule includes verifying status enrollees outside usual enrollment period also proposes insurers collect unpaid premiums members sign issuer again, incentive people always insurance addition, proposed lowering amount guaranteed coverage silver level plans program, said could raise pocket spending cut premiums would give states oversight doctor hospital networks included plans, reflecting republican theme healthcare oversight reduced federal level rule proposes shortening open enrollment period individual market nov dec , similar employer sponsored insurance market medicare weakening mandate new cms rule making tougher people sign would contradictory effects premium pricing, according jonathan gruber, professor economics mit one architects affordable care act basically saying one hand, weaken mandate political reasons lower prices, kick people exchanges, gruber said patient advocate families usa said new rules would discourage younger, healthier people enrolling, reduce financial assistance families make harder find networks include doctors republican lawmakers, working obamacare replacement, said rule start take steps like that, obamacare subsidy like bus ticket town buses run, zero choices buy, senator lamar alexander, chairman senate health committee, told reporters outside senate wall street said proposed changes could help insurer profitability clear much one would expect tightening special enrollment periods, shortening open enrollment period six weeks mandating payment premiums coverage lead improvement risk pool, leerink partners analyst ana gupte said
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palestinians warned united states wednesday abandoning two state solution conflict israel white house official said peace necessarily entail palestinian statehood us president donald trump israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu meet later day first time since us election november brought republican office eve meeting, senior white house official said israelis palestinians decide shape future peace whether comes form two state solution parties want, something else, official said, adding trump, giving peace high priority would try dictate agreement palestinians, seek state israeli occupied west bank, east jerusalem gaza strip, even notion us retreat internationally backed goal future palestine existing alongside israel alarming trump administration rejects policy would destroying chances peace undermining american interests, standing credibility abroad, hanan ashrawi, senior member palestine liberation organization, said response us official remarks accommodating extreme irresponsible elements israel white house way make responsible foreign policy, said statement netanyahu committed, conditions, two state goal speech broadly reiterated aim since given regional instability long running divisions palestinian politics, many cabinet argue time ripe palestinian state emerge far right cabinet ministers israel called annexation parts west bank, among territory israel captured middle east war netanyahu endorsed demand commenting white house official remarks, husam zomlot, strategic affairs adviser palestinian president mahmoud abbas, noted palestinian statehood long heart international peace efforts two state solution something came international consensus decision decades israel rejection one state democratic formula, zomlot told reuters jerusalem telephone west bank city ramallah departure washington monday, netanyahu sidestepped question whether still backed two state solution, saying would make position clear us capital spoken state minus, suggesting could offer palestinians deep seated autonomy
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teenager early retired us navy vice admiral robert harward played football basketball, popular classmates and, like many american high school students, known partying harward, president donald trump offered post us national security adviser, succeed michael flynn, spent teenage years native rhode island, pre revolutionary iran, father, navy captain, advised iranian military teenage years, harward lived iranian neighborhood, attended school iranian american students played sports iranian teams experiences gave unusual familiarity iran culture people years islamic revolution ousted pro american shah formative years life, exposed everything iran, said joseph condrill, knew harward, known classmates bobby, students tehran american school iran one homes, got know iranian people well, intimate way trump administration offered harward job national security adviser, two us officials familiar matter said wednesday immediately clear harward accepted, sources said white house spokesperson immediate comment harward would carry experience trump white house, charged coordinating national security policy responding threats including iran ballistic missile program support militant groups middle east flynn put iran notice, trump tweeted iran playing fire, harward experience iran personal revolution brought iran theocratic government power forced closure tehran american school cut short tours american families living iran rather isolated military base, harward americans time lived among iranians, rode local buses, exposed iran attractions field trips, classmates said completely isolated culture us, said john martin, , reston, virginia, harward high school class attended us naval academy harward even picked fluent persian iran, martin said us lived iran, effect, effect islamic revolution, condrill said definitely sense suspicion, based upon experience iran knew clear, however, harward memories might influence us policy, national security adviser job coordinate, make, policy addition, administration officials said, trump advisers steve bannon stephen miller closer ties president harward would would present rival power center , deputy head us central command, told conference iran well established past pattern deceit reckless behavior progressively increased potential miscalculation could spark regional, global conflict event, recalled wistfulness experience living region think back days graduated tehran american school , westerner could freely travel afghanistan, pakistan, india countries region greeted, welcomed, policies strategy west employed region, said yet look today, much different world harward respond request comment officials lockheed martin, top executive, declined comment graduating high school , harward returned united states, joined navy, became elite seal rose ranks, eventually serving deputy commander us central command, oversees american forces middle east served general jim mattis, us defense secretary earlier career, harward worked counterterrorism military officer national security council, assignment seen marker rising star several former us officials worked harward described experienced smart, known personal experience iran well liked respected seen unpretentious despite distinguished military service, according people worked good effective bureaucratic player, said derek chollet, assistant secretary defense obama administration understands role military plays within broader tool set american policy harward commanding officer afghanistan, known making rounds without full body armor send message afghanistan safe, said us official worked harward ego, official said, condition anonymity authorized speak
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president donald trump acted well within authority issuing executive order immigration, texas attorney general ken paxton told federal appeals court wednesday paxton, republican, attached brief asking th us circuit court appeals california permission argue support trump temporary ban travelers seven predominantly muslim countries texas first state back trump closely watched litigation group states district columbia filed papers appeals court support washington state challenge trump jan order, saying harms educational institutions economies paxton said full court reconsider whether lower court judge justified halting ban us district judge james robart seattle suspended trump order across country feb washington state argued violated constitutional protections religious discrimination ruling upheld three judge panel th circuit san francisco last week, raising questions trump next step appeals court soon vote whether reconsider case judge panel trump directive, said necessary protect united states attacks islamist militants, barred people iran, iraq, libya, somalia, sudan, syria yemen entering country days refugees banned days, except syria, banned indefinitely rulings put order hold courts rule underlying merits ultimately, address questions extent president power matters immigration national security traditionally, judges extremely cautious stepping executive branch authority matters, legal experts said brief, paxton said order clear national security goal, ensure proper vetting foreigners seeking entry united states reflects national security interests implicated ongoing war terror radical islamic terrorists paxton rejected claim order discriminates muslims favoring christian minorities argument accepted, said, would jeopardize government ability help persecuted religious minorities abroad granting refugee status texas led legal fight president barack obama plan protect four million immigrants deportation, joined republican led states challengers february nationwide injunction blocking program due go effect june , supreme court split case, leaving place appeals court ruling favor states major question litigation whether texas legal standing sue, issue supreme court resolve wednesday brief, texas address whether washington states standing sue trump ban
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us secretary state rex tillerson homeland security head john kelly visit mexico next thursday, mexico foreign ministry said wednesday officials meet various members mexican government continue dialogue agreed upon us president donald trump mexican president enrique pena nieto spoke phone january, ministry said statement
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united nations secretary general antonio guterres warned wednesday abandoning idea two state solution israeli palestinian conflict, saying alternative alternative solution situation palestinians israelis, solution establishing two states, done maintain this, said visit cairo idea palestinian state living side side israel underpinned middle east peace efforts decades, though last us brokered negotiations broke senior white house official said tuesday peace necessarily entail palestinian statehood, us president donald trump would try dictate solution trump, washington news conference held guterres spoke, left question open, saying would work bring peace israel palestinians, would parties ultimately reach agreement two leaders met, palestinians warned white house abandon goal independent state palestinians, seek state israeli occupied west bank, east jerusalem gaza strip, even notion us retreat internationally backed goal future palestine existing alongside israel alarming trump administration rejects policy, would destroying chances peace undermining american interests, standing credibility abroad, said hanan ashrawi, senior member palestine liberation organization speaking later day cairo university, guterres stressed need pursue two state solution forget mother conflicts israeli palestinian conflict, said wide ranging speech important stress that, opinion plan b two state solution guterres earlier month condemned israeli parliament move legalize thousands settler homes occupied west bank, saying goes international law legal consequences israel israeli law, move retroactively legalizes , settler homes built privately owned palestinian land guterres also defended week choice former palestinian prime minister salam fayyad un envoy libya, united states raised objections said united nations biased israel
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us senate democratic leader chuck schumer wednesday called trump administration preserve documents related dealings russia, including campaign transition office, amid growing pressure deeper investigation schumer, speaking reporters, also said trump campaign officials called testify publicly matter said attorney general jeff sessions recuse related probe russia
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prime minister benjamin netanyahu said wednesday said wanted focus substance labels, asked support two state solution peace israelis palestinians rather deal labels, want deal substance, netanyahu said news conference president donald trump white house two prerequisites peace first palestinians must recognize jewish state second, peace agreement, israel must retain overriding security control entire area west jordan river, said
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phone records intercepted calls show members donald trump presidential campaign trump associates repeated contacts senior russian intelligence officials year election, new york times reported tuesday, citing four current former us officials us law enforcement intelligence agencies intercepted communications around time discovering evidence russia trying disrupt presidential election hacking democratic national committee, three officials said, according times intelligence agencies sought learn whether trump campaign colluding russians hacking efforts influence election, newspaper said officials interviewed recent weeks said seen evidence cooperation far, said however, intercepts alarmed us intelligence law enforcement agencies, part amount contact occurring trump speaking glowingly russian president vladimir putin intercepted calls different wiretapped conversations last year michael flynn, trump former national security adviser, sergei kislyak, russian ambassador united states, times said calls, two men discussed sanctions obama administration imposed russia december flynn misled white house calls asked resign monday night white house immediately respond request reuters comment times story times reported officials said intercepted communications limited trump campaign officials, included trump associates russian side, contacts also included members russian government outside intelligence services, officials told times current former officials spoke condition anonymity continuing investigation classified, newspaper reported officials said one advisers picked calls paul manafort, trump campaign chairman several months last year worked political consultant russia ukraine, times said officials declined identify trump associates calls manafort, charged crimes, dismissed accounts us officials telephone interview times tuesday several trump associates, like manafort, done business russia unusual us businessmen come contact foreign intelligence officials, sometimes unwittingly, countries like russia ukraine, spy services deeply embedded society, according times law enforcement officials say extent contacts may business, times said officials would disclose many details, including discussed calls, russian intelligence officials calls, many trump advisers talking russians also unclear whether conversations anything trump himself, times said
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russia dismissed wednesday groundless us media report said members donald trump presidential campaign contacts russian intelligence officials report, new york times, boosted concerns russia role influencing outcome united states election us intelligence agencies already accused russia behind hacking democratic party emails order help trump, republican, win us russia relations particular scrutiny following inauguration trump, pledged campaign improve ties kremlin deteriorated worst level since cold war obama administration new york times, citing four current former us officials, reported tuesday phone records intercepted calls show members trump campaign trump associates repeated contacts senior russian intelligence officials year election let believe anonymous information, kremlin spokesman dmitry peskov told conference call reporters, noting newspaper sources unnamed newspaper report based facts rare comment media, russia foreign intelligence service told tass news agency report consisted unsubstantiated media allegations russian foreign ministry spokeswoman maria zakharova denied inappropriate contact trump representatives russian state agencies campaign told daily news briefing latest allegations looked like part domestic us political tussle russian officials suggested designed damage chances better us russia ties surprised anything anymore information proves deep political game playing within united states, said zakharova prospect swift rapprochement russia united lessened since trump inauguration due scandals including resignation monday national security adviser michael flynn, seen moscow leading advocate softer us policy towards russia
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russia committed honoring international obligations, including relation missiles, kremlin said wednesday, responding reports violated treaty united states deploying new ground based missile russia remains committed international commitments, including treaty question, kremlin spokesman dmitry peskov said daily telephone briefing nobody formally accused russia violating treaty, said tuesday, media reported, citing us officials, russia deployed ground launched cruise missile despite us complaints violated arms control treaty banning ground based us russian intermediate range missiles
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us president donald trump knew weeks national security adviser michael flynn misled white house contacts russia immediately force out, administration spokesman said tuesday trump informed late january flynn told vice president mike pence whole truth conversations trump took office russia ambassador united states, white house spokesman sean spicer said pence learned incomplete information received flynn news reports surfaced late last week, spokesman mark lotter said tuesday flynn quit monday trump asked resignation, president hopes pick new national security adviser end week, spicer said departure another disruption administration already repeatedly distracted miscues internal dramas since republican businessman assumed presidency jan new york times reported late tuesday members trump campaign associates contact senior russian intelligence officials year nov presidential election, although us officials told newspaper uncovered evidence trump associates colluded disrupt election us lawmakers, including leading republicans, called deeper inquiry flynn actions broader white house ties russia trump long said would like improved relations russian president vladimir putin representative adam schiff, top democrat house representatives intelligence committee, said trump moved flynn news media attention, concern wrongdoing reason lost faith trust general flynn last night knew weeks lying became public, schiff told msnbc timeline events outlined spicer us official showed trump known weeks flynn misleading vice president trump, former reality tv star whose catchphrase fired often boasted eagerness get rid subordinates quick fire flynn, strong advocate better relations russia hard line islamist militants justice department warned white house late january flynn misled pence denying discussed us sanctions russia ambassador sergei kislyak, potentially illegal act, us official said flynn talk sanctions diplomat, whose calls recorded us intelligence officials, official said pence went television mid january denied flynn discussed sanctions federal bureau investigation interviewed flynn early days trump national security adviser regarding conversations russian ambassador, white house official confirmed spicer stressed administration believed legal problem flynn conversations kislyak, rather issue president trust adviser turning point, spicer said, washington post story published thursday flynn, spokesman, said first time could say percent certainty discussed sanctions kislyak spicer said justice department sought notify white house counsel jan discrepancies flynn accounts white house counsel informed president immediately president asked commit review whether legal situation there, spicer told reporters, saying trust issue flynn conversations ambassador took place around time president barack obama imposed sanctions russia, charging moscow used cyber attacks try influence presidential election trump favor us official familiar transcripts calls ambassador said flynn indicated russia retaliate kind obama dec order expelling russian suspected spies sanctioning russian spy agencies, could smooth way toward broader discussion improving us russian relations trump took power flynn discussions russian diplomat could potentially violation law known logan act, bans private citizens negotiating foreign governments disputes controversies united states modern prosecutions using law logan act red herring better question whether made false statements fbi point, would much bigger deal, said university texas law professor stephen vladeck, adding fallout would likely political nature flynn could also face legal trouble emerges violated federal laws communications russians, said andrew kent, professor fordham university school law new york espionage act criminalizes sharing information foreign governments democrats, control congress, clamored probes flynn, asked much trump knew connections russia us senate democratic leader chuck schumer called investigation potential criminal violations surrounding resignation flynn calling independent investigation executive authority pursue potential criminal actions, schumer told reporters, saying probe could led newly installed us attorney general jeff sessions white house lawyers two leading senate republicans, bob corker john cornyn, said intelligence committee investigate flynn contacts russia highest ranking republican congress, house representatives speaker paul ryan, sidestepped questions whether lawmakers look flynn russia ties, saying would leave trump administration explain circumstances behind flynn departure broader investigation white house ties russia possible without cooperation either justice department republican led congress russia aggression ukraine syria republican congressional opposition removing sanctions russia make white house attempt embrace putin problematic senator john mccain, leading republican voice foreign relations, said flynn resignation raised questions administration intentions toward putin russia
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us president donald trump supports goal peace israel palestinians, even involve two state solution, senior white house official said tuesday speaking day trump holds white house meeting israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, official said peace ultimate goal whether comes form two state solution parties want, something else, official said, adding trump would try dictate solution failure us president explicitly back two state solution would upend decades us policy embraced republican democratic administrations long bedrock us position resolving long running israeli palestinian conflict core international peace efforts sign softening us support eventual palestinian statehood could also anger muslim world, including sunni arab allies, trump administration needs fight islamic state back efforts shi ite iran trump considers middle east peace high priority, white house official said president given son law, jared kushner, job negotiating peace deal would want work quickly, official said trump choice us ambassador israel, david friedman, yet confirmed senate, involved president discussions netanyahu wednesday, official said friedman advocates settlement building questioned two state solution white house said earlier month israel building new settlements expansion existing ones occupied territories may helpful achieving peace statement shift tone trump, signaled campaign could accommodating toward settlement projects predecessor, barack obama
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national security adviser michael flynn resignation fire latest series controversies embroiled trump administration since took office jan several tempests swirled around new white house flynn quit monday misleading white house contacts russia taking office president donald trump lost trust him, white house spokesman sean spicer said us lawmakers, including leading republicans, called investigation national security mar lago private guests trump mar lago resort florida snapped photos president visiting japanese prime minister shinzo abe conferring looking documents surrounded aides following weekend missile launch north korea one guest posted facebook page picture man described holder nuclear football, weapons codes incidents prompted concerns national security, republican representative asked white house details trump issued executive order jan temporarily banning us entry travelers seven muslim majority countries refugees, citing need protect americans ban triggered protests across united states, confusion us overseas airports multiple legal challenges federal judge seattle feb suspended ban order upheld federal appeals court san francisco seattle judge order drew fire trump twitter, criticized jurist court system republican president supreme court nominee, neil gorsuch, said last week twitter attacks demoralizing disheartening, according spokesman trump said gorsuch comments misrepresented trump senior adviser kellyanne conway urged americans last week buy daughter ivanka trump clothing jewelry products appearance national television program department store chain nordstrom inc said dropping due decline sales conway endorsement, followed twitter attack trump nordstrom, prompted criticism democrats republicans tuesday, office government ethics said white house investigate whether conway violated ethics rules trump nominee head labor department, fast food executive andrew puzder, admitted feb employed illegal immigrant house cleaner puzder, already faced strong opposition senate democrats progressive groups views labor issues, said wife employed housekeeper years without knowing legally permitted work country said learned status, wife ended employment offered help getting legal status mexican president enrique pena nieto scrapped plans meet counterpart washington second week trump presidency trump tweeted mexico cancel meeting prepared pay proposed border wall trump abruptly ended phone call late january australian prime minister malcolm turnbull, telling leader one united states closest allies worst call far foreign leader, according washington post trump said deal united states australia refugee resettlement dumb accused turnbull country trying export next boston bombers agreement, post said
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republicans lawmakers starting put motion plans destroy defang us agency intended protect individuals financial fraud tuesday, two texas republicans, senator ted cruz representative john ratcliffe, introduced one page bill kill consumer financial protection bureau entirely move comes days representative jed hensarling, chairman house financial services committee, outlined plan limit independent agency power crimp funding via congress budget process agency focuses financial products mortgages student loans next david perdue, republican georgia senate banking committee, introduce bill make cfpb accountable congress changing funding mechanism, according aide unlike complete elimination agency, would require votes, perdue bill could affixed budget legislation could become law vote majority vote senate senate democrats, including elizabeth warren massachusetts sherrod brown, senior democrat banking committee, vowed block changes say would weaken cfpb independence killing agency altogether would hard sell, even banking lobbyists said would comfortable restricted cfpb agency, also facing court test, created dodd frank wall street reform law sole director, currently richard cordray, serves fixed term budget flows federal reserve without subject congressional review republicans criticizing cfpb say overreaches authority, pushes unnecessary regulation small banks uses large fines direct lenders behavior without going proper rule making processes perdue also struck agency specifically, introducing resolution repeal new cfpb regulation requiring prepaid cards disclose terms prominently hensarling plan, anti cfpb lobbyists congressional staffers positing compromise, would push cfpb powers agencies making budget subject congressional review director political appointee others want see agency become five member bipartisan commission president donald trump, also republican, elected partly promises lighten regulation expected sign cfpb related legislation reaches desk
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white house consider disciplinary action presidential adviser kellyanne conway appearing violate government ethics rules publicly endorsing ivanka trump products, office government ethics wrote letter made public tuesday letter, dated monday addressed white house ethics official, asked president donald trump administration investigate incident gave two weeks provide findings detail disciplinary steps taken conway, trump presidential campaign manager senior counselor, said fox news last week americans go buy ivanka stuff spoke retailer nordstrom announced dropping branded line ivanka trump, president older daughter federal ethics rules prohibit executive branch employees using positions endorse products strong reason believe ms conway violated standards conduct disciplinary action warranted, office government ethics director walter shaub wrote letter stefan passantino, white house ethics official named letter, declined comment white house spokesman reply request comment ethics office little enforcement power formally recommend disciplinary action white house act, shaub said separate letter two us lawmakers sought review conway remarks recommendation would binding, process would take late april early may, shaub said ethics office formally recommend discipline, would white house decide steps conway norman eisen, ethics chief president barack obama, said congress also could call hearings subpoena documents white house act trump earlier attacked nordstrom dropping daughter brand ethics rules bar endorsements apply president, though critics said comments inappropriate nordstrom said made decision sales steadily declined, especially last half , carrying line make good business sense letter white house, shaub wrote office regulatory guidelines include example violation hypothetical presidential appointee promotes product television commercial said conway remarks closely mirrored example white house spokesman sean spicer said thursday conway counseled, shaub wrote office government ethics informed corrective steps
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president donald trump handling us security information florida resort came congressional scrutiny tuesday watchdog panel asked white house explain reports trump dealt sensitive foreign policy issue view club guests representative jason chaffetz, head house representatives oversight committee, sent letter asking white house details trump japanese prime minister shinzo abe responded north korean ballistic missile test visiting mar lago golf resort weekend photos taken private guests club public dining area showed trump abe conferring looking documents surrounded aides following pyongyang missile launch reports social media accounts suggested white house staff used cell phones provide illumination reviewing documents, chaffetz said letter white house chief staff reince priebus separately, one mar lago guest posted facebook page photograph man described holder nuclear football, added white house spokesman sean spicer told reporters tuesday trump briefed north korea situation national security team sensitive compartmented information facility, scif, mar lago dinner spicer said photo taken later dinner trump attended, everyone jumped nefarious conclusions may may discussed scif utilized two occasions evening convey president national security team situation north korea, spicer said recognizing spicer denied classified material present dining room, chaffetz said discussions foreign leaders regarding international missile tests, documents used support discussions, presumptively sensitive chaffetz asked priebus explain committee whether security protocols followed discussions, identify documents reviewed dinner table view guests explain whether classified material discussed resort common areas also asked details guests mar lago vetted ensure foreign agents describe security protocols place resort besides scif
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vote us house republicans monday strike washington, dc, law would allow doctor assisted suicide put conservative congress collision course liberal city hosts it, local officials said district columbia, percent population voted president donald trump, city leaders worry republicans overturn progressive laws issues like gun control abortion, outrage locals long complained curtailed rights one liberal us cities, washington unique us constitution gives congress option block legislative moves , residents pay federal income taxes voting representative congress yet another attempt house committee trample autonomy dc government undermine local control, washington mayor muriel bowser, signed assisted suicide law december, said statement signing monday vote house oversight committee, headed utah representative jason chaffetz, took first step overturning measure letting doctors help terminally ill patients end lives full house senate would vote trump would sign repeal friday, day deadline congress act congressman jason chaffetz sent signal dc residents congress zero respect concern elected officials, bowser said bowser called vote power grab legislators espouse states right make laws differ heavily democratic city involved vote first series republican sponsored measures taking city laws us senator marco rubio florida last month introduced legislation would bar city lawmakers passing gun control laws repeal local firearm registration requirements rubio said measure, aimed washington, needed protect residents constitutional right bear arms house also approved bill would permanently ban district using local tax funds abortions poor women congress granted square mile square km enclave mayor council voided handful district laws since chaffetz pledged intensify scrutiny, saying monday hearing assisted suicide law could create marketplace death washington city council passed laws recent years issues dear liberal democrats nationally include hour minimum wage, legalized recreational marijuana one country generous family leave laws district progressive jurisdiction midst conservative congress, delegate eleanor holmes norton, district congressional representative, said phone interview washington leaders relied senate, long less appetite house interfere district laws city also ally democratic president barack obama protection gone, norton said
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consequential legal challenge us president donald trump travel ban proceed two tracks next days us appeals court vote san francisco seattle courtroom federal judge th us circuit court appeals vote whether reconsider appeal case decided seattle court last week vote could reveal judges disagree colleagues bench support arguments behind new president controversial executive order seattle, state washington attempt probe trump motive drafting jan order another case, virginia, federal judge late monday halted enforcement portions order virginia visa holders permanent residents, concluding travel ban likely violates us constitution protections freedom religion rulings put order hold courts rule underlying merits ultimately, address questions extent president power matters immigration national security traditionally, judges extremely cautious stepping executive branch authority matters, legal experts say trump directive, said necessary protect united states attacks islamist militants, barred people iran, iraq, libya, somalia, sudan, syria yemen entering country days refugees banned days, except syria, banned indefinitely ban backed around half americans, according reuters ipsos poll, triggered protests across country caused chaos us overseas airports us district judge james robart seattle suspended order nationwide washington state challenged legality, eliciting barrage angry twitter messages trump judge court system three judge panel th us circuit court appeals san francisco upheld ruling last week, raising questions trump next step virginia case, us district judge leonie brinkema said lack evidence showing national security purpose executive order issued preliminary injunction parts ruling underlying merits case, brinkema noted, muslim ban centerpiece president campaign months legal experts said judge fully considered question whether order amounted discriminatory ban muslims according brinkema, evidence indicates government purpose based religion, said nelson tebbe, professor brooklyn law school, adding ruling could influence judges views matter seattle court hearing monday, robart said would move forward discovery case, meaning request exchange information pertinent case opposing parties meanwhile, unidentified judge th circuit last week requested court full time judges vote whether temporary restraining order robart imposed trump travel ban reconsidered judge panel, known en banc review th circuit asked sides file briefs thursday since judges appointed democrats hold edge th circuit, legal experts say unlikely majority disagree court earlier ruling want reconsidered arthur hellman, professor university pittsburgh school law studied th circuit, noted one three judges issued original ruling appointed president george w bush even en banc vote fails, however, judges th circuit disagree last week ruling able publicly express disagreement court filings, could help create record bolstering trump position meanwhile, government signaled considering issuing new executive order replace original one case, could tell th circuit later week want en banc review, case would moot would think jeff sessions would whatever get case ended soon possible, hellman said, referring recently appointed us attorney general
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highlights day us president donald trump administration tuesday trump knew weeks national security adviser michael flynn misled white house contacts russia immediately force out, administration spokesman says defense secretary jim mattis playing impact flynn resignation might mattis debut trip week europe meet nato allies russia ukraine trump said expects russia return crimea ukraine reduce violence ukraine, white house spokesman sean spicer says russia prospects better relations washington appear suffered another setback resignation trump national security adviser biggest blow yet consequential legal challenge trump travel ban proceed two tracks next days congressional democrats fail pressure republicans seeking trump tax returns saying flynn scandal made imperative find whether president business ties russia office government ethics says white house investigate public endorsement ivanka trump products trump senior adviser kellyanne conway consider disciplinary action four republican senators yet say support trump nominee head labor department, andrew puzder, creating suspense whether survive initial confirmation hearing week prime minister benjamin netanyahu, preparing white house meeting trump wednesday, work advisers align israeli us thinking middle east ensure gaps remain federal reserve chair janet yellen, response warning congressman halt international negotiations early stages trump presidency, says us central bank authority consult foreign counterparts benefit united states canadian officials trade experts say although trump says wants tweak trade ties canada, pledge renegotiate nafta focus mexico almost impossible trump meet wednesday chief executive officers eight large retailers, including target corp tgtn , best buy co inc bbyn jc penney company inc jcpn , discuss tax reform infrastructure improvements, sources say
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benjamin netanyahu first trump era washington visit offers chance repair ties democrats frayed years chilly relations obama administration, many party members said expect much improvement given israeli prime minister close alignment republicans lot mending fences happen netanyahu government lot democrats feel like unnecessarily politicized us israeli relationship, democratic senator chris murphy, senate foreign relations committee member, said telephone interview low point came march netanyahu sidestepped white house state department arrange speech republican led congress opposing international nuclear deal iran negotiated president barack obama led congressional black caucus, democratic members senate house representatives skipped speech protest viewed attack obama, first african american us president tensions netanyahu congressional democrats remained despite nearly seven decades bipartisan support israel congress, used spending authority make israel largest recipient annual us military aid trump took office last month, netanyahu tweeted applause trump plan build wall keep people mexico, democrats consider expensive racially tinged insult us neighbor ally many democrats also wary netanyahu support building new settlements land claimed palestinians, worry statements government opposing possibility palestinian state democrats faulted congressional republicans using israel wedge issue, despite strong democratic support initiatives billion military aid package obama administration signed september look good feel right one party says, well, better israel party, one party trying work lock step israeli officials, representative eliot engel, top house foreign affairs committee democrat, told reuters israeli officials said netanyahu aides aware need establish semblance bipartisan even handedness, even prime minister works create personal bond trump aides traveling netanyahu respond requests comment tuesday left washington, netanyahu made point saying would meet congressional leaders parties, signaling something rebalancing alliance israel america always extremely strong get even stronger, netanyahu told reporters
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us senate democratic leader charles schumer called tuesday independent probe called potential criminal violations surrounding resignation national security adviser michael flynn speaking reporters us capitol, schumer said law enforcement officers question officials president donald trump campaign, transition team administration staff, including trump himself, events leading flynn departure monday said flynn, potentially trump officials, could violated federal prohibitions citizens negotiating foreign governments receiving gifts benefits without authorization calling independent investigation executive authority pursue potential criminal actions, schumer said potential violations law general flynn potentially others flynn quit three weeks job, following disclosures discussed us sanctions russia moscow ambassador united states trump took office later misled vice president mike pence conversations schumer appeared unlikely win support probe senate republican colleagues, expect scandal investigated senate intelligence committee intelligence committee already looking russian involvement election highly likely want take look episode jurisdiction it, senate republican leader mitch mcconnell told reporters separately schumer welcomed involvement senate committee said panel lacked prosecutorial powers needed hold potential wrongdoers fully accountable also said us attorney general jeff sessions recuse probe flynn resignation political ties trump schumer said career justice department investigators independent counsel could look whether trump team members contact russia white house seek flynn resignation sooner attempt lie mislead must countered full force law, schumer added resignation raises questions answers american people deserve know truth
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fbi interviewed michael flynn initial days us president donald trump national security adviser conversations russian ambassador united states, new york times reported tuesday, citing current former officials flynn resigned late monday revelations discussed us sanctions russia ambassador trump took office misled vice president mike pence conversations nl n fy l fbi interview flynn jan clear flynn said, newspaper reported nytims lnjcqa fbi immediate comment white house spokesman could immediately reached comment
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senate majority leader mitch mcconnell said tuesday senate intelligence committee highly likely look contacts michael flynn, resigned president donald trump national security adviser monday, russia washington ambassador intelligence committee already looking russian involvement election highly likely want take look episode, jurisdiction it, mcconnell told regular press briefing flynn quit monday three weeks job amid revelations discussed us sanctions russia moscow ambassador united states trump took office, potentially illegal action, later misled vice president mike pence conversations nl n fy l
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president donald trump asked resignation national security adviser, michael flynn, level trust flynn eroded point felt needed make change, white house spokesman sean spicer told reporters tuesday day flynn resignation, spicer said trump concerned flynn misled vice president mike pence contacts russian officials trump took office jan trump reviewing flynn situation weeks, said amid congressional calls investigation extent flynn discussed possibility lifting us sanctions russia russian ambassador washington, spicer said white house legal counsel reviewed situation believed flynn case viewed legal issue trust issue spicer said trump informed flynn conversations russian ambassador sergei kislyak asked counsel review case erosion trust, frankly, issue, spicer said said trump told flynn discuss us sanctions russia russian diplomat
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us defense secretary jim mattis tuesday played impact white house national security adviser michael flynn resignation might mattis debut trip week europe meet nato allies frankly, impact obviously, changed heading change message all, mattis told reporters shortly landing brussels, praised nato alliance stressing need adapt challenges posed russia president staff work with, said flynn resigned late monday revelations discussed us sanctions russia russian ambassador united states trump took office misled vice president mike pence conversations flynn resignation occurred hours reported justice department warned white house weeks ago flynn could vulnerable blackmail contacts russian ambassador sergei kislyak trump took power jan mattis taken dimmer view prospects partnership moscow flynn presidential campaign trump since taking office, ruling areas us russian interests might align speaking reporters tuesday, mattis said north atlantic treaty organization needed adapt challenges posed russia , russia annexation ukraine crimea peninsula upended alliance assumptions cooperation moscow watershed year year many hopes kind partnership russia shown unavailing, mattis said, extolling nato successful military alliance history got adapt make certain trans atlantic bond remains strong, said january senate confirmation hearing, mattis accused russia trying break nato alliance nl n f b flynn, contrast, frequently raised eyebrows among washington foreign policy establishment trying persuade trump warm us relations russia one us official said flynn departure, coupled russia aggression ukraine syria republican congressional opposition removing sanctions russia, removes trump ardent advocate taking softer line toward russian president vladimir putin flynn leaving may make significant course change less likely, least time soon, official said nl n fy l another official said flynn departure might strengthen hands cabinet secretaries, including mattis secretary state rex tillerson
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russia parliament applauded learning donald trump us election prospects better relations washington suffered setbacks since resignation trump national security adviser biggest blow yet kremlin still believes rapprochement feasible, even might take longer initially thought clock ticking vladimir putin expected run another presidential term next year, easing western sanctions could speed russia recovery recession safeguard national popularity now, russia plans keep working trump administration towards rapprochement, looking improve atmosphere relations sunk post cold war nadir trump predecessor barack obama result moscow annexation crimea, could hardly get worse first meeting russian foreign minister sergei lavrov us secretary state rex tillerson, expected germany later week, give kremlin chance grasp washington thinking may lead resignation national security adviser michael flynn, seen moscow leading advocate warmer ties russia, underscored kremlin difficulties reaching settlement washington drove home urgent need find new areas common interest flynn, shared dinner putin favoured washington uniting russia islamic state militants, quit monday revelations improperly discussed issue us sanctions russia russian ambassador washington trump took office us official said flynn indicated envoy sanctions would necessarily carry administration seeking improve relations us russia flynn, unlike many high ranking americans, least open dialogue, said konstantin kosachev, head upper house parliament foreign affairs committee either trump gained requisite independence gradually unsuccessfully backed corner, russophobia already infected new administration russian politicians suggested flynn forced resign harm relations moscow kremlin, anxious feed fears russian media manipulation influence us politics, said internal us matter trump came power talking wanting cooperative us russian relations, example take joint action islamic state militants far, scant improvement trump spoke phone putin jan , reuters learnt call gone smoothly trump used denounce treaty caps us russian deployment nuclear warheads bad deal united states kremlin also struggling set meeting dmitry peskov, putin spokesman, said tuesday could say russian leader would meet trump premature even talk direction us russian relations might take series us senate confirmation hearings trump cabinet nominees go kremlin way either, incoming defense secretary secretary state raising concerns dangers russia unpredictable military player russian officials frustrated trump yet filled key senior staff positions state department, leaving russian diplomats feeling nobody work cooperation, need someone promote end, maria zakharova, spokeswoman russian foreign ministry, testily told news briefing last week moscow seems taken aback strength congressional opposition trump overseeing rapprochement russia, factor would make hard ease sanctions even wanted reverse kremlin, senior us senators introduced legislation would give congress right review move relax sanctions russia sergei kislyak, russia ambassador united states, told state television last week moscow aware difficult domestic us scene becoming russia lack political consensus inside us create problems bilateral relations kislyak asked rhetorically objective reality muted expectations moscow trump might move fast reverse obama expulsion december suspected russian spies allegations russian backed cyber attacks us election campaign groups help trump win obama shut two russian compounds time said used russian personnel intelligence related purposes back then, trump praised putin refraining retaliation, calling smart trump given indication since roll back measures one biggest setbacks moscow followed flare fighting eastern ukraine government forces facing pro russian separatist forces escalation january, sides blame other, trump administration gave impression open looking reviewing sanctions russia afterwards, nikki haley, new us ambassador united nations, blamed russia fighting said ukraine related sanctions would lifted moscow returned crimea ukraine, something russia says never flynn resignation may hurt more, though flynn main lobbyist big deal putin project, said russian opposition activist ilya yashin nobody trump entourage persistently lobbied cancel sanctions flynn today black day kremlin diplomacy putin personally
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congressional democrats tuesday tried failed pressure republicans seeking president donald trump tax returns, saying scandal michael flynn made imperative find whether president business ties russia day republican chairman house representatives ways means committee dismissed idea, panel democrats proposed amendment demanding committee ask treasury department copies trump returns march unless amendment adopted, never see president tax returns office, representative sander levin, michigan democrat, told committee chairman kevin brady public hearing stonewall this, urge think twice, levin added keep issue alive brady strongly rejected request abuse committee authority minutes later, committee rejected amendment along party lines vote vote represents latest skirmish republicans democrats congress whether lawmakers review trump tax returns, critics say would help determine whether president sprawling business empire poses conflicts interest house democratic aides say political battle continue resignation national security adviser michael flynn monday intensified democratic interest documents, one lawmaker warning potential danger blackmail representative bill pascrell, new jersey democrat, issued first request trump returns feb letter brady rejected monday experts say federal law authorizes house ways means committee, senate finance committee joint committee taxation examine individual tax returns two panels headed senator orrin hatch, utah republican dismissed idea seeking trump returns last week house republicans contend authority examine tax returns meant ensure proper administration tax code democrats contend trump business empire involves state owned enterprises china united arab emirates, well interests russia, saudi arabia, turkey, taiwan philippines
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president donald trump national security adviser, michael flynn, resigned late monday revelations discussed us sanctions russia russian ambassador united states trump took office misled vice president mike pence conversations flynn resignation came hours reported justice department warned white house weeks ago flynn could vulnerable blackmail contacts russian ambassador sergey kislyak trump took power jan flynn departure sobering development trump young presidency, day period white house repeatedly distracted miscues internal dramas departure could slow trump bid warm relations russian president vladimir putin flynn submitted resignation hours trump, spokesman, pointedly declined publicly back flynn, saying reviewing situation talking pence flynn promised pence discussed us sanctions russians, transcripts intercepted communications, described us officials, showed subject come conversations russian ambassador contacts could potentially violation law banning private citizens engaging foreign policy, known logan act pence defended flynn television interviews described administration officials upset misled unfortunately, fast pace events, inadvertently briefed vice president elect others incomplete information regarding phone calls russian ambassador sincerely apologized president vice president, accepted apology, flynn said resignation letter retired general keith kellogg, chief staff white house national security council, named acting national security adviser trump determines fill position kellogg, retired general david petraeus, former cia director, robert harward, former deputy commander us central command, consideration position, white house official said harward described officials leading candidate us official confirmed washington post report sally yates, acting us attorney general, told white house late last month believed flynn misled nature communications russian ambassador said flynn might put compromising position, possibly leaving vulnerable blackmail, official said yates later fired opposing trump temporary entry ban people seven mostly muslim nations us official, describing intercepted communications, said flynn make promises lifting sanctions indicate sanctions imposed president barack obama russia ukraine incursion would necessarily carry administration seeking improve relations us russia, official said flynn, retired us army lieutenant general, early supporter trump shares interest shaking establishment washington frequently raised eyebrows among washington foreign policy establishment trying persuade trump warm us relations russia us official said flynn departure, coupled russia aggression ukraine syria republican congressional opposition removing sanctions russia, removes trump ardent advocate taking softer line toward putin flynn leaving may make significant course change less likely, least time soon, official said another official said flynn departure may strengthen hands cabinet secretaries, including defense secretary jim mattis secretary state rex tillerson however, second official said, flynn exit could also reinforce power presidential aides steve bannon stephen miller, described already president ear congressional democrats expressed alarm developments surrounding flynn called classified briefing administration officials explain happened communicating request department justice fbi evening, said democratic representatives john conyers michigan elijah cummings maryland us representative adam schiff california, ranking democrat house permanent select committee intelligence, said flynn departure end questions contacts russians trump administration yet forthcoming aware flynn conversations ambassador whether acting instructions president officials, knowledge, schiff said committee chairman, republican devin nunes, thanked flynn service washington dc rough town honorable people, flynn always soldier, politician deserves america gratitude respect, said
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senior us senate republican said tuesday resignation president donald trump national security adviser, michael flynn, would add momentum congressional investigation russia involvement us election senator bob corker, republican chairman senate foreign relations committee, also told reporters flynn may need testify congressional hearing matter
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president donald trump swore former goldman sachs banker hollywood financier steven mnuchin treasury secretary monday, putting work tax reform, financial de regulation economic diplomacy efforts us senate voted confirm mnuchin , one democrat opposing handling thousands foreclosures head onewest bank housing collapse white house swearing ceremony, trump said mnuchin would great champion us citizens fight middle class tax reductions, financial reforms open lending create millions new jobs, fiercely defend american tax dollar financial security, trump said also defend manufacturing jobs cheat steal rob us blind lawmakers, lobbyists business groups nervously waiting mnuchin take office fill many blanks pursue tax reform handle delicate economic cooperation efforts china, mexico trading partners worried trump america first strategy upend decades old trade rules currency practices mnuchin, , provided details plans sworn committed using full powers office create jobs, combat terrorist activities financing, make america great again, mnuchin said trump pledged roll back stricter financial regulation dodd frank reform law enacted financial crisis, pursue tougher trade policies china mexico reduce us trade deficits, reduce business tax rates mnuchin faces immediate challenges march expiration us debt ceiling suspension, ushering threat new default showdown, march meeting finance ministers group major economies, face tough questions trump plans increase trade protections april, mnuchin determine whether declare china currency manipulator part treasury semi annual currency report real open question whether administration going cut international monetary cooperation, whether exchange rate policies attitudes towards multilateral institutions international regulatory policy, said edwin truman, former treasury federal reserve official peterson institute international economics among mnuchin biggest jobs managing sprawling congressional tax reform effort seeks slash business tax rates enact new border tax adjustment system aimed boosting us exports mnuchin quickly need build core management team handle challenges treasury white house representatives respond requests comment monday reports trump would soon nominate david malpass, former economist failed wall street bank bear stearns, treasury undersecretary international affairs, agency top economic diplomacy job malpass, trump campaign adviser leading treasury transition efforts, seen leading candidate job, experience international economic posts ronald reagan george hw bush administrations names floated senior posts include goldman sachs banker jim donovan deputy treasury secretary justin muzinich, former morgan stanley banker, undersecretary domestic finance mnuchin, second generation goldman sachs banker led firm mortgage bond trading left bank , came fire democrats investor group acquisition another failed lender, indymac bank, federal deposit insurance corp bank, rebranded onewest, subsequently foreclosed , homeowners, drawing charges housing advocates foreclosure machine mnuchin grew onewest southern california largest lender sold billion also helped finance hollywood blockbusters avatar, american sniper past weekend box office champion, lego batman movie, took million senate monday also unanimously confirmed david shulkin secretary veterans affairs, putting holdover obama administration charge second largest federal agency shulkin charge va sprawling health system past months
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us house representatives speaker paul ryan said tuesday president donald trump right seek resignation michael flynn disclosures national security adviser misled vice president others conversations russian diplomat ryan said would leave administration explain circumstances behind flynn departure think key soon person lost president trust, president asked resignation, right thing do, ryan told reporters
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senior russian lawmakers said tuesday resignation us president donald trump national security adviser showed efforts made undermine russian us relations, kremlin declined comment michael flynn resigned late monday revelations discussed us sanctions russia russian ambassador united states trump took office misled vice president mike pence conversations obvious flynn forced write letter resignation certain amount pressure, leonid slutsky, head lower house parliament foreign affairs committee, quoted saying ria news agency flynn strong advocate need softer foreign policy toward russia departure could slow trump pledge improve relations russian president vladimir putin target russia us relations, undermining confidence new us administration, slutsky said, without specifying thought responsible fellow lawmaker konstantin kosachev, leads upper house parliament international affairs committee, said resignation could sign growing anti russian feeling white house either trump gained requisite independence gradually unsuccessfully backed corner, russophobia already infected new administration also top bottom, kosachev said social media kremlin denied flynn discussed lifting sanctions russian envoy tuesday declined comment, saying resignation internal matter united states said everything want say, spokesman dmitry peskov told reporters conference call us russia relations deteriorated worst level since cold war obama administration, slapped economic sanctions russia annexation crimea involvement ukraine separatist conflict
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head us house intelligence committee said concerned leaks regarding michael flynn, president donald trump former national security adviser, contacts russia promoted flynn resignation, cnn reported tuesday house permanent select committee intelligence chairman devin nunes told reporters wants look leaks regarding flynn december call russian ambassador united states trump took office, according cnn
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us president donald trump british prime minister theresa may speak call scheduled later tuesday, white house said white house gave details discussion, scheduled et call comes two leaders met washington last month
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national security adviser michael flynn became first high profile member president donald trump administration resign, leaving job late monday amid controversy discussions russian diplomat trump took office us sanctions russia following text resignation letter, released white house course duties incoming national security advisor, held numerous phone calls foreign counterparts, ministers, ambassadors calls facilitate smooth transition begin build necessary relationships president, advisors foreign leaders calls standard practice transition magnitude unfortunately, fast pace events, inadvertently briefed vice president elect others incomplete information regarding phone calls russian ambassador sincerely apologized president vice president, accepted apology throughout thirty three years honorable military service, tenure national security advisor, always performed duties utmost integrity honesty served, include president united states tendering resignation, honored served nation american people distinguished way also extremely honored served president trump, three weeks, reoriented american foreign policy fundamental ways restore america leadership position world step away serving nation current capacity, wish thank president trump personal loyalty, friendship worked throughout hard fought campaign, challenging period transition, early days presidency know strong leadership president donald j trump vice president mike pence superb team assembling, team go history one greatest presidencies us history, firmly believe american people well served work together help make america great michael flynn, ltg ret assistant president national security advisor
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senior russian lawmaker said tuesday clear us president donald trump national security adviser, michael flynn, forced resign effort damage relations russia united states flynn resigned late monday revelations discussed us sanctions russia russian ambassador united states trump took office misled vice president mike pence conversations obvious flynn forced write letter resignation certain amount pressure, leonid slutsky, head lower house parliament foreign affairs committee, quoted saying ria news agency target russia us relations, undermining confidence new us administration see situation develops further, said
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federal reserve chair janet yellen goes congress tuesday first time since republicans took control white house houses legislature less clarity direction us economic policy time three year tenure details president donald trump economic policies remain largely unknown announced rollback financial regulation details clarity size, scope timing tax cuts promised possible new taxes imports increased infrastructure spending could boost inflation send dollar soaring, uncertainties make unusually difficult fed chart course interest rate policy quite significant uncertainty actually going happen, think anyone quite knows, fed vice chair stanley fischer said saturday even best times, fed ability see shifts economy limited said interest rates would start rise policymakers waited december first rate hike forecast four interest rate rises turned one yellen due give semi annual testimony senate banking committee tuesday est address house financial services committee wednesday american economy now, many estimates, around fed considers full employment, inflation ticked percent economy grew percent last year based fed economic projections year, could raise interest rates three times basis point steps little changed central bank feb policy statement, reflection little insight fed officials trump policies lot ways could go wrong, like spinning toward trade war, said jon faust, johns hopkins university economics professor former special adviser fed board governors trump advisers, including national trade council director peter navarro, criticized trade policies china germany, fueling concerns washington might disrupt global commerce time, new president treasury secretary, steve mnuchin, stressed washington continue participate global economic forums tuesday, yellen likely face renewed pressure lawmakers set rate policy publicly disclosed mathematical formula head financial services committee house representatives said resubmit proposal make fed adopt policy rule yellen publicly opposed proposal, saying would damage fed ability respond crises, could win traction central bank trump raft appointments make trump name members central bank washington based board governors currently two empty seats seven member body, fed governor daniel tarullo said friday would resign around early april president may also appoint new chair yellen year term chair comes january , fischer term vice chairman ends june year
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senior russian lawmaker said tuesday resignation us president donald trump national security adviser, michael flynn, suggested trump backed corner administration infected anti russian feeling flynn resigned late monday revelations discussed us sanctions russia russian ambassador united states trump took office misled vice president mike pence conversations either trump gained requisite independence consequently unsuccessfully backed corner, russophobia already infected new administration also top bottom, mp konstantin kosachev cited saying ria novosti news agency kosachev head upper house parliament international affairs committee
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century old wall street brokerages agonized fate major us regulation retirement advice, younger silicon valley counterparts coolly shrugged shoulders issue federal government implement called fiduciary rule handed us labor department last year rule, aims protect retirees eliminating conflicts interest brokers paid advise them, set go effect april, challenged trump administration rule track delayed days creating great deal uncertainty future big wealth managers insurers affected rule welcomed signs new white house may roll back fought hard rule court capitol hill, arguing would raise compliance technology costs, restricting brokers ability charge commissions sell certain high fee products critics said additional costs would force brokerages dump less well heeled clients favor wealthier ones startups offering digital wealth management services taken opposite tack, saying rule would benefit retirees businesses investors abandoned big firms might move digital providers, offer transparent, lower cost alternatives, thinking goes interviews since trump instructed labor department review rule earlier month, executives robo advisers, manage investor money algorithms, brushed impact rule business although rule might sped broader shift investor money robo advisers, trend gathering momentum anyway, said expansion fiduciary rule would nice business, way affects ultimate success, said andy rachleff, chief executive officer wealthfront, one largest robo advisers deals directly investors wealthfront competitor betterment encouraged democrats recent weeks fight efforts delay gut rule nonetheless, betterment associate general counsel seth rosenbloom said regulatory changes would little impact company growth sad looks like rule might go away, delayed watered down, rosenbloom said optimistic attention around issue make better informed investors long run among robo advisers provide services brokerages, mike sha, co founder chief executive robo adviser sigfig, said expect rule delay impact business partnerships wealth units wells fargo co ubs group ag use sigfig technology offer online investing tools clients robo advisers represent small piece wealth management industry, overseeing roughly billion client assets , according consulting firm kearney expects total surge trillion interrupting fiduciary rule could slow growth companies last week, instance, lpl financial holdings, said rule delayed, might move slowly rolling compliance plans, include robo adviser new technology shift less expensive digital options began rule formalized, driven primarily customer demand digital options trend unlikely stopped without rule, analysts said projections, unbelievable demand digital advice solutions, said kendra thompson, managing director financial services group consultancy accenture rule accelerator digital, originator, said
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congressional tax oversight committee seek us president donald trump tax returns despite calls democrats review determine possible business ties foreign countries including russia, panel republican chairman said monday defying decades precedent, trump refused release tax documents, democrats say could show whether business empire poses conflicts interest moves forward issues ranging tax reform foreign relations congress begins use powers rummage around tax returns president, prevents congress average americans house representatives ways means committee chairman kevin brady told reporters privacy civil liberties still important rights country, ways means committee going start weaken texas republican responding questions feb letter representative bill pascrell, ways means democrat asked brady obtain republican trump returns us treasury committee could review closed session vote whether make public pascrell later said continued hope action, saying committee must respond using legal authority congress past provide proper oversight checks balances experts say federal law authorizes house ways means committee, senate finance committee joint committee taxation examine individual tax returns two panels headed senator orrin hatch, utah republican dismissed idea seeking trump returns last week house republicans contend authority examine tax returns meant ensure proper administration tax code brady said panel , released confidential tax data probe irs treatment conservative group applications nonprofit status pascrell letter said trump business empire involves state owned enterprises china united arab emirates, russia saudi arabia imperative public know understand hisfinancial positions domestic foreign companies, pascrell wrote brady said letter misrepresented law intent promote confidentiality privacy read letter disagree it, said
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president donald trump national security adviser, michael flynn, resigned monday night midst raging controversy contacts russian officials trump took office, white house official said retired general keith kellogg, chief staff national security council, named acting national security adviser
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us house representatives oversight committee voted monday strike washington, dc law would allow physician assisted suicide city leaders passed legislation december allows terminally ill patients end lives doctor help, us constitution gives congress power overturn laws square mile square km district worry assisted suicide create marketplace death, said jason chaffetz, utah republican heads oversight committee think fundamentally wrong hearing arguments dozen lawmakers, committee voted law overturning dc law requires passage house senate signature president happened handful times since city gained self governance chaffetz said current law serious flaws voiced concerns doctors inaccurately diagnosing patients terminal illnesses republican committee members said opposed physician assisted suicide religious reasons gerry connolly, virginia democrat voted support district called death dignity act, told opponents right thing mind business delegate eleanor holmes norton, district congressional representative, told lawmakers need agree legislation vote favor asking agree american doctrine local laws local residents, norton said city council passed range laws recent years issues important many liberal democrats nationally among hour minimum wage, legalized recreational marijuana one country generous family leave laws washington leaders typically relied senate, long less appetite interfere district laws house, block legislation affecting law upheld, washington join six states allow physician assisted suicide terminally ill patients
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four us republican senators yet said whether support labor secretary nominee andrew puzder, raising suspense whether survive initial confirmation hearing week four senators
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virginia federal judge monday issued preliminary injunction president donald trump travel ban people seven muslim majority nations, latest legal setback administration ruling us district judge leonie brinkema came response request commonwealth virginia brinkema said justice department responded virginia injunction request evidence
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washington state attorney general promised uncover truly motivated president donald trump executive order immigration, approach could prompt rare public examination us president makes national security decisions presidential order imposed temporary ban travelers seven predominantly muslim countries, federal judge barred enforcement order court considers challenge brought washington state thursday, us court appeals th circuit left judge ruling place without deciding ultimate merits either side arguments decision, th circuit cited previous case establishing circumstantial evidence intent, including statements decisionmakers, may considered evaluating whether governmental action motivated discriminatory purpose trump administration argued ban necessary prevent potential terrorists entering country discriminatory text order mention particular religion washington attorney general bob ferguson signaled sunday move aggressively obtain written documents emails authored administration officials might contain evidence order unconstitutionally biased muslims islam also said would also move depose administration officials legal scholars say could move court uncharted waters idea looking motive never really applied president, said john yoo, former justice department lawyer george w bush administration would represent serious expansion judicial oversight president entire executive branch does, said yoo, professor university california berkeley school law trump harshly criticized federal judge washington decision top white house aide sunday accused th circuit judicial usurpation power president powers beyond question, senior policy adviser stephen miller told fox news sunday us courts historically careful probing motives behind laws, part respect separation powers branches government questions racial religious discrimination, sometimes allowed intent examined , instance, supreme court found ordinance banning animal sacrifice hialeah, florida, though neutral face, actually intended discriminate santeria church, holds sacrifice sacred rite stephen griffin, professor constitutional law tulane university, said cases like make clear court look beyond words trump executive order motive relevant, said one question current case likely which, any, trump statements admissible examining administration motives issuing order allowed use evidence campaign, state case strong, said griffin december, , days mass attack islamic state sympathizers san bernardino, california, trump called total complete shutdown muslims entering united states representatives figure going later said supported suspending immigration areas history terrorism stanford university law school professor michael mcconnell, former federal appeals judge, said court consider campaign statements, trump swore oath uphold constitution became president complaint, washington cited interview president day order signed christian broadcasting network, saying would prioritize christians middle east admission refugees legal experts divided whether state lawyers allowed question president advisers possibly even president depositions white house could potentially claim executive privilege, protects president officials subpoena, said thomas lee, expert constitutional law fordham university anna rose mathieson partner california appellate law group said one person might easily deposed would presidential adviser former new york city mayor rudolph giuliani, told fox news president asked put commission together figure make muslim ban legal david pressman, partner boies schiller flexner former assistant secretary homeland security obama administration, said important protections place executive branch receive national security advice want situation courts adjudicating intelligence coming executive trying formulate policy, said pressman though case, pressman said believe national security argument order clear, opening door questioning next steps case certain trump administration said considering appealing th circuit ruling supreme court, th circuit might decide rehear case larger panel judges president also said might replace order brand new one, could end current legal action
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highlights day us president donald trump administration monday trump says united states tweaking trade relationship canada, stopping short calling major realignment development likely please visiting canadian prime minister justin trudeau trump evaluating situation surrounding us national security adviser michael flynn russian contacts, trump spokesman says, pointedly declining make public show support aide us senate votes confirm former banker hollywood financier steven mnuchin treasury secretary, installing trump administration point man tax reform, financial deregulation economic diplomacy efforts us federal judge rejects justice department request suspend seattle courtroom proceedings trump temporary travel ban seven muslim majority countries appeals court fully reviewed benjamin netanyahu opposes palestinian state, senior israeli cabinet member says, leaves unclear whether prime minister would say publicly talks trump washington week trump says north korea big, big problem deal strongly country said successfully test fired new type ballistic missile japanese prime minister shinzo abe, fresh visit trump, says us stance toward north korea likely become tougher china foreign ministry concerned japan received continued us backing dispute beijing islands east china sea meeting trump abe congressional tax oversight committee seek trump tax returns, despite calls democrats review determine possible business ties foreign countries including russia, panel republican chairman says us equity indexes hit record highs, benchmark p market value topping trillion investors bet tax cuts promised trump boost economy kremlin says talk possible meeting trump president vladimir putin g summit july, nothing specific far
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us senate monday voted confirm former goldman sachs banker steven mnuchin treasury secretary, installing trump administration point man tax reform, financial deregulation economic diplomacy efforts senate voted largely party line vote approve nomination senator joe manchin west virginia democrat vote favor mnuchin
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us federal judge monday said courtroom proceedings president donald trump travel ban continue seattle ongoing appeals court review hearing, us district judge james robart seattle said prepared slow case robart directed attorneys us justice department washington state attorney general prepare proceedings seattle
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president donald trump said monday united states would tweaking trade relationship canada, stopping short calling major realignment development likely please visiting canadian prime minister justin trudeau trump pledged renegotiate north american free trade agreement nafta linking economies united states, mexico canada make terms favorable americans joint news conference trudeau white house talks, trump said biggest concern nafta us trade relationship mexico, frequently accused stealing american jobs outstanding trade relationship canada tweaking it, trump said much less severe situation taking place southern border southern border, many, many years transaction fair united states, said trump said united states canada stronger joined forces matters international commerce, countries benefited jobs trade north america coordinate closely
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president donald trump evaluating situation surrounding us national security adviser michael flynn speaking vice president mike pence it, white house spokesman sean spicer told reporters monday spicer statement, read reporters, left flynn status doubt trump adviser kellyanne conway said hour earlier flynn full confidence president
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burlington stores inc joined retailers, including nordstrom inc, deciding sell products ivanka trump brand online, news website business insider reported burlington longer stock brand accessories clothing online, according report, unclear price retailer would sell products stores burlington ivanka trump representatives immediately available comment earlier month, nordstrom said would stop carrying ivanka trump apparel falling sales, pushing president donald trump defend daughter twitter saying treated unfairly retailer neiman marcus nmrcusul also said would sell ivanka trump jewelry line tjx cos inc told employees dump signs related brand hsn inc stopped selling trump home products, still sells trump presidential memorabilia sears holdings unit, kmart, also removed trump home items online product offerings focus profitable items month
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kremlin said monday talk possible meeting president vladimir putin us president donald trump taking place g summit july, nothing specific report far two men never met, said want try mend battered us russia ties, fell lowest level since cold war moscow annexation ukraine crimea new us administration pressure russia however michael flynn, trump national security adviser, struggling get past controversy call russian ambassador united states sergei kislyak trump took office top white house officials reviewing weekend flynn contacts whether discussed possibility lifting us sanctions russia trump took office, could potentially violation law banning private citizens engaging foreign policy asked monday, kremlin spokesman dmitry peskov told conference call reporters flynn kislyak discussed lifting sanctions moscow obviously every ambassador informs center moscow contacts information gets us, willing comment internal discussions held washington, peskov said asked talks russian us representatives easing sanctions, peskov said already said talks
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top aide us president donald trump sunday defended colleague, kellyanne conway, widely criticized public endorsement fashion line trump daughter, ivanka speaking abc week program, white house aide stephen miller said trump adviser conway making light hearted, flippant comment urged americans buy ivanka trump products conway comments prompted criticism republican democratic lawmakers, well legal experts said may violated ethics rules prohibit using public office endorse products advance personal business gains comments associated press last week, republican jason chaffetz, chairman house representatives oversight committee, said conway statement clearly line, unacceptable elijah cummings, top democrat committee, said sunday miller characterization conway remarks incorrect textbook case violation law, said week cummings said troubled fact trump authority ultimately decide punish conway, all, office government ethics issues recommendation matter conway made comments retailer nordstrom said would stop selling ivanka trump clothing line, move prompted tweet president blasting nordstrom nordstrom said made decision drop brand sales steadily declined, especially last half , carrying line make good business sense nordstrom shares initially fell president criticism last wednesday, closed percent new york stock exchange day saturday, spokesman major us retailers sears kmart said removed trump home items online product offerings order focus profitable merchandise
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despite campaign vows take tougher line north korea, president donald trump restrained public reaction pyongyang first ballistic missile launch watch underscores good options curb missile nuclear programs responses consideration
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white house official sunday attacked us court ruling blocked president donald trump executive order immigration judicial usurpation power said administration considering range options, including new order sustained criticism judiciary white house comes amid concern among democrats legal scholars trump view constitutional principle judicial independence administration seeks overcome legal setbacks travel ban issued jan also become backdrop us senators consider trump supreme court nominee, judge neil gorsuch, lifetime appointment nation highest court republican president said friday may issue new executive order rather go lengthy court challenges original one, temporarily barred entry united states people seven muslim majority countries multiple options considering them, white house senior policy adviser stephen miller said abc week miller sharply criticized th us circuit court appeals ruling thursday upheld seattle federal judge suspension trump executive order accused san francisco based court history overreaching overturned judicial usurpation power, said fox news sunday president powers beyond question trump administration defended travel ban grounds prevent potential terrorists entering country, although acts terrorism perpetrated us soil citizens targeted countries ban announcement, late friday, sparked weekend confusion airports around globe within federal agencies charged enforcing also triggered widespread protests legal challenges aware new executive order would allow critics declare victory travel ban, white house deflected blame intensified criticism judiciary think important reminder americans judiciary taken far much power become many cases supreme branch government, miller said cbs face nation one unelected judge seattle cannot make laws entire country mean crazy, said miller performance several sunday news shows plaudit twitter trump, attacked individual judges called courts political great job trump tweeted gorsuch condemned attacks judiciary disheartening private meetings last week number us senators, pressed judge go public ron bonjean, republican strategist, confirmed conversations legal experts said trump administration statements could undermine respect constitutional division powers cornell university law professor jens david ohlin said accusing judiciary usurping president powers demonstrated absurd lack appreciation separation powers miller coming dangerously close reviving discredited dangerous theory branch government, including president, independent authority decide law constitution mean, ohlin said interview sunday system government, commander chief executes laws, judiciary interprets laws statutes passed congress constitution solemn duty, added ilya shapiro, senior fellow constitutional studies libertarian cato institute, said trump remarks could diminish popular respect institutions law order making americans think government joke, follow judges say immigration laws give us president broad powers restrict enters country national security grounds laws forbid discrimination based race, sex, nationality place birth residence case also could involve first amendment protections involving religion trump executive order banned entry united states refugees citizens iran, iraq, libya, somalia, sudan, syria yemen days refugees days, except refugees syria, banned indefinitely options administration include formulating new executive action, appealing th circuit panel decision full appeals court appealing emergency stay us supreme court, miller said
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united states committed security allies pacific region bolster allies hostile actions north korea, white house official said sunday message going reinforce strengthen vital alliances pacific region part strategy deter prevent increasing hostility seen recent years north korean regime, white house adviser stephen miller said television show fox news sunday
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washington state attorney general bob ferguson said sunday depose trump administration officials uncover truly motivated president donald trump executive order immigration case brought goes trial documents emails authored administration officials may contain evidence order unconstitutional attempt ban muslims entering united states, ferguson use every tool disposal bring light, told abc week
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prime minister benjamin netanyahu said sunday would present responsible policies talks us president donald trump, signaling israeli far right curb territorial demands occupied west bank netanyahu leaves washington monday see trump white house wednesday first meeting since republican inauguration last month, israeli palestinian conflict policy toward iran agenda election campaign, trump indicated presidency would boon israel tough palestinians, acrimonious relationship predecessor barack obama netanyahu included clashes settlement building iran nuclear program trump talked moving us embassy jerusalem, naming ambassador backs israeli settlement occupied land palestinians seek state exerting pressure israel peace negotiations, collapsed since toned pro israel bravado ahead netanyahu visit, change could help prime minister keep check ultra nationalist coalition partners calling push militant agenda believe restrictions would mistake, israel radio quoted netanyahu telling members likud party respect settlement expansion trump office eve netanyahu departure washington, education minister naftali bennett, leader ultra nationalist jewish home party, publicly cautioned mention words two state solution talks trump bennett party also promoting annexation parts west bank netanyahu stopped short endorsing positions
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president donald trump japanese prime minister shinzo abe hit links saturday, two leaders looked forge bond round golf diplomacy south african four time majors champion ernie els joined trump abe round trump national golf club jupiter, florida, trump said tweet saturday evening reporters allowed course watch president prime minister golfed four hours club, trump tweeted picture abe golf course great time hosting prime minister shinzo abe united states, trump said tweet year old els, whose primary residence south florida, followed footsteps american former world number one tiger woods, played golf trump december shortly golf round, trump abe left club head private lunch tweets visit japanese prime minister golfing abe els, trump sent tweet castigating media treatment daughter ivanka trump proud daughter ivanka abused treated badly media, still hold head high, truly wonderful wrote trump earlier week blasted department store operator nordstrom dropping daughter ivanka clothing line, company said poor sales abe traveled florida air force one new us president formal meeting white house friday weekend excursion trump first use mar lago resort entertain international leader washington tokyo said weekend trip sign importance leaders place us japan relationship abe, particular, sought ease concerns japan fate decades long alliance trump, raised concerns us military spending japan rancorous presidential election campaign news conference friday, trump abe focused areas common ground, trump setting aside campaign pledges force tokyo pay us defense aid abe promising help united states create jobs friday night, trump abe ate dinner wives outdoor patio mar lago couples joined robert kraft, owner national football league new england patriots, super bowl last sunday trump abe set meet dinner saturday evening, along members japanese delegation two leaders scheduled depart florida sunday
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anti abortion protesters rallied scores planned parenthood clinics saturday urge congress president donald trump strip health services provider federal funding, supporters organization staged counter demonstrations around united states anti abortion groups expecting protests clinics, planned parenthood supporters organized protests parks, government buildings sites, including clinics clinics, counter demonstrators outnumbered demanding end federal funding planned parenthood told, rallies marches called states cities large small, washington philadelphia st paul, minnesota, orange, california many , people turned competing demonstrations st paul, minnesota, police said, places, dozen demonstrators turned expected tens thousands pro lifers today sending message want planned parenthood defunded, monica miller, director citizens pro life society one national organizers anti abortion rallies, said telephone interview long going stay abortion business, organization getting one red cent federal tax money, miller said year old organization health centers provides birth control women health services addition abortion, according website us supreme court legalized abortion roe v wade ruling us law prohibits use federal funds abortions anti abortion activists say funding purposes acts subsidize abortions cities, two sides long simmering issue positioned along street initial reports indicate rallies vocal peaceful atlanta suburb marietta, anti abortion abortion rights groups took opposite sides four lane highway, waving signs traffic shouting slogans trump going hear trumpet call, said anti abortion activist sandy prescott, , homemaker roswell, georgia, part group people demanding end federal funding planned parenthood competing abortion rights demonstration, people gathered held signs included women rights human rights many wore pink pussy hats became anti trump symbol since republican inauguration jan david daleiden, anti abortion activist targeted planned parenthood surreptitiously filmed videos try show profiting sale aborted fetal tissue, addressed rally nearly people rain soaked orange, los angeles suburb confident together, keep faith, take next right step, end day soon see day longer price tag put human life, said daleiden, founder center medical progress daleiden fellow activist sandra merritt indicted january using illegal government identifications secretly film planned parenthood facility texas, charges later dropped grand jury cleared planned parenthood wrongdoing anti abortion activists said energized election trump, promised restrict abortions selected long time ally, mike pence, vice president, nominated conservative jurist neil gorsuch us supreme court two weeks ago, tens thousands converged washington th march life, pence became senior government official speak person annual anti abortion rally, organizers said finally someone white house power authority save defend lives, said margie sznajder, one anti abortion protesters rally hometown aurora, illinois, outside chicago planned parenthood leaders say abortions rights supporters also energized trump election, exemplified hundreds thousands flooded washington day trump inauguration favor women rights, including abortion rights denver, hundreds gathered outside office us senator cory gardner, urging republican pursue funding cuts energetic peaceful crowd carried signs slogans like refuse go back s, body, decision pro planned parenthood events saturday organized spontaneously, without group initiative, spokeswoman said saturday, every day, planned parenthood advocates activists show refuse intimidated back down, kelley robinson, leader planned parenthood action fund support, said statement planned parenthood receives federal funds medicaid reimbursements title x, federal program supports family planning preventive health services planned parenthood says cutting funds would make difficult women obtain birth control, pap smears testing sexually transmitted diseases points washington, planned parenthood supporters formed lines block people marching supreme court planned parenthood clinic police officers moved aside abortion, me, greatest evil time, said delia tyagi, , accountant lives arlington, virginia planned parenthood wronged women lot ways feel like momentum finally defund
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president donald trump pushed back early saturday assertions wall wants built us border mexico would cost anticipated said would reduce price trump made comments two twitter posts say would bring cost wall reuters thursday published details internal report department homeland security estimated price wall along entire border billion presidential campaign trump cited billion figure reading great border wall cost government originally thought, gotten involved design negotiations yet, trump tweeted florida resort, hosting japanese prime minister shinzo abe do, like f fighterjet air force one program, price come way trump, took office jan , said late january administration able cut million deal buy f joint strike fighters lockheed martin defense analysts sources downplayed news cuts, saying discount hailed trump line flagged lockheed months would apply countries committed program border wall stem illegal immigration one trump main campaign promises vowed make mexico reimburse united states cost mexico repeatedly said trump also tweeted saturday another aspect immigration policy
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hug handshake, president donald trump japanese prime minister shinzo abe opened new chapter us japan relations friday trump abruptly setting aside campaign pledges force tokyo pay us defense aid two leaders appeared established quick friendship day talks white house flight together aboard air force one florida weekend golf joint news conference abe, trump avoided repeating harsh campaign rhetoric accused japan taking advantage us security aid stealing american jobs welcome affirmation japan face challenges china maritime expansion north korea nuclear missile development committed security japan areas administrative control strengthening crucial alliance, trump said bond two nations friendship two peoples runs very, deep administration committed bringing ties even closer, added joint us japanese statement said us commitment defend japan nuclear conventional military capabilities unwavering statement amounted victory abe, came washington wanting develop sense trust friendship new us president send message decades old alliance unshakeable japan got continued us backing dispute beijing islands east china sea china also claims statement said two leaders affirmed article us japan security treaty covered islands, known senkaku japan diaoyu china abe invited trump visit japan year trump accepted us vice president mike pence make early stop tokyo uncertainty remained another area, trade, trump abruptly pulled united states planned trans pacific partnership trade deal abe said fully aware trump decision withdraw multilateral trade accord said japan united states agreed new framework economic dialogue quite optimistic good results seen dialogue, said, adding japan looking fair, common set rules trade region senior japanese government spokesman said abe trump discuss currency issues trump request bilateral trade deal official told reporters us japan economic dialogue led japanese deputy prime minister taro aso vice president mike pence address fiscal monetary policies well infrastructure projects trade trump, spoke phone thursday night chinese president xi jinping, also said considered dealing north korea nuclear program high priority gave hint approach would differ predecessor, barack obama predicted level playing field trade china soon mar lago visit trump first use florida getaway diplomatic purposes also time trump spent foreign leader since taking power last month second face face meeting key ally talks british prime minister theresa may two weeks ago trump hosted abe trump tower last year first talks foreign leader surprise win november presidential election abe played chances scoring better trump golf scores golf level donald all, policy never up, never in, always aiming cup, said japan lingering concerns trump self styled america first strategy means us foreign policy asia well decision withdraw trans pacific partnership trade pact means bilateral economic ties abe pledged japan would help create us jobs, hoping persuade trump turn heat economic matters stand alliance avoid questions whether japan paying trump abe stay beachfront mar lago retreat, white house declared entire visit there, including golf, official gift abe trump
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japanese first lady akie abe made rounds washington friday, noticeably absent high level chaperone previous visits
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japanese prime minister shinzo abe said friday us president donald trump would discuss trade economic issues working lunch optimistic would good results dialogue abe said fully aware trump decision withdraw trans pacific partnership multilateral trade accord said japan united states agreed new framework economic dialogue quite optimistic good results seen dialogue, said, adding japan looking fair, common set rules trade region
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iraq take part regional international conflicts, prime minister haider al abadi told state tv saturday comment came abadi spoke phone call us president donald trump tensions iran mentioned call first two leaders political commentator close abadi, ihsan al shammari, said abadi comment addressed us iranian tensions iran close ties shi ite political elite ruling iraq washington providing critical military support iraqi forces battling islamic state iraq keen preserve national interests wish part regional international conflict would lead disasters region iraq, abadi said, according state tv trump said friday iranian president hassan rouhani better careful latter quoted saying anyone speaks iranians threats would regret white house friday said trump abadi spoke threat iran presents across entire region, first phone call since inauguration us president abadi office friday also gave readout phone call took place overnight thursday, without specifically mentioning iran readouts stressed importance continued cooperation islamic state, militants pushed back iraq losing control mosul, last major city stronghold control country united states , troops deployed iraq providing air ground support battle mosul iran also played major role fight islamic state arming training iraqi shi ite groups collectively known popular mobilization iraqi prime minister dr abadi stressing policy neutrality steer clear conflicts, political commentator shammari told state tv iraqi readout said abadi asked trump lift ban people country traveling united states us courts suspended restrictions announced end january entries iraq, iran, libya, somalia, sudan, syria yemen trump said keep trying reinstate abadi resisted calls influential pro iranian shi ite politicians retaliate ban, meeting held jan , citing iraq need us military support washington last week ratcheted pressure iran, putting sanctions individuals entities days white house put tehran notice ballistic missile test iran dominant influence iraqi politics eroded islamic state routed iraqi army commanded prime minister nuri al maliki, close ally tehran,
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combining public bluster behind scenes diplomacy, china wrested concession united states two presidents spoke first time week, beijing may able derive much comfort win us policy toward taiwan several areas disagreement superpowers, including currency, trade, south china sea north korea, mentioned public statements thursday telephone conversation presidents xi jinping donald trump getting trump change course one china policy, beijing may overplayed hand trump upset beijing took office taking call taiwan president tsai ing wen, casting doubt one china policy, washington acknowledges chinese position one china taiwan part trump changed tack agreed honor one china policy call, prompting jubilation china beijing working diplomatic ways engage trump team largely blaming taiwan stirring things nl n fv k laying foundation call low key engagement china former ambassador washington top diplomat, urbane fluent english speaking yang jiechi, trump national security adviser michael flynn china pragmatic patient made every effort smooth relationship, paid off, said jia qingguo, dean school international studies peking university, advised government foreign policy china also made clear taiwan negotiation, unleashing state media threaten war punishment us firms bottom line breached china long described self ruled taiwan, claimed beijing sacred territory, sensitive issue sino us relations military become alarmed trump tsai call considering strong measures prevent island moving toward independence, sources ties senior military officers told reuters december nl n es vr source familiar china thinking relations united states, speaking reuters last month, said china actually bothered trump taiwan comments took office president expressing personal view continues becomes president saying do, source said despite us concession, military tensions remain saturday, overseas edition ruling communist party people daily placed picture front page chinese warships embark new round drills south china sea, right next upbeat commentary xi trump call paper wechat account took harsher line, saying trump getting back program one china , taiwan better watch heart madame tsai side taiwan strait must moment chilled core, said one senior western diplomat said china redoubling efforts win vatican, one handful countries retain official ties taiwan taiwan says hopes continued us support, one ruling democratic progressive party official told reuters one china policy affected previous us arms sales taiwan, even us presidents commitment island waxed waned xi put great personal political capital seeking solution taiwan, issue festered since defeated nationalist forces fled island losing civil war communists china never renounced use force bring taiwan control relations washington, risk beijing remains diplomatic win one china short lived, trump want seen caved shown chinese willing touch third rail us china relations, said dean cheng, china expert conservative heritage foundation washington beijing predict next office three weeks going trade economic issues us officials said affirmation one china policy effort get relationship back track moving forward nl n fv ru trump change tack may seen beijing climbdown, said tom rafferty, china regional manager economist intelligence unit mr trump erratic appreciate suggestion weak
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actor activist richard gere said friday us president donald trump managed merge meaning words refugee terrorist minds many americans gere also told news conference berlin film festival world premiere new film dinner found discouraging see term refugee go dispiriting change meaning united states horrible thing trump done conflated two words refugee terrorist, gere, , told journalists means thing us accomplished large segment population trump ordered travel ban refugees citizens seven muslim majority countries jan us appeal court san francisco refused reinstate temporary ban order trump criticized court decision refugee used someone empathy someone wanted help wanted give refuge to, gere said afraid biggest crime conflating two ideas gere met chancellor angela merkel week berlin festival told trump phone call two weeks ago global fight terrorism excuse banning people muslim majority countries film dinner , gere plays famous politician meets wife brother hip restaurant discuss horrible crime committed sons interview reuters news conference, gere said encouraged protests united states trump policies essentially optimist seeing opportunity people show day inaugurated, gere said millions people streets new york angry demonstrations positive demonstrations kind unity purpose million migrants, many fleeing conflict persecution, arrived germany last two years dinner one films berlinale , competing golden silver bears festival runs feb
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us president donald trump changed tack agreed honor one china policy phone call china leader xi jinping, major diplomatic boost beijing brooks criticism claim self ruled taiwan trump angered beijing december talking president taiwan saying united states stick policy, washington acknowledges chinese position one china taiwan part white house statement said trump chinese president xi lengthy phone conversation thursday night, washington time president trump agreed, request president xi, honor one china policy, statement said spokesman taiwan president tsai ing wen said statement taiwan interest maintain good relations united states china us chinese leaders spoken telephone since trump took office jan diplomatic sources beijing say china nervous xi left humiliated event call trump went wrong details leaked media last week, us ties staunch ally australia became strained washington post published details acrimonious phone call trump prime minister malcolm turnbull issue sensitive beijing taiwan china united states also signaled one china issue resolved, could normal relations representatives united states china engage discussions negotiations various issues mutual interest, statement said separate statement carried china foreign ministry, xi said china appreciated trump upholding one china policy believe united states china cooperative partners, joint efforts push bilateral relations historic new high, statement quoted xi saying development china united states absolutely complement advance together sides absolutely become good cooperative partners, xi said taiwan top china policymaker, mainland affairs council, said hoped continued support united states called beijing adopt positive attitude pragmatic communication resolving differences taiwan china deeply suspicious tsai, whose ruling democratic progressive party espouses island formal independence, red line beijing, cut formal dialogue mechanism island tsai says wants peace china beijing, chinese foreign ministry spokesman lu kang said one china principle political basis sino us ties ensuring political basis waver vital healthy, stable development china us relations, lu said lawyer james zimmerman, former head american chamber commerce china, said trump never raised one china policy first place certainly way negotiating chinese, threats concerning fundamental, core interests counterproductive get go, said email end result trump confirmed world paper tiger, zhilaohu someone seems threatening wholly ineffectual unable stomach challenge jia qingguo, dean school international studies peking university advised government foreign policy, said trump created lot uncertainty back track trump reassured people responsible president, told reuters good news china, stable us china relations good china business united states switched diplomatic recognition taiwan china , also taiwan biggest ally arms supplier bound legislation provide means help island defend defeated nationalist forces fled china taiwan losing civil war communists beijing never renounced use force bring taiwan control china wants cooperation united states trade, investment, technology, energy infrastructure, well strengthening coordination international matters jointly protect global peace stability, xi said statement white house described call, came hours trump plays host japanese prime minister shinzo abe, extremely cordial , leaders expressing best wishes peoples little mention either chinese us statement contentious issues
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president donald trump acceptance beijing demand commit one china policy heavily influenced new top diplomat, argued behind scenes relations would remain hold trump cleared doubts longtime bedrock us china ties, officials said abrupt course adjustment, made public white house statement thursday phone call trump chinese president xi jinping, followed white house meetings week involving secretary state rex tillerson, us officials said, speaking condition anonymity tillerson joined trump national security adviser michael flynn others one administration official described concerted effort persuade president right way go, right relationships regional stability
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us president donald trump considering issuing new executive order banning citizens certain countries traveling united states initial attempt clamp immigration refugees snarled halt amid political judicial chaos trump announced possibility brand new order could issued soon monday tuesday, surprise talk reporters aboard air force one late friday, japanese premier headed estate florida weekend signaling possible new tack came day appeals court san francisco upheld court ruling last week temporarily suspended trump original jan executive order banning travel seven majority muslim countries trump gave details new ban considering might rewrite original order explicitly exclude green card holders, permanent residents, said congressional aide familiar matter, asked identified could alleviate concerns expressed courts new order, however, could allow trump critics declare victory arguing forced change course first major policy president whether trump issues new order, administration may still pursue case courts original order, still reviewed th us circuit court appeals white house chief staff reince priebus told reporters late friday taking case supreme court remained possibility, another white house official said earlier day administration planning escalate dispute every single court option table, including appeal ninth circuit decision tro temporary restraining order supreme court, including fighting case merits, priebus said and, addition that, pursuing executive orders right expect enacted soon protect americans terrorism trump original order, called national security measure meant head attacks islamist militants, barred people iran, iraq, libya, somalia, sudan, syria yemen entering days refugees days, except refugees syria, banned indefinitely abrupt implementation order plunged immigration system chaos, sparking wave criticism targeted countries, western allies america leading corporations, especially technology firms federal judge seattle suspended order last friday legality challenged washington state, eliciting barrage angry twitter messages trump judge court system ruling upheld appeals court san francisco thursday, raising questions trump next step official familiar trump plans said order rewritten, among involved would likely white house aide stephen miller, involved drafting original order, well officials national security council, justice department department homeland security clear new order trump would immediately put travel ban back place, filed lawsuits, including state washington, would succeed asking judge another hold trump issue new order, still likely face legal challenges, opponents could ask court let amend complaints, said alexander reinert, professor yeshiva university cardozo school law new york air force one, trump addressed san francisco court fight, saying win battle unfortunate part takes time statutorily need speed reasons security matter could move forward next week unidentified judge th circuit friday requested court full time judges vote whether temporary block trump travel ban reheard judge panel, known en banc review, according court order th circuit asked sides file briefs thursday separate case friday, justice department lawyers argued federal court alexandria, virginia preliminary injunction would put longer hold trump executive order seattle court ruling, focused solely visa holders judge leonie brinkema asked administration evidence threat posed citizens seven countries aboard flight trump wife melania, daughter ivanka, son law jared kushner japanese prime minister shinzo abe wife akie trumps landed evening went mar lago estate palm beach
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member federal election commission friday called president donald trump share evidence support statement voter fraud caused former senator kelly ayotte lose new hampshire us election scheme president united states alleges would constitute thousands felony criminal offenses new hampshire law, fec commissioner ellen weintraub said statement bitly lank trump blamed voter fraud ayotte losses new hampshire november election speaking thursday bipartisan group us senators, saying ayotte election bid spoiled thousands people neighboring massachusetts voting new hampshire, according media reports democratic presidential nominee hillary clinton narrowly new hampshire four electoral votes nearly , votes, ayotte, republican like trump, lost votes weintraub, appointed former republican president george w bush, asked trump immediately share evidence public appropriate law enforcement authorities allegations may investigated promptly thoroughly trump said sunday would put vice president mike pence charge special commission investigate voter fraud, despite numerous studies showing fraud rare united states trump said fraud may account loss nationwide popular vote clinton nearly million votes
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