presidential power surges

FBI might be within the president's purview, presidents have treated individual investigatory decisions, especially where investigations touch on White House or personnel, as outside of the president's direct control. ..

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generals, ambassadors, security experts, church leaders, female nobel

If President Donald Trump listens to any of them he will get a very different perspective from that of his in-house national security officials Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and National Security Advisor John Bolton and the White House’s resident religious leader Vice-President Mike..

watch list 2019 – second update

EU and members states should also press Trump administration which at times has appeared inconsistent and divided between White House on the one hand, and State Department and Pentagon on the other for clearer and more even-handed U.S toward Libya. For this purpose, they should convey the message..

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new york, new jersey pursue another battle in salt deduction war

Doug Hoelscher, White House's director of intergovernmental affairs, told Washington that the changes mean the government is no longer subsidizing certain states.. ... House Ways and Means subcommittee held hearing last month to discuss changes to SALT cap, and House Democrats..

thalif deen

UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed told a Chatham House meeting in London last week that the UN’s Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), one of the legacies of the late Secretary-General Kofi Annan, “spawned tremendous progress” in the battle against poverty worldwide. . . ..

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wausau republican duffy says 'anti-american' remark was misunderstood

Here is what Duffy, Republican from District of Wisconsin, said on House Tuesday during the debate over Democratic resolution condemning the president for making racist statements.. ... Duffy said in Wednesday that when he said, the president's referring to people, congresswomen, he was..

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