Trump team seeks to control, block Mueller's Russia investigation
Some of President Trump’s lawyers are exploring ways to limit or undercut special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s Russia investigation, building a case against what they allege are his conflicts of interest and discussing the president’s authority to grant pardons, according to people familiar with the effort. Trump has asked his advisers about his power to pardon aides, family members and even himself in connection with the probe, according to one of those people. A second person said Trump’s ..>> view originalScaramucci to be White House communications director
White House press secretary Sean Spicer resigned Friday, following the appointment of wealthy financier Anthony Scaramucci as White House communications director, according to a White House official. Spicer’s abrupt and angry departure — which caught even senior West Wing staffers by surprise — reflects the latest upheaval in a White House that has been consumed by chaos and staff infighting since almost the day President Trump took office. Scaramucci has previously had a tense and fraught rel..>> view originalWhy Japan's first lady was probably not snubbing President Trump ...
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife, Akie Abe, attend dinner with President Trump and first lady Melania Trump at the Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Fla., in February. (Carlos Barria/Reuters) President Trump's exclusive interview with the New York Times on Wednesday touched on plenty of weighty topics, including the Republicans' unsuccessful attempts to pass a health-care bill and what would constitute a “red line” in the Russia investigation led by special counsel Robert Mueller..>> view originalScorching weather descends on Washington
At noon on Thursday, as the sun blistered the Capitol dome and the temperature hit 94 degrees, members of the House took part in a venerable political tradition: departing Washington early for a summer weekend while avoiding a different kind of heat — the media. There was Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.), his tie loosened and collar unbuttoned as he walked quickly down the Capitol steps past reporters. Standing nearby was Rep. Charlie Crist (D-Fla.), his eyes squinting in the sunshine for his car and ..>> view originalHawaii rolling out preparedness plan for North Korean missile attack
USS Arizona Memorial, part of the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, on Dec. 27. (Carolyn Kaster/AP) The state of Hawaii is formulating a preparedness plan for a North Korean missile attack, much to the dismay of the state’s tourism boosters. “We do not want to cause any undue stress for the public,” Vern T. Miyagi, Hawaii’s Emergency Management Agency administrator said in a statement reported Thursday by the state’s news media, b..>> view originalTemperatures may approach 100 daily through Sunday in Washington
* Heat advisory noon to 7 p.m. for heat index values up to 105 degrees * HRRR model forecasts Washington to hit 100 degrees Thursday. (This story, originally published at 10:20 a.m., was updated at 3:10 p.m.) Washington’s temperature rose into the upper 90s Thursday as the most intense portion of a week-long heat wave begins. Temperatures could approach the triple digits Friday, Saturday and Sunday as well. On Thursday morning, Washington’s temperature, already around 90 degrees, was the ho..>> view originalTougher Distracted Driving Law to Take Effect in Washington
FILE--Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, right, holds a cell phone as he speaks during a press event, Monday, July 17, 2017, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash., to raise awareness of Washington state's new law prohibiting the use of nearly all phones and mobile devices while driving. Looking on at left is John Batiste, Chief of the Washington State Patrol. The new law takes effect Sunday. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, file) The Associated Press By RACHEL LA CORTE, Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (..>> view originalCoffee with Viagra-like ingredient recalled after FDA discovery
Albert Yee said the coffee is everywhere you look in the densely packed vendor stalls along avenues in Malaysian cities: an instant mix with a natural ingredient similar to what's found in Viagra that helps men with erectile dysfunction. And Yee wanted a piece of the action. “There are whole streets of it, like tequila in Mexico,” Yee told The Washington Post by phone Thursday, describing how his one-man Texas import business is now at the center of a nationwide voluntary recall coordinated by ..>> view originalWestern Washington University to Raise Tuition
BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — A 2.2-percent tuition increase is coming for resident undergraduate students at Western Washington University. The Bellingham Herald reports (https://goo.gl/QBJ7G5 ) Western's Board of Trustees approved the increase Thursday along with the university's 2017-18 annual operating budget of $168.8 million. Tuition rates also will rise 3.5 percent for nonresident undergraduates, resident graduates, nonresident graduates and MBA students. Western officials say the s..>> view originalGoogle spent the most it ever has trying to influence Washington: $6 ...
(Facundo Arrizabalaga/European Pressphoto Agency) Google spent the most it ever has in a single quarter trying to influence elected officials in Washington, according to lobbying disclosures made public late Thursday. The past three months have also seen record spending on lobbying by several other major tech companies, including Amazon, Apple and Uber. Google Inc., according to the disclosure forms, spent $5.93 million between April 1 and June 30, more than any other corporation in the seco..>> view original
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