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Breakingviews editor Rob Cox: Swamp is another name for checks and balances
Donald Trump vowed to drain the capital's metaphorical fens. He has also redefined the objective from ridding Washington of its mosquito-like lobbyists to avoiding getting bogged down in a governance morass. The founders intended the separation of powers to be a useful swamp thing. -
UPDATE: Secretary of State Tillerson says he did not give impression in meeting with French foreign minister that he plans to get ride of Iran nuclear agreement.
After Tillerson meet, France says U.S. position on Mideast peace 'confused and worrying'
The United States' position on the Middle East peace process is "confused and worrying", France's foreign minister said after talks with his U.S. counterpart, affirming that the only realistic option was a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. -
What to know about Trump's labor pick Alexander Acosta:- President Donald Trump will nominate former National Labor Relations Board member R. Alexander Acosta to serve as U.S. secretary of labor, an administration official said today.
- Trump is scheduled to announce his pick at a 12:30 p.m. ET news conference. The news comes one day after his original choice, Andrew Puzder, withdrew.
Acosta is dean of the Florida International University College of Law in Miami and is Trump’s first Hispanic nominee.
Before returning to the private sector, Acosta had a decades-long public service career, serving in three presidentially appointed and Senate-confirmed positions.
- He was appointed to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) by former Republican President George W. Bush, who also appointed him to be assistant attorney general in the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division.
He was then appointed to be U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida, where he went after high-profile defendants such as Jack Abramoff and UBS, resulting in the Swiss bank paying more than $750 million in fines for a tax-avoidance scheme.
- Though Acosta signed hundreds of opinions at the NLRB, some of which are sure to draw scrutiny from progressives, those familiar with his work described a careful, cautious public servant whose career trajectory suggested he may someday vie for a federal judgeship.
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After Tillerson meet, France says U.S. position on Mideast peace 'confused and worrying'
The United States' position on the Middle East peace process is "confused and worrying", France's foreign minister said after talks with his U.S. counterpart, affirming that the only realistic option was a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. -
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Trump nominee for Israel ambassador heckled, questioned at Senate
President Donald Trump's nominee to be U.S. ambassador to Israel faced repeated heckling at a Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday as well as tough questions on views he has expressed about liberal American Jews, Jewish settlements and a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. -
Trump says will name new Labor secretary pick
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday will announce his new choice to lead the U.S. Department of Labor in a move aimed at quickly shoring up his Cabinet after his original pick, Andrew Puzder, withdrew under congressional pressure. -
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It's Day 28 for President Trump. Here's the roundup:
* Trump's Russia crisis deepens
* New border tax worries U.S. business
* Mattis says he does not see the conditions for military collaboration with Russia
* Netanyahu's far-right allies hail U.S. shift on "two states"
* Activists call for immigrants to stay home from work, school -
Thursday Morning Briefing: Republicans question Trump team’s Russia ties
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Protests call for U.S. immigrants to stay home from work, school
Activists are calling on immigrants to protest President Trump's tough stance on immigration by staying home from work or school on Thursday, not shopping and not eating out, in an effort to highlight the vital role they play in U.S. society. -
Kremlin says hopes to repair U.S. ties, but time is being wasted
The Kremlin said political turbulence in the United States was delaying the resumption of better relations between Washington and Moscow, which are needed to tackle global problems. -
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Assad says Trump travel ban targets terrorists, not Syria's people
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad said President Donald Trump's ban on Syrians entering the United States targeted terrorists, not the Syrian people, appearing to defend the logic of the measure in an interview broadcast on Thursday. -
Newspapers aim to ride 'Trump Bump' to reach readers, advertisers
The Trump administration's combative view of traditional news media as the "opposition party" and "fake news" is turning out to be the best hope in 2017 for newspapers struggling to attract more digital readers and advertisers. -
Staff at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have been told that President Donald Trump is preparing a handful of executive orders to reshape the agency, to be signed once a new administrator is confirmed, two sources who attended the meeting told Reuters on Wednesday. Read more here
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U.S. Labor Dept nominee Puzder withdraws, in blow to Trump
In a blow to President Donald Trump as he tries to assemble his administration, his nominee for labor secretary, Andrew Puzder, withdrew his name from consideration on Wednesday amid concerns that he could not garner enough Senate votes to be confirmed. -
Meeting Israel's Netanyahu, Trump backs away from commitment to Palestinian state
President Donald Trump on Wednesday dropped a U.S. commitment to a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the longstanding bedrock of Washington's Middle East policy, even as he urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to curb settlement construction. -
A crisis over the relationship between President Donald Trump's aides and Russia deepened on Wednesday as a growing number of Trump's fellow Republicans demanded expanded congressional inquiries into the matter. Read more here
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Venezuela should allow Leopoldo Lopez, a political prisoner & husband of @liliantintori (just met w/ @marcorubio) o… https://t.co/HhgE51dtSN6:59 PM - 15 Feb 2017
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Mexico views proposed U.S. border tax as 'not a good idea' for energy trade between the two countries, and sees potential approval of Keystone XL pipeline as 'intensifying competition' for Mexican crude in Gulf refineries, according to the deputy energy minister.
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London tower blocks evacuated as 27 buildings fail fire tests
LONDON Britain said 27 high-rise apartment blocks had failed fire safety checks carried out after the deadly Grenfell Tower blaze, including several in north London where residents were forced to evacuate amid chaotic scenes late on Friday. | Video