John Micklethwait, Margaret Talev and Jennifer Jacobs, Bloomberg 2:46 pm PDT, Thursday, August 30, 2018 (FILES) In this file photo taken on February 9, 2017, US President Donald Trump speaks alongside US Attorney General Jeff Sessions after Sessions was sworn in as Attorney General in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC. - Trump tore into Sessions again on August 24, 2018, mocking him viciously a day after Sessions took the rare step of fighting back against criticism from the president. In a burst of early morning tweets, Trump quoted from a statement Sessions issued August 23, in what was seen as a veiled jab at Trump. "'Department of Justice will not be improperly influenced by political considerations.' Jeff, this is GREAT, what everyone wants, so look into all of the corruption on the 'other side,' Trump wrote. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images less (FILES) In this file photo taken on February 9, 2017, US President Donald Trump … [Read more...] about Trump says he’s thinking about indexing capital gains to inflation
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Analysis: Trump just made 2 problematic admissions about the Trump Tower meeting
Aaron Blake, The Washington Post Published 8:24 am PDT, Sunday, August 5, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-5', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 5', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-10', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 10', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-15', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 15', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-20', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery … [Read more...] about Analysis: Trump just made 2 problematic admissions about the Trump Tower meeting
Ex-UAW official pleads guilty, agrees to cooperate in corruption scandal
Frank Witsil Detroit Free Press Published 8:57 p.m. UTC Jul 23, 2018 Nancy Johnson, the onetime senior official in the UAW Chrysler Department, pleaded guilty Monday in a wide-ranging corruption scandal involving Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. As part of the agreement, the 57-year-old acknolwedged before U.S. District Judge Paul Borman in Detroit that she violated labor laws, and agreed to cooperate with the prosecution's case against other union and FCA officials. "I didn't have a right," she said in court, referring to her use of credit cards for personal items. The governement said Johnson spent thousands of dollars meant for autoworker training on personal items, including first-class airline tickets, expensive luggage, $1,160 Christian Louboutin shoes, $4,587 at LG's Prime Steak House and $6,900 at Renaissance Resort & Spa. Her actions, the prosecution has alleged, were part of a wider corruption conspiracy among UAW and FCA that involves bribes for … [Read more...] about Ex-UAW official pleads guilty, agrees to cooperate in corruption scandal
Giuliani reopens negotiations about presidential interview with Mueller
Robert Costa and Carol D. Leonnig, The Washington Post Published 2:24 pm, Wednesday, April 25, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-5', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 5', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-10', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 10', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-15', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 15', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-20', placement: … [Read more...] about Giuliani reopens negotiations about presidential interview with Mueller
Who will walk Trump back from this trade war? The President doesn’t care about the damage he’s doing, but others must
In just a few weeks, President Trump has destroyed a system of global trade rules that over the past 75 years brought unprecedented peace and prosperity to most of the world, including the United States. With his threat to levy punitive tariffs on an additional $100 billion in Chinese imports, and China’s vow to fight the United States “at any cost,” the world is now on the verge of the worst trade war since the 1930s. The President has no interest in history, but for those who may be in a position to block this self-inflicted wound — members of Congress, the nation’s governors, powerful business interests — a quick refresher is in order. In 1947, President Harry Truman delivered a speech at Baylor University on the eve of an agreement signed by 23 nations in Geneva to create the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). Led by the United States, the GATT would be joined by nearly every country, and would oversee during the next half century … [Read more...] about Who will walk Trump back from this trade war? The President doesn’t care about the damage he’s doing, but others must