“White House policy adviser Stephen Miller wants to make sure the president can show he’s doing something about border control.”
Executive Branch
The executive branch personnel (White House) including the president, the cabinet and advisors.
Listen to Children Who’ve Just Been Separated From Their Parents at the Border
“ProPublica has obtained audio from inside a U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility, in which children can be heard wailing as an agent jokes, ‘We have an orchestra here.'” More …
Trump Falsely Blames Democrats While DHS Chief Defends Family Separation
“White House officials are unable to cite any part of U.S. law that dictates the separations, which were initiated in April after Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced “zero tolerance” for unlawful border crossings. Adults apprehended after crossing the border outside an official port of entry are to be arrested and prosecuted under Sessions’ decree, which leads to their children being removed.” More …
Trump signs executive orders to make it easier to fire federal employees
“A series of executive orders, signed by President Trump on Friday, will make it easier to lay off federal government employees and “[roll] back the prerogatives of unions that represent them … ” More…
Trump Is Fulfilling Russia’s Dream of Splitting the West
“One of Russia’s principal foreign-policy goals for decades has been to split the United States from is allies. Whether by accident or by design, President Trump appears intent on bringing that dream to fruition.” More …
Former Trump campaign aide is helping Russian firm shed sanctions
“A former senior campaign and transition aide to President Donald Trump recently inked a deal to help a Russian oligarch’s conglomerate shed sanctions the Trump administration slapped on them last month. Bryan Lanza, who is in regular contact with White House officials, is lobbying on behalf of the chairman of EN+ Group, an energy and aluminum firm presently controlled by Oleg Deripaska, according to several sources. ” More …
Trump Moscow: The Definitive Story of How Trump’s Team Worked the Russian Deal During the Campaign
“On the day of the third Republican presidential debate, Trump personally signed the letter of intent.” More …
The princes, the president and the fortune seekers
“After a year spent carefully cultivating two princes from the Arabian Peninsula, Elliott Broidy, a top fundraiser for President Donald Trump, thought he was finally close to nailing more than $1 billion in business…. The cache of emails reveals a previously unreported meeting with the president and provides the most detailed account yet of the work of two Washington insiders who have been entangled in the turmoil surrounding the two criminal investigations closest to Trump.” More …
Trump administration plan to scrap hunting rules condemned as ‘new low’
“The Trump administration is attempting to repeal a rule that bans the shooting of bear cubs, use of dogs and bait to hunt bears, and killing caribou from motorboats in Alaska’s federal wildlife refuges.” More …
Guide for Digging Through Trump’s Financial Disclosures
Tips and tricks for finding noteworthy items buried in Trump’s latest 92-page disclosure. More …