Today in Trump: February 16, 2017

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Today in Trump: February 16, 2017

CBS News
Today in the Trump Administration. The Cabinet. The Senate may vote on the confirmation of Mick Mulvaney to be OMB director. Supreme Court.

Two more people arrested in mysterious death of Kim Jong Un’s brother

CNN
(CNN) Two more people have been arrested in connection with the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s half brother, Malaysian authorities said.

Republicans used to fear Russians. Here’s what they think now.

Washington Post
For decades, the Republican Party has been more hawkish toward Russia than Democrats. That’s changed with President Trump’s election.

Defense Secretary Mattis Tells NATO Allies to Spend More, or Else

New York Times
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, left, and the secretary general of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, in Brussels on Wednesday. “If your nations do not want to see America moderate its commitment to this alliance, each of your capitals needs to show support for our …

Flynn Was Brought Down by Illegal Leaks to News Media, Trump Says

New York Times
President Trump met with retail industry leaders in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Wednesday. Earlier, Mr. Trump rejected the idea that his policy toward Russia was being compromised.

Coast Guard Tracking Russian Spy Ship Near Submarine Base In Groton

Los Angeles Times
The military tracked a Russian spy ship moving up the East Coast to within 30 miles of the Naval Submarine Base in Groton Wednesday and some political figures called the maneuver another aggressive action by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Saudis Voice Optimism About Relations With US Under Trump

New York Times
BONN, Germany – Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister says his country expects to have a productive relationship with the Trump administration and is optimistic that U.S.

Trudeau Says EU Must Spread Trade’s Benefits or Risk Its Decline

Bloomberg
The trade pact between Canada and the European Union approved this week could be one of the world’s last multilateral trade deals unless policy makers share the benefits more widely, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told European lawmakers.

Dan Liljenquist: Leaks from the intelligence community

Deseret News
President Donald Trump calls out to the media after escorting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to his car to depart the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017.

Pentagon might propose sending ground troops to Syria

CNN
Washington (CNN) The Defense Department might propose that the US send conventional ground combat forces into northern Syria for the first time to speed up the fight against ISIS, CNN has learned.

Syria’s Assad Lashes Out at France’s Hollande Ahead of Polls

New York Times
BEIRUT – Syrian President Bashar Assad lashed out at his French counterpart on Thursday, accusing Francois Hollande of sponsoring terror in Syria and encouraging Western nations to reset their relations with his pariah government, after six years of

O Panneerselvam, Now Ex-Chief Minister, Loses Car’s Lal Batti, Vows ‘Battle To Continue’

NDTV
O Panneerselvam, in internet speak, is lit. His mission to exile the qualifier of “acting” from his rank as Chief Minister was bumped today with rival E Palaniswami being chosen to take over from him, but Mr Panneerselvam -“OPS” – whose car was

CNN en Español kicked off air in Venezuela

CNN
(CNN) The Venezuelan government Wednesday ordered cable providers to take CNN en Español off the air, days after CNN aired an investigation into the alleged fraudulent issuing of Venezuelan passports and visas.

No fake Trump hotels in China. But no special favors for the president either.

Washington Post
BEIJING – There may never be a real Trump Hotel in Beijing, but a recent Chinese government ruling now means there won’t be a fake one either.

Dominican journalists shot dead during live radio broadcast

Yahoo News
Santo Domingo (AFP) – Two journalists were shot dead during a live radio broadcast in the Dominican Republic, police and media said.

This is the ground-launched cruise missile that Russia has reportedly just deployed

Washington Post
On Tuesday, the New York Times reported that Russia had “secretly deployed” at least one operational unit of a ground-launched cruise missile known as the SSC-8.

‘This is really unprecedented’: ICE detains woman seeking domestic abuse protection at Tex. courthouse

Washington Post
A hearing in the El Paso County went from ordinary to “unprecedented” last week when half a dozen Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents showed up at a courthouse where an undocumented woman was seeking a protective order against the …
International Business Times
U.S. Marine Corps General and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Joseph Dunford will meet with the chief of the Russian General Staff, Valery Gerasimov, on Thursday in Azerbaijan, the Pentagon said Wednesday.

Turkey Urges Mattis To Cut US Support for Syrian Kurds

Military.com
U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, left, speaks with Turkish Defense Minister Fikri Isik during a meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017.

Security analysts link arrested Russian computer expert to crime websites

News & Observer  – ‎14 hours ago‎
Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting of his Security Council in Moscow on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017. Alexei Nikolsky AP. By Tim Johnson.

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