Harward turns down Trump’s national security adviser offer

By Google News

Vice Adm. Robert S. Harward, commanding officer of Combined Joint Interagency Task Force 435, speaks to an Afghan official during his visit to Zaranj, Afghanistan, in this January 6, 2011 handout photo.    Sgt. Shawn Coolman/U.S. Marines/Handout via REUTERS

Harward turns down Trump’s national security adviser offer

Politico
Retired Vice Admiral Robert Harward has turned down an offer from President Donald Trump to be national security adviser – saying he couldn’t give the commitment necessary for the job – raising new questions whether a White House in turmoil can find

Trump downplays possibility of a New York billionaire reviewing US spy agencies

Washington Post
President Trump is considering tapping New York financier Stephen A. Feinberg to lead a broad review of U.S. intelligence agencies but said Thursday that such a move might not be necessary once his team is fully in place.

Across the USA: Protests, closures on a #DayWithoutImmigrants

USA TODAY
Some residents in all but a dozen states took part in a Día Sin Inmigrantes, a Day Without Immigrants, according to media reports.

The Bizarre Plot To Blow Up Target Stores To Tank Company Stock

Huffington Post
The suspect disguised bombs in packages of breakfast bars, pasta and stuffing mix, authorities say. By David Lohr. Mark Barnett’s explosive idea to manipulate the price of Target’s stock fizzled out before it could be realized, authorities in Florida say.

EPA Workers Try to Block Pruitt in Show of Defiance

New York Times
Scott Pruitt at his confirmation hearing last month to be administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Credit Gabriella Demczuk for The New York Times.

Today in Trump: February 17, 2017

CBS News
Today in the Trump Administration. Boeing. The president visits the Boeing plant in North Charleston, South Carolina, where the Dreamliner 787-10 is built.

TrumpBeat: So Much News, So Many Distractions

FiveThirtyEight
Welcome to TrumpBeat, FiveThirtyEight’s weekly feature looking at how developments in Washington affect people in the real world.

Zucker Says CNN’s Brand Is Strong, Despite Trump Criticism

New York Times
Jeff Zucker, the president of CNN, left, at Trump Tower in Manhattan in November. Mr. Zucker helped introduce Donald J. Trump to the masses when he bought “The Apprentice” for NBC.

Trains, not drains: New Jersey lobbyists on way to swamp DC

Washington Post
WASHINGTON – As President Donald Trump vows to “drain the swamp” in Washington, a swarm of 1,000 lobbyists, business owners and politicians traveled by train from the swamps of New Jersey on Thursday for a day of lobbying.

South Carolina man with white supremacist ties planned a shooting ‘in the spirit of Dylann Roof’

New York Daily News
A South Carolina man with white supremacist ties was busted for buying a gun to commit a shooting “in the spirit of Dylann Roof,” according to a federal complaint.

Reporter Fact-Checks Trump: ‘Why Should Americans Trust You?’

Huffington Post
NBC reporter Peter Alexander corrected President Donald Trump during a press conference Thursday after the president again made a false claim about his Electoral College victory margin.

Glenn Chavis: Meet more black-history heroes from before 1960s

Greensboro News & Record
“All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered. The point is to discover them,” Galileo Galilei said. Civil rights advocates like Martin Luther King Jr.

House GOP Leaders Outline Plan to Replace Obama Health Care Act

New York Times
Speaker Paul D. Ryan spoke about the House Republicans’ plan to replace the Affordable Care Act on Thursday. Credit Al Drago/The New York Times.

Wisconsin students group demands free tuition for black students

Fox News
The student government at the University of Wisconsin-Madison said on Wednesday that black students should be offered free tuition and housing because blacks were legally barred from education during slavery and university remains out of reach for

Florist Discriminated Against Gay Couple, Washington Supreme Court Rules

New York Times
Barronelle Stutzman, left, after a state Supreme Court hearing in November. Credit Elaine Thompson/Associated Press. SEATTLE – A florist who refused to sell flowers for a same-sex wedding cannot claim religious belief as a defense under the state’s …

Trump signs bill undoing Obama coal mining rule

The Hill
The bill quashes the Office of Surface Mining’s Stream Protection Rule, a regulation to protect waterways from coal mining waste that officials finalized in December.

Four people killed in crash in Des Plaines

Chicago Daily Herald
Four people were killed and one person was injured Thursday night in a crash on Northwest Highway in Des Plaines, authorities said.

ICE Detains A Victim Of Domestic Abuse At Texas Courthouse

NPR
Federal immigration agents last week detained a woman in the U.S. illegally just after she received a protective order against an abusive boyfriend, in an El Paso County courthouse.

Ex-Obama campaign manager, Plouffe, fined $90G for violating lobbying rules

Fox News  – ‎7 hours ago‎
Former-President Obama’s ex-campaign manager was fined $90,000 on Thursday for illegally lobbying Chicago’s mayor on behalf of Uber.

Trump Tears Into The Media During Hourlong Press Conference

Newsy
Trump Tears Into The Media During Hourlong Press Conference. During a combative press conference, Trump accused the media of fabricating stories about his ties to Russia.

Be the first to comment on "Harward turns down Trump’s national security adviser offer"

Leave a comment

Your email address will not be published.


*


Time limit is exhausted. Please reload the CAPTCHA.