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The Trump appointee’s statement sets the state up as a front line in the war between the Justice Department and legal cannabis.  The Trump appointee’s statement sets the state up as a front line in the war between the Justice Department and legal cannabis.  A curious political phenomenon is unfolding: Conservatives are touting their ability to work with the liberal senator.

The Trump appointee’s statement sets the state up as a front line in the war between the Justice Department and legal cannabis.  The Trump appointee’s statement sets the state up as a front line in the war between the Justice Department and legal cannabis.  A curious political phenomenon is unfolding: Conservatives are touting their ability to work with the liberal senator.

MORE on Sunday pushed back the date for his “Fake News Awards” to Jan. 17, as opposed to this coming Monday, citing high interest. “The Fake News Awards, those going to the most corrupt & biased of the Mainstream Media, will be presented to the losers on Wednesday, January 17th, rather than this coming Monday,” Trump wrote on Twitter. The president plans to travel to Tennessee and Georgia on Monday.

Former White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon in a new statement praised said in a statement provided to Axios, referring to Trump Jr. Bannon added that his support for claimed Bannon called the 2016 meeting between Trump Jr. and a group of Russians "treasonous." "They’re going to crack Don Junior like an egg on national TV," Bannon is quoted as saying in the book, referring to the investigation into Russia's election interference. Trump tore into Bannon after excerpts of Michael Wolff's book, "Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House," were released.

CNN’s Jake Tapper on Sunday cut off a contentious interview with White House senior adviser Stephen Miller, as the two sparred about MORE and the news network. “I get it. There’s one viewer that you care about right now and you're being obsequious and you’re being a factotum in order to please him, OK,” Tapper said on "State of the Union," appearing to reference the president. “And I think I’ve wasted enough of my viewers’ time.

Trump administration officials on Sunday are playing defense for their boss against shocking allegations reported in a new book detailing the first year of Trump’s presidency. Multiple individuals close to abruptly cut off a contentious interview with the Trump aide during CNN’s “State of the Union.”  Tapper called Miller "obsequious" for his defense, and Trump aides also took criticism from past administration officials for their approach to fighting back against the book's claims. Michael Wolff’s book, titled “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House,” has roiled Washington, D.C., s

The Trump administration is turning to regulations as their last, best hope of chipping away at ObamaCare in 2018, with congressional Republicans unlikely to pass full repeal. A proposed rule released Thursday targeting the health law is likely the first step in a new effort to undermine the law.

Many colleges ask you to choose a major as early as your senior year of high school, on your admissions application. Yet there’s a good chance you’ll change your mind. The Education Department says that about 30 percent of students switch majors at least once. Students get plenty of advice about picking a major. It turns out, though, that most of it is from family and friends, according to a September Gallup survey.

There’s no magic formula for getting into a selective college, but over a decade covering admissions for The Chronicle of Higher Education, I’ve picked up a thing or two. These takeaways, based on hundreds of interviews with admissions deans over the years, may help you navigate the process. When colleges choose applicants, they’re juggling competing goals, like increasing diversity and bringing in more revenue. Admissions officers aren’t looking for students who fit just one description — say, those who’ve earned all A’s or won the most awards.

The admissions process is out of whack. Just ask the heartbroken applicant, rejected by her dream school. Ask high school counselors, who complain that colleges don’t reward promising students for their creativity, determination or service to others. Even the gatekeepers at some famous institutions acknowledge, quietly, that the selection system is broken. Ask five people how to fix it, though, and they’ll give five different answers. Sure, you might think colleges put too much stock in the SAT, but your neighbor’s kid with the near-perfect score thinks it should matter a lot.