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Legal defense fund for Trump administration and campaign staff is now active - ABC News

posted onFebruary 28, 2018
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A legal defense fund, set up to support past and present members of the Trump administration and campaign staff with legal expenses incurred via investigations led by special counsel Robert Mueller or House and Senate committees, is now active. The fund, “the Patriot Legal Expense Fund Trust LLC,” was formally established as a limited liability corporation based in Delaware, according to a release.

Capital - The week in politics and issues

posted onFebruary 28, 2018
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capital source The suit was filed by former Massachusetts governor William F. Weld and two other plaintiffs.  capital source The long trek back from political gadfly to elected office just might be in the cards for Althea Garrison.  Such introductory events are typically bare bones, but Republican John Kingston’s October event was top shelf.   capital source “He’s proven to be a great steward for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,” president Sean M.

Politics - The Boston Globe

posted onFebruary 28, 2018
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Some countries’ officials have discussed ways of taking advantage of his complex business arrangements, financial difficulties, and lack of foreign policy experience.  The move sharply limits Kushner’s access to some of the nation’s most sensitive secrets amid concerns raised by the ongoing investigation of his background.   Lawmakers interviewed President Trump’s communications director as part of their investigation into Russian election meddling.   President Trump has named former digital adviser Brad Parscale as campaign manager of his 2020 re-election campaign.

Politics - The Boston Globe

posted onFebruary 28, 2018
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Some countries’ officials have discussed ways of taking advantage of his complex business arrangements, financial difficulties, and lack of foreign policy experience.  The move sharply limits Kushner’s access to some of the nation’s most sensitive secrets amid concerns raised by the ongoing investigation of his background.   Lawmakers interviewed President Trump’s communications director as part of their investigation into Russian election meddling.   President Trump has named former digital adviser Brad Parscale as campaign manager of his 2020 re-election campaign.

Politics - The Boston Globe

posted onFebruary 28, 2018
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Some countries’ officials have discussed ways of taking advantage of his complex business arrangements, financial difficulties, and lack of foreign policy experience.  The move sharply limits Kushner’s access to some of the nation’s most sensitive secrets amid concerns raised by the ongoing investigation of his background.   Lawmakers interviewed President Trump’s communications director as part of their investigation into Russian election meddling.   President Trump has named former digital adviser Brad Parscale as campaign manager of his 2020 re-election campaign.

Major EPA reorganization will end science research program | TheHill

posted onFebruary 27, 2018
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A federal environmental program that distributes grants to test the effects of chemical exposure on adults and children is being shuttered amidst a major organization consolidation at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The National Center for Environmental Research (NCER) will no longer exist following plans to combine three EPA offices, the agency confirmed to The Hill Monday. The program provides millions of dollars in grants each year. Perhaps best known for its handling of fellowships that study the effects of chemicals on children’s health, NCER will be dissolved and science staff

Court decision all but nullifies March 5 deadline for 'Dreamers' | TheHill

posted onFebruary 27, 2018
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The Supreme Court on Monday decided to stay out of the legal fight surrounding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, all but nullifying a March 5 deadline for congressional action set by MORE. The court’s decision means an injunction preventing the Trump administration from unwinding the program will remain in place as the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals continues its review. Andrew Pincus, a Supreme Court litigator and partner at Mayer Brown, a Washington, D.C.-based law firm, said the earliest a decision could be expected from the appeals courts wo

Congress steps into thorny gun debate | TheHill

posted onFebruary 27, 2018
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GOP leaders in the House are preparing a legislative package aimed at bolstering school safety in reaction to the shooting this month at a Florida high school that left 17 dead and reopened a national debate over guns. “We’re gonna do a lot on school safety,” Rep.