Tuesday, 21 February 2017

Tuesday's Headlines: Trump’s new national security adviser to assume role at time of widespread security challenges

Trump prepares rollback of rules on climate, water pollution; Anti-vaccine movement is energized by Trump in the White House; Trump on Camp David: 'You'd like it ... for about 30 minutes';
 
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Trump's new national security adviser to assume role at time of widespread security challenges
In tapping Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, President Trump turned to a widely respected and fiercely outspoken military strategist who was recognized for his battlefield leadership during both the Persian Gulf War and the Iraq War. But unlike many officers, McMaster has spent virtually no time at the Pentagon or in Washington, which could prove a challenge in his new role.
Trump prepares rollback of rules on climate, water pollution
His planned executive orders are aimed at curtailing Obama-era policies. Although implementation will take time, it signals that the new administration is determined to promote fossil-fuel production.
 
Anti-vaccine movement is energized by Trump in the White House
The president has embraced discredited theories linking vaccines and autism. In Texas — where some parents cite "personal beliefs" against vaccination — concerns are growing about basic childhood health care among the state's diverse groups.
 
Trump on Camp David: 'You'd like it ... for about 30 minutes'
The historic Maryland compound — up a winding mountain road, deep in the woods and with cozy cabins — exemplifies American values and deliberative diplomacy, historians say. But President Trump has shown a clear preference for his glitzy property in Florida.
 
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A Trump adviser's move from the fringes of Washington to the West Wing
Sebastian Gorka, a former Breitbart News editor, occupies a senior job in the White House, and his controversial ideas — especially about Islam — drive the president's populist approach to counterterrorism and national security.
Scores of headstones vandalized at Jewish cemetery; centers receive bomb threats
The reported threats drew responses from first daughter Ivanka Trump and the White House, which said in part, "Hatred and hate-motivated violence of any kind have no place in a country founded on the promise of individual freedom."
Uber hires former attorney general Eric Holder to investigate sexual harassment claims
The move comes after Susan Fowler Rigetti wrote that during her year as an engineer at Uber, she and other female staffers reported multiple instances of sexual harassment and discrimination.
In Ohio's Trump country, a conservative lawmaker gets an earful
Rep. Jim Jordan, a member of the Freedom Caucus who has not drawn a credible challenger since joining the House in 2006, was the latest Republican to face an irate and organized town hall audience.
North Korean leader's slain half-brother of showed no sign of puncture wounds, heart attack
The latest developments add to the mystery surrounding the dramatic attack on Kim Jong Nam, who was ambushed at a Malaysian airport last week.
Pakistan shells border with Afghanistan as tensions rise over terrorist attacks
The conflict threatens to undermine the countries' cooperation on terrorism and peace talks with the Taliban as the Trump administration begins weighing its options to spur progress on both fronts.
Bobbleheads, yes. Official tweets, no. Federal workers wonder where the lines are in the Trump era.
Civil servants on both sides of the partisan divide want to know what they can do or say in what is not just any ordinary workplace but the president's own back yard.
 
     
 
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