A top White House aide sidestepped repeated chances Sunday to publicly defend embattled national security adviser Michael Flynn following reports that he engaged in conversations with a Russian diplomat about U.S. sanctions before Trump’s inauguration. The uncertainty comes as Trump is dealing with North Korea’s apparent first missile launch of the year and his presidency, along with visits this week from the leaders of Israel and Canada.
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The Latest: Group sues on behalf of US green-card holders
The Latest on President Donald Trump, his travel ban on seven Muslim-majority countries and other immigration actions : A civil rights group in Michigan has sued on behalf of U.S. green-card holders objecting to President Donald Trump’s order temporarily banning refugees and immigrants from seven mostly Muslim countries. The Arab-American Civil Rights League argues in the suit filed Tuesday in Detroit’s U.S. District Court that the executive action is unconstitutional and targets immigrant communities.
The Latest: Mexican candidate protests at Trump Tower
Gerardo FernA ndez NoroA a on Wednesday sat down in the lobby of the Manhattan skyscraper and briefly refused to leave. He held a map of the United States labeled “Mexico in 1830” and showed it to the reporters and photographers gathered in the lobby.
The Latest: Trump hire linked to NJ bridge scandal
WASHINGTON – The Latest on President-elect Donald Trump :4:20 p.m.Donald Trump has hired a political adviser whom New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie cut ties with two years ago in the fallout from the George Washington Bridge lane-closing scandal.Trump on Wednesday named Bill Stepien as deputy assistant to the president and political director.Stepien … (more)