Press Digest- New York Times business news – March 2
The following are the top stories on the New York Times business pages. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
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News 13 mins ago 1:23 a.m.Report: Former VP Joe Biden’s son dating late son’s widow
Former Vice President Joe Biden's son is dating the widow of his other son, the late Beau Biden, according to a report. The New York Post reports that Hallie Biden and Hunter Biden began dating after Hunter separated from his wife.
Graham, McCain want answers on Sessions-Russia report
Sen. Lindsey Graham said Wednesday if the FBI determines that President Donald Trump's campaign illegally coordinated with Russia, Attorney General Jeff Sessions should recuse himself from making the decision whether to pursue prosecutions. But Graham deflected a question about a new Washington Post report that Sessions twice spoke with the Russian ambassador to the United States during the 2016 presidential campaign, saying he needs to know more.
Barack and Michelle Obama sign Penguin Random House book deal
As reported by Bloomberg , Penguin Random House will publish separate books from the Obamas and their payment is more than another any other USA presidential memoirs. He further added that "Now, we are very much looking forward to working together with the former president and his wife to make each of their books global publishing events of unprecedented scope and significance".
Barack, Michelle Obama sign bumper book deal
Barack and Michelle Obama have signed a deal to publish their memoirs with New York-based Penguin Random House, in a coveted contract reportedly worth tens of millions of dollars. He has frequently declared himself to have a "writer's sensibility" and has said he does not want to write a conventional blow-by-blow account of his time in the White House.
Read why Dems INFIGHTING while Repubs REJOICING over Obama-backed DNC Chair Tom Perez [VIDEO]
The Democrats have selected their new chair and it was an upset. Former Labor Secretary Tom Perez was chosen over Keith Ellison in a very tight battle where Perez received 235 votes and Ellison got 200.
The Press vs. the Presidentby Kevin D. WilliamsonThe problem with the …
His administration "insults women" and his unwelcome presence in public life "insults us all." And, because the Republican party is all about the winning these days, the GOP establishment is "ready to forgive" .
What they’re saying about Trump’s moon shot – and what it means
This artist rendering shows a wide-angle view of the liftoff of the Block 1 70-metric-ton crew vehicle configuration SLS from the launchpad. It's not official, yet, but this week's report that President Trump wants NASA to go back to the moon in his first term is electrifying the space community.
NYT: Intercepted communications showa
The New York Times reported that law enforcement and intelligence agencies intercepted calls and phone records showing Donald Trump's presidential campaign aides, as well as other associates, having repeated contact with senior Russian intelligence officials in the year before the election. The report names four people close to Trump - including Michael Flynn, who recently stepped down as national security adviser - in the FBI's inquiry into links between Trump associates and the Russian government.
New era for consumer protection as Republicans take helm of watchdog agency
Consumer groups are bracing for a more pro-industry approach to safety, fearful that strides made in the name of product safety will be rolled back, as Republicans take the helm of the nation's key consumer safety agency. The Trump Administration last week elevated Ann Marie Buerkle, a Republican appointed to the commission in 2013, to the post of acting chairman.
Michael Flynn Resigned. Here’s Why He Still Needs to be Investigated.
With Michael Flynn's resignation, the Flynn story is not done - and neither is the need for an investigation of Flynn and his contacts with Russia. Late on Monday night, Flynn, Donald Trump's combative and controversial national security adviser, quit his post, after days of incoming fire following a Washington Post report that he had lied about his December contacts with Russian ambassador Sergei Kislyak.
Diversify this
Along with his remarked-upon shortfalls in diplomacy, nuance, finesse, rationality and often good manners, our 45th president has also been docked for his diversity shortfall. This means he is surrounded by too many persons of pallor and of masculinity, in other words, by white males.
Sorry, National Review: “Religious Freedom” Bills Do Permit Bigotry
National Review writer Alexandra Desanctis on Wednesday published a piece purporting to explain how recent conservative efforts to defend "religious freedom" aren't really about discriminating against LGBT Americans. Since she used a Salon piece written a day earlier by a former colleague of mine, Nico Lang, to illustrate how liberals are "maliciously mischaracteriz[ing] FADA and other religious-freedom protections," it seems only fair to issue a point-by-point response to the specious claims made in the National Review.
This is going to be harder than Donald Trump expected
But three weeks into his presidency, he has been repeatedly disarmed and frustrated by partisan opponents and the machinery of a government designed to check his power. It hasn't been for a lack of trying.
Now Flynn iffy on sanction-talk timing
President Donald Trump's national security adviser addressed U.S. sanctions against Russia in his conversations with the country's ambassador while President Barack Obama was still in office, a new report said, contradicting previous claims that the matter was not discussed. A Trump administration official told The Associated Press that Michael Flynn "can't be certain" that sanctions did not come up in his discussions with the Russian ambassador.
Under fire, Conway maintains support of the president
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Trump calls ruling on travel ban a a political decisiona
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Millie-Belle Diamond arrives in New York for Fashion Week
'THE SECURITY OF OUR NATION IS AT STAKE!' Furious Donald Trump tweets that he'll appeal San Francisco court's ruling as judges unanimously REFUSE to reinstate his travel ban Ohio State University student, 21, is shot dead and left near a public park just a day after she failed to return home from work and her car was reported missing Trump reaffirms 'one China' policy in call with President Xi in apparent move to soothe tensions over post-election phone call with Taiwan leader Hillary Clinton was 'replaced on Vogue cover by Gigi Hadid and Kendall Jenner after election loss' as fashion bible reveals it will cover Melania Trump moving forward 'I never thought I would use this phrase - FAKE NEWS:' Mexican foreign minister forced to deny that he rewrote Donald Trump's border wall speech with Jared Kushner Shocking moment 18-year-old serial offender is shot dead a fraction of a second after ... (more)
White House adviser ‘counseled’ after brand promotion
This frame grab from video provided by Fox News shows White House adviser Kellyanne during her interview with Fox News Fox and Friends, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017, in the briefing room of the White House in Washington. Conway defended Ivanka Trump's fashion company, telling Fox News that Trump is a "successful businesswoman" and people should give the company their business.
Trump and Staff Rethink Tactics After Stumbles
Glenn Thrush and Maggie Haberman, New York Times: President Trump loves to set the day's narrative at dawn, but the deeper story of his White House is best told at night. Aides confer in the dark because they cannot figure out how to operate the light switches in the cabinet room.