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Republican Jewish Coalition breaks with Trump on Charlottesville, asks for ‘greater moral clarity’

Republican Jewish Coalition breaks with Trump on Charlottesville, asks for ‘greater moral clarity’

A major Jewish political coalition that has long supported President Trump and stood by him through other controversies broke with him on Wednesday over his response to events last weekend in Charlottesville, imploring him to more forcefully reject Nazis and other white supremacist groups. The Republican Jewish Coalition called on Trump to “provide greater moral […]
Trump adds another lawyer to his Russia investigation team

Trump adds another lawyer to his Russia investigation team

President Trump has hired prominent defense lawyer John Dowd to join his legal team amidst multiple probes into Russian interference in the 2016 election and reported allegations of obstruction of justice. Dowd, who has represented clients in cases involving the Justice Department and the Senate Ethics Committee, will join Trump’s legal team, which is led by […]
Full text: Trump transition team memo on keeping documents on Russia and the election

Full text: Trump transition team memo on keeping documents on Russia and the election

On Thursday, lawyers for Donald Trump's presidential transition circulated a memo instructing people who worked for the team to preserve documents, in anticipation of turning records over to investigators exploring Russian interference in the 2016 election. The preservation order is a sign of the broadening investigations. The request asked staffers to compile all documents related […]
Can Trump really roll back Obama’s Cuba policy?

Can Trump really roll back Obama’s Cuba policy?

Friday, President Trump is headed to Miami to announce his decision on a new U.S.-Cuba policy. On the campaign trail, Trump called the Obama administration's moves to restore relations with Cuba “a bad deal” and tweeted a threat to “terminate it.” But how many of the steps President Barack Obama took to thaw our relationship with […]
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