By The Washington Post | June 7, 2018 at 6:22 pm By Amy Goldstein | Washington Post WASHINGTON – The Trump administration said Thursday night that it will not defend the Affordable Care Act against the latest legal challenge to its constitutionality – a dramatic break from the executive branch’s tradition of arguing to uphold existing statutes and a land mine for health insurance changes the ACA brought about. In a brief filed in a Texas federal court and an accompanying letter to House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., the Justice Department agrees in large part with the 20 Republican-led states who brought the suit. They contend that the ACA provision requiring most Americans to carry health insurance soon will no longer be constitutional and that, as a result, consumer insurance protections under the law are not valid either. The three-page letter to Pelosi from Attorney General Jeff Sessions begins by saying that Justice adopted its position … [Read more...] about Trump administration won’t defend the ACA
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Yellowstone Boss Says Trump Administration Forcing Him Out
Yellowstone National Park's superintendent said Thursday that he's being forced out as a "punitive action" following disagreements with the Trump administration over how many bison the park can sustain, a longstanding source of conflict between park officials and ranchers in neighboring Montana. Superintendent Dan Wenk announced last week that he intended to retire March 30, 2019, after being offered a transfer he didn't want. He said he was informed this week by National Park Service Acting Director Paul "Dan" Smith that a new superintendent will be in place in August and that Wenk will be gone by then. "I feel this is a punitive action, but I don't know for sure," Wenk told The Associated Press. He wasn't given a reason and said the only dispute he's had with U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, who oversees the park service, was over bison. Vice President Mike Pence shared an odd moment at a FEMA hurricane briefing with his boss, President Donald Trump, when both men removed their … [Read more...] about Yellowstone Boss Says Trump Administration Forcing Him Out
Yellowstone boss: Trump administration forcing him out
Matthew Brown Associated Press Published 7:51 p.m. UTC Jun 7, 2018 Billings, Mont. – Yellowstone National Park’s superintendent said Thursday that he’s being forced out as a “punitive action” following disagreements with the Trump administration over how many bison the park can sustain, a longstanding source of conflict between park officials and ranchers in neighboring Montana. Superintendent Dan Wenk announced last week that he intended to retire March 30, 2019, after being offered a transfer he didn’t want. He said he was informed this week by National Park Service Acting Director Paul “Dan” Smith that a new superintendent will be in place in August and that Wenk will be gone by then. “I feel this is a punitive action, but I don’t know for sure,” Wenk told The Associated Press. He wasn’t given a reason and said the only dispute he’s had with U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, who oversees the park … [Read more...] about Yellowstone boss: Trump administration forcing him out
Yellowstone head says Trump administration forcing him out
Matthew Brown, Associated Press Updated 12:02 pm, Thursday, June 7, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-5', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 5', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-7', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 7', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); Photo: Matthew Brown, AP Image 1of/7 CaptionClose Image 1 of 7 FILE - In this Aug. 3, 2016, file photo, a large bison blocks traffic as crowds of tourists take photos in the Lamar Valley of Yellowstone National Park, Wyo. The park's superintendent says he's being forced out for what appear to be punitive reasons following disagreements with the … [Read more...] about Yellowstone head says Trump administration forcing him out
Wilbur Ross says Trump administration has reached “definitive agreement” with ZTE
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross says that the Trump administration has reached a "definitive agreement" with Chinese telecom giant ZTE that Ross claims "imposes the most strict compliance that we've ever had on any company, American or foreign." In an interview on CNBC, Ross said penalties amounted to $1 billion and that ZTE agreed to install new management and a compliance team picked by the U.S. The agreement is controversial: ZTE had been sanctioned by the U.S. for doing business with North Korea and Iran. It was blocked from purchasing parts from U.S. companies, sanctions that had crippled the company. The Trump administration has walked a fine line, stressing that any ZTE deal is separate from ongoing trade negotiations with China. And that the punishment for ZTE's past actions is tough enough. "We are literally embedding a compliance department of our choosing into the company to monitor it going forward. They will pay for those people but the people will report to the … [Read more...] about Wilbur Ross says Trump administration has reached “definitive agreement” with ZTE