Cowboys owner Jerry Jones says President Trump’s continued interest in the NFL’s anthem policy is “problematic,” but “that’s the way it is, and we’ll deal with it.”
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The White House announcement follows Trump’s earlier meetings on trade with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker
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HILLSBORO, Ore. (CBS Local) – An Oregon high school is making a costly apology after suspending a student for wearing a pro-Donald Trump t-shirt to class. Liberty High School in Hillsboro has agreed to pay $25,000 to senior Addison Barnes, who school officials suspended for wearing a shirt that read “Donald J. Trump Border Wall Construction Co.” Liberty High banned Barnes from wearing the shirt, which referenced the student’s support of the President’s illegal immigration and Homeland Security policies. Student with banned Trump shirt to get apology, $25,000 from school district https://t.co/smeoqR7Cw6 pic.twitter.com/1nYO7qbCeF — The Oregonian (@Oregonian) July 24, 2018 “Everyone knows that if a student wears an anti-Trump shirt to school, the teachers won’t think twice about it. But when I wore a pro-Trump shirt, I got suspended. That’s not right,” the 18-year-old told The Oregonian . Barnes sued the school after his January suspension and was granted a temporary restraining order by a judge in May. The federal judge’s decision barred the high school from enforcing their ban of the student’s t-shirt for the rest of the school year. Barnes graduated in June and the teen’s lawyer announced on July 24 that Liberty High School agreed to settle the matter with an apology. “Moving forward, we will continue to use professional discretion to meet both objectives and will actively seek ways to turn sensitive situations into learning opportunities,” Principal Greg Timmons wrote in his apology to Barnes. The $25,000 will reportedly help pay for the student’s legal fees. “I brought this case to stand up for myself and other students who might be afraid to express their right-of-center views,” the high school graduate explained.
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White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow says "don’t blame" Trump for trade war
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Republican backlash is growing against President Trump’s $12 billion plan to help American farmers feeling the pain of the escalating trade war. Several GOP lawmakers criticized the aid for farmers, calling it a bailout. Director of the National Economic Council, Larry Kudlow, joins “CBS This Morning” from Washington to discuss why President Trump’s tariffs are not to blame for the escalating trade war with China and the “very unfair trading practices” Mr. Trump inherited when he became president.
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(CBS News) — Another Democrat is adding his name to the list of those who won’t vote for Nancy Pelosi to lead the party if he wins in November. Max Rose , the Democratic nominee in New York’s 11th Congressional District, told CBSN on Tuesday he will not cast his vote for the current House Democratic leader. Rose is running against Republican Rep. Dan Donovan in the only New York City congressional district President Trump won in 2016. Rose’s district encompasses Staten Island and parts of Brooklyn. Asked if he would support Pelosi, Rose had a simple answer — “No.” “I believe that the Democratic Party is in urgent need of new leadership,” he continued. “The party has lost the trust of voters, not only in my district, but throughout the country, and believe me, if you separate the parties and you just look at our policies — infrastructure, equitable growth, lowering per capita health care costs — those policies have massive support. But we’ve got to move towards being also a party that can garner people’s trust and keep it, and we’re not going to accomplish that without new leadership.” Rose didn’t venture to say which Democrat he would support instead of Pelosi. Rose also said he dismisses the notion that his district is too conservative to flip. “I reject the idea that my district is conservative or liberal, Democrat or Republican,” Rose told CBSN. “What we see consistently from Staten Islanders and folks living in southern Brooklyn is really what we see throughout the country, which is that people wanna vote for the person, not the party. They want an independent fighter, an independent leader, someone who is gonna do what they say down in Washington D.C. and they certainly haven’t seen that from my opponent Dan Donovan and they haven’t seen that from politicians on both sides of the aisle for more than a generation now.” A growing number of Democrats running for Congress this year are saying they wouldn’t support Pelosi if they win office, and instead will push for new blood. Clarke Tucker, a Democrat hoping to take an Arkansas congressional seat held by a Republican, released an ad emphasizing that he wouldn’t vote for Pelosi. Conor Lamb , the Democrat who beat Republican Rick Saccone in a Pennsylvania special election earlier this year, said he won’t cast his bid for Pelosi, citing the need for new blood. Others have been noncommittal. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez , a rising star in the Democratic Party after she defeated Democratic Rep. Joe Crowley, told CBS News’ “Face the Nation” recently she wouldn’t rule out supporting Pelosi, but was less than committal. “I mean she is the current party leader, absolutely,” Ocasio-Cortez told “Face the Nation” moderator Margaret Brennan. “And I look forward to be parting–to be part of that conversation and, and winning back the House. There is no decision about the party leader until we win the House first.”
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‘Pay With Cash’: Lawyer Recorded Trump Discussing Buying Rights To Former Playboy Model’s Story About Alleged Affair
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(CNN) — Presidential candidate Donald Trump is heard on tape discussing with his attorney Michael Cohen how they would buy the rights to a Playboy model’s story about an alleged affair Trump had with her years earlier, according to the audio recording of the conversation aired exclusively on CNN’s “Cuomo Prime Time.” The recording offers the public a glimpse at the confidential discussions between Trump and Cohen, and it confirms the man who now occupies the Oval Office had contemporaneous knowledge of a proposal to buy the rights to the story of Karen McDougal, a woman who has alleged she had an extramarital affair with Trump about a decade ago. Cohen told Trump about his plans to set up a company and finance the purchase of the rights from American Media, which publishes the National Enquirer. “I need to open up a company for the transfer of all of that info regarding our friend David,” Cohen said in the recording, likely a reference to American Media head David Pecker. Trump interrupts Cohen asking, “What financing?” according to the recording. When Cohen tells Trump, “We’ll have to pay.” Trump is heard saying “pay with cash” but the audio is muddled and it’s unclear whether he suggests paying with cash or not paying. Cohen says, “no, no” but it is not clear what is said next. No payment was ever made from Trump, Rudy Giuliani, the President’s attorney, has said. Giuliani has previously acknowledged that the recorded discussion related to the buying the story rights. The recording, which was provided to CNN by Cohen’s attorney Lanny Davis, was made in September 2016. “What is this about? This is about honesty versus false disparagement of Michael Cohen. Why is Giuliani out falsely disparaging Michael Cohen — because they fear him,” Davis said on “Cuomo Prime Time.” “What do they fear, Chris? Why am I representing him? They fear that he has the truth about Donald Trump. He will someday speak the truth about Donald Trump. The truth is that when Donald Trump said ‘cash,’ which Rudy Giuliani knows that only drug dealers and mobsters talk about cash, it was, you heard Michael Cohen … say what? ‘No, no, no, no.’” Davis later added: “Ladies and gentlemen, if you voted for Donald Trump, listen to the tape and ask yourself: Is Donald Trump lying when he said he didn’t use the word ‘cash’ and accuses Michael Cohen of using the word ‘cash’? Cohen has been disparaged. Cohen has been insulted and called all sorts of things by people around Donald Trump.” Alan Futerfas, a lawyer for Trump Organization, refuted that Trump was offering a cash payment. “Whoever is telling Davis that cash in that conversation refers to green currency is lying to him,” Futerfas told CNN. “There’s no transaction done in green currency. It doesn’t happen. The whole deal never happened. If it was going to happen, it would be a payment to a large company that would obviously be accompanied by an agreement of sale. Those documents would be prepared by lawyers on both sides.” Cash, in the conversation, was in reference to how a deal would be financed, Futerfas added. “The word cash came up in the context of the distinction between financing, which is referenced, and no financing, which means a full payment, a total one-time payment. That’s the context in which the word cash is used,” he said. “Anyone who knows anything about the company or how the President does business knows there is no green cash. Everything is documented. Every penny is documented.” Court filings said federal prosecutors have obtained 12 audio recordings from the FBI raids on Cohen earlier this year . CNN previously reported that Trump’s lawyers waived attorney-client privilege on the President’s behalf regarding the recording involving him personally. The discussion relates to whether Trump should buy the rights of the story from American Media, which paid McDougal $150,000 in August 2016 for her story about an alleged 10 month affair with Trump. The story was never published by AMI. In addition to discussing the McDougal payment, Trump and Cohen are overheard running through a list of potential legal issues, including contesting a New York Times request to unseal divorce records from Trump’s first wife Ivana as well as more mundane matters such as polling numbers and Trump surrogate Pastor Mark Burns. This story is breaking and will be updated. — Chris Cuomo, Kara Scannell and Eli Watkins The-CNN-Wire ( & © 2018 Cable News Network, Inc., a Time Warner Company. All rights reserved.)
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TRENTON, N.J. (CBSNewYork) – In the midst of intense budget negotiations, New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney introduced a constitutional amendment that would strip some of the governor’s budget powers. The proposal from would shift responsibility over revenue projections from the governor to a three-member panel consisting of state representatives and outside experts, reports CBS2’s Meg Baker. “This is not one we agree on,” said Gov. Phil Murphy . “In my humble opinion, (it) has to be and will continue to be in my opinion the chief executor of the state part of responsibility. It’s checks and balances realty that’s worked really well.” “Too much volatility in budget process right now,” said Sweeny. “Working with the administration, legislature, independent body, we’ll come up with a number and then we know they’re the numbers, instead of saying it’s something that it’s not and haggling inflate numbers, deflate numbers – more predictable forecasting system.” The current budgeting process has been in place for 71 years, and some question the need to change. “What do you say to people who say this is Dems against Phil Murphy?” said Sweeney. “Not true, governors come and go, this just fixes process.” “One individual should not have sole authority to certify numbers,” he said. Some New Jersey residents say they are looking for greater efficiency. “Anything that will improve conditions something should be tried,” said Susan Pfreffer of Edgewater. “Good to have another person, specially from outside,” said Savadore Nutley. “If want to expedite things, I think third-party can be helpful.” New Jersey State Treasurer Elizabeth Muoio, a Democrat, says Sweeney’s plan threatens the balance of power. She says it ignores the informal consensus process that already exists in the state. Both houses of the Legislature must approve the proposed amendment by a three-fifths majority before Aug. 6 to get the question in front of voters this year. Even if the senate does so this week, it appears unlikely the assembly will take the measure up in time.
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Long Island Native Ordained As Auxiliary Bishop For Diocese Of Rockville Centre
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ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — Pope Francis has chosen a local Long Islander to help lead the Diocese of Rockville Centre. Msgr. Richard Garth Henning was born and raised in Nassau County and spent summers kayaking and swimming in the Great South Bay in Suffolk County. Locals say his approach is just what the church needs. Moments before his ordination, Henning credited his birthplace as a reason for attaining one of the highest honors in the Catholic church. “I am a local boy, I love Long Island,” he said. “It’s been my home, a great place of joy with my family and friends.” Henning grew up one of five children in Valley Stream, all of whom were products of Holy Name of Mary. He earned high honors at Chamindae High School while working on the student newspaper. The proud graduate of the class of 1982 was involved in nearly every after school activity. School President Brother Thomas Cleary calls him a “humble guy you take a walk with.” “You sense in a conversation he’s a spiritual thinker and a really knowledgeable, intellectual man,” Cleary added. Parishioners at St. Peter of Alcantara in Port Washington, the first parish Henning served in, say they knew the newly ordained auxiliary bishop was going places. “We’re so proud of him,” parishioner Katie Duhig said. “I’m proud to know him.” As a parish priest, Henning spoke Italian, French, Greek, and Hebrew but no Spanish until he was assigned in Port Washington, where parishioners helped him become fluent. “He’s deeply pastoral, a son — an adopted son of our beautiful Hispanic Catholic community,” Rockville Centre Bishop John Barres said. The Pope appointed Henning to the elevated position. 27 bishops joined Timothy Cardinal Dolan, who proclaimed the day one of “hope and promise.” Bishop Henning will now help lead one of the larges dioceses in the nation, consisting of one and a half million Catholics.
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WASHINGTON (AP) – Ivanka Trump is shutting down her clothing company and laying off 18 employees after some stores dropped her line and she decided ethics restrictions were holding back its ability to grow. The president’s daughter said in statement she made the decision to focus more on work as a White House adviser. “After 17 months in Washington, I do not know when or if I will ever return to the business, but I do know that my focus for the foreseeable future will be the work I am doing here in Washington,” she said, “so making this decision now is the only fair outcome for my team and partners.” Ivanka Trump has recently been encouraging U.S. companies to pledge to hire American workers. Her company has been criticized for using Chinese workers abroad to make its products. Opinions about the brand have become highly polarized and it has faced boycotts from anti-Trump protesters. With sales flagging by some measures, Nordstrom dropped the Ivanka Trump line last year and recently Hudson Bay reportedly did the same. The company has also come under criticism from ethics experts for trademarks granted by foreign governments such as China that would want to curry favor with the president. Analyst Neil Saunders, managing director of GlobalData Retail, said that “while the company is still viable, doing business has become far more challenging and these problems will only increase.” The bulk of Ivanka Trump’s assets —more than $50 million worth — was contained in a trust that holds her business and corporations. That trust generated over $5 million in revenue last year, according to a financial disclosure report filed with the government. When Ivanka Trump joined the White House as adviser to her father, she stepped aside from running her company and agreed to several restrictions so that her financial interest in the business would not conflict with her public role as a White House adviser. Still, the company drew criticism for benefiting from their White House ties. In April last year, the Chinese government granted her company provisional approval for three new trademarks, the same day she and her husband Jared Kushner dined with the president of China and his wife at President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort. Ivanka Trump’s brand has said the 2017 Chinese trademarks were filed defensively to protect against squatters using her name. China has said its trademarks policy regarding Ivanka Trump’s company is in line with normal legal practice. The Ivanka Trump brand has also come under criticism for conditions at factories where its products were made in China. The Associated Press spoke with workers last year at an Ivanka Trump shoe factory in Ganzhou, China, who described long hours, low pay and abuse. The company said at the time that the “integrity” of its supply chain was a “top priority” and that it takes such allegations “very seriously.” (© Copyright 2018 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)
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His speech comes as the president escalates a trade war and threatens to revoke former intelligence officials’ security clearances
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Sarah Sanders said the president is looking at mechanisms to remove clearances of former Obama-era intel officials
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Monday confirmed Pentagon official Robert Wilkie to be secretary of Veterans Affairs, charged with delivering on President Donald Trump’s campaign promises to fire bad VA employees and steer more patients to the private sector. Wilkie won approval on a bipartisan vote of 86-9, securing the backing of many Democrats after insisting at his confirmation hearing that he will not privatize the government’s second-largest department. It was a moment of respite from the sharp political divisions engulfing Trump’s other nominees in the final months before congressional midterm elections. Wilkie is Trump’s third pick for the job in 18 months. The longtime public official says he will “shake up complacency” at VA, which has struggled with long waits in providing medical treatment to millions of veterans. In an 86-9 vote, the United States Senate has confirmed Robert Wilkie as our new Secretary of Veterans Affairs. pic.twitter.com/LyRDU5zTA9 — The White House (@WhiteHouse) July 23, 2018 In a statement released by the White House, Trump applauded the confirmation vote and said he looked forward to Wilkie’s leadership. “I have no doubt that the Department of Veterans Affairs will continue to make strides in honoring and protecting the heroic men and women who have served our nation with distinction,” he said. Trump selected Wilkie for the post in May after firing his first VA secretary, David Shulkin, amid ethics charges and internal rebellion at the department over the role of private care for veterans. Trump’s initial replacement choice, White House doctor Ronny Jackson, withdrew after allegations of workplace misconduct surfaced. Wilkie, a former assistant secretary of defense under President George W. Bush, has received mostly positive reviews from veterans’ groups for his management experience, but the extent of his willingness to expand private care as an alternative to government-run VA care remains largely unknown. Trump last year pledged he would triple the number of veterans “seeing the doctor of their choice.” Currently more than 30 percent of VA appointments are made in the private sector. Under repeated questioning at his hearing, the Air Force and Navy veteran said he opposed privatizing the agency of 360,000 employees and would make sure VA health care is “fully funded.” When pressed by Sen. Jon Tester, the top Democrat on the panel, if he would be willing to disagree with Trump, Wilkie responded “yes.” “I have been privileged to work for some of the most high-powered people in this town,” said Wilkie, currently a Pentagon undersecretary for Defense Secretary Jim Mattis. “They pay me for their opinions, and I give those to them.” Wilkie’s main task in the coming months will be carrying out a newly signed law to ease access to private health providers. That law gives the VA secretary wide authority to decide when veterans can bypass the VA, based on whether they receive “quality” care, but the program could face escalating costs. Some Democrats have warned the VA won’t be able to handle a growing price tag, putting it at risk of budget shortfalls next year. Major veterans’ groups want full funding for core VA medical centers, which they see as best-suited to veterans’ specialized needs such as treatment for post-traumatic stress. As VA secretary, Wilkie also will have more power under a new accountability law to fire VA employees. Lawmakers from both parties have recently raised questions about the law’s implementation, including how whistleblower complaints are handled and whether the law is being disproportionately used against rank-and-file employees rather than senior managers who set policy. “The tone has been set by President Trump on the direction of VA reforms,” said Dan Caldwell, executive director of the conservative Concerned Veterans for America. “There have been a tremendous number of bills passed in the last year and half, and all will require a lot of work to make sure they are properly implemented.” Republican Sen. Johnny Isakson of Georgia, chairman of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, praised Wilkie as “eminently qualified,” saying he will “bring stability and leadership” to VA. Wilkie served as acting VA secretary after Shulkin’s firing in March, before returning to his role as Pentagon undersecretary. He will replace current acting VA secretary Peter O’Rourke, who clashed with the VA inspector general after refusing to release documents relating to VA whistleblower complaints and casting the independent watchdog as an underling who must “act accordingly.” Under pressure from Congress, the VA agreed last week to provide documents to the IG. (© Copyright 2018 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)
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Pusha T's Wedding Photos Got The Meme Treatment With Clipse Lyrics And Diss Track Jokes
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Michael Cohen secretly recorded a conversation with President Trump shortly before the election
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