Associated Press Published 6:47 AM EST Nov 15, 2018 Moscow – Russian President Vladimir Putin says arms control issues will likely top the agenda of his planned meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump. Putin says the leaders need to discuss the future of the 2011 New START agreement and the situation around the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty. Trump has declared his intention to withdraw from the INF, which was signed by U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. Putin said Thursday that if he and Trump meet as expected at the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Argentina later this month, they would also discuss Syria, North Korea and Iran. Putin says he spoke Thursday with U.S. Vice President Mike Pence at the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in Singapore, touching on arms control and other issues. … [Read more...] about Putin: Arms control to top agenda for his meeting with Trump
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Judge to decide on reinstating Acosta’s press pass on Thursday in CNN vs. Trump legal battle
Judge Timothy Kelly will decide at 3 p.m. ET on Thursday whether to impose a temporary restraining order, giving back Jim Acosta’s White House pass. The CNN reporter was barred on November 8 for asking consecutive questions to Trump, despite an intern’s best efforts to stop him. The US Justice Department stood by the ban saying: “No journalist has a First Amendment right to enter the White House.” The Judge presiding over CNN’s lawsuit against the Trump administration said he will decide whether to impose a “temporary restraining order” to return Jim Acosta’s press pass, at 3 p.m. on Thursday. On Wednesday, Judge Timothy J. Kelly heard the arguments for a “temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction” from CNN’s lawyers, and said he was have a decision on the restraining order at 3 p.m. on Thursday, CNN said. The ban was imposed after Acosta asked a string of questions on November 7 which made Trump label … [Read more...] about Judge to decide on reinstating Acosta’s press pass on Thursday in CNN vs. Trump legal battle
A White House aide picked a fight with Melania Trump; the first lady won
Visit The Boston Globe Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Comment on this Scroll to top of page By Anne Gearan, Josh Dawsey and Emily Heil Washington Post November 15, 2018 WASHINGTON — A transoceanic personnel crisis that engulfed the National Security Council this week is partly rooted in a bureaucratic dispute over the seating arrangements aboard first lady Melania Trump’s plane to Africa last month during her maiden solo trip abroad.As the East Wing prepared the flight manifest for the marquee trip, deputy national security adviser Mira Ricardel became angry that seats on the first lady’s government jet were assigned to a larger-than-usual security entourage and a small press corps with none for Ricardel or another security council staffer, according to current US officials and others familiar with the trip and its aftermath.Policy experts from the security council and State Department were advised to fly separately and to meet the first … [Read more...] about A White House aide picked a fight with Melania Trump; the first lady won
Trump administration defends its case against CNN’s Acosta
Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press Updated 3:06 am PST, Thursday, November 15, 2018 CNN's Jim Acosta walks into federal court in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018, to attend a hearing on legal challenge against President Donald Trump's administration. Trump's administration contends it has "broad discretion" to regulate press access to the White House as it fends off a legal challenge from CNN and other outlets over the revocation of Acosta's "hard pass." less CNN's Jim Acosta walks into federal court in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018, to attend a hearing on legal challenge against President Donald Trump's administration. Trump's administration contends it has ... more Photo: Manuel Balce Ceneta, AP Photo: Manuel Balce Ceneta, AP Image 1 of / 4 Caption Close Image 1 of 4 … [Read more...] about Trump administration defends its case against CNN’s Acosta
France slams lack of ‘common decency’ after Trump mocked Macron on the Paris attacks anniversary
President Donald Trump mocked France’s war record and trade practices, and French President Emmanuel Macron’s approval rating, in a series of tweets on Tuesday. It coincided with the three-year anniversary of deadly terror attacks in Paris that killed 130 people. A French government spokesman said Trump’s behaviour lacked “common decency.” Trump previously touted a warm relationship with Macron. That has since deteriorated. The French government sharply criticised President Donald Trump for mocking French President Emmanuel Macron earlier this week on the three-year anniversary of the Paris terror attacks. Relations between Washington and Paris deteriorated as Trump on Tuesday mocked France’s World War II record, Macron’s approval rating, France’s unemployment rate, and accused the country’s wine industry of unfair trade practices. “MAKE FRANCE GREAT AGAIN!” the US president tweeted. Read more: The … [Read more...] about France slams lack of ‘common decency’ after Trump mocked Macron on the Paris attacks anniversary