Sentences with phrase «white house support»

Mid-level State Department staffers with neither experience, nor clout, nor White House support, will play an uncertain, largely irrelevant, role in Bonn.

With White House support, a growing number of schools nationally are turning to restorative methods because of research suggesting that it is a more productive way — compared to suspensions — to support students who are caught up in cycles of disruptive behavior.

«At a time when funding is so tight across the government,» White House support for neuroscience research is a «major opportunity,» says Leshner, a former director of NIH's National Institute on Drug Abuse and acting director of the National Institute of Mental Health.

With fewer cash - strapped news outlets willing to underwrite the cost, reporters were forced to fly commercial on Obama's visits to Prague and Cape Canaveral — and some White House support staff had to be left home rather than hitching a ride on the press charter.

But given the lack of White House support for Governor Paterson and his diminished poll numbers, Democratic Party officials are proceeding under the assumption that Mr. Cuomo will run for governor and become the party's standard bearer.

Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt, who serves as vice chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, shrugged off the possibility of any minimum - age increase making it to the president's desk, regardless of White House support.

That tally includes the infamous honeymoon trip, which was apparently requested as a White House support mission by mistake.

However, he said he was concerned about the «disconnect» between the standard of proof required for designating a flight as a «White House support mission,» and the proof that was actually given to back up Mnuchin's travels.

The report, released Thursday, said that all of Mnuchin's nine requests for government aircraft were for so - called «White House support missions,» where the president has directed that the trip be made.

In 2006, the White House supported and Republican - led Senate passed comprehensive immigration reform that would eventually allow millions of illegal immigrants to become citizens, but the House (also led by Republicans) did not advance the bill.

In May, an emergency mediation panel appointed by the White House supported the union's proposal for pay increases and added modest contributions for health care.

Not exact matches

President Trump's budget for 2018 will slash funding on everything from Big Bird to foreign aid, while boosting support for the Pentagon and the construction of a border wall, the White House said Wednesday.

In a bruising five - hour session, the FBI director also knocked down Trump's claim that his predecessor had wiretapped his New York skyscraper, an assertion that has distracted White House officials and frustrated fellow Republicans who acknowledge they've seen no evidence to support it.

I'll get depressed,» she says, noting that it's easier to pull that off at the White House, where she has «much more support» than the average person.

Now, the White House is tackling areas where there's far less consensus support from Wall Street.

Late Friday, he sent a copy of what he said was a resignation letter to The Federalist, writing in part that «it is clear to me that forces that do not support the MAGA promise are — for now — ascendant within the White House.»

Ryan also went to the White House on Wednesday as Trump was unsure about whether to support the spending bill.

While Hannity's unwavering support for Trump yielded him access on the campaign trail and in the White House, Trump often tunes in to «Morning Joe,» and occasionally fires off tweets about the show's topics.

The call to execute certain drug traffickers is drawing the most attention, but another part of the plan could make a big difference: The White House will support research into developing a vaccine for opioid addiction.

On Monday, Rippon said he would likely boycott any visit by Team USA to the White House in order to support the LGBTQ community.

WASHINGTON, Nov 29 - The U.S. Senate on Wednesday took a step toward passage of tax legislation that is a top White House priority, setting up a likely decisive vote later this week even though it was unclear if the bill had enough Republican support to become law.

Trump's tweet appeared to contradict the statement that the White House press secretary, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, released on Wednesday night signaling the administration's strong support for FISA — and specifically its Section 702, which allows the US government to track and collect the communications of foreigners overseas without a warrant.

Bannon's departure a week earlier was seen as a significant blow to other nationalist, far - right figures in the White House, and Gorka implied as much in his letter, saying it was clear to him that «forces that do not support the MAGA promise are — for now — ascendant within the White House.»

But while the RNC's new recommendations may not be directly aimed at quashing another Paul's White House run, conservative activists argue that the changes to the primary process would inevitably benefit candidates who are well - funded and have high - name recognition, to the detriment of those who draw their support from the GOP's activist base.

In a statement from the White House on Saturday, press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Trump supported the Democratic memo's release «in the interest of transparency.»

President Donald Trump on Thursday criticized the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act hours after the White House press secretary released a statement saying the administration supported the law and opposed an amendment that would impose limits on the government's surveillance authority.

While campaigning for the White House, Trump voiced support for legal medical marijuana and Spicer echoed that support on Thursday, noting that the president sees its benefits in treating various types of pain and illnesses.

Burns, who has recently been giving Trump credit for diplomatic efforts with China and North Korea, said the White House needs to separate any U.S. response in Syria and the American relationship with Russia, which has been militarily supporting the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad.

That is why groups that support undocumented immigrants are asking tech leaders and companies to take action before the White House does.

With the heated political climate that accompanied President Donald Trump to the White House, she tells The Washington Post, there's been an unintentional social effect: More women are supporting each other.

A plan put forth by the White House Sunday supports arming teachers, banning bump stocks, and strengthening background checks, but it does not propose raising the age to buy guns to 21 — something the president previously suggested but that the National Rifle Association strongly opposes.

The Democratic senator's proposed legislation will face an unlikely road to passage, considering that most lawmakers (including those in the White House) are reluctant to end the drug's federal prohibition, but the bill is still the latest attempt by a prominent politician to update federal marijuana laws at a time when a clear majority of Americans support legalization.

Kushner reportedly supported Apollo Global Management co-founder Joshua Harris as he began a financial disclosure process to be considered for a White House role.

The White House is declining to offer public support for long - awaited legislation that would give federal judges clearer authority to order technology companies like Apple to help law enforcement crack encrypted data, according to sources familiar with the discussions.

The White House has failed to find traction on a middle ground that would allow meaningful reform to thrive while protecting the constitutional right to bear arms — a compromise that would enjoy broad public support and still represent a practical way of regulating the firearms industry.

Hillary Clinton urges real estate bigwigs to lobby White House for Gateway tunnels During a keynote speech at the Regional Plan Association's annual conference, Hillary Clinton asked attendees to throw their support behind the Gateway project, which calls for the construction of two new train tunnels under the Hudson River.

On the eve of critical hearings on Capitol Hill, top White House officials are intensifying efforts to document wasteful spending by Scott Pruitt as President Trump weighs whether to keep supporting his controversial Environmental Protection Agency chief, senior administration officials said Wednesday.

Cohn did not publicly support Trump during the campaign, but Kushner invited him in to meet with the president - elect during the transition, and Cohn apparently really wowed him — after a few more meetings, he was named National Economic Council director, making him the top economic policy staffer in the White House.

The Financial Planning Coalition — which includes the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, the Financial Planning Association and the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors — said in a statement that the White House's support of DOL's proposal «is a strong sign that investor protection is a priority for this Administration.»

In an email sent out at the end of January to Raymond James employees, Reilly called a recent leaked White House memorandum supporting the DOL as «an example of biased and distorted research (that) impugns the integrity of the work our advisors do every day to help clients achieve their financial goals.»

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A leaked White House memo supporting a fiduciary definition for brokers selling retirement investments proposed by the Department of Labor was «pretty shocking,» according to former SEC chairwoman Mary Schapiro.

Washington (CNN) President Donald Trump, after listening to a series of emotional stories and pleas to enhance school safety at the White House Wednesday, floated the idea of arming teachers and school staff, an idea that was met with support from many of the attendees.

The Porter crisis has damaged Kelly's credibility not only publicly but also inside the White House, where officials said he was losing the support of some West Wing staffers because of his management of the situation and apparent lack of transparency.

In a resignation letter, published Friday night by The Federalist and confirmed by POLITICO, Gorka cited «forces» that do not support President Donald Trump's «MAGA promise» as those that drove him out of the White House.

In a resignation letter, Sebastian Gorka cited «forces» that do not support President Trump's «MAGA promise» as being ascendant in the White House.

Trump, traveling in Asia this week, called in to a meeting between White House officials and a collection of moderate Senate Democrats on Tuesday, hoping he could win their support for his tax effort.

Trump's comments, delivered at a White House news conference, illustrate the political minefield he will navigate in September as he tries to draw support for disaster recovery funds but wages a bitter fight with lawmakers from both parties about whether U.S. taxpayers should finance the creation of a wall that he has long promised Mexico would fund.

The White House says it can support the stabilization package if it includes their own priorities, including a plan to let consumers buy short - term plans for a full year, instead of just three months.

The White House said it will appoint an adviser to lead the initiative and the office will be supported by various faith leaders from outside the federal government.

White House spokesman Raj Shah said Tuesday that Trump «believes that Americans» privacy should be protected» and supports federal investigations into the incident.