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The pair of conservative lawmakers won an early victory against the administration in December, when a court initially granted their request for an injunction to keep the city from dumping the files.

The National Head Start Association responded by bringing suit against the administration in federal court for threatening local programs and trying to create a «chilling effect» on actions that parents and Head Start staff might take to save Head Start.

A dozen states and three cities recently filed suit against the administration in an effort to compel it to regulate greenhouse gases.

Not exact matches

As HuffPost reported on Tuesday, the judge who ruled against DAPA in 2015 had included among his reasoning the possibility that any DAPA applicants who offered their personal information to the federal government in exchange for protection from deportation could be at a heightened risk under a different presidential administration.

But the Washington Post's Glenn Kessler offers an alternative — and in our view, more credible — explanation for why the administration edited down the talking points, suggesting that the emails reveal a «bureaucratic knife fight» that pitted the State Department against the CIA.

WASHINGTON / BEIJING, April 4 - President Donald Trump's administration said on Wednesday talks with Beijing could resolve an escalating U.S. - China trade fight after China retaliated against U.S. proposals to slap tariffs on $ 50 billion in Chinese goods by targeting key American imports with similar duties.

First, the Trump administration ramps up coercive action against North Korea, and this precipitates a crisis in US - China relations,» the firm wrote.

The former Treasury Secretary and Obama Administration economic advisor has come out forcefully on his blog and in interviews against the Fed's apparent plan to raise rates, arguing that the risks of raising them too soon — like smothering the economy recovery — far outweigh the risks of excessive inflation that may be the result of waiting too long.

On Monday, barely a week after China voted in favor of tough new United Nations sanctions against North Korea, the Trump administration launched an investigation into whether China is pirating the intellectual property of American firms under Section 301 of the 1974 Trade Act.

Litigation funder IMF Bentham has announced it will fund a shareholder class action against former directors of collapsed miner Kagara, which went into administration in 2012.

In early January, before Trump was sworn in, a bipartisan group of senators introduced a bill designed to go beyond the punishments already levied against Russia by the Obama administration and to demonstrate to Trump that forcefully responding to Moscow's election interference wasn't a partisan issuIn early January, before Trump was sworn in, a bipartisan group of senators introduced a bill designed to go beyond the punishments already levied against Russia by the Obama administration and to demonstrate to Trump that forcefully responding to Moscow's election interference wasn't a partisan issuin, a bipartisan group of senators introduced a bill designed to go beyond the punishments already levied against Russia by the Obama administration and to demonstrate to Trump that forcefully responding to Moscow's election interference wasn't a partisan issue.

Speaking from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Nassetta said that his own conversations with Trump and his team have not led him to believe that the new administration is against free trade, as some critics have insinuated.

Spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said the Trump administration «is committed to existing sanctions against Russia» and will keep them in place «until Moscow fully honors its commitments to resolve the crisis in Ukraine.»

China announced Wednesday that it may put tariffs on $ 50 billion worth of U.S. goods in retaliation against the Trump administration's plan for imposing 25 percent duties on Chinese imports.

Looking for a way to battle against a potential crackdown by the Trump Administration on legalized marijuana, California lawmakers have turned to another area where they don't always see eye - to - eye with officials in Washington.

«Even though the Trump administration is not a strong supporter of the fiduciary rule, it will likely continue to defend [it] against legal challenges,» said Marcia Wagner, president and founder of Wagner Law Group, in a statement.

Ross also issued a warning against misinterpreting the Trump administration's hardline approach to trade, in what could foretell what Trump himself will communicate to the Davos crowd on Friday.

The United Nations Security Council recently imposed more heavy sanctions against the regime in response to its missile testing, and Trump told reporters that the additional sanctions his administration was considering are «as strong as they get.»

Trump administration officials have railed against what they call «catch - and - release» policies that allow people requesting asylum to be released from custody into the US while their claims make their way through the courts in a process that can last a year.

In Chicago, 28 - year - old Brenda Burciaga was among thousands of people who marched through the streets to push back against the new administration.

In 2009, the Obama administration ordered federal prosecutors not to prioritize legal action against medical marijuana dispensaries that comply with state laws.

The National Venture Capital Association, an industry group of top U.S. venture capitalists, filed a lawsuit on Tuesday in Washington D.C. District Court against the Trump Administration, alleging it illegally delayed an immigration program created during President Obama's term.

The battle against the «Islamic State» / ISIS has just begun, and officials in Washington are reiterating that it will be a long - term fight even in the Obama administration's priority front, Iraq.

Scaramucci most notably made headlines for his interview with The New Yorker in which he unleashed an expletive - filled tirade against members of the Trump administration.

Flynn had misled Vice President Mike Pence and other administration officials about what he and Sergey Kislyak, Russia's ambassador to the US, talked about in phone conversations during the transition — according to reports, they had discussed the Obama administration's sanctions against Russia.

A federal judge has rejected Massachusetts» challenge to new Trump administration rules that would allow more companies to not provide insurance plans that cover birth control; previous decisions by other judges in California and Pennsylvania went the other way, issuing injunctions against the new birth control rules.

All marijuana legally for sale in Colorado will be deemed medical if the Trump Administration turns against recreational sales legal in eight states.

Incoming Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said that he «strongly support [s] the steps the administration is taking to fight back against Russia's interference in our election.

Back in Europe, Germany, France and the U.K. have joined forces against potential new tariffs from the U.S.. On Sunday, the three countries urged the U.S. administration to not apply metal tariffs to Europe.

The Trump administration's decision to exclude Haitians from receiving temporary agricultural and seasonal visas in the U.S. could work against the interests of the Trump Organization.

Would the president - elect's administration go against the will of voters in an ever - growing number of states?

«A majority of PAE suits are brought against non-tech companies,» says Colleen Chien, whose work is cited extensively in a white paper that accompanied the administration's legislative proposals.

Six environmental groups on Thursday filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration in a federal court in Montana to challenge its decision to approve construction of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline.

A ruling against the United States might feed an opinion already popular in the Trump administration that global trade rules compromise American sovereignty, and provide a reason to potentially withdraw from the organization.

A source familiar with the decision says the administration has reached an agreement in principle with Australia, Argentina and Brazil, which may avoid the need for tariffs against those countries altogether.

Early European concerns about the Trump administration's commitment to energy security were compounded by broader fears about a possible U.S. - Russia grand bargain, including the potential relaxing of U.S. sanctions against Russia imposed after its invasion of Crimea in 2014.

This lack of transparency could actually also be grounds for yet more legal action against Trump, in fact, since it looks very likely that it's a violation of the Federal Advisory Committee Act to not hold these advisory meetings from business leaders open to the public, though the administration denies any of its actions have contravened this order.

On March 15, in its first announcement of sanctions against Russian actors, the Trump administration formally acknowledged attempted cyber a...

Trump signed an executive order to investigate the trade policies around steel and aluminum in April 2017, a directive that sparked an internal struggle within the Trump administration, pitting free trade advocates, like chief economic adviser Gary Cohn, against trade hawks like White House adviser Peter Navarro.

China said Tuesday it would impose $ 50 billion in tariffs against US products, including soybeans and cars, in response to the Trump administration's initial decision to slap tariffs on Chinese - made goods to punish the country for intellectual property theft.

That's why he had such productive relationships in the fight against violent criminals and drug gangs across a variety of administrations in City Hall and the State House.

A senior Trump administration official told Reuters these steep tariffs against China are likely «in the very near future.»

EPA spokesman Jahan Wilcox declined to comment on Monday in response to whether the allegations against Pruitt reflect poorly on the administration and whether Pruitt still has Trump's support.

As I have trawled through the extensive recent press reports and academic and policy papers about trade, I've come up with a list of statements in favor and against the protectionist policies suggested by Peter Navarro, and by the Trump administration more generally.

The former State Department diplomat who oversaw U.S. government sanctions policy said he was «extremely» frustrated when the Obama administration issued «weak» and «frankly inadequate» sanctions against Russia in December 2016 in response to that country's campaign to disrupt the U.S. presidential election.

The U.S. Energy Information Administration confirmed these fears via its weekly supply report, which showed only a 900,000 - barrel drop in inventories against expectations for a 2.7 - million - barrel decline.

For example, Uber has been hit by an unsubscription campaign because of its CEO's link to the Trump administration and the fact that its drivers didn't comply to a call to halt pick - ups at John F Kennedy International Airport in protestation against the ban.

The moves come in response to petitions from American manufacturers, who complained for years that rising imports were eating into their sales, and may signal the start of a wider administration offensive against U.S. trading partners.

U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross on Friday recommended that Trump impose measures against foreign suppliers of the metals in the name of national security, the latest sign of a tougher stance on trade by the administration.

Prominent Republicans warned President Donald Trump on Wednesday against taking further trade actions that could harm American workers, even as top administration officials meeting in Davos, Switzerland, rose to the defense of the president's «America...