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The notes, which were photographed as one of his aides closed the binder during a short break from testifying, were extensive and covered issues of data scraping, data safety, and matters surrounding disturbing content on the platform, as well as broader issues of diversity, competition, Facebook's business model, Apple's business model, and «Election Integrity (Russia).»

Oct. 28, 2016: Days before the election, Comey informs Congress by letter that he is reopening the investigation into Clinton's email practices based on new evidence, citing the discovery of emails on a laptop used by a top Clinton aide.

Meanwhile, some of those who turned on Edwards, notably his former aide Andrew Young and his wife, have by their own admission done well financially for doing Edwards in.

In Trump's West Wing, once the rumors begin that an aide's exit is forthcoming, the «stink» on that staffer never leaves, according to one of the nearly dozen White House aides, former administration officials and outside advisers who spoke to The Associated Press under the same conditions.

The New York City Council and a local tenants rights group announced on Monday that they would launch a joint investigation into the real estate company formerly headed by Jared Kushner, a top aide to President Donald Trump, over alleged falsification of building permits.

President Donald Trump and his national security aides on Thursday discussed options on Syria, where he has threatened missile strikes in response to a suspected poison gas attack, as a Russian envoy voiced fears of wider conflict between Washington and Moscow.

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However, the Financial Times reported that the government has fresh concerns caused by Fox being named in a U.S. lawsuit filed last week that alleges it disseminated «fake news» on the murder of Seth Rich, an aide to the Democratic Party.

While tech companies often lobby Washington on privacy issues, the major firms have been hesitant to enter a fray over a controversial portion of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), industry lobbyists, congressional aides and civil liberties advocates said.

Trump has harshly criticized the federal judge in Washington for his decision and a top White House aide on Sunday accused the 9th Circuit of a «judicial usurpation of power.»

In what aides calculated were the most damaging passages, she reflects on the necessity of «unsavory» political dealing, telling real estate investors that «you need both a public and private position.»

The team assembled in December consisted of about a dozen top managers - including executives from finance, legal and human resources - and aides to discuss ways to mitigate the impact of sanctions on Rusal.

His cheers of vindication Friday appeared to be more show than substance: The administration still harbors deep worries about the direction of Mueller's nine - month probe, which has shown no signs of abating and has expanded to explore potential obstruction of justice on the part of the president and his top aides.

The comments from Cruz and Lee suggest MacManus will likely face a nasty confirmation battle that will touch on the role he played as Clinton's top aide in the immediate aftermath of the Benghazi attack, as well as during the scandal over her use of a private email account while serving as secretary of State.

Allegations of sexual abuse have ranged from a charge of rape by an activist in the opposition Labour Party by a senior party member, to unconfirmed details of serial «sex pests» on a list reportedly drafted by aides and researchers in parliament.

Unlike traditional competitors, Hometeam trains the aides itself, brings them on as full - time employees and pays them $ 15 per hour, versus the industry standard of $ 9.50.

Rather, Jared Kushner, the president's son - in - law and senior aide tasked with reviving a Middle East peace process, wanted to table the nuclear question in favor of simpler alliance - building measures with the Saudis, centered on Trump's visit in May, according to a person familiar with the discussions.

A former Obama aide, speaking on condition of anonymity, said this was an opportunity to lay down a clear second - term marker - «no more Mr. Nice Guy, no more pushovers» - as a message to political friends and foes alike.

«Reforming the entire tax code in a matter of weeks is insanity,» a senior Democratic aide told Business Insider on Wednesday.

He did not put a top aide on the payroll of the State Department, his family foundation, and his family corporate consultancy at the same time.

The aide, who spoke on condition of anonymity, was not authorized to speak publicly about the issue.

UPDATE III: On background, a Democratic aide in the Senate says: «it's certainly a strange negotiating strategy to go out of your way to decrease your leverage by taking options off the table.»

The server investigation put such political strain on the FBI in large part because of the environment of ethics stories that surrounded it — the business and philanthropic empire that arose out of and was hopelessly intertwined with the Clinton political operation, the high - dollar paid speeches, the political aides who were somehow getting so rich off this enterprise that one of them just bought David Rockefeller's mansion.

The conservatives, liberals and socialists, who command a large majority of the parliamentary seats, will work out a joint motion on Tuesday and expect to debate the issue in parliament on Wednesday and vote on it on Thursday, Tremosa's aide said on Monday.

USA Today in late February reported that Shulkin's assistant secretary for public and intergovernmental affairs, John Ullyot, in a call initiated by Cashour, had lobbied a senior aide on the House Committee on Veterans Affairs to persuade members of Congress to call the White House and request Shulkin's ouster.

A U.S. official and two congressional aides, all familiar with the launch, said on condition of anonymity that the second - stage of SpaceX's Falcon 9 booster rocket failed.

Several of Obama's former top aides responded quickly on Twitter, slamming the president's comments and calling him a liar.

Trump enjoys the company of his preferred staffers in the Oval Office for much of the day, where the president often asks his closest aides to weigh in on subjects far outside of their professional expertise.

Shulkin's departure comes on the heels of a series of exit announcements from the Trump administration in this month alone, including those by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, National Security Advisor Director H.R. McMaster, National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn, Communications Director Hope Hicks, and Trump's personal aide John McEntee.

Democrats have accused Trump of firing Comey to upend the FBI's Russia probe, which focused in large part on whether campaign aides coordinated with Moscow to hack Democratic groups during the election.

Albert «Kell» Kelly, a top aide to Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt, who worked on toxic waste cleanups, resigned Tuesday amid criticism of his past work in banking in Oklahoma, where he was banned from the industry.

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Kellogg says it will no longer advertise on Breitbart.com, the website formerly run by one of President - elect Donald Trump's top aides, Steve Bannon.

The president still relies on Fox News as his primary source of information, Trump aides told The Times.

In a sign of deepening concern among Republicans about the bill's future, Trump will speak to the party's lawmakers in Congress on Tuesday about the healthcare overhaul, two House Republican aides said.

Trump was not expected to put much emphasis in his talks with Xi on thorny issues like the disputed South China Sea and self - ruled Taiwan, claimed by China as its own, although the two presidents» aides may deal with those matters privately, the official told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity.

Long before the rest of the population was using apps to download music, plan vacations and chat with friends, we were relying on technological aides to complete the most basic tasks just to get through the day.

WASHINGTON, Dec 7 - President Donald Trump's weekend remark about a scaled - back tax cut for corporations sparked behind - the - scenes debate in the U.S. Congress, with a White House aide trying on Thursday to minimize the impact of the president's comment.

A senior communications aide who has worked for top Republicans on Capitol Hill lamented about the problem he regularly faces, arguing that «most» of the reporters who constitute the mainstream press «are biased.»

Through cultural exchanges, Rossotrudnichestvo, which operates under the jurisdiction of the Russian Foreign Ministry, was bringing young Americans — including political aides, nonprofit advocates, and business executives — on trips to Russia.

(Bloomberg)-- The White House is scaling back its plan to seek cuts from already - passed spending bills in the face of resistance from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and spending panel Republicans, two GOP congressional aides briefed on the plan said Thursday.

We now know the Trump - Russia investigation began because a former Trump campaign aide, George Papadopoulos, told Australia's ambassador to the UK that Russia had «dirt» on Hillary Clinton in the form of thousands of hacked emails.

FBI investigators had found new emails on a computer used by Clinton's aide, Huma Abedin, after Comey closed the investigation in July of that year.

Trump campaign aide Rick Gates to plead guilty in Mueller inquiry and co-operate, New York Times Enterprise to end discounts for NRA members on three of its brands, Reuters

He was on the prosecution team for the trial of former ministerial aides David Basi and Bob Virk.

The tariff decision on Thursday capped several weeks of freewheeling and often caustic debates that one White House aide called «absolute chaos» and featured loud disputes between Cohn and White House trade adviser Peter Navarro, a leading advocate of tariffs.

Stewart said Trump was «just wrong» to call Putin and congratulate him on his reelection over the objections of his own national security aides, who wrote talking points for him with the words «DO NOT CONGRATULATE.»

The officials said Kelly portrays himself to Trump administration aides as the lone bulwark against catastrophe, curbing the erratic urges of a president who has a questionable grasp on policy issues and the functions of government.

«Questions remain,» the aide said, about whether Sebastian Gorka's wife, Katie Gorka, an official at the Department of Homeland Security, would stay on after her husband's White House departure.

Kelly was sitting in the audience until a few minutes before the event started, when a White House aide asked him to sit on risers on the sides of the podium.

Over the objections of his aides and advisers — who urged him to focus on policy and the broader goals of his presidency — the new president issued a decree: He wanted a fiery public response, and he wanted it to come from his press secretary.