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Obama will join First Lady Michelle Obama and other administration officials in pitching Chicago to the International Olympic Committee on October 2, spokesman Robert Gibbs said.

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In February of last year, Trump described the removal of authorized immigration by his administration as «a military operation,» a comment that contrasted with other officials in his administration, who stressed that deportations would not be pursued en masse or in the style of a military operatioIn February of last year, Trump described the removal of authorized immigration by his administration as «a military operation,» a comment that contrasted with other officials in his administration, who stressed that deportations would not be pursued en masse or in the style of a military operatioin his administration, who stressed that deportations would not be pursued en masse or in the style of a military operatioin the style of a military operation.

Shulkin's job of overseeing the nation's biggest integrated health - care system was widely considered to be hanging by a thread, along with that of other high - level officials in the Trump administration.

«Repeated failures by your White House colleague, Jared Kushner, and former employer, Attorney General Jeff Sessions, to properly disclose their meetings and contacts with Russian officials have only increased the need for vigorous oversight into ethics and security disclosures by other senior officials in this Administration,» they said.

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.

White House officials and others close to the president insist that last week's decision to pardon former Vice President Dick Cheney's senior aide I. Lewis «Scooter» Libby on perjury charges dating to his service in the George W. Bush administration was not intended to send a message to Cohen — but it nonetheless could go a long way toward reassuring the president's lawyer.

Trump met with his Cabinet and other senior administration officials to discuss the federal response to the damage and flooding, the White House said Saturday in a statement.

WASHINGTON — President Trump on Thursday plans to announce at least $ 50 billion worth of annual tariffs and other penalties on China for its theft of technology and trade secrets, which administration officials say has robbed American companies of billions of dollars in revenue and killed thousands of jobs.

Because of the surprising nature of the rollout, the administration wasn't able to notify senior officials in multiple federal agencies, State Department officials who needed to notify other countries of the drastic measures, or lawmakers on Capitol Hill.

Many of the key contributors became high ranking officials in the subsequent Bush administration, including the vice president, secretary of defense, deputy secretary of state, under secreatary of state for global affairs, the president's chief of staff, the president of the World Bank and the US ambassador to Afghanistan, Iraq and to the UN (amongst others).

Each of these consisted of two theologically trained and two juristically trained councilors as well as other minor officials, among whom there had to be some who were skilled in financial administration.

and other lawmakers questioned administration food safety officials at the hearing, and took the unusual step of requesting that they remain in the room during testimony from families whose children had been sickened by school meals.

Park District President Keith Price and Park Board member Brenda Thompson, who also serves as treasurer, place most of the blame on the administration of former Board President Julius Patterson, who in September pleaded guilty along with two other park officials of converting $ 144,000 in Park District funds to personal use.

Offering no evidence to back up his claim, the president said former national security adviser Susan Rice may have committed a crime by seeking the identities of Trump associates who were swept up in the surveillance of foreign officials by American spy agencies and that other Obama administration officials may also have been involved.

Trump today plans to announce at least $ 50 billion worth of annual tariffs and other penalties on China for its theft of technology and trade secrets, which administration officials say has robbed American companies of billions of dollars in revenue and killed thousands of jobs.

Trump asked, as senior administration officials, including Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the White House press secretary, were attending the lavish event in the other Washington, which was billed as supporting the First Amendment.

Even though Catalfamo and others in the Pataki administration had urged state lawmakers to change the Empire Zone rules to prevent shirt - changing, Catalfamo said he advised Crucible officials to use the gimmick to gain Empire Zone benefits.

Democrat Hillary Clinton lost the 2016 election to Trump, but some Republicans in Congress are intensifying their calls to investigate her and other Obama administration officials.

Cuomo confirmed that talks in recent days have seen the inclusion of a provision creating a commission to look at — and recommend — new salary levels for lawmakers as well as agency commissioners and other top administration officials.

The names of former Supervisor Frank Petrone and other elected officials were displayed on signs in past administrations.

But the sobering reality — acknowledged by Cuomo and several other officials in between promises and platitudes — is that little will be resolved without action by Congress or the Obama administration.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's scandal - wracked office is in «lockdown» with tight - lipped aides fearful that US Attorney Preet Bharara's ongoing investigation of former top Cuomo aide Joseph Percoco and lobbyist Todd Howe may snare other officials, administration sources have told The Post.

Long Island Republican Rep. Peter King said he has signed on with the Obama administration's campaign to crack down on criminal and terrorist use of shell corporations and met today to discuss it with other lawmakers and national security officials in the White House Situation Room.

Officials briefing journalists about the new policy were asked why human rights concerns had led to punitive measures in Cuba's case but were not playing a role in the administration's policy to other notable human rights offenders, like the Philippines and Saudi Arabia.

In their place, new officials including Eddie Tetteh, Administration, Mike Ampong, Deputy Communications Director, among others, were appointed.

The 650 - megawatt CPV plant in Orange County has already received a series of approvals from the Cuomo administration over the years, and is viewed by officials as key if the governor is to realize his long - term goal of shutting down the Indian Point nuclear power plant in Westchester County and replacing the energy it generates with other sources.

Top officials of the Cuomo administration went to Hoosick Falls Friday to provide an update on their efforts to install water filters and flush out existing water supplies — and ferret out what could be other sources of the chemical in the area's groundwater.

The President said he would not allow a repeat of what happened in the 1980s when buildings and other ill - gotten property seized by his military administration were returned to corrupt officials following his ouster as the Head of State.

The mayor and Bratton frequently disagreed in public (sometimes while standing next to each other at the same press conference), and no other administration official seemed so free to undercut him.

The Cuomo administration resisted sounding a public alarm even though federal regulators warned senior health department officials that people in Hoosick Falls should be alerted they were drinking water that contained dangerous levels of a chemical linked to cancer and other serious health problems, according to documents recently obtained by POLITICO New York through a Freedom of Information Request.

Lacewell testified that Percoco tried to take the path of other former Cuomo administration officials who'd left the governor's service for more lucrative jobs in the private sector.

Trump administration officials have insisted that when all the features of the tax bill are taken into account, those in New York and other states who now depend on the SALT deduction will come out ahead.

People had expected prompt prosecution and incarceration of offenders, to deter others, but what we witnessed was a situation where some key officials of this administration were involved in unwholesome acts, capable of tarnishing the image of government.

They said Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration had failed to protect people in Hoosick Falls and other communities and asked why officials had refused to admit even the smallest mistake, which they said could signal that future water quality emergencies will be mishandled.

Even as other elected officials rallied around Mayor Bill de Blasio, Comptroller Scott Stringer continued to criticize the mayor for failing to hand over universal prekindergarten contracts for review — and vowed to go it alone in holding the administration accountable if necessary.

Top Obama administration officials publicly warned Sunday that mandatory quarantines in the U.S. of doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers who have traveled to Africa to help Ebola patients risked worsening the epidemic.

Budget officials present a quick overview of proposed mid-year changes in spending and revenue estimates, and the Council briefly reviews and approves them, allowing the administration to divert additional resources to agencies that need them and to cut back in other areas.

Hours after the Trump administration announced it was rescinding the DACA program, Mayor Bill de Blasio joined with other elected officials, faith leaders and immigrant advocates at City Hall to present a united front in defense of undocumented immigrants — and also denounced the termination decision.

De Blasio called the bill «fiscally responsible,» but State Senator José Peralta told Gay City that he and other elected officials in Queens have been begging the administration for increased funding for crossing guards — something that would demonstrably aid the safety of public and private school students — only to be told that there is no money for it.

The exclusion of New York City from the tax cap was also cited, at least initially, by Cuomo administration officials as a justification for the governor's move to have the city pick up a greater share of Medicaid costs — something he did not ask other municipalities in the state to do.

It certainly makes sense that the county legislature wouldn't want to take up that and underwrite essentially a discriminatory trash fee, and I think it's fortunate that the administration, when they first read the legislature's resolution, completely caused unfounded fear with residents and other elected officials in city government saying it would cost the city of Albany $ 2 million.

Notwithstanding the state's ongoing studies of alternatives to Indian Point, in meetings between state officials and Entergy representatives early last month, P.S.C. chairwoman Audrey Zibelman offered no other significant alternatives and indicated that the state was waiting for someone from the Cuomo administration to make a decision, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the talks.

As POLITICO New York reported in June, the Cuomo administration resisted sounding a public alarm over the water pollution crisis in Hoosick Falls, even though federal regulators warned senior DOH officials that residents of the town should be alerted that they were drinking water that contained dangerous levels of PFOA, a chemical that has been linked to cancer and other serious health problems.

As part of efforts by the Cuomo Administration to build support for the budget, Hoyt and other top administration officials are delivering similar briefings in all 150 of the state's AssemAdministration to build support for the budget, Hoyt and other top administration officials are delivering similar briefings in all 150 of the state's Assemadministration officials are delivering similar briefings in all 150 of the state's Assembly districts.

Mayor Brown, along with North District Councilmember Joseph Golombek and other city officials, met in the city's Black Rock section to demonstrate the city's ongoing effort to clean up graffiti as part of the administration's quality - of - life concerns.

Since that December day in 2012, when he and Cuomo administration officials described to a reporter the role that Albany Molecular Research Inc. would play in anchoring the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus, SUNY Poly has continued to be a partner in other upstate technology initiatives, including the new $ 600 million photonics research initiative announced earlier this summer in Rochester and the plans for a $ 2 billion analog chip fabrication facility at SUNY's Poly Marcy Nanocenter complex in Utica.

Other prospective deals being discussed in the Bloomberg administration include exercising the city's right to buy Battery Park City from the state and negotiating a takeover of the state - run City University of New York system, according to city officials.

«The Government expects that the evidence at trial will establish that the Governor's election in 2010 transformed Howe, then primarily a federal lobbyist based in Washington, D.C., into a key contact for individuals seeking public funds and other official action from New York State,» the government writes, «due to Howe's longstanding personal and professional relationships with the Governor and other senior officials in the Governor's administration.»

Among other things, Mr. Teitelbaum is said to have told Robert Hermann, a close friend in the Spitzer administration, about the testimony of one of Mr. Spitzer's former aides, Darren Dopp, and about the commission's concerns that Mr. Dopp had been coerced by other Spitzer administration officials into issuing a false statement.

According to an article in today's Jamestown Post Journal, the Ellicott Town Board discussed scheduling a group meeting with other municipal officials and it is tentatively scheduled to take place in the Ellicott Town Administration building at 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 9.