The White House thought Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) head Scott PruittEdward (Scott) Scott PruittPruitt’s new problem with the GOP: Ethanol Harvard scientists: Trump environmental policies could result in 80,000 more deaths per decade Overnight Energy: New controversies cap rough week for Pruitt | Trump 'not happy about certain things' with Pruitt | EPA backtracks on suspending pesticide rule MORE was going rogue last year when he was planning an exercise to formally challenge climate change science. Mike Catanzaro, President TrumpDonald John TrumpEx-ethics chief calls on Trump to end 'monstrous' migrant policies Laura Bush blasts Trump migrant policy as 'cruel' and 'immoral' US denies report of coalition airstrike on Syria MORE’s top energy adviser, sent an email in July 2017 to Samantha Dravis, the head of EPA’s policy office, expressing concerns. There are a lot of press reports about EPA's planning on this. None of it is being run by us,” Catanzaro … [Read more...] about White House thought Pruitt’s climate idea was ‘out of control’
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Officials mistake White House invitations for spam
Associated Press Published 4:35 p.m. UTC Jun 18, 2018 LEWISTON, Idaho — Some Idaho officials discarded email invitations to visit the White House because they thought they were spam. The Lewiston Tribune reports all 132 county commissioners and 105 state legislators in Idaho recently received invitations to meet with senior Trump administration officials. Rep. Caroline Troy, R-Genesee, says she threw her invite in the trash. She says she wondered if it was a hoax since "it didn't look very official." More: Under fire from detractors, Democratic mega-donor brings Trump impeachment push to Reno More: Republican brass shuns Nevada brothel owner who won primary More: Final Nevada primary election results from governor to local races in Reno A May 20 story in Politico says the invitations are real and part of a Trump administration "state days" initiative aimed at establishing relationships with elected officials across the country. The administration has hosted at … [Read more...] about Officials mistake White House invitations for spam
White House Issues Strategies to Combat Growing Orbital Debris Risks
By Andy Pasztor Andy Pasztor The Wall Street Journal BiographyAndy Pasztor [email protected] June 19, 2018 0 COMMENTS White House space officials have explicitly ruled out international treaties to combat hazards from orbital debris, even as they roll out strategies to revamp U.S. responses to the growing problem. President Donald Trump on Monday signed a directive formally establishing the Department of Commerce as the lead agency in providing collision-risk data to commercial satellite operators. The order, as expected, also calls for stepped-up efforts to develop voluntary industry standards covering satellite construction, orbit locations, and de-orbit plans—all intended to reduce collision risks posed by aging satellites and thousands of pieces of debris circling the earth. Mr. Trump said the changes, among others he is championing, aim to ensure that “America will always be first in space” in both military and commercial arenas. The Pentagon … [Read more...] about White House Issues Strategies to Combat Growing Orbital Debris Risks
Trump’s outside advisers see little upside in joining White House as staff
“Believe me, everybody wants to work in the White House,” President Donald Trump told reporters in March – but as staff continue to depart without being replaced, that doesn’t seem to quite be the case. Rather, the president’s top allies and loyalists, including many of those responsible for helping Trump ascend to the West Wing in the first place – people like Corey Lewandowski, David Bossie and Jason Miller – are hanging on to their roles as outsiders. Story Continued Below They’re in constant communication with Trump, chatting him up in early morning or late-night phone calls or dropping into the White House and flying to rallies aboard Air Force One. When they aren’t talking with Trump, they are talking for, and to, him on TV. One upside? He can’t talk back, let alone assign blame when something goes wrong, as it so often does. “I’ll be helpful on the 2020 campaign,” a former senior White House official … [Read more...] about Trump’s outside advisers see little upside in joining White House as staff
White House looks to contain damage as Laura Bush joins critics of family separations
close Video Border Official Slams Media for Border Detention Comparison The Trump administration sought to distance itself Sunday from the controversial policy of separating migrant children from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border amid condemnation from some prominent Republican voices -- including former first lady Laura Bush. “Nobody likes” breaking up families and “seeing babies ripped from their mothers’ arms,” Kellyanne Conway, a top adviser to President Donald Trump, said during her weekend media blitz. Conway also denied Trump was using the policy as leverage to force Democrats into negotiating immigration reform that also includes one of the president's key campaign promises – the border wall. Speculation about an elaborate strategy was fueled after Trump tweeted Saturday a call for Congress to work on a new immigration bill. Democrats can fix their forced family breakup at the Border by working with Republicans on new … [Read more...] about White House looks to contain damage as Laura Bush joins critics of family separations