After leaving real estate for a White House gig, the man behind Norfolk’s Waterside District is apparently headed back to the family business.Reed Cordish, the former vice president of the Baltimore-based The Cordish Cos., was a large donor for the president, giving the Trump Victory committee $250,000, according to Federal Election Commission records.For the past year, Cordish had been a senior aide to Jared Kushner, his longtime friend and the president’s son-in-law, in the Office of American Innovation. Bloomberg has reported that Cordish didn’t take a salary.The Virginian-Pilot did not reach Cordish, and a spokeswoman for his real-estate company declined to comment, even on his likely return to the business. Cordish told The Washington Post he never planned to be a White House adviser for more than a year and that his tasks related to infrastructure and workforce issues were completed.Cordish redeveloped Waterside, a downtown Norfolk food and entertainment venue … [Read more...] about After a stint with the White House, Waterside’s developer might be back to developing
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White House to highlight administration anti-opioid efforts
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is hosting a summit to highlight Trump administration efforts to combat the opioid crisis.First lady Melania Trump is scheduled to open Thursday's event in the White House East Room. Kellyanne Conway, a senior adviser to President Donald Trump, will moderate a two-hour discussion featuring officials from the departments of Health and Human Services, Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, State, Justice and Homeland Security.The officials will update the country on how they are tackling the epidemic.According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, opioids - including prescription opioids, heroin and fentanyl - killed more than 42,000 people in 2016, more than any year on record.Trump last fall declared the opioid crisis a public health emergency. … [Read more...] about White House to highlight administration anti-opioid efforts
In televised White House meeting, Trump veers away from GOP as he tries to broker deal in Congress on guns
Searching for answers with a bipartisan group of lawmakers on Wednesday afternoon at the White House, President Donald Trump jumbled the debate over guns by embracing plans from Democrats on gun control, as he urged members of both parties to press ahead with efforts in Congress to bolster school security in the wake of a mass school shooting in Florida, saying it’s time for a ‘comprehensive’ response to deter future attacks, and putting himself at odds with the GOP on several matters. “I think it’s time that a President stepped up,” Mr. Trump said. In a fast-moving meeting, the President alternately encouraged and rejected different plans from each party, imploring Democrats and Republicans in the Congress to come together and reach an agreement. “I don’t understand why this hasn’t happened,” the President said, admitting he was puzzled by the lack of action after past mass shootings. “I’m not into popularity, … [Read more...] about In televised White House meeting, Trump veers away from GOP as he tries to broker deal in Congress on guns
White House: Trump to announce on steel, aluminum imports
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump planned to announce Thursday whether he'll impose tariffs or quotas on steel and aluminum imports, a White House official said.Increased foreign production, especially by China, has driven down prices and hurt American producers, creating a situation the Commerce Department says poses a national security threat.Trump tweeted Thursday that many U.S industries, including steel and aluminum "have been decimated by decades of unfair trade and bad policy with countries from around the world. We must not let our country, companies and workers be taken advantage of any longer. We want free, fair and SMART TRADE!" Trump was expected to announce a decision Thursday, said a White House official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to publicly discuss internal deliberations. Industry officials have been invited to the White House, but it remained unclear what Trump intends to announce.The president has until April 11 to make a decision on steel, and … [Read more...] about White House: Trump to announce on steel, aluminum imports
White House is said to be readying announcement on imported steel tariffs
President Trump turned his focus Thursday to trade and the troubles of the American metal industry amid reports that the administration is preparing to issue a decision on applying tariffs or other restrictions on imported steel and aluminum from China and the rest of the world.There was no official word of an announcement, but the administration has called domestic steel and aluminum company executives to the White House for a meeting late Thursday morning, according to a person familiar with the plans.And Trump early Thursday tweeted: “Our Steel and Aluminum industries (and many others) have been decimated by decades of unfair trade and bad policy with countries from around the world. We must not let our country, companies and workers be taken advantage of any longer. We want free, fair and SMART TRADE!”The president has been weighing various options to limit imported steel and aluminum, which accounts for about one-fourth of American consumption and has left domestic … [Read more...] about White House is said to be readying announcement on imported steel tariffs