Tag: Archibald Cox

Today in 5 Lines President Trump told lawmakers that he has ordered his advisers to look into rejoining the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a deal he pulled out of days after taking office. In his confirmation hearing for secretary of state, CIA Director Mike Pompeo said that he has been interviewed by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, but did not provide additional details. Trump appeared to walk back his threats of military action against Syria, tweeting that an attack could happen “very soon” or “not so soon at all.” Democratic lawmakers released a six-page letter detailing new allegations of “wasteful spending of taxpayer funds” by Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt. A fallen tree in Puerto Rico knocked out power service to almost 870,000 people. Firing Rosenstein Would Be a Mistake: The move, writes Paul Rosenzweig, would come at a high political cost and have little effect on the investigation. What’s at Stake: Benjamin Wittes argues that removing Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein would further erode the independence of law enforcement. Their arrival could open the door to the Republican foreign-policy establishment. (Rosie Gray) Snapshot What We’re Reading Tweeter in Chief: Despite his pronouncements that he would never publicly telegraph military plans, President Trump’s threats of military action against Syria may have already triggered a response from adversaries. (Gordon Lubold and Nancy A. Youssef, The Wall Street Journal) Legacy Trumped: The tragedy of Paul Ryan is that he was one of Trump’s loudest critics during the 2016 campaign, but grew silent once he won. For that, Tim Alberta writes, the House speaker “will be remembered as both victim and accomplice.” (Politico) A Storm Brewing: Teachers’ strikes in a number of red states could prove to be a curveball in the midterms.