Month: March 2018

The tip pool would also have to exclude supervisors, managers and owners. Under the Labor Department’s proposed regulation, a tip pool could have included those groups. “This protects workers from employers and managers skimming their tips and sets up conditions for better wage justice in restaurants and bars across the country,” said Judy Conti, government affairs director at the National Employment Law Project, a worker advocacy group. Angelo I. Amador, a senior official at the National Restaurant Association, an…

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Ms. McDougal’s interview made for a jarring, split-screen news night, with the major presidential headlines toggling between the allegations about an extramarital affair from a former Playboy model and Mr. Trump’s decision to remove his national security adviser H. R. McMaster and replace him with John R. Bolton, the former United States ambassador to the United Nations. The interview came despite an agreement Ms. McDougal struck during the 2016 presidential campaign with American Media Inc., which owns The National…

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His brash comments complicated the Bush administration’s dealings with North Korea, which fired back with its own criticism of Mr. Bolton, calling him “a human scum and bloodsucker.” That same year, Mr. Bolton said that after the Iraq war, which he also advocated, the United States would go after Iran, Syria and North Korea. In an interview with The New York Times in 2002, Mr. Bolton was asked about the Bush administration’s stance on North Korea. He grabbed a…

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I am pleased to announce that, effective 4/9/18, @AmbJohnBolton will be my new National Security Advisor. I am very thankful for the service of General H.R. McMaster who has done an outstanding job & will always remain my friend. There will be an official contact handover on 4/9. Hatch statement on appointment of Ambassador John Bolton to be National Security Advisor: pic.twitter.com/capxnViyYW I know John Bolton well, he is an excellent choice who will do an great job as…

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Mr. Trump, a television connoisseur and former reality star, regularly turns to TV personalities as an informal sounding board. He speaks often with the Fox News anchors Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham, dined recently with their colleague Jesse Watters and tweeted a shout-out this week to the veteran anchor Lou Dobbs. But the elevation of Mr. Bolton is the latest sign that Mr. Trump is determined to pluck his favorite TV faces from their studios and place them in…

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“This proposed sale will support U.S. foreign policy and national security objectives by helping to improve the security of a friendly country which has been, and continues to be, an important force for political stability and economic growth in the Middle East,” the statement said. “Saudi Arabia will have no difficulty absorbing this equipment and support into its armed forces.” Hours earlier, Prince Mohammed met with Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, who characterized Saudi Arabia as “part of the solution”…

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“Had to waste money on Dem giveaways in order to take care of military pay increase and new equipment,” Mr. Trump said on Twitter this week, venting his frustration about the bill, which he briefly threatened to torpedo on Wednesday in the final hours before it was unveiled. But the White House is putting a positive spin on things. The administration sought to put the best face on the measure on Thursday, highlighting the large military funding increase and…

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