There had been speculation that Trump would use his executive privilege to block Comey's testimony, but the White House issued a statement on Monday saying this would not be the case. Following Comey's departure, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein appointed former FBI Director Robert Mueller to serve as special counsel in the ongoing investigation.

Riley Didion, president of Didion Milling, also spoke at the press conference. The three employees who died in the explosion were identified by Didion officials as Duelle Block, 27, Robert Goodenow, 53, and Pawel Tordoff, 21. According to the AP, Didion payed a $3,500 fine and the case was closed. OSHA hasn't cited the plant for anything since. A spark from something like a cigarette butt ignites it, according to the U.S.

As FBI director, Comey was known for penning memos after meetings and, in February, wrote a memo that reportedly said Trump asked him to shut down the probe into Flynn. Comey's testimony will undoubtedly be very powerful, even as he himself will be very careful in what he says, as he always is. Trump's firing of Comey rocked official Washington at a time lawmakers and the White House are trying to make progress on both a tax overhaul and health-care reform, two high-profile Republican ...

She said "the president's power to exert executive privilege is very well-established", but Trump would not exercise it in this case. Comey's testimony will be the first public remarks since he was summarily fired by Trump in early May, and represent a moment of great peril for this already embattled president.

For Thursday's hearing, Trump could invoke executive privilege by arguing that discussions with Comey pertained to national security and that he had an expectation of privacy in getting candid advice from top aides. In his letter firing Comey, Trump said the former FBI director had informed him "on three separate occasions that I am not under investigation".

But Trump could have tried to put a stop to it by invoking executive privilege . He was asked if there was a similar terror threat inside the United States. She urged caution ahead of the blockbuster hearing this Thursday on Capitol Hill, saying, "let's all take a deep breath, let's just calm down as a country".

The Paris accord is broader than any previous climate agreement . What has a higher likelihood of fracturing, Diringer said , are USA diplomatic relations, with other countries possibly viewing the U.S. Since Trump's announcement, many mayors and governors have been stepping forth to declare their continued commitment to fighting climate change. "Industry must now lead and not depend on government", he tweeted .

She told the jury she was too scared to run from him, and allowed McCarthy to inject her with heroin and blacking out several times in 48 hours. Bond certified that Bella was living with her in July 2015, and that was a lie, Shapiro said to her.

Newton was not made available to talk to reporters on Monday. "I'm excited about what he's doing". Newton passed for 3,509 yards with 19 touchdowns and 14 interceptions last season for the Panthers , who missed the playoffs after finishing last in the NFC South with a 6-10 record.

Together, we will remain actively engaged with the worldwide community as part of the global effort to hold warming to well below 2°C and to accelerate the transition to a clean energy economy that will benefit our security, prosperity, and health.

Nichole is considered armed and unsafe. "Do not approach her, do not try and intervene". She is believed to be driving a 2013 black, four-door Hyundai Sonata. He said he ran upstairs to her apartment and saw the stabbed baby and found her sister in the closet, shaking. An 18 month old was already dead. According to Hill...

Warner indicated that President Trump's past dealings with Comey and comments that he's made about him would be evidence that if Trump did try to invoke executive privilege to keep him from testifying , it would not be for an appropriate reason.

Opponents worry that the plan, which would require congressional approval, will give too much power to the airline industries. The Federal Aviation Administration has long maintained responsibility for air traffic control at the nation's airports due to the sensitive nature of the work and the government's desire to prevent private airlines from competing for space, potentially complicating travel time and creating a safety hazard.

The ruling is in response to the three-judge panel determining in August 2016 that 28 of the state's legislative districts were unconstitutional racial gerrymanders. They said the current process was just as morally bankrupt in times past when Democrats drew district maps created to keep them in power. For that reason, ThinkProgress' Ian Millhiser interprets Monday's decision as a boon to gerrymanders, noting that "if you can't fix the problem quickly, it's not fixed".

Elsewhere in his interview with Kelly , Putin claimed that "a child" could have hacked the USA election - and also alleged Russian Federation may have been framed . Putin, however, accused the United States of interfering in foreign elections. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is now conducting an investigation into Russian attempts to interfere in the 2016 Presidential election, including whether there could have been any connection to associates of the Trump campaign.

Detroit Police Chief James Craig said surveillance video caught a third person arriving at the scene less than eight minutes later and take weapons from both men. A suspect is seen running to the officer in the parking lot with his arm extended, holding a weapon. The chief believed the suspect has some sort of affiliation with the slain shooter.

On June 2, Mayor Bill Peduto said that he is joining a coalition that intends to uphold the Paris Agreement , called Mayors for 100% Clean Energy . Referring to what he called "the latest unfortunate decisions of the new administration", Tusk said that the European Union and China had "demonstrated solidarity with future generations".

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is leaning against invoking executive privilege to try to block fired FBI Director James Comey from testifying about their private conversations regarding an investigation into Trump's former national security adviser, two administration officials said Sunday.

Nor did it help that the Legislature's research staff projected just before the debate that the package might not raise taxes enough to balance the budget through June 2019. "Has something changed with the governor?" The school finance formula/tax hike left the six-member House-Senate conference committee with four on board and two against.

While the area-wide forecast calls for the possibility of thunderstorms on Friday , the Wyandotte County forecast does not list a chance of rain at this time. Monday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Overnight, there is a slight chance of showers. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 8 miles per hour in the afternoon.

The funds will support the operations of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change , an worldwide environmental treaty that spawned the Kyoto Protocol, the Paris accord and other landmark climate-related policies. But his decision could come with a heavy price as the US falls behind in technological innovation and sees its leadership position erode. The announcement follows Trump's decision to pull out of the climate deal that almost 200 nations agreed to in late 2015.

The much anticipated September 16 middleweight title fight between Golovkin and Alvarez will take place on the Las Vegas Strip. On June 24, former two-time world champion Kermit Cintron will take on former knockout king Tyrone Brunson at the 2300 Arena, and June 27, at the Sands Bethlehem Event Center, a welterweight rematch between Alex Martin and Miguel Cruz, who win the first fight on a controversial split-decision.

Three separate regional federal appeals courts had ruled against Saint Peter's, Advocate and Dignity in separate cases, refusing to dismiss employees' lawsuits against them. Advocate on Monday praised the ruling and said it would continue to operate its pension plan in the best interest of its workers. "The Supreme Court has put the retirement of hundreds of thousands of Americans at risk", said Richard B.

It also says privatizing air traffic control amounts to "handing the airlines (for free) control over a core public asset, and providing them almost unbridled power to extract new fees and increased taxes from passengers". The move is likely to be welcomed by USA airlines, the air traffic control union, and many congressional Republicans , who have all criticized the FAA for its bureaucratic inefficiencies, slow pace of planned upgrades, and reliance on unpredictable government funding.

The president announced on Monday that he wants to privatize the country's air traffic control system. Opponents fear the plan could hand over government assets and more power to the airline industry, which will have representatives on the new non-profit board.

Judge John Boccabella set that report date in post-sentence orders Friday for former Penn State president Graham Spanier , former athletic director Tim Curley , and former senior vice president for business and finance Gary Schultz .

The time Putin spent with Stone is obviously where he got his nutty JFK assassination conspiracy theories. "I did not even really talk to him.", Putin said . As far as the rest of " Sunday Night with Megyn Kelly ", the show featured interesting if not newsmagazine-generic stories on a shady pharmaceutical company by Cynthia McFadden and Harry Smith's piece about elephant poaching in Africa.

The Orange County Sheriff's Office said on its official Twitter account that the situation has been contained. Investigators said a 45-year-old disgruntled employee armed with a handgun and a knife fatally shot three men and one woman at the business.

Once the university's admissions office became aware of the memes and images shared , they asked students involved to email pictures sent in the group chat for review. Students in the group could not immediately be reached by The Associated Press . Wyatt Hurt, another incoming freshman, told The Crimson that he and his future classmates "all pretty much universally agree it was the right decision".

State Police Sgt. Jerry Goodin said investigators are almost certain that 47-year-old Richard Lee Burton Jr. was found dead in a pickup truck at the Blackwell Horse Camp near Bloomington, Indiana. Sunday night, during a manhunt, police released pictures warning that Burton may be armed and risky. The vehicle license plate is TK641MUK. Anyone with information on Burton's location should call 911 immediately.