Jul 3, 2018

Trump orders flags lowered in honor of Capital Gazette victims

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President Trump has ordered flags that flags across the country be flown at half-staff on Tuesday in honor of the five victims killed in the Capital Gazette shooting last week.

The big picture: Annapolis Mayor Gavin Buckley said yesterday that his request to lower flags was denied by the White House, per the Baltimore Sun. But, according to ABC News' Karen Travers, Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said that while the denial came via the White House's official protocol, Trump himself made the call after hearing about the request.

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Dan Primack

Trump's opportunity to use Bernie as an economic scapegoat

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Bernie Sanders is poised to become an economic scapegoat for both the White House and Corporate America, assuming that Sanders comes through Super Tuesday unscathed.

The big picture: If the U.S. economy remains strong, President Trump and CEOs will claim credit (as they've been doing for three years). If it turns sour, they'll blame Bernie (even though it's a largely baseless charge).

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Ben Geman, Amy Harder

Why big banks are breaking up with some fossil fuels

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JPMorgan Chase is the latest financial giant to unveil new climate commitments, and like its peers, it is hard to disentangle how much is motivated by pressure, conscience or making a virtue of necessity.

Why it matters: The move comes as grassroots and shareholder activists are targeting the financial sector's fossil energy finance, especially amid federal inaction on climate.

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Jacob Knutson

Trump acknowledges lists of disloyal government officials to oust

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President Trump on Monday acknowledged the existence of assembled lists of government officials that his administration plans to oust and replace with trusted pro-Trump people, which were first reported by Axios' Jonathan Swan.

What he's saying: “I don’t think it's a big problem. I don’t think it's very many people,” Trump said during a press conference in India, adding he wants “people who are good for the country, loyal to the country.”

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