US military looking for space in Trump Tower

The U.S. military is looking to rent space at Trump Tower for use when President Donald Trump is working in New York City. Pentagon spokesman Army Lt. Col. J.B. Brindle says the Department of Defense is looking for the space “in order to meet official mission requirements.” It’s not immediately clear how much it would cost the Pentagon to rent space in the 58-story midtown Manhattan tower owned by the Trump Organization. Trump lives in the three-story penthouse. Organizations opposed to President Donald Trump’s executive order on government regulations are suing to block it. The order required federal agencies to identify at least two existing regulations to repeal for every new regulation proposed or issued. The suit contends the order exceeds the president’s constitutional authority — and directs agencies to unlawfully repeal rules intended to protect the health and safety of Americans, and the environment. Trump says his daughter has “been treated so unfairly by Nordstrom.” The president says she’s “a great person — always pushing me to do the right thing! Terrible!” Nordstrom said last week that it would stop selling Ivanka Trump merchandise. The Seattle-based department store chain said the decision was based on the sales performance of the first daughter’s brand. Nordstrom hasn’t immediately responded to an email seeking comment. Ivanka Trump has formally stepped dow .. President Donald Trump is asserting that had the right to enact his travel ban. He tells a group of police chiefs that his immigration order was “done for the security of our nation.” He says the provision supporting the order was written “beautifully” and was within his executive authority. Trump says “a bad high school student would understand this.”A federal judge has put the ban on hold, and an appeals court is considering an appeal from the Trump administration. ..