President tackles Nordstrom, judges and ‘fake news’:Trump Today

This column provides a daily update on key presidential actions as well as comments, whether spoken aloud or on Twitter, by President Trump. Like the stock market, the deadline for Trump Today action is 4 p.m. Eastern time, even as we acknowledge that substantive news can and does occur after hours. President Donald Trump is none too happy Nordstrom JWN, +4.09% is dropping his daughter Ivanka’s fashion line. The retailer blamed poor sales. The president accused Nordstrom of mistreatment and lauded his daughter as a good influence.White House spokesman Sean Spicer told reporters a few hours later that Trump was within his rights to criticize Nordstrom. If that’s the case, expect some more criticism again soon. Several other retailers may drop Ivanka’s label. Trump hasn’t let up on criticism of federal judges who’ve held up his travel suspension targeting seven countries in the Middle East and north Africa. A three-judge panel in San Francisco was reviewing whether to lift a lower-court ruling that temporarily blocked the new travel rules. No decision is expected on Wednesday. In a tweet, Trump said it should be an “easy D” for the appeals court to lift the nationwide injunction on his travel suspension. He met Wednesday with a group representing the nation’s police chiefs and sheriffs.