Todd Frankel

3 weeks ago | seattletimes.com | Todd Frankel |Susannah George |Emily Davies |Cleve R. Wootson Jr.

President Donald Trump kicks off the first major international trip of his second term Tuesday in a region where his family business has grown significantly in recent months, presenting his administration with more potential conflicts of interest than ever. The president’s sons, who head the Trump Organization, have spent the past few weeks crisscrossing the Middle East, laying the groundwork for deals that will benefit the company and, in some instances, Trump himself.

3 weeks ago | adn.com | Cleve R. Wootson Jr. |Susannah George |Emily Davies |Todd Frankel

President Donald Trump kicks off the first major international trip of his second term Tuesday in a region where his family business has grown significantly in recent months, presenting his administration with more potential conflicts of interest than ever. The president’s sons, who head the Trump Organization, have spent the past few weeks crisscrossing the Middle East, laying the groundwork for deals that will benefit the company and, in some instances, Trump himself.

3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Cleve R. Wootson Jr. |Susannah George |Emily Davies |Todd Frankel

Trump’s Middle East trip marked by potential private business conflicts (washingtonpost.com) Trump’s Middle East trip marked by potential private business conflicts By Cleve R. Wootson Jr.; Susannah George; Emily Davies; Todd C.

3 weeks ago | arkansasonline.com | Todd Frankel

Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. President Donald Trump moved late Thursday to fire the three Democratic commissioners on the five-person Consumer Product Safety Commission, his administration's latest test of the limits of presidential power over independent agencies.

4 weeks ago | adn.com | Todd Frankel |Maxine Joselow

President Donald Trump moved late Thursday to fire the three Democratic commissioners on the five-person Consumer Product Safety Commission, his administration’s latest test to the limits of presidential power over independent agencies. The move comes as the Supreme Court is expected to weigh in on whether Trump has the authority to remove officials without cause at similar independent agencies, such as the National Labor Relations Board and the Merit Systems Protection Board.