How Private Flights Tripped Up President Trump

The Trump Administration finds itself increasingly on the defensive over private travel by Cabinet officials. The revelation that Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price took more than a dozen flights on privately chartered jets put his job in jeopardy and his boss into damage control mode. But Price is not the only member of president’s team in hot water, and the Cabinet’s high-flying ways point to a culture of extravagance at the highest levels of the Trump Administration—often racked up on the people’s credit card. Trump is upset with Price and may fire him for the offense, officials said. Neil Gorsuch is acting like a veteran justice. The U.S. responds after diplomats fall ill in Cuba. And the administration’s Puerto Rico message problem. Here are your must reads: Must Reads Beyond the Daily Drama and Twitter Battles, Trump Begins to Alter American Life The unpublicized impact of his administration [Reuters] Neil Gorsuch Is Already Acting Like He’s Been on the Supreme Court for Years TIME’s Tessa Berenson on the new Justice before the start of the term US Cuts Embassy Staff, Urges No Travel to Cuba After diplomats fall ill [Associated Press] Price Took Military Jets to Europe, Asia for Over $500K Accompanied by his wife, the HHS secretary journeyed to Geneva, Berlin, Beijing, Tokyo and other cities for events. Twitter Finds Hundreds of Accounts Tied to Russian Operatives But lawmakers are frustrated with the company’s...
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