President Trump stops to talk to reporters and members of the media as he walks from the Oval Office to Marine One on Wednesday. First, the White House directed a former personnel security official to not appear at a scheduled deposition as part of the House Oversight Committee’s investigation into the administration’s security clearance practices. And late Wednesday, the White House told a House committee that Trump adviser Stephen Miller was turning down an invitation to testify on the administration’s immigration policies. He continues to brush aside some concerns voiced by Senate Republicans over nominees, his assertion of executive power and trade policy. Opposition from at least four Senate Republicans doomed any prospects of former GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain getting nominated to the Federal Reserve.

Source: Washington Post April 25, 2019 00:59 UTC