standard is not found in the constitution. he says libel laws should be left to state courts. no other justices joined his opinion. thomas position echos claims from president trump who repeatedly called for the allwi you laws to be opened up. and a lawsuit has been ruled to move forward agreeing to hear a challenge from a parksed a advocacy group, protect our parks claims the city illegally transferred parkland to a private entity. the center will serve as presidential library and headquarters of the obama foundation. both sides due back in court next week. a battle brewing between california and the trump administration. u.s. department of transportation canceled a nearly $1 billion grant for the state s high speed rail project that would have run from san francisco to los angeles. governor newsome announced last week he was scrapping the project because it was too expensive and would take too long to complete. and that decision led president trump to demand all the money be
been asked to leave prompting president trump to call for a pull-out of all 2,000 u.s. troops from syria. pentagon officials worry that u.s. troops would be a target following the president s surprise attack in december that u.s. troops were pulling out. the decision led to the resignation of defense secretary jim mattis. dana: any word about the impact of a withdrawal? does leaving make more sense? it will be up to the president who vowed to hold isis accountable if it struck the u.s. after u.s. troops pulled out. three hours after records emerged that american soldiers had been killed, mike pence spoke at the state department praising the president s decision to withdraw. thanks to the leadership of this commander and chief and the courage and sacrifice of our armed forces, we re actually able to begin to hand-off the fight against isis in syria to our coalition partners and we re bringing our troops home. the caliphate has crumbled and
pull-out of all 2000 u.s. troops from syria. the pentagon was worried that the troops would be a target following the surprise announcement in december. the decision led to the resignation of jim mattis. here s what vice president mike pence said today at the state department after the attack. thanks to the leadership of this commander-in-chief and the courage and sacrifice of our armed forces, we re now actually able to begin to hand-off the fight to our coalition partners and we re bringing our troops home. the caliphate has crumbled and isis has been defeated. many allies are calling his remarks today tone deaf. isis has already claimed responsibility for today s suicide attack, a reminder that the group is not defeated, shep. shepard: jennifer griffin live at the pentagon. the battle for britain and over the fate of brexit. the british prime minister
following the president s surprise announcement in december. the decision led to the resignation of defense secretary jim mattis. president trumpet that repeatedly that he would not telegraph s military moves. i said it many times how counterproductive it is for the united states to announce an advance the dates we intend to begin or end military options. a replicant ally in the senate. that is exactly what the president s talk of withdrawing dead. my concern of the statements made by the president, enthusiasm by the enemy we are fighting, i saw this in iraq. i m now seeing it in syria. and his first test of acting defense secretary, patrick shanahan issued his condolences but would not see how the attack would impact the withdrawal. allow me to extend on behalf the department of defense our thoughts and prayers to the
swept up in raids carried out on saturday night. search warrants turned up cash and heroin and crack. the latest weekend of violence left 41 people shot. five fatally. university of maryland firing d.j. durkin one day after allowing him to return to his job. the decision led to outrage from students and the community. durkin was placed on leave in august after the death of jordan mcnair. on tuesday, the board of regents recommend the coach be reinstated. yesterday, the university president defied that and fired durkin. a federal laurenw enforceme official who told inmates who killed whiteyb bulger tried to