But the excuse he gave for the dismissal is ridiculous, wrote author George Saunders in a scathing analysis for The New York Times published on Tuesday — and speaks volumes about the culture Trump has built around himself.

President Donald Trump made a surprise announcement on Tuesday that the United States would stop bombing the Houthis in Yemen, saying the Iran-backed militant group "capitulated" to the U.S.Also on the foreign policy front,

President Donald Trump's onetime defense attorney has been appointed acting librarian of Congress. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche replaces longtime librarian Carla Hayden, whom the White House fired last week amid criticism from some conservatives that she was advancing a “woke” agenda.

Hayden, saying “litigation will be evaluated strongly.”  “Moving forward, I think what’s clear is that perhaps the executive branch should be removed from the process,” Jeffries told reporters during a Tuesday press conference,