Trump speaks to business leaders, including Merck CEO Kenneth Frazier, at the White House. President Trump prepares to board Marine One at The White House for a trip to New York. But Mr. Trump has expressed similar sentiments in the past, then backed off. Just a week earlier, as Mr. Trump ruminated on whether to dismiss [Reince Priebus], he was pushed by Mr. Kushner and others to dismiss Mr. Bannon as well. Mike DeBonis reports: “That’s largely because the seat is of limited utility as a bellwether for President Trump.

Source: Washington Post August 15, 2017 11:25 UTC