The Note: The Trump White House vs. the FBI director
The Trump White House vs. the FBI director is a saga with a few lengthy chapters already â none of which has been particularly favorable to  President Donald Trump .
Press secretary Sarah Sanders then shifted the blame to âcareer officialsâ in the White House Personnel Security Office â as if thatâs some obscure entity that isnât actually under the purview of the executive office of  the president .
The latest volleys intensify questions about White House Chief of Staff John Kellyâs handling of the Porter matter. The fact that  Trump  alums â Corey Lewandowsi and Anthony Scaramucci among them â are taking open aim at Kelly is being read in  Trump  world as a sign that  the president  agrees with their critiques  or at least agrees enough to not defend  him .
Itâs not just the presidential silence on Kelly thatâs intriguing. Multiple times this week  the president  has been asked by reporters about domestic violence;  he  has not responded.
When Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats said the country was âunder attack â and CIA director Mike Pompeo acknowledged his team had intelligence Russians were posturing to interfere in the 2018 elections  the silence from  the president  on the issue was deafening.
Elsewhere in the party  Florida Democrats say this win vindicates the campaign against  Trump .
Florida House District 72 has been a reliable Republican district  with  President Trump  winning it by 4.6 percentage points over Hillary Clinton. The district also has about 12 000 more registered Republicans than Democrats.
But the competition was fierce. Good had money coming in from all over the country and an endorsement and robocall from former Vice President Joe Biden. Buchanan challenged Goodâs endorsement star power by bringing former  Trump  campaign manager Corey Lewandowski to Sarasota this past Sunday.
 President Trump  meets with bipartisan members of Congress on infrastructure at 11:30 a.m.
 First lady Melania Trump  will decorate cookies and deliver Valentines to children at the National Institutes of Health in Maryland this afternoon.
USDA proposes replacing food stamps with delivery service  added work requirements.  The Trump administration  is proposing a drastic change to how millions of people in the U.S. receive food stamps by replacing cards with an equivalent cash value with a "Blue Apron-type" delivery box of food purchased by the government. (Stephanie Ebbs) http://abcn.ws/2o5gJ7d
The Washington Post reports on  President Trump 's $100 000 donation to the Department of Transportation to help fund an infrastructure grant program.  Trump  has given away  his  $400 000 presidential salary to different federal agencies in quarterly chunks since taking office. http://wapo.st/2H9Y96y
The Trump White House vs. the FBI director is a saga with a few lengthy chapters already â none of which has been particularly favorable to   [TGT]  .
Press secretary Sarah Sanders then shifted the blame to âcareer officialsâ in the White House Personnel Security Office â as if thatâs some obscure entity that isnât actually under the purview of the executive office of  the president .
The latest volleys intensify questions about White House Chief of Staff John Kellyâs handling of the Porter matter. The fact that  Trump  alums â Corey Lewandowsi and Anthony Scaramucci among them â are taking open aim at Kelly is being read in   [TGT]   world as a sign that  the president  agrees with their critiques  or at least agrees enough to not defend  him .
Itâs not just the presidential silence on Kelly thatâs intriguing. Multiple times this week  the president  has been asked by reporters about domestic violence;  he  has not responded.
When Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats said the country was âunder attack â and CIA director Mike Pompeo acknowledged his team had intelligence Russians were posturing to interfere in the 2018 elections  the silence from  the president  on the issue was deafening.
Elsewhere in the party  Florida Democrats say this win vindicates the campaign against  Trump .
Florida House District 72 has been a reliable Republican district  with   [TGT] winning it by 4.6 percentage points over Hillary Clinton. The district also has about 12 000 more registered Republicans than Democrats.
But the competition was fierce. Good had money coming in from all over the country and an endorsement and robocall from former Vice President Joe Biden. Buchanan challenged Goodâs endorsement star power by bringing former   [TGT]   campaign manager Corey Lewandowski to Sarasota this past Sunday.
  [TGT] meets with bipartisan members of Congress on infrastructure at 11:30 a.m.
  [TGT] will decorate cookies and deliver Valentines to children at the National Institutes of Health in Maryland this afternoon.
USDA proposes replacing food stamps with delivery service  added work requirements.   [TGT] is proposing a drastic change to how millions of people in the U.S. receive food stamps by replacing cards with an equivalent cash value with a "Blue Apron-type" delivery box of food purchased by the government. (Stephanie Ebbs) http://abcn.ws/2o5gJ7d
The Washington Post reports on   [TGT]  's $100 000 donation to the Department of Transportation to help fund an infrastructure grant program.   [TGT] has given away   [TGT]   $400 000 presidential salary to different federal agencies in quarterly chunks since taking office. http://wapo.st/2H9Y96y