Trump’s tumultuous opening chapter

The resignation of national security adviser Michael Flynn has capped one of the most tumultuous opening chapters in recent White House history.

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Security adviser Michael Flynn: gone after just 23 days
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The resignation of national security adviser Michael Flynn on Monday, after just 23 days in the job, "capped one of the most tumultuous opening chapters" for a White House in recent history, says Gerald Seib in The Wall Street Journal. Flynn's resignation was triggered by conversations he had last December with the Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak, during which he appears to have discussed the economic sanctions that Obama imposed on Russia over its alleged meddling in the 2016 election.

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Emily has worked as a journalist for more than thirty years and was formerly Assistant Editor of MoneyWeek, which she helped launch in 2000. Prior to this, she was Deputy Features Editor of The Times and a Commissioning Editor for The Independent on Sunday and The Daily Telegraph. She has written for most of the national newspapers including The Times, the Daily and Sunday Telegraph, The Evening Standard and The Daily Mail, She interviewed celebrities weekly for The Sunday Telegraph and wrote a regular column for The Evening Standard. As Political Editor of MoneyWeek, Emily has covered subjects from Brexit to the Gaza war.

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