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President Trump announced on Thursday morning that his team of attorneys will hold a press conference today at noon Eastern on the “clear and viable path to victory.”

The Ghost Map: The Story of London’s Most Terrifying Epidemic—and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World, by Steven Johnson (Riverhead Books, 320 pp., $26.95) However terrifying modern epidemics may appear, we have one source of comfort unavailable to our forefathers: that the scientific authorities will soon discover the cause of the malady. As many have remarked, the ability to name an enemy reduces the fear that he—or it—inspires. That is why the atmosphere that Kafka created is so disturbing: we can never identify the source of the menace. New epidemic diseases, even if they kill fewer people...

Transportation pick headed highway administration when it investigated rail company President Bush's nominee to replace Norman Mineta as secretary of Transportation, Mary Peters, presided over the Federal Highway Administration when the agency shut down criminal and civil investigations of CSX Transportation regarding fatal railroad-crossing accidents, according to a former employee of the rail company. Dave Nelson alleged to WND that the CSXT investigation was shut down by the Federal Highway Administration while John Snow, formerly CEO of CSXT, was Treasury secretary. Nelson said both Snow and Peters should be asked, "What did you know and when did you know it?"...

Letter to the Editors of The New York Times by Treasury Secretary SnowMr. Bill Keller, Managing EditorThe New York Times229 West 43rd Street New York, NY 10036 Dear Mr. Keller:The New York Times' decision to disclose the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program, a robust and classified effort to map terrorist networks through the use of financial data, was irresponsible and harmful to the security of Americans and freedom-loving people worldwide. In choosing to expose this program, despite repeated pleas from high-level officials on both sides of the aisle, including myself, the Times undermined a highly successful counter-terrorism program and alerted terrorists...

Mr. Bill Keller, Managing EditorThe New York Times229 West 43rd StreetNew York, NY 10036 Dear Mr. Keller: The New York Times' decision to disclose the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program, a robust and classified effort to map terrorist networks through the use of financial data, was irresponsible and harmful to the security of Americans and freedom-loving people worldwide.  In choosing to expose this program, despite repeated pleas from high-level officials on both sides of the aisle, including myself, the Times undermined a highly successful counter-terrorism program and alerted terrorists to the methods and sources used to track their money trails. Your...

TREASURY TO KELLER: "IRRESPONSIBLE;" MURTHA, KEAN, HAMILTON INTERVENED By Michelle Malkin · June 26, 2006 07:24 PM Just in...Treasury Secy John Snow's letter to the blabbermouth NYTimes. Snow reveals something significant I hadn't seen anywhere else yet (at least not in the NYTimes): It should also be noted that the co-chairmen of the bipartisan 9-11 Commission, Governor Tom Kean and Congressman Lee Hamilton, met in person or placed calls to the very highest levels of the Times urging the paper not to publish the story. Kean and Hamilton haven't exactly been the Bush administration's strongest allies on War on Terror...

Mr. Bill Keller, Managing Editor The New York Times 229 West 43rd Street New York, NY 10036 Dear Mr. Keller: The New York Times' decision to disclose the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program, a robust and classified effort to map terrorist networks through the use of financial data, was irresponsible and harmful to the security of Americans and freedom-loving people worldwide. In choosing to expose this program, despite repeated pleas from high-level officials on both sides of the aisle, including myself, the Times undermined a highly successful counter-terrorism program and alerted terrorists to the methods and sources used to track their...

US defends secret money tracking Tens of thousands of transactions were scrutinised US Treasury Secretary John Snow has defended a secret programme which has been tracking international money transactions for nearly five years."This programme is an effective weapon in the larger war on terror," he said. The scheme, which has sifted huge amounts of data from an international banking consortium, was revealed by the New York Times newspaper on Friday. The US treasury says the programme was strictly confined to the records of suspected foreign terrorists. Although there is no direct connection, the programme has echoes of a recently...

Treasury Secy. Snow to resign. Being replaced by Goldman Sachs Chari, Henry Paulson.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush left on Friday for a holiday weekend with his longtime friend Don Evans amid speculation that the former commerce secretary was a top candidate to succeed Treasury Secretary John Snow. The Wall Street Journal online reported that Evans had emerged as the front-runner for the Treasury post. A Republican with close ties to the White House also told Reuters that he believed Evans was the leading candidate. A barrage of media stories in the past two days have suggested that Snow may leave within a month and people with close ties to the...

Treasury secretary signals he may resign By JEANNINE AVERSA, AP Economics Writer 22 minutes ago Treasury Secretary John Snow has signaled to the White House he is ready to resign once President Bush has picked a successor, administration officials and people close to Snow said Thursday. They said Snow has made clear he eventually intends to return to the private sector. They spoke on condition of anonymity because Snow is not ready to discuss his plans publicly. It's unclear when Snow will offer his resignation, these people said. Treasury Department spokesman Tony Fratto declined to comment. "I don't speculate on...

One of the most enduring rumors in Washington has resurfaced. The Wall Street Journal reported online in its Washington Wire column Thursday that Treasury Secretary John Snow could leave office after the Group of Eight meetings in Russia on June 9 and 10. "Republican sources say White House has homed in on successor," the Journal reported. Declining to speculate, a senior administration official told the Journal, "Why would I start now?" The names being floated as a successor to Snow are familiar: Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick, former Commerce Secretary and presidential buddy Don Evans, U.S. Ambassador to India...

U.S. Treasury Secretary John Snow is expected to resign by mid-June, according to CNBC. "What we are now hearing from Republican sources in Washington is the likeliest scenario is that John Snow will leave sometime in the middle of the month of June," said John Harwood, national political editor of the Wall Street Journal, in a CNBC interview. Snow is expected to leave either before or after the G8 finance ministers' meeting in St. Petersburg, Russia. The report is expected in Friday's edition of the Wall Street Jour

A SURGE in tax revenues have put the Bush administration years ahead of schedule in a bid to halve the nation's budget gap by 2009, US Treasury Secretary John Snow said today. "We've been going the right way since the tax cuts took effect," Mr Snow said, referring to tax reductions passed in 2003. "Prior to the time the tax cuts took effect, growth was much weaker, business investment was declining, job creation was weal and now we've seen ... 12 straight quarters of growth," Mr Snow said at a news conference. He said federal receipts were surging as a...

In Washington speculation, Phil Gramm, the former Texas senator, gets increasing attention as a potential successor to Treasury Secretary John Snow. The thinking is that previous secretaries and other candidates have either too much politics and not enough economics or too much economics and not enough politics. His assets: Credibility on Capitol Hill, strong on substance, good communicator, private sector experience at UBS. His liabilities: A reputation for being an independent thinker in an administration that wants an implementer rather than a policymaker. Gramm — who, like Snow, has a Ph.D. in economics — taught economics at Texas A&M University...

The President spent the Easter Holiday weekend at Camp David with the first lady and her mother and his parents and daughter Barbra. I am sure the dogs were there but cannot find any mention if Jenna was. On Sunday the whole family attended church at the chapel at Camp David. Later on they all returned to the White House. Today is the traditional Easter Egg Roll which has been held in the White House grounds since 1878. The President and First Lady were in attendance for part of the event with the First Lady reading a story to some...

Amtrak service on both north and southbound tracks has come to a halt after a bridge support was damaged in Rocky Mount Wednesday evening. -- Until the repairs are made, no rail traffic north or southbound can happen south of Rocky Mount. All trains between Florida and Rocky Mount will be cancelled as a result, as well as any trains in northern areas headed south of Rocky Mount. There is no current estimate on the number of trains affected.

CRAWFORD, Texas (CNN) -- Presidential press secretary Scott McClellan and Treasury Secretary John Snow could be next in a shake-up in the Bush administration, according to White House and GOP sources. The possible departure of both men could be among "several senior-level staff" announcements to come within the next couple of weeks, said former White House staff members, GOP strategists and administration officials. "You're going to have more change than you expect," one GOP insider said. One change already has been announced: Chief of staff Andy Card officially will leave April 14 and is being replaced by Josh Bolten, director...

By Caren Bohan and Glenn Somerville 25 minutes ago President George W. Bush looks increasingly likely to replace Treasury Secretary John Snow and is considering former lawmakers and some Wall Street executives to succeed him, Republican sources said on Monday. The Bush administration wants a more compelling figure than Snow to lead its effort to highlight the economy's strength in the hope of bolstering Republican chances in November's congressional elections, the sources said. A Republican in frequent contact with the White House said there have been discussions about trying to attract Goldman Sachs Chief Executive Henry Paulson for the job,...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Joshua Bolten, the incoming White House chief of staff, wants Treasury Secretary John Snow replaced with someone who can present the administration's message more forcefully, The New York Times reported on Thursday. Bolten, who takes over the top staff job next month, wants President George W. Bush to shake up his economic team and overhaul White House management, the Times said, quoting a prominent Republican who consults with the White House. Among the names being mentioned to replace Snow were Henry Paulson, chief executive of Goldman Sachs; John Mack, chief executive of Morgan Stanley, and Richard Parsons,...