White House Pays Tribute to 9/11 Victims

On the 17th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, President Donald J. Trump and the First Lady attended an observance in Shanksville, Pennsylvania—the site of that day's fourth plane crash—“where a new Tower of Voices memorializes the victims of Flight 93,” Caitlin Yilek writes.  

White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders tweeted that 17 years ago, “we received a terrible reminder of the evil in our world. In the midst of horrific tragedy America stood strong.”

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In Bloomberg, Katia Dmitrieva reports that “optimism among U.S. small-business owners rose to a record and exceeded projections as companies planned the most capital spending since 2007 and hiring intentions hit an all-time high, a National Federation of Independent Business survey showed Tuesday. Small businesses are increasingly optimistic.”

In a speech yesterday, National Security Adviser John Bolton “said the Hague-based International Criminal Court had no jurisdiction to investigate U.S. officials and soldiers for their actions in Afghanistan,” Dan Boylan reports for The Washington Times. “If the court comes after us, Israel or any of our other allies, we will not sit quietly,” Ambassador Bolton said.

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley writes that in the pursuit of peace, the Trump Administration is determined to shine a spotlight on corruption.“Regimes that appeared stable can suddenly crumble when corruption fuels popular uprisings,” she explains.

In the Kennebec Journal, Sarah Day writes that she can speak to Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s character after working with him during his time as White House Staff Secretary in the Bush Administration. “He is a thoughtful leader, a champion of others, and exactly the type of person you hope would be nominated to the position of associate justice.”

“President Donald Trump is keeping a campaign promise to reduce the size of the Environmental Protection Agency, according to the agency's recent employment numbers,” Aryssa Damron reports in The Washington Free Beacon. There has been an 8 percent decrease in the agency’s employment size during the first 18 months of the Trump Administration.