After an eight-year drought, the president’s home state names something in his honor.
Sources say U.S. and Canadian officials will reach a joint understanding on how to make the new protections as sweeping and politically durable as possible.
It is the latest sign that the incoming administration aims to reassess environmental and climate agreements.
The task force would play a critical role in coordinating among government officials and private investors as the new administration prepares to inject hundreds of billions of dollars into projects across the country.
David Simas, who directs the White House’s office of political strategy and outreach, will join the Obama Foundation as its CEO
At one of his final news conferences in office, the president seemed uncharacteristically concerned about the soundness of some bedrock U.S. institutions.
Obama defends handling of Russian meddling ahead of election: ‘We handled it the way we should have’
The president said he didn’t want to be accused of tipping the outcome to Democrat Hillary Clinton.
The meeting came “as part of the president’s directive for a smooth transition to the next administration,” a White House official said.
“I think there is no doubt that when any foreign government tries to impact the integrity of our elections . . . we need to take action,” the president said. “And we will — at a time and place of our own choosing.”
The 1.1 million-acre expanse near Boundary Waters on the Canadian border the most visited wilderness area in the United States.
