10 things you need to know today: November 20, 2018

Ivanka Trump used private email to discuss government business, the Pentagon aims to bring troops home from Mexico border, and more

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1. Ivanka Trump used private email to discuss government business

Ivanka Trump sent hundreds of emails through a private email account to White House aides, Cabinet officials, and her assistants last year, potentially violating federal records rules, The Washington Post reported Monday, citing several people familiar with the matter. White House ethics officials found out about the emails in a review of messages collected to respond to a public records lawsuit last fall. The emails were about official White House business, her schedule, and travel. During the 2016 presidential campaign, President Trump criticized Hillary Clinton for using a personal email server as secretary of state. A spokesman for Ivanka Trump's attorney said she sent the emails before learning about records rules, and none of the emails included classified information.

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Harold Maass, The Week US

Harold Maass is a contributing editor at The Week. He has been writing for The Week since the 2001 debut of the U.S. print edition and served as editor of TheWeek.com when it launched in 2008. Harold started his career as a newspaper reporter in South Florida and Haiti. He has previously worked for a variety of news outlets, including The Miami Herald, ABC News and Fox News, and for several years wrote a daily roundup of financial news for The Week and Yahoo Finance.