In twist, Trump administration defends Obama’s monument expansion

Salem, Ore. • A dispute over acts of Congress in 1906 and 1937 has put the Trump administration in court — and into the unusual position of supporting a proclamation by former President Barack Obama.Contrary to President Donald Trump's numerous efforts to shred Obama's legacy, U.S. Justice Department lawyers are in Obama's corner as they defend his expansion of a national monument in Oregon.That puts the Trump administration in direct opposition with timber interests that Trump vowed