is an American environmentalist and has written extensively about global warming and has expressed support for Sanders. Ellison is among a few members of Congress who has endorsed Sanders. West, who teaches philosophy at Union Theological Seminary, is supporting Sanders.

Sanders said he was satisfied with the way the committee's seats were distributed.

"We believe that we will have the representation on the platform drafting committee to create a Democratic platform that reflects the views of millions of our supporters who want the party to address the needs of working families in this country and not just Wall Street, the drug companies, the fossil fuel industry and other powerful special interests," he said in a statement.

Clinton campaign press secretary Brian Fallon also said their camp is happy with the factwith officials from Lockheed Martin Corp., Boeing Co. and the Walt Disney Co. studios, among other companies.

After meeting President Trump at the White House on Tuesday, the prince will pursue investment and technological expertise during his trip, which also includes visits to Seattle, Houston, New York and Boston.

Mar. 19, 2018, 1:21 p.m.

The Trump administration imposed fresh economic sanctions on the leftist government of Venezuela on Monday in a move aimed in part at stopping its use of a digital currency. However, it did not impose a long-threatened ban on the country’s oil exports.

U.S. officials say Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s cash-strapped government has introduced a digital currency called the petro to circumvent sanctions and to conceal how much it has bankrupted the once-thriving economy.

“President Maduro decimated the Venezuelan economy