The Latest: Haley sworn in as US ambassador to the UN
Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has been sworn in to be President Donald Trump's ambassador to the United Nations. Vice President Mike Pence swore in Haley on Wednesday.
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Dow Jones tops 20,000 points for first time amid Trump effect
The Dow Jones Industrial Average, Wall Street's blue-chip stock market, has smashed through the 20,000 points barrier for the first time. It had been on the cards for some time, given the rally in US stocks since the election of Donald Trump as US President - with investors cheering his stated plans for a major infrastructure investment programme and other business-friendly policies.
Trump calls Dow 20,000 ‘Great!’
Following the Dow's cross over the 20,000 level, President Donald Trump re-tweeted a story on the index's move with the word "Great!" from the official POTUS account. While the milestone was achieved under Trump, it appears more of the move had to do with strong earnings from Dow components such as Boeing, which beat on earnings and revenue on Wednesday morning.
Trudeau navigates perils of energy, climate, Trump as Liberals wrap retreat
Justin Trudeau edged his way across a political tightrope Tuesday, doing his level best not to glance down at the perils lurking below. Shattered credibility on climate change and women's rights, two of his policy cornerstones.
Donald Trump’s limited powers
So, President Donald Trump is now in the White House and has already begun his work to Make America Great Again. As he said in his inaugural address he will do this by putting America first.
Donald Trump moving forward with border wall, weighs refugee cuts
President Donald Trump will begin rolling out executive actions on immigration Wednesday, beginning with steps to build his proposed wall along the US-Mexico border, according to two administration officials. He's also expected to target so-called sanctuary cities and is reviewing proposals that would restrict the flow of refugees to the United States.
Melania Trump’s interview from 2011 demanding to see Barack Obama’s birth certificate
Later in the morning President-elect Trump will be sworn in as the nation's 45th president during an inaugural ceremony at the U.S. Capitol. One lump or two? Melania Trump and Michelle Obama met for tea in the White House in the days following Donald Trump's election victory Photo: Chuck Kennedy/The White House President Barack Obama greets Melania, Tifffany and Ivanka Trump prior to the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States on the West front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2017.
Trump advance construction of controversial oil pipelines Keystone XL, Dakota Access pipelines
Washington D.C. [United States], Jan. 25 : United States President Donald Trump has advanced the construction of the controversial Keystone XL and Dakota Access oil pipelines through executive orders. Trump signed the documents in the Oval Office and vowed to "renegotiate some of the terms" of the Keystone bill and said he would then seek to "get that pipeline built."
Trump expected to issue executive order to block refugees from ‘dangerous’ Muslim countries
With Trump considering measures to tighten border security, he could turn his attention to the refugee issue later this week. President Donald Trump is expected to sign executive orders starting on Wednesday that include a temporary ban on most refugees and a suspension of visas for citizens of Syria and six other Middle Eastern and African countries, according to several congressional aides and immigration experts briefed on the matter.
What’s next for the Dakota Access, Keystone XL pipelines?
President Donald Trump's executive actions on the Dakota Access and Keystone XL pipelines are aimed at turning the much-protested pipelines into reality. Here's a look at what may be next for the two pipelines: The $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline to carry North Dakota oil through South Dakota and Iowa to a shipping point in Illinois is nearly complete other than a stretch underneath Lake Oahe, a Missouri River reservoir in southern North Dakota.
Rebuking Obama, Trump boosts Keystone XL, Dakota pipelines
President Donald Trump moved swiftly Tuesday to advance the controversial Keystone XL and Dakota Access oil pipelines, signing executive actions to aggressively overhaul America's energy policy and deal a sharp blow to Barack Obama's legacy on climate change. Obama had personally halted the Keystone XL project, which was to bring oil from Canada to the U.S., and major protest demonstrations have frozen work on the Dakota pipeline.
The Women’s March widened the political divide in the U.S.
After everything that has happened in the last year, the Democrats still have learned nothing. Their answer to the election of Donald Trump ? A Women's March that does nothing to save a deluded party still cannibalizing itself.
Congress Is Opening the Door to ‘Alternative Facts’ in Budget Policy
Shortly after President Donald Trump's inauguration, Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway claimed that false statements coming from the White House were actually "alternative facts." The new administration's disregard for the truth is concerning on many levels, but it is particularly problematic for sound budget policy, which requires an honest evaluation of the cost of new legislation and the nation's overall fiscal health.
‘Preview’ scholars cautious about what Trump presidency means for Las Vegas economy
Economists and scholars agreed at Tuesday's Preview Las Vegas event, organized by the Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce, that Nevada's recovery from the Great Recession hums along in normally watched sectors like housing, employment and business development. They also concur that national uncertainty brought on by the election of Donald Trump and his subsequent rocky transition into the White House requires a cautious approach in 2017.
Our new president is radical, divisive and offers little to entice bipartisanship
Donald Trump intends to govern as the same fiercely angry man who inspired the discontented but aroused the worries and fears of so many other Americans. In his inaugural address, he offered no outreach to those who had opposed him.
Donald Trump’s inauguration, speech left much to be desired
Except for the cold weather, Barack Obama's first inauguration reminded me a lot of Woodstock: throngs of revelers wandering around with no idea whatsoever of where they were going. The crowd was so big, you worried that there'd be a stampede.
Americans must remind Trump: He answers to us
Two big and passionate crowds descended on Washington on Friday - one thrilled by Donald Trump's inauguration, the other appalled. Never in my lifetime has a new president been anticipated with such raw enthusiasm on one side and such fear and loathing on the other.
Trump moving forward with bordera
President Donald Trump will begin rolling out executive actions on immigration Wednesday, beginning with steps to build his proposed wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, according to two administration officials. He's also expected to target so-called sanctuary cities and is reviewing proposals that would restrict the flow of refugees to the United States.
Belgians, Dutch join in opposing Trumpa s anti-abortion plans
Belgium is joining the Netherlands in backing the creation of an international fund to finance access to birth control, abortion and sex education for women in developing countries in an attempt to make up for U.S. President Donald Trump's ban on U.S. funding. Alexander De Croo, Belgium's minister for foreign trade and development, says he is fully behind the initiative of his Dutch counterpart to set up an international fund for safe abortions.
Sexist, vulgar posts on women’s marches rebound on officials
A school board member in Hillary Clinton's hometown resigned after making a derogatory reference on Twitter to the female anatomy in describing women marching against President Donald Trump. An Illinois teacher was pulled from the classroom for a tweet deemed sexist.