Why Trump will find it hard to make American economy greater
President Donald Trump's economic plans are nothing if not ambitious: Annual growth of 4 per cent - or more. A diminished trade gap.
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Trump moves to pull U.S. out of Pacific-Rim trade deal
President Donald Trump moved to pull the United States out of the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact Monday, fulfilling a campaign promise as he began his first full week in office. "Great thing for the American worker that we just did," Trump said as he signed a notice in the Oval Office.
GOP Senators Already Object To Trump’s Budget Plans
President Donald Trump wants to push through major cuts to the federal budget, but Republican lawmakers are already raising objections to the rumored plan. Trump's ambitious reported plan to cut $10.5 trillion from the budget over the next ten years will face major obstacles, especially if the president avoids Medicaid and Social Security reform, Republican senators claim.
The Latest: Pentagon holds 1st news briefing under new chief
A spokesman, Navy Capt. Jeff Davis, on Monday described several of Mattis' first activities as Pentagon chief but declined to discuss any policy issues.
Exec Order
The United States officially withdrew from the Trans-Pacific Partnership on Monday after President Donald Trump signed an executive order. The 12-nation pact was assumed to be dead on arrival after Trump was elected president in November.
Trump Signs Executive Order Reinstating Ban On Funding And Promoting Abortions Overseas
President Donald Trump issued an executive order Monday reinstating a Republican policy that would ban U.S. aid to groups that provide or promote abortions overseas. U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order on U.S. withdrawal from the Trans Pacific Partnership while flanked by Vice President Mike Pence and White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington January 23, 2017.
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President Donald Trump's blunt declaration during his stark inaugural address now becomes a yardstick to judge his administration's ability to fundamentally reshape America's politics and global posture. The first weekday of the new White House opens a new chapter in the story of Trump the politician.
The ‘Great Conservative Sorting’ has begun
Daniel W. Drezner is a professor of international politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and a regular contributor to PostEverything . President Trump talks with White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus during a swearing in ceremony for senior staff at the White House in Washington on Jan. 22, 2017.
Trump White House ringed by – swamp’ despite pledge
Smith spent a dozen years as Pence's chief of staff while the current vice president was a congressman and later Indiana governor.
Can weekend protests lead to political impact?
She returned on another bus that pulled in at 4 a.m. Sunday, full of people buzzing about what might come next and quipping that they would see each other at the next march.
White House pushes ‘alternative facts.’ Here are the real ones.
Kellyanne Conway, counselor to President Donald Trump, said on NBC's "Meet the Press" on Sunday that the White House had put forth "alternative facts" to ones reported by the news media about the size of Trump's inauguration crowd. She made this assertion - which quickly went viral on social media - a day after Trump and Sean Spicer, the White House press secretary, had accused the news media of reporting falsehoods about the inauguration and Trump's relationship with the intelligence agencies.
Kansas congressman expected to get OK for CIA post
The U.S. Senate is expected on Monday to confirm the appointment of Kansas congressman Mike Pompeo as head of the CIA.
Former Kansan – and net neutrality foe – set to lead the FCC
A Kansas transplant appears to be President Donald Trump's pick to head the Federal Communications Commission.
What does it mean to be feminist now?
Leading up to the presidential election, Rochester resident Ryan Potaracke struggled over whom to vote for president, finding her conservative values clashing with her feminist side. In the end, the 31-year-old Rochester woman voted for Donald Trump, largely because of his stands on immigration and welfare reform.
Media outrage over Trump’s claim of record inauguration
US media outlets have hit back at claims by Donald Trump that reporters lied about the size of crowds at his inauguration. The president has warned a "big price" will be paid by those who said fewer people turned out to watch him take the oath of office than when Barack Obama was sworn in for the first time eight years ago.
Trump begins first week in office with outreach
President Donald Trump is set to meet with congressional leaders from both parties to discuss his agenda, as he enters his first official week in the White House and works to begin delivering on his ambitious campaign promises. Trump has said that he considers Monday to be his first real day in office.
Trump’s ‘running war’ on the media undermines trust
An image of the inauguration of President Donald Trump is displayed behind White House press secretary Sean Spicer as he speaks at the White House, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, in Washington. An image of the inauguration of President Donald Trump is displayed behind White House press secretary Sean Spicer as he speaks at the White House, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, in Washington.
Trump to Sign Executive Orders, Meet With Ryan
President Donald Trump is joined by the Congressional leadership and his family as he formally signs his cabinet nominations into law, in the President's Room of the Senate, at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 20, 2017. U.S. President Donald Trump is due to meet with House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan and sign a number of executive orders Monday as his administration begins its first full week of work.
Rubio faces moment of truth on secretary of state vote
In this Jan. 11, 2017, file photo, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., questions Secretary of State-designate Rex Tillerson during Tillerson's confirmation hearing before the committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. Rubio's moment of truth is at hand as a Senate committee prepares to vote on Tillerson.
Trumpa s a running wara on the media undermines trust
Donald Trump's "running war" on the media is continuing into his presidency, with statements over the weekend calling into question the extent to which information from the White House can be trusted. White House press secretary Sean Spicer on Monday will hold his first daily press briefing, at which he could face questions about a statement Saturday night that included demonstrably false assertions about the crowd size at Trump's inauguration and a promise by the new administration that "we're going to hold the press accountable."