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Trump’s rhetoric, border surge colored immigration debate in 2016
Between a presidential candidate making a border wall the centerpiece of his winning campaign and debates over whether local or state officials were doing enough on the complicated issue, illegal immigration was at the forefront of the political landscape in 2016.
Gingrich: Trump dropping drain the swamp
"Drain the swamp" was a refrain of Donald Trump during the presidential campaign, but Newt Gingrich says the president-elect "doesnA t want to use it anymore" now that heA s knee-deep in alligators. "IA m told he now just disclaims that.
Before Trump’s presidency, US privacy board in disarray
In this June 6, 2013 file photo, the sign outside the National Security Administration campus in Fort Meade, Md. A federal oversight board that concluded the NSA's once-secret phone records surveillance program was unconstitutional is in disarray just weeks before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.
Senators Urge Action to Block Drastic Drug Price Hikes
Angered by skyrocketing drug prices, a pair of senators on Wednesday urged Congress to block companies from cornering the market on old, off-patent drugs. Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Claire McCaskill , D-Mo., released findings from a year-long investigation into companies like Turing Pharmaceuticals, which generated national outrage last year after hiking the price of a life-saving anti-infection drug by more than 5,000 percent.
‘Obamacare’ Holding Its Own: 6.4M Signed up So Far
"Obamacare" seems to be holding its own. The administration said Wednesday that 6.4 million people have enrolled for subsidized private coverage through HealthCare.gov, ahead of last year's pace.
The Latest: Trump calls Berlin violence “attack on humanity”
Donald Trump says the truck ramming attack at market in Berlin is an "attack on humanity and it's got to be stopped."
Feds order correction to plan to North Dakota pipeline owner
This Oct. 11, 2013 file photo shows cleanup at the site of a Tesoro Corp. pipeline break that spilled more than 20,000 barrels of oil into a Tioga, N.D., wheat field. The massive oil spill still isn't fully cleaned up three years and three months after it happened.
Kremlin calls US-Russian ties ‘frozen;’ unsure about Trump
The Kremlin hopes that Donald Trump's administration will help improve the strained Russia-U.S. ties that it describes as "frozen," but it doesn't expect any immediate breakthroughs, President Vladimir Putin's spokesman said Wednesday. Dmitry Peskov told Mir TV that the Kremlin expects the new U.S. administration to take a "fresher and more constructive approach," while cautioning against "excessive optimism."
The Latest: Trump to meet with Boeing, Lockheed execs
FILE - In this Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016, file photo, President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a rally at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pa. Trump's closest advisers see Democrats' complaints that Moscow hacked their private ... The CEO of Boeing is meeting with President-elect Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago just weeks after a public flap over the cost of the Air Force One project.
Zinke Accepts Nod to Oversee Interior
Rep. Ryan Zinke announced Dec. 15 that he has accepted the offer to serve as the incoming Secretary of the Interior. In remarks announcing Zinke's nomination, President-elect Donald Trump praised the Montana native's positions, ranging from regulations and forest management to energy development and public land use.
Trump: Muslim ban proposal ‘proven to be right. 100 percent correct’
Donald Trump has won the presidency after narrowly carrying a few states to put him above 270 electoral votes.But according... Senate Republicans refused to give President Obama's pick to replace Supreme Court Justice Scalia even the courtesy of a... Trump's memory lapse on Wednesday, in which he appeared unaware of the inflammatory statement he released the day before about the attack in Berlin, was just a start to the crazy. Because Trump isn't going to wait to find out the motive behind the attack.
Obamacare 2017 enrollment hits record, despite Trump’s threat to repeal
Though President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to repeal Obamacare next month, a record number of people have signed up for coverage for 2017. Nearly 6.4 million Americans have selected Obamacare policies through the federal exchange for coverage starting Jan. 1, federal officials announced Wednesday.
GOP Congressman says Trump’s conflicts of interest are OK because George Washington kept his house
Donald Trump's aides are reportedly floating the idea that instead of putting his considerable business assets and holdings into a blind trust a S-a Ssomething other presidents have used to avoid conflicts of interest a S-a She might put his funds into a not-actually-blind-at-all "half-blind trust." Rep. Tom Cole said on Wednesday that he does not think Trump needs to disentangle himself.
Trump adviser says he is ditching ‘drain the swamp’
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Donald Trump calls Berlin truck assault ‘attack on humanity’
US President-elect Donald Trump has said the deadly truck attack on a Christmas market in Germany was "an attack on humanity and it's got to be stopped". US President-elect Donald Trump has said the deadly truck attack on a Christmas market in Germany was "an attack on humanity and it's got to be stopped".
Pa. woman, husband, 2 sons speak in Taliban hostage video
A Pennsylvania woman held hostage in Afghanistan for four years appeared in a video Monday with her husband and two children - both born in captivity -- and pleaded to President Barack Obama and President-elect Donald Trump to secure their release. Caitlan Coleman, 31, of York County, appeared in the video with her Canadian husband, Joshua Boyle, and their boys.
Hogan Says Relationship With Trump Will Be “Excellent”
In mid-June, Larry Hogan was asked by a reporter if he would vote for Donald Trump. The governor of Maryland's response: "No, I don't plan to," per The Washington Post .
Trump, security adviser to meet after attacks abroad
President-elect Donald Trump is planning to meet with his incoming national security adviser in the aftermath of violence abroad as the process of filling top jobs in his administration presses on, marked by some infighting among advisers. Trump's meeting Wednesday with retired Lt.
It’s a day ending in a ‘y,’ so of course Trump is obsessing over losing the popular vote
Donald Trump has won the presidency after narrowly carrying a few states to put him above 270 electoral votes.But according... Senate Republicans refused to give President Obama's pick to replace Supreme Court Justice Scalia even the courtesy of a... Unpresidented-elect Trump just cannot get over losing the popular vote by millions. Here's how he spent his Wednesday morning: Campaigning to win the Electoral College is much more difficult & sophisticated than the popular vote.