100 days of failure for Trump?
President Donald Trump doesn't care what the experts have to say. "No matter how much I accomplish during the ridiculous standard of the first 100 days, & it has been a lot , media will kill!," he tweeted.
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Possible shutdown, health care quagmire awaiting Congress
Lawmakers returning to Washington this coming week will find a familiar quagmire on health care legislation and a budget deadline dramatized by the prospect of a protracted battle between President Donald Trump and Democrats over his border wall. Trump's GOP allies control Congress, but they've been unable to send him a single major bill as his presidency faces the symbolic 100-day mark on April 29 - the very day when the government, in a worst-case scenario, could shut down.
Who’s Running the Government? Trump has yet to fill 85% of key…
Nearly 100 days into his term, President Donald Trump hasn't nominated anyone for 85% of key executive branch positions that require Senate confirmation. Of the 554 positions requiring confirmation, as of Saturday, 473 have no nominee, 35 have been announced but not formally nominated, 24 have been nominated, and just 22 have been confirmed thus far, according to a database put together by the Washington Post and the nonpartisan Partnership for Public Service.
Trump says to visit wounded U.S. veterans at Washington-area hospital
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a signing ceremony with Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin at the Treasury Department in Washington, U.S., April 21, 2017. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he would visit wounded U.S. veterans at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, the armed forces hospital located in Bethesda, Maryland, outside Washington.
Wikileaks trolls Trump with video of him saying he…
Following an announcement from President Donald Trump's Justice Department that there are plans to arrest Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, the information dissemination group trolled the president by posting a video reminding him that he used to be one of their biggest fans. During the campaign, Trump boldly stated he "loved" Wikileaks at a time when the group was publishing emails from Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton's campaign.
VP Pence embraces US-Australia partnership
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and Australia's prime minister swept aside any lingering tensions Saturday over an Obama era agreement on the resettlement of refugees, joining forces to urge China to take a greater role in pressuring North Korea to scuttle its nuclear weapons and missile program. Pence and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull repeatedly praised the decades-long American-Australian alliance following a meeting in Sydney, with the vice president passing along President Donald Trump's "very best regards" and thanking Turnbull for calling on Beijing to be more assertive in the international effort to de-escalate Pyongyang's nuclear threat.
President Trump Says ‘Dreamers’ Can ‘Rest Easy’ Because His…
Young immigrants brought to the U.S. as children and now in the country illegally can "rest easy," President Donald Trump says, telling the "dreamers" they will not be targets for deportation under his immigration policies. Trump, in an interview Friday with The Associated Press, said his administration is "not after the dreamers, we are after the criminals."
Psychiatrists: Trump Has ‘Dangerous Mental Illness’
Donald Trump has a "dangerous mental illness" and is not fit to lead the U.S., a group of psychiatrists has warned during a conference at Yale University. Mental health experts claimed the president was "paranoid and delusional," and said it was their "ethical responsibility" to warn the American public about the "dangers" Trump's psychological state poses to the country.
Huge crowds attend March for Science rallies in NYC, worldwide
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President approves Washington storms disaster declaration
President Donald Trump has approved a disaster declaration for Washington state to address damage from late January and February storms that brought flooding, landslides and mudslides. The action, in response to a request from Gov. Jay Inslee, makes federal funding available to state, local and tribal governments as well as certain nonprofit groups.
White House plans ‘big announcement’ on tax reform
The White House will release the "broad principles and priorities" of their plans to overhaul federal taxes on Wednesday, a White House official said Friday night, downplaying expectations that the Trump administration would reveal key details underpinning the plan. President Donald Trump said earlier Wednesday that he would release new information about his plan to overhaul the tax code on Wednesday, a sign that he is trying to accelerate one of his most ambitious campaign promises even though key specifics.
Pence embraces US-Australia partnership after Trump spat
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, left, meets with Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull at Admiralty House in Sydney, Saturday, April 22, 2017. . U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, right, receives the gift of a book called Rendezvous with Destiny by Michael Fullilove, left, as Australian Governor General Peter Cosgrove looks on during a lunch reception.
‘Drain the swamp’ more a Trump slogan than a practice so far
The leader of a bipartisan good-government group, Zach Wamp, headed to the White House last week to ask whether President Donald Trump's "drain the swamp" slogan would ever be more than a throwaway campaign slogan. One of the president's closest aides, Steve Bannon, assured him it's a priority.
Trump tells ‘dreamers’ to rest easy, targets criminals
Young immigrants brought to the U.S. as children and now in the country illegally can "rest easy," President Donald Trump says, telling the "dreamers" they will not be targets for deportation under his immigration policies. Trump, in a wide-ranging interview Friday with The Associated Press, said his administration is "not after the dreamers, we are after the criminals."
Scientists fear climate change programs are threatened
Experts aren't the only ones worried about President Donald Trump cutting money from climate programs, there are also concerns that slashing climate change funds could be a bad political move internationally. Trump said, "It's time to put America first.
Future of revamped health care bill remains dubious in House
President Donald Trump on Friday downplayed the significance of pushing Republican health care legislation through the House next week, a retreat from more bullish White House pronouncements a day earlier, which had gotten a skeptical reception at the Capitol. In brief comments to reporters Friday, Trump said the attempt to rekindle the GOP drive to repeal President Barack Obama's health care law is "coming along well."
In Photos: Scientists Worldwide Fight Back Against Anti-Science Trump Agenda
An estimated 10,000 people took part in the March for Science in Berlin, Germany, on Saturday. Tens of thousands are celebrating Earth Day by marching Saturday against President Donald Trump's ongoing attacks on science, in an unprecedented global uprising of scientists against the anti-science Trump administration.
Trump says Paris attack will help Le Pen in election
President Donald Trump on Friday said he believes an attack on police officers this week in Paris will help Marine Le Pen, the far-right presidential candidate, in upcoming elections in France. In an interview with The Associated Press, Mr. Trump said that while he is not explicitly endorsing Ms.
National briefs: Order aims to roll back Dodd-Frank
President Donald Trump set the stage Friday for a rollback of regulations that were intended to curtail corporate tax evasion and prevent another financial crisis. Frustrated by the slow pace in Congress on his goal of overhauling the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial regulation law and the fact that his mission of rewriting the tax code remains in limbo, Mr. Trump ordered his Treasury Department on Friday to review measures put in place by the Obama administration.
U.S. Treasury rejects Exxon Mobil request to drill in Russia
The Trump administration has rejected a request from Exxon Mobil to waive U.S. sanctions against Russia to allow the company to resume oil drilling around the Black Sea. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Friday in a brief statement that the administration "will not be issuing waivers to U.S. companies, including Exxon, authorizing drilling prohibited by current Russian sanctions."