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President Donald Trump's first State of the Union address on Tuesday night elicited a range of reactions. The president's mention of a possible $1.5 trillion in infrastructure investment was of particular interest to New Jersey's congressional delegation, given this region's urgent need for trans-Hudson tunnel construction among other upgrades.
Last week, I noted that President Trump won the shutdown because he instinctively understood the strategic situation far better than Senate Democrats, establishment Republicans, and his other beltway critics. He knew he had a stronger position than the Democrats and used that understanding to his advantage.
Trump's SOTU Triumph: The numbers are in for President Trump's first State of the Union address and it's clear large majorities of the public liked what they saw and heard on Tuesday night. A snap poll conducted by CBS News/YouGov showed 75 percent approved of Trump's speech, with another 65 percent saying it made them feel "proud."
Congressional Republicans have gathered at a West Virginia resort in search of a winning election-year agenda. The best they have to offer in 2018 may be a recitation of the tax cuts approved in 2017 - and the threat of another government shutdown is looming.
Comments come as Trump expected to clear way for publication of classified memo that Republicans say shows improper use of surveillance by agency Former FBI director James Comey testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill June 8, 2017 in Washington, DC. WASHINGTON - Former FBI director James Comey has defended the agency on Twitter, writing, "All should appreciate the FBI speaking up.
FILE - This file photo provided by the Cass County Sheriff's Office in Fargo, N.D., shows Brooke Crews, who pleaded guilty Dec. 11, 2017, to conspiracy to commit kidnapping and murder and lying to law office... Democrats are asking why the Trump administration allowed two Russian spy chiefs, who have been sanctioned in the U.S. and Europe, to meet last week in Washington with American intelligence officials. Trump's offer of a "down-the-middle compromise" in immigration repels both Democrats and Republicans, leaving no deal in sight.
President Donald J. Trump welcomes State of the Union honored guest, Jon Bridger, founder of the Cajun Navy, to the Oval Office at the White House, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018, in Washington, D.C. The State of the Union guests will be seated with First Lady... President Donald J. Trump welcomes State of the Union honored guest, Jon Bridger, founder of the Cajun Navy, to the Oval Office at the White House, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018, in Washington, D.C. The State of the Union guests will be seated with First Lady... President Donald J. Trump welcomes State of the Union honored guest, Jon Bridger, founder of the Cajun Navy, to the Oval Office at the White House, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018, in Washington, D.C. The State of the Union guests will be seated with First Lady... President Donald J. Trump welcomes State of the Union honored guest, Jon Bridger, founder of the Cajun Navy, to the Oval Office at ... (more)
Thank White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders for the latest reminder that even women entrusted with high positions of authority can promote sexist ideas about women. Appearing on CNN's morning program, "New Day," Wednesday, Sanders sang Donald Trump's praises for his State of the Union speech, and then delivered the jaw-dropping suggestion that House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi should smile more.
President Trump exceeded most viewers expectations during his inaugural State of the Union address Tuesday, according to a new poll. Most Americans who watched President Trump's inaugural State of the Union address on Tuesday said it exceeded their expectations, including 46 percent of Democrats, a new poll revealed.
FILE - In this Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018 file photo, Arizona state Rep. Michelle Ugenti-Rita, R-Scottsdale, left, listens as Rep. Don Shooter, R-Yuma, as he reads a statement regarding sexual harassment and other miscondu... . FILE - In this Feb. 14, 2017, file photo, State Rep. Don Shooter is seen on the floor of the Arizona House in Phoenix, Ariz.
If President Donald Trump needs help in picking projects for his $1.5 trillion infrastructure program, he needs only to look to his home state of New York, where the list of mega projects needing billions of dollars has been piling up for years. It's unclear however just how much - if any - new money New York can expect for its two most pressing transportation needs.
President Donald Trump used a speech before GOP lawmakers Thursday to pat fellow party members on the back and take digs at Democrats just days after calling for bipartisan unity. Trump also urged the passage of an immigration framework that has been lambasted by Democrats and some members of his party, making clear that he sees no room for compromise.
Donald John Trump Schiff: Nunes gave Trump 'secretly altered' version of memo Davis: 'Deep state' existed in '16 - but it elected Trump Former Trump legal spokesman to testify to Mueller about undisclosed call: report MORE will head to Ohio on Monday for a visit just days after his first State of the Union address, according to a White House official. The purpose for the visit to the battleground state has not yet been announced, but the trip comes after the president previewed a $1.5 trillion infrastructure plan in his State of the Union address earlier this week.
Donald Trump's first State of the Union address, IPS Middle East expert Phyllis Bennis told the Real News Network after the speech, was "a campaign-style speech" designed to appease Trump's right-wing base. While the president mostly avoided foreign policy, she noted, the views he did express were "extremist positions that are guaranteed to be popular with his base."
Trump plans to urge lawmakers at a GOP retreat in West Virginia to back his plan for a pathway to citizenship for nearly 2 million young immigrants, in exchange for $25 billion for his border wall and major restrictions in legal immigration. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he'll hold a vote on immigration as soon as next week, but it's unclear which legislation would make it to the floor.
CNN might want to change its name to Collusion Narrative Network; as the network's morning program New Day spent nearly all of its three-hour time slot Thursday morning discussing the latest developments in the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. Of course, many in the media desperately want to believe that the Trump campaign colluded with the Russians in order to secure his upset victory.
President Donald Trump made it clear Tuesday night that he's decided to make public a sensitive memo that alleges bias by FBI agents in the ongoing investigation into Russian efforts to influence U.S. voters in 2016. "One-hundred percent," Trump is heard on camera after his State of the Union speech, telling a South Carolina congressman of his intent to declassify the secret document That decision would directly conflict with Trump's own Justice Department and FBI Director Christopher Wray, who have argued that it would be reckless to release the memo without a thorough review.
Has DB Cooper's identity finally been revealed? Investigators say recently uncovered secret coding in letters PROVES Vietnam veteran with CIA links is the hijacker who parachuted from a plane in 1971 with $200,000 'Make this go viral': Mother posts graphic images of her disabled son covered in his own blood after he was beaten up by bullies to shame school teacher 'who failed to stop the attack' EXCLUSIVE - Mark Salling autopsy report FAILS to confirm that actor committed suicide but does reveal he died early Tuesday and his body was discovered in a riverbed Republican admits he changed the classified memo on 'FBI misconduct' after vote throwing White House bid to green light publication today into chaos Bill O'Reilly returns to cable news to analyse Trump's State of the Union address - but is watched by just 17,000 households Robert Wagner is named a person of interest in death of his ... (more)
President Donald Trump's State of the Union offer of a "down-the-middle compromise" on immigration did nothing to move Republicans and Democrats closer to a deal, as Democrats accused the president of lacing his speech with racially charged remarks and Republicans dug in on their demands. The reaction to Trump's high-profile overture suggested both parties were settling into a protracted tug-of-war.
Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Del., adjusts her "Recy" button as she joins other House members in wearing black in support of the #MeToo and Time's Up movements, ahead of State of the Union address Tuesday in Washington. President Trump may have been the one with the microphone at his first State of the Union address in the Capitol on Tuesday night, but that didn't stop the members of the audience from delivering their own pointed messages with a series of politically-charged fashion choices.