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Victor Cha, a former White House official who had been the Trump administration's choice to be the next U.S. ambassador to South Korea, is no longer being considered for the post, two U.S. officials said on Tuesday. The Washington Post quoted people familiar with the matter as saying Cha, a Korean-American, had raised concerns with White House officials over their consideration of a risky limited strike on North Korea and about the administration's threats to tear up a bilateral trade deal with Seoul.
Follow MarketWatch's live coverage of President Donald Trump's first State of the Union address, in which he's preparing to discuss an immigration deal, highlight his tax law and stock-market gains and stress what he calls fair and reciprocal trade deals, in addition to making a pitch for a major infrastructure program.
Denea Joseph is a 23-year-old recent UCLA graduate who grew up in South Central Los Angeles. She's also undocumented, having moved to the United States from Belize when she was seven.
Members of the Congressional Black Caucus will be protesting President Donald Trump's first State of the Union address in several different ways on Tuesday night, with the chairman not explicitly ruling out a walkout by some. Many of the CBC members, along with other Democrats outside of the caucus, will be wearing black as a sign of solidarity with victims of sexual assault.
Theo Keith of Fox 6 Milwaukee stopped by the Edge Messaging offices and production facility to get my read on the upcoming State of the Union speech tonight. President Trump has a lot of good news to tout, but as I explain, not all of it may be applicable to Wisconsin.
While making the cable news rounds on Friday morning ahead of President Trump's State of the Union speech, White House counselor Kellyanne Conway called out men who have been accused of sexual misconduct by name on two occasions. But both times, she forgot to mention her boss, who has been accused of sexual assault by 14 women, and Steve Wynn, the former finance chairman of the Republican National Committee who is currently in the news for alleged serial sexual assault and harassment.
And he will, no doubt, tout what he's seen as one of his biggest accomplishments since he took office: the economy. "The president is going to talk about how America's back," said White House legislative director Marc Short in a call to reporters previewing the president's remarks.
The president of the United States will stand in the chamber of the House of Representatives this evening and read a speech that one of his aides, Stephen Miller, has prepared for him. If Donald Trump follows an annual tradition, he'll assure the legislators, justices, military leaders and cabinet members gathered to hear him that "the state of our union is strong."
Republican Sen. Susan Collins: "It would be a devastating development if Mr. Mueller were in any way impeded in completing his investigation. It is absolutely essential that he be allowed to complete it" https://t.co/4fYEV1bMi3 Susan Margaret Collins Dems block 20-week abortion ban Pro-ObamaCare group launches new ads ahead of State of the Union, GOP retreat Portman gives Wynn donation to charities MORE must be permitted to finish his investigation into Russia's election meddling and any potential ties between Trump campaign staff members and Moscow.
President Donald Trump will deliver his first official State of the Union address Tuesday night, and is expected to tout success on tax reform and push a bipartisan effort on immigration changes. A controversial aspect of Trump's immigration plans involves the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA .
The White House tells us President Donald Trump will be speaking from the heart during his first State of the Union Address Tuesday. A senior advisor says the president will work to strike a bipartisan and optimistic tone.
Trump will hail two Californians - a firefighter who saved dozens of campers and boy who honors veterans' graves - in State of the Union speech Steve Oaks met David Dahlberg when they were tasked with saving 62 children and counselors from the Whittier fire last year. Oaks, a Santa Barbara County Fire Division chief, said that before Dahlberg left, "I wanted to look into his eyes to make sure the instructions were understood."
When President Trump delivers his first State of the Union at the Capitol on Tuesday evening, expect some big foreign policy lines. "Our maximum pressure strategy is delivering results.
Stakes are high for President Donald Trump as he prepares to give his first State of the Union Address and is tasked with helping his party keep control of Congress in the midterm election. Veuer's Chandra Lanier has the story.
President Trump, flanked by Vice President Pence and House Speaker Paul Ryan, gave a joint address to Congress in February 2017, soon after his inauguration. Jim Lo Scalzo/AP hide caption President Trump, flanked by Vice President Pence and House Speaker Paul Ryan, gave a joint address to Congress in February 2017, soon after his inauguration.
On the anniversary of President Trump's inauguration and in the days leading up to his first State of the Union address, observers have rightfully pointed out the important accomplishments of his administration so far, including deregulation, tax reform and the appointment of exceptional judges to the federal bench. Largely unnoticed has been the extraordinary work that Attorney General Jeff Sessions has done in the Department of Justice to create a Reaganesque resurgence of law and order.
Donald Trump will defend his accomplishments and lay out his plans before a chamber packed with members of Congress, the Cabinet and the Supreme Court plus a few choice guests on Tuesday - and with millions of Americans watching on TV. It will be the former reality show star's first State of the Union speech, a formal report to Congress that the Constitution requires of the president "from time to time".
President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress on Feb. 28, 2017 in the U.S. Capitol in Washington. President Donald Trump has made headlines on everything from immigration reform to the NFL, from Russia to the border wall.
When President Donald Trump delivers his first State of the Union address today, his most fervent supporters are anxious that he will squander the most high-profile moment of his presidency with a soft speech that bends more to the predilections of the political establishment in Washington and less to the populist army that sent him there to drain the swamp. Trump has always veered between ideological extremes in his speeches: He railed against "American carnage" in his inaugural address last year, then gave a speech to a joint session of Congress a few weeks later that seemed restrained and conventional compared with the chaotic first weeks of his tenure.
President Donald Trump heralded the strength of American families and faith communities during his State of the Union address Tuesday night, presenting shared moral values as a unifying force. "In America, we know that faith and family, not government and bureaucracy, are the center of American life.