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Although President Trump 's 16-minute inaugural address was the shortest since 1977, it nevertheless provided insight into the 45th president's immediate priorities and his vision for the country. Trump used his historic speech, which he delivered from the U.S. Capitol's west lawn in a drizzly rain on Friday, to touch on issues from the nation's drug crisis to the plight of single mothers in inner cities.
Congressman-elect Charlie Crist said he is willing to consider President-elect Donald Trump's proposed tariff on businesses for the sake of keeping jobs in the United States. "Whatever it is that we come to to help American workers get back to work and help the middle class and our country, we need to do it together and do it in a spirit of cooperation," the Florida Democrat told CNN's Jake Tapper on "State of the Union" in an interview that aired Sunday.
This June 3, 2016, file photo shows Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., delivering his speech titled "America's Enduring Commitment to Security and Prosperity in Asia" at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies Distinguished Public Lecture in Singapore. McCain is joining Democrats in calling for a special select committee to investigate Russian interference in the U.S. election.
"This is baffling to anybody with a functioning brain stem," he told Jake Tapper Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union." Jones said the country and the President-elect must "be honest" about the extent of Russia's intervention in the US election.
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., on Sunday again decried Russia's alleged interference in the 2016 presidential race and called for a select Senate committee to investigate the country's cyber activities during the election. On CNN's "State of the Union," McCain told host Jake Tapper that there was "no doubt" Russia interfered with the election.
Sen. John McCain , R-Ariz., on Sunday again decried Russia's alleged interference in the 2016 presidential race and called for a select Senate committee to investigate the country's cyber activities during the election. On CNN's "State of the Union," McCain told host Jake Tapper that there was "no doubt" Russia interfered with the election.
Vice President Joe Biden wants a say in the direction of the Democratic Party as it picks up the pieces from a nightmare electoral loss this year - and isn't willing to fully rule out a bid for the presidency if he thinks issues of economic fairness aren't being voiced. "Four years is a lifetime in American politics," he told CNN's Jake Tapper in an interview on "State of the Union."
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers will be Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of the interior, according to multiple media outlets. A senior member of the House, McMorris Rodgers, 47, is the highest-ranking female Republican in Congress.
This July 29, 2016, file booking photo made available by the Boone County Jail in Burlington, Ky., shows Christopher Lee Cornell of Green Township in suburban Cincinnati. Federal authorities say Cornell, who plotted to attack the U.S. Capitol during President Barack Obama's 2015 State of the Union address, kept trying from behind bars to incite others to violence in support of the Islamic State.
The Secret Service may direct Donald Trump to relinquish his personal Twitter account after he is sworn into office, a top aide to the President-elect suggested Sunday. "That's going to be up to him, the Secret Service and others who have to help decide those issues," Kellyanne Conway said on CNN's "State of the Union."
Alan Gross, accompanied by his wife Jusy, acknowledges applause on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015, during Presient Barack Obama's State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress.
Asked Sunday about Pope Francis' expression of sorrow on the death of Fidel Castro, Sen. Marco Rubio said that as a Catholic he believes in the Pope's theological authority but his faith does not bind him when it comes to foreign policy positions. During an appearance on CNN's "State of the Union," Rubio's criticism of President Obama's statement of condolence following the death of the former Cuban dictator was noted he called it "pathetic" but then interviewer Dana Bash pointed about that Pope Francis, too, had expressed sorrow.
President-elect Trump's choices for Cabinet posts are confounding naysayers who have taken his campaigning style to indicate that he will bear grudges all the way to the crack of doom. Here he is, with the weeks ticking down to his presidency, picking colleagues from amongst the ranks of his fiercest critics and most stalwart opponents.
Optimism abounds that the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge will at long last be opened to oil production with the forthcoming Republican control of the White House and Congress.
An Ohio man who plotted to attack the U.S. Capitol during President Barack Obama's 2015 State of the Union address kept trying from behind bars to urge others to violence in support of the Islamic State group, federal authorities say. Prosecutors described 22-year-old Christopher Lee Cornell's jail activities in a sentencing memorandum filed this week ahead of a Dec. 5 sentencing hearing.
The European Commission has today presented its second monthly report on progress made towards an effective and sustainable Security Union. In line with the calls made by the Bratislava roadmap and the October European Council conclusions, important steps forward made over the past month include the launch of the European Border and Coast Guard on 6 October , in-depth discussions about the action being taken by the Radicalisation Awareness Network in particular with respect to young people at risk of radicalisation, as well as today's proposal for a European Travel Information and Authorisation System , following the announcement in September by President Juncker in his 2016 State of the Union address.
Security has been a constant theme since the beginning of the Juncker Commission's mandate - from President Juncker's Political Guidelines of July 2014, to the latest State of the Union address in September 2016. In his speech, President Juncker announced that by November the Commission will propose a European Travel Information and Authorisation System - an automated system to determine who will be allowed to travel to Europe.
John Oliver spent the entirety of his show last night wondering aloud how we got to this point where something like Trump became acceptable for the highest office in the land, saying "A Klan-backed, misogynist internet troll is going to be giving the next State of the Union address." A fucked-up situation to be sure.
Donald Trump #NeverTrump GOP organizer: Hope for peace, prepare for war Ivana to Trump: Make me Czech Republic diplomat Republicans face divisions over ObamaCare repeal MORE and two top Republicans in Congress on Sunday agreed -- securing America's borders is the president-elect's top immigration priority. Trump led the GOP's charge, vowing in an interview to air Sunday evening that the strength of U.S. borders would influence how he deals with the nation's more than 11 million undocumented immigrants.