Trump’s speech: Notes & quotes
President Trump's State of the Union pageant last night made a powerful impact on me. The White House has posted the text of the speech here .
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State of the Union: Full text of President Donald Trump’s speech before US Congress
US President Donald Trump today delivered his first State of the Union address to the Congress where he listed out the achievements of his one-year-old administration and outlined his future agenda. His speech focused on immigration reforms, terrorism, tax reforms, infrastructure, job creation.
FEMA to end hurricane-related food, water aid for Puerto Rico
The Federal Emergency Management Agency will end free food and water aid to Puerto Rico as supermarkets are now set to reopen, four months after Hurricane Maria. FEMA will "officially shut off" its emergency humanitarian aid for the island on Wednesday after providing more than 30 million gallons of potable water and nearly 60 million meals following the storm.
Watch live: Trump delivers first State of the Union address
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 .
President Trump’s SOTU guests include welder, parents of gang victims Source: WSB-TV
President Donald Trump's guests for his State of the Union speech Tuesday include an Ohio welder who will benefit from his tax overhaul plan and the parents of two Long Island teenagers who were believed to be killed by MS-13 gang members. Among his other guests are rescuers who battled wildfires in California and flooding in Texas, as well as a Marine who re-enlisted after losing his legs and going blind from a roadside bomb.
Powerful GOP Appropriations chair Frelinghuysen to retire
Veteran Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen, the powerful chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, has announced he will not seek re-election. The New Jersey Republican was facing his first competitive re-election race in decades and joins a growing roster of GOP veterans who are heading for the exits.
Many Puerto Ricans adrift in US hotels after Hurricane Maria
In this Jan. 9, 2018 photo, Enghie Melendez sits with her daughters Lidia, left, Alondra, and husband Fernando Moyet in their hotel kitchen in the Brooklyn borough of New York. After they lost their home in Puerto Rico to flooding during Hurricane Maria, Melendez fled with her family to the U.S. mainland with three suitcases and the hope that it wouldn't take long to rebuild their lives.
Trump: I would be ‘tougher’ in Brexit talks than UK’s May
President Donald Trump has wished Prince Harry and ... Under different circumstances, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg might be in the midst of a valedictory tour in her final months on the Supreme Court, but in the age of Trump, the 84-year-old is sending signals she... Under different circumstances, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg might be in the midst of a valedictory tour in her final months on the Supreme Court, but in the age of Trump, the 84-year-old is sending signals she intends to keep her seat for years.
In the Age of Big Climate Change we have to stop Farting Carbon
This past year is what the era of Big Climate Change looks like. We are only at the beginning of the massive changes we are making to our environment by farting 41 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide into our atmosphere every year, but we can already see the shape of the future and it is alarming.
Jump in late mortgages after Harvey sparks foreclosure fears
Five months after Hurricane Harvey damaged thousands of houses in Te... . Jacob Lerma looks up at the mold growing on the ceiling of his home, which was damaged by floodwaters from Hurricane Harvey, Monday, Jan. 22, 2018, in Friendswood, Texas.
Honduran president starts new term as fiery protests erupt
The opposition does not re... . An opposition supporter raises his fist next to a burning barricade as demonstrators march near the National Stadium during the swearing-in ceremony of President Juan Orlando Hernandez in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Saturday, Jan... .
Puerto Rico warns of 11 percent GDP drop in fiscal plan
Puerto Rico's governor submitted a revised fiscal plan Thursday that estimates the U.S. Caribbean territory's economy will shrink by 11 percent and its population drop by nearly 8 percent next year. The proposal doesn't set aside any money to pay creditors in the next five years as the island struggles to restructure a portion of its $73 billion public debt.
State plans Harris County buyouts with first round of Harvey aid
A home that was bought out by Harris County on the 2600 block of Shorewick Drive was the first to be demolished after being flooded during Harvey Friday, Nov. 10, 2017, in Highlands, Texas. A home that was bought out by Harris County on the 2600 block of Shorewick Drive was the first to be demolished after being flooded during Harvey Friday, Nov. 10, 2017, in Highlands, Texas.
Four months after Maria, 450k residents of Puerto Rico still without power
It's been more than four months since Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, and nearly half a million customers are still without power, the Army Corps of Engineers said Wednesday. Some 4,000 power restoration personnel are currently working to repair the electricity to more than 450,000 customers.
Puerto Ricans staying in U.S. lose FEMA funding for housing
Without any notice, families who lost their homes to Hurricane Maria are again faced with the prospect of having nowhere to go. The Federal Emergency Management Agency had promised to provide living arrangements until Feb. 14, only to reverse course last week and signal that the 36 families will no longer receive Transitional Sheltering Assistance.
California Among the Worst States to Drive in: Report
Living in California has great advantages, from warm weather to beaches and forests. Some may rank California as the number one state to live in.
Democrats say they have leverage after shutdown fight. Here are their options
While Democrats didn't land a deal on immigration, the recent agreement to reopen the government nonetheless laid the groundwork for a potential Senate floor debate. "We're very pleased with how it worked out," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, said Tuesday about the short-lived government shutdown, which drew attention to the standoff over the expiring Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program .
How the US will replace immigrant workers with Puerto Ricans
Last week, I received a text message from Luz, a recent evacuee from Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico currently residing in a New York City hotel paid by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. A few days earlier, we had spoken about her anxieties regarding her uncertain future after the FEMA voucher program ends.
Fate of the Phantom
On a blustery January day, a group of out-of-town visitors gathered near the Phantom of the Aqua, the massive beached sailboat that has become something of a semi-permanent landmark here. The visitors talked amongst themselves, sharing lore and stories they'd heard about the boat, and wondered what would happen to it.
If federal government shuts down, what will that mean for Texas?
Texans will feel little to no immediate impact if the federal government shuts down Friday, according to several state and federal agencies. Funding to keep the federal government running is set to run out midnight Friday unless Congress passes a new spending bill.