Trump’s Executive Order On Ethics Pulls Word For Word From Obama, Clinton

In signing an executive order imposing tough ethics standards on executive branch employees, President Trump followed a path laid by the two Democratic presidents who preceded him, almost word for word. "This is a five-year lobbying ban," Trump said at the ceremony where he signed this and two other orders.

DNC chairman candidate blames Hillary Clin…

A candidate for the Democratic National Committee blames Hillary Clinton's loss in the 2016 election on her decision to tap Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia as her running mate. Vincent Tolliver joined the 10 other candidates running to be the next DNC chair at a "Future Forum" in Houston Saturday and said the party would be singing a different tune if Mrs. Clinton chose someone other than Mr. Kaine, who was seen as too moderate by some Democrats.

Trump’s wild first week in office was like nothing ever seen in the presidency

From when Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States last Friday through the end of this week, news broke from the White House at a rapid-fire pace unlike anything seen previously. Trump signed executive orders en-masse, most of which cemented concrete action on his most prominent campaign promises.

Next Executive Order: Remove The Statue of Liberty from New York Harbor. America is Closed. Move On.

America is no longer the "go to" place for dreamers, people in trouble, children, oppressed men, women and their children, and God knows the misery individuals face around the world as a result of pandering to Americans' fear of the different.. The Statue of Liberty has been the personality of America since France gave it to this nation in the 19th century.

President Trump Called National Park Service Upset Over Inauguration Crowd Retweet

President Donald Trump called the National Park Service's acting director the morning after his inauguration to express displeasure over a retweet of inauguration crowd photos from the agency's official account, according to the White House. "The main reason for the call was to say, 'Why are you breaking protocol and tweeting out these photos?'" White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders told ABC News Friday.

Notes from the Trump White House

The New York Times cited Russian media reports that link the charges to the disclosure of the Russian role in attacking state election boards, including the scanning of voter rolls in Arizona and Illinois, and do not mention the parallel attacks on the Democratic National Committee and the e-mails of John Podesta, Hillary Clinton's campaign chairman. , R-Utah, said that President Donald Trump is "eager to work with" GOP lawmakers in undoing new federal protections for Bears Ears, a sacred tribal site in Utah.

Trump orders strict new refugee screening, citing terrorists

Trump traveled to the Pentagon where he joined Defense Secretary James Mattis for the signing of an executive action to bring sweeping changes to the nation's refugee policies and put in motion his plans to build up the nation's military. "We want to ensure that we are not admitting into our country the very threats our soldiers are fighting overseas," he said.

US: Huge women’s marches stare down Trump’s attacks

The day after Donald Trump was inaugurated as president, January 21, more than 4 million people joined "Women's Marches" across the United States to protest the new Commander in Chief's promised attacks on women's rights. Hundreds of thousands more took to the streets around the world, with protests on every continent, including Antarctica.

Trump’s choice for labor secretary outsourced jobs

President Donald Trump's pick for labor secretary outsourced his fast-food company's technology department to the Philippines, a move that contradicts Trump's vow to keep American jobs in the U.S. Trump has blasted, threatened and tried to charm American companies that have so much as contemplated moving jobs overseas, saying he's sticking up for American workers who aren't feeling the economic recovery and form his political base. But a filing with the Labor Department on CEO Andrew Puzder's company - and a spokesman's acknowledgement that CKE continues to use the IT operation in the Philippines - provides a window into a key contradiction raised by the nomination.

Trump argument bolstered: Clinton received800,000 votes from noncitizens, study finds

Hillary Clinton garnered more than 800,000 votes from noncitizens on Nov. 8, an approximation far short of President Trump's estimate of up to 5 million illegal voters but supportive of his charges of fraud. Political scientist Jesse Richman of Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, has worked with colleagues to produce groundbreaking research on noncitizen voting, and this week he posted a blog in response to Mr. Trump's assertion.

Miami-Dade mayor orders cooperation in Trump immigration plan

The mayor of Miami-Dade County has told his jails to obey requests from the President Trump administration to avoid punishments for so-called " sanctuary cities ." Mayor Carlos Gimenez signed a memo Thursday telling employees to cooperate more closely with immigration authorities in light of a vague executive order signed by Trump aimed at deporting more undocumented workers.

Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. workers take next steps to organize

Austin, who has worked as a pipeline mechanic for 28 years, long felt like the Baltimore utility, one of the oldest in the country and with a reputation for being a good place to work, was one big family. Then energy giant Exelon acquired BGE in 2012.