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The power of the presidency looks much grander from the perspective of the campaign trail than it does from the White House. Once a president is in office, he is confronted with the power of the other branches of government, Congress and the courts as well as the multitude of institutions and political actors, from reporters to grass-roots activists, who can cause problems for any administration.
A Republican congressman's town hall erupted into fights over "death panels" as pro-Obamacare attendees shouted down claims of their existence, the latest site for contentious meetings between lawmakers and their constituents this week. Rep. Gus Bilirakis was the next lawmaker to face constituents outraged by the GOP's efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
Piers Morgan and JK Rowling became embroiled in a Twitter row over the Good Morning Britain presenter's support of Donald Trump after he was criticised live on US television. The Harry Potter author expressed glee at the broadcaster being sworn at by Australian comedian Jim Jefferies during an appearance on panel show Real Time With Bill Maher.
It's a pattern that experts say will likely continue with the revelation this past week that, since 2011, officials at a military prison in Syria have summarily executed as many as 13,000 people by hanging. Amnesty International, which documented the killings, concluded that they were part of a systematic government policy, and constituted crimes against humanity.
Clockwise from left; Hear Our Voice Connecticut members Kelley Hangos-Cerrano, of Monroe, Myrna Mills Albino, of Monroe, Nancy Gardiner, of Trumbull, Lori Charlton, of Monroe, Harriette Trevino, of Monroe, Jessie Ward, of Monroe, Sue Smelzer, of Monroe, and Cathy Lindstrom, of Monroe, meet at Albino's home in Monroe, Conn. on Wednesday, February 1, 2017.
He has described the sprawling Mar-a-Lago property as the Winter White House and has spent two weekends there this month. But it's also become a magnet for anti-Trump protesters and the subject of an ethics debate over his invitation to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to join him this weekend - with Trump pledging to pay for the accommodations.
But three weeks into his presidency, he has been repeatedly disarmed and frustrated by partisan opponents and the machinery of a government designed to check his power. It hasn't been for a lack of trying.
In a letter to the U.S. Department of Education, Senator Elizabeth Warren urged federal education officials to crack down on this country's largest college accrediting organization. The Democratic Party is in dire straits.
On Jan. 18, Barack Obama used his final press conference as president to pledge to the public that he will speak up if the administration of Donald Trump crosses a line, whether that's imposing "systematic discrimination" or silencing the press. "There's a difference between that normal functioning of politics and certain issues or certain moments where I think our core values may be at stake," Obama told journalists assembled in the White House briefing room.
While she definitely has her faults no one will ever convince me that Kellyanne Conway is not a total champ. She refuses to take any insult sitting down and is unafraid to fire back in the heat of a moment.
"It's gotten to a point where it's not even being reported," said Trump, who seems incapable of making a speech without mentioning the "dishonest press" and touting the latest conspiracy theory he read on InfoWars.com. "And in many cases the very, very dishonest press doesn't want to report it.
Each day of the Trump era seems to bring strange new objects to the national punchbowl. The newly minted president publicly obsessed on his inaugural crowd size.
The federal judge who will decide whether oil flows through the disputed Dakota Access pipeline has shown sympathy for the historical plight of American Indians, but has also made clear that he doesn't think that should play a role in judicial decisions. U.S. District Judge James "Jeb" Boasberg is overseeing a lawsuit filed by the Standing Rock and Cheyenne River Sioux that could be their last hope of stopping the $3.8 billion pipeline to carry North Dakota oil to Illinois.
President Donald Trump has revived groundless claims of voter fraud, arguing in a lunch meeting with senators that he and former Republican Sen. Kelly Ayotte would have won in New Hampshire if not for voters bused in from out of state. A GOP official with knowledge of Thursday's lunch conversation described the president's comments.
Washington, Feb 11 - The thrice-married President didn't get any time for his political honeymoon. But Donald Trump is all set for an extended court-ship of a different kind.
The voter identified himself as a cancer survivor, and he had something to say to Republican Rep. Justin Amash: "I am scared to death that I will not have health insurance in the future." The comment earned 61-year-old retiree Paul Bonis a standing ovation from the crowd packed into a school auditorium in Amash's Michigan district Thursday night.
DECEMBER 14: U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks during an event at the headquarters of American Federation of Teachers December 14, 2016 in Washington, DC. The event was held to outline EllisonOs vision as he campaigns to become the next chairman of the Democratic National Committee.
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb. 11 : The U.S. federal immigration authorities have launched a new wave of raids across America, raising fears within immigrant communities around the country. According to a report published in the Guardian, Immigrations and Customs Enforcement officials confirmed five-day "surge operations" in south-eastern states and southern California, saying that the majority of the people arrested were men with prior criminal convictions.
United States Senator Elizabeth Warren and Tammy Baldwin are seeking information on Goldman Sachs' role in and influence over the economic policies of the Trump administration. "The executive orders released by President Trump on Friday last week raise our concerns about the degree to which Mr. Cohn's advice to President Trump is good for Wall Street, but bad for Americans.
President Donald Trump's national security adviser addressed U.S. sanctions against Russia in his conversations with the country's ambassador while President Barack Obama was still in office, a new report said, contradicting previous claims that the matter was not discussed. A Trump administration official told The Associated Press that Michael Flynn "can't be certain" that sanctions did not come up in his discussions with the Russian ambassador.