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On Monday's Late Night , host Seth Meyers consoled Donald Trump over his objectively small inauguration crowd ssize, telling the newly-minted president, "Don't worry, you're still the most popular president-since Obama." Comparing an image of Donald Trump's 2017 inauguration with former president Barack Obama's 2009 inauguration, Meyers joked the photos "look like shots from a Billy Joel concert before and after he played 'Piano Man.'
In this Monday, Jan. 23, 2017 file photo, Vice President Mike Pence, left, and White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, right, watch as President Donald Trump shows off an executive order to withdraw the U.S. from the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact agreed to under the Obama administration in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Several countries expressed hope Tuesday, Jan. 24, that the Trans-Pacific Partnership could be salvaged, after President Donald Trump's decision on a U.S. withdrawal from the trade pact left its future in serious jeopardy.
President Donald Trump is joined by the Congressional leadership and his family before formally signing his cabinet nominations into law, in the President's Room of the Senate, at the Capitol in Washington, January 20, 2017. From left are Vice President Mike Pence, the president's wife Melania Trump, their son Barron Trump, and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis.
Lawmakers from both parties on Monday admonished a federal ethics official who sent a series of tweets commenting on President Donald Trump's potential conflicts of interest. Members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee said the tweets by Walter Shaub Jr., director of the Office of Government Ethics, were inappropriate and could compromise the agency's objectivity.
I'm not sure this has happened before, and most people are unaware, so I thought a quick note was in order. If you were previously following the President of the United States on Twitter, when it was Barack Obama, you followed @POTUS.
Republicans in Congress have already begun the legislative process to overhaul the Affordable Care Act, and Monday the GOP revealed a plan to replace it. U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy along with Senator Susan Collins unveiled the plan they call the Patient Freedom Act.
To fight what it called a "grave threat" to the country, a watchdog group on Monday filed a lawsuit alleging that President Donald Trump is violating the Constitution by allowing his business to accept payments from foreign governments. The lawsuit claims that a constitutional clause prohibits Trump from receiving money from diplomats for stays at his hotels or foreign governments for leases of office space in his buildings.
Over the past eight years, whenever Europe got into monetary trouble, the continent could at least be sure that the administration of Barack Obama would show some interest - alloyed admittedly, with growing frustration as his eight-year term unfolded. Elections and the rise of populist anti-European parties coincide with tension over German wishes to tighten European Central Bank policy, increased German risks through the Target-2 intra-ECB balances and unresolved problems in the perennial weak links, Italy and Greece.
Charting a new American course abroad, President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the sweeping Trans-Pacific Partnership on Monday, using one of his first actions in office to reject a centerpiece of Barack Obama's attempts to counter China and deepen U.S. ties in Asia. Trump's move on trade aimed to fulfill a central campaign promise even as he appeared to be fixated on re-litigating the 2016 election.
In this Jan. 11, 2107 file photo, Secretary of State-designate Rex Tillerson testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla.
Vice President Mike Pence, left, and White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus watch as President Donald Trump shows off an executive order to withdraw the U.S. from the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact agreed to under the Obama administration, Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington.
President Donald Trump 's pursuit of an "America first" foreign policy is raising questions about who, if anyone, will fill the void if the U.S. relinquishes its traditional global leadership role. China and Russia are among the aspirants for greater economic and military influence, while an ambivalent Germany could emerge as the West's moral compass.
Officials say the Obama administration in its waning hours defied Republican opposition and quietly released $221 million to the Palestinian Authority that GOP members of Congress had been blocking. A State Department official and several congressional aides said the outgoing administration formally notified Congress it would spend the money Friday morning.
President Donald Trump, center, accompanied by Vice President Mike Pence, right, arrives for a White House senior staff swearing in ceremony in the East Room of the White House, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017, in Washington. WASHINGTON - Charting a new American course abroad, President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the sweeping Trans-Pacific Partnership on Monday, using one of his first actions in office to reject a centerpiece of Barack Obama's attempts to counter China and deepen U.S. ties in Asia.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee narrowly approved on Monday President Donald Trump's choice for secretary of state, former oil executive Rex Tillerson, clearing the way for his confirmation vote by the full chamber. The panel voted along party lines, 11-10, to recommend Tillerson's nomination to the full Senate, where the former chief executive of Exxon Mobil is almost certain to be confirmed by the Republican-led chamber.
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer offered the most expansive view of the Trump administration's priorities since the election Monday, using his first press briefing to talk about everything from ISIS to trade, Russia, protesters and relations with journalists. The briefing, which lasted well over an hour, was a rapid-pace affair that jumped from topic to topic at a steady clip.
Former ExxonMobil chief executive Rex Tillerson won the backing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Monday to be secretary of state when it voted to send his nomination to the full Senate with a recommendation of approval. The vote was 11-10.
Steve House speaks to the crowd during a campaign stop at the Jefferson County GOP Headquarters on July 9, 2016. Steve House announced Monday that he would not seek another term as the chairman of the Colorado Republican Party - nor make a bid for governor in 2018.
President Donald Trump 's federal hiring freeze may harm the government's hurricane preparedness and response, Florida U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson said Monday. Nelson spoke out shortly after Trump signed an executive order in the Oval Office halting federal agencies except the Pentagon from hiring new employees.
Officials say the Obama administration in its waning hours defied Republican opposition and quietly released $221 million to the Palestinian Authority that GOP members of Congress had been blocking. A State Department official and several congressional aides said the outgoing administration formally notified Congress it would spend the money Friday morning.