Amid turmoil, Trump seeking a reset with State of the Union

Beset by poor poll numbers and the grind of the Russia investigation, President Donald Trump will look to reset his term with his first State of the Union address, arguing that his tax cut and economic policies will benefit all Americans. The theme of his Tuesday night address to Congress and the country is "Building a safe, strong and proud America," and the president is looking to showcase accomplishments of his first year while setting the tone for the second.

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... .

Report: Dutch security services infiltrated Russian DNC hackers

Computer code is seen with a portrait of Russian president Vladimir Putin in this photo illustration on October 31, 2017. CREDIT: Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images Dutch security services watched Russian hackers break into email accounts at the State Department, the White House, and the Democratic National Committee and passed critical intelligence along to U.S. officials between 2014 and 2016, according to a report Thursday in the Dutch news outlets Nieuwsuur and Volkskrant .

‘I’m All For It’: Dreamers Are Warming To The Idea Of Trump’s Wall

Many of the so-called Dreamers worried about their immigration status are starting to reconsider their opposition to a possible wall at the U.S.-Mexico border, according to a report Friday from the San Francisco Chronicle. President Donald Trump's wall at the border wouldn't be so bad, some groups are now saying, so long as it means citizenship for the nearly 700,000 people brought into the country through the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

NYT editorial board: Trump ‘acts as if he has something big to hide’

Donald John Trump Trump: If there's no wall, there's no DACA fix Trump appears to call out Samsung over missing FBI text messages Trump Commerce pick told lawmakers he would look at reversing Obama move on internet oversight: report MORE and his associates' innocence into question on Friday, asking why, if the president insists he has done nothing wrong, he "acts as if he has something big to hide." In an editorial , the board laid out a timeline of Trump's alleged efforts to "shut down" the law enforcement investigation into whether his campaign conspired with Russia to disrupt and influence the 2016 presidential election.

Marines reprimand two fighter pilots for flight mistakes, amid Miramar neighbor noise complaints

The military disciplined two pilots for failing to follow the correct flight plans following a pair of October incidents near Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. Officials say no residents were put in danger by the aviators' mistakes but some neighbors say military leaders don't always listen to their noise and safety concerns.

the Dogs Bark, but the Caravan Moves on: Democrats flail and fail to …

Wednesday, while the media continued to focus on the fallout over the impotency of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., in leading the Democrat's unnecessary government shutdown, Republican leaders in the Senate concentrated on the courts. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, moved forward with hearings on President Trump's judicial nominees - including consideration of the president's nominee to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, Michael B. Brennan.

Utah Representatives: We don’t support recreational marijuana – but…

Red tape, bureaucratic hurdles and arbitrary roadblocks are pervasive in Washington, D.C. These obstacles not only result in irritation and inconvenience, but also have the capacity to cause great harm to the health and happiness of those suffering from painful disorders and diseases. Barriers to medical-grade marijuana research may be resulting in the preventable and unnecessary pain of countless Americans.

The Year of Whatevs: Why Trump Fatigue Makes 2018 So Dangerous

"Most folks in the anti-Trump movement are focused on the one place where they can and should be focused, on the midterm elections in November . Many of us share that not unrealistic hope - that a new Congress can locate its backbone in January 2019 and start to turn this wayward aircraft carrier around," Bunch writes.