“Morning Joe” co-host Mika Brzezinski admonished President Donald Trump’s press secretary over his conduct during his first official press conference on Saturday. In several tweets posted on Saturday, Brzezinski asked if Sean Spicer was “kidding” over his criticism of the media for some outlets’ coverage of the crowd size at Trump’s inauguration and former President Barack Obama’s inaugurations in 2009 and 2013.
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White House Accuses Media of Playing Down Inauguration Crowds
Press Secretary Sean Spicer deliver an statement at the press briefing room at the White House in Washington U.S., January 21, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria The White House on Saturday accused the media of framing photographs to understate the crowd that attended Donald Trump’s inauguration, a new jab in a long-running fight between the new president and the news organizations who cover him.] In an unusual and fiery statement on Saturday night, White House spokesman Sean Spicer lashed out about tweeted photographs that showed large, empty spaces on the National Mall during the ceremony on Friday.
Trump’s Inaugural TV Ratings Fall Short of Obama’s in 2009
Nearly 31 million people watched President Donald Trump’s inauguration, falling short of the audience that tuned in for Barack Obama eight years ago, according to Nielsen. Fox News topped all broadcast and cable networks with 8.4 million viewers for its coverage from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. It’s a sign that a Trump presidency may bode well for the channel, which is owned by Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox Inc. CNN averaged 2.5 million viewers, and MSNBC had 1.35 million viewers during the same eight-hour period.
Trump’s supporters looking forward to what’s next as their…
John Fiore booked a last-minute flight at three-times the standard rate so he could see Donald Trump, the first president he voted for who actually won the election since Ronald Reagan, sworn in as the 45th president of the United States Friday. Fiore, a Boston native, summed up his feelings about the now-present Trump presidency following his inaugural address in two words: “I’m psyched.”
Stunning photos from inside the Women’s March, which saw…
An estimated half a million people joined the Women’s March on Washington on a crisp Saturday the day after Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the US. The march aims to bring together women across diverse backgrounds and send a bold message to the new administration that they will not be ignored or have their rights stomped on.
EU Populists See Trump Victory as Beginning of End for Old Order
Europe’s populist right predicted Donald Trump’s entry into the White House will herald the end of the old way of doing business in the west, as the continent’s leaders wrestled with how to deal with the new president. Anti-establishment politicians including Marine Le Pen, head of the National Front in France, and Geert Wilders of the Dutch Freedom Party echoed the combative language of the new U.S. president’s inaugural address at a celebratory rally in Koblenz, western Germany, on Saturday while Chancellor Angela Merkel was trying to reassure her supporters at a meeting in the country’s industrial heartland.
Cuomo Says Insurers to Cover Birth Control Despite Trump
New York state ordered health insurers to cover birth control and abortions even if President Donald Trump signs a repeal of Obamacare that would lift federal mandates on the industry. The state will require commercial insurers to provide broad coverage of contraceptive drugs and devices, and cover medically necessary abortions at no cost to the patient, according to a The order to cover birth control largely matches requirements imposed on insurers by the Affordable Care Act.
Cuomo Says Insurers to Cover Birth Control Despite Trump
New York state ordered health insurers to cover birth control and abortions even if President Donald Trump signs a repeal of Obamacare that would lift federal mandates on the industry. The state will require commercial insurers to provide broad coverage of contraceptive drugs and devices, and cover medically necessary abortions at no cost to the patient, according to a statement on Saturday from the New York Department of Financial Services.
Wall Street Still Embraces Trump’s Agenda, but Can He Deliver?
”Watch what we do, not what we say,” Attorney General John Mitchell advised the press at the start of the Nixon administration. Investors should heed those words when it comes to the fledgling administration of Donald Trump.
TRUMP: Defeating ISIS ‘will be our highest priority’
Just moments after President Donald Trump was sworn into office, the official White House website was updated with the 45th president’s position on foreign policy, which proclaims the defeat of ISIS and other terror groups as his “highest priority.” “To defeat and destroy these groups, we will pursue aggressive joint and coalition military operations when necessary.
Indian-American Ajit Pai named head of FCC: report
President Donald Trump has reportedly picked a fierce critic of the Obama-era “net neutrality” rules, Ajit Pai, to be chief regulator of the nation’s airwaves and internet connections. President Donald Trump has reportedly picked a fierce critic of the Obama-era “net neutrality” rules to be chief regulator of the nation’s airwaves and internet connections.
Trump Order Declares He’ll Seek – Prompt Repeal’ of Obamacare
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday commanding federal agencies to try to waive or delay requirements of Obamacare that impose economic or regulatory burdens on states, families, the health-care industry and others. The order declares that Trump’s administration will seek the “prompt repeal” of the law and that the government should prepare to “afford the states more flexibility and control to create a more free and open healthcare market.”
New Privacy Report Already Removed From White House Site
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Trump Declares in Order He’ll Seek – Prompt Repeal’ of Obamacare
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday commanding federal agencies to try to waive or delay requirements of Obamacare that impose economic or regulatory burdens on states, families, the health-care industry and others. The order declares that Trump’s administration will seek the “prompt repeal” of the law, and that the government should prepare to “afford the states more flexibility and control to create a more free and open healthcare market.”
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President Donald Trump plans to name Ajit Pai as head of the Federal Communications Commission, according to a report from PoliticoA s Alex Byers and Tony Romm. Pai has served as a GOP commissioner at the FCC since 2012.
Trump will make a vocal opponent of today’s ‘open internet’…
President Donald Trump plans to name Ajit Pai as head of the Federal Communications Commission, according to a report from Politico’s Alex Byers and Tony Romm. Pai has served as a GOP commissioner at the FCC since 2012.
Report: ‘Net neutrality’ foe Ajit Pai is new FCC head
President Donald Trump has reportedly picked a fierce critic of the Obama-era “net neutrality” rules to be chief regulator of the nation’s airwaves and internet connections. Citing unidentified people, Bloomberg and Politico both reported Friday that the next chairman of the Federal Communications Commission will be Ajit Pai, an old hand at the agency.
Report: ‘Net neutrality’ foe Ajit Pai is new FCC head
In this Friday, Aug. 9, 2013 file photo, FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai presents his dissent during a Federal Communications Commission hearing at the FCC in Washington. President Donald Trump has reportedly picked a fierce critic of the Obama-era “net neutrality” rules to be chief regulator of the nation’s airwaves and internet connections.
Trump Elevates GOP Commissioner Ajit Pai, A Net Neutrality Critic, to FCC Chairman
In one of his first moves in office, President Donald Trump has appointed a senior FCC commissioner, Republican Ajit Pai, to head up the Federal Communications Commission . Pai, who has served on the FCC under former President Barack Obama for more than three years, was one of two Republican commissioners on the FCC.
How Trump’s inaugural address compares to his predecessors, charted
Take a look at the chart above. It’s what Donald Trump’s inaugural address looks like to a computer algorithm that measures sentiment — that is, the positive or negative emotions associated with words of a speech, or a book, or of any body of text.
How to Prep (or Not) for Trump’s Proposed Tax Changes
Now that Donald Trump has been sworn in as president, changes might be on the way for the tax code. But it’s unclear what will change and how much.
Trump Aides Said to Prepare List of Early Energy Changes
Donald Trump’s advisers have prepared a short list of energy and environmental policy changes he can take now that he has been sworn in as president, including steps to limit the role that climate change plays in government decisions and speed the review of cross-border pipelines. The list of actions Trump can take imminently includes nullifying President guidelines that federal agencies weigh climate change when approving pipelines, deciding what areas to open for drilling or taking other major actions, two people familiar with Trump’s transition planning say.
Trump Appeals to ‘America First,’ Economic Populism at Inauguration
Donald Trump invoked the economic populist message that carried him to the White House during his inaugural address, telling the crowd, “From this day forward, it’s going to be only America first.” “We the citizens of America are now joined a great national effort to rebuild our country and restore its promise for all of our people,” he said.
How This CEO Got Caught Up In the Clinton Email Scandal
Months after the election, we still don’t know for sure what happened to all of Hillary Clinton’s emails, the ones that passed through her private email server, a question that remains unresolved and continues to infuriate some of President-elect Donald Trump’s die-hard supporters. But one clue to unraveling the mystery may lie with a low-key tech company based in southwestern Connecticut and its 31-year-old freckle-faced CEO, who handed over up to 17,448 deleted Clinton emails to the FBI.
A Confused Asia Braces for Life Under Trump
The ascendance of Donald Trump to the U.S. throne leaves many people in Asia nonplussed. The election campaign saw him rail against China and Japan for stealing U.S. jobs and promise to declare China a currency manipulator on his first day in office, as well as slapping 45% tariffs on Chinese imports.
U.S. bankers tell Europeans to think positively on Trump
U.S. bankers, buoyed by a resurgence in profits, are advising their counterparts in Europe to think positively about the new administration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. At the annual gathering of the world’s political and business elites in the Swiss resort of Davos, U.S. financiers told investors and overseas’ rivals to focus less on Trump’s anti-globalization rhetoric and more on his cabinet picks, comprising of Wall Street veterans and corporate bosses.
European Stocks Called Cautiously Higher Ahead of Trump Inauguration
European stock are set to open modestly higher Friday as investors close out a volatile week in global currency markets and prepared for the inauguration of President elect Donald Trump. European stock are set to open modestly higher Friday as investors close out a volatile week in global currency markets and prepared for the inauguration of President elect Donald Trump.
European Stocks Called Cautiously Higher Ahead of Trump Inauguration
European stock are set to open modestly higher Friday as investors close out a volatile week in global currency markets and prepared for the inauguration of President elect Donald Trump. European stock are set to open modestly higher Friday as investors close out a volatile week in global currency markets and prepared for the inauguration of President elect Donald Trump.
Asian markets mixed ahead of Trump’s inauguration
Asian markets were mixed in cautious trading Friday ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump. China’s report that its economy grew at a 6.8 percent pace in October-December was in line with expectations.
Asian markets mixed ahead of Trump’s inauguration
Asian markets were mixed in cautious trading Friday ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump. China’s report that its economy grew at a 6.8 percent pace in October-December was in line with expectations.
Feds Investigating Russian Intercepts For Trump Ties: Report
Federal authorities are investigating intercepted communications and financial transactions over possible links between Russia and members of President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign team, the New York Times reported Thursday night. The counterintelligence investigation is focused on former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, policy adviser Carter Page and Republican strategist Roger Stone, the Times said.
Feds Investigating Russian Intercepts For Trump Ties: Report
Federal authorities are investigating intercepted communications and financial transactions over possible links between Russia and members of President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign team, the New York Times reported Thursday night. The counterintelligence investigation is focused on former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, policy adviser Carter Page and Republican strategist Roger Stone, the Times said.
President Donald Trump May Cringe While Watching This Guy’s Senate Hearing
Restaurant industry executives may not want to readily admit that they love Donald Trump’s choice of polarizing CKE Restaurants CEO Andrew Puzder as Secretary of Labor, but they definitely appreciate having one of their own in the key cabinet position during a time of rising worker outrage over sub-par hourly wages and after years of battling endless regulations from the Obama Administration. “My immediate thought is that it is very fortunate that for the first time, someone in our industry is in a position to represent us not only as Secretary of Labor, but even in a high level cabinet position,” says Don Fox , CEO of Firehouse Subs and current National Restaurant Association board member, on the nomination of the controversial Puzder.
Inauguration Rental Hosts May Get Tax Break
Big events bring big money to host cities. Free-spending visitors flock to the sites of Super Bowls, art and music festivals and, every four years, presidential inaugurations.
Cramer: Trump Tariffs Will Slam Chain Stores
Jim Cramer says President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed tax on imported goods will hurt U.S. department-store stocks “very much,” but that two of his favorite picks — TJX Cos. and Costco — should weather the storm.
Trump Era Begins One Day Early in Davos
The heads of a thousand global leaders were already hanging in resignation as British Prime Minister Theresa May laid out her plans to make the U.K. more global by withdrawing from the European Union. Then she dug in the knife.
What Happens When GE Earnings Meet Donald Trump’s Corporate Tax Plan
A wild card that may drive higher growth at GE and reposition manufacturers as drivers of the U.S. economy is President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to cut corporate taxes. For now, investors gauging General Electric CEO Jeffrey Immelt’s progress toward delivering $2 of profit per share in 2018 can monitor benchmarks such as fourth-quarter shipments of a But there’s a wild card that may deliver much more spectacular growth, though on a longer and fuzzier timeline: President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to cut corporate tax rates to 15% from as much as 35%.
Apple, Microsoft Biggest Winners if Trump Grants $500 Billion Tax Holiday
Donald Trump’s presidency could result in a more than $500 billion windfall for Fortune 500 companies should he get his way on tax reform. Fortune 500 companies could reap a more than $500 billion windfall if President Donald Trump gets his way on tax reform.
Trump’s Demands on Cuba Uncertain, Leaving Companies to Wonder
What President-elect Donald Trump’s plans are for Cuba remain uncertain, leading U.S. companies doing business in the country left to wonder how they will be affected. Friday’s presidential inauguration of Donald Trump threatens to quash the U.S.’s recently-revived relations with Cuba, leaving companies with dealings in the country uncertain about their prospects.
Asian shares mixed, Japan’s Nikkei gains on weaker yen
People walk past an electronic stock indicator of a securities firm in Tokyo, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017. Shares were meandering in sluggish trading in Asia on Thursday as investors awaited the inauguration of Donald Trump as president.