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Trump to address GOP House, Senate members at retreat

President Donald Trump is trying to cement support from Republican House and Senate members and line up shared goals as he addresses them during their annual policy retreat. Trump’s midday remarks Thursday in Philadelphia come a day after he began overhauling the nation’s immigration rules and moved to jumpstart construction of his promised U.S.-Mexico border wall.

Trump to launch probe into unproven voter fraud claim

A spokesman said President Donald Trump will sign an executive action Thursday to commission an investigation into widespread voter fraud, raising the prospect of a federal government probe into a widely debunked claim and sparking alarm among experts and Democrats. White House press secretary Sean Spicer said Trump would sign the order in the Oval Office but did not provide more details as to what it might entail.

Trump to address GOP House, Senate members at retreat

President Donald Trump salutes before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, for a short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Md., then onto Philadelphia for the Republican Con… PHILADELPHIA – President Donald Trump is trying to cement support from Republican House and Senate members and line up shared goals as he addresses them during their annual policy retreat. Trump’s midday remarks Thursday in Philadelphia come a day after he began overhauling the nation’s immigration rules and moved to jumpstart construction of his promised U.S.-Mexico border wall.

The Latest: Trump slates first newser since taking office

President Donald Trump takes the cap off a pen before signing executive order for immigration actions to build border wall during a visit to the Homeland Security Department in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017. . Former South Carolina Governor and current ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, in middle, waves to the crowd after current Governor Henry McMaster, at left, was sworn in by S.C. Chief Justice Don Beatty during a ceremon… .

Ballot selfies one step closer to legalization

House Bill 1014 would allow people to take selfies with their completed ballot and share it on social media, which proponents say would encourage voting and allow the exercise of First Amendment rights. “Believe it or not showing someone your completed ballot and taking a photo of it and posting it on social media is currently a crime in Colorado,” said Democratic Rep. Paul Rosenthal of Denver and Republican Rep. Dave Williams of Colorado Springs.

Trump: McConnell should nix filibuster if Democrats block Supreme Court nominee

Mitch McConnell Trump: McConnell should nix filibuster if Democrats block Supreme Court nominee Ryan tiptoes around deficit concerns for 2017 legislation The Hill’s 12:30 Report MORE to kill the filibuster for Supreme Court nominees if Democrats block his upcoming pick, who is expected to be announced next week. Trump told Fox News that he “would” back getting rid of the 60-vote threshold for high court nominees if he can’t win over the support of at least eight Democrats.

Trump signals changes to US interrogation, detention policy

President Donald Trump’s renewed embrace of torture in the fight against Islamic extremism sets up a heated dispute with a long line of opponents both at home and abroad of Bush-era interrogation policies and CIA-run “black site” prisons. “We have to fight fire with fire,” Trump told ABC in an interview aired Wednesday after The Associated Press and other news organizations obtained a copy of a draft executive order that signals sweeping changes to U.S. interrogation and detention policy.

GOP lawmakers hope for message of unity, focus from Trump

House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., joined by, from left, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of La., and Rep. Mimi Walters, R-Calif., meets reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017, as he announced that he has invited President Donald Trump to address a Joint Session of Congress on … (more)

Trump seeks investigation into unproven voter fraud claim

President Donald Trump declared Wednesday that he is ordering a “major investigation” into widespread voter fraud, raising the prospect of a federal government probe into a widely debunked claim and sparking alarm among experts and Democrats. Trump announced in a pair of tweets early Wednesday that the investigation will look at those registered to vote in more than one state, “those who are illegal and … even, those registered to vote who are dead .”

Advocate of ending U.S. birthright citizenship may be joining Trump administration

President Trump is joined by Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly during a visit to the Department of Homeland Security on January 25. A prominent advocate of ending U.S. birthright citizenship is in line to join the Trump administration in an immigration-related position at the Department of Homeland Security, according to two former U.S. officials informed of transition changes by department personnel. Jon D. Feere has been a legal policy analyst for the Center for Immigration Studies, a conservative group that calls for added immigration restrictions.

Congressional Republicans prepare to hear from Trump

House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., joined by, from left, House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of La., and House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., meets with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017, as he announced that he has invited President Donald Trump to address a Joint Session of Congress on Feb. 28. PHILADELPHIA – Congressional Republicans eager to deliver are about to find out whether Donald Trump can stay focused on their goals in his first appearance before them as president. Trump will speak Thursday to House and Senate GOP lawmakers at their annual policy retreat.

Congressman asks for security for pipeline workers Thursday, January 26

A North Dakota congressman is asking the Trump administration to provide federal protection if or when construction resumes on the Dakota Access pipeline. President Donald Trump has ordered the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to quickly review and approve construction and easement requests for the $3.8 billion pipeline, a project that has led to major protests.

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The Trump administration will temporarily suspend the entry of foreign nationals from some Muslim-majority countries through executive order, according to refugee advocacy groups who have obtained what they say is a draft copy of an order to be signed by the new president. The document, which has been published by several news outlets and was obtained separately by The Hill, is titled “Protecting the Nation from Terrorist Attacks by Foreign Nationals.”

Analysis: Trump’s border wall faces reality check

President Donald Trump’s vow to accelerate construction of a “contiguous, physical wall” along the Mexican border is slamming into a Washington reality – who’s going to pay for it and how? U.S. taxpayers will foot the bill, starting with existing money in the Department of Homeland Security account that amounts to a small down payment. Then it’s up to the Republican-led Congress to come up with possibly billions of dollars more, cutting money for other domestic programs to finance the wall.

Congressional Republicans prepare to hear from Trump

House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., joined by, from left, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of La., and Rep. Mimi Walters, R-Calif., meets reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017, as he announced that he has invited President Donald Trump to address a Joint Session of Congress on Feb. 28.

Trump signals changes to US interrogation, detention policy

President Donald Trump ‘s renewed embrace of torture in the fight against Islamic extremism sets up a heated dispute with a long line of opponents both at home and abroad of Bush-era interrogation policies and CIA-run “black site” prisons. “We have to fight fire with fire,” Trump told ABC in an interview aired Wednesday after The Associated Press and other news organizations obtained a copy of a draft executive order that signals sweeping changes to U.S. interrogation and detention policy.

.com | Mexico: We will not pay for any wall

President Donald Trump on Wednesday ordered work to begin on building a wall across the Mexican border, angering his southern neighbour with his hardline stance on immigration. The US leader instructed officials to begin to “plan, design and construct a physical wall along the southern border” and – perhaps more problematically – see how it could be funded.

Durbin obstructs pro-Israel bill condemning UNSC

Sen. Dick Durbin has delayed a Senate bill assailing the United Nations Security Council for a resolution criticizing Israel, according to fellow Democrat Tom Udall . The New Mexico legislator told Jewish Insider outside of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing that Durbin has placed a “hold” on the measure, but if the Democratic Whip were to remove his objection, Udall would offer his own independent opposition.

Reality, Rights Fade in Trump’s America

The president not only has the resources of the American government at his disposal, but also a coterie of billionaire buddies committed to disseminating ‘alternative facts’ on his behalf. This week a commercial titled ” Champion ” made the rounds on cable news networks, proclaiming that President Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general, the embattled Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions, is “a civil rights champion” with “a lifetime of fighting for justice.”

Gianforte to run in special election for US House

Recent gubernatorial candidate Greg Gianforte plans to seek the Republican nomination in a special election for Montana’s U.S. House seat. Gianforte joins four other Republicans who have paid that fee to be considered in a special nominating convention after U.S. Rep. Ryan Zinke vacates his seat.

Two Breitbart Staffers Join Trump Administration

In his first days as president, Donald Trump has added two Breitbart staffers to his administration, highlighting his bond with the populist right-wing news outfit formerly run by his chief strategist Steve Bannon. Julia Hahn, who covered immigration issues for Breitbart through an aggressively anti-immigration lens, has been named special assistant to the president, a source with knowledge of the matter told CNNMoney.

Chaffetz, Grassley, want Trump compliance on Obama-era records requests

Just because President Obama ‘s tenure is over, it doesn’t mean that the Trump administration can ignore outstanding requests from the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Chairman Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, said Wednesday. Even before President Trump was sworn into office last week, Chaffetz gave White House Counsel Don McGahn “a long list of outstanding requests that we would be making of the administration to fulfill those requests,” Chaffetz said.

Locals represent in Washington

Two locals represented the Florida panhandle in the nation’s capital last week at very different events — one at the inauguration celebrations and one during the Women’s March on Washington. Miramar Beach resident Suzanne Harris went up early in the week to attend the Florida Ball as the guest of U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz.

What’s next for the Dakota Access, Keystone XL pipelines?

BISMARCK, N.D. _ President Donald Trump’s executive actions on the Dakota Access and Keystone XL pipelines are aimed at turning the much-protested pipelines into reality. Here’s a look at what may be next for the two pipelines: The $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline to carry North Dakota oil through South Dakota and Iowa to a shipping point in Illinois is nearly complete, except for a stretch underneath Lake Oahe, a Missouri River reservoir in southern North Dakota.

Trump says US getting back control over border

The Latest on President Donald Trump : 3:10 p.m. President Donald Trump says in a speech at the Department of Homeland Security that his executive actions on immigration show that “beginning today,” the U.S. will get back “control of its border.” Trump says his administration will be working in partnership in Mexico to improve safety and economic opportunity for both countries and will have “close coordination” with Mexico to address drug smuggling.

Donnelly won’t support DeVos for educationa

Indiana Sen. Joe Donnelly will vote against President Trump’s pick to head the education department, the second Trump cabinet choice the moderate Democrat has said he will oppose. Donnelly won’t support DeVos for education secretary Indiana Sen. Joe Donnelly will vote against President Trump’s pick to head the education department, the second Trump cabinet choice the moderate Democrat has said he will oppose.

Draft White House order calls for review of both CIA interrogation…

The CIA could potentially restart an interrogation program that was dismantled in 2009 after using methods widely condemned as torture. An executive order drafted by the Trump administration calls for a policy review that could authorize the CIA to reopen “black site” prisons overseas and potentially restart an interrogation program that was dismantled in 2009 after using methods widely condemned as torture.

West Slope should get a say in health reform

This is the year Obamacare would have permitted a state to apply for a waiver to pursue innovative strategies for providing residents with access to high-quality, affordable health insurance while retaining the basic protections of the Affordable Care Act. It appears, however, that the opportunity to experiment with an alternative to Obamacare with the full backing of the federal government is winding down.

Will GOP repeal Obamacare and run?

In a statement reminiscent of the Vietnam War explanation that “we had to destroy the village in order to save it,” Rep. Scott Tipton assured his constituents that “it is clearer than ever that fixing our nation’s health care system will require a full repeal of President Obama’s Affordable Care Act , also known as Obamacare.” If Republicans thought such ideas would resonate with their constituents back home, they must have been shocked at the reception Rep Mike Coffman got when he met with his regularly scheduled one-on-one meetings with constituents at the Aurora Public Library.

Lakelands & beyond

BB&T, one of the largest financial services holding companies in the United States, today announced the construction of a new facility in Greenville County. The development represents a capital investment of $30 million.

Greenwood

Gordon Brothers announced today that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Carolina Pride, a family-owned packaged meat producer based in Greenwood, South Carolina. Wednesday, February 8, 2017 Montessori educators representing eight school districts throughout South Carolina recently visited the Lander University campus to begin work that will align the state’s curriculum standards with Montessori curriculum.

Louisiana leaders praise Trump’s action to advance Keystone XL pipeline

President Donald Trump signs an executive order implementing a federal government hiring freeze, Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. ORG XMIT: DCEV106 President Donald Trump signs an executive order implementing a federal government hiring freeze, Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington.

Senate confirms Trump’s nominee for US ambassador to the UN

In this Jan. 18, 2017 file photo, UN Ambassador-designate, South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington at her confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has overwhelmingly approved Haley’s nomination to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.