“On this day in 1952, actor and future President Ronald Reagan marries his second wife, actress Nancy Davis. The couple wed in Los Angeles at the Little Brown Church in the Valley.”
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Michel, GOP leader skilled at deal-making, dies at age 93
In this photo taken Oct. 29, 2013, former House Minority Leader Bob Michel speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. A former aide says Michel has died at age 93. FILE – In this June 9, 1992 file photo, then-House Minority leader Bob Michel of Ill.
The real shocker: Trump is a politician who delivers on his promises :0
Here we are, barely a week into the Trump administration, and half of the country that opposed him during the election is quivering with rage. He’s building the wall ! He’s banning immigration from some Muslim countries ! He’s wrecking ObamaCare ! He’s sacking top officials at the State Department ! He’s threatening sanctuary cities ! What’s going on here? The answer is simple: we’ve become so inured to politicians lying to us to get elected that we find it hard to believe that the new man in the White House actually meant what he said – and can’t wait to get on with it.
Trump inauguration draws nearly 31 mln U.S. television viewers
Nearly 31 million viewers watched live U.S. television coverage of Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration, far fewer than tuned in to Barack Obama’s first swearing-in, but otherwise the biggest such audience since Ronald Reagan entered office, ratings firm Nielsen reported on Saturday. The tally for Trump – 30.6 million viewers on 12 broadcast and cable networks that aired live coverage from about 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. EST – surpassed the TV audiences measured for his two most recent Republican predecessors – both inaugurations of George W. Bush and the one of his father, George H.W. Bush.
Michael Reagan: Trump’s fighting words rattle Washington
Donald Trump Michael Reagan: Trump’s fighting words rattle Washington Trump’s dance moves mocked on Twitter Trump dances to ‘My Way’ at inaugural ball MORE ‘s inaugural address wasn’t great oratory. It wasn’t packed with grand phrases about freedom, equality, and hope.
Republicans gather to watch inauguration, offer advice to Trump
McLennan County Republicans hosted a watch party in Waco Friday at their headquarters. News Channel 25 talked with some of the people there who have hope and advice for Trump.
Why people are so shocked at Trump
President Trump’s executive order temporarily barring some immigrants and refugees from entering the U.S. led to mixed messages from government officials and stoked confusion among green card holders unsure if the policy applied to them. Photo: AP.
New Legislature, same old problem in Illinois: No budget
Illinois’ financial crisis is being handed off from one set of lawmakers to another this week – a problem that, at 18 months, is the nation’s longest-running budget stalemate. The key players: The conservative businessman-turned-governor Bruce Rauner and Michael Madigan, the old-school Democratic House speaker whose decades at the helm has made him a Capitol institution.
Russia: United States’ annoying little brother who will soon grow up
As a result of the leadership of Ronald Reagan, relations between the United States and Russia changed dramatically. At the end of the Cold War, tensions immediately deescalated.
Why such a conservative cabinet
It seems clear that Donald Trump will end up with the most conservative Cabinet of any president in my lifetime. And yes, that includes Ronald Reagan .