By Chris Cillizza January 26 All White Houses leak. Sometimes the leaks are big, sometimes small. But there are always people willing to talk to reporters about the “real” story or about why the chief executive made a mistake in regard to some decision he made. That said, I’ve never seen so much leaking so […]
By Jeremy Diamond, CNN Updated 7:51 PM ET, Wed January 25, 2017 Washington (CNN) President Donald Trump on Wednesday started to reshape US immigration enforcement policies via executive action, taking his first steps toward fulfilling some of the most contentious pledges that defined his campaign — building a border wall and speeding the deportation of undocumented immigrants. Trump […]
By Mallory Shelbourne 1/24/17 01:16 pm President Trump has banned employees of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from giving social media updates and speaking with reporters, according to The Associated Press. The EPA ban comes amid other reports of agency staff being restricted from interacting the members of the Congress or the general public. BuzzFeed reported Tuesday that the […]
By NICHOLAS FANDOS JAN. 24, 2017 CLICK IMAGE FOR LINK TO STORY WASHINGTON — During a private meeting with congressional leaders on Monday, President Trump asserted that between three million and five million unauthorized immigrants had voted for his Democratic opponent and robbed him of a victory in the national popular vote. There is no evidence to support the […]
BY LISA DESJARDINS January 24, 2017 4:51 PM EST CLICK IMAGE for link to piece. On working day two of the Trump administration, it seems worthwhile to set aside the highwire battles over words and inauguration crowd size and look at the concrete actions President Trump has taken to launch his presidency. President Trump has taken 10 executive actions since entering […]
investigatingtrump.com editorial note: following the signing of the executive order CNBC reports that President Trump ignored questions about The Standing Rock Sioux tribe which, The Guardian reports has vowed to resist the pipeline order. By Steve Holland and Valerie Volcovici | REUTERS WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump signed orders on Tuesday smoothing the path for the controversial Keystone XL and […]
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By Kevin Liptak and Dan Merica, CNN Washington Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump believes millions of votes were cast illegally in last year’s election, White House press secretary Sean Spicer said on Tuesday, but he wouldn’t provide any concrete evidence for the claim, which has long been debunked. “The President does believe that, I think he’s stated that before, and […]
THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW 1/23/17 Trump ‘keep the oil’ policy puts US troops at risk Rachel Maddow looks at how Donald Trump’s continued mention of taking oil from other countries as a spoil of war makes those countries feel threatened and puts U.S. troops in those countries at risk. Duration: 20:43
By Abby Phillip and Mike DeBonis January 23 at 8:05 PM Days after being sworn in, President Trump insisted to congressional leaders invited to a reception at the White House that he would have won the popular vote had it not been for millions of illegal votes, according to people familiar with the meeting. Trump has repeatedly claimed, without […]
By Joe Davidson | Columnist January 23 at 4:08 PM Federal labor leaders were ready when President Trump froze government hiring Monday. It was a campaign promise they criticized before the election and did so again shortly after he made good on the pledge. “President Trump’s action will disrupt government programs and services that benefit everyone and […]
