Paul Blumenthal 01/20/2017 12:54 pm ET CLICK IMAGE for direct link to story: WASHINGTON ― Moments before Donald Trump took the oath of office to become the 45th president of the United States, the American Civil Liberties Union filed a massive Freedom of Information Act request for documents related to his multi-billion dollar business and conflicts of interest. The civil […]
Janie Campbell Senior Editor, Lifestyle, The Huffington Post His love of gold is well known, and we aren’t just referring to money. President Donald Trump has already redecorated the Oval Office at the White House, CNN reported Friday night, and photos show the room’s reddish curtains have been replaced with gold-hued drapes. CLICK IMAGE for link to HuffPost “They always […]
BY LYDIA WHEELER – 01/20/17 08:45 PM EST President Trump’s chief of staff Reince Priebus issued a memo Friday night telling federal agencies to not issue any more regulations. Hours after his boss was sworn into office, Priebus told the agencies not to send any regulation to the Federal Register until the rule is reviewed and approved by the […]
By Leonard Greene and Laura Dimon Thursday, January 19, 2017, 9:38 PM CLICK IMAGE for direct link to story. Thousands of defiant New Yorkers filled President-elect Donald Trump’s backyard Thursday on the eve of his inauguration for a star-studded, full-throated statement of protest. Joined by celebrities, government leaders and union organizers, angry protesters flooded Columbus […]
By MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT, MATTHEW ROSENBERG, ADAM GOLDMAN and MATT APUZZO JAN. 19, 2017 WASHINGTON — American law enforcement and intelligence agencies are examining intercepted communications and financial transactions as part of a broad investigation into possible links between Russian officials and associates of President-elect Donald J. Trump, including his former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, current […]
By NICHOLAS FANDOS JAN. 17, 2017 WASHINGTON — Donald J. Trump will take the oath of office outside the Capitol on Friday, officially becoming the 45th president of the United States. But the ceremony is only the centerpiece of the week’s inaugural festivities — and protests. We’ve pulled together a schedule of events to guide […]
By KAREN YOURISH and WILSON ANDREWS JAN. 18, 2017 Images of Donald J. Trump and his daughter Ivanka have been used extensively by the Trump Organization and its business partners to sell a wealth of products like clothing and jewelry, luxury real estate, hotels and golf clubs. Over the last week, the Trump Organization and […]
By ALAN RAPPEPORT JAN. 19, 2017 WASHINGTON — Steven T. Mnuchin, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick to be Treasury secretary, failed to disclose nearly $100 million of his assets on Senate Finance Committee disclosure documents and forgot to mention his role as a director of an investment fund located in a tax haven. The revelation […]
By JOSH GERSTEIN 01/18/17 03:34 PM EST Days before President-elect Donald Trump is set to take the oath to uphold the Constitution, he has followed through on a more painful obligation: coughing up $25 million to settle litigation over his defunct Trump University real estate seminar program. Trump University — now known as the Trump Entrepreneur Initiative […]
BY PETER STONE AND GREG GORDON McClatchy Washington Bureau JANUARY 18, 2017 1:52 PM The FBI and five other law enforcement and intelligence agencies have collaborated for months in an investigation into Russian attempts to influence the November election, including whether money from the Kremlin covertly aided President-elect Donald Trump, two people familiar with the matter […]
