president of the united states

Trump pledges ‘new chapter of American greatness’ in speech to joint session

Mar 1, 2017

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Julie Pace

Heralding a “new chapter of American greatness,” President Donald Trump stood before Congress for the first time Tuesday night and issued a broad call for overhauling the nation’s health care system, significantly boosting military spending and plunging $1 trillion into upgrading crumbling infrastructure. Striking an optimistic tone, Trump declared: “The time for small thinking is…
Trump marks his first month with tweets, turmoil

Feb 21, 2017

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Nancy Benac

One month after the inauguration, the stretch of Pennsylvania Avenue in front of Donald Trump’s White House still is a hard-hat zone. Skeletal remains of the inaugural reviewing stands poke skyward. Random piles of plywood and cables are heaped on the ground inside crooked lines of metal fencing. The disarray outside the president’s front door,…
Polman: On the US Supreme Court, Democrats simply lost

Feb 3, 2017

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Dick Polman

When Senate Republicans decided last year to ditch their constitutional duty – by stiffing President Obama’s eminently qualified Supreme Court nominee, denying him even the courtesy of a hearing – they took a big political risk. They gambled that the voters wouldn’t punish them on election day. Turns out, they were right. Their unprecedented power…
May: Defending the civilized world

Feb 2, 2017

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Clifford D. May

Eradicating ‘radical Islamic terrorism’ will require a long war In an inaugural address that was more purposeful than poetic, President Trump last Friday vowed to “unite the civilized world against radical Islamic terrorism, which we will eradicate from the face of the Earth.” I hope we can agree, across party and ideological lines, that those…
In final hours, Obama administration sent $221 million to Palestinians Authority

Jan 24, 2017

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Richard Lardner

Officials say the Obama administration in its waning hours defied Republican opposition and quietly released $221 million to the Palestinian Authority that GOP members of Congress had been blocking. A State Department official and several congressional aides said the outgoing administration formally notified Congress it would spend the money Friday morning. The official said former…
New President Donald Trump greeted by Colorado well-wishers, protesters

Jan 22, 2017

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Tom Ramstack

America received a new president last week who brings to Colorado the same controversies that marked his tumultuous election campaign. The inauguration ceremonies in Washington included thousands of Coloradans who came to support or protest Donald Trump. Heather Toth, Colorado organizer of the Women’s March on Washington, said she marched in Washington to let Trump…
Trump opens first full day on job at church

Jan 21, 2017

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Ken Thomas

President Donald Trump opened his first full day as president Saturday at a national prayer service, the final piece of transition business for the nation’s new chief executive before a promised full-on shift into governing. Trump and his wife, Melania, and Vice President Mike Pence and his wife, Karen, sat in a front pew at…
Trump takes charge: Sworn in as nation’s 45th president

Jan 20, 2017

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Julie Pace

Pledging to empower America’s “forgotten men and women,” Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States Friday, taking command of a deeply divided nation and ushering in an unpredictable era in Washington. His victory gives Republicans control of the White House for the first time in eight years. Looking out…
Timeline of inauguration events Friday — in MST!

Jan 20, 2017

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Associated Press

Before the ceremony – 6:30 a.m.: Donald and Melania Trump attend service at St. John’s Church – 7:40 a.m.: President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama welcome the Trumps to the White House – 7:45 a.m.: Obamas host a coffee and tea reception for the Trumps. At the Capitol – 9:16 a.m.: Sen. Roy…
May: Trump’s first 100 days

Jan 12, 2017

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Clifford D. May

A unique opportunity to start making America sovereign, secure and economically dynamic again It’s apparent that Donald J. Trump was – to employ a neologism coined by President George W. Bush 16 years ago – misunderestimated. But those who gave odds that he couldn’t transform from a successful businessman into a successful politician are now betting he…