Tue Jan 24, 2017 AT 12:49 PM EST
The New York Times reports that FBI Director James B. Comey has informed his top agents nationwide that he has been asked by President Trump to continue running America’s top law enforcement agency, according to inside sources. Such a decision would spare the president another possibly contentious confirmation battle.
- Breitbart: Populist Revolution: Trump Meets With Union Leaders on Day One
- WashTimes: Kellyanne Conway: We’D Prefer Democrats to ‘Stop Playing Politics’ With Nominees
- The Hill: Trump to Advance Keystone, Dakota Access Pipelines
- WashTimes: Gold Star Family Says Anti-Trump Protesters Spit on Them Before Veterans Event
- Politico: Trump Assembles a Shadow Cabinet
Mon Jan 23, 2017 AT 11:49 AM EST
President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order Monday announcing his plan to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal, according to The Hill and multiple reports.
- AP: Trump Begins First Week in Office With Outreach
- Reuters: Trump to Company Executives: We Think We Can Cut Regulations by 75 Percent
- WashTimes: Donald Trump’s Cabinet Picks Delayed by Democrats, Only Two Confirmed
- WashExaminer: McConnell Won’t Rule out Nuclear Option for Supreme Court Nominee
- Townhall: Kellyanne: Did You Notice Hillary and Obama Attended the Inauguration and Not the March?
Fri Jan 20, 2017 AT 11:49 AM EST
Donald Trump’s candidacy and election violated (or was even diametrically opposite to) every traditional, time-honored rule and bit of wisdom held dear by conventional, otherwise savvy politicians. And yet, by being different, he outlasted 16 other GOP candidates and defeated Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, who had enormous experience and was considered a shoe-in for the presidency. On Friday, the country’s first non-statesman president takes the oath of office promising to break with the politics of the past and usher in a new style of government, reports The Washington Times.
- Politico: Trump Aides Jockey for Best White House Real Estate
- AP: Protesters Make Their Mark on Trump’s Inauguration
- Reuters: In Trump We Trust: Inauguration Prompts Celebration in Russia
- Daily Caller: Mnuchin Savages Obama: ‘The Average Worker Has Gone Nowhere’
- The Hill: Obamas to Create ‘Obama Foundation’ After White House
