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Live coverage of President Donald Trump's first 100 days in office.
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.@POTUS @realDonaldTrump signs executive order on Obamacare in Oval Office. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/C2p0uCCW8AQMbxd.jpg
by Jeff Mason via twitter 1/21/2017 12:14:51 AM -
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'It's made in Vietnam!' At inauguration, origin of red Trump hats shocks many
ReutersOne of the biggest cheers President Donald Trump received from supporters watching his inaugural address on Friday was his call to "buy American and hire American." -
“It’s unfortunate that after hours in a public hearing and hours in a closed hearing, having answered more than 150 questions for the record and volunteering to meet personally with every member on the Committee, one member felt they hadn’t had enough time to assess a nominee’s qualifications. This will leave the CIA without a permanent director in a period of heightened threats to the United States and our interests abroad. I’m pleased that Congressman Pompeo will get a vote on Monday and will be the Director of the CIA.”
Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), Chairman of the Senate
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Senate approves Mattis to lead Pentagon, first Trump cabinet member
ReutersThe U.S. Senate confirmed the first member of Republican President Donald Trump's cabinet on Friday, voting overwhelmingly to approve retired Marine General James Mattis as secretary of defense just hours after Trump was sworn in as commander-in-chief. -
Trump to get first sign of U.S. economic health
ReutersDonald Trump's policy plans in his first days in office are likely to dominate headlines in the coming week, but the new president himself will also get a first read-out on the health of the U.S. economy. -
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MORE ON D.C. PROTESTS:
America's political divisions turned violent on Washington's streets during U.S. President Donald Trump's inauguration on Friday, as black clad anti-establishment activists set fires and clashed with police while Trump supporters cheered the new chief executive.
Hundreds of protesters with varying agendas marched through downtown streets, and some groups clashed with police, throwing rocks and bottles which police responded to with tear gas and concussion grenades. A helicopter hovered low overhead.
At one flash point, a protester hurled an object through the passenger window of a police van, which quickly sped away in reverse as demonstrators cheered. Earlier, activists wearing masks used chunks of pavement and baseball bats to shatter the windows of a Bank of America branch and a McDonald's outlet, all symbols of American capitalism.
Multiple vehicles were set on fire, including a black limousine and a television truck. A knot of people dragged garbage cans into a street a few blocks from the White House and set them ablaze, later throwing a red cap bearing Trump's "Make America Great Again" campaign slogan into the flames.
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Walked out of office and was greeted by this scene of a protester and Trump supporter meeting. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/C2pllzJWgAA6mAs.jpg
by Stephanie Brumsey via twitter 1/20/2017 11:08:49 PM -
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The U.S. Senate on Friday confirmed the first member of President Donald Trump's cabinet, voting overwhelmingly to approve retired Marine General James Mattis as Secretary of Defense.
As voting continued, the vote was 70-0 to confirm Mattis.
See full graphic on Trump's picks here.
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Senate approves first member of Trump's cabinet, retired General James Mattis, as secretary of defense
Retired General James Mattis testifies before a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on his nomination to serve as defense secretary in Washington, U.S. January 12, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
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In Los Angeles, several smaller marches came together in the early afternoon at City Hall, where some 2,000 people chanted anti-Trump slogans such as “this is what democracy looks like!” and carried signs reading “No fascist, no racism, no Trump” and “Nyet my president.”Reporting by Olga Grigoryants
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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said on the Senate floor: “In one of his first acts as president, President Trump made it harder for Americans to afford a mortgage. He reversed a recent decision by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to reduce annual insurance premiums that many borrowers pay, saving new homeowners an average of five hundred dollars a year.” Schumer said.
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.@realDonaldTrump walking the parade route near the White House with his family. #Inauguration http://pbs.twimg.com/media/C2pPgMnXEAUn1vt.jpg
by Jeff Mason via twitter edited by elizabeth.culliford 1/20/2017 9:36:35 PM -
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Dispatches from the protests
A police van approached the crowd. A protester hurled an object through a passenger window, smashing the glass. The van quickly went into reverse and pulled away while a few protesters chased it and others scattered into the nearby parks.
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Shouts of "not my president!" mix with "USA!" and cheers along the parade route. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/C2pNJZYXUAITtH3.jpg
by Jeff Mason via twitter 1/20/2017 9:23:25 PM -
.@realDonaldTrump gets out of his limo to walk a stretch along the parade route that passes the Trump hotel. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/C2pMHawXAAAVHbd.jpg
by Jeff Mason via twitter 1/20/2017 9:17:22 PM -
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Driving by lots of protesters now. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/C2pKZ1wXAAMvQLQ.jpg
by Jeff Mason via twitter 1/20/2017 9:09:53 PM -
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President @realDonaldTrump is in the second limo here, driving by cheering crowds. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/C2pJ1JzWQAAuwbb.jpg
by Jeff Mason via twitter 1/20/2017 9:07:22 PM -
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Crowd lining the parade route for #Inauguration parade for @realDonaldTrump http://pbs.twimg.com/media/C2pH4iUXgAQQfvd.jpg
by Jeff Mason via twitter 1/20/2017 8:58:53 PM -
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Washington's subway system reported that ridership was off sharply from Obama's two inaugurals, but in line with George W. Bush's final inauguration.
The transportation authority said on Twitter that as of 11 a.m., 193,000 trips had been taken on Friday, compared to 317,000 for Obama's second inaugural four years ago, 513,000 for his first, and 197,000 for Bush's second inauguration in 2005.
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View of the parade from from a flatbed truck ahead of @POTUS @realDonaldTrump limo. #Inauguration http://pbs.twimg.com/media/C2pG3NCXUAE0NF9.jpg
by Jeff Mason via twitter 1/20/2017 8:54:26 PM -
ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT CLIMATE: Some of the executive actions that could come quickly
REUTERS/J. Scott Applewhite/Pool
CLEAN POWER PLAN
Trump has promised to kill Barack Obama's Clean Power Plan, which requires states to cut carbon dioxide emissions from power plants. He has a few options to do so, some simpler than others.
KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE
Trump has promised to ask TransCanada to resubmit its application to build the Keystone XL pipeline, a project to pipe more Canadian oil sands crude into the United States that was rejected by the Obama administration after years of environmental lobbying against it. While the invitation to resubmit could come quickly, it is unclear whether TransCanada would seek to revive the project.
DAKOTA ACCESS PIPELINE
Trump could sign an executive order approving the Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakota, or order the acting secretary of the army to approve the project, according to Brigham McCown, former head of the U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration under President George W. Bush.
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The parade with @POTUS @realDonaldTrump begins, just leaving the Capitol now. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/C2pFHf-WQAIaaz0.jpg
by Jeff Mason via twitter 1/20/2017 8:46:46 PM -
Putin says Russia will follow up fast after Ukraine call with Biden
MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia would send ideas to Washington within a week to follow up his talks with U.S. President Joe Biden on the Ukraine crisis.
