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Sean Spicer thus far is skipping over the first row of MSM, which is sure to press him on Saturday's falsehoods/lies.1:56 PM - 23 Jan 2017- Reply
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NY post gets first question not the AP a big break in tradition.1:55 PM - 23 Jan 2017
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NY Post then Christian Broadcasting Network get first two questions.1:55 PM - 23 Jan 2017- Reply
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.@PressSec breaks with tradition in the briefing room, calls on New York Post reporter instead of AP1:54 PM - 23 Jan 2017
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View from the front row of @PressSec @seanspicer giving his first full briefing at the White House. https://t.co/QQCQ1AXGh9
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Trump makes smart first pol move: bringing in all the hardhat unions right out of the gate, try to drive wedge in house of labor.1:50 PM - 23 Jan 2017
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.@nytimes Spicer said the US is now in a "new era" of "bilateral trade opportunities with allies around the globe."1:48 PM - 23 Jan 2017
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Today’s event is a valuable reminder that daily press briefings are very boring.1:47 PM - 23 Jan 2017
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Spicer opens presser with a joke: "I was going to start with a brief recap of the inauguration but I think we’ve covered that pretty well."1:46 PM - 23 Jan 2017
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U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 9, Clause 8. Often called the "Title of nobility clause," but now being called the emoluments clause:
No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.
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Trump sued over foreign government payments to his firms
ReutersA group of prominent constitutional and ethics lawyers sued President Donald Trump on Monday, accusing him of violating the U.S. Constitution by letting his hotels and other businesses accept payments from foreign governments. -
A lawsuit filed in federal court by the nonprofit Citizens for Responsibility and Ethis in Washington sued President Trump, seeking to stop his business from accepting payments from foreign governments. The cite a provision in the U.S. Constitution called the emoluments clause.
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Ethics lawyers to sue Trump over foreign payments
A group including former White House ethics attorneys will file a lawsuit on Monday accusing President Donald Trump of allowing his businesses to accept payments from foreign governments, in violation of the U.S. Constitution. -
The new U.S. administration must fully understand the importance of the "one China" policy and appreciate that the issue of Taiwan is highly sensitive for the Beijing government, China said on Monday. Read More
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The Trump administration will not allow 20 million people who rely on the Affordable Care Act for their health insurance to go without coverage when the law, known as Obamacare, is repealed and replaced with a new plan, a senior White House official said on Sunday.
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White House says media delegitimizing Trump, says won't 'take it'
White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus intensified the Trump administration's criticism of the news media on Sunday, accusing it of trying to delegitimize Donald Trump's presidency and vowing to fight such coverage "tooth and nail." -
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VERBATIM: Spicer lashes out at the press - Reuters TV
In his first briefing as White House Press Secretary, Sean Spicer lashes out at the press Saturday over its reporting of the attendance at Donald Trump's inauguration, vowing to hold the media "accountable." -
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How does a vantage point matter? These photos were both taken at about noon. One is what Sean Spicer now has on dis… https://t.co/7WgIF8XQfN4:36 PM - 21 Jan 2017
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REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
President Donald Trump's inauguration got a 20.1 percent share, according to the Nielsen ratings. By comparison, President Barack Obama's second inauguration got a 14 percent share. But his first inauguration got a 25.5 percent share. And that was on a Tuesday. The last time a first term inauguration was as low as Trump's was George H.W. Bush in 1989.
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.
