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Veterans Explain Why They Came to Trump’s Inauguration
Thousands of people gathered in the District of Columbia to watch the inauguration of President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence. Trump was sworn… Read More
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Why These Americans From 14 States Came to Washington for Trump’s Inauguration
They came by the thousands from all over America to support the man they said can turn around economic, social, and other ills as the… Read More
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Read the Full Text of President Trump’s Inaugural Address
This is the text of President Donald Trump’s inaugural address: Chief Justice Roberts, President Carter, President Clinton, President Bush, President Obama, fellow Americans and people… Read More
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Trump Day One Executive Actions Could Include Immigration, Obamacare, ISIS, and Trade
President-elect Donald Trump plans to use “four or five” executive actions on Friday after being sworn into office, incoming White House press secretary Sean Spicer… Read More
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Why Trump Poses a Bigger Threat to the Left Than Reagan, According to Newt Gingrich
President-elect Donald Trump poses a greater threat to the left than any other political leader in the last 100 years, Newt Gingrich proclaimed on the… Read More
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Here’s What 11 Conservatives in Congress Want to See as Trump Takes Over
Conservatives in Congress say they want Donald Trump to remain focused on promoting and advancing the policies on which he campaigned to win the presidency. Curbing… Read More
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Obama’s Legacy Is a Weaker and More Divided America
Americans voted in November for seismic change, but our outgoing president is still as clueless as ever about the nation he governed. In his farewell… Read More
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Amid Republican Criticism, Obama Defends Chelsea Manning Commutation
President Barack Obama used his final press conference to defend his decision to commute the sentence of former Army Pfc. Chelsea Manning, formerly known as… Read More
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Trump Inauguration Protesters Dishonor Long-Held Principle
More than any other political act, the orderly transfer of power from one administration to another at a presidential inauguration demonstrates convincingly that we are… Read More
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Obama Isn’t Planning to Be as Silent as Bush in Post-Presidency
President Barack Obama says he appreciated George W. Bush’s silence during his eight years in office. Now, as the current president prepares for life outside… Read More
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Trump Protesters Vow to ‘Shut Down’ Inauguration, Related Celebrations
A coalition of leftist causes calling itself Disrupt J20 plans a series of organizing sessions, classes, protests, and other activities aimed at disrupting Donald Trump’s… Read More
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Obama Calls for End to ‘Corrosive’ Politics After 8 Polarizing Years
President Barack Obama asserted in his farewell speech that protecting “our democracy” requires putting an end to corrosive politics and addressing income inequality, but polling… Read More
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13 Inconvenient Truths About Obama’s Legacy
According to President Barack Obama, the last eight years have been just swell. But his rendition of history leaves out a few important facts about… Read More
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Despite Controversies, Holder Had Easier Road to Confirmation Than Sessions
President Barack Obama’s first attorney general pick skated through Senate confirmation hearings, but top Democrats have indicated that President-elect Donald Trump’s selection may have a… Read More
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The Senate’s Role in Confirming Trump’s Cabinet, Explained
Donald Trump won’t be inaugurated as president until Jan. 20, but his Cabinet choices begin to face confirmation hearings in the Senate this week. First… Read More
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4 Key Things to Know About Building Trump’s Border Wall
President-elect Donald Trump has legal authorization to move forward on his core campaign promise of building a border wall; he just needs the money to… Read More
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Federal Worker Union Is Blocking Republican VA Reforms
President-elect Donald Trump promised to fire incompetent and dishonest Department of Veterans Affairs employees, but he will have to fight the American Federation of Government… Read More
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Helpful Tips for Discussing Politics During Trump’s First 100 Days
Good or bad, people have an opinion about President-elect Donald Trump. He’s been part of the national conversation for years and will continue to be… Read More
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Democrats Take Aim at Trump Nominees, Unlike Republicans’ Speedy OK of Obama Cabinet
Senate Democrats are mounting an aggressive effort to reject or delay President-elect Donald Trump’s choices for major Cabinet positions, in a reversal of the deference… Read More
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6 Political New Year’s Resolutions You Should Make
As the calendar year ends, minds quickly turn to losing weight, eating healthy, saving money, and spending more time with family. But just as 2016… Read More
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Obama Celebrates His Newest Monuments by Tweeting out Pictures of the Wrong National Park
The White House took to Twitter Wednesday to promote President Barack Obama’s latest monument designations in the Western U.S., but its tweet had a picture… Read More
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The Enormous Opportunity of Trump’s Presidency
In 2016, the American people voted to change the direction of our country. They elected a new president and vice president. They returned Republican majorities… Read More
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Fearing Late Action by Obama, Republicans Consider Curbing Presidential Power to Declare National Monuments
President Barack Obama is using his executive power to issue a broad swath of environmental protections during his last weeks in office, guarding himself against… Read More
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Christmas With the Presidents
Christmas is a time of celebration and coming together, of letting go of old—and not so old—hurts and looking forward to a new day and… Read More
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Obama’s Last-Minute Monument Plan Is Wrong for Utah
Many of you have been fighting with me over the past six years to prevent President Barack Obama from designating additional national monuments in Utah. Now,… Read More
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Obama Breaks Single-Day Record With 78 Pardons
President Barack Obama granted 153 commutations and 78 pardons Monday, the most individual acts of clemency granted in one day by any president in American history…. Read More
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4 Ways Congress Sought to Change or Scrap the Electoral College
On Monday, 538 presidential electors selected by voters on Nov. 8 will choose a president when the Electoral College votes in states across the country…. Read More
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Obama Says Media Helped Putin in ‘Obsession’ With Leaks That Hurt Clinton
President Barack Obama used part of his final White House press conference of the year to take shots at Russia and the media, and to… Read More
