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Jan 24, 2017 12:37 PM CST

Trump's SCOTUS Pick Coming Next Week

William Pryor, Neil Gorsuch among possibilities

(Newser) - President Trump's pick to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court next week, report the AP and the Wall Street Journal . "We have outstanding candidates and we'll pick a truly great Supreme Court nominee," Trump says. He's expected to discuss the nomination Tuesday with Senate...

Trump Freezes All
EPA Contracts, Grants

Jan 24, 2017 5:04 AM CST

Trump Freezes All EPA Contracts, Grants

Staffers banned from discussing move, source says

(Newser) - The Environmental Protection Agency is stuck in what insiders call a "holding pattern" after a Trump administration order that freezes all EPA grants and contracts. "New EPA administration has asked that all contract and grant awards be temporarily suspended, effective immediately,” an email obtained by the Washington ...

Trump Resigns
From More Than
400 Companies

Jan 24, 2017 4:18 AM CST

Trump Resigns From More Than 400 Companies

Sons now in control, Sean Spicer says

(Newser) - Donald Trump is now president of the United States, and that appears to be his only job: A document provided to CNN by the Trump Organization states that Trump has resigned from all his positions in more than 400 companies. "I, Donald J. Trump, hereby resign from each and...

Ethics
Lawyers
Sue Trump

UPDATED

Jan 23, 2017 3:44 PM CST

Ethics Lawyers Sue Trump

They are suing over 'unconstitutional' foreign payments

(Newser) - An ethics watchdog group has filed a lawsuit against President Trump on his first full weekday in office, the AP reports. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, a liberal advocacy group that includes constitutional scholars and former White House ethics lawyers, says Trump is in violation of the constitution'...

Bergdahl: I Can't
Get a Fair Trial
Under Trump

Jan 23, 2017 1:48 PM CST

Bergdahl: I Can't Get a Fair Trial Under Trump

Attorneys file motion to dismiss

(Newser) - Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl faces an Army court-martial on charges of desertion and misbehavior for allegedly walking out on his post in Afghanistan in 2009, and now that Donald Trump is president, the 30-year-old says he won't get a fair trial. His attorneys filed a motion to dismiss shortly after...

Tillerson Now Has
100% GOP Support

Jan 23, 2017 10:21 AM CST

Tillerson Now Has 100% GOP Support

Marco Rubio falls in line just ahead of committee vote on secretary of state nominee

(Newser) - Sen. Marco Rubio will support Rex Tillerson as secretary of State "despite my reservations," reports the AP , backing away from any challenge to the new president. In a Facebook statement Monday, Rubio said he was troubled by Tillerson's refusal to acknowledge that Vladimir Putin has committed war...

Dan Rather Slams 'Orwellian' Use of 'Alternative Facts'

Media on 'Alternative Facts':
'We've Gone Full Orwell'

THE RUNDOWN

Jan 23, 2017 6:31 AM CST

Media on 'Alternative Facts': 'We've Gone Full Orwell'

Reporters react to White House's first presser: 'These are not normal times'

(Newser) - Dan Rather has been in the news business for longer than most of Donald Trump's aides have been alive and he says the weekend's goings-on were like nothing he has seen before. In a Facebook post , the former CBS anchor slams adviser Kellyanne Conway for the "Orwellian"...

Woman Fired, Investigated
for Trump Assassination Tweet

Jan 23, 2017 2:33 AM CST

Woman Fired, Investigated for Trump Assassination Tweet

Burlesque group cuts its ties with Ky. woman

(Newser) - Advocating the assassination of President Trump appears to have seriously derailed a Kentucky woman's life. "If someone was cruel enough to assassinate MLK, maybe someone will be kind enough to assassinate Trump. #bekind #trump #lovetrumpshate," Heather Lowrey tweeted between Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Trump's...

Conway: No Trump Tax Returns
Coming. WikiLeaks: Oh, Yeah?

Jan 22, 2017 1:01 PM CST

Conway: No Trump Tax Returns Coming. WikiLeaks: Oh, Yeah?

Website would love to release president's tax returns for him, encourages leakers

(Newser) - Amid Kellyanne Conway's busy morning of sparring with Chuck Todd over "alternative facts," came this new tidbit about President Trump's much-discussed tax returns: "The White House response is that he’s not going to release his tax returns," she told ABC News' This Week,...

Graham, McCain Back
Tillerson at SecState

SUNDAY TALK SHOWS

Jan 22, 2017 10:11 AM CST

Graham, McCain Back Tillerson at SecState

Meanwhile, McConnell says Cabinet picks will go through; Schumer is in no hurry

(Newser) - Republican Sens. Lindsey Graham and John McCain will support Rex Tillerson as secretary of state in a move that all but clinches his nomination, reports Politico . Graham confirmed his position on CBS' Face the Nation and in a joint statement with McCain; Marco Rubio still hasn't decided, but McCain...

Trump on Women's Marchers:
'Why Didn't These People Vote?'

THE RUNDOWN

Jan 22, 2017 9:37 AM CST

Trump on Women's Marchers: 'Why Didn't These People Vote?'

President weighs in on Saturday's marches on Twitter

(Newser) - A day after taking issue with media reports on the size of crowds at his inauguration, President Trump addressed the size of the Women's March protests that dotted the nation Saturday. "Watched protests yesterday but was under the impression that we just had an election! Why didn't...

Trump Accuses
Media of Dishonesty
on Inauguration Crowds

Jan 21, 2017 3:58 PM CST

Trump Accuses Media of Dishonesty on Inauguration Crowds

He says more than 1M attended, way more than other estimates

(Newser) - On his first full day in office, President Donald Trump on Saturday berated the media over its coverage of his inauguration, and turned a bridge-building first visit to CIA headquarters into an airing of grievances about "dishonest" journalists. But it was Trump who spread inaccuracies about the size of...

Kushner in White House Doesn't
Violate Anti-Nepotism Laws

Jan 21, 2017 1:38 PM CST

Kushner in White House Doesn't Violate Anti-Nepotism Laws

The Department of Justice published a ruling Saturday

(Newser) - President Trump didn't violate federal anti-nepotism laws by making son-in-law Jared Kushner a senior White House adviser, the Department of Justice's Office of Legal Counsel ruled in a 14-page memo published Saturday. CBS News reports the 1967 anti-nepotism laws forbid presidents from putting family members—including sons-in-law—into...

Trump Forced to
Give Up Phone

Jan 21, 2017 11:05 AM CST

Trump Forced to Give Up Phone

His beloved Android reportedly replaced with secure device

(Newser) - Well, it appears the Secret Service has pried Donald Trump's beloved Android phone from his tweeting fingers. An unidentified friend of Trump's tells the AP the new president handed over his phone Thursday on the advice of security advisers. The New York Times reports Trump's Android was...

Women's Marches
Against Trump
Held Worldwide

THE RUNDOWN

Jan 21, 2017 9:50 AM CST

Women's Marches Against Trump Held Worldwide

DC numbers could surpass those for inauguration

(Newser) - Donald Trump was the target of women's marches worldwide on the first full day of his presidency. As the pre-march rally kicked off in Washington, DC, where numbers might exceed those that turned out of Trump's inauguration, marches were already underway or over in cities including London, Prague,...

'Mild Panic' Over What's Missing
From New White House Site

Jan 20, 2017 6:55 PM CST

'Mild Panic' Over What's Missing From New White House Site

Climate change and LGBT rights are conspicuously absent

(Newser) - WhiteHouse.gov is the official website of the president, and the minute President Trump replaced President Obama on Friday, the website underwent a major change, the BBC reports. Pages regarding climate change, LGBT rights, and science policies were deleted, creating a "mild panic" online. According to the Daily...

Images From
President Trump's
Inaugural Parade

Jan 20, 2017 4:18 PM CST

Images From President Trump's Inaugural Parade

He and the first lady got out of their vehicles twice

(Newser) - President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump twice got out of their vehicles to walk and wave to the crowd during their escorted trip from the Capitol to the White House, the AP reports. They first walked for about a block before reaching the Trump International Hotel, where the...

Trump Makes 1st Official
Moves as President

Jan 20, 2017 2:56 PM CST

Trump Makes 1st Official Moves as President

He created a national day of patriotism, among other things

(Newser) - Donald Trump made his first official moves as president immediately after being sworn in Friday. The Hill reports he signed a number of acts into law during a signing ceremony following the inauguration. The first approved a law passed by Congress that lets Gen. James Mattis serve as secretary of...

Is Protesting Trump
Just 'Cheap Altruism'?

OPINION

Jan 20, 2017 1:59 PM CST

Is Protesting Trump Just 'Cheap Altruism'?

You may actually hurt your interests in the long-term, ethicist says

(Newser) - Planning to participate in a protest of President Donald Trump? That may not actually be the most "ethical" choice, Corinne Purtill writes in Quartz . Participating in a general protest (as opposed to a protest of a specific policy) won't actually accomplish anything other than making you feel (incorrectly)...

DC Police Chief: Most
Protesters Are Peaceful

UPDATED

Jan 20, 2017 1:40 PM CST

DC Police Chief: Most Protesters Are Peaceful

But some protests turn violent; 90 arrested so far

(Newser) - The AP is reporting violent clashes between protesters and police in downtown Washington DC, blocks from the Trump inauguration parade route. NPR reports that protesters have used hammers to break windows and police are using pepper spray and "an unidentified concussive device." More than 95 people have been...

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William Pryor, Neil Gorsuch among possibilities

Staffers banned from discussing move, source says

Sons now in control, Sean Spicer says

They are suing over 'unconstitutional' foreign payments

Attorneys file motion to dismiss

Marco Rubio falls in line just ahead of committee vote on secretary of state nominee

Reporters react to White House's first presser: 'These are not normal times'

Burlesque group cuts its ties with Ky. woman

Website would love to release president's tax returns for him, encourages leakers

Meanwhile, McConnell says Cabinet picks will go through; Schumer is in no hurry

President weighs in on Saturday's marches on Twitter

He says more than 1M attended, way more than other estimates

The Department of Justice published a ruling Saturday

His beloved Android reportedly replaced with secure device

DC numbers could surpass those for inauguration

Climate change and LGBT rights are conspicuously absent

He and the first lady got out of their vehicles twice

He created a national day of patriotism, among other things

You may actually hurt your interests in the long-term, ethicist says

But some protests turn violent; 90 arrested so far