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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 &#39;Cheap Altruism&#39;?
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)...

Anti-Trump Protests Turn Violent in DC
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...

Shia LaBeouf's New Project: 4-Year Anti-Trump Livestream

'HE WILL NOT DIVIDE US'

(Newser) - Shia LaBeouf, actor and performance art fan, has a new project, and it will presumably last for the next four years. At hewillnotdivide.us , LaBeouf is livestreaming people standing outside New York's Museum of the Moving Image. On an exterior wall of the museum, the words "HE WILL...

Obama Is Out, but 50 Staffers Unexpectedly Remain

Obama appointees to stick around until posts are filled

(Newser) - Barack Obama may have exited the White House, but some of his administration staffers are unexpectedly sticking around. New White House press secretary Sean Spicer says 50 State Department and national security officials who served under Obama will stay at their posts temporarily, while Obama appointee Thomas A. Shannon Jr....

Watch Donald Trump Get Sworn Into Office

It's official

(Newser) - Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States on Friday in Washington, DC. CNN has the video of Chief Justice John Roberts administering the oath of office.

How People Worldwide Are Reacting to the Inauguration

Demonstrators flock to London's Tower Bridge, Berlin Wall to protest No. 45

(Newser) - As thousands descend on Washington to demonstrate against the inauguration of Donald Trump, protesters around the world are also voicing their take on the new US president. In London, demonstrators made metaphor literal at the city's Tower Bridge, where a banner proclaiming "Build Bridges Not Walls" was spread...

Trump Will Get 'Sobering' Nuclear Briefing This Morning

He is about to get the 'nuclear football'

(Newser) - Donald Trump has got a busy schedule before his swearing-in as president Friday, with events including a prayer service, coffee with President Obama, and being briefed on having the power to destroy the planet as we know it. At some point Friday morning, the military officers in the Strategic Command...

What to Watch for on Inauguration Day
It's Here: What to Watch for
at Trump Inauguration
THE RUNDOWN
Jan 20, 2017 6:26 AM CST

It's Here: What to Watch for at Trump Inauguration

His address could have echoes of Nixon

(Newser) - The US begins its journey into uncharted territory Friday when Donald Trump takes political office for the first time in his life—starting at the top. He will deliver his inaugural address at 11:51am, according to the AP's timeline, and analysts say it will be one of the...

Anti-Trump Protesters Pepper-Sprayed in DC

Michael Moore leads NYC protest

(Newser) - The anti-Donald Trump protests kicked off as the inaugural events began Thursday night, with at least one protester arrested after a rally near Trump supporters' "DeploraBall" event at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. NBC Washington reports that police used pepper spray as they clashed with protesters, some...

Trump: 'We're Going to Unify Our Country'

At DC concert, he promises to 'make America greater'

(Newser) - Donald Trump promised to make America "greater than ever before" at a concert at the Lincoln Memorial on the eve of his inauguration. "We're going to unify our country," the president-elect told the crowd. "And our phrase—you all know it, half of you are...

&#39;Hope&#39; Poster Gets Surprising Revamp
'Hope' Poster Gets
Surprising Revamp
Jan 19, 2017 12:45 PM CST

'Hope' Poster Gets Surprising Revamp

3 new versions aim to 'disrupt rising tide of hate'

(Newser) - Revamped versions of Shepard Fairey's iconic "Hope" poster have been released in time for Donald Trump's inauguration, but don't expect to see the new president's face on any of them. The three posters by Fairey instead feature minority females, reports DCist . One shows a Muslim...

Nancy Sinatra Burns Trump Over His First Dance Choice

'And now, the end is near'

(Newser) - Per the Hill , Donald and Melania Trump will be dancing to Frank Sinatra's "My Way" as their first dance at his first inaugural ball. (He'll attend three .) How does Frank's daughter Nancy feel about that? She let us know. A Twitter user asked her to...

Girl Scouts Caught in Inauguration Controversy
Girl Scouts Caught in 
Inauguration Controversy
THE RUNDOWN
Jan 19, 2017 5:21 AM CST

Girl Scouts Caught in Inauguration Controversy

Protest group vows to block National Mall

(Newser) - Even the Girl Scouts have been caught up in the controversy surrounding Donald Trump's inauguration. The group came under fire this week after announcing that around 75 members will be marching in Friday's inaugural parade. Boy Scouts will also be marching, but the Girl Scouts were criticized more...

Anonymous Warns Trump He'll 'Regret the Next 4 Years'

Hackers call for damaging information on president-elect

(Newser) - Anonymous sent an ominous warning to Donald Trump this week, NBC News reports. "You are going to regret the next four years," tweeted an account affiliated with the hacker group. It went on to accuse Trump of having "financial and personal ties with Russian mobsters, child traffickers,...

Journalists&#39; Open Letter to Trump: Bring It On
Journalists'
Open Letter
to Trump:
Bring It On
OPINION
Jan 18, 2017 12:17 PM CST

Journalists' Open Letter to Trump: Bring It On

Ban access? 'It's a challenge we relish'

(Newser) - If Donald Trump wants to limit reporters' access to his administration, well, that's OK with reporters. In an open letter to the president-elect in the Columbia Journalism Review , the collective press corps reminds Trump that while he can set ground rules for dealing with journalists, they've got a...

Marla Maples Tried to Get Free Inauguration Hair, Makeup
Marla Maples Tried to Get Free
Inauguration Hair, Makeup
stylist says
Jan 18, 2017 10:54 AM CST

Marla Maples Tried to Get Free Inauguration Hair, Makeup

For herself and daughter Tiffany Trump, stylist says

(Newser) - Marla Maples may have once been married to a rich guy who's about to become leader of the free world , but that doesn't mean she wants to pay for things like having her hair done. According to DC hairstylist Tricia Kelly, a longtime client approached Kelly about doing...

To Reach Trump, Forget Email, Just Call His Cellphone
How Trump Reacted to
the Intel Briefings He Got
the rundown
Jan 18, 2017 10:04 AM CST

How Trump Reacted to the Intel Briefings He Got

That and other coverage about the president-elect

(Newser) - Interviews with Donald Trump and related stories about him and his policies are in full supply two days before he takes office. A sampling:
  • The Washington Post has a feature on Trump's life in Trump Tower: He "rarely leaves, not even for a breath of fresh air,"
...

Anti-Trump Protester: 'I Tried to Set Myself on Fire'

He is taken to hospital after incident outside Trump hotel in DC

(Newser) - A man protesting the election of Donald Trump outside Trump International Hotel in Washington, DC, on Tuesday night was taken to the hospital for burns after a small fire erupted in a pile of debris. But the reason the story is making headlines is this: “I tried to set...

Topless Protester Grabs Trump Statue by the Crotch

Feminist in Spain shouted 'Grab patriarchy by the balls'

(Newser) - Organizers must be hoping that the inauguration of the real Donald Trump goes more smoothly than the inauguration of the wax one. The unveiling of the life-size statue at Madrid's wax museum descended into chaos Tuesday when a topless feminist protester pushed past security and grabbed the wax Donald'...

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