Monday 6 March 2017

Politics: Trump's First 100 Days: Of course it wasn't a quiet weekend

Sponsored by ExxonMobil | GOP, Democrats blast TSA for withholding information; It's not just deportations and the border: Trump seeks to remake the immigration system; Progressive groups target Trump nominee for SEC chairman, decrying Wall Street ties; Accept no fakes: Only The Washington Post hands out Pinocchios; Trump’s First 100 Days: Of course it wasn’t a quiet weekend; FBI Director Comey asked Justice officials to refute Trump’s unproven wiretapping claim; Trump's charge that he was wiretapped takes presidency into new territory; Conspiracy theorist in chief?; Trump’s ‘evidence’ for Obama wiretap claims relies on sketchy, anonymously sourced reports; New Trump entry ban expected to be unveiled on Monday; Some GOP lawmakers' block-everything mentality could imperil big-picture plans; Bernie Sanders backs unionization campaign in Mississippi as Democrats draft populist agenda; Trump sons, planning expansion of family business, look to leverage campaign experience; Trump, citing no evidence, accuses Obama of 'Nixon/Watergate' plot to wiretap Trump Tower;
 
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Trump’s First 100 Days: Of course it wasn’t a quiet weekend
The president was deeply unhappy with AG Sessions's decision to recuse himself.
Inside Trump's fury: The president rages at leaks, setbacks and accusations
Plans to turn a corner are derailed again as the administration is consumed by controversy.
 
GOP, Democrats blast TSA for withholding information
The agency was faulted for an "aggressive approach to restricting information from being made public."
 
It's not just deportations and the border: Trump seeks to remake the immigration system
But his "merit-based" idea may face steeper odds than reform plans that have failed before.
 
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Accept no fakes: Only The Washington Post hands out Pinocchios
A House Democrat used Washington Post Pinocchios to decry an "alternative fact." But that wasn't our fact check.
 
Trump’s First 100 Days: Of course it wasn’t a quiet weekend
The president was deeply unhappy with AG Sessions's decision to recuse himself.
 
FBI Director Comey asked Justice officials to refute Trump’s unproven wiretapping claim
The former director of national intelligence under Obama flatly denied that any wiretap of Trump or his campaign was carried out.
 
Trump's charge that he was wiretapped takes presidency into new territory
Seeking to deflect, he instead raises the stakes in a deepening controversy.
 
 
Conspiracy theorist in chief?
Trump's wiretapping allegations show that the presidency hasn't dulled his appetite for baseless claims.
 
Trump’s ‘evidence’ for Obama wiretap claims relies on sketchy, anonymously sourced reports
The White House cites five news reports to justify its claim for a congressional probe. But they fail the Pinocchio Test.
 
New Trump entry ban expected to be unveiled on Monday
Trump is expected to sign a new national security order on Monday.
 
Some GOP lawmakers' block-everything mentality could imperil big-picture plans
It's unclear whether a new generation of Hill Republicans are ready to follow their leaders.
 
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Bernie Sanders backs unionization campaign in Mississippi as Democrats draft populist agenda
"There's a massive anti-union effort going on, and these guys are standing out their own. They deserve our support," Sanders said of union workers.
 
Trump sons, planning expansion of family business, look to leverage campaign experience
A new hotel chain would extend the company's reach into dozens of cities, including locations where the Trumps made connections during their White House bid.
 
Trump, citing no evidence, accuses Obama of 'Nixon/Watergate' plot to wiretap Trump Tower
President Trump used Twitter to accuse his predecessor of orchestrating a plot to tap the phones at his Trump Tower headquarters last fall in the run-up to the election.
 
 
     
 
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