President Trump began recasting America’s role in the global economy Monday, canceling an agreement for a sweeping trade deal with Asia as one of his first official White House actions. The move was largely symbolic but served to signal that Trump’s tough talk on trade during the campaign will carry over to his new administration.
He signed an executive order that he said would affect all employees “except for the military.” Trump promised a hiring freeze during his presidential campaign that also included exemptions for public safety and public health.
Sen. Marco Rubio had expressed serious reservations about the former ExxonMobil chief executive and waited until the last possible day to announce his vote.
Kristina Buchwald, left, and Laura Ast marched in D.C. (The Post)
The marches this weekend will be remembered as the starting point of a massive protest movement against President Trump. That movement could also upend the Democratic establishment.
It was an appalling performance by the new press secretary. Sean Spicer earns four Pinocchios, but, seriously, we wish we could give five.
The senators argued that they need to further scrutinize her potential conflicts of interests and preparedness to lead the department.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration suggested that global sea levels could rise by more than eight feet by the end of the century.
Father and son accused of rape want the ‘only law book that truly matters’ at their trial: The Bible
Timothy and Esten Ciboro, who are also accused of keeping the teenage victim shackled in a basement, have made it clear that they don’t have faith in the law.
As ex-president, Barack Obama receives an annual pension of $205,700. He and the former first lady could earn between $20 million and $45 million from future book deals.
An “America First” foreign policy would likely mean no need for a moral superpower, among other changes to world affairs.
To cut down on tax fraud, the IRS will hold refunds for taxpayers claiming the earned income tax credit or the additional child tax credit until at least Feb. 15.
If forecasters want to zero in on an area of severe weather, it can scan that region every 30 seconds. Weather radars can’t scan faster than six minutes.
There was a lot of commentary about President Trump returning Churchill to the Oval Office. Barack Obama had famously removed the likeness of the British prime minister. But some reports mixed up the issue.
Scathing assessments of the festivities included roasts of President Trump’s speech, critiques of Kellyanne Conway’s outfit and a discussion of crowd size.
