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Trump's misleading claim that 94 million Americans are out of the labor force
The Week - 1 Mar 2017 04:54
President Trump claimed during his address to Congress Tuesday that there are 94 million Americans out of the labor force, a number that experts say is misleading. As Politico's Michael Grunwald points out, "the vast maj...
Schumer: Dems Are Done With Trump
The Huffington Post - 1 Mar 2017 05:40
WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer pledged to give President Donald Trump a chance before his fellow New Yorker took the oath of office. But after 40 days, Schumer says he’s about through with the blus...
Trump touts a 'merit-based' immigration system, claiming it will save 'countless dollars'
The Week - 1 Mar 2017 06:00
President Trump said in his address to Congress he wants the United States to establish a "merit-based system" for immigration, which he says will "save countless dollars, raise workers' wages, and help struggling famili...
Celebrities, other public figures react to Trump's joint address
ABC News - 1 Mar 2017 05:54
Celebrities in particular, were not too kind to the president.
FULL TEXT: Trump's joint address to Congress
ABC News - 1 Mar 2017 05:45
The text of Trump's speech was released by the White House.
Fact-checking President Trump's congressional address
ABC News - 1 Mar 2017 05:45
Trump made a number of claims during his address to Congress.
ISIS is using suicide attacks more than ever
New York Post - 1 Mar 2017 03:44
ISIS has “industrialized the concept of martyrdom” -- launching suicide attacks as a military tactic to kill and intimidate enemy fighters, much like Japan’s use of kamikaze pilots during World War II, a report say...
ANALYSIS: President Trump brings new tone to old promises
ABC News - 1 Mar 2017 05:50
Trump began a new phase of his presidency Tuesday night with a new tone – upbeat
WATCH: Trump urges Congress to repeal, replace Obamacare
ABC News - 1 Mar 2017 05:08
President Trump provides health care reform guidelines during joint address to Congress.
See the Female Lawmakers Who Wore White to President Trump's Speech
Time - 1 Mar 2017 04:52
As President Donald Trump spoke to Congress for the first time, he could see from the rostrum a large group of female Democratic lawmakers wearing white in protest. The color is a reference to the suffragists who fought ...
U.N. Panel Says North Korea Is Using New Evasion Techniques to Flout Sanctions
Time - 1 Mar 2017 04:37
The panel urged the U.N.'s 193 member states to reaffirm their commitment to "rigorous enforcement" of the sanctions
At Least Two Dead After Tornadoes Touch Down in Central U.S.
Time - 1 Mar 2017 07:49
An Oklahoma-based forecast center said 45 million people from Texas to Ohio faced some risk of bad weather
Reactions to Trump's joint address to Congress
ABC News - 1 Mar 2017 07:01
Reactions to the president's first joint address diverged sharply by party.
Two Women Charged With the Murder of Kim Jong Nam in Airport Nerve Agent Attack
Time - 1 Mar 2017 05:39
Many speculate the attack was orchestrated by North Korea, but Pyongyang denies any role
Donald Trump Asks Congress To Pass $1 Trillion In Infrastructure Investment
The Huffington Post - 1 Mar 2017 05:35
WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump on Tuesday called on Congress to approve $1 trillion in infrastructure investment to create “a new program of national rebuilding.” “America has spent approximately $6 trillion...
Democrats boo Trump's creation of an office for victims of immigrant crime
The Week - 1 Mar 2017 05:03
President Trump earned cold silences and thumbs down gestures from Democrats during his address to Congress on Tuesday evening, but the dissent turned to boos and hisses when the president announced the creation of a new...
President Trump Began His Address to Congress by Condemning Hate Crimes
Time - 1 Mar 2017 04:40
"We are a country that stands united in condemning hate and evil"
Rosie O'Donnell Cuts Down Trump In Fiery Speech Outside White House
The Huffington Post - 1 Mar 2017 04:35
WASHINGTON ― Former television talk show host Rosie O’Donnell delivered a comical indictment of President Donald Trump to hundreds of protesters who braved pouring rain outside the White House on Tuesday evening. The...
Kellyanne Conway Casually Sits, and Etiquette Arbiters Take a Stand
The New York Times - 1 Mar 2017 03:25
Photos of the counselor to the president sitting casually on a couch in the Oval Office were all the kindling needed to ignite into a battle over decorum.
Merkel visits Egypt, Tunisia to talk about migration
Miami Herald - 1 Mar 2017 16:47
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will visit Egypt and Tunisia this week with migration at the top of her agenda as she meets her counterparts in the North African nations. Merkel's …
UN: Both sides committed war crimes in Syria's Aleppo
Al Jazeera English - 1 Mar 2017 16:46
UN probe finds Syrian air force deliberately attacked aid convoy, while rebels used human shields in eastern Aleppo.