Twitter went wild with speculation when first lady Melania Trump showed up for her husband’s first State of the Union address in an ivory Christian Dior pantsuit. Some suggested sarcastically her attire was a tribute to Hillary Clinton, her husband’s 2016 Democratic opponent, who favors pantsuits. Or, was she honoring […]
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DOJ gives special counsel internal docs on proposed Sessions resignation, source says
In the weeks before special counsel Robert Mueller’s team interviewed Attorney General Jeff Sessions, the Justice Department turned over a cache of internal correspondence, including documents related to the proposed resignation of Sessions last year and emails with the White House about fired national security adviser Michael Flynn, according to […]
Several waves of arctic cold, snow invade eastern US
A cold and active pattern is setting up for the northern and eastern U.S. on Wednesday. In addition to several bouts of arctic air, several shots of snow are possible from the Rockies into the Midwest and the Northeast over the next few days. You can clearly see on the […]
The Note: Trump’s State of the Union a sign of divided times
The TAKE with Rick Klein President Donald Trump was the president the Republican Party wanted him to be at his State of the Union address. He was also the president the Democratic Party expected him to be. What you wanted to see is what you saw in Trump, who seemed […]
Lawmakers on both sides react to Trump’s State of the Union speech
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle took to social media to react to President Donald Trump’s first State of the Union address Tuesday night, which touched on everything from nuclear threats to unlawful immigration. Some praised the president for his smooth and relaxed tone throughout the 80-minute speech, which […]
So much for speech: Trump on hot mic says he’ll release memo
Scenes from the Capitol on a night of pomp, pageantry and politics for the State of the Union address: Talk about stepping on one’s message. Schmoozing in the House chamber after delivering his maiden State of the Union speech, a hot mic caught President Donald Trump telling a Republican lawmaker […]
Trump State of the Union avoids controversies but divides chamber on immigration
Before a starkly divided Congress and with the cloud of the Russia investigation continuing to hang over his administration, President Donald Trump delivered his first State of the Union address Tuesday, claiming to have fulfilled a number of his key promises while charting the course for the second year of […]
ANALYSIS: In State of the Union, Trump’s contradictions were on display
It was part victory lap, part rallying cry, part bragging session, and part call for unity. And it was all Trump. President Donald Trump’s first official State of the Union address encapsulated the contradictions and contradictory impulses of a presidency that has alternately soared and stalled, and has found itself […]
Protesters take to the streets, project anti-Trump messages onto his DC hotel
During the hours leading up to President Donald Trump‘s State of the Union address, his foes had already begun mobilizing. At Trump International Hotel, located about a mile from the U.S. Capitol, anti-Trump messages were projected onto the structure’s exterior. “DONALD TRUMP HARASSED OR ASSAULTED TWENTY WOMEN” and “CONGRESS: INVESTIGATE […]
TRANSCRIPT: President Trump’s 2018 State of the Union address
Below is President Donald Trump‘s State of the Union address, Jan. 20, 2018: Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, the First Lady of the United States, and my fellow Americans: Less than one year has passed since I first stood at this podium, in this majestic chamber, to […]