Trump’s 2018 immigration plan: Overhaul the system and build the border wall
President Trump’s second year in office likely will focus on overhauling the legal immigration system, after combatting illegal immigration during his first year.
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How Trump could kill the Iran nuclear deal in January
President Donald Trump allowed the Iran nuclear deal to survive through 2017, but the new year will offer him another chance to blow up the agreement — and critics and supporters alike believe he may take it.
Brrr! After Record Snow, Bitter Cold Ahead for Northern US
Freezing temperatures and below-zero wind chills socked much of the northern United States on Wednesday, even setting a record in a Minnesota city so cold it’s called the Icebox of the Nation, and will stay put for days to come as snow-hardened Erie digs out from a record snowfall.
U.S. appeals court rejects challenge to Trump voter fraud panel
A U.S. appeals court in Washington on Tuesday upheld a lower court’s decision to allow President Donald Trump’s commission investigating voter fraud to request data on voter rolls from U.S. states.
Trump administration set to unveil $1 trillion infrastructure proposal in 2018
The Trump administration is expected to unveil an infrastructure package in the new year, after putting the issue on the sidelines amid other GOP priorities in 2017.
California’s monster Thomas fire becomes largest-ever wildfire in state history
Although a cold front and calmer winds have helped aid firefighters, the massive Thomas fire in Southern California now ranks as the state’s largest-ever wildfire, Cal Fire said late Friday.
‘It’s time for us to rebuild our country’: Trump hopes to deal with Democrats on infrastructure
The White House on Sunday said President Trump wants to introduce an infrastructure package in January and reach for a deal with Democrats, a pivot toward bipartisanship after Republican-only efforts on health care and taxes produced mixed results this year.
Trump first president to protect electric grid from EMP, cyberattacks
President Trump became the first national leader to call for protecting the U.S electric and communications grid against an electromagnetic attack like one practiced in North Korea.
Year One List: 81 major Trump achievements, 11 Obama legacy items repealed
With the passage of the GOP tax bill this week, the Trump administration has scored 81 major achievements in its first year, making good on campaign promises to provide significant tax cuts, boost U.S. energy production, and restore respect to the United States, according to the White House.
Senate passes short-term spending bill with help from Democrats to avoid shutdown
The Senate on Thursday passed a short-term government funding bill for President Trump’s signature, ending yet another threat of a government shutdown and leaving Congress with a new January deadline to come up with a major spending deal.
Congress sends historic tax bill to Trump
House Republicans on Wednesday voted for the second time in two days to pass a major tax overhaul, sending the $1.5 trillion tax cut to President Trump, as promised, just before Christmas.
Senate narrowly passes GOP tax cuts, sends back to House for one last vote
Senate Republicans passed a major overhaul of the tax code early Wednesday morning, bouncing the bill back to the House for one last vote Wednesday morning before it is sent to President Trump’s desk for his signature.
Trump rips ‘chain migration,’ $300B cost, 1 immigrant can bring in 120 more, 9.3M in decade
The Trump administration is expanding its war on liberal immigration practices, targeting so-called ‘chain migration,’ a costly loophole that allows a legal immigrant to bring in relatives even if they are unskilled and destined to go on welfare.
Trump to Boost U.S. Missile Defense to Combat Iranian, N. Korean WMD Threats
The Trump administration will designate domestic U.S. missile defense as a ‘priority action’ as part of its forthcoming National Security Strategy, or NSS, according to draft language viewed by the Washington Free Beacon that singles out Iranian and North Korean missile threats as a direct danger to the American homeland.
Judge blocks Trump birth control coverage rollback
A federal judge in Pennsylvania on Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s move to roll back an Affordable Health Care provision requiring employers to provide coverage for birth control.
Southern California’s Thomas Fire forces new evacuations, threatens wealthy enclave
One of the biggest wildfires in California’s history sparked new evacuation orders Saturday in Santa Barbara County, as powerful Santa Ana Winds brought damaging gusts across the region early Sunday that threatened to fan the flames.
Firefighter dies battling Calif. blaze, now 4th-largest in state history
A Cal Fire engineer died Thursday while battling the Thomas fire in steep terrain in the hills outside Fillmore, officials said.
Federal Reserve raises interest rates for third time in 2017
With the labor market strengthening and economic activity rising at a solid rate, the Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced the third rate-hike of the year.
Republicans strike deal on tax package
Republican negotiators on Wednesday said they’ve managed to strike a deal on a $1.4 trillion tax-cut package and that they’ll be prepared to send it to President Trump’s desk next week.
Democrat Doug Jones defeats Roy Moore in Alabama race upset
In a stunning victory aided by scandal, Democrat Doug Jones won Alabama’s special Senate election on Tuesday, beating back history, an embattled Republican opponent and President Donald Trump, who urgently endorsed GOP rebel Roy Moore despite a litany of sexual misconduct allegations.