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President Donald Trump signs executive orders at the Department of Defense on Friday.

This Week In Trump's 'Alternative Facts'

9:57pm January 29, 2017

The new administration's push-back on verifiable facts is unprecedented and shows that the Trump we saw on the campaign trail hasn't changed once he took the oath of office. And it's only been a week.

Stephen "Steve" Bannon, chief strategist for U.S. President Donald Trump, arrives to a swearing in ceremony of White House senior staff in the East Room of the White House on Sunday, Jan. 22.

With National Security Council Shakeup, Steve Bannon Gets A Seat At The Table

5:43pm January 29, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

Bannon has been elevated to the NSC's Principals Committee, the top inter-agency group for discussing national security. He formerly led Breitbart News, a platform for the alt-right movement.

A Syrian refugee boy plays outside his family's tent in a Syrian refugee camp in the town of Zahrani, Lebanon, in December. Some one million Syrians live in Lebanon as refugees, according to the U.N.

FACT CHECK: Trump Tweets On Christians, ISIS And Vetting Miss The Bigger Picture

2:21pm January 29, 2017

A day after criticism and chaos for some caused by his executive order temporarily banning Muslims from seven countries, the president took to Twitter Sunday morning to defend himself.

Adam Scott of Australia plays during the World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship at the Trump National Doral Blue Monster course in 2016.

Trump's Supreme Court Nominee Could Hear Case Affecting Trump Golf Courses

6:04am January 29, 2017

by Greg Allen

When President Trump nominates a new Supreme Court justice, he will be choosing someone who may rule on a case affecting golf course profits. The case helps illustrate Trump's conflicts of interest.

President Trump pauses before signing one of three executive actions in the Oval Office, Saturday.

Trump's Executive Order On Ethics Pulls Word For Word From Obama, Clinton

10:11pm January 28, 2017

by Tamara Keith

Nearly word for word, President Trump's order banning lobbying from administration officials for five years is a mashup of provisions signed by the two Democratic predecessors.

President Trump signed an executive order related to the oil pipeline industry in the Oval Office on January 24.

Trump Signs A Record Number Of Executive Actions — But Nothing About Ethics

7:49am January 28, 2017

by Tamara Keith

President Trump has signed a record number of executive orders and presidential memoranda his first week in office. But noticeably absent from those directives are ethics for the executive branch.

Parents pick up their children at Naranca Elementary in El Cajon, Calif., in October 2016. The school is one of many in the San Diego suburb that has received an influx of Syrian refugees.

Trump's Refugee Plan Will Prioritize Christians Suffering Religious Persecution

10:22pm January 26, 2017

by Richard Gonzales

Trump will propose a four-month pause in admitting refugees and cutting in half the overall number of refugees the Obama administration projected for this year.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (right) opens his coat to show his sweater as House Speaker Paul Ryan speaks with members of the media during the GOP congressional retreat in Philadelphia.

Politics & Government

GOP '200 Day' Agenda Calls for Spending, Tax Cuts. But What About the Deficit?

3:47pm January 26, 2017

by Susan Davis

At the annual GOP congressional retreat, House Speaker Paul Ryan outlined a legislative agenda that includes plans to repeal and replace Obamacare and rewrite the federal tax code.

Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., accompanied by Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, announces the Patient Freedom Act of 2017, one of several GOP plans to replace the Affordable Care Act.

Republicans Have Plans To Replace Obamacare — Now They Need To Agree On One

1:40pm January 26, 2017

by Susan Davis

Republicans are holding their annual congressional retreat in Philadelphia, where they hope to find consensus on the party's strategy to repeal and replace Obamacare.

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President Trump spoke at CIA headquarters in Langley, Va., on Jan. 21. He blamed the media for reports that he is feuding with the intelligence services, after comparing them to Nazi Germany.

NPR And The Word 'Liar': Intent Is Key

2:19pm January 25, 2017

by Richard Gonzales

President Trump's statements that aren't true challenge many newsrooms. NPR will report what it can verify, says news chief Michael Oreskes.

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