Governing

A wall would be expensive — up to $40 billion, according to one estimate. Experts say it's impractical, and a majority of Americans are actually against it. But it was a big Trump campaign promise.

Trump repeated the unproven claim to congressional leaders on Monday, and his press secretary on Tuesday affirmed "the president does believe that." There is still no proof of widespread fraud.

The pipelines had been blocked by the Obama administration, and President Trump's actions reignited the energy vs. environment debate.

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady, R-Texas, discussed plans to revamp the federal tax code Tuesday morning, including a dramatic drop in corporate taxes and restructuring the IRS.

The president's CIA director was confirmed by the Senate Monday night. But Trump's Cabinet is still pretty thin at this point. Here's the status of his other nominees.

White House press secretary Sean Spicer, in his first full press briefing, pledges never to lie, although, says, "Sometimes we can disagree with the facts." He called media coverage "demoralizing."

For many weeks, the president said he would step away from managing his businesses, but he offered no evidence. Now documents are turning up, showing he no longer is listed as top executive.

The order is mostly symbolic; the Trans-Pacific Partnership was never ratified. Trump also signed a hiring freeze and reinstated a policy restricting funding for international family planning groups.