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Analysis-A year into his return, Trump wields executive power with few restraints

Monday, January 19 by SRN News

By Tim Reid WASHINGTON, Jan 19 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Tuesday will mark his first year back in the White House after a shock-and-awe policy blitz that has expanded presidential power and reshaped America's relations with the world. As he enters his second... Read More.

Trump says building a ‘New York Stock Exchange’ in Dallas is bad thing for New York

Monday, January 19 by SRN News

Jan 18 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that building a "New York Stock Exchange" in Dallas is an "unbelievably" bad thing for New York. "I can't believe they would let this happen. A big test for the new Mayor!" he said... Read More.

Abigail Spanberger sworn in as Virginia’s first woman governor

Sunday, January 18 by SRN News

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Amid a cold drizzle, Democrat Abigail Spanberger was sworn into office Saturday at the state Capitol as Virginia's first female governor after centuries of men holding the state's top office. The inauguration of Spanberger, who defeated Republican Winsome Earle-Sears to succeed... Read More.

Supreme Court tests limits of Trump’s power over the economy in fight over Fed’s Lisa Cook

Sunday, January 18 by SRN News

By John Kruzel WASHINGTON, Jan 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court signaled four months into Donald Trump's second presidential term last year its interest in shielding the Federal Reserve from political interference. When the justices on Wednesday consider the legality of his bid to... Read More.

Analysis-American CEOs push back on Trump … mildly

Sunday, January 18 by SRN News

By Ross Kerber Jan 17 (Reuters) - Speaking before a darkened ballroom on Thursday, U.S. Chamber of Commerce CEO Suzanne Clark called on executives to be "fearless" in defense of free markets over government control and said the U.S. must remain "open to the world,... Read More.

Trump administration drops plan to fold ATF into DEA after backlash, CNN reports

Sunday, January 18 by SRN News

Jan 17 (Reuters) - The Trump administration has abandoned its proposal to merge the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives into the Drug Enforcement Administration after opposition from gun-rights and gun-control groups, CNN reported on Saturday, citing people briefed on the matter. The reversal... Read More.

Anti-ICE demonstrators chase off outnumbered far-right activists at Minneapolis rally

Sunday, January 18 by SRN News

By Brad Brooks MINNEAPOLIS, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Hundreds of anti-ICE protesters in Minneapolis chased off a small group of far-right activists who had vowed to march on a neighborhood where many immigrants live on Saturday, stoking tensions in a city on edge after the... Read More.

Climate activist predicts high electricity prices and Trump’s attacks on green energy will hurt GOP

Sunday, January 18 by SRN News

RIPTON, Vermont (AP) - At a time when the Trump administration rolled back numerous environmental regulations while global temperatures and U.S. carbon pollution spiked, longtime climate activist Bill McKibben finds hope in something that didn't seem that strong on a recent single-digit-temperature day: the... Read More.

Trump confidants, former British leader and Middle East officials are at forefront of US Gaza plan

Sunday, January 18 by SRN News

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Two of President Donald Trump's closest confidants, a former British prime minister, an American general and a collection of top officials from Middle Eastern governments are at the forefront of the U.S. Gaza ceasefire plan. The White House this week... Read More.

Abigail Spanberger sworn in as Virginia’s first woman governor

Sunday, January 18 by SRN News

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Amid a cold drizzle, Democrat Abigail Spanberger was sworn into office Saturday at the state Capitol as Virginia's first female governor after centuries of men holding the state's top office. The inauguration of Spanberger, who defeated Republican Winsome Earle-Sears to succeed... Read More.

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