Trump Fires FBI Director
Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders answers questions about Donald Trump's decision to fire FBI Director James Comey on May 9, 2017.
19 May
2017
Written by Valerie Cumming

Trump Fires FBI Director »

On May 9, President Trump fired James B. Comey, the director of the FBI. Comey was in his fourth year of a ten-year Read more…

Trump’s First 100 Days
President Donald Trump sits at his desk after a meeting with Intel CEO Brian Krzanich, left, and members of his staff in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017.
1 May
2017
Written by Valerie Cumming

Trump’s First 100 Days »

This past weekend marked the close of President Trump’s first 100 days in office. Traditionally, the 100-day point is used to evaluate the Read more…

Trump’s Cabinet Picks are Now Fully Confirmed
Cabinet room at the White House, Washington, D.C.,
28 Apr
2017
Written by Valerie Cumming

Trump’s Cabinet Picks are Now Fully Confirmed »

President Donald Trump's choices for cabinet and staff appointments are still being evaluated by the U.S. Senate. But there are some nominations that are being approved and confirmed as the Trump administration begins to fully take office. These job assignments will comprise the administration's cabinet of advisers and other important staff members. (You should click on [...]
Is President Trump a . . . Centrist?
President Donald Trump gives a thumb-up as he walks from Marine to Air Force One at General Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee, Tuesday, April 18, 2017
20 Apr
2017
Written by Valerie Cumming

Is President Trump a . . . Centrist? »

President Trump’s removal of his top adviser, Stephen Bannon, from the National Security Council earlier this month, and his abandonment of several of Read more…

Build the Wall
A portion of the new steel border fence stretches along the US-Mexico border in Sunland Park, New Mexico. This fencing just west of the New Mexico state line was planned and started before President Donald Trump's election, adding to the 650 miles of fences, walls and vehicle barriers that already exist along the nearly 2,000-mile frontier.
12 Apr
2017
Written by Valerie Cumming

Build the Wall »

President Trump’s plan to build a wall along the entire 2,000-mile southern border of the United States has provoked fierce debate–and quite a Read more…

Republicans Push for Stricter Voting Laws
A sign explains voter ID requirements before participating in a primary election in Arlington, Texas.
14 Mar
2017
Written by Valerie Cumming

Republicans Push for Stricter Voting Laws »

In the weeks following his election, President Trump alleged that millions of people had voted against him illegally. So far, no evidence of Read more…

President Trump Addresses Congress
President Donald J. Trump delivered his first address to a joint session of Congress on February 28.
9 Mar
2017
Written by Valerie Cumming

President Trump Addresses Congress »

On February 28, President Trump gave an hour-long speech in front of both houses of Congress in which he outlined his administration’s achievements Read more…

Transgender Bathroom Rights Rollback
White House press secretary Sean Spicer speaks to the press about President Trump's efforts to revise or withdraw public school bathroom and locker room consideration to transgender students. Credit: Andrew Harnik/AP Images
1 Mar
2017
Written by Valerie Cumming

Transgender Bathroom Rights Rollback »

Last Wednesday, in the latest development in the so-called “bathroom debate,” President Trump rolled back protections for transgender students that allowed them to Read more…

Flynn Resigns as National Security Adviser
On January 28, 2017, President Donald Trump, along with Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, Vice President Mike Pence, White House press secretary Sean Spicer and then- National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, speaks to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Credit: Andrew Harnik/AP Images
22 Feb
2017
Written by Valerie Cumming

Flynn Resigns as National Security Adviser »

On February 13, Michael Flynn resigned from his post as national security adviser, a position he held for less than a month. (He Read more…

Trump’s Immigration Ban Controversy
Mostafa Amini, secretary of the Islamic Center of New Mexico, speaks at a news conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico where activists denounced President Donald Trump's executive actions on immigration.
1 Feb
2017
Written by Valerie Cumming

Trump’s Immigration Ban Controversy »

Last Friday, President Trump issued an executive order on immigration that would ban Syrian refugees from entering the United States indefinitely, ban all Read more…