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President Trump announced Tuesday, on prime-time television, his Supreme Court pick selecting Neil Gorsuch, a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.  If confirmed, Gorsuch will fill the SCOTUS seat left by Chief Justice Antonin Scalia who died in 2016.   Trump selects Neil Gorsuch to Supreme Court. Photo/AP. “Judge Gorsuch has a superb intellect, an unparalleled legal education, and a commitment to interpreting the Constitution according to its text", said Trump. "He will make an incredible Justice as soon as the Senate confirms him.” [ Gorsuch rules on Hobby Lobby  case]. While some consider Gorsuch to be “warm”, “open”, “generous” and willing to “find common ground”, Democratic Minority Speaker of House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said in a statement issued soon after the announcement about Gorsuch: “In the Hobby Lobby case, Judge Neil Gorsuch revealed his eagerness to single out women’s health for discrimination and e...

The Trump administration PR machine is doing its best to point out positive items the administration believes it is accomplishing. After Press Secretary Sean Spicer, on Monday, called the negative news about Trump " demoralizing " (2:00 mark), the administration put out 'positive' reinforcement by highlighting media coverage they say 'praises' Trump's actions his first week as president of the United States. Spicer said it was "frustrating" to turn on the news to see "... a constant attempt to undermine [Trump's] credibility and the movement that he represents." On Tuesday the administration, with facts to support their claims, provided a running list of news articles that show America's support. A White House email, leading with an article by The Atlantic titled, Praise For President Trump's Bold Action:  The President Is “Coming Out As A Winner On Many Issues ,   provided a running list of articles that show the ...

Making good on one of his campaign promises, President Trump vowed to make changes to NAFTA , also known as the North American Free Trade Agreement. Meeting with business leaders from Ford, Tesla, Dell and others at the White House Monday morning, Trump stated he will impose legislation that will charge tariffs (taxes) on companies that ship their products to the U.S. President Trump meets with business leaders at the White House. Photo/Chicago Tribune. "We're the only ones that make it free to come into the country", he said. Trump said countries like China make it difficult to ship products to their country, but do not pay to ship their products to the U.S. "We want fair trade", Trump said. NAFTA was enacted under former president George H.W. Bush in 1992 and signed into legislation by Bill Clinton in 1994. The president also wants to impose sanctions on U.S. companies who manufacture overseas as he vows to 'bring jobs back to America'...

THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary January 20, 2017 Remarks of President Donald J.  Trump – As Prepared for Delivery Inaugural Address Friday, January 20, 2017 Washington, D.C. As Prepared for Delivery – Chief Justice Roberts, President Carter, President Clinton, President Bush, President Obama, fellow Americans, and people of the world: thank you. We, the citizens of America, are now joined in a great national effort to rebuild our country and to restore its promise for all of our people.  Together, we will determine the course of America and the world for years to come.  We will face challenges. We will confront hardships. But we will get the job done.  Every four years, we gather on these steps to carry out the orderly and peaceful transfer of power, and we are grateful to President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama for their gracious aid throughout this transition. They have been magnif...

Press Secretary Josh Earnest, in his last press briefing under the Obama administration, received some kind words from the Commander-in- Chief during Tuesday's press briefing. The president praised Earnest for his "integrity", for being a "straight-shooter" and having an "All-American" look "going for him." "That's helpful", said the president. Earnest has been ridiculed for being "too vanilla" and had been ridiculed by incoming president Trump as being "foolish." Said Trump during one of his campaign rallies, "This foolish guy, Josh Earnest, I don't know," Trump told the crowd. "You know, having the right press secretary is so important because he's so bad the way he delivers a message. He can deliver a positive message and it sounds bad. He could say ladies and gentlemen, today we have totally defeated ISIS, and it wouldn't sound good, OK?" During today's pre...

President Obama continues to grant pardons and commutations before the new administration is ushered in. Among those on the vast list presented Tuesday include court-martial ed Bradley Manning , the U.S. Army Private who leaked sensitive material to Wiki Leaks. His original sentence of 35 years has been reduced under the current administration. The disgraced soldier, who now identifies as a woman (Chelsea Manning) is slated to be released in May 17, 2017. Following the theme of pardoning disgraced U.S. military personnel, President Obama showed clemency to former Joint Chiefs of Staff James Cartwright , who was found guilty of lying to reporters about the role of the U.S. to take down Iran's nuclear program. Bradley Manning (left), now Chelsea Manning (right) will be released from prison in May, 2017 under President Obama's clemency  The two ex-military members join the list of 64 Americans, many who were pardoned for various drug-related offenses.  Per th...