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With just a few weeks to go before the inauguration, President Donald J. Trump unceremoniously fired legendary announcer Charles Brotman by email. Never mind that Brotman had announced every inaugural parade since Eisenhower; never mind that the cold, abrupt dismissal left him shattered—as it turns out, Brotman found something better to do this weekend. Seems…
Photo: AP Donald Trump and his wife, Melania Trump, are now our president and first lady. But for how long? Donald Trump has made no secret of his admiration for Ronald Reagan, an actor-turned-president who governed our country even in the face of his rumored deteriorating mental state. He even borrowed, and then copyrighted, Reagan’s…
Nobody on the roads Nobody on the streets Can feel it in the air Summer’s out of reach Empty lake Empty streets The sun goes down alone I’m driving by your house Though I know you’re not home core-decorated Where Is Everyone?.
CLOSE As the day’s events for the Trump inauguration begin, protesters continue to demonstrate outside checkpoints for ticketed guests of the inauguration. (Jan. 20) AP Maggie Larson and her husband, Michael, traveled from Philadelphia to protest the inauguration of Donald Trump on the National Mall Jan. 20 in Washington.(Photo: Jessica Kourkounis, Getty Images) cxenseparse_start WASHINGTON…
Washington Post video reporter Dalton Bennett was pulled back and knocked down by riot police in downtown Washington D.C., while trying to video tape the arrest of dozens of anti-Trump protesters in Washington D.C. Protesters wearing all black were arrested as part of an unauthorized march by a group calling itself the “Anti-captialist, Anti-Facist Bloc.”…
Donald Trump officially became president today, and in an inaugural address he promised many things, some of which may sound familiar, because they were directly lifted from the D.C. comics villain Bane. Compare Trump’s declaration that, “Today’s ceremony, however has very special meaning. Because today, we are not merely transferring power from one administration to…
END CLASS=”STORYTITLE” Donald Trump is now the 45th president of the United States. NPR reporters and editors across the newsroom have annotated his inaugural address. Follow NPR’s full online coverage with our live blog. Chief Justice Roberts, President Carter, President Clinton, President Bush, President Obama, fellow Americans and people of the world, thank you….
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react-empty: 269 Trump inherits decades of expanded presidential power. In a nightmare scenario, he could tip the scale away from democracy Illustration: Tara Jacoby Jan 20, 2017 at 8:05 AM ET For decades, the presidency has been on a trajectory toward unparalleled power. Presidents of both parties have been willing to disregard the law,…
“He Will Not Divide Us” InstallationView Full Caption ASTORIA — Celebrity Jaden Smith was standing outside the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria Friday morning, staring into a camera to participate in a public art installation staged by fellow actor Shia LaBeouf’s art collective to mark inauguration day. LaBeouf’s group, called LaBeouf, Rönkkö & Turner, set…