President Trump touts lower gas prices in the New Year, saying they’re expected to go down.
The President made those remarks on Twitter Tuesday, suggesting the low prices are a result of his policies.
This comes after reports speculate that after three years of rising
FILE – In this Friday, Dec. 21, 2018 file photo, President Donald Trump makes a statement on the possible government shutdown before signing criminal just reform legislation in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
President Trump tells congressional Democrats he is ready to make a deal and end the government shutdown.
FILE – In this Oct. 29, 2018, file photo, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin McAleenan, right, speaks as Commander of United States Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command Gen. Terrence John O’Shaughnessy, left, listens during a news conference in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
OAN NewsroomWith 2018 coming to a close, reports are shedding light on the Trump Administration’s accomplishments, regarding energy policies.President Donald Trump signs an executive order to keep families together at the border, but says that the ‘zero-tolerance’ prosecution policy will continue, during an event in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, June 20, 2018. Standing behind Trump are Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, left, and Vice President
Sen. Lindsey Graham(R-S.C.) said Sunday that he feels better about the U.S. strategy in Syria after meeting with at the White House for a private lunch.
“We talked about Syria and he told me some things I didn’t know that made me feel a lot better about where we’re headed in Syria,” Graham told reporters.
“He promised to destroy ISIS [the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria]. He’s going to keep that promise,” Graham continued. “We’re not there yet, but as I said today we’re inside the 10-yard line, and the president understands the need to finish the job.”
President Trump, on Sunday, referenced reports of a privacy “wall” built around President Obama’s Washington, D.C., home to justify the construction of a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, as he continues to push for funding the structure amid a partial government shutdown.
Trump tweeted that the brick structure reportedly put up last year along the Obamas’ Kalorama home was “totally necessary for their safety and security.”
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Trump had announced in August that he would cancel the 2.1 percent pay increase, which was slated to take effect in January.
The order also cancels the “locality pay increase,” which adjusts paychecks based on the region of the country where workers are posted.
The order does not, however, impact a 2.6 percent pay raise for the
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President Trump on Saturday blamed Democrats and “their pathetic immigration policies” for the death of children and others at the border — arguing that they encourage migrants to make the trek north in hazardous conditions.
“Any deaths of children or others at the Border are strictly the fault of the Democrats and their pathetic immigration policies that allow people to make the long trek thinking they can enter our country illegally. They can’t. If we had a Wall, they wouldn’t even try!” he tweeted.
As the search for a new defense secretary continues, many believe the president is in search for someone who is aligned with his beliefs and who has a close relationship with Congress. According to recent reports, two people with both a legislative along with a defense and national security background are at the top of the list.
Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats and Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson are said to be the top contenders to fill the position of outgoing Secretary James Mattis. In his resignation letter in early December, Mattis claimed the president needs