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Trump budget plan shows how he would reshape nation
CNN - By Stephen Collinson, CNN
Washington (CNN) — An early glimpse at President Donald Trump's first budget proposal offers the clearest blueprint yet of how he plans to remake the nation. The plan envisages a 10% hike in military to
Trump urges Israel to 'act reasonably' on settlements
bbc.co.uk
US President Donald Trump has told an Israeli paper that settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank is not "good for peace" with the Palestinians. In an interview with Israel Hayom, Mr Trump said peace
Unlike all previous U.S. presidents, Trump almost never mentions democratic ideals
The Washington Post
By David Beaver and Jason Stanley As many have noted, when President Donald J. Trump speaks publicly, his rhetorical style is quite different from that of previous presidents. From the inauguration to
Anti-fascist activists take on Trump and the far right: 'Resistance is our only shot'
The Guardian - Sam Levin
More than 1,000 people were shouting “Shut it down” outside the University of California, Berkeley venue where Milo Yiannopoulos planned to speak on Wednesday when a group of black-clad, masked protesters
It’s Putin’s World
The Atlantic - Franklin Foer
How the Russian president became the ideological hero of nationalists everywhere In 2012, Vladimir Putin returned to the presidency after a four-year, constitutionally imposed hiatus. It wasn’t the smoothest
European Leaders Are Now Describing Trump as a Threat
The Atlantic - Uri Friedman
The new administration has called into question "the last 70 years of American foreign policy,” one says. Something has fundamentally changed in the world when one of the leaders of the European Union
Sean Spicer: critics of White House Holocaust commemoration 'pathetic'
Guardian US - Ben Jacobs in Washington
Trump’s press secretary said the president went ‘out of his way’ to recognize genocide in defense of omitted references to Jewish people and antisemitism After days of criticism for omitting any mention
A Clarifying Moment in American History
The Atlantic - Eliot A. Cohen
There should be nothing surprising about what Donald Trump has done in his first week—but he has underestimated the resilience of Americans and their institutions. I am not surprised by President Donald
Foreign Policy
Trump lays groundwork to change U.S. role in the world
The Washington Post
By Karen DeYoung and Karen DeYoung Associate editor and senior national security correspondent Email Bio Follow Philip Rucker Philip Rucker White House Bureau Chief Email Bio Follow President Trump began
UN Security Council
Mikhail Gorbachev: 'It All Looks as if the World Is Preparing for War'
TIME - By Mikhail Gorbachev
The world today is overwhelmed with problems. Policymakers seem to be confused and at a loss. But no problem is more urgent today than the …
What Does It Mean That Trump Is 'Leader of the Free World'?
The Atlantic - Dominic Tierney
The puzzling resilience of a Cold War concept The presidency of Donald Trump, and the prospect of a new and radically different vision of U.S. foreign policy, has raised the question of whether the United
'America First,' a phrase with a loaded anti-Semitic and isolationist history
Chicago Tribune - Brian Bennett
At the center of his foreign policy vision, Donald Trump has put “America First,” a phrase with an anti-Semitic and isolationist history going back to the years before the U.S. entry into World War II.
Top Trump aide in frequent contact with Russia's ambassador
apnewsarchive.com
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump's national security adviser and Russia's ambassador to the U.S. have been in frequent contact in …
Fear and loathing in Washington DC: progressives dread Trump inauguration
The Guardian - David Smith in Washington
Amid splendid pomp and pageantry, the eyes of the world are on Donald Trump as the capital is set to stage a battle for the heart of America It’s for real. Donald Trump, billionaire businessman, reality
Report: The Trump Transition Team Might Evict the Press from the White House
Vanity Fair - By Emma Stefansky
The media may no longer be permitted to gather in the White House press room. The ongoing cold war between the incoming Trump Administration and the nation's news organizations has found a new battleground:
The Return of ‘Street Corner Conservatism’
National Review - Matthew Continetti
Donald Trump and the political philosophy of the Deplorables. Richard Nixon was plotting his 1968 presidential campaign when he received a letter from …
Vladimir Putin is trying to play nuclear poker; the problem is Donald Trump doesn’t know the rules
Quartz - Max de Haldevang
The nuclear threat is now greater than at any time since the 1980s. While the number of nuclear warheads in the world is continuing its slow decline, both Russia and America have been investing heavily
The Trump World Order
Bloomberg Opinion - Editorial Board
Photographer: NASA/Newsmakers President-elect Donald Trump has made a point of shaking things up. In domestic policy, this taste for disorder is risky. In foreign policy, it could be calamitous. Trump
Donald Trump
Harvey Mansfield on Donald Trump and Political Philosophy
conversationswithbillkristol.org
CH. 1 : On Donald Trump How might political philosophy inform our understanding of Donald Trump? Mansfield shares his perspective. 00:15 - 26:54 CH. 2 : …
Trump's first 17 cabinet-level picks have more money than a third of American households combined
Quartz - Dan Kopf
The 17 people who US president-elect Donald Trump has selected for his cabinet or for posts with cabinet rank have well over $9.5 billion in combined wealth, with several positions still unfilled. This