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CNN reported Wednesday on a senior administration official admitting that the White House intentionally misled reporters ahead of President Donald Trump‘s congressional address in order to get generate positive press coverage as part of a “misdirection play.” Multiple reports Tuesday indicated that Trump would embrace a more moderate tone on immigration and would announce that he was willing to negotiate granting millions of illegal immigrants legal status. Most of those reports, cited to a “senior administration official,” came immediately after anchors lunched with Trump. Some of those outlets then just attributed the claim to the president himself. But when it...

(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) released the following statement after President Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress. “President Trump has been in office for just over a month, and he has already broken the promises he’s made to put workers and the middle class first while doing exactly what he said he would do to divide our country, cause chaos and dysfunction across our government and in our communities, and help millionaires and billionaires like himself. The speech President Trump gave tonight was a clear indication that he plans to continue making empty promises while doubling down on policies...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer: We want to work with President Trump, but "he has not reached out to us once" https://t.co/a5O0eyhDGS — CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) March 1, 2017 Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) says he's still waiting for President Trump to reach out to Democrats. "He has not reached out to us once," Schumer said Wednesday on CNN's "New Day." "He doesn't have a plan that seems to move working America forward. We're waiting."

Trump administration officials fed news outlets misinformation ahead of President Trump's address to Congress Tuesday night, hoping to get more positive press coverage, CNN reported Wednesday afternoon. Ahead of Trump's speech, he told numerous news outlets, “The time is right for an immigration bill, as long as there is compromise on both sides,” hinting that he may call for immigration reform, including a possible path to legal status for undocumented immigrants, in his speech to Congress. But he made no such remarks Tuesday night, and CNN's Sara Murray called it a "bait-and-switch." “Basically they fed [news outlets] things that they...

Stock-market indexes set a new round of records Wednesday as investors welcomed President Donald Trump’s tone during his address to a joint session of Congress. Some analysts suggested that the absence of protectionist comments as well as his overall tone that was perceived as “presidential” instilled confidence among investors, sending global equity markets higher. “The economy is doing well, as we can see from today’s inflation and manufacturing numbers and any additional stimulus will put it into even a higher gear, and stock markets like that,” said Mark Kepner, managing director of sales and trading at Themis Trading. If the...

UPDATED, 8:17 AM: More numbers are coming in for Donald Trump’s debut last night before a Joint Session of Congress, and they are looking good for the 45th President over his predecessor’s last State Of the Union. Going low on the hyperbole and heavy on the history, the President’s highly anticipated speech was a fairly polished performance on a very big stage that caught a lot of Americans’ attention – around 22.7 million actually. That’s up over 25% from what Barack Obama’s final SOTU drew among the Big 4 back on January 14, 2016.

CNN PANEL SPEECHLESS After Results of INSTANT POLL of Trump Speech by Tiffany Layne | Mar 1, 2017 CNN PANEL SPEECHLESS After Results of INSTANT POLL of Trump Speech There’s no denying it. Donald Trump gave a phenomenal speech last night. He sat out to unify a nation. And Trump chose all the right words. The aftermath left many Liberals admitting Trump was inspiring. For CNN Panelists, it was especially hard to make such a concession. However, according to their own poll 69% of viewers believe Trump policies are leading us in the right direction. As you watch this video,...

MELANIA TRUMP, first lady of the United States, and Ivanka Trump, the daughter of President Donald Trump, wore lavish and stylish outfits to watch the president’s first address to a joint session of congress last night.However, the two glamorous women were widely criticised for their outfit choices, which were branded “inappropriate” after social media commenters noted the hefty price tag of the extravagant garments. Melania Trump wore an outfit from Michael Kors’ Spring 2017 collection that retails for $10,000, or over £8,800. The black skirt was cinched in at the waist with a wide black belt with a square buckle,...

It’s extremely sexist to judge a woman by what she wears, and it happens far too often — especially in the political world. But, people are calling out Ivanka Trump for the dress she wore to her father’s address to Congress on February 28, and they actually have a point in this case. Highlights from President Trump's first speech to Congress To view this video please enable JavaScript, and considerupgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Long story short: President Trump is frequently calling on people to “buy American and hire American,” but Ivanka was wearing a $2,995...

President Donald Trump delivered a dynamic speech to a joint session of Congress, urging lawmakers and Americans to pursue an agenda focused on restoring the American dream, justice, and the rule of law.

Viewers nationwide strongly approved of President Trump’s speech Tuesday night, with many Democrats joining Republicans in calling it “presidential” and positive in tone. Republicans and Independents found it “unifying,” though Democrats were slower to come around on that measure. The President gained support for his policy plans among viewers: Interviewed before and after the address, they came away from it more positive on his ideas for the economy, immigration, terrorism, crime and Obamacare. While half of Democrats found the speech “divisive,” about one-third of them also said Mr. Trump was “specific” and “knowledgeable”; neither label drew a majority, but nonetheless...

President Donald Trump is "heavily engaged" with business, making a dramatic change from the Obama administration which was "dismissive" of the community, Martin Sorrell, the CEO of the world's largest advertising firm WPP, said on Wednesday. Sorrell, who sits on the Business Council in the U.S., slammed former President Barack Obama's track record with firms and said Trump's policies will boost growth. "What is dramatically clear, whereas the Obama administration was indifferent or I would say almost dismissive of the business community and dismissive of … engagement, this is an administration that is clearly from a U.S. perspective, pro-growth, pro-business...

Washington (CNN) – Just five weeks into Donald Trump's presidency, Republican Sens. John McCain and Lindsey Graham have already proven to be major headaches for the new President. While many of their Republican colleagues in Congress have worked to make inroads with the new administration, hoping to capitalize on GOP control over two branches of government, the two senators have repeatedly broken with the White House. McCain has accused Trump of running an "administration in disarray." Graham called his budget proposal "dead on arrival" on Capitol Hill. Now, the two are set to make their case to a national audience...

Viewers nationwide strongly approved of President Trump’s speech Tuesday night, with many Democrats joining Republicans in calling it “presidential” and positive in tone. Republicans and Independents found it “unifying,” though Democrats were slower to come around on that measure. The President gained support for his policy plans among viewers: Interviewed before and after the address, they came away from it more positive on his ideas for the economy, immigration, terrorism, crime and Obamacare. As is often the case in addresses to Congress, those who watched were more likely to be from the president’s party – in this case, Republicans. And...

Democratic lawmakers let their opposition be known Tuesday to President Trump’s plan to open an office aimed at helping the victims of crimes committed by immigrants. Democrats groaned loudly when Trump announced the creation of Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement (VOICE), an office which will fall under the purview of the Department of Homeland Security.

In his address to the joint session of Congress, President Donald Trump asserted, “Education is the civil rights issue of our time.” Trump invited Denisha Merriweather to be a guest in the gallery. “As a young girl, Denisha struggled in school and failed third grade twice,” the president said. “But then she was able to enroll in a private center for learning, with the help of a tax credit scholarship program.” In an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal in October of 2014, Denisha said Florida’s tax-credit scholarship program “saved” her.

In a word, there was a moment in President Donald Trump‘s address to a joint session of Congress Tuesday night when he was especially presidential, and that fact wasn’t lost on the left. That moment came when he honored slain U.S. Navy SEAL William “Ryan” Owens: and the chamber rose as one to give Carryn Owens, his widow, who was seated to the right of first daughter Ivanka Trump, a prolonged standing ovation. “He became President of the United States in that moment — period,” CNN political commentator Van Jones said after a clip was played.

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