Week 1 in Trump’s America

It’s been dizzying trying to keep up with everything this administration has been pushing in their first week. I highly recommend bookmarking the link below on “The First 100 Days of Trump” in order to get daily updates. What follows are some of the major headlines from this past week.

The First 100 Days

The Surprises From President Trump's First Week

Trump's wild first week in office was like nothing ever seen in the presidency

Ended the Syrian refugee program and banned travel from seven Muslim-majority countries for 90 days and suspending all refugee admission for 120 days

Trump Bars Refugees and Citizens of 7 Muslim Countries

Carried out this first military raid killing women and children including 8 year old American girl named Nora

Navy SEAL, 8-year-old American girl died in Yemen raid

Received major backlash from the tech and business community

Great Company

Removed any mention of Jews from his statement on International Holocaust Remembrance Day

The controversy over the White House Holocaust statement, explained

Jewish Republicans chide Trump on Holocaust statement

Lied about the crowd size at his inauguration

With False Claims, Trump Attacks Media on Turnout and Intelligence Rift

Baselessly claimed massive voter fraud

Dubious Vote-Fraud Claim Gets the Trump Seal of Approval

Ordered to resume work on the Keystone XL Pipeline and the Dakota Access Pipeline

Trump Revives Keystone Pipeline Rejected by Obama

Denying funding to sanctuary cities

Opinion | Why Trump's executive order on sanctuary cities is unconstitutional

Required the EPA to submit it’s data and studies for review by political staff before release

EPA Science Under Scrutiny by Trump Political Staff

Defunded sanctuary cities

Opinion | Why Trump's executive order on sanctuary cities is unconstitutional

Drafted the orders without consulting the agencies affected

Trump's flashy executive actions could run aground

Trump's First Week: Misfires, Crossed Wires, and a Satisfied Smile

Fired the acting attorney general

Internal Memo at State Department Opposes Trump's Travel Ban

Ordered building of a wall between US and Mexico

Trump orders construction of border wall, boosts deportation force

Reinstated the Global Gag Rule blocking US federal funding of organizations that mention abortion as an option

Trump reinstated the global gag rule. It won't stop abortion, but it will make it less safe.

Appointed a CIA director that’s okay with using Russian hackers to spy on Americans

Proposed CIA Chief Seems Happy To Spy On Americans, Even If Using Info Hacked By Russians