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NEW!(archive links will follow shortly)
>President Trump has signed Space Policy Directive 2 (
http://archive.is/r3K5E)
>Congress approves Dodd-Frank repeal (
http://archive.is/Ctb92)
>President Trump issues orders making it easier to fire federal employees (
http://archive.is/DHG5L)
>President Trump negotiates the release of Venezuelan hostage (
http://archive.is/VQUON)
>President Trump signs Right to Try bill (
http://archive.is/ddzqi)
>Trump administration: Parents must be fingerprinted to get back migrant children (
http://archive.is/0sLJy)
>US to shorten length of visas for some Chinese citizens (
http://archive.is/Y7nEv)
>Hiring in manufacturing is off to the best start this year since 2012 (
http://archive.is/khkWJ)
>The unemployment has dropped to 3.8%, tying an 18-year low (
http://archive.is/Zq5uV)
>Black unemployment has dropped to 5.9%, an ALL TIME low (
http://archive.is/5OTKE)
>Hispanic unemployment has dropped to 4.8%, an ALL TIME low (
http://archive.is/gnEvd)
>Wages have increased 2.7% since May 2017 (
http://archive.is/bLNAs)
>US oil output jumps to record high in March (
http://archive.is/7qUgX)
>Work begins on existing border wall replacement in San Diego (
http://archive.is/0097c)
>ICE agents arrest 114 in sting at Ohio landscaper
>Trump has arrested 110,568 illegal aliens in his first 500 days in office
>Trump signs the VA Mission Act
>Total jobless claims running at lowest level in 44 years
>Trump to drastically reduce size of federal government, combine agencies
>So many illegal immigrants are being arrested that ICE is sending 1,600 to federal prisons
>Electric, gas and water rates falling due to tax cuts
>Americans’ wealth now more than $100 trillion
>Sessions tightens asylum standards for Central American women
>North Korea agrees to complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula after Trump-Kim summit
>Trump administration launches denaturalization effort to strip citizenship from those suspected of naturalization irregularities
>More than 2.300 suspected online child sex offenders arrested during operation Broken Heart
>Food stamp enrolment dips to lowest level in 8 years
>The number of jobless claims declined to a near 44.5 year low
>Pakistan Taliban leader killed in US drone strike
>Ongoing unemployment drops to lowest level since December 1973
>USA withdraws from the UN human rights council
>President Trump has announced the creation of the American Space Force, a new branch of the United States military
>Border crossing arrests are at historic lows
>WIC welfare participation at lowest level in 24 years
>Trump hits China with $200 billion in new tariffs
>Thousands of US asylum claims in doubt after Sessions’ decision
>Satisfaction with direction of country hits 12 year high
>Germany will offer to scrap the EU’s 10% tax on US autos
>The US Citizenship and Immigration Service gas formed a task force to identify naturalized US citizens who may have lied on their citizenship applications and to revoke their citizenship
>Manufacturer sentiment hits 20 year high
>200 Korean War MIA remains returned to USA since Trump meeting with Kim
>Trump signs Executive Order to end family separation at the border - keeps families together in detention - jumps them to the front of the queue for a swift trial and deportation
>Trump administration has instructed immigration agents to give 2 options to parents separated from children - leave the country with your kids or without them
>Supreme Court internet sales tax
>OPEC countries give into Trump’s demands, agree to increase oil production by almost 1 million barrels a day
>Record $300 billion repatriated to USA
>US freezes Palestinian aid budget
>Supreme Court blocks California law requiring anti-abortion nonprofits to inform pregnant patients about availability of free to low-cost abortions elsewhere and inability to provide medical help
>Supreme Court upholds Trump’s travel ban
>Supreme Court rules against unions
>601 people charged in healthcare fraud and opioid-related crimes
>RNC has record setting May, brings in $14.6 million
>ICE raids an Ohio meatpacking plant, 146 arrested
>Thanks to tax cuts, companies’ overseas profits now flooding back to US
>Disability applications plunge as economy strengthens
>95.1% of manufacturers have a positive outlook for their companies
>Border control arrests 5000 criminal illegal aliens attempting US entry in fiscal year 2018
>The IRS is cutting the 1040 form in half, making it easier to fill out
>Justice Department charges 601 people in massive $2 billion healthcare scam
>Trump administration to rescind Obama guidelines on race in college admissions - schools must ignore race
>Sessions rescinds 24 Justice Department guidance documents that have been deemed “unnecessary, outdated, inconsistent with existing law, or otherwise improper”
>Preliminary stats suggest zero tolerance policy helped reduce illegal immigration
>There are more jobs available then people trying to get them
>Trump has added 3.7 million jobs since election day
>A record 155,576,000 Americans are currently employed
>Hispanic unemployment rate drops to all time low in June
>ISIS capital captured in Afghanistan, over 160 fighters killed by US and Afghani troops
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THE WALL
>Trump plans to begin construction on new and replacement border fencing in at least three states by the end of this summer - 100 miles
http://archive.is/oCNsr
>Border wall work begins in downtown Calexico
http://archive.is/cwYbz
>Trump’s border wall prototypes virtually impassable, pass rigorous testing
http://archive.is/GQPy9
>Border wall prototypes have finished construction in San Diego, California
http://archive.is/jZGBH
TRAVEL BAN
>Trump has updated his travel ban, includes these 8 countries - Chad, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Syria, Venezuela, Yemen, Somalia - NO EXPIRATION DATE
http://archive.is/LBATj
>Supreme Court allows full enforcement of Trump travel ban
http://archive.is/otLuw
SANCTUARY CITIES
>Texas ban on sanctuary cities can begin, federal judge rules
http://archive.is/AdFHu
>Miami has removed its "sanctuary" status
http://archive.is/QePeJ
>California city votes to defy “sanctuary state” law, obey constitution
http://archive.is/lgyWA
>3 more California cities vote to opt out of state’s sanctuary law
http://archive.is/YKF19
>Justice Department Sues California Over ‘Sanctuary’ Immigration Laws
http://archive.is/DfKKa
>ICE is increasing presence in California because of sanctuary state law, says Trump immigration chief
http://archive.is/9tUh3
>Withholding federal funds from sanctuary cities - must allow ICE access to jails + notify them when illegal immigrants are about to be released (currently on hold by a federal judge, will get thrown out by the Supreme Court)
http://archive.is/FoDiY
>Federal judge rules Trump administration can withhold grants over California “sanctuary” concerns
http://archive.is/itHYi
>Jeff Sessions has blocked sanctuary cities from accessing the Police Assistance Program
http://archive.is/qR347
>The House has passed a bill that prevents sanctuary cities from receiving funds from the Department of Transportation and Housing and Urban Development
http://archive.is/bNPtE
ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION
>Illegal border crossings down nearly 70% since Trump took office (HISTORIC LOW according to ICE)
http://archive.is/63kUA
>Unshackling ICE - told that they can take action against ALL illegal immigrants - increasing presence in sanctuary cities
http://archive.is/ccuk2
>President Trump signs memorandum ending “catch and release” immigration policy
http://archive.is/iPyQF
>Justice Department announces zero-tolerance policy on illegal border crossings
http://archive.is/RAHtZ
>Spending bill gives ICE a 10% budget increase
http://archive.is/W9Ktu
>DACA has been officially rescinded - 6 month grace period for Congress to act - no new DACA will be issued effective immediately - currently issued DACA expires in their regular 2 years - DACA that would expire in the next six months will expire in six months and one day instead
http://archive.is/Y9LLx
>The first batch of DACA permits have officially expired as of March 5th - no new DACA can be given - existing DACA can still be renewed, but the government does not have to process these applications
http://archive.is/AEQ7M
>DACA renewals drop 21%
http://archive.is/K6CX9
>Rescinded DAPA
http://archive.is/1fUlp
>Kate's Law - harsher penalties for previously deported criminals - passed the House and onto Senate
http://archive.is/JtDd6
>No Sanctuary For Criminals Act - deny federal grants to sanctuary cities if they don't comply with federal immigration law - passed the House and onto Senate
http://archive.is/EzVpI
>The DHS is planning on denying green cards to legal immigrants if they receive federal or state aid
http://archive.is/TFIoh
>More Mexicans are leaving USA than migrating to it
http://archive.is/jSw7Z
>The Trump administration is ending a policy that exempted pregnant women from immigration detention
http://archive.is/BiYRu
>Trump has unveiled a new strict 70-point immigration enforcement plan
http://archive.is/U5doo
DEPORTATIONS
>Deportation orders up 31% nationwide under Trump
http://archive.is/RmNIy
>Deportations in LA are up 60% alone
http://archive.is/zu59S
>Trump to deport 300,000 refugees from the USA over the next few months
http://archive.is/asxmP
>Trump Ends Protection From Deportation for 200,000 Salvadorans, will also affect their 192,000 children
http://archive.is/RVY8e
>Homeland Security Department terminates temporary residency program for almost 60,000 Haitians
http://archive.is/Bhkug
>Trump administration will end protected status for 9,000 Nepali people in US
http://archive.is/l6B0f
>Trump to end deportation protection for Liberians
http://archive.is/SB6eF
>New quotas for immigration judges as Trump administration seeks faster deportations
http://archive.is/Gs36O
>The Trump administration is drafting a plan to speed up deportations of teenage Central American illegal immigrants who crossed the border unaccompanied by adults
http://archive.is/gtOCA
>Trump cuts off visas for countries that refuse deported immigrants
http://archive.is/UFv9E
>Trump administration will ban immigrants from Haiti from applying for temporary visas given to low-skilled workers
http://archive.is/fm3mO
>The House has voted to make membership in a criminal street gang, like MS-13, a deportable offence
http://archive.is/pvl8M
IMMIGRATION ARRESTS
>ICE arrests hit 3-year high under Trump
http://archive.is/gzDDN
>Border arrests up 203% from March 2017
http://archive.is/vluYZ
>Border apprehensions hit 45-year low under Trump - down 40%
http://archive.is/rvG89
>Arrests of illegal immigrants without criminal records skyrocketed in 2017
http://archive.is/3cH4B
>Arrests of illegal immigrants in Boston are up 50%
http://archive.is/oBHrU
>Michigan illegal immigrant arrests, deportations soar under Trump
http://archive.is/vwVMN
>Supreme Court rules illegal immigrants can be detained indefinitely
http://archive.is/5qwFk
>Program helping ICE crack down on immigrants thrives in Texas
http://archive.is/pWlJj
>YUGE ICE raids - 650 arrested between July 23 and 26 - most committed no crime other than being illegal
http://archive.is/EfqSg
>ICE has conducted another MASSIVE raid on sanctuary cities - 498 illegal immigrants arrested
http://archive.is/LGxKK
>ICE arrests 225 during Operation Keep Safe in New York
http://archive.is/4UAPx
>ICE arrests 212 illegals, targets 122 businesses in LA raid
http://archive.is/p4hIB
>Texas ICE operation lands 145 due for deportation
http://archive.is/xXOVq
>101 illegal immigrants arrested in latest ICE operation in New Jersey
http://archive.is/pluev
>ICE arrests 150 illegal immigrants after Democrat mayor sent out warning
http://archive.is/LyrzN
>ICE Arrests 115 in Large San Diego Immigration Sweep
http://archive.is/dDEa1
>ICE arrests 120 people during illegal cockfighting event in Arkansas
http://archive.is/4pRTK
>ICE carries out largest workplace raid in a decade
http://archive.is/um9TE
>ICE searched 77 businesses in the San Francisco and Sacramento areas in what was believed to be the largest localized raid under President Trump
http://archive.is/zLfbH
>The Trump administration is planning an increase in federal immigration jails across the country for the thousands of additional illegal immigrants its agents are arresting
http://archive.is/2DTPV
REFUGEES
>Four months into fiscal year 2018, refugee admissions plunge to lowest levels in 15 years
http://archive.is/jlCZI
>Trump administration reduces refugee admissions by 70% in first year
http://archive.is/07Zgq
>Trump admits less than quarter of proposed refugees at six-month mark
http://archive.is/958Cj
>The US has accepted only 11 Syrian refugees this year - down 91%
http://archive.is/ThWf
>Trump plans to set cap for refugee admissions at 45,000 next year (less than 17,500 from the Middle East) - lowest number in decades
http://archive.is/mbG81
>Christian refugees admitted now outnumber Muslim refugees admitted
http://archive.is/HcU6Q
>Trump’s DHS is ending Temporary Protected Status for Sudanese refugees
http://archive.is/sz80O
>Trump Administration Moves To Reshape Who Qualifies For Asylum
http://archive.is/F06RS
>US ups security vetting for refugees
http://archive.is/uZUfy
>Trump signs EO on Resuming the US Refugee Admissions Program with Enhanced Vetting Capabilities
http://archive.is/4bO1r
MISC.
>Spending bill gives Trump $1.6 billion to protect the border (6 MONTHS)
http://archive.is/W9Ktu
>Trump signs proclamation sending National Guard to Mexico border immediately
http://archive.is/JGEGe
>Pentagon establishes 24/7 operation after Trump orders military to Mexico border
http://archive.is/fRO5j
>Citizenship question to return to 2020 census, Commerce Department announces
http://archive.is/brxnl
>Extreme vetting in progress - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to begin to require in-person interviews with potential immigrants as part of the green-card application process
http://archive.is/d4bgo
>Justice Department to halt legal-advice program for illegal immigrants in detention
http://archive.is/TsBB1
>Trump to Pull U.S. From U.N. Migration Compact
http://archive.is/y3ZV6
>Trump immigration office removes “nation of immigrants” from mission statement
http://archive.is/qFbQz
>Homeland Security will now monitor social media accounts of those applying for citizenship
http://archive.is/oFtNe
>Canceled Obama Era special immigration program for foreign entrepreneurs
http://archive.is/kvoyO
>Creating an office for the victims of illegal immigrant crimes
http://archive.is/vpoYx
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JOBS
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
>Unemployment rate is down to 4.1%, the lowest it’s been since August 2000
http://archive.is/TqhjB
>The unemployment rate held steady for the 5th straight month (4.1%) - first time in 18 years
http://archive.is/aq9kX
>Black unemployment rate hits ALL TIME low - 6.8%
http://archive.is/bYDiw
>The Hispanic unemployment rate dropped to 4.7%, hits ALL TIME low
http://archive.is/LAeem
>14 states hit record-low unemployment
http://archive.is/MgbEC
>Texas Jobless Rate Hits 40-Year Record Low of 3.9 Percent
http://archive.is/R8sn9
>The unemployment rate in manufacturing dropped to 2.6%, the lowest in US history
http://archive.is/hUnl1
JOB NUMBERS
>Trump has added nearly 3 million US jobs since being elected
http://archive.is/cdKhZ
>The number of Americans employed is at an all-time hight, topping 155 million
http://archive.is/nRgGl
>Black employment and female employment both hit all-time highs in February
http://archive.is/nRgGl
>The number of unemployed Americans is at a 10 year low - 6,801,000
http://archive.is/4KYyH
>US job openings have hit an ALL TIME high - 6 million+
http://archive.is/Urhfb
>Job-cut announcements in 2017 see lowest level since 1990
http://archive.is/7kQtJ
>February 2018’s labour force increase is the biggest since 2003
http://archive.is/Rmv37
>November 2017 saw 40,000 new manufacturing jobs, the highest in US history
http://archive.is/rcaOs
>STUDY: Trump tariffs may add 19k steel and aluminum jobs
http://archive.is/5sovs
FOOD STAMPS + WELFARE
>Jobless claims hit lowest level since 1969
http://archive.is/xQS4a
>Trump signs order calling for work requirements in welfare programs
http://archive.is/riKji
>Food Stamp Enrolment Drops by 2 Million in 2017
http://archive.is/VNHVT
>Food stamp program costs hit 7 year low
http://archive.is/5X7Tj
>Food stamp usage drops over 500,000 in a single month
http://archive.is/mb9Am
>President Trump’s administration has decided to restore work requirements for welfare under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program
http://archive.is/A19qT
>WIC welfare participation hits 17-year low
http://archive.is/IYi7Y
WAGES
>Wages jump to highest level since 2009 - up 2.9%
http://archive.is/kZJ87
>90% of workers likely to see more money in pay check next month thanks to Trump’s tax cuts
http://archive.is/Xm9ZW
>The US Census Bureau has announced that the American median income is increasing for the first time since 2007
http://archive.is/3IWMd
>Average weekly pay checks increased by 3.1% over the last 12 months - first time it has exceeded 3% in 7 years
http://archive.is/r0ogl
>Shortage of illegal labour has caused construction worker wages to increase by 30% in Texas
http://archive.is/znIXZ
MISC.
>Toyota, Mazda to build $1.6 billion plant in Alabama
http://archive.is/Fjbih
>Fiat Chysler to relocate truck production from Mexico to Michigan
http://archive.is/husht
>13,000 jobs being created in WI because of Foxconn plant - largest job announcement in WI history
http://archive.is/NN30y
>Foxconn announces that a SECOND plant is coming - Michigan
http://archive.is/ePQWX
>US Steel CEO: We’re reopening an idled plant and bringing back 500 jobs due to Trump tariffs
http://archive.is/f7qJv
>A week after the Trump administration unveiled tariffs of up to 30% on imports of solar panels, one of China’s biggest manufacturers announced that it plans to open a new plant in the US
http://archive.is/2Q16K
>Getting rid of regulations that restrict coal miners - create more mining jobs - opened new coal mine
http://archive.is/2XiJJ
>Pennsylvania coal company to open a SECOND coal mine
http://archive.is/fK2LD
>Creating thousands of more jobs for immigration officers and border patrol
http://archive.is/5ROux
>1000s of jobs being created through pact with Saudi Arabia
http://archive.is/dIkH3
>Executive Order Expanding Apprenticeships in America
http://archive.is/KHQrz
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ECONOMY
STOCK MARKET
>The Dow (26,258), S&P 500 (2,838) and Nasdaq (7,418) composite rose to all-time highs on Monday
http://archive.is/foWa3
>Since the election, the DOW is up 34.9%, the NASDAQ is up 34%, and the S&P 500 is up 25.2%
https://imgur.com/a/i3yEl
>Red-hot Dow closes above 26,000 for the first time
http://archive.is/DHjyO
>DOW rises 5000 points in a year for the first time ever
http://archive.is/atYC5
>DOW closes at a record high for the 70th time this year (24,792), the most record closes in a calendar year
http://archive.is/iW0kL
>Stocks close higher, post best weekly gain since 2013
http://archive.is/ixUaE
GDP
>CBO predicts highest level of GDP growth in 15 years
http://archive.is/izbzh
>First reading on first-quarter 2018 GDP up 2.3%, vs 2.0% growth expected
http://archive.is/TcOLb
>GDP increased by 2.3% in 2017, up from a 1.5%increase in 2016
http://archive.is/7cIpp
>U.S. 2017 Third-Quarter Growth Revised to Three-Year High of 3.3%
http://archive.is/97TVR
TAX CUTS
>Trump has signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, giving Americans $1.5 trillion in tax cuts and slashing the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% - 91% of middle-class Americans will receive a tax cut
http://archive.is/b5z7T
>265 Companies Announce Bonuses, Wage Hikes, 401(k) Match Increases Due to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
https://atr.org/list
>$2 trillion could be brought back to US after tax reform, according to a UN report
http://archive.is/Cqggy
>Feds collect record taxes in first month under Trump’s tax cuts; runs surplus in January
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/articl...d-taxes-first-month-under-tax-cut-run-surplus
>In response to Trump’s tax cuts, Apple announces $350 billion investment in the US economy, 20,000 new jobs
http://archive.is/dw6Av
>Walmart will raise its starting wage rate for hourly employees in the U.S. to $11, expand maternity & parental leave benefits, and provide a one-time cash bonus for eligible employees of as much as $1,000 due to tax reform
http://archive.is/HLJN9
>The Walt Disney Co. to give more than 125,000 employees a one-time $1000 cash bonus and “make an initial investment of $50 million in a new and ongoing education program for hourly employees.”
http://archive.is/NBU1i
>Ford Motor Co. will give more than 54,000 United Auto Workers hourly employees profit-sharing checks of about $7,500 this year
http://archive.is/eo60Q
>Starbucks employees win pay raises, expanded benefits thanks to Trump’s tax plan
http://archive.is/yUMjS
>Fedex announces $3.2 billion in wage increases, bonuses due to tax reform
http://archive.is/Q5OdW
>ExxonMobil announced the company will invest $50 billion into the United States over the next 5 years, citing tax reform
http://archive.is/9Cj7v
>Boeing will invest $300 million in the American economy, AT&T will invest $1 billion, and Comcast will invest over $50 billion in response to tax cuts
https://imgur.com/a/ZrWek
>McDonald’s expands employee tuition benefits due to GOP tax law
http://archive.is/lwzTs
>European CEOs go one by one to tell Trump they are investing billions back into the US
http://archive.is/eHIrV
>Companies dump undocumented workers after gaining profits from tax cuts
http://archive.is/DKZ4v
>Utilities cutting rates, cite benefits of Trump tax reform
http://archive.is/yEMIY
>Patriots owner Robert Kraft building factory in North Carolina after tax cuts
http://archive.is/GeEZI
>Presidential Executive Order on Identifying and Reducing Tax Regulatory Burdens
http://archive.is/X2Tif
IT’S THE ECONOMY, STUPID
>According to the Federal Reserve, household wealth in America has reached a record high of $1.7 trillion - due to rising property values and financial gains
http://archive.is/V7AC0
>In Trump era, American corporations are seeing their best earnings in 13 years
http://archive.is/KcZjc
>U.S. Economy Reaches Its Potential Output for First Time in Decade
http://archive.is/NEWhM
>Fed raises rates, signals confidence in strengthening economy
http://archive.is/yfePq
>Senate passes bipartisan bill to roll back Dodd-Frank
http://archive.is/NBF1V
>Pulled out of the Paris Accord - save billions in taxpayer money and trillions in GDP, put American industries first by creating and maintaining millions of industrial jobs
http://archive.is/3Pcr3
>Buy American, Hire American executive order - restrict guest worker visas and require more agencies to buy more goods and services from American companies and workers
http://archive.is/SPmkc
>Going through with building the Keystone and Dakota Pipelines - expanding energy infrastructure and creating 1000s of jobs
http://archive.is/1L6ys
>US manufacturing records best year since 2004
http://archive.is/5IFem
>U.S. steel production up 0.4%
http://archive.is/lMvw8
>USA set to be world’s largest oil producer
http://archive.is/RyMKt
>US reaches oil-output milestone months earlier than expected
http://archive.is/nOZ6Q
>Gas prices at a 12-year low
http://archive.is/Xdq12
>US gained 700,000 millionaires in 2017
http://archive.is/HX4OD
>Retail sales are up 5.8% compared to last year
http://archive.is/TMEgu
>Home sales have hit their best numbers in 10 years - up 17.5%
http://archive.is/afseF
>US homebuilding permits soar to highest level since 2007
http://archive.is/r56xC
TRADE
>President Trump institutes a 25% tariff on steel and a 10% tariff on aluminum - Canada and Mexico exempt at the moment in order to negotiate NAFTA
http://archive.is/KECYq
>Pulled out of TPP
http://archive.is/8jHzK
>Trump orders $50 billion tariff hit on Chinese goods
http://archive.is/S495l
>China premier pledges to open markets in a bid to avert a trade war with the US
http://archive.is/2UexY
>Chinese President vows to lower tariffs on cars after Trump threatens trade war
http://archive.is/HZkuo
>Reworking NAFTA with Canada and Mexico in order to make better trade deals - might pull out
http://archive.is/2Ewiq
>Trade deficit falling faster than expected
http://archive.is/DoROR
>Exports at a 2.5-year high
http://archive.is/Ulytn
>Signed an arms deal worth more than $350 billion and various other investment agreements with Saudi Arabia
http://archive.is/dIkH3
>Xi Jinping, Donald Trump oversee signing of US$253 billion in trade deals
http://archive.is/LFKEU
>Trump administration approves $1 billion arms sale to Saudi Arabia, including 6,500 missiles
http://archive.is/b8GyZ
>Trump administration approves $42 million arms deal with Ukraine
http://archive.is/1T987
>Singapore Airlines agrees to buy $13.8 billion worth of Boeing jets
http://archive.is/Bht3L
>Japan to buy at least 20 more F-35A stealth fighters from the USA
http://archive.is/7LSTP
>Increased tariffs on Canadian lumber by 20% (worth $1 billion)
http://archive.is/kIOXE
>Resuming trading natural gas and beef with China
http://archive.is/9CEPP
>Trading coal and rice to China
http://archive.is/nVbVb
>Negotiated new sugar deal with Mexico
http://archive.is/sPLUi
>US pork exports going back to Argentina for the first time since 1992
http://archive.is/P43dU
>Trading energy with new countries in Europe (Poland, Lithuania) - end their reliance on Russian energy
http://archive.is/9L9mH,
http://archive.is/fpEyU
>Trading missiles to Poland to protect them from Russian aggression
http://archive.is/0Cfl7
>Oil exports at all time high
http://archive.is/cp9ks
>Coal exports up 60%
http://archive.is/4ONbf
CONFIDENCE IN THE ECONOMY
>U.S. Consumer Confidence Reaches Highest Level Since 2000
http://archive.is/4tzLp
>Economic Optimism Index hits 13-year high, credit to tax cuts
http://archive.is/FRthW
>Small business optimism jumps to highest since 1983
http://archive.is/bgL16
>CEO confidence highest since 2014
http://archive.is/87U1E
>US Manufacturing Index at a 33-year high
http://archive.is/3BSTP
>Manufacturer confidence at a 20-year high
http://archive.is/QuuCN
>More than 93% of manufacturers have a positive outlook on their company’s prospects in the US economy - highest level ever recorded
http://archive.is/NvmCd
>Home builder confidence at 12-year high
http://archive.is/bErU1
MISC.
>China is on a watch list for being labeled a currency manipulator by US Treasury
http://archive.is/17Nwl
>New memorandum to protect American IPs from China - potentially save billions in dollars and millions in jobs
http://archive.is/c1Bta
>Broadcom Limited is moving its headquarters from Singapore back into the United States - more than 20 billion dollars in annual revenue will return to America
http://archive.is/SbaNL
>Trump has signed a $15 billion relief package for Texas in the wake of Hurricane Harvey
http://archive.is/2djqr
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GOVERNMENT
>Appointed conservative Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court
http://archive.is/nZs6G
>Trump signed 96 bills into law in 2017
http://archive.is/CRMhx
>Trump signed 55 Executive Orders in 2017
https://www.federalregister.gov/executive-orders/donald-trump/2017
>Cutting regulations in government agencies (add 1, take out 2)
http://archive.is/ygnHp
>So far, 16 regulations have been cut for every 1 added - 800 Obama regulations cut (saved $200+ billion)
http://archive.is/b4sMl
>Trump has cut the number of regulations in the Federal Register by 32% in his first 9 months in office - it took Ronald Reagan several years to cut this many pages of regulations
http://archive.is/nxp5W
>11,000 government jobs slashed under Trump
http://archive.is/YJDLt
>Signed an executive order to reduce operating costs of the federal government
http://archive.is/uOBvJ
>Cut the White House budget - save taxpayers $22 million
http://archive.is/Cnj07
>Fixed lobbying laws - 5 year lobbying ban on White House officials
http://archive.is/CwYrw
>Investigating voter fraud in the 2016 election
http://archive.is/YskG8
>Trump is quietly completely transforming the federal judiciary - nominated nearly 60 judges, filling more vacancies than Barack Obama did in his entire first year
http://archive.is/xUU3T
>Trump saves $1.4 billion on new Air Force One
http://archive.is/rmeQD
>Fired corrupt and incompetent FBI Director James Comey
http://archive.is/zXuAQ
>Jeff Sessions, acting on the recommendation of the FBI’s Office of Professional Responsibility, fired former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe Friday
http://archive.is/WLRY5
>Purging the State Department of Obama loyalists
http://archive.is/nBiti
>Fired all 46 attorney generals hired by Obama
http://archive.is/omFAa
>Ending many of Obama's useless Executive Orders
http://archive.is/rk5Zz
>Trump poised for major makeover of liberal 9th Circuit court
http://archive.is/ELNSc
>Ben Carson Finds $500 Billion (Billion!) In Errors during Audit of Obama HUD
http://archive.is/N1jUD
>Eliminated 1200 man hours of wasteful paperwork requirements including Y2K preparedness
http://archive.is/ekhIR
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DEFENCE + VA
MILITARY
>Trump signs $700 billion military budget into law
http://archive.is/h2Q9E
>Spending bill gives Trump $665 billion to rebuild the military - includes $82 billion for the Department of Veteran Affairs
http://archive.is/W9Ktu
>President Trump issues order to ban transgendered troops from services except in limited services
http://archive.is/4YxhL
>Trump unveils “America First” national security strategy
http://archive.is/DexS1
NORTH KOREA
>South Korea credits Trump for opening door to talks with North Korea
http://archive.is/9P8kt
>North and South Korea agree to complete denuclearization, end of Korean war
http://archive.is/HJxDy
>North Korea suspends missile testing, closing nuclear test site
http://archive.is/aPlCr
>Trump to meet with Kim Jong Un by May, talk denuclearization - North Korea to refrain from any further nuclear missile tests
http://archive.is/EuEpg
>North Korea has told U.S. it is prepared to discuss denuclearization of Korean Peninsula
http://archive.is/o3LrJ
>Kim Jong Un wants to sign a peace treaty and establish diplomatic relations with the USA, according to South Korean officials
http://archive.is/4hcvC
>Trump has signed an Executive Order that gives the Treasury Department new authority to target companies and institutions doing business with North Korea
http://archive.is/jagYE
>South Korean media are reporting that the 3 Americans detained in North Korea will soon be released
http://archive.is/zxxpA
>China has announced it will cooperate with US sanctions on North Korea, will close all North Korean businesses within the next 120 days - severely limits North Korea’s ability to import food, fuel, etc.
http://archive.is/aDUBg
>Trump declares North Korea a state sponsor of terrorism
http://archive.is/uUClK
ISIS
>ISIS has lost 98% of its territory, mostly under Trump
http://archive.is/m4zgv -
https://imgur.com/a/qrkon
>Iraq is 'fully liberated' from ISIS, its military says
http://archive.is/hqJXb
>U.S.-backed forces reclaim ISIS capital of Raqqa
http://archive.is/zmXjQ
>Phased out Timber Sycamore – CIA’s secret program to arm Anti-Assad rebels (and therefore ISIS)
http://archive.is/OFbQp
>Trump freezing Syria funds in signal of US pullback, report says
http://archive.is/dilGi
>U.S.-allied forces take Syria's largest oil field from ISIS - major blow to ISIS’ income
http://archive.is/dIj4W
>1000+ ISIS soldiers have recently surrendered to Kurdish authorities in Iraq
http://archive.is/xfyjs
>Putin, Trump agree to defeat ISIS in Syria
http://archive.is/cSxOi
>Teaming up with Russia to create a ceasefire in southwest Syria - step in the right direction to end civil war
http://archive.is/24ahP
>Encouraging Middle Eastern countries to team up and exterminate ISIS and terrorism as a whole
http://archive.is/haVeS
IRAN
>Trump has decertified the Iran Deal
http://archive.is/dhpzi
FOREIGN AID
>Trump withdraws $285 million worth of funding from the UN
http://archive.is/c3d7w
>Trump has withdrawn the USA from UNESCO - saves $500 million
http://archive.is/mp3z5
>US withholds $65 million from the UN Palestinian refugee program
http://archive.is/b2nbb
>America has withdrawn almost $300 million in foreign aid to Egypt
http://archive.is/ZmhZC
>Trump withholding $255 million in aid to Pakistan, as he accuses country of giving safe haven to terrorists
http://archive.is/Iy8rk
>Trump threatens to cut foreign aid to countries that oppose his Jerusalem decision
http://archive.is/Rk4ey
VA
>Increasing funds to and modernizing the VA - better service + easier access + more accountability (VA Accountability Act) - 500+ corrupt employees fired
http://archive.is/glNJR -
http://archive.is/CsyeS -
http://archive.is/fjZfN
>Signed the Forever GI Bill - improved college aid for veterans - removal of the 15 year use or lose limit
http://archive.is/fMXAS
>President Trump has signed an Executive Order on “Supporting Our Veterans During Their Transition from Uniformed Service to Civilian Life.”
http://archive.is/Qa0hc
>S. 583 - American Law Enforcement Heroes Act of 2017 - PRIORITIZES HIRING AND TRAINING OF VETERANS
https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/583/text
SANCTIONS
>Sanctioned Iran for their missile use
http://archive.is/qpxlQ
>Sanctioned North Korea for their missile use
http://archive.is/kTvd1
>Sanctioned Syria for their chemical attack
http://archive.is/ekN5v
>Sanctioned Russia for their activity in Ukraine
http://archive.is/H8MxD
>Trump Administration Sanctions Russians for Interfering in 2016 Election
http://archive.is/5ZFH3
>Treasury sanctions Iranian cyber actors for malicious cyber-enabled activities targeting hundreds of universities
http://archive.is/X0Vo8
MISC.
>Law to protect whistleblowers
http://archive.is/Czgzp
>Reworking NATO so other countries pay their fair share (Germany) - Many countries have already increased their funding (Canada, Romania, etc.)
http://archive.is/KwXM5
>France boosts defence spending to hit NATO target after Trump complaints
http://archive.is/AzSqN
>Announcement of a new and improved military strategy in Afghanistan - fixing the mess left by Bush and Obama
http://archive.is/sC2JK
>US kills 150 ISIS terrorists in Syria airstrike during government shutdown
http://archive.is/28qLs
>Afghanistan MOAB took out ISIS tunnels and killed 90+ terrorists
http://archive.is/1vJxh
>United States forces have captured Mustafa al-Imam in Libya, who played a large part in the Benghazi attacks
http://archive.is/LrBsr
>Trump administration expels 60 Russian officers, shuts Seattle consulate in response to attack on former British spy
http://archive.is/OiYog
>The Air Force could recall up to 1,000 retired pilots after President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at addressing what the Pentagon has described as an "acute shortage of pilots."
http://archive.is/NGPuP
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CRIME
>2017 US crime rates expected to show drop off
http://archive.is/sSSDw
>President Trump has fully pardoned former sheriff Joe Arpaio
http://archive.is/Ex8Zs
>Seeking the harshest possible punishments for criminals
http://archive.is/YE7r0
>Large crime sweeps all over the country
http://archive.is/Rmum9
>Arrests of MS-13 members and associates are up 83% under Trump
http://archive.is/vPMZU
>Trump signs order for Guantanamo Bay to remain open
http://archive.is/bBM2S
>Creating a Department of Justice task force to fight against violent crimes + cartels
http://archive.is/zSrjw
>Jeff Sessions announces new cybersecurity task force
http://archive.is/beCNK
>Sending the Feds into Chicago to fix their crime epidemic
http://archive.is/iaXAP
>Busting pedophile rings all over the country (hundreds arrested) + passing legislation to combat human trafficking
http://archive.is/VQesR -
http://archive.is/NsNVD
>Operation Sandman leads to 204 arrests for human smuggling
http://archive.is/Hi4nL
>Cocaine seizures at the border have more than doubled under Trump
http://archive.is/Hw3d3
>Trump signs Executive Order Blocking the Property of Persons Involved in Serious Human Rights Abuse or Corruption
http://archive.is/M2MQX
>Trump has lifted restrictions imposed by Obama on the transfer of surplus military-style equipment to the police
http://archive.is/EXgzm
>Trump DOJ ends Obama-era "Operation Chokepoint" - program that unfairly targeted gun dealers
http://archive.is/6lG57
>It has been revealed that the Department of Homeland Security considers Antifa a domestic terror group
http://archive.is/lzD0s
>FBI cites black extremist groups as new domestic terrorist threats
http://archive.is/5v9jm
>Justice Department has demanded 1.3 million IP dresses related to a major “Trump Resistance site”
http://archive.is/F62Rj
>DoJ investigation into intel leaks underway
http://archive.is/RXWvR
>Trump administration orders FBI probe into Harvey Weinstein
http://archive.is/1yr4x
>Trump DOJ settles lawsuits over Tea Party targeting by Obama IRS
http://archive.is/xnpEA
>S. 419 - Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Improvement Act of 2017
https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/419/text
>House Intel Committee finds no sign of collusion between Trump campaign and Russia
http://archive.is/tm7Hf
>Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz will review potential FISA abuses by both the Justice Department and the FBI
http://archive.is/Vrmco
>Justice Department reopens Hillary Clinton email investigation
http://archive.is/mAoCD
>The Justice Department has launched a new inquiry into whether the Clinton Foundation engaged in any pay-to-play politics or other illegal activities while Hillary Clinton served as Secretary of State
http://archive.is/WalT6
>Jeff Sessions orders new look into Uranium One criminal investigation
http://archive.is/5EH66
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HEALTHCARE + WELLBEING
HEALTHCARE
>The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act has gotten rid of the Obamacare Individual Mandate - Americans are no longer penalized for opting out of Obamacare
http://archive.is/YQibE
>20 states sue to kill Obamacare, citing Trump’s mandate repeal
http://archive.is/fhXc3
>Trump has signed an executive order on healthcare that allows people to purchase healthcare across state lines
http://archive.is/6hJ9m
>Trump to halt 'massive' ObamaCare subsidies to insurers
http://archive.is/UghuP
>Kentucky to add Medicaid work requirement; first state to follow Trump plan
http://archive.is/menYm
>The Trump administration is rolling back Obamacare mandates that cover birth control
http://archive.is/g801O
ABORTION
>Trump administration to shield health workers who refuse to perform abortions or treat transgender patients
http://archive.is/75V6E
>Trump rescinds Obama-era guidance making it harder for states to defund Planned Parenthood
http://archive.is/4OLvf
>Signed law giving states the option to withdraw taxpayer funding from Planned Parenthood
http://archive.is/7Pilk
>The House has passed a bill (237-189) that would ban abortion after 20 weeks - Trump supports the bill
http://archive.is/Z1ysK
>Defunding international groups that promote/perform abortion
http://archive.is/23b9Q
>Mississippi becomes first state to ban abortion past 15 weeks of pregnancy
http://archive.is/qa8VH
>Indiana Governor signs historic pro-life bill
http://archive.is/Tpy7c
OPIOID CRISIS
>Spending bill gives Trump $4 billion to fight the opioid epidemic
http://archive.is/W9Ktu
>President Trump finalizing opioid plan that includes death penalty for dealers
http://archive.is/WpkAj
>Largest ever crackdown on opioid-related fraud (120 arrested, including doctors)
http://archive.is/FtqiM
>Trump signs law to gives border patrol better tools to stop smuggling of fentanyl
http://archive.is/EsLZP
>Trump has declared a nationwide Public Health Emergency to address the opioids crisis
http://archive.is/hyczT
>Signed an executive order to combat drug addiction and the opioid epidemic
http://archive.is/ORno1
MISC.
>Jeff Sessions to crack down on legalized marijuana, ending Obama-era policy
http://archive.is/XvmHt
>President Donald Trump signed legislation this week known as the Recognize, Assist, Include, Support and Engage, or RAISE Family Caregivers Act
http://archive.is/TMAn2
>Trump's EPA gave $100 million to Flint to help with their water crisis
http://archive.is/qppvc
>Taking action on healthcare fraud (412 arrested)
http://archive.is/cIlzx
>The president has signed a disaster proclamation in response to Hurricane Harvey - unleashes the full force of the federal government to help Texas
http://archive.is/SJinr
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GUNS
>House approves GOP bill making it easier for gun owners to carry concealed weapons across state lines
http://archive.is/lB31P
>House passes STOP School Violence Act
http://archive.is/KCwlk
>The White House has directed the Justice Department to help states partner with local law enforcement to provide "rigorous firearms training to specifically qualified volunteer school personnel"
http://archive.is/UOZDE
>Florida legislators vote down attempt to revive bill to ban assault rifles
http://archive.is/6zJbL
>The Florida Senate has voted to arm teachers instead of banning assault rifles
http://archive.is/EG1mV
>Fix NICS Act - applies penalties to government agencies for not reporting to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System
http://archive.is/W9Ktu
>Trump has signed an order directing the DoJ to ban bump stocks
http://archive.is/yOhcZ
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EDUCATION
>Common core is finished - give power to the States to choose curriculum
http://archive.is/o3NIW
>Pulling the feds from K-12 education
http://archive.is/ZFvPn
>Jeff Sessions says that the DoJ will be stepping up enforcement of free speech rights on college campuses
http://archive.is/QtHVL
>DeVos offers buyouts to shrink Education Department workforce
http://archive.is/24gkP
>Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Friday rescinded Obama-era guidelines for investigating allegations of sexual assault on campus, replacing them with guidelines she said would help schools “treat all students fairly.”
http://archive.is/82z6P
>Huge overhaul of the federal student loan system announced
http://archive.is/N5FZA
>Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is proposing another delay of an Obama-era overhaul of rules to erase the federal student debt of borrowers defrauded by colleges
http://archive.is/ORXDa
>The Education Department officially says it will reject transgender student bathroom complaints
http://archive.is/Nf3PQ
>Trump's USDA Relaxes Obama-Era School Lunch Restrictions
http://archive.is/JH7Vz
>Signed an executive order to help out historically black colleges and universities
http://archive.is/HciMV
>Trump has signed a $200 million memo to boost computer science education in schools
http://archive.is/xQiGt
>Signed a resolution encouraging women in entrepreneurship and STEM
http://archive.is/AclCP
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ENVIRONMENT
>Pulled out of the Paris Accord
http://archive.is/3Pcr3
>The US leads all countries in reducing carbon emissions
http://archive.is/LuKhr
>Trump administration removes climate change from list of national security threats
http://archive.is/cZLkX
>The Trump administration will abandon the Obama-era clean power plan aimed at reducing global warming
http://archive.is/RhYW1
>Trump administration dramatically expands offshore drilling
http://archive.is/GaROR
>Congress lifts a 40-year-old ban on energy development (drilling for oil) in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR)
http://archive.is/8JL5e
>Trump administration set to roll back $900 million in Obama-era offshore drilling regulations
http://archive.is/BmWYL
>EPA poised to announce rejection of Obama vehicle fuel efficiency rules
http://archive.is/Qndmh
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SPACE
>Trump signs directive ordering NASA to lead space exploration program to send US astronauts back to the moon and eventually to Mars
http://archive.is/p96j2
>Increasing funds to NASA - Mars mission by 2033
>Brought back the National Space Council
>USA and Russia agree to cooperate on building the first lunar station
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GOP
>5-1 in House special elections
>Donald Trump’s Support Among Blacks Has Doubled Since 2016
http://archive.is/w9lVO
>GOP raises $132.5 million in 2017 - all-time off year record for either national party
http://archive.is/sA6ik
>RNC pulls in $75 million in Trump’s first 6 months - DOUBLE Obama’s first 6 months
http://archive.is/F0qnn
>Voter registration data shows that blue states are getting redder and red states are getting redder
http://archive.is/jMuf1
>Unironically got a Democratic Governor to switch parties - first time in 25 years
http://archive.is/JJRya
>Trump has caused RINO Senator Jeff Flake to announce he will not seek re-election, knowing he will get destroyed in 2018
http://archive.is/Fbhsz
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MISC.
>According to a new Heritage Foundation report, Trump has already implemented a staggering 64% of his agenda
http://archive.is/CNpDi
>NCHS is reporting that whites once again make up a majority of births in the US - reversing a decade long decline
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/vsrr/report002.pdf
>Spending bill gives Trump $21 billion in new funding for infrastructure
http://archive.is/48Myu
>The Taylor Force Act was included in the spending bill - stops taxpayer money from going to the Palestinian Authority
http://archive.is/W9Ktu
>Trump administration sues California over federal land sales
http://archive.is/x3Vg2
>The U.S. Supreme Court left intact a Mississippi law that lets businesses and government workers refuse on religious grounds to provide services to gay and transgender people
http://archive.is/bxQvS
>Trump shrinks Utah monuments created by Obama, Clinton
http://archive.is/AtVa6
>Trump names Jerusalem the capital of Israel, will move US embassy
http://archive.is/iJSZ9
>Senate votes to nullify rule letting consumers band together to sue banks or credit card companies
http://archive.is/ljB4w
>U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the unveiling of 2,800 documents related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy
http://archive.is/T7f4j
>Trump negotiates the release of 3 UCLA basketball players from China
http://archive.is/EK4d5
>Executive Order on the Establishment of the American Technology Council
http://archive.is/QdSzo
>Trump blocks Chinese purchase of U.S. company for national security reasons
>Increasing the power of the US Cyber Command - more resources to fight cyberspace threats
>Senators Lankford (R) and Booker (D) have co-sponsored a bill that would strip any taxpayer funding to professional sports teams for building their stadiums
>Promoting Free Speech and Religious Liberty executive order
>New and improved policies towards Cuba (fix American tourism and the human rights of Cubans)
>Brought home Otto Warmbier and Aya Hijazi, captives from North Korea and Egypt respectively, that Obama ignored
>Privatizing air traffic control
>The Department of Transportation has gotten rid of many Obama-era regulations regarding truck drivers
>H.R. 1238 - Securing our Agriculture and Food Act
