LAST GENERATION NETWORK NEWS REVIEW / Rise of the Anti-President / Jesus is Coming 2017 - 2034

NEWS REVIEW Trump moves to start ‘immediate’ construction of border wall The president signed an executive action that calls for work to begin quickly on the wall he promised as a candidate. He also signed an order to triple the number of immigration officers and crack down on sanctuary cities. It remained unclear how Trump’s directive would accelerate construction of the wall or pay for the added enforcement tools and border control agents. By David Nakamura  •  Read more » Trump seeks ‘major investigation’ into his unsupported claims of voter fraud The president continues to face scrutiny for insisting that as many as 5 million ballots were cast illegally in the election, allowing Hillary Clinton to win the popular vote. The White House has not provided verifiable facts to back up Trump’s claim, and analyses of the election found virtually no confirmed cases of voter fraud. By Jenna Johnson and Matt Zapotosky  •  Read more »   The Take: Trump’s voter fraud claims undermine democratic process and his presidency Whether willful or careless, the president strikes at the foundations of our system of government. By Dan Balz  •  Read more »   Draft White House order calls for reviewing CIA policy on interrogation and ‘black sites’ A copy of the document obtained by The Washington Post would revoke former president Barack Obama’s decision to end the CIA program that used methods widely condemned as torture. The policy review could also authorize reopening “black site” prisons overseas. It was unclear whether President Trump would sign the order. By Greg Miller  •  Read more »

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Trump is obsessed with what his staff wears. Don’t let their costumes distract you. The new president believes the actors in his White House drama should look the part. And if one wants to be taken seriously by a wildly diverse populace, it helps to embrace the universal style markers of professionalism, seriousness and authority. By Robin Givhan  •  Read more »   This is the kind of family whose support Trump’s success will live or die on The Razmuses had collectively been persuaded that Donald Trump was the right choice. As they visited Washington for the inauguration, they raised concerns about those who didn’t see it that way. By Monica Hesse  •  Read more »   11 stories from the president’s first 100 hours that deserve more attention From an assault on climate science to curtailing abortion to the muzzling of agencies, we shine a spotlight on major developments under the new administration. By James Hohmann  •  Read more »   Mary Tyler Moore | 1936-2017 Leading actress and symbol of women’s liberation dies at 80 Mary Tyler Moore was considered one of television’s finest comic actresses because of her roles on two of the most popular sitcoms of all time, “The Dick Van Dyke Show” in the 1960s and her eponymous 1970s show, which was a cultural and feminist touchstone. By Lauren Wiseman  •  Read more »   As Dow climbs past 20,000, is this the bubble Trump called? As a candidate, Donald Trump declared that stocks were in a bubble due to the Federal Reserve’s policies. Now stocks are buoyed by his pro-business plans, but experts say it’s still too early to know how those will shake out By Thomas Heath  •  Read more »   They wanted to write a game plan. Instead, Hill Republicans are deflecting questions about Trump. At an annual policy retreat where they hoped to forge a strategy to overhaul the health-care system and tax policy, GOP lawmakers were on the defensive about the president’s statements on voter fraud, immigration and interrogation. By Paul Kane  •  Read more »

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Is Trump keeping his economic promises? Here are eight ways to know. While Trump is sure to be judged on a wide range of economic metrics, here are a few metrics that will shed light on how he's doing in areas where he promised to deliver results. By Ana Swanson  •  Read more »   Ex-diplomat: ‘I’ve known that there was no future for North Korea for a long time’ A top defector describes his disappointment with Kim Jong Un and his fears for his children. By Anna Fifield  •  Read more »   Syrian girl who tweeted from inside Aleppo begs Trump to save her friends Bana al-Abed is considered by many the Anne Frank of the Syrian civil war after documenting her harrowing struggle to stay alive in one of a deadly conflict zones. Now she seeks the new U.S. president’s help, promising her friendship in return. By Peter Holley  •  Read more »   The 100 worst traffic bottlenecks on U.S. highways The list may surprise those prone to complain about turgid traffic in the mightily congested urban sprawl that extends from Washington, D.C., north past Boston. By Ashley Halsey III  •  Read more »   A supermodel reveals she is intersex, was subjected to ‘traumatizing’ and ‘unnecessary’ surgeries Hanne Gaby Odiele became one of a few prominent figures to publicly reveal she was born intersex, an umbrella term that describes people with sex traits that are not clearly male or female. By Amy B Wang  •  Read more »   The reason your salmon is about to get (even more) expensive The bad news is you may have to cut back on how much salmon you eat. The good news is when you find out the gross reason why, you might not have much of an appetite. By Cleve R. Wootson Jr.  •  Read more »   A white Trump voter explains why he left a black waitress a $450 tip with an uplifting note A dentist from Texas said he knew he stuck out when he walked into Busboys and Poets, a Washington restaurant that promotes social justice and displays African American art and images on the walls. By Colby Itkowitz  •  Read more »