|
|
| Jan.1 |
 Washington |
 |
 Donald Trump makes top Republican fear environmental future  Christine Todd Whitman says she fears for the future of her seven grandchildren with Donald Trump in the White House
|
| Jan.3 |
House of Representatives |
|
New Republican Congress reverses ethics move after outcry  Republicans have ditched a plan to gut the independent body that investigates political misconduct after a backlash
|
| Jan.4 |
Washington |
|
 Obama urges fellow Democrats to fight for Obamacare The president has urged fellow Democrats to fight for his healthcare bill, as the incoming Trump team vowed to make a repeal of the law a pr...
|
| Jan.5 |
Washington |
|
  Russian hacking: Joe Biden tells Trump to 'grow up' US Vice-President Joe Biden has told President-elect Donald Trump to 'grow up' and criticised his attacks on the intelligence community
|
| Jan.6 |
Washington |
|
 US election hacking: Putin 'sought to help' Trump| Russian President Vladimir Putin sought to help Donald Trump win the presidential election, a US intelligence unclassified report says | |
|
| Jan.9 |
Washington |
|
Trump son-in-law role needs review, Democrats say Democrats have called for President-elect naming of Jared Kushner as a top adviser to be reviewed over concerns of nepotism and conflict of ...
|
| Jan.10 |
Washington |
 |
 US may hold fire on 'non-threatening' N Korea missiles Secretary Ash Carter has said the US would not necessarily shoot down a North Korean missile, if it was not threatening
|
| Jan.11 |
Washington |
|
Trump Organization handover plan slammed by ethics chief The director of the US Office of Government Ethics has sharply criticised Trump's plan to hand his global business empire to his sons
|
| Jan.12 |
Washington |
|
 Tearful Joe Biden awarded freedom medal by Obama President Barack Obama has awarded an emotional and surprised Joe Biden the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest US civilian honour
|
| |
Washington |
|
 US visa-free residency for Cubans ends President Barack Obama has ended the longstanding policy that grants residency to Cubans who arrive in the US without visas
|
| Jan.17 |
Washington |
 |
 Obama commutes Chelsea Manning sentence| President Barack Obama has commuted Chelsea Manning's sentence for leaking documents to Wikileaks in 2010 | |
|
| Jan.19 |
Washington |
|
Trump pledges unity at concert prior to inauguration Donald Trump has pledged to unify America as he addressed cheering supporters at a concert on the eve of his presidential inauguration
|
| Jan.20 |
Washington |
|
 Donald Trump inagurated | Donald Trump has taken his first steps as president, signing an executive order which targets the signature health care reforms of his predecessor | |
|
| Jan.21 |
Washington |
|
Trump attacks 'dishonest' media over crowd photos President Donald Trump has accused the media of dishonestly reporting the size of the crowd at his inauguration
|
| Jan.23 |
U.S. Senate |
|
Rex Tillerson: Trump foreign affairs pick narrowly backed The Foreign Relations Senate Committee has narrowly approved Tillerson as secretary of state, despite concerns about his business ties to Russia
|
| Jan.24 |
Washington |
|
Donald Trump: 'Big day' on national security Donald Trump has said a 'big day' is planned on national security, including an announcement to build a wall on the border with Mexico
|
| Jan.25 |
Washington |
|
Trump says he believes waterboarding works US President Donald Trump has said he believes waterboarding works, saying 'we have to fight fire with fire'
|
| Jan.27 |
Washington |
|
 Trump suspends US refugee program and bans Syrians | President Trump has banned the entry of Syrian refugees into the US until further notice, as part of new measures | |
|
| Jan.29 |
Washington |
|
Trump stands firm over crackdown on refugees The administration is standing firm over its ban on refugees from seven countries despite court rulings and mass protests against the move
|
| Jan.30 |
Washington |
|
Trump sacks defiant acting attorney general Donald Trump has fired Sally Yates, the acting US attorney general, after she questioned the legality of his immigration ban
|
| Jan.31 |
U.S. Supreme Court |
|
Trump picks Neil Gorsuch as nominee for Supreme Court | President Donald Trump has nominated Colorado federal appeals court judge 49-year-old Neil Gorsuch for the US Supreme Court | |
|
|
Washington
Politics
War & Army
Crime