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Trump talk: Examining the new administration

In the first 21 days of the Trump administration, more than 20 executive actions have been signed, hundreds of protests have erupted nationwide and news outlets have flooded the public with coverage and commentary as everything unfolded.The Daily Beacon, however, decided to hold back from entering that rush of activity and opted to pursue in-depth,investigative pieces that will bring all the national news to a local level.This issue serves as an introduction to our series “Trump Talk,” where we hope to expand on the local impact of national events over the upcoming months. See inside for more.

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I have uncommonly bad luck.

Honestly, I could fill a novel with stories that would have you in tears, either from laughing or just genuine pity. Much like the Baudelaire orphans if only one of three siblings were cursed, and she also happened to be poor with no special talents, no looming fortune over her head or no perceived reason for her misadventure.

But, of all the hilariously sad mishaps of my life, I think being Editor-in-Chief of a college newspaper during the same year that Donald Trump became the nation’s president takes the cake.

I’m not planning on exerting my opinion on the man or his administration thus far, but there’s no denying that American journalists — Republican, Democrat, Independent, Libertarian, Slytherin or Hufflepuff alike — are all reeling.

But, admittedly, it feels the whole world is reeling right now.

Since his Inauguration Day on Jan. 20, we have been trying to write about President Trump, his growing number of executive orders and his potential impact on campus, students and Knoxvillians. We’ve tried to keep our opin-

ions out of it and remain fair and unbiased while also attempting to contact, interview and wrap our heads around a divided campus.

It hasn’t been easy.

For two weeks, we’ve planned on putting out an issue full of articles about Trump’s politics and how they affect UT. What we’ve been able to pull together is what you now have in your hands. It falls short; it’s not what we wanted. But, we’re also not giving up.

What we can provide you now is facts and opinions: a breakdown of Trump’s executive actions thus far, a look at his proposed budget cuts, several opinion columns from college Republicans and Democrats as well as an international student from one of the seven countries named in Trump’s immigration ban and a promise for more to come.

We don’t just want to present you with information, but to analyze it and it’s far reaching implications for the Volunteer community. So, instead of giving you one newspaper looking at what 22 executive actions could mean for UT, we’re going to work on producing a reoccurring, regular series investigating and evaluating our unprecedented and unpredictable new president.

We’re working on it, I promise, but we could use your help. Everyone on this campus has a story, a voice, something to say, and no one is

untouched by Trump’s actions. How has this election and our new president affected you?

How might it? What are you concerned or excited about, and what questions do you want answered?

The more we can connect with you, the better a job we can do at unraveling a web of misinformation, fear and aggressive, divisive politics.

Maybe you don’t feel like getting your political analysis from The Daily Beacon, and trust me, we’re not trying to explain what’s happening or why. We’re no experts on politics, economics or foreign policy. But we are experts on this campus, and we are concerned with how the president’s actions affect this community. So, if you have a story idea or think you could be a source for an article, please email me at editorinchief@ utdailybeacon.com.

Maybe we all feel like we’re going through a bout of bad luck lately, and perhaps things do seem pretty sinister, depending on where you’re situated. But in the words of Lemony Snicket, “what might seem to be a series of unfortunate events may in fact be the first steps of a journey,” and journeys are a lot more fun with varying, complex and active participants.

22 orders in 2 weeks: A breakdown of Trump’s presidency

Annie Tieu

Copy Editor The first two weeks after President Donald Trump took office were a whirlwind of action.

Since his Inauguration Day on Jan. 20, Trump has signed 22 executive actions, compared to Obama’s nine executive actions signed in the first two weeks of his first term.

Executive actions are broken up into three types: executive orders, presidential memoranda and proclamations.

As the most influential, executive orders are numbered and published in the federal registrar, like laws passed by Congress. These orders have the full force of the law and usually direct the executive branch to follow a new policy.

Presidential memoranda typically delegate tasks assigned to the president to other members of the executive branch. And although some proclamations, like Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, have led to significant political and historical changes, they are largely ceremonial in nature.

Here’s a breakdown of each action that President Trump has taken since Jan. 20.

Friday, Jan. 20 Within his first day in office, Trump enacted two executive actions.

He fulfilled one of his top campaign promises, issuing an executive order that stated his intention to repeal the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare.

Chief of Staff Reince Priebus signed the second action, a memorandum, directing heads of agencies not to send new regulations to the Office

of the Federal Register until the current administration has leaders set to approve them.

Monday, Jan. 23 On the Monday following his inauguration, Trump issued three memoranda.

He reinstated the “Mexico City policy,” which restricts U.S. funding to non-governmental organizations that provide abortion services and bans them from discussing abortion while working abroad. Previous presidents have reinstated and gotten rid of the policy since it was created under Ronald Reagan in 1984. Trump’s decision on the issue, although unsurprising to many, dismayed women’s rights advocates while bolstering antiabortion supporters.

Trump also halted all civil hiring within the executive branch, excluding the military, and ordered that no vacancies be filled to decrease federal spending. Federal union leaders criticized the action, stating it will be counterproductive and force agencies to hire expensive contractors to provide the usual services.

Furthermore, Trump announced his intent to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, which would have lowered tariffs for 11 other countries, like Canada, Mexico, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Chile, Peru, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam and Brunei. Reactions were mixed among both Democratic and Republican politicians. The memorandum was largely symbolic since the TTP had not been officially enacted.

Tuesday, Jan. 24 Trump signed five actions all having to do with environmental and energy policies.

One, an executive order, allows any governor or Cabinet Secretary to request an infrastructure project be designated as “high priority,” fast-

tracking its approval.

Three separate memoranda concern U.S. oil pipelines in which Trump directs agencies to review and expedite construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline and the Keystone XL Pipeline.

A fourth mandates American-made materials be used for pipelines, and the fifth aims to reduce regulations for U.S. manufacturers.

Wednesday, Jan. 25 Trump enacted his campaign promise to increase Mexico-U.S. border security. His executive order outlines a plan to construct a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico. Additionally, the order enforces the immediate detainment and deportation of illegal immigrants, requires agencies to tally the amount of foreign aid sent to Mexico within 30 days and orders Customs and Border Protection to hire an additional 5,000 border patrol agents.

While Trump stated his intention to make Mexico pay for the wall, Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto said that his country would not do so. The Trump Administration suggested a 20 percent import tax on Mexican goods as one possible way to pay for the wall.

In another executive order, Trump threatened to cut federal funding for “sanctuary cities” unless they comply with immigration laws. A sanctuary city is a city in the U.S. that follows certain procedures to shelter illegal immigrants, and usually refuses to obey federal requests to detain people on suspicion of violating immigration laws. This order prompted both backlash and support from local lawmakers and police in these cities.

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17 Trump Proposed Funding Cuts President Trump and his team have proposed budget cuts for a number of govenment agencies in an attempt to reduce the deficit, even suggesting that some should be eliminated entirely. The agencies below account for about 0.02 percent of the yearly federal budget and cost the avarage American the amount shown in white.

Corporation for Public Broadcasting

Office of Violence Against Women

What it does: Connects federal funding to public media such as NPR and PBS. Ninety-five percentof funds going through the CPB go directly to improving the public broadcast system or one of 1,500 public stations.

What it does: Tries to reduce domestic violence, sexual assult and dating violence by running 25 grant programs that award funds to train and educate communities.

$1.37

UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

National Endowment for the Arts What it does: Support “the creative capacity of our communities” by awarding grants to artists, musicians, thespians, writers and dancers.

$0.46

$0.46

Economic Development Administration What they do: Support infrastructure in distressed communities to drive regional business and technical growth.

$0.11

$0.66

$1.60

Environment and Natural Resources Division of the Justice Department What they do: File court cases against coorporations and individuals that break environmental protection laws.

$0.81

What they do: Try to improve America’s clean energy economy in an effort to reduce dependence on foreign oil, save money, create jobs and reduce pollution.

$8.95 $2.71

What they do: Work to reduce the carbon footprint of fossil fuels (ex. developing clean coal).

Overseas Private Investment Corporation What they do: Work with the U.S. private sector to enable businesses to capitalize on emerging markets, both at home and abroad.

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Legal Services Corporation What they do: Fund legal aid services for low-income Americans and promote equal access to justice.

Manufacturing Extension Partnership What it does: Help smaller manufacturing businesses to exand their opperations, develop new products and improve sales.

What they do: Invest in the American electrical grid to modernize and secure it for more reliable energy. Additionally they report on how to improve energy allocation.

Office of Fossil Energy

International Trade Administration What they do: Help domestic business expand to foreign markets by promoting trade and development as well as ensuring fair trade by monitoring trade laws and agreements.

$0.03

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Minority Business Development Agency What they do: Promote growth and competitiveness of minority owned businesses through consultation as well as avoccating for minority businesses in policy.

What it does: Releases and compiles reports from climate change scientists on the progression and impact of global warming.

Office of Electricity Deliverability and Energy Reliability

National Endowment for the Humanities What it does: Support research, education and facilitate opportunities for citizens to learn and connect with the humanities through museums, libraries, colleges and public broadasting.

$1.48

$0.43

$1.55

Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department What they do: Fight discrimination and protect American’s voting rights. They also investigate other government agencies for possible discriminatory actions.

$0.48

Office of Community Oriented Policing Services

$0.38

What it does: Assist police departments in hiring personal to improve their departments and better serve their communities.

Graphic by Laurel Cooper

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The pros in a Trump, free market society Alex Swisher Guest Columnist

If there is one word to describe President Donald Trump, it would be underestimated. The Democrats underestimated his ability to be elected, and the Republicans underestimated his ability to tone down the rhetoric.

The past three and a half weeks have been filled with numerous changes in the transition from a Barack Obama to Trump administration. Just over 22 executive orders have been signed and several cabinet appointments made.

One executive order recently signed by President Trump says that for every new federal regulation put into place, two regulations must be taken away. This is a huge win for Republicans and for America to get back to more of a free market system. Oftentimes, small businesses are extremely hard to start up because of the many fees they will have to pay and holes they will have to jump through.

This is something that we as college students should be excited about. Many of us want to enter the workforce, and this could only help to increase the number of jobs by allowing more businesses to grow. I know many of my friends also have dreams to become entrepreneurs one day; wouldn’t you want it to be easier to start up your own business?

Another victory for the return to a free market system has been the recent confirmation of Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos. Secretary DeVos’ confirmation has been one of the most highly controversial to date.

This was the first time that the vice president has ever had to cast a tie breaking vote in the Senate in regards to a cabinet appointee. Many believed that DeVos was simply not qualified because she had never worked as an educator. Democrats were also unhappy with her belief in a school choice system and voucher programs.

School choice is the ability for a parent to choose where their child will attend school no matter their zip code. Voucher programs are where the money that is allocated per child from the state government for education is given back to the parents, so they can put the money toward their child’s education at either a private or charter school. Kids are often stuck in failing schools simply because they are zoned for that school. Many would argue that these schools are underfunded and don’t have enough resources and that voucher programs are only going to take more money away such schools.

As more and more money is being poured into the school system, however, results are not changing. But when you force schools to compete to keep this money, you get higher quality teachers and better results. This is about more than just that though; it’s about empowering parents to make decisions based on what they feel is best for their child. It’s also about tying money to the children and not to the education system.

The most controversial executive order to date has been what is being called the “Muslim Ban.” This order bans certain countries from immigrating or citizens of these countries from returning to the U.S. if they already have a visa. It has also put into place a stricter vetting process and given priority to Christians wanting to immigrate.

America is known to be a welcoming land and those

with visas or green cards have already been through a vetting process. They want to become American citizens. They want a better life. If we want to make this country safer, change the vetting process if necessary, but we can’t put a complete halt to those wanting to make a better life for themselves. Hearing stories of people being stopped at the airport and told they have to return home saddens me. These are people working to better their communities and provide a safer life for their families.

This election cycle, the main issue that seemed to top all voters’ lists was the Supreme Court. The appointment of a justice to take the late Antonin Scalia’s place is a decision that will have implications down the road for either party for years to come.

By halting and refusing to give a hearing to former President Obama’s nominee, Republicans bought time to have President Trump come into office and appoint a conservative justice. Now, Democrats in protest do not want to give a hearing to President Trump’s pick, Neil Gorsuch, because they believe he is too conservative.

Will the stalemate ever end?

With a Republican majority in the senate, I would be hard pressed to believe that this appointment won’t go through, even if it required another tie breaker from Vice President Mike Pence. For years to come, the rulings will side in favor of the right.

As college students, what does Trump’s presidency mean for us? First off, it was historic. Nobody believed a man with no experience as an elected official who campaigned using harsh rhetoric and was thought to be just about anti-everything would ever see the highest office in the land, but he did.

As a millennial Republican, I can tell you that some of the things that are important to me are being accomplished. A free market economic system and free market education system are two things that I will always go to bat for. Competition will always push us to be better, and if the chance to start my own business one day can become a streamlined process, I’m all for it. One thing that cannot be said is that President Trump hasn’t kept his campaign promises, which is something that a lot of presidents and politicians before him cannot claim.

We have a unique opportunity as college students to learn from each other and to grow from each other.

We’re at a place in our lives where we are still forming our opinions of the world, and we are still in an environment that fosters constructive disagreements. Learn from that. Protest if there is something that you do not like, but do so peacefully. Most importantly though, listen to each other. If you are a Republican, hear your friend out that doesn’t agree that school choice is best.

Listen to their why; it will make you a better person and often makes your argument stronger. More than anything, people want to be heard. Do so genuinely and you might just begin to understand more about yourself in the process.

Sara Alexandra Harakas-Swisher is a senior in journalism and electronic media and member of College Republicans. She can be reached atsharakas@vols.utk. edu.

It’s been 20 days since Donald Trump was elected president of the United States, and students are almost always tweeting about the new president’s administration.

Grant

@twittenberry

I think the vast majority of America would like Trump to stop tweeting

kalina blažanovi @kalblaz everyday i wonder why -@-twitter hasn’t deleted donald trump’s twitter yet

kat mckay

@tachykatia

i think it says a lot that i see donald trump in every villain on every movie i watch

Alex Griffith

@agriff93

The idea that GOP votes for Devos were bought is ridiculous. She is an advocate for school choice and charter schools. Key GOP policy planks

JaredWsSb

@JaredSebby

The more important story is that Trump is actually paying attention to the media, and refocusing his administration. Reining things in.

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Entering the Era of Misinformation Reid Guthrie

Guest Column

A failed Yemen raid resulted in death. Frederick Douglass returned to life. A university shut down amid protests.

Immigrants from seven nations were banned. Incompetent nominees who don’t understand their position, plagiarism or alternative facts. A claim of three million illegal voters.

This is the political circus that has overtaken our country.

President Donald Trump has not even been in the White House for a month and already our country has devolved into turmoil.

The presidential cabinet nominations have shaped up to be some of the most embarrassing in modern history.

It seems that his cabinet was picked by finding the person who hated a department the most and then offering them the job to run it. The most criticized of these nominees was Trump’s pick for Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos. Her lackluster hearing and evident lack of knowledge of anything to do with the public education system has led to legislators from both parties receiving thousands of phone calls and letters encouraging them not to allow her to be confirmed. Earlier this week, two Republican Senators confirmed that they would not vote to confirm DeVos as the Secretary of Education, leaving the vote at 50/50 and forcing Vice President Mike Pence to break the tie, and confirming DeVos’s position.

Jeff Sessions, a man who had his confirmation in the 1980s flushed down the toilet due to racist comments, is now confirmed as the next Attorney General for the American people. This is outrageous, especially in light of an epidemic of black men being shot dead at traffic stops and incarcerated for outrageous amounts of time, while young, wealthy white men are merely given a slap on the wrist for sexually assaulting women.

Lastly, there is Rex Tillerson, the former CEO of an oil company accused of hiding their 1980s findings of proof of climate change, who is the new Secretary of State. He was recently given a friendship award by former KGB agent and current Russian President Vladimir Putin. With absolutely no political or foreign policy experience, we will be relying on a man who negotiated how to hide climate change from the world to handle all of our foreign relationships.

In addition, an attack that left 24 Yemenis and one American military officer dead is now under investigation.

Trump ordered the deadly raid that has some questioning how well thought out and planned the raid was. The White House claimed the military received valuable intel in regards to Al-Qaeda operations, a claim disputed by many locals who witnessed the attack. In an article from NPR, many locals who saw the violence claim the military agents never removed any documents or computers from the surrounding buildings. It is unclear what the results of the investigation will yield, but the Americans who so desperately wanted to hold Secretary Clinton accountable for Benghazi will no doubt want answers about Yemen and want those found responsible to be held accountable.

As Black History Month arrived, it seemed only appropriate that Trump would make some remarks to honor those men and women of color who have contributed so much to our history as a nation. Trump took time to honor Dr. Ben Carson, another inexperienced cabinet pick and renowned neurosurgeon. He also took time to speak about Frederick Douglass in the present tense. This has led some to believe that Trump does not know that Douglass died over 100 years ago.

As the weeks go on for the administration, Trump has

Black Friday and White Wednesday

Mustafa Aljumaily Guest Column

On Jan. 27, when President Donald Trump signed the executive order to ban immigrants, refugees, green card holders and double citizenship holders from seven countries in the Middle East (including my country Iraq), that Friday was the real Black Friday for me since I came here two years ago.

I won’t repeat anything that has been storming written, visual and social media since then about the pros and cons of that order, but I will talk about it from my perspective — a view from the other side of the world.

As an Iraqi who knows the Iraqi and the American armies have been fighting back-to-back against ISIS for more than two years now, it was shocking to me to see that the American administration could still consider us a possible source of trouble for the USA. It is perplexing to consider why Trump has named these countries specifically—taking into consideration that their citizens have not been responsible for any causalities here in the USA since 1975. It is confusing to me and my people why there was such a hurry in issuing such an order during the world wide chaos — especially the Middle East — and in those countries specifically without giving enough attention or considerations to humanitarian and critical cases.

My people have always heard that the USA is the beacon of freedom and the torch bearer of democracy in the world, but what democracy allows the president individually to issue as many orders as he likes without any role of the congress or other authorities? And, especially, for such a sensitive and complicated issue?

Safety and security of American citizens is an urgent and necessary demand of course, but there are also some American citizens (soldiers and civilians) on the soil of some of these countries, so did anyone think about what would be the reaction of these countries and how they will deal with those citizens on their lands? And what would be the reaction of an Iraqi soldier who was prevented from coming to the USA to visit his family when he sees American soldiers in the battlefield?

It is troubling to question whether anyone thought about how the American citizens who are related somehow to these seven countries would react to such an order. Many families have been separated since that order, and many critical health and safety cases have escalated as well. There are a million other questions and concerns on my mind and the minds of all the people I have met since then, but it seems that all of these questions have no answers.

And yet, in all the chaos, there have been wonderful signs of humanity and compassion for those affected by Trump’s executive actions concerning immigration.

The first one was the beautiful response from many female students on campus Wednesday, Feb. 1, after the Muslim Student Association (MSA) requested female students wear the Hijab for one day to support Muslim women’s right to wear it. I saw women from many backgrounds and religions responding in a clear message that “Freedom is the right of everyone in their faith, belief, clothes, food and speech.” Seeing that made me feel welcomed, understood and respected as a Muslim in a country of Christian

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taken it upon himself to inform the country of two atrocities that have happened. First, he has stuck to his guns in claiming that if around 3 million people had not voted illegally, he would have won the popular vote instead of Hillary Clinton, who received 3 million more votes, confirming that more American voters wanted her as the President of the United States. Second, he has striven to keep the public informed on the terrible ratings that former Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger’s season of “The Apprentice” has received. He even went so far as to mention it at a prayer breakfast earlier this week.

The one thing that seems to have brought the country together over the past two weeks is the overwhelming disdain for the immigration ban enforced on seven predominately Muslim nations. Americans gathered together in airports all over the country only days after they came together to partake in a Women’s March on the capitol (and yes, more people went to the Women’s March than the inauguration). Families have been split, students have been prevented from pursuing the dream of an American education and people have been turned away from a country once dubbed “The Great Melting Pot.” Only time can tell what more this administration will bring. With the Press Secretary spouting off “alternative facts” and media outlets being threatened by Trump, it is obvious that our country has entered a new era in our history: the Era of Misinformation.

Reid Guthrie is a sophomore in public relations and member of College Democrats. He can be reached at rguthri3@vols.utk.edu

majority, which is the sentiment I have tried to pass to my people on Facebook, telling them that we should learn from the American citizens how to deal with minorities and how to protect their rights in our countries.

The other amazing event was the silent vigil and walk for immigrants and refugees, which took place in downtown Knoxville on Feb. 1 and represented the deep compassion and acceptance of immigrants and refugees in Knoxville.

That event gave me back some hope and consolation and made me rethink my prior sadness caused by that executive order. It showed me that this country — as it always has — is still alive, and the people here are still welcoming of others unlike themselves despite all the attempts to divide humans into “us” and “them.”

These kinds of events and acts show me and the entire world that politics are not a legitimate representative of human relations, and that humans, in many cases, can live better together without following political agendas.

To those who keep teaching the world how to live, love and feel, I say thank you so much.

And to those who still let their fear trump their love and humanity, I say please think deeper and look at the big picture. All humans’ lives are valuable and important, and if we let politicians divide and separate us then we will all lose in the end.

Mustafa Aljumaily is an international Ph.D. student in computer engineering from Iraq. He can be reached at mlatief@vols.utk.edu

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EXECUTIVE ORDERS continued from Page 2 Thursday, Jan. 26 In 2017, Jan. 22-28 was known as National School Choice Week. The presidential proclamation was meant to encourage people to support school-voucher programs and charter schools, items of which Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos is an active proponent. Many opponents, however, argue that the programs weaken public school funding while also funding private schools at taxpayers’ expense.

Friday, Jan. 27 In one of Trump’s most controversial actions yet, he temporarily prevented immigrants from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S. People from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen are barred for three months, and refugees from Syria are banned for 120 days.

This executive order caused widespread protesting in cities and airports around the country.

Several federal judges declared the order unconstitutional, and legislatures from both political parties and foreign leaders have criticized the order.

Amid this controversy, Trump also issued a memorandum to “rebuild the U.S. Armed Forces.� This memorandum directs Secretary of Defense James Mattis to conduct a 30-day readiness review of the U.S. military and Ballistic Missile Defense System review and submit his recommendations to strengthen the military.

Saturday, Jan. 28 Trump signed a far-reaching ethics policy, which will make it harder for appointees to profit off their time in government as lobbyists.

This executive order bans appointees from lobbying a foreign government and from lobbying their agencies for five years after leaving office.

While this order builds off ethics rules signed by Obama in 2009, it also loosens some restrictions put in place. The action shortens the time executive branch employees must wait since they’d last been lobbyists from two years to one.

Additionally, Trump issued two memoranda.

One of them reorganized the attendees of the National and Homeland Security Councils, removing the nation’s top military and intelligence advisers as regular attendees of the National Security Council’s Principals Committee. This action establishes Chief Strategist Steve Bannon as a regular attendee instead, and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of

Staff and the Director of National Intelligence is to only attend when necessary. The decision was criticized by major Republican lawmakers and national security experts who were concerned over the radical departure from National Security Council norms.

Trump’s second memorandum instructs his administration to draft a comprehensive plan to defeat ISIS. The official website of the White House gives the President’s stance on foreign policy, stating the defeat of ISIS and “other radical Islamic terror groups� was of highest priority.

Monday, Jan. 30 An executive order from Trump declared that for every one regulation proposed by the executive branch, two must be identified to repeal.

The order also caps spending on new regulations for fiscal 2017 at $0.

Some environmentalist groups have expressed concern that the order could potentially undo regulations meant to protect natural resources.

Thursday, Feb. 2 Trump issued a proclamation concerning American Heart Month. The action invited Americans to wear red on Feb. 3, 2017 for National Wear Red Day. The purpose is to remember those who have died from heart

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disease and to work toward its prevention and treatment.

Friday, Feb. 3 Trump signed two actions that could rewrite financial regulations set by former President Barack Obama after the 2008 financial crisis. The order set core principles for financial regulation, stating that it is meant to empower Americans to make individual financial decisions, prevent taxpayer-funded bailouts and reduce regulations to allow American firms to be competitive in the global market.

It also directs the Secretary of the Treasury to determine whether these core principles are being met and report back to the President within 120 days of the order. Because these actions loosen financial regulations, some experts worry that the orders will roll back the Wall Street reform and consumer protection act, DoddFrank, placed by the Obama administration.

On that same Friday, Trump signed a memorandum which directs the Treasury Secretary to review the fiduciary rule. The fiduciary rule is another law rolled out by the Obama administration, designed to protect people’s retirement money from the conflicted interests of financial advisers. The memorandum has been opposed

by Democratic legislators and AARP.

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STR8TS No. 940

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Previous solution - Tough

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SUDOKU No. 940

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