Donald Trump takes oath of office to become 45th President of the United States of America

Donald Trump takes oath of office to become 45th President of the United States of America

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Scientists To Sue To Defend Chemical Plant Rule, Fearing Trump Admin Won't

The Union for Concerned Scientists, Sierra Club and Earthjustice plan to jointly file a motion Wednesday to intervene in a lawsuit filed by fossil fuel groups in March that asks the Environmental Protection Agency to delay or reconsider a rule that places more regulations on chemical plants. The chemical plant regulations were signed into the Federal Register in January as a direct response to the fertilizer plant explosion in West Texas that killed 15 and injured more than 160 in 2013.

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The 1st Trump White House Petition is in: Release Tax Returns

The first petition on the White House's page for citizens to petition has its first entry mere hours after President Donald Trump was sworn in. And it's a request for him "immediately" release his full tax returns.

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Trump Becomes 45th President of the United States

Donald Trump became the 45th President of the United States Friday during a time-honored inauguration ceremony that encapsulated the peaceful transfer of power that is a hallmark of American democracy.