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From left, White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, National Trade Council adviser Peter Navarro, Senior Adviser Jared Kushner, policy adviser Stephen Miller, and chief strategist Steve Bannon watch as President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump orders freeze on federal civilian hiring

President Trump ordered a freeze in federal civilian hiring Monday and hinted at even bigger changes to come, as he took quick early action to make good on his campaign promise to cut the size of government.

January 23, 2017
Vice President Mike Pence, right, swears in CIA Director Mike Pompeo, left, as Pompeo's wife Susan, center, watches in the Vice President's Ceremonial Office in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in the White House complex in Washington, Monday, Jan. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Mike Pompeo confirmed to head Donald Trump’s CIA by Senate

The Senate confirmed Mike Pompeo to be the new CIA chief Monday and cleared the way for a vote later this week on Rex Tillerson, President Trump's pick to lead the State Department, as Republicans pushed through Democrats' roadblocks.

January 23, 2017
Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan. left, introduces CIA Director-designate Rep. Mike Pompeo, R-Kan., center, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017, during Pompeo's confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee. At right is former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Dems block Trump’s CIA nominee Mike Pompeo

Liberal senators on Friday blocked plans to speed through President Trump's pick to lead the CIA, demanding more time to scrutinize the nominee, Rep. Mike Pompeo.

January 20, 2017
President Donald Trump waves as he walks with first lady Melania Trump during the inauguration parade on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, Friday, Jan. 20, 2016. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool)

Donald J. Trump sworn as 45th president

Donald John Trump, first dismissed as a stuntman, then a nuisance, then a threat to the political order, took the oath of office Friday to become the 45th president of the United States, ushering in one of the most compelling administrations in history.

January 20, 2017
In this June 22, 2016 photo, a Border Patrol agent walks along a border structure in San Diego. Only about one of every three applicants passes CBP's polygraph, which is barely half the pass rate among law enforcement agencies that provided data to The Associated Press under open-records law requests. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Judge: Obama DOJ had 132 ethical lapses in last four years

Federal Judge Andrew S. Hanen said the Justice Department has notched 132 different cases of self-reported ethical misconduct in just four years -- with more than two dozen of those involving lawyers misleading the courts.

January 19, 2017
FILE - In this Nov. 13, 2016, file photo, Central American migrants newly released after processing by the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol are fitted for shoes at the Sacred Heart Community Center in the Rio Grande Valley border city of McAllen, Texas. Central Americans attempting to enter the United States illegally on the country's border with Mexico helped drive a 15 percent increase in immigration arrests during the 2016 fiscal year, according to U.S. Department of Homeland Security figures released Friday, Dec. 30. 2016. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Illegal immigrant families surge across border

More than 23,000 illegal immigrant children and families were nabbed on the southwest border in December, according to Border Patrol statistics released this week that show the administration still struggling to deal with a problem that's now dogged it for three years.

January 19, 2017
The U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo is relatively empty these days, but the population is likely to rise during the Trump administration. (Associated Press)

Obama’s errors leave Gitmo promise unfulfilled

It was the defining promise of the early days of the "hope and change" administration: President Obama would signal a new era of U.S. engagement with the world by closing, within a year, the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

January 18, 2017
FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2017 file photo, Defense Secretary-designate James Mattis listens on Capitol Hill in Washington while testifying at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee. Some of President-elect Donald Trump’s most important Cabinet choices are at odds with him on matters that were dear to his heart as a campaigner and central to his promises to supporters. For the Pentagon, the CIA, the State Department and more, Trump has picked people who publicly disagree with him on some cornerstones of his agenda In confirmation hearings. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

James Mattis clears committee, poised for quick confirmation

Gen. James Mattis on Wednesday won the overwhelming backing of the Senate Armed Services Committee to be the next Defense Department secretary, leaving him in good position to be one of President-elect Donald Trump's first Cabinet nominees to be approved.

January 18, 2017