Author: Lisa Rein
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The presidential coin undergoes a Trumpian makeover
For two decades, the commander in chief has doled out distinguished-looking coins as personal mementos. Now, the presidential “challenge coin” has undergone a Trumpian transformation. The presidential seal has been replaced by an eagle bearing President Trump’s signature. The eagle’s head faces right, not left, as on the seal. The 13 arrows representing the original…
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Secret Service says it will run out of money to protect Trump and his family Sept. 30
President-elect Donald Trump and his wife Melania, accompanied by their Secret Service detail, arrives for a church service at St. Johnâs Episcopal Church across from the White House in Washington, Friday, Jan. 20, 2017, on Donald Trump’s inauguration day. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Alex Brandon A U.S. Secret Service special agent cleans the windshield of the…
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Border Patrol chief resigns after clashing with powerful union
The chief of the U.S. Border Patrol has resigned after only six months on the job, one day after President Trump announced plans to ratchet up immigration enforcement and build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, officials said Thursday. It was not immediately clear why Mark Morgan – a career FBI official who was the…
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Harry Potter stamp riles Postal Service panel, traditional stamp collectors
WASHINGTON — For more than half a century, a committee of cultural heavyweights has met behind closed doors, its deliberations kept secret, weighing the faces and images of Americana worthy of gracing U.S. postage stamps. While its rulings have been advisory, they long carried the weight of writ. Now comes a youngster from across the…