Trump's promises; SCOTUS seat - CBS News Brief, Jan. 25, 2017
Promises, promises
President Trump released a long list of items on the campaign trail that he promised to “pursue” on his first day in office, but it’s been four days since his inauguration and he hasn’t yet accomplished much of what’s on that list. We look back at the long list of promises, and what progress he’s made thus far to fulfil them.
Trump’s wall
President Trump is taking a first step to keep his signature campaign promises on immigration. “We will build the wall!” he tweeted last night. The president plans to sign executive orders today to start work on that wall along the Mexican border. He’s also moving ahead with new restrictions affecting refugees and Muslims coming from certain countries.
Border adjustment
Although President Trump has expressed concerns about a “border adjustment tax,” Republican leaders say it would offer American companies relief while encouraging them to move overseas production back to the U.S. But how exactly would such a tax work, and what impact would it have on consumers?
SCOTUS seat
President Trump’s choice to fill the Supreme Court vacancy left by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia is down to two individuals -- a Denver-based U.S. Court of Appeals judge and a U.S. District Court judge from Pennsylvania, according to CBS News sources. We believe one of the men has an edge.
Silencing dissent?
The Trump administration is temporarily silencing the Environmental Protection Agency to align the EPA’s public statements with the president’s. We talk to environmental professors who, with their students, are racing to back up information they worry will disappear from government websites.
Zuckerberg’s pad
Proposed legislation in Hawaii is taking aim at Mark Zuckerberg over his purchase of a huge spread on the island of Kauai. Some Hawaiians say they have a legal and moral claim to the land, tracing their ancestry to the place back generations. Now, the Facebook boss is “reconsidering” his legal battles.
Pot moms
More women are getting into the business of legal weed, and many of them are moms. As marijuana is now legal in some form in more than half of all states, we visit a medical marijuana cultivation center in Washington, as so-called “pot moms” fight the stigma associated with their chosen profession.
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