Day 4: Monday, January 23, 2017

President Trump signs executive order to renegotiate NAFTA (NBCnews.com Archive Link)

President Trump issues executive orders to freeze hiring of federal workers, excluding national security employees (which includes “military, public safety, and public health”).  (MSN Archive Link)

President Trump meets with executives to discuss manufacturing in the U.S. (Archive Tweet) (Full YouTube Link) (Archive Reuters Article)

Senator Bernie Sanders releases statement praising President Trump on withdrawal from TPP (Archive link)

Press Secretary Sean Spicer holds press briefing, takes questions from NY Post, Fox Business, CNN, and Indian press. (Full YouTube Link)

WSJ reports U.S. counterintelligence is investigating Michael Flynn and his ties to Russia (WSJ Archive link)

Mike Pompeo sworn in as new CIA director, 66 to 32 (CBSnews.com Archive Link)

President Trump speaks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, discussing the relationship between the U.S. and Egypt, as well as the continued fight against terrorism in the Middle East (Reuters Archive Link)

Limo set on fire during Trump Inauguration protests found to be owned by Muslim immigrants (Washington Examiner Archive Link)

Foreign relations committee votes to approve Rex Tillerson 11-10 (USA Today Archive Link)

Teamsters General President Jimmy Hoffa releases statement praising President Trump on withdrawal from TPP (Teamster Archive Link)

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