5 ways Donald Trump has failed to 'drain the swamp'

One year into his first term, however, Trump’s pledge to root out Washington corruption has not exactly yielded the quick and easy results his slogan promised. Perhaps as a result, a new poll finds a sharp jump over the past 12 months in the number (44 percent) of Americans who think that most or all of the officials in the current administration are corrupt. A man holds up a “Drain the Swamp in Washington DC” sign as Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump attends a campaign event at the airport in Kinston, N.C., Oct. 26, 2016.

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  Most Americans doubt Trump on Russia probe

  CNN
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  The Democratic advantage that should make Republicans nervous

  MSNBC

Ivanka Trump Goofs Up On Tax Law In Her Televised Boast

Ivanka Trump’s victory boast on “Fox & Friends” about her dad’s new tax measure included a couple of gaffes.She spoke Thursday about Americans filing under the new law in April. In fact, the new law won’t kick in until 2018, and taxes for that year will

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  Trump signs tax reform bill before making another trip to his Florida estate

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  Trump Says Bob Kraft Called Tax Bill 'Incredible'

  Foxborough, MA Patch

Homelessness, up in 2017, doesn't take a break for Christmas

Every year around Christmas, a section of Union Square Park in New York City is blocked off for a holiday market of winding aisles lined with sales booths. New York City is among the places where it’s particularly acute, especially around Christmastime — a season of paradoxical compassion and materialism. New York is experiencing its greatest homelessness crisis since the Great Depression — we just can’t see it.