President Donald Trump holds up an executive order
establishing the President’s National Council for the American Worker and the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board, at the White House on Thursday. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI |
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Trump signs the executive order. The programs will expand worker training and apprenticeships and increase investment on training unskilled and undersupplied workers. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo
Ivanka Trump, advisor and daughter of President Donald Trump, spoke at the event. "This will spur much-needed action to provide current and future American workers with the training and job opportunities they will need to succeed in our thriving economy and ensure they are able to achieve success not only today, but throughout their careers," she said. | License Photo
Marillyn Hewson (C), CEO of Lockheed Martin, applauds at the event. Trump invited representatives from more than 20 companies and organizations to sign a pledge to commit to training an education for American workers. | License Photo
Trump greets workers at the signing event. | License Photo
President Donald Trump talks to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on Wednesday. Photo by Olivier Douliery/UPI | License Photo
Ivanka Trump, advisor and daughter to President Donald Trump, speaks during the meeting. Ivanka later
tweeted, "Honored to address the @Cabinet to discuss tomorrow’s Executive Order signing & the launch of the National Council for the American Worker." Photo by Olivier Douliery/UPI |
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Trump
responded to a question from the press about whether he thinks Russia is still targeting the United States and its elections, to which he answered, "no." Photo by Olivier Douliery/UPI |
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Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos speaks during the meeting. Photo by Olivier Douliery/UPI | License Photo
Congressional staffers take hot dogs at the Congressional Hot Dog Lunch, sponsored by the North American Meat Institute to celebrate National Hot Dog Day, on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo
Baseball legend Lou Piniella eats a hot dog at the event. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo
Piniella signs a baseball. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo
Baseball great Bert Campaneris signs a bat for Rep. Bob Latta, R-Ohio, at the lunch. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo
Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump depart the West Wing to board Marine One for a trip to Joint Base Andrews, Md., from the White House on Wednesday. The Trumps will be
attending the arrival of the body of U.S. Secret Service Special Agent Nole Edward Remagen, who suffered a stroke and died during the president's trip to Scotland. Photo by Mike Theiler/UPI |
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Trump (C) listens to remarks by Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, (L) during a meeting with members of Congress on tax reform, including Rep. Diane Black, R-Tenn., (R) at the White House on Tuesday. Photo by Mike Theiler/UPI | License Photo
Trump said he
misspoke during a news conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin when he said he didn't "see any reason why" Russia would interfere in the 2016 U.S. election. Photo by Mike Theiler/UPI |
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Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell testifies during the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs "The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to Congress" hearing on Capitol Hill on Tuesday. Photo by Leigh Vogel/UPI | License Photo
Powell gives a thumbs up to Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., during the hearing. Photo by Leigh Vogel/UPI | License Photo
Powell testifies before the chairman, Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho. Photo by Leigh Vogel/UPI | License Photo
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive on the South Lawn of the White House on Monday after a seven-day trip to Europe. Photo by Oliver Contreras/UPI | License Photo
