Laura Doan

2 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Laura Doan |Ellee Watson

Ahead of Memorial Day, President Trump has repeatedly taken credit for an upswing in military recruitment, claiming almost no one wanted to join the military before news of his reelection. "After years of military recruiting shortfalls, enlistments in the U.S. armed forces are now the highest in 30 years because there is such an incredible spirit in the United States of America," the president said last week in Riyadh.

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Laura Doan |Ellee Watson

1 hour agoGraphics: Here's what it will take to transform the Qatari jet into Air Force OneA luxury jetliner gifted by Qatar is currently sitting on a tarmac at an airport in San Antonio waiting for a specialized overhaul to become the next Air Force One.

1 month ago | cbsnews.com | Laura Doan |Julia Ingram

President Trump has argued his new tariffs will help reverse the long decline of U.S. manufacturing, pointing to the loss of "90,000 factories" since the North American Free Trade Agreement took effect in 1994. "Since the very beginning of NAFTA, our country lost 90,000 factories," Mr. Trump said during his Rose Garden speech on April 2, as he announced a host of tariff hikes. The president repeated the claim in his Monday remarks.

2 months ago | cbsnews.com | Laura Doan |Julia Ingram

This week, President Trump signed the 100th executive order of his second term. Historical records show Mr. Trump has exercised his presidential pen at a pace that's unprecedented in modern U.S. history. More than a month before the 100-day mark, Mr. Trump has surpassed Franklin D. Roosevelt's record of 99 executive orders within his first 100 days.

2 months ago | businessandamerica.com | Laura Doan

President Trump has made a number of inaccurate claims about Canada in the past week as he imposed new tariff hikes on the country and touted his plans for more. On Wednesday morning, Mr. Trump imposed a blanket 25% tariff on foreign steel and aluminum, significantly impacting Canada, the largest foreign supplier of these metals to the U.S. An additional 25% tariff on most Canadian goods is set to go into effect on April 2.