America

• Dollar slips, shares wobbly as Trump reality sets in (Reuters)
• Some Republicans Wary of Repealing ACA Without Replacement Plan (WSJ)
• First days of Trump era signal America's deepening political divide (Reuters)
• Donald Trump Embarks on His First Week With a Heavy Slate (WSJ)
• Equatorial Guinea has applied to join OPEC: OPEC source (Reuters)
• White House Backs ‘Alternative Facts’ (WSJ)
• Samsung says batteries caused Note 7 fires, may delay new phone launch (Reuters)
• Trump Makes Revised Trade Deals an Early Priority (WSJ)

While US stocks closed near session, and all time highs on Friday, the first green close on inauguration day in over 50 years, Monday has seen a modest case of buyer's remorse, with European stocks sliding, Asian shares mixed and U.S.

Days after Trump’s inauguration, members of Congress are seizing the moment and pushing for America to exit the United Nations, introducing a bill to the House that will repeal the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 and reclaim full American sovereignty. Under a Trump presidency there is a growing belief that the idea of America exiting the UN is not only feasible but could capture the national imagination, as American citizens seek to defeat the corrupt global elite and regain control of their country.

On the same day Trump rolled back Obamacare, his new plans had millions of women pounding the pavement, burning calories, improving their waistlines and lowering their risk of cardiovascular disease. The third week of the year is known to be the time most people let their New Years resolutions slide, but millions of American women powered through that sticking point, proving that Trump is going to make America slim again. Washington D.C. was jam-packed with active women from the early hours of the morning, with many donning trainers, pink beanies and sportswear.

It has been revealed that billionaire agent provocateur George Soros was behind the Women’s March on Washington on Saturday. The self-proclaimed “grassroots” march for women’s rights wasn’t so grassroots, after all. A New York Times writer recently uncovered evidence that the march was orchestrated by Soros in an effort to attack and undermine President Trump. Nytimes.com reports: The Guardian has touted the “Women’s March on Washington” as a “spontaneous” action for women’s rights. Another liberal media outlet, Vox, talks about the “huge, spontaneous groundswell” behind the march.