Melania Trump strikes a business look in her official portrait, unveiled by the Office of the First Lady shortly after noon today. The black and white image, by Belgian photographer Régine Mahaux, was captured in the Yellow Oval Room one day after Donald J. Trump was sworn in as the 47th president. The First Lady, 54, rests her hands

Republicans reset their party beginning at precinct meetings Tuesday and then at the County Convention. This year, some want to grow the party to support President Trump’s success in expanding the base. Others want to shrink the party to make it easier to control in their own image. The “expanding” folk welcome policy discussions, adherence

Signature Symphony at Tulsa Community College will present “Pictures Reimagined” Jan. 25, in a performance that blends music, modern dance and aerialist art to celebrate the different mediums of artistic expression. The concert will feature Perpetual Motion Dance, a premier Oklahoma City-based modern and aerial dance company, that will perform alongside the Signature Symphony

This story originally appeared at WattsUpWithThat.com with the title, “Why California Wildfires are NOT Climate Driven: A Historical and Meteorological Perspective“ The tragic wildfires currently raging in Los Angeles have reignited the predictable chorus blaming climate change for natural disasters. As articles from outlets like Axios, Newsweek, and the BBC demonstrate, there’s a growing tendency