8. President Trump has tasked his senior adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner with constructing a border wall with Mexico. Trump sees the wall's construction as a top priority with less than a year to go before the 2020 election, according to the Washington Post. Kushner is holding regular meetings at the White House in hopes he can expedite progress, as a key campaign promise of the president has yet to materialize. One potential roadblock concerning the president is the more than 800 pieces of private property that will have to be seized in order for the wall to be built. — THE WEEK