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Category: Government
12/12/2020
BIDEN PEOPLE/GOVERNMENT/JOE BIDEN: “This team will meet the unique and challenging moment we’re facing as a nation. They bring deep experience, bold new thinking, and they know how government can — and should — work. Together, we’re going to build back better for all Americans. https://twitter.com/JoeBiden/status/1337777981830402058/photo/1″ ––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, December 12, 2020 4:15 am […]
12/11/2020
BIDEN PEOPLE/GOVERNMENT/JOE BIDEN/NOMINATIONS: “It’s time to get back to a government of the people, for the people, by the people. That’s how we can move forward and solve the biggest challenges we face. There is no group of individuals I trust more to stand up for Americans. https://twitter.com/i/status/1337447554804400128″ ––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, December 11, 2020 6:22 […]
12/8/2020
GOVERNMENT/LGBTQ/RELIGION/TRUMP ADMIN: “The Trump administration has issued new guidance on religious exemptions for federal contractors that critics say grants them carte blanche to discriminate against LGBTQ workers, women, religious minorities and others. The Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs released Monday [Dec. 7, 2020] its final rule on exemptions to Title VII […]
12/7/2020
GOVERNMENT/TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS: “I am signing the Federal Mission Resilience Strategy (Strategy), which should be implemented to increase the resilience of the executive branch. Implementing the Strategy will reduce the current reliance on reactive relocation of personnel and enhance a proactive posture that minimizes disruption, distributes risk to the performance of NEFs [National Essential Functions], […]
12/7/2020
BIDEN PEOPLE/CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/CRISIS/GOVERNMENT/HEALTHCARE/JOE BIDEN: “This team of world-class medical experts and public servants will be ready on day one to implement a full government response to this crisis. Together, we’ll overcome our toughest challenges and make health care a right for all Americans. https://t.co/XscULxoipZ?amp=1″ ––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, December 7, 2020 4:07 am […]
12/5/2020
GOVERNMENT/JOE BIDEN/QUOTE: “My dad used to say, ‘Joey, I don’t expect the government to solve my problems. But I expect it to understand my problems.’ Folks out there aren’t looking for a handout — they just need help. They’re in trouble through no fault of their own, and they need us to understand.“ ––Joe Biden, […]
11/1/2020
2020 ELECTION/CLIMATE CHANGE/GOVERNMENT/GUNS/HEALTHCARE/JOE BIDEN/VOTING: “We can build a future where: – Health care is a right – We end the gun violence epidemic – We combat climate change – Our government works for everyone Vote.“ ––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, November 1, 2020 6:50 am […]
10/21/2020
GOVERNMENT/TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS: “To effectively carry out the broad array of activities assigned to the executive branch under law, the President and his appointees must rely on men and women in the Federal service employed in positions of a confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating character. Faithful execution of the law requires that the President have […]
8/11/2020
CIA/GOVERNMENT/INTELLIGENCE/JAMES CLAPPER/JAMES COMEY/JOHN BOLTON/POLICE/RUSSIA/VLADIMIR PUTIN: “John Bolton, one of the dumbest people I’ve met in government and sadly, I’ve met plenty, states often that I respected, and even trusted, Vladimir Putin of Russia more than those in our Intelligence Agencies. While of course that is not true, if the first people you met from…. ..so […]
5/18/2020
GOVERNMENT/OBAMA ADMIN: “I’ve gotten rid of a lot of inspector generals; every President has. I think every President has gotten rid of probably more than I have. A lot of our people kept the Obama inspector general, and I think, generally speaking, that’s not a good thing to do, but they’ve kept them. But I […]
4/24/2020
CORONAVIRUS/GOVERNMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Getting VERY good reviews of the job the Federal Government is doing on CoronaVirus. Ventilators, building hospitals, beds and yes, Testing, have been handled incredibly well. Testing is getting exponentially better every day. Love seeing our Country safely opening up!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 24, 2020 8:38 am […]
4/13/2020
GOVERNMENT/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “For the purpose of creating conflict and confusion, some in the Fake News Media are saying that it is the Governors decision to open up the states, not that of the President of the United States & the Federal Government. Let it be fully understood that this is incorrect….” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
4/11/2020
GOVERNMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “’The President and the Federal Government are doing an excellent job. When they say the death toll isn’t going to be as high as reported, they (the opposition) act like they’re sad because it’s lower. I think they are (Press Conferences) wonderful.’ West Virginia Resident, C Span” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 11, […]
3/13/2020
CORONAVIRUS/GOVERNMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “To unleash the full power of the Federal Government in this effort, today I am officially declaring a National Emergency. https://t.co/yu2GBcxWD6“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 13, 2020 4:00 pm […]
3/11/2020
CORONAVIRUS/GOVERNMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I am fully prepared to use the full power of the Federal Government to deal with our current challenge of the CoronaVirus!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 11, 2020 2:18 pm […]
3/5/2020
COURTS/GOVERNMENT/SANCTUARY CITIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As per recent Federal Court ruling, the Federal Government will be withholding funds from Sanctuary Cities. They should change their status and go non-Sanctuary. Do not protect criminals!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 5, 2020 9:11 am […]
2/10/2020
GOVERNMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Meeting with U.S. Governors in a short while. All States are doing well. ‘Thank you Mr. President.’” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, February 10, 2020 9:28 am […]
1/6/2020
CALIFORNIA/GOVERNMENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “RT @TuckerCarlson: San Francisco’s left-wing government has turned the city into an ‘American Dystopia’ – Our shocking & exclusive 5-part s…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, January 6, 2020 7:12 pm […]
1/6/2020
DEMS/GOVERNMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….If however, the city or state in question is willing to acknowledge responsibility, and politely asks for help from the Federal Government, we will very seriously consider getting involved in order to make those poorly run Democrat Cities Great Again!’ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, January 6, 2020 6:50 pm […]
1/3/2020
GOVERNMENT/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….different places that he thought were wasteful, and the career staff, as they always do, pushed back, and made a million excuses as to why they could not possibly stop spending U.S. taxpayer money. There was a back & forth over the legal arguments, & the W.H. decision was…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
1/3/2020
GOVERNMENT/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….different places that he thought were wasteful, and the career staff, as they always do, pushed back, and nade s million excuses as to why they could not possibly stop spending U.S.taxpayer money. There was a back & forth over the legal arguments, & the W.H. decision was….q” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, January […]
12/17/2019
GOVERNMENT/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Three years into the Trump administration’s promised war on the administrative state, the attacks appear to be having an effect, with the morale of the government workforce showing a decline for two years in a row. Morale among the country’s roughly 2 million federal workers fell by half a point in […]
8/14/2019
BUSINESS/GOVERNMENT/LABOR/LGBTQ/RELIGION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. businesses with federal government contracts would be allowed not to hire LGBT+ candidates on religious grounds under a proposed rule announced on Wednesday [8-14-19] by the U.S. Department of Labor. The policy change would state that government contractors, including universities, hospitals and corporations, can claim religious exemptions in employment decisions if […]
4/5/2019
GOP/GOVERNMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “It was as if Mark Meadows were watching a political car crash in slow motion. In November 2018, when House Republicans lost their legislative majority, it rendered him a bit player in Donald Trump’s Washington. Then in late November and early December, a more paralyzing fear began to creep into his […]
3/1/2019
BORDER/GOVERNMENT/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Mexican officials are carrying out the Trump administration’s immigration agenda across wide stretches of the border, undercutting the Mexican government’s promises to defend migrants and support their search for a better life. The Mexican authorities are blocking groups of migrants at border towns, refusing to allow them onto international bridges to apply […]
2/15/2019
BORDER/CONGRESS/GOVERNMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “We’re ending the week on a high note: The government isn’t going to shut down tonight! Republicans, Democrats, Congress and the President came together (mostly), put aside their differences (kinda), and have passed a stopgap spending bill that lacks Trump’s stated $5.7 billion for the border wall. He officially signed the bill […]
2/15/2019
BORDER/CHUCK SCHUMER/GOVERMENT/MITCH MCCONNELL/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The day before the 35-day government shutdown ended, Chuck Schumer and Mitch McConnell huddled privately to figure out some way everyone could save face and end the biggest congressional crisis in years. The Senate majority leader first floated providing a pro-rated piece of wall money for President Donald Trump, which Schumer […]
2/14/2019
GOVERNMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @WhiteHouse: .@PressSec: President Trump will sign the government funding bill, and as he has stated before, he will also take other exe…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, February 14, 2019 9:59 pm […]
2/7/2019
BORDER/GOVERNMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “There is a growing optimism in the White House that a budget agreement to avoid another partial government shutdown can be reached, a senior White House official said Thursday [2-7-19]. The shift from earlier in the week, when some White House officials expressed concern about the prospects of a deal, comes as […]
2/7/2019
BORDER/GOVERNMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump signaled optimism Thursday [2-7-19] about the progress of congressional talks on border security, just a week after telling Republicans they were wasting their time trying to negotiate a deal with Democrats…Trump’s remarks are the latest sign that negotiations are progressing as lawmakers try to hammer out a deal before […]
2/6/2019
AIRLINE INDUSTRY/GOVERNMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “On January 24, it seemed like the partial government shutdown would go on forever, leaving more than 800,000 federal workers in unpaid limbo. But on January 25 — the 35th day of the longest-ever federal shutdown — something changed: 10 air traffic controllers decided to stay home. The absence of those […]
2/6/2019
DEMS/GOVERNMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump urged bipartisanship during his State of the Union address Tuesday [2-5-19]. Then he promptly called for Democrats to help him build a border wall, enact a new abortion ban and preemptively end the House’s investigations. Needless to say, it did not go over well. ‘WTF,’ said Sen. Mazie Hirono […]
2/4/2019
BORDER/DEMS/GOP/GOVERNMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Donald Trump said there is a ‘good chance’ he’ll declare a national emergency to build his proposed border wall and said he would use his State of the Union address next week to once again make a case for the barrier. ‘I think there’s a good chance we’ll have to do […]
2/4/2019
GOVERNMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Richard M. Nixon once said, ‘People react to fear, not love; they don’t teach that in Sunday [2-3-19] school, but it’s true.’ No president since has deployed fear quite like Donald J. Trump. Whether it is the prospect of a crime wave at the border with Mexico or nuclear war with North […]
2/1/2019
BORDER/CONGRESS/GOVERNMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Under pressure from fellow Republicans to reset his contentious presidency, Donald Trump plans to offer Democrats a choice in his State of the Union speech on Tuesday [2-5-19]: Work together to make progress, or fight each other and get nothing done. He signaled on Friday that the address, an annual rite of […]
2/1/2019
FLORIDA/GOVERNMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “With the government open again, President Donald Trump at last headed Friday [2-1-19] for a weekend at his happy place: his Mar-a-Lago private club on Florida’s southeastern coast. Trump typically spends many winter weekends at the Palm Beach estate, golfing at another nearby private club he owns and dining on an outdoor […]
1/31/2019
BORDER/GOVERNMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump cast doubt on chances a deal could be reached between Republican and Democratic lawmakers working on a border security agreement after an impasse that led to a 35-day partial government shutdown. ‘I don’t think they’re going to make a deal,’ Trump told reporters at the White House. Trump […]
1/30/2019
BORDER/CONGRESS/GOVERNMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Donald Trump on Wednesday [1-30-19] warned lawmakers beginning negotiations to avert another government shutdown that they are ‘wasting their time’ if they are not discussing construction of a physical barrier along the nation’s southern border, a long-standing demand of the president’s. A 17-member bipartisan committee made up of lawmakers from both […]
1/29/2019
ECONOMY/GOVERNMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Federal contractors still await approval to get back to work now that the partial shutdown is over. — The five-week impasse over $5.7 billion in funding for President Donald Trump’s border wall cost the economy $3 billion. — Asylum seekers will not be allowed access to attorneys during interviews determining whether they […]
1/29/2019
DEMS/GOVERNMENT/HOUSE OF REPS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Democrats in the House offered a border security plan on Wednesday [1-30-19] that would not provide a penny for Donald Trump’s border wall, ignoring — for now — an early-morning warning from the president that they’d be ‘wasting their time’ if they don’t come up with wall money. The Democratic […]
1/28/2019
BORDER/GOP/GOVERNMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Senate Republicans can’t stomach another shutdown. After weathering 35 days of a partial government closure, the Senate GOP is dreading the possibility another one will hit in less than three weeks — a sentiment that could prevent President Donald Trump from closing the government again. Though House Republicans aren’t ruling out supporting […]
1/28/2019
ELECTION/GOVERNMENT/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s political team has concluded that shutting down the government hasn’t damaged his 2020 prospects — if anything, they’re convinced it’s bolstered his standing in key electoral battlegrounds. Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale commissioned a survey taken during the final days of the shutdown that was conducted by respected GOP […]
1/28/2019
CONGRESS/GOVERNMENT/NANCY PELOSI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump will deliver the annual State of the Union address next week after accepting an invitation from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who had postponed it due to the partial shutdown of the U.S. government. The nationally televised address from the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives, now set […]
1/28/2019
CONGRESS/DEMS/ELECTION/GOVERNMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “• The longest government shutdown in history inflicted severe political damage on President Trump, dragging down his poll numbers and stirring concern about his ability to navigate a divided government. He now appears without a plan for mounting a strong campaign in 2020. • With the shutdown over for now, Congress will […]
1/25/2019
BORDER/GOVERNMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Trump agreed on Friday [1-25-19] to reopen the federal government for three weeks while negotiations continued over how to secure the nation’s southwestern border, backing down after a monthlong standoff failed to force Democrats to give him billions of dollars for his long-promised wall. The president’s concession paved the way for […]
1/25/2019
GOP/GOVERNMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/WALL: “Some of the most prominent voices in the conservative base were furious at President Trump on Friday [1-25-19] after he agreed to reopen the government without getting money for a border wall — the sort of terms he had spent more than a month rejecting. They derided the deal as a […]
1/25/2019
BORDER/DEMS/GOVERNMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Donald Trump conceded Friday [1-25-19] to mounting pressure that he reopen the federal government, agreeing to a temporary funding measure that would allow federal employees to return to work but that does not include the billions of dollars in border wall funding he’s spent the past month demanding. The outcome of […]
1/25/2019
BORDER/GOVERNMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Donald Trump signed a short-term spending bill into law Friday [1-25-19] night that does not include his requested $5.7 billion for a border wall. The White House announced late Friday that Trump had signed the measure, a three-week stopgap bill that will reopen shuttered parts of the government through February 15. […]
1/25/2019
BORDER/GOP/GOVERNMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump touted GOP unity for 33 days of a partial government shutdown. But by the 34th day, it was clearly gone — and so was the shutdown by the end of the 35th. Senate Republicans had finally had it and were struggling to continue to defend the president’s position and […]
1/25/2019
BORDER/GOVERNMENT/NANCY PELOSI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “There’s no spinning what happened in Washington on Friday [1-25-19]: Donald Trump caved to Nancy Pelosi — and a compromise to reopen the government was struck. The bigger question is how. How, after 3+ years of Trump running roughshod on the political process, did Pelosi, the newly installed speaker of the […]
1/25/2019
GOVERNMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As President Donald Trump reached a deal to reopen the government, some furloughed workers across the United States are relieved, while others are not feeling quite optimistic yet…Friday’s deal would soon return federal workers to their jobs, but it’s not immediately clear when are they going to get paid. About 800,000 federal […]
1/25/2019
BORDER/GOVERNMENT/NANCY PELOSI/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/WALL: “Before President Donald Trump finished speaking from the Rose Garden, putting a temporary end to the five-week government shutdown, a running group text between several of his former aides lit up with complaints…Bewildered by his decision to accept a deal without funding for a wall on the southern border […]
1/25/2019
CONGRESS/GOVERNMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “The president announced a deal on Friday [1-25-19] to temporarily end to the longest-ever government shutdown, teeing up three weeks of negotiations to end the stalemate over funding for a wall along the southern border. Trump, speaking from the White House, said the temporary relief would allow the 800,000 federal employees who […]
1/25/2019
GOVERNMENT/NANCY PELOSI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/WALL: “President Trump announced Friday [1-25-19] his willingness to end the shutdown for three weeks. During that time, he will use the State of the Union and other events to build pressure for a wall. In the words of Bill O’Reilly, ‘Political chess game continues. President Trump reopens government — a […]
1/25/2019
BORDER/GOVERNMENT/NANCY PELOSI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/WALL: “Conservatives had a quick message for President Donald Trump after he announced a deal to end the government shutdown without funds for his border wall: You caved!…’Nancy Pelosi is alpha,’ tweeted conservative film maker Mike Cernovich. And right wing commentator Michael Malice opined: ‘Apparently a wall isn’t as good as […]
1/25/2019
BORDER/CONGRESS/GOVERNMENT/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Seven percent of Americans against the border wall believe that Congress should fund President Donald Trump’s wall on the U.S.-Mexico border if that is the only way to end the government shutdown. That fact is an enormous opportunity to change the dynamic between this Congress and this president. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi […]
1/25/2019
BORDER/CONGRESS/GOVERNMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “The longest government shutdown in U.S. history came to an end Friday [1-25-19] after President Donald Trump and Congress agreed to temporarily reopen shuttered federal agencies without providing any money for the president’s border wall. Soon after Trump announced the deal Friday afternoon in the Rose Garden, the House and Senate quickly […]
1/25/2019
DEMS/GOVERNMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Michael Bloomberg came to Virginia on Friday [1-25-19] to deliver a message to Democrats: I told you so. The former New York City mayor delivered his most scathing remarks about Trump since he called then-candidate Donald Trump a ‘dangerous demagogue’ and knocked his business credentials in a speech at the 2016 Democratic […]
1/24/2019
BORDER/DEMS/GOP/GOVERNMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Sometimes out of failure comes success. Or at least progress. That may be what happened on the floor of the Senate on Thursday [1-24-19] afternoon when both a Republican bill and a Democratic one designed to reopen the government failed to garner the 60 votes they needed to move forward to a […]
1/24/2019
BORDER/GOVERNMENT/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “After the Senate voted down two proposals to reopen the government on Thursday [1-24-19], lawmakers are searching for a way to end the partial shutdown, though it is still not clear whether Democrats and the White House will be able to find common ground as President Donald Trump continues to push for […]
1/24/2019
BORDER/DEMS/GOVERNMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Donald Trump said Thursday [1-24-19] he is open to a measure to end the partial government shutdown for three weeks in exchange for a ‘down payment’ on his border wall, marking a potential breakthrough in the weekslong stalemate. Trump’s comments that he would consider a ‘reasonable agreement’ worked out by Senate […]
1/24/2019
BORDER/DEMS/GOVERNMENT/NANCY PELOSI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Now that the Senate has shot down President Donald Trump’s compromise offer to end the month-long government shutdown, White House officials aren’t sure of their next move. But they do know one thing: they’re losing, and they want to cut a deal. The president is weighing the idea of a three-week […]
1/24/2019
BORDER/DHS/GOVERNMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “The White House is preparing a draft proclamation for President Donald Trump to declare a national emergency along the southern border and has identified more than $7 billion in potential funds for his signature border wall should he go that route, according to internal documents reviewed by CNN. Trump has not ruled […]
1/24/2019
BORDER/GOVERNMENT/TRUMP FAMILY: “The president’s daughter-in-law is facing criticism after saying the ongoing partial government shutdown may have inflicted a ‘little bit of pain’ on federal employees but is worth it in the fight for a wall along the southern border. In an interview with Bold TV this week, Lara Trump, who works as a campaign […]
1/24/2019
GARY COHN/GOVERNMENT/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Gary Cohn, the former top economic adviser to President Donald Trump, told MSNBC on Thursday [1-24-19] that his former boss has ‘got to get the government open’ and allow a steady flow of immigrants into the U.S. to maintain economic growth. Cohn, a former executive at Goldman Sachs, was director of […]
1/24/2019
GOVERNMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/WILBER ROSS: “One White House aide mused that the shutdown was like a paid vacation for some furloughed workers. President Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law said employees’ ‘little bit of pain’ was worth it for the good of the country. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross questioned why cash-poor workers were using food banks instead of […]
1/24/2019
CONGRESS/GOVERNMENT/NANCY PELOSI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The counter-puncher caved. President Donald Trump’s decision to postpone his State of the Union address under pressure from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi surprised allies, contradicted top aides who had been working on an alternative speech plan and left all of Washington trying to determine whether it signaled new willingness by Trump […]
1/23/2019
GOVERNMENT/NANCY PELOSI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As the Shutdown was going on, Nancy Pelosi asked me to give the State of the Union Address. I agreed. She then changed her mind because of the Shutdown, suggesting a later date. This is her prerogative – I will do the Address when the Shutdown is over. I am not […]
1/23/2019
GOVERNMENT/NANCY PELOSI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump will NOT be giving his State of the Union speech on the House floor next Tuesday [1-22-19]. That much now seems definite, following an exchange of hugely passive-aggressive letters between Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday [1-23-19]– a battle of words that ended with Pelosi informing […]
1/23/2019
BORDER/DEMS/GOVERNMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “House Democratic leaders are drafting a letter to President Donald Trump that would propose $5 billion in border security if he agrees to reopen the government, but Trump warned Wednesday [1-23-19] that the partial government shutdown could drag on for a while. The Democrats’ proposal does not include money for any ‘new […]
1/23/2019
BORDER/GOVERNMENT/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “The federal government has been partially shut down for more than a month because of an impasse between Donald Trump and congressional Democrats over the president’s demand for $5.7 billion to build a wall along the southern border. Democrats have remained adamant in their opposition to such a barrier. However, on Wednesday, […]
1/23/2019
GOVERNMENT/POLLS/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s disapproval rating is at an all-time high amid a historically long partial government shutdown and concerns about the president’s relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to a new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll. Nearly 6-in-10 voters — 57 percent — disapprove of Trump’s job performance, compared to the 40 percent […]
1/23/2019
GOP/GOVERNMENT/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As President Donald Trump’s approval rating falls, the Republican Party is grasping him ever tighter. Gathering in New Mexico, the Republican National Committee’s governing body will take the unusual step Friday of voting to declare the party’s ‘undivided support’ for Trump and his ‘effective presidency.’ Amid concerns about the political fallout […]
1/23/2019
ECONOMY/GOVERNMENT/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “America’s corporate leaders are shrugging off a monthslong trade war, a protracted government shutdown and other looming economic threats, projecting that revenue growth in 2019 will be strong largely on the assumption that President Trump will reach a deal with China. They seem to be increasingly isolated in that view. In […]
1/23/2019
BORDER/DEMS/GOVERNMENT/NANCY PELOSI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump said late Wednesday [1-23-19] that he would deliver his State of the Union address once the federal government reopens, capping a day of brinkmanship with Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who told the president that he was not welcome to deliver the speech in the House chamber while the government is […]
1/23/2019
DEMS/GOVERNMENT/NANCY PELOSI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump said he would deliver his State of the Union address after the federal government reopens, capping a day of brinkmanship with Speaker Nancy Pelosi. His apparent capitulation came even as House Democrats said they were prepared to give him a substantial sum of money for border security — but […]
1/23/2019
GOVERNMENT/NANCY PELOSI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump said he would look for alternative venues for his State of the Union address on Tuesday [1-22-19], appearing to capitulate after Speaker Nancy Pelosi again told him she would not invite him to deliver it at the House until the government reopens. The decision came after a tit-for-tat between […]
1/23/2019
GOVERNMENT/NANCY PELOSI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump ended the week-long skirmish over the timing of his State of the Union address Wednesday [1-23-19] night by agreeing to Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s request to delay the speech until the government shutdown is resolved. The move is a reversal from his position from earlier in the day, when […]
1/23/2019
GOVERNMENT/HOUSE OF REPS/STEVE MNUCHIN/TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin has declined to appear before the House Ways and Means Committee on Thursday [1-24-19] to testify on 36,000 Internal Revenue Service employees being called back to work without pay, a committee aide told CNN on Wednesday. Committee Chairman Richard Neal, a Massachusetts Democrat, had called […]
1/22/2019
GOP/GOVERNMENT/LEGISLATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “The Senate is poised as early as Tuesday [1-22-19] to act on a Trump-backed measure to end the partial government shutdown, but a bill promoted as a compromise to pair the president’s wall with legal protections for some immigrants would also severely restrict migrants’ ability to claim asylum, drawing fierce opposition from […]
1/22/2019
BORDER/GOVERNMENT/MITCH MCCONNELL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “At sunrise, there it was: a red-tailed hawk, its gyre widening over the United States Capitol building in the Creamsicle-colored light, like the world’s least subtle literary reference. It was still there by midafternoon, drifting on the thermals over the mostly depopulated National Mall, wheeling occasionally past the window in […]
1/22/2019
AGRICULTURE/GOVERNMENT/TRADE WARS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Like most Iowa farmers, Kate Edwards loves the rhythm of the seasons: planting in the spring, harvesting in the fall, planning it all over again each winter. But thanks to an ongoing trade war and a partial government shutdown, Edwards and her farming neighbors are stuck. Instead of planning, this winter […]
1/22/2019
GOVERNMENT/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Last time I went to Davos, the Fake News said I should not go there. This year, because of the Shutdown, I decided not to go, and the Fake News said I should be there. The fact is that the people understand the media better than the media understands them!” -Donald Trump, […]
1/22/2019
BORDER/DREAMERS/GOVERNMENT/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “The U.S. Senate shifted slightly closer on Tuesday [1-22-19] to resolving a month-long partial government shutdown, but there was no sign of relief anytime soon for 800,000 federal workers who are furloughed or working without pay. Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell laid the groundwork for a vote on Thursday [1-24-19] on […]
1/22/2019
GOVERNMENT/MITCH MCCONNELL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It may look like a typical Washington farce, but a pair of Senate show votes this week might just be the first, tentative step on a long road out of the longest government shutdown in history. The White House, the Democratic House and the Republican Senate are about to stage a […]
1/20/2019
BORDER/GOVERNMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “To all of the great people who are working so hard for your Country and not getting paid I say, THANK YOU – YOU ARE GREAT PATRIOTS! We must now work together, after decades of abuse, to finally fix the Humanitarian, Criminal & Drug Crisis at our Border. WE WILL WIN BIG!” […]
1/20/2019
BORDER/GOVERNMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @SenJohnHoeven: The president outlined a compromise proposal to strengthen border security & end the partial government shutdown. Read m…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, January 20, 2019 7:35 pm […]
1/20/2019
GOVERNMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @SenatorLankford: The President offered a reasonable compromise today to reopen the remainder of the government, and I look forward to c…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, January 20, 2019 7:33 pm […]
1/20/2019
BORDER/GOVERNMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @SenThomTillis: My statement on the President’s proposal to end the partial government #shutdown through a compromise on border security…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, January 20, 2019 6:42 pm […]
1/20/2019
GOVERNMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @SenJohnThune: My statement on @POTUS’s proposal to end the shutdown: https://t.co/VCO1vwzaC3” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, January 20, 2019 6:42 pm […]
1/20/2019
BORDER/GOVERNMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @VP: Today @POTUS proposed a common sense plan to secure our border, reopen our government, and KEEP AMERICANS SAFE. Now it’s time for C…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, January 20, 2019 3:31 pm […]
1/20/2019
BORDER/GOP/GOVERNMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @GOP: ‘I commend the President for his leadership in proposing this bold solution to reopen the government, secure the border, and take…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, January 20, 2019 3:21 pm […]
1/20/2019
BORDER/GOP/GOVERNMENT/IMMIGRATION/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senate Republicans plan to include $12.7 billion in disaster aid and government funding through the end of the fiscal year in their bill to advance President Donald Trump’s immigration proposal. The president’s plan will test Democrats’ solidarity, pitting border security funding against protections for young immigrants and refugees. Now, it will also […]
1/20/2019
GOVERNMENT/NANCY PELOSI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Nancy, I am still thinking about the State of the Union speech, there are so many options – including doing it as per your written offer (made during the Shutdown, security is no problem), and my written acceptance. While a contract is a contract, I’ll get back to you soon!” –Donald […]
1/19/2019
BORDER/DEMS/GOVERNMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “A year ago, President Donald Trump was spending a holiday weekend in the South Florida sun, making morning excursions to his golf course and passing warm evenings on the patio of his estate as the sound of a piano wafted in the breeze. There’s no warmth now. The President is again sequestered […]
1/18/2019
BORDER/DEMS/GOVERNMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Donald Trump plans to offer Democrats another proposal to end the shutdown when he addresses the nation from the White House on Saturday [1-19-19] afternoon — what officials are describing as his third offer to end the shutdown, according to a senior administration official. The official told CNN that Trump’s idea […]
1/18/2019
AFGHANISTAN/GOVERNMENT/NANCY PELOSI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Donald Trump criticized House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday [1-18-19] for attempting to visit troops in Afghanistan as the government shutdown continues with no end in sight..Trump “postponed” Pelosi’s congressional trip in apparent retaliation after the House speaker on Wednesday requested the president delay his State of the Union address […]
1/18/2019
BORDER/DEMS/GOVERNMENT/NANCY PELOSI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “House Democrats have added more than $1 billion in border-related spending to a package of funding bills that would reopen most of the government, even as President Trump said he would have a ‘major announcement’ on Saturday [1-19-19] about the border and the shutdown stalemate. Both sides’ actions were the first […]
1/18/2019
BORDER/DEMS/DREAMERS/GOVERNMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Trump, facing a growing public backlash over the partial government shutdown, shifted course on Saturday [1-19-19] and offered Democrats a deal: temporary protections for roughly 700,000 young undocumented immigrants in exchange for $5.7 billion in funding for a wall along the southern border. But the proposal, which Mr. Trump unveiled in […]