5/3/2019

ATTORNEY GENERAL/DEMS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “House Democrats, threatening to hold Attorney General William P. Barr in contempt of Congress, tried on Friday [5-3-19] to revive negotiations with the Justice Department over a subpoena for Robert S. Mueller III’s full report and its underlying evidence. They offered to prioritize some material under subpoena over others […]

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5/3/2019

ECONOMY/JOBS/LABOR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The unemployment rate fell to its lowest level in half a century last month, capping the longest streak of job creation in modern times and dispelling recession fears that haunted Wall Street at the start of the year. The Labor Department reported Friday [5-3-19] that employers added 263,000 jobs in April, well […]

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5/3/2019

MIKE POMPEO/MILITARY/NATIONAL SECURITY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VENEZUELA: “Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday [5-2-19] that the Trump administration ‘will simply not rule out’ military action in Venezuela. And on Friday [5-3-19], Trump administration officials met for the second day in a row at the Pentagon to discuss options for toppling the country’s embattled autocratic leader. […]

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5/3/2019

NATURAL DISASTERS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As the great people of IA, IL, & MO continue to confront the devastating flooding, know we are here for you and ready to help! My team remains in close contact with @IAGovernor, @GovParsonMO, @GovPritzker, and the local officials managing the impacts of the destructive flooding.”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 3, […]

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5/3/2019

SOCIAL MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The wonderful Diamond and Silk have been treated so horribly by Facebook. They work so hard and what has been done to them is very sad – and we’re looking into. It’s getting worse and worse for Conservatives on social media!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 3, 2019 6:23 pm […]

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5/3/2019

DEMS/INVESTIGATIONS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Sen. Kamala Harris called on the Justice Department inspector general to look into whether Attorney General William Barr had received or complied with any requests from the White House to investigate President Donald Trump’s ‘perceived enemies.’ In a letter sent Friday [5-3-19] to Inspector General Michael Horowitz, the California Democrat, who […]

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5/3/2019

SOCIAL MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “I am continuing to monitor the censorship of AMERICAN CITIZENS on social media platforms. This is the United States of America — and we have what’s known as FREEDOM OF SPEECH! We are monitoring and watching, closely!!”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 3, 2019 5:55 pm […]

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5/3/2019

FIRST RESPONDERS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UNION: “The International Association of Firefighters Union is rebelling on their very foolish leader. Perhaps they will vote him out of office. He doesn’t get it! https://t.co/NmaasMxOLE https://t.co/7tMG5NtvwO” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 3, 2019 5:53 pm […]

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5/3/2019

DEMS/FOREIGN POLICY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Democratic foreign policy strategists are hot commodities again. For the past two years, they have been frozen out under President Donald Trump. And during the 2016 election cycle, Hillary Clinton held a virtual monopoly on the Democratic foreign policy establishment. But now, with nearly two dozen Democrats running for president, these […]

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5/3/2019

RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Had a long and very good conversation with President Putin of Russia. As I have always said, long before the Witch Hunt started, getting along with Russia, China, and everyone is a good thing, not a bad thing….” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 3, 2019 12:06 pm […]

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5/3/2019

TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We can all agree that AMERICA is now #1. We are the ENVY of the WORLD — and the best is yet to come! https://t.co/Uc81DzHbu2” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 3, 2019 11:22 am […]

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5/3/2019

MEDIA/SPYGATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Finally, Mainstream Media is getting involved – too ‘hot’ to avoid. Pulitzer Prize anyone? The New York Times, on front page (finally), ‘Details effort to spy on Trump Campaign.’ @foxandfriends This is bigger than WATERGATE, but the reverse!”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 3, 2019 7:22 am […]

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5/3/2019

NASA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @WhiteHouse: Happy National Space Day! ? America is the best in space, and President @realDonaldTrump is making sure no other country…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 3, 2019 7:12 am […]

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5/3/2019

JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @WhiteHouse: President @realDonaldTrump is fixing American trade to bring our steel and manufacturing jobs back HOME! https://t.co/PjD6…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 3, 2019 7:12 am […]

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5/3/2019

ECONOMY/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Probably only President Donald Trump could simultaneously preside over the best economy in half a century and bring the nation closer to a constitutional crisis than it has been for almost as long. Only Trump could spend days accusing President Barack Obama of doing nothing to stop Russian election meddling and […]

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5/3/2019

ECONOMY/ELECTION/JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The news on Friday [5-3-19] confirmed — beyond a shadow of a doubt — this fact: The US economy is booming. The economy added 263,000 jobs in the month of April, and the unemployment rate is now just 3.6% — the lowest it’s been since 1969! On top of the better-than-expected GDP […]

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5/3/2019

ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The last time the unemployment rate was this low, the Beatles were still together. Woodstock was right around the corner. There was a new President named Richard Nixon and Donald Trump was just a recent college grad. That’s how long it’s been. The unemployment rate was at or under 4%, as it […]

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5/2/2019

JAPAN/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Donald Trump and his team surely figured Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe would be an easy mark in U.S.-Japan trade talks. No world leader, after all, has subjugated himself more to the dealmaker in chief than Abe. Abe has presented Trump with golden gifts; the two have golfed together; most recently, […]

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5/2/2019

HEALTHCARE/HHS/RELIGION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump on Thursday [5-2-19] announced an expanded ‘conscience rule’ to protect health care workers who oppose abortion, sterilization, assisted suicide and other medical procedures on religious or moral grounds. The rule establishes guidelines for punishing health care institutions with the loss of federal funds if they fail to respect the rights of […]

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5/2/2019

DEMS/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “‘Nasty.’ When President Trump said on Wednesday [5-1-19] that Senator Kamala Harris was ‘probably very nasty’ in her questioning of Attorney General William P. Barr at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, he brought back sharp memories for many Democrats. During the final presidential debate in 2016, Mr. Trump described Hillary Clinton as […]

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5/2/2019

ATTORNEY GENERAL/CONGRESS/DEMS/LEGAL/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Attorney General William P. Barr defied on Thursday [5-2-19] a deadline imposed by a congressional subpoena to provide lawmakers with the full-text Mueller report. President Trump, meanwhile, has vowed to resist ‘all’ subpoenas issued by House Democrats in their oversight investigations. And Mr. Trump has sued his banks and the […]

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5/2/2019

ECONOMY/PENNSYLVANIA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Congrats to @U_S_Steel for investing $1+ BILLION in America’s most INNOVATIVE steel mill. 232 Tariffs make Pennsylvania and USA more prosperous/secure by bringing Steel and Aluminum industries BACK. Tariffs are working. Pittsburgh is again The Steel City. USA Economy is BOOMING! https://t.co/XPXjxli6uc” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 2, 2019 4:33 pm […]

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5/2/2019

RELIGION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “On this day of prayer, we once again place our hopes in the hands of our Creator. We give thanks for this wondrous land of liberty, & we pray that THIS nation – OUR home – these United States – will forever be strengthened by the Goodness and the Grace & the […]

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5/2/2019

RELIGION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As we unite on this day of prayer, we renew our resolve to protect communities of faith – and ensure that ALL of our people can live, pray and worship IN PEACE. #NationalDayOfPrayer https://t.co/1a7zphaE6z” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 2, 2019 11:56 am […]

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5/2/2019

CANADA/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Prime Minister Justin Trudeau agonized over what might seem like an inconsequential detail before his first meeting with President Donald Trump: how to shake hands. During a February 2017 flight to Washington to meet the president, Trudeau was fixated with being viewed as standing his ground without antagonizing Trump. So the prime […]

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5/2/2019

DEMS/GOP/INFRASTRUCTURE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Every few months, President Donald Trump gets in the negotiating room with Democrats and everyone leaves happy — except for the president’s own party. This week’s huddle on a $2 trillion infrastructure bill was no different, as Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer walked away from the White House […]

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5/1/2019

DEMS/INVESTIGATIONS/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “In 1973, when Donald J. Trump’s real estate firm faced a potentially existential threat from the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s accusations of discriminatory practices, his lawyer, Roy Cohn, filed a countersuit against the government, accusing the agency of defamation. The gambit, announced at a news conference, helped Mr. Trump, […]

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5/1/2019

BORDER/CONGRESS/FEDERAL FUNDING/HHS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House asked Congress on Wednesday [5-1-19] to allocate $4.5 billion in emergency funds for the southwestern border as federal agencies struggle to house and cope with the influx of asylum seekers coming into the United States. The request, which includes about $3.3 billion to house unaccompanied migrant children, feed […]

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5/1/2019

ATTORNEY GENERAL/CONGRESS/DEMS/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Attorney General William P. Barr defended himself on Wednesday [5-1-19] against withering criticism of his handling of the special counsel investigation as Democrats accused him of deceiving Congress and acting as a personal agent for President Trump rather than a steward of justice. At a contentious hearing marked by […]

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5/1/2019

TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VENEZUELA: “I am continuing to monitor the situation in Venezuela very closely. The United States stands with the People of Venezuela and their Freedom! https://t.co/rtGfjQjc1u” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 1, 2019 9:53 pm […]

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5/1/2019

ATTORNEY GENERAL/DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Democrats repeatedly admonished Attorney General William Barr at a contentious Senate hearing Wednesday [5-1-19], accusing him of bias and lying, and even calling for his resignation. Barr’s response to many of those salvos? Throw others under the bus. The pass-the-buck approach spared few over four-plus hours of questioning about Barr’s handling […]

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5/1/2019

DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/LEGISLATION/NATIONAL SECURITY/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senate Democrats and Republicans can agree on perhaps just one thing about special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation — that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election. But bipartisan legislation to address foreign intrusions is all but dead amid a distinct lack of enthusiasm from Senate GOP leadership and the Trump White […]

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5/1/2019

DEMS/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @JudicialWatch: .@TomFitton discusses that ‘Obama, Biden, Clinton, Susan Rice, the DNC, John Brennan, Comey, Clapper, Kerry, McCabe, Lor…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 1, 2019 8:00 pm […]

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5/1/2019

MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @JudicialWatch: JW President @TomFitton appeared on ‘Hannity’ to discuss the Deep State coup effort against @realDonaldTrump : ‘The DNC…”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 1, 2019 7:59 pm […]

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5/1/2019

RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VENEZUELA: “The Trump administration is tumbling into a proxy battle with Russia over Venezuela, the latest international standoff that threatens a return to the tense Cold War years. The two sides traded barbed accusations this week after Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó called on the public and the military to rise up and […]

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5/1/2019

DEMS/ELECTION/JARED KUSHNER/JOE BIDEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As the 2020 Democratic presidential field began to form earlier this year, Trump campaign officials received a directive from the president’s son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner: Don’t meddle in primary politics. Targeting specific Democratic presidential hopefuls was at best a waste of time — and could even be counterproductive, Kushner […]

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5/1/2019

RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “NO COLLUSION, NO OBSTRUCTION. Besides, how can you have Obstruction when not only was there No Collusion (by Trump), but the bad actions were done by the ‘other’ side? The greatest con-job in the history of American Politics!”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 1, 2019 8:03 am […]

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5/1/2019

FBI/OBAMA/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Why didn’t President Obama do something about Russia in September (before November Election) when told by the FBI? He did NOTHING, and had no intention of doing anything!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 1, 2019 7:28 am […]

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5/1/2019

TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “‘No President in history has endured such vicious personal attacks by political opponents. Still, the President’s record is unparalleled.’ @LouDobbs”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 1, 2019 6:11 am […]

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5/1/2019

MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I am overriding the Decommission Order of the magnificent aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman, built in 1998 (fairly new), and considered one of the largest and finest in the world. It will be updated at a fraction of the cost of a new one (which also are being built)!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]

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5/1/2019

ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @kshaferus: @dbongino This statement is like so many others—liberal lies. Why would the military or emergency workers support a candidat…”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 1, 2019 5:14 am […]

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5/1/2019

TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UNION: “RT @RealDanKida: @dbongino The Unions have become Corporations representing themselves, Our President represents the people. #MAGA @realDon…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 1, 2019 5:13 am […]

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4/30/2019

ATTORNEY GENERAL/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Special counsel Robert Mueller wrote a letter to Attorney General William Barr last month complaining that a four-page memo Barr wrote characterizing Mueller’s findings ‘did not fully capture the context, nature, and substance’ of the Russia investigation, two senior Justice Department officials confirmed to POLITICO on Tuesday [4-30-19]. Mueller […]

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4/30/2019

DEMS/EMOLUMENTS/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A lawsuit from Democratic members of Congress over Trump business earnings from foreign governments while President Donald Trump is in the White House can continue to move forward, a federal judge decided on Tuesday [4-30-19]. The ruling, which firmly rebukes the President’s arguments, will empower Congress if they seek more information about […]

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4/30/2019

FEDERAL RESERVE/GOP/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The conservative commentator Stephen Moore’s chance at confirmation to the Federal Reserve Board teetered on Tuesday [4-30-19] after one Republican senator said it was unlikely she would support him and multiple Republican senators began to publicly question whether the problematic favorite of President Trump would have enough votes if nominated. Senator […]

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4/30/2019

ATTORNEY GENERAL/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel, wrote a letter in late March to Attorney General William P. Barr objecting to his early description of the Russia investigation’s conclusions that appeared to clear President Trump on possible obstruction of justice, according to the Justice Department and three people with […]

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4/30/2019

ECONOMY/FEDERAL RESERVE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Federal Reserve officials are poised to disappoint President Trump at the conclusion of their two-day policy meeting on Wednesday [5-1-19], with the central bank expected to leave interest rates unchanged despite Mr. Trump’s repeated calls for it to start cutting rates. Mr. Trump has criticized the Fed’s 2018 interest rate increases […]

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4/30/2019

DEMS/HOUSE OF REPS/IMPEACHMENT/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP FAMILY: “The Trump family lawsuit to block oversight of its finances has House Democrats scrambling to confront what many see as the gravest threat to congressional independence since the Nixon era, reviving internal debate over the ultimate weapon in the Democrats’ arsenal: impeachment. For nearly two weeks, Democrats have debated […]

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4/30/2019

DEMS/INFRASTRUCTURE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Democratic congressional leaders emerged from a meeting at the White House on Tuesday [4-30-19] and announced that President Trump had agreed to pursue a $2 trillion infrastructure plan to upgrade the nation’s highways, railroads, bridges and broadband. Senator Chuck Schumer, the minority leader, said that there had been ‘good will’ in the […]

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4/30/2019

EGYPT/MUSLIMS/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House is pushing to issue an order that would designate the Muslim Brotherhood a foreign terrorist organization, bringing the weight of American sanctions against a storied and influential Islamist political movement with millions of members across the Middle East, according to officials familiar with the matter. The White House directed […]

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4/30/2019

ELECTION/JOE BIDEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Joe Biden has visited Iowa countless times over 32 years, in previous presidential bids and as vice president. But Tuesday [4-30-19] was the first time he arrived in the state as the Democratic front-runner. And in his first stops in eastern Iowa, Biden acted as if he was already in a […]

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4/30/2019

ATTORNEY GENERAL/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Nearly 20 years before William Barr heralded the end of the special counsel’s probe of President Donald Trump, the attorney general laid out his complaints about special prosecutors: They have ‘no ultimate accountability,’ are unconstrained by resources and are often ‘driven to find something’ to justify themselves. The little noticed […]

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4/30/2019

CAMPAIGN/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Three watchdog groups on Tuesday [4-30-19] urged federal campaign regulators to pursue civil penalties against President Donald Trump’s campaign, saying special counsel Robert Mueller’s team had created a ‘roadmap’ for action. Mueller’s team did not charge Donald Trump Jr. and other campaign aides with breaking any laws by participating in a […]

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4/30/2019

ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Two Republican senators who have been vocal supporters of former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld won’t say If they are open to backing his insurgent run for the Republican presidential nomination against President Donald Trump. The silence by Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Mitt Romney of Utah is an indication of […]

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4/30/2019

DEMS/IMPEACHMENT/NANCY PELOSI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her leadership team are nowhere close to launching impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump — with the chances diminishing as the 2020 election moves ever closer. Democratic lawmakers and senior aides say Pelosi and her deputies are unmoved despite a groundswell of impeachment talk among rank-and-file members […]

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