11/3/2018

RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Another fantastic #MAGARally tonight in the Great State of Florida. In just 3 days, the People of Florida are going to elect @ScottforFlorida and @RonDeSantisFL to protect your jobs, defend your BORDERS, and CONTINUE MAKING AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! https://t.co/0pWiwCHGbh?? https://t.co/sS78uyafOG“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 3, 2018 8:29 pm […]

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11/3/2018

RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Heading to Pensacola, Florida – will be there soon. Amazing lines of people wanting to get in – what a crowd! Is this a sign of Republican Strength on Tuesday? https://t.co/te7RHdAeKA“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 3, 2018 6:05 pm […]

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11/3/2018

ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In all the time I’ve been President, almost two years, never once did Senator Bill Nelson call me to ask for help for the Great State of Florida. I never see him until election time…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 3, 2018 4:12 pm […]

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11/3/2018

DEMS/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Rumor has it that Senator Joe Donnelly of Indiana is paying for Facebook ads for his so-called opponent on the libertarian ticket. Donnelly is trying to steal the election? Isn’t that what Russia did!?” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 3, 2018 4:05 pm […]

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11/3/2018

DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/VOTING: “If Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi gain the majority, they will try to raise your taxes, restore job-killing regulations, shut down your coal mines and timber mills, take away your healthcare, impose socialism, and ERASE your borders. VOTE for @MattForMontana and @GregForMontana! https://t.co/aDnCQKY7QD“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 3, 2018 3:38 pm […]

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11/3/2018

JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Heading to Montana and Florida today! Everyone is excited about the Jobs Numbers – 250,000 new jobs in October. Also, wages rising. Wow! “ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 3, 2018 7:04 am […]

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11/3/2018

CONGRESS/DEMS/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Congresswoman Maxine Waters was called the most Corrupt Member of Congress! @FoxNews If Dems win, she would be put in charge of our Country’s finances. The beginning of the end!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 3, 2018 5:54 am […]

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11/2/2018

DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/PENNSYLVANIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Sandy Sinkovich, a retired X-ray technician, was a registered Republican until she switched parties during the Obama years. She plans to vote a straight Democratic ticket in the midterms. President Trump, she said, has ‘done nothing but destroy our country.’ Dave Sweeney, who services juice machines, registered as a Republican in […]

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11/2/2018

DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Feuding from a distance, President Donald Trump and former President Barack Obama exchanged tough words Friday [11-2-18] as they sought to rally their parties’ base voters in the final days before the midterm elections. Obama urged Democrats in Miami to turn against ‘a politics based on division’ and expressed hope that ‘we […]

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11/2/2018

ELECTION/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In rally after rally, President Donald Trump exhorts throngs of red-hatted supporters to treat next week’s congressional elections as a referendum on Trumpism and the grass-roots movement that swept him to power…The plea speaks to the challenge facing the president and his supporters: With Democrats threatening to take over the House of […]

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11/2/2018

AFRICA/MILITARY/PROTESTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Nigerian Army, part of a military criticized for rampant human rights abuses, on Friday [11-2-18] used the words of President Trump to justify its fatal shootings of rock-throwing protesters. Soldiers fired this Monday on a march of about 1,000 Islamic Shiite activists who had blocked traffic on the outskirts of the […]

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11/2/2018

GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Republicans believe our Country should be a Sanctuary for law-abiding Americans – not criminal aliens. And Republicans will ALWAYS stand with the HEROES of @ICEgov, @CBP, and Law Enforcement! https://t.co/jmnmO26Yb3“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 2, 2018 7:49 pm […]

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11/2/2018

G20/SOUTH AMERICA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is scrapping a planned post-election trip to Colombia — the second time he has canceled plans to visit the South American country. The president was slated to visit Colombia on Dec. 2 and 3 on a post-election travel blitz that will take him on separate trips to Paris […]

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11/2/2018

RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Fantastic #MAGARally??in West Virginia, thank you. Everyone get out and VOTE for Patrick @MorriseyWV and @CarolMillerWV! https://t.co/N8CQeLmSad“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 2, 2018 4:54 pm […]

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11/2/2018

CALIFORNIA/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration scored a legal victory on Thursday [11-1-18] when a federal judge in California blocked a state law that sought to limit the transfer of federal lands. The California legislature passed Senate Bill 50, which would give the California State Lands Commission the first right of refusal over government […]

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11/2/2018

ELECTION/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “WITH IMMIGRATION taking such a major role in the elections, we started wondering yesterday whether there was a plan in place to fund PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP’S border wall. Each person we spoke to in the Capitol said they had no idea how the fight would play out, and noted that there are […]

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11/2/2018

CHINA/ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration looks beyond tariffs in its campaign to rein in China’s trade practices, launching a new initiative aimed at stopping Chinese economic espionage. A high-level meeting to discuss trade issues with India originally scheduled to take place Nov. 1 will probably be postponed until January at the earliest. In […]

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11/2/2018

RALLY/SPORTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Will be going to West Virginia and Indiana today, TWO RALLIES! Don’t tell anyone (big secret), but I will be bringing Coach Bobby Knight to Indiana. He’s been a supporter right from the beginning of the Greatest Political Movement in American History!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 2, 2018 8:54 am […]

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11/2/2018

HURRICANE/JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Wow! The U.S. added 250,000 Jobs in October – and this was despite the hurricanes. Unemployment at 3.7%. Wages UP! These are incredible numbers. Keep it going, Vote Republican!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 2, 2018 8:46 am […]

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11/1/2018

TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “For Donald Trump, ‘elite’ used to mean a modeling agency. ‘She was with Elite,’ he said of Anna Nicole Smith four days after her death in 2007 in an interview with Howard Stern, the same way some might say a person had won a prestigious prize. ‘She had the best body. She […]

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11/1/2018

IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump says he plans to sign an order next week that could lead to the large-scale detention of migrants crossing the southern border and bar anyone caught crossing illegally from claiming asylum. The two legally dubious proposals mark his latest election-season barrage against illegal immigration. Trump also says he has […]

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11/1/2018

DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Trump delivered an urgent warning to his staunchest supporters in Florida Wednesday [10-31-18] night at a pulsating political rally: Don’t let Ron DeSantis lose the governor’s race next week. Not with Mr. Trump’s 2020 re-election plans potentially hinging on the country’s biggest presidential battleground state…That Mr. DeSantis is the Republican […]

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11/1/2018

DEMS/ELECTIONS/RACISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “He called Nancy Pelosi ‘an MS-13 lover.’ He deemed Maxine Waters a ‘low-IQ person.’ He dubbed Elizabeth Warren ‘Pocahontas.’ President Donald Trump has never been shy about branding his female political enemies with personal and demeaning insults. But here in Missouri, where Claire McCaskill is facing off against Josh Hawley in one […]

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11/1/2018

BORDER/ELECTION/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump’s closing argument is now clear: Build tent cities for migrants. End birthright citizenship. Fear the caravan. Send active-duty troops to the border. Refuse asylum. Immigration has been the animating issue of the Trump presidency, and now — with the possibility that Republicans could face significant losses in the midterm elections […]

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11/1/2018

ELECTION/GOP/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump hammered his hard line on immigration again on Thursday [11-1-18], but some Republicans wish he would shift focus to the economy, lest he drive away suburban voters and mobilize Latino communities against the GOP. Several Republican operatives and officials described a growing sense of fear within the party over […]

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11/1/2018

RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Beautiful evening at a #MAGARally with great American Patriots. Loyal citizens like you helped build this Country and together, we are taking back this Country – returning power to YOU, the AMERICAN PEOPLE. Get out and https://t.co/0pWiwCHGbh! https://t.co/9nCTLdFVW4 https://t.co/wBOUVedVtT“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 1, 2018 9:23 pm […]

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11/1/2018

IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Illegal immigration affects the lives of all Americans. Illegal Immigration hurts American workers, burdens American taxpayers, undermines public safety, and places enormous strain on local schools, hospitals and communities… https://t.co/eN1IqPNBJY“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 1, 2018 3:54 pm […]

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11/1/2018

RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Thank you to Rick Breckenridge and congratulations to Matt Rosendale (@MattForMontana). This is very big – see you in Montana on Saturday! Tickets: https://t.co/zX9sj0qUzN https://t.co/UWuHHs6Y0u“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 1, 2018 1:33 pm […]

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11/1/2018

AGRICULTURE/ECONOMY/ELECTION/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Sitting atop his combine harvester on a clear fall day, Garrett Hawkins can add up just how much President Donald Trump’s tariffs are hitting his bottom line, from the lower price he’ll get for his soybean crop to the steeper prices he’ll pay for metal grain bins and other equipment. But like […]

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11/1/2018

ETHICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump ‘always’ wants to tell the truth, he claimed in an interview Wednesday [10-31-18] night, and does tell the truth ‘when I can.’ Trump has come under scrutiny throughout his presidency, but especially in recent weeks, for repeatedly spouting falsehoods and misleading statements. But despite evidence to the contrary, the […]

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11/1/2018

CHINA/NORTH KOREA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Just had a long and very good conversation with President Xi Jinping of China. We talked about many subjects, with a heavy emphasis on Trade. Those discussions are moving along nicely with meetings being scheduled at the G-20 in Argentina. Also had good discussion on North Korea!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]

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10/31/2018

FOREIGN AFFAIRS/NATO/NUCLEAR/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from a major nuclear arms control agreement with Russia is emblematic of his approach to foreign affairs. He announced the move without consulting NATO allies, many of whom helped secure the treaty three decades ago and will be threatened by its demise. And like much […]

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11/1/2018

DEMS/ELECTION/MEDIA/RACISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In the most racially charged national political ad in 30 years, President Donald Trump and the Republican Party accuse Democrats of plotting to help people they depict as Central American invaders overrun the nation with cop killers. The new spot, tweeted by the President five days before the midterm elections, is the […]

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10/31/2018

DEMS/ELECTION/IMMIGRATION/MEDIA/RACISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez called President Donald Trump’s new immigration ad an example of the President ‘at his worst.’ When asked Wednesday [10-31-18] by CNN’s Chris Cuomo for his reaction, Perez called the ad an example of Trump ‘fear mongering’…The ad, tweeted by Trump on Wednesday afternoon, shows a Hispanic […]

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10/31/2018

ELECTION/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Gov. Rick Scott joined Ron DeSantis on Wednesday [10-31-18] night as he campaigned publicly for the first time next to President Donald Trump this year, ending a long spell when Florida’s chief executive kept some distance from the man who had long encouraged him to run for U.S. Senate. The Scott-DeSantis […]

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10/31/2018

CONGRESS/ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump’s policies, but not his name, dominated Tuesday [10-30-18] night’s debate in New Jersey’s hotly contested 3rd Congressional District. The president’s name was barely uttered, despite the fact Republican Rep. Tom MacArthur is Trump’s biggest ally in the New Jersey delegation, and Democrat Andy Kim’s candidacy has been boosted […]

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10/31/2018

CELEBS/ENTERTAINMENT/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Jon Stewart has been done with ‘The Daily Show’ for years, but he’s still one of the strongest media critics around. In a new interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, Stewart chided journalists for taking President Trump’s ‘bait’ and taking his anti-media attacks too personally. First, Stewart shared a familiar critique: That Trump […]

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10/31/2018

RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Fantastic evening in Florida with great PATRIOTS at a beautiful #MAGARally. Get out and https://t.co/0pWiwCq4MH so we can continue MAKING AMERICA SAFE & GREAT AGAIN! https://t.co/c3fqrEdzFU https://t.co/VrmaMHPhl3“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 31, 2018 8:43 pm […]

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10/31/2018

ELECTION/GOP/HEALTHCARE/MEDICAID/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The Trump administration Wednesday [10-31-18] granted Wisconsin’s request to impose work requirements in its Medicaid program — the first such approval for a state that has not fully expanded Medicaid. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, a Republican who is battling to keep his job, hailed the move. Health care has become […]

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10/31/2018

CONGRESS/GOP/MIDDLE CLASS/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump and the top Republican tax-writer in Congress, House and Ways Means Chair Kevin Brady of Texas, conceded on Wednesday [10-31-18] there was zero chance that middle-class Americans will see their taxes cut this year. It was the first time the White House had returned to a last-ditch campaign […]

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10/31/2018

MIKE POMPEO/NGO/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN/WOMEN: “U.S. diplomats may soon be prohibited from using the phrases ‘sexual and reproductive health’ and ‘comprehensive sexuality education’ under a proposal being floated to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, four people familiar with the issue said. The proposal is being pushed by a handful of conservative political appointees at the State […]

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10/31/2018

IRAN/OIL/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP MEMORANDA: “U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday [10-31-18] in a presidential memorandum that he had determined there was sufficient supply of petroleum and petroleum products from nations other than Iran to permit a reduction in purchases from that country. The memorandum, addressing the secretaries of State, Treasury and Energy, comes days […]

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10/31/2018

MASS SHOOTINGS/PENNSYLVANIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Yesterday in Pittsburgh I was really impressed with Congressman Keith Rothfus (far more so than any other local political figure). His sincere level of compassion, grief and sorrow for the events that took place was, in its own way, very inspiring. Vote for Keith!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 31, 2018 […]

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10/31/2018

BORDER/DHS/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday [10-31-18] the United States could send as many as 15,000 troops to the border with Mexico, as he hardens his stance against a caravan of migrants fleeing violence and poverty in Central America. The numbers cited by Trump are significantly higher than defense officials have […]

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10/31/2018

BORDER/CITIZENSHIP/IMMIGRATION/PAUL RYAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Paul Ryan should be focusing on holding the Majority rather than giving his opinions on Birthright Citizenship, something he knows nothing about! Our new Republican Majority will work on this, Closing the Immigration Loopholes and Securing our Border!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 31, 2018 11:43 am […]

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10/31/2018

BORDER/CRIME/DEMS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….Harry Reid was right in 1993, before he and the Democrats went insane and started with the Open Borders (which brings massive Crime) ‘stuff.’ Don’t forget the nasty term Anchor Babies. I will keep our Country safe. This case will be settled by the United States Supreme Court!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October […]

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10/31/2018

CUBA/FOREIGN POLICY/VENEZUELA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House is expected to give details about U.S. President Donald Trump’s Venezuela and Cuba policy on Thursday [11-1-18] when national security adviser John Bolton travels to Miami to give an address on Latin America. Days ahead of high-stakes elections in Florida, home to many migrants from the region, Bolton […]

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10/31/2018

CITIZENSHIP/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “So-called Birthright Citizenship, which costs our Country billions of dollars and is very unfair to our citizens, will be ended one way or the other. It is not covered by the 14th Amendment because of the words ‘subject to the jurisdiction thereof.’ Many legal scholars agree…..” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 31, 2018 […]

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10/31/2018

MASS SHOOTING/MEDIA/MELANIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Melania and I were treated very nicely yesterday in Pittsburgh. The Office of the President was shown great respect on a very sad & solemn day. We were treated so warmly. Small protest was not seen by us, staged far away. The Fake News stories were just the opposite-Disgraceful! https://t.co/9B9HgCF1G9“ -Donald […]

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10/31/2018

MASS SHOOTINGS/MEDIA/MELANIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Melania and I were treated very nicely yesterday in Pittsburgh. The Office of the President was shown great respect on a very sad and solemn day. We were treaty so warmly. Small protest was not seen by us, staged far away. The Fake News stories were just the opposite-Disgraceful!” -Donald Trump, […]

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10/31/2018

BORDER/IMMIGRATION/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Our military is being mobilized at the Southern Border. Many more troops coming. We will NOT let these Caravans, which are also made up of some very bad thugs and gang members, into the U.S. Our Border is sacred, must come in legally. TURN AROUND!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 31, 2018 7:45 […]

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10/31/2018

BORDER/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Caravans are made up of some very tough fighters and people. Fought back hard and viciously against Mexico at Northern Border before breaking through. Mexican soldiers hurt, were unable, or unwilling to stop Caravan. Should stop them before they reach our Border, but won’t!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 31, 2018 7:38 […]

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10/31/2018

CITIZENSHIP/GOP/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said on Wednesday [10-31-18] the U.S. Constitution does not guarantee the right to citizenship to everyone born in the country, an assertion that runs counter to the long-established legal interpretation of the document…The Constitution’s 14th Amendment, added after the Civil War, grants citizenship to anyone born on American soil […]

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10/31/2018

ELECTION/GOP/POLLS/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, a staunch ally of Republican President Donald Trump, is locked in a tight race with state Senator Laura Kelly that could see the state elect its first Democratic governor in eight years, a Reuters poll found. The Reuters/Ipsos/UVA Center for Politics opinion poll published on […]

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10/31/2018

DEMS/ELECTION/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “John Toles-Bey wants to be clear: He loves Barack Obama. Mr. Toles-Bey, a 62-year-old small-business owner, voted for the former president twice, after never participating in elections in his life. He now follows politics incessantly, an obsession he credits to Mr. Obama’s influence. He started a T-shirt company called You Can’t Trump […]

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10/31/2018

CITIZENSHIP/ELECTION/IMMIGRATION/PAUL RYAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump attacked the Republican speaker of the House on Wednesday [10-31-18] for criticizing his position on birthright citizenship and said he should focus instead on safeguarding the party’s majority in Congress, a remarkable display of intraparty fighting six days before midterm elections in which the Republican majority is at risk…Mr. […]

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10/31/2018

CENTRAL AMERICA/DEMS/GOP/IMMIGRATION/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As he barnstorms the country trying to help Republican allies, President Trump has offered voters this fall a litany of misleading statements and falsehoods that exaggerate even legitimate accomplishments and distort opponents’ views beyond the typical bounds of political spin. In the past couple of weeks alone, the president has […]

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10/31/2018

ENVIRONMENT/INTERIOR/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/REGULATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Ryan Zinke, the secretary of the Interior Department and a key figure in President Trump’s push to roll back environmental regulations and ramp up oil drilling, is facing increased scrutiny amid federal investigations into allegations that he abused travel spending and maintained close ties with industries he oversees. The criticism […]

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10/31/2018

CITIZENSHIP/IMMIGRATION/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “With a somber trip to Pittsburgh to visit victims of a synagogue shooting behind him, President Trump flew to one of his favorite places in the world — Florida — on Wednesday [10-31-8] to host another one of his high-decibel political rallies. On Thursday [11-1-18], Mr. Trump will be in Missouri. Before […]

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10/31/2018

BUSINESS/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When it comes to trade, it often seems that India and the United States are playing a perplexing game of multidimensional chess. On Friday [11-2-18], for example, India will decide whether to impose or again delay tariffs on American almonds, apples, walnuts and processed metal products in retaliation for the Trump […]

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10/30/2018

CITIZENSHIP/ELECTION/GOP/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said he will seek to end the right of citizenship to children born in the United States to non-citizens and illegal immigrants in his latest bid to dramatically reshape immigration policies as he seeks to shore up Republicans ahead of next week’s congressional elections. Trump would target the citizenship […]

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10/30/2018

ECONOMY/ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “With just days to go before the midterm elections, President Trump is making an economic appeal to well-off suburban voters: Elect Republicans, the president warns in tweets and a new national ad, or kiss the good economic times goodbye. That appears to be the right audience for a closing pitch, but […]

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10/30/2018

COURTS/ELECTION/HEALTHCARE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “Having lost in two federal courts and fearing more setbacks, the Trump administration is revising rules that allow employers to deny women insurance coverage for contraceptives based on religious or moral objections. Administration officials hope that the changes, the details of which remain unclear, will overcome the judges’ objections without fundamentally altering […]

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10/30/2018

ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump appears to be throwing spaghetti against the wall in the run-up to the midterms — and seeing what he can get journalists to choke down. Earlier this month, he promised a 10 percent middle-class tax cut before the election in November, even though Congress wasn’t in session. He ordered […]

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10/30/2018

BORDER/CENTRAL AMERICA/ELECTION/IMMIGRATION/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Already, President Trump has sent 1,000 military forces to the Southwest border in a decision he said will protect Americans from a caravan of migrants coming from Central America. He has pledged to deploy at least 4,000 more troops by the week’s end, as part of a last-ditch effort to galvanize […]

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10/30/2018

CITIZENSHIP/ELECTION/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The words of the 14th Amendment are plain, and the scholarly and judicial consensus about what they mean is nearly uniform: Children born in the United States automatically become citizens of the United States. In an interview released Tuesday [10-30-18], President Trump proposed a different reading of the amendment, one he said […]

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10/30/2018

CITIZENSHIP/ELECTION/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump said he was preparing an executive order that would nullify the long-accepted constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship in the United States, his latest attention-grabbing maneuver days before midterm congressional elections as he has sought to activate his base by vowing to clamp down on immigrants and immigration…In fact, at least […]

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10/30/2018

CITIZENSHIP/IMMIGRATION/KELLYANE CONWAY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Attorney George Conway, the husband of White House counselor Kellyanne Conway, called President Donald Trump’s proposal to end birthright citizenship ‘unconstitutional’ in a Washington Post op-ed he co-wrote Tuesday [10-30-18]…George Conway’s stance contrasted with that of his wife. Kellyanne Conway told reporters Tuesday that ‘there are constitutional scholars that say the […]

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10/30/2018

ANTI-SEMITISM/MASS SHOOTINGS/PENNSYLVANIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump paid a solemn visit Tuesday [10-30-18] to grieving Pittsburgh, where some local officials said his presence was unwelcome and where shouts of protest could be heard in the distance as he viewed memorials to the murdered victims. Trump went unaccompanied by a slate of elected leaders who declined […]

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10/30/2018

CITIZENSHIP/IMMIGRATION/PAUL RYAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “House Speaker Paul Ryan told a Kentucky radio station on Tuesday [10-30-18] that ‘you cannot end birthright citizenship with an executive order,’ remarks that come after President Donald Trump said that he has thought about trying to do just that…The right to citizenship for anyone born in the United States is […]

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10/30/2018

CITIZENSHIP/IMMIGRATION/STEVE BANNON/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Vocal proponents of ending birthright citizenship acknowledge that view has long been dismissed as a far-right fantasy. Former Trump White House strategist Steve Bannon, who supports the idea of ending birthright citizenship and favored the broad use of executive actions when he served in the administration, wanted to keep the hot-button […]

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10/30/2018

CITIZENSHIP/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “New Jersey Republican Senate candidate Bob Hugin said Tuesday [10-30-18] he thought President Donald Trump’s rhetoric on immigration had been ‘inflammatory’ and that the country should instead pursue ‘comprehensive, compassionate immigration reform.’ Hours after news broke that the president wants to unilaterally end birthright citizenship, Hugin sought to distance himself from […]

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10/30/2018

GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “An ebullient Lindsey Graham hopped off the stump here after revving up a room full of conservative voters, reliving his furious defense of now-Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh at his confirmation hearings and making clear he was on President Donald Trump’s side. After streams of voters lined up to take selfies […]

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10/30/2018

CITIZENSHIP/ELECTION/GOP/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “With congressional elections a week away, President Donald Trump on Tuesday [10-30-18] said he will seek to scrap the right of citizenship for U.S.-born children of non-citizens and illegal immigrants as he tries again to dramatically reshape immigration policies. Reviving his support for a legally questionable theory, Trump told the Axios news […]

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10/30/2018

DEMS/ECONOMY/FEDERAL RESERVE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is setting up a simple strategy if markets and the economy cool over the next two years: Blame Democrats and the Fed. In recent days, Trump and his senior advisers have repeatedly argued that recent turbulence in the stock market reflects investor fear that Democrats will retake the […]

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10/30/2018

BORDER/CITIZENSHIP/ELECTION/IMMIGRATION/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A week before high-stakes midterm elections, President Trump and his allies are zeroing in on immigration in what critics describe as a series of stunts aimed at rallying his base. Recent moves to send more troops to the US-Mexico border, possibly overhaul asylum policy and rethink birthright citizenship are political ploys with […]

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10/30/2018

BORDER/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The top U.S. general overseeing a deployment of more than 5,200 troops to the border with Mexico said on Tuesday [10-30-18] that troop levels would rise further, but declined to say how high or estimate what the operation will cost. Many basic questions remained unanswered a day after the Pentagon announced the […]

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