10/2/2018

2016 ELECTION/DEMS/ROBERT MUELLER/ROGER STONE/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Special counsel Robert Mueller’s team is combing through Roger Stone’s track record as a self-proclaimed ‘dirty trickster’ amid its investigation into whether Stone was involved in Russian efforts to steal and disseminate damaging information about Democrats ahead of the 2016 election. The questions about Stone’s past reveal how […]

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10/2/2018

MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “President Donald Trump was personally involved in an effort to prevent adult film actress Stormy Daniels from publicly discussing an alleged sexual encounter with him, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told CNN. The President told his then-personal attorney Michael Cohen in a February phone call to seek a […]

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10/2/2018

TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @WhiteHouse: ‘America will always be a nation of great builders, because in America, we honor work, we honor grit, we honor craftsmanshi…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 2, 2018 4:17 pm […]

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10/2/2018

BRETT KAVANAUGH/ME TOO/SEX ABUSE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Tuesday [10-2-18] said he believes the reaction to the allegations of sexual assault and other misconduct against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh makes it ‘a very scary time for young men in America’…The allegations against Kavanaugh — including sexual assault and exposing himself to […]

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10/2/2018

MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “The White House on Tuesday [10-2-18] officially corrected the record on an insulting remark President Donald Trump uttered a day earlier in the Rose Garden. An official transcript distributed on Monday evening showed the President telling a female senior correspondent she wasn’t ‘thanking’ when he called on her, an odd construction that […]

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10/2/2018

MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Yesterday, it was my great honor to present the Medal of Honor to Ronald J. Shurer II, for his actions on April 6, 2008, when he braved enemy fire to treat multiple injured Soldiers. Read more: https://t.co/Nrrcp2JJUL https://t.co/A0KLHmIPZs“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 2, 2018 11:18 am […]

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10/2/2018

BORDER/CHILDREN/DHS/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration’s ‘zero tolerance’ immigration crackdown at the U.S.-Mexico border earlier this year was plagued by a lack of preparation, resource shortfalls and communication failures, according to a government audit released on Tuesday [10-2-18]. The review, conducted by the Department of Homeland Security’s Inspector General, is the first official audit of […]

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10/2/2018

BRETT KAVANAUGH/SEX ABUSE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “President Donald Trump said on Tuesday [10-2-18] that allegations of sexual misconduct against his U.S. Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, showed that ‘it’s a very scary time for young men in America’ who now may be presumed guilty even when innocent. Five days after an extraordinary Senate hearing watched […]

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10/1/2018

AUTO INDUSTRY/CANADA/MEXICO/NAFTA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Four days before the deadline, it appeared increasingly unlikely that the United States and Canada would rally to save the three-party NAFTA framework. Intensive negotiations had yielded important progress, but the two sides remained far apart on the most contentious issues…It was a gloomy outlook for talks that had persisted for […]

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10/1/2018

TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP FAMILY: “President Donald Trump jokes he’d be a ‘mess’ if he indulged in alcoholic beverages. Trump spoke about his drinking habits Monday at a news conference as he discussed Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s comments about drinking beer in high school and college. The president noted that he is not a drinker, […]

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10/1/2018

BRETT KAVANAUGH/DEMS/MILITARY/SENATE/SEX ABUSE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “With his Supreme Court nominee’s confirmation under fire, President Trump lashed out on Monday [10-1-18] at Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee, renewing his attack that Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut lied about his service in Vietnam and embellishing the senator’s misdeeds far beyond the truth. Mr. Trump […]

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10/1/2018

POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The image of the United States around the world has fallen substantially since Donald J. Trump became president, according to a poll of foreigners in 25 countries that was released on Monday [10-1-18]. The drop has been particularly steep in parts of Europe and Latin America, according to the survey of 26,112 […]

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10/1/2018

FEMA/LAWSUIT/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Three New Yorkers are suing in federal court to try to halt a test scheduled for Wednesday [10-3-18] of a system that allows President Donald Trump or any future president to send alert messages to the cellphones of all Americans. The activists filed the suit last week in U.S. District Court […]

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10/1/2018

ELECTION/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Donald Trump stumped in East Tennessee on Monday [10-1-18] night to headline a rally and fundraise for Rep. Marsha Blackburn. But his mission was broader: preventing the massive upset brewing in the state’s open Senate race. Just two years ago, Trump trounced Hillary Clinton in Tennessee, winning by 26 points. Today, […]

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10/1/2018

CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Monday [10-1-18] dimmed the prospects of restarting talks with China any time soon to resolve an escalating trade dispute between the two nations. Speaking in the Rose Garden at the White House, Trump said it was ‘too early to talk’ with his counterparts in Beijing on trade. […]

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10/1/2018

CANADA/CONGRESS/DEMS/MEXICO/NAFTA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Monday [10-1-18] praised a new trade deal struck with Canada and Mexico to revamp NAFTA, but acknowledged he could have trouble getting Congress to approve it if Democrats take control of the House or Senate in the November midterm elections…Trump savored the end of 14 months of […]

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10/1/2018

TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The image of the United States has deteriorated further among its traditional allies after a year in which President Donald Trump ratcheted up his verbal attacks on countries like Canada and Germany, a leading survey showed. The survey of 25 nations by the Pew Research Center also showed that respondents from across […]

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10/1/2018

AUTO INDUSTRY/ECONOMY/MEXICO/NAFTA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Mexican President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday [10-1-18] that U.S. President Donald Trump had an ‘open’ and ‘tolerant’ attitude during talks to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement. ‘The agreement gives peace of mind, gives confidence. It is creating conditions for investments to mature and for new investment […]

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10/1/2018

BORDER/CONGRESS/GOVERNMENT/IMMIGRATION/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Donald Trump said three times this afternoon that he must now decide whether to push for more funding for the border wall in December — toning down a threat he previously espoused with certainty…The president has for months been throwing around the idea of forcing a government shutdown to get Congress […]

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10/1/2018

CONGRESS/DEMS/ELECTION/NAFTA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “If Democrats are successful in November in taking at least a slim majority in the House of Representatives, as most current polls predict, the new NAFTA agreement reached on Sunday night will face an uphill battle to becoming law. A completed three-way deal won’t necessarily be dead on arrival in a […]

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10/1/2018

BRETT KAVANAUGH/FBI/SENATE/SEX ABUSE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “President Donald Trump said on Monday [10-1-18] that he wants a ‘very comprehensive investigation’ into sexual assault claims against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, after reports emerged that the White House was seeking to limit the scope of the probe…The FBI is conducting a one-week investigation into sexual assault […]

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10/1/2018

CANADA/MEXICO/NAFTA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Get ready to hear a lot of talk about USMCA — the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. Trade officials struck a deal late Sunday [9-30-18] night for a three-way trade pact to replace NAFTA that includes significant changes to dairy import rules. The preliminary deal marks a major step toward fulfilling one of President […]

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10/1/2018

CANADA/MEXICO/NAFTA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday [10-1-18] touted the newly reached trade deal with Canada and Mexico that will replace NAFTA as a massive job engine, creating positions across the manufacturing, agriculture, technology and financial services sectors…The three countries came to the final deal, which Trump called the ‘most modern, up-to-date […]

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10/1/2018

NAFTA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….deficiencies and mistakes in NAFTA, greatly opens markets to our Farmers and Manufacturers, reduces Trade Barriers to the U.S. and will bring all three Great Nations together in competition with the rest of the world. The USMCA is a historic transaction!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 1, 2018 5:53 am […]

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10/1/2018

NAFTA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…..deficiencies and mistakes in NAFTA, greatly opens markets to our Farmers and Manufacturers, reduce Trade Barriers to the U.S. and will bring all three Great Nations closer together in competition with the rest of the world. The USMCA is a historic transaction!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 1, 2018 5:40 am […]

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10/1/2018

CANADA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Late last night, our deadline, we reached a wonderful new Trade Deal with Canada, to be added into the deal already reached with Mexico. The new name will be The United States Mexico Canada Agreement, or USMCA. It is a great deal for all three countries, solves the many……” -Donald Trump, […]

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10/1/2018

BRETT KAVANAUGH/FBI/SEX ABUSE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In a week that began mired in uncertainty — for President Donald Trump, for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, for congressional Republicans, for the FBI — the GOP still had the stolid steadiness of Mitch McConnell to lean on…McConnell’s vow that, come hell or high water, the Senate would […]

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10/1/2018

IMF/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WORLD BANK/WTO: “Good intentions and realpolitik rarely mix. That may well be the case with proposals from a trio of international bodies that seek to address some of U.S. President Donald Trump’s gripes with the World Trade Organization while providing ways for other countries to liberalize commerce without his signoff. The report, […]

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10/1/2018

CHINA/ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday [10-1-18] said it was ‘too soon’ for Washington to talk to Beijing about working out a deal on trade, suggesting U.S. tariffs have yet to exert enough pressure to force Beijing into making concessions at the negotiating table…During his remarks, which focused on a new […]

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10/1/2018

ELECTION/RALLY/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “As the fate of his Supreme Court pick hangs in the balance, President Donald Trump barnstormed Monday [10-1-18] for a Republican Senate candidate in Tennessee, warning that Democrats will unleash havoc if they gain control of Congress and accusing them of trying to sink his nominee…It was a dire picture […]

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10/1/2018

CANADA/MEXICO/NAFTA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “There’s a lot to digest in the new trade agreement that the United States, Mexico and Canada finalized in deadline-beating fashion on Sunday [9-30-18], starting with a name change: If the new deal is adopted by all three countries, the North American Free Trade Agreement will give way to the United […]

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9/30/2018

CALIFORNIA/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LAWSUIT/NET NEUTRALITY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration plans to sue California over the new net neutrality law the state enacted on Sunday [9-30-18], according to an article in the Washington Post. The lawsuit will be brought by the Justice Department, the report said, and comes after California enacted a law opposing internet service providers […]

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9/30/2018

BRETT KAVANAUGH/DEMS/FBI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Wow! Just starting to hear the Democrats, who are only thinking Obstruct and Delay, are starting to put out the word that the ‘time’ and ‘scope’ of FBI looking into Judge Kavanaugh and witnesses is not enough. Hello! For them, it will never be enough – stay tuned and watch!” -Donald […]

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9/30/2018

AFRICAN-AMERICAN/DEMS/JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “So if African-American unemployment is now at the lowest number in history, median income the highest, and you then add all of the other things I have done, how do Democrats, who have done NOTHING for African-Americans but TALK, win the Black Vote? And it will only get better!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]

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9/30/2018

CELEBS/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Like many, I don’t watch Saturday Night Live (even though I past hosted it) – no longer funny, no talent or charm. It is just a political ad for the Dems. Word is that Kanye West, who put on a MAGA hat after the show (despite being told “no”), was great. He’s […]

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9/29/2018

BRETT KAVANAUGH/FBI/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “NBC News incorrectly reported (as usual) that I was limiting the FBI investigation of Judge Kavanaugh, and witnesses, only to certain people. Actually, I want them to interview whoever they deem appropriate, at their discretion. Please correct your reporting!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 29, 2018 9:49 pm […]

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9/29/2018

NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump took his enthusiasm for his detente with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to new heights on Saturday [9-29-18], declaring at a rally with supporters that ‘we fell in love’ after exchanging letters. Trump and Kim have said they want to work toward denuclearizing the Korean peninsula, […]

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9/29/2018

BRETT KAVANAUGH/FBI/NOMINATION/SEX ABUSE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Saturday [9-29-18] cast the FBI probe into his Supreme Court nominee’s alleged history of sexual misconduct as a potential ‘blessing in disguise,’ appearing optimistic that federal agents would absolve Brett Kavanaugh of the accusations several women have lodged against him over the past month…The president […]

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9/29/2018

BRETT KAVANAUGH/ELECTION/RALLY/SEX ABUSE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday [9-29-18] used the stalled nomination of his Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh as a rallying cry for Republican voters in November congressional elections. At a West Virginia rally, Trump did not say a word about the testimony of university professor Christine Blasey […]

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9/29/2018

DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senator Richard Blumenthal must talk about his fraudulent service in Vietnam, where for 12 years he told the people of Connecticut, as their Attorney General, that he was a great Marine War Hero. Talked about his many battles of near death, but was never in Vietnam. Total Phony!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September […]

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9/29/2018

CONGRESS/DEMS/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP TAXES: “The years-old mystery of what’s in President Donald Trump’s tax returns will likely quickly unravel if Democrats win control of at least one chamber of Congress. Democrats, especially in the House, are quietly planning on using an obscure law that will enable them to examine the president’s tax filings without his […]

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9/29/2018

BRETT KAVANAUGH/FBI/SENATE/SEX ABUSE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump ordered a limited, week-long FBI probe of the allegations against his Supreme Court pick, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, at the request of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Friday [9-28-18]. It was a 180-degree turn from his previous statements about making such a move. After the initial accusations […]

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9/29/2018

CONGRESS/ELECTION/GOP/RALLY/SEX ABUSE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday [9-29-18] kicks off a week of rallies in five friendly places around the country, seeking to shore up support ahead of congressional elections even as the fate of his pick to fill a Supreme Court vacancy remains unclear. Republicans are at risk of losing […]

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9/28/2018

2016 ELECTION/HOUSE OF REPS/INTELLIGENCE/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A U.S. House of Representatives committee voted on Friday [9-28-18] to release dozens of transcripts of interviews from its investigation of Russia meddling in the 2016 U.S. elections, including conversations with senior associates of President Donald Trump. The House Intelligence Committee voted unanimously to send transcripts of […]

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9/28/2018

FOREIGN POLICY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “The liberal world order is taking a beating these days, and not just at the hands of Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping. In recent months a bevy of American political scientists from the progressive left to the libertarian right has launched attacks on the very idea of the liberal […]

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9/28/2018

AUTO INDUSTRY/CALIFORNIA/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “California told automakers Friday [9-28-18] they must still comply with the state’s strict vehicle mileage standards even if President Donald Trump rolls back federal rules. The action by California Air Resources Board was widely expected. It sets up a likely court battle if the Trump administration follows through with an attempt […]

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9/28/2018

BUSINESS/CONGRESS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Google CEO Sundar Pichai went to Washington Friday [9-28-18] to discuss concerns about the company’s business practices with members of Congress and emerged with an invitation to meet with President Donald Trump during an upcoming roundtable. Larry Kudlow, the head of the National Economic Council, extended the invitation while meeting with Pichai […]

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9/28/2018

DEMS/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A federal district judge in Washington ruled Friday [9-28-18] that a group of nearly 200 Democratic senators and representatives have legal standing to sue President Donald Trump to prove he violated the U.S. Constitution’s emoluments provision banning the acceptance of gifts from foreign and domestic interests. The U.S. District Court Judge Emmet […]

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9/28/2018

2016 ELECTION/HOUSE OF REPS/INTELLIGENCE/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A U.S. House of Representatives committee voted on Friday [9-28-18] to release dozens of transcripts of interviews from its investigation of Russia meddling in the 2016 U.S. elections, including conversations with senior associates of President Donald Trump. The House Intelligence Committee voted unanimously to send transcripts of […]

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9/28/2018

AUTO INDUSTRY/GERMANY/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Olaf Scholz took over as Germany’s finance minister in March. Since then, President Trump has threatened to slap tariffs on German cars, called Europe a ‘foe’ and dispatched an ambassador to Berlin who takes selfies with far-right politicians eager to bring down the German government. But in an interview in his […]

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9/28/2018

BRETT KANVANAUGH/SEX ABUSE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “President Donald Trump said Friday [9-28-18] he found the testimony by a woman who said she was sexually assaulted by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh decades ago to be ‘very compelling,’ but added that he’d given no consideration to the idea of nominating someone else. ‘Not even a little […]

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9/28/2018

CONGRESS/ELECTION/GOVERNMENT/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump signed an $854 billion spending bill on Friday [9-28-18] to keep the federal government open through Dec. 7, averting a government shutdown in the weeks leading up to November’s pivotal midterm elections. Trump signed the legislation to fund the military and several civilian agencies without journalists present as the […]

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9/28/2018

BRETT KAVANAUGH/FBI/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump will order the FBI to conduct an investigation into allegations facing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, CNN reported on Friday, citing a White House official. Earlier on Friday [9-28-18] the Senate Judiciary Committee said it would ask Trump to initiate a supplemental background investigation into ‘current credible […]

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9/28/2018

BUSINESS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Latest on Google CEO Sundar Pichai’s trip to Washington to meet with U.S. lawmakers and officials from the Trump administration (all times local): 7 p.m. Google CEO Sundar Pichai has accepted an invitation to meet with President Donald Trump at a White House roundtable about internet issues. The White House asked […]

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9/28/2018

CHILE/CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VENEZUELA: “President Donald Trump met Friday [9-28-18] with President Sebastian Pinera of Chile at the White House for talks that focused on trade, security and the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela. Trump welcomed Pinera to the Oval Office days after he imposed financial sanctions on members of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s inner circle […]

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9/28/2018

GOP/GOVERNMENT/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Friday [9-28-18] signed a massive spending package that funds a large section of government and averts a shutdown, a White House aide confirmed. The signing, which was scheduled to occur in private at noon on Friday, was done in the Oval Office and several lawmakers were present, the […]

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9/28/2018

CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China issued a rebuke to the United States on Friday [9-28-18], decrying protectionism and unilateral trade moves that ‘bring damage to all’ in a wide-ranging challenge to President Donald Trump as tensions between the two countries continue to rise. Speaking to the United Nations General Assembly two days after Trump accused […]

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9/28/2018

BRETT KAVANAUGH/FBI/SENATE/SEX ABUSE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “President Donald Trump on Friday [9-28-18] said he found the testimony of Christine Blasey Ford a day earlier ‘very credible,’ and he said he would rely on the advice of the Senate Judiciary Committee on whether to reopen an FBI background investigation into sexual assault claims against Supreme Court […]

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9/28/2018

CONGRESS/DEFENSE/EDUCATION/HHS/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump signed a massive spending bill on Friday, providing hundreds of billions of dollars for the Department of Defense and averting the threat of a federal government shutdown at least until December. The bill includes $675 billion to fund the Defense Department for the full year ending on Sept. […]

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9/28/2018

FBI/GOP/JAMES COMEY/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has agreed to meet with top House lawmakers to discuss recent reports that he proposed secretly recording President Donald Trump during the tumultuous period after Trump’s decision to fire FBI Director James Comey, according to a Justice Department source. The agreement to brief lawmakers on […]

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9/28/2018

ELECTION/ENERGY [ALTERNATIVE]/OIL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The largest U.S. oil trade association urged President Donald Trump on Friday [9-28-18] to halt any plans to lift a ban on summer sales of higher ethanol blends of gasoline and impose tighter trading restrictions on biofuel credits, saying such a move would be unfair to consumers. The opposition by the […]

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9/27/2018

BRETT KAVANAUGH/HEARING/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/WOMEN: “President Donald Trump and his aides were ebullient Thursday [9-27-18] as Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh defiantly rejected charges of sexual misconduct — a mood that reflected some relief after Trump officials conceded that his accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, offered a compelling performance in the first half of the […]

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9/27/2018

MIKE POMPEO/NATIONAL SECURITY/NORTH KOREA/SANCTIONS/SUMMIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday [9-27-18] that the world is at ‘the dawn of a new day’ in confronting the threat posed by North Korea’s weapons programs but that sanctions against the country must continue for now. In a speech before the United Nations Security Council, Mr. […]

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9/27/2018

EPA/REGULATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Environmental Protection Agency plans to dissolve its Office of the Science Advisor, a senior post that was created to counsel the E.P.A. administrator on the scientific research underpinning health and environmental regulations, according to a person familiar with the agency’s plans. The person spoke anonymously because the decision had not yet […]

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9/27/2018

CANADA/CONGRESS/MEXICO/NAFTA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration and Congress are on a collision course over the fate of the North American Free Trade Agreement as the White House prepares to release text of a trade deal with Mexico that does not include Canada. Steven Mnuchin, the Treasury secretary, said on Thursday [9-27-18] that while the administration […]

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9/27/2018

BRETT KAVANAUGH/GOP/HEARING/SENATE/SEX ABUSE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Washington day like no other, President Donald Trump found himself in an unusual spot: publicly absent from a melodrama gripping the nation. Closeted in his third-floor White House residence, he avoided opportunities to comment on the proceedings occurring two miles away on Capitol Hill. But nearing the end of […]

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9/27/2018

DEMS/NOMINATION/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Judge Kavanaugh showed America exactly why I nominated him. His testimony was powerful, honest, and riveting. Democrats’ search and destroy strategy is disgraceful and this process has been a total sham and effort to delay, obstruct, and resist. The Senate must vote!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 27, 2018 5:46 pm […]

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9/27/2018

CHINA/ELECTION/NATIONAL SECURITY/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s accusation of Chinese meddling in upcoming U.S. elections marks a new phase in an escalating pressure campaign against Beijing that Washington is pursuing on multiple fronts, senior U.S. officials said on Thursday [9-27-18]. National security adviser John Bolton, long considered a China hawk, has played a key […]

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9/27/2018

2016 ELECTION/HOUSE OF REPS/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “A U.S. House of Representatives committee will vote on Friday [9-28-18] on whether to release dozens of transcripts of interviews from its investigation of Russia and the 2016 U.S. election, including conversations with senior associates of President Donald Trump. The House Intelligence Committee is expected to agree […]

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9/27/2018

CHINA/MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/RUSSIA/SANCTIONS/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned members of the United Nations Security Council on Thursday that they must ‘set the example’ by enforcing sanctions on North Korea as China and Russia suggested the council consider easing the tough measures. China and Russia said the council should reward Pyongyang for […]

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9/26/2018

NOMINATION/SENATE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Republican investigators for the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday [9-25-18] asked Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh about two new allegations against him, according to a transcript of a conference call released by the committee. In the transcript released Wednesday [9-26-18], Kavanaugh denied an allegation that he assaulted a woman he […]

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9/26/2018

NOMINATION/SEX ABUSE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “President Trump is back to his standard playbook for sexual assault allegations: Deny, dismiss and blame the accuser. The tactic was on full display at a news conference in New York City this evening, in one of those vintage stream-of-consciousness appearances that the president rode into the White House. He […]

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9/26/2018

AUTO INDUSTRY/CANADA/MEXICO/NAFTA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “President Trump said he rejected a meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada during the United Nations General Assembly this week and threatened on Wednesday [9-26-18] to punish Canada by taxing the cars it exports into America, signaling a new low in relations between the two nations. Mr. Trump’s […]

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9/26/2018

JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump said on Wednesday [9-26-18] that he wants to keep in place the deputy attorney general, Rod J. Rosenstein, amid speculation about Mr. Rosenstein’s future, which was thrust into doubt by revelations that he had discussed secretly taping the president and removing him from office. The two were scheduled to […]

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9/26/2018

HOUSE OF REPS/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The House Intelligence Committee will vote Friday [9-28-18] to release the transcripts of more than 50 interviews the panel conducted as part of its investigation into Russian election meddling, the committee posted Wednesday [9-26-18]. The vote, scheduled by House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes, will pave the way for […]

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9/26/2018

NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “During a free-wheeling solo press conference that lasted more than an hour Wednesday [9-26-18], President Donald Trump again claimed that former President Barack Obama was close to starting a catastrophic conflict with North Korea, telling reporters that if he ‘wasn’t elected, there would have been a war’ as his predecessor was […]

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9/26/2018

JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/NOMINATION/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump defused the tension building around a closely watched meeting with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein slated for Thursday [9-27-18], suggesting that the No. 2 at the Justice Department may not lose his job after all…He went on to indicate that he may postpone the meeting in […]

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9/26/2018

NOMINATION/SEX ABUSE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “President Donald Trump on Wednesday [9-26-18] said ‘false charges’ made against him in the past have influenced how he views the allegations now facing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh…Kavanaugh has been accused by Christine Blasey Ford of sexually assaulting her when they were both in high school, charges she is […]

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9/26/2018

JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/NOMINATION/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump on Wednesday [9-26-18] said he would prefer to not fire Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, whose position is in jeopardy after reports that he at one time discussed secretly recording Trump out of concern about chaos in the administration…Trump said he will meet with Rosenstein but […]

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9/26/2018

ISRAEL/PALESTINE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday [9-26-18] he would be open to a one-state solution to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict if that was the preference of the parties themselves. ‘If the Israelis and the Palestinians want one state, that’s OK with me. If they want two states, that’s OK with me,’ […]

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9/26/2018

CANADA/NAFTA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “U.S. President Donald Trump said he rejected Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s request for a meeting during the UN General Assembly this week because bilateral North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) talks are going poorly and the United States is unhappy with Canada’s negotiators. Trump said he would not accept the meeting […]

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9/26/2018

CHINA/ELECTION/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump claimed on Wednesday [9-26-18] that China is working to interfere in November’s midterm elections with the aim of damaging him politically…The President offered scant details or evidence, which came during a session meant to focus on issues of nonproliferation. He suggested the meddling attempts came as retribution for […]

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