7/18/2018

ROBERT MUELLER/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Judge Brett Kavanaugh two years ago expressed his desire to overturn a three-decade-old Supreme Court ruling upholding the constitutionality of an independent counsel, a comment bound to get renewed scrutiny in his confirmation proceedings to sit on the high court. Speaking to a conservative group in 2016, Kavanaugh bluntly […]

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7/18/2018

IMMIGRATION/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “New York and five other states filed a lawsuit on Wednesday [7-18-18] seeking to block the Trump administration from making cooperation with federal immigration authorities a condition for receiving millions of dollars in federal funding for law enforcement. The lawsuit, brought by New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Virginia and […]

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7/18/2018

BRITAIN/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “US President Donald Trump has wrongly claimed that Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II reviewed her honor guard for the first time in 70 years during his visit to the United Kingdom last week. Trump made the claim Tuesday [7-17-18] as he read from a prepared statement at the White House in an attempt […]

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7/18/2018

INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Wednesday [7-18-18] continued to defend his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, a day after walking back his remarks in which he would not endorse US intelligence findings on Russian election meddling over Putin’s denial. ‘So many people at the higher ends of intelligence loved my press conference […]

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7/18/2018

2016 ELECTION/DEMS/ELECTION/FBI/JAMES COMEY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Former FBI Director James Comey, a longtime Republican who has clashed with President Donald Trump over the federal Russia probe, urged Americans to vote for Democrats in November congressional elections…Comey was fired in May 2017 over what the Justice Department said was his handling of the FBI investigation into 2016 […]

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7/18/2018

NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/RUSSIA/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said Wednesday [7-18-18] there is ‘no rush’ in its negotiations with North Korea over Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons program. The tweet came in a series of early morning messages from the President as he defended his inflammatory news conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, Finland, earlier in […]

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7/18/2018

RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Some people HATE the fact that I got along well with President Putin of Russia. They would rather go to war than see this. It’s called Trump Derangement Syndrome!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 18, 2018 6:27 am […]

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7/18/2018

DEMS/MEDIA/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “’A lot of Democrats wished they voted for the Tax Cuts because the economy is booming – we could have 4% growth now and the Fed said yesterday that unemployment could drop again.’ @foxandfriends @kilmeade” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 18, 2018 6:03 am […]

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7/18/2018

ELECTION/GOP/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s tariffs on steel imports into the U.S. marked a victory for the Mesabi Iron Range region of northern Minnesota, boosting the prospects of a Republican congressional candidate. The region’s mines are ramping up capacity to meet growing demand for ore in steel mills as far away as Lake Erie. […]

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7/18/2018

NORTH KOREA/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….Russia has agreed to help with North Korea, where relationships with us are very good and the process is moving along. There is no rush, the sanctions remain! Big benefits and exciting future for North Korea at end of process!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 18, 2018 5:16 am […]

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7/18/2018

NATO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “While the NATO meeting in Brussels was an acknowledged triumph, with billions of dollars more being put up by member countries at a faster pace, the meeting with Russia may prove to be, in the long run, an even greater success. Many positive things will come out of that meeting..” -Donald Trump, […]

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7/18/2018

HEALTHCARE/HHS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The health department has quietly dipped into tens of millions of dollars to pay for the consequences of President Donald Trump’s border policy, angering advocates who want the money spent on medical research, rural health programs and other priorities. The Department of Health and Human Services has burned through at least $40 […]

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7/18/2018

RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “So many people at the higher ends of intelligence loved my press conference performance in Helsinki. Putin and I discussed many important subjects at our earlier meeting. We got along well which truly bothered many haters who wanted to see a boxing match. Big results will come!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 18, […]

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7/17/2018

GOP/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Republicans scrambled on Tuesday [7-17-18] to mitigate the damage done by President Trump’s embrace of President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia over his own intelligence agencies, setting a public hearing in the Senate next week, examining new sanctions on Moscow and reaffirming the fraying Western alliance…After Republicans pleaded privately with the White […]

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7/17/2018

OBAMA/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Without mentioning President Trump by name, former President Barack Obama delivered a pointed rebuke of ‘strongman politics’ on Tuesday [7-17-18], warning about growing nationalism, xenophobia and bigotry in the United States and around the world, while offering a full-throated defense of democracy, diversity and the liberal international order. A day after Mr. […]

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7/17/2018

GOP/IRS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration will end a longstanding requirement that certain nonprofit organizations disclose the names of large donors to the Internal Revenue Service, a move that will allow some political groups to shield their sources of funding from government scrutiny. The change, which has long been sought by conservatives and Republicans […]

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7/17/2018

CIA/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “John O. Brennan spent a career in the Central Intelligence Agency defending the United States against its enemies. For decades, that meant terrorists, rogue regimes or the Russians. For him now, it means the president of the United States. When Mr. Brennan accused President Trump of treason following Monday’s [7-17-18] meeting with […]

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7/17/2018

DEMS/HOUSE OF REPS/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Top Democrats in the House and the Senate demanded on Tuesday [7-17-18] that Republican leaders stifle conservative attacks on the special counsel’s Russia investigation and compel President Trump’s senior national security advisers to testify to Congress about Monday’s [7-17-18] extraordinary summit meeting with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia…Republicans […]

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7/17/2018

2016 ELECTION/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump said on Tuesday [7-17-18] that he had misspoken a day earlier in Helsinki, Finland, when he appeared to take the word of President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia over the conclusion of his own intelligence agencies on Russian election meddling in 2016. On Tuesday, Mr. Trump said he ‘accepts’ […]

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7/17/2018

PLANNED PARENTHOOD/POLITICS/SOCIAL MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It’s official: President Trump is the single biggest political advertiser on Facebook. Mr. Trump and his political action committee spent $274,000 on ads on the social network since early May, outpacing the second-biggest spender, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, a nonprofit organization that provides reproductive health care. Planned Parenthood spent […]

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7/17/2018

GOP/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Hours after Donald Trump sidled up to Vladimir Putin at their now-infamous news conference, Republican Sen. Bob Corker received a call from a prominent politician who pleaded with him to repudiate Trump — and to make it hurt this time. The politician, who is weighing a run against the president, urged the […]

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7/17/2018

DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/POLLS/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Trump’s administration scandals threaten to take a toll on Republicans in battleground districts this fall, according to new polling suggesting ‘culture of corruption’ messaging is gaining traction. Fifty-four percent of voters across 48 Republican-held congressional districts said Republicans were ‘more corrupt’ than Democrats, compared to 46 percent who said Democrats are ‘more […]

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7/17/2018

INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump hoped his hotly anticipated summit talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin would amount to a triumphant television event. Instead, he returns to Washington facing sharp rebukes even from allies as his stunned aides wonder what went wrong. For many of Trump’s advisers, Monday’s [7-16-18] performance amounted to a […]

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7/17/2018

CHUCK SCHUMER/GOP/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called on Republican colleagues to join in ‘demanding testimony’ from President Donald Trump’s national security team present during the Helsinki summit earlier this week, including Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, “immediately’…Schumer said the American people need more information on anything Trump promised Russian President Vladimir Putin, […]

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7/17/2018

NATO/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Senate group that acts as the liaison to NATO is appointing and announcing new members following President Donald Trump’s tumultuous appearance at the annual NATO summit in Brussels and his meeting in Helsinki with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Co-chairs Jeanne Shaheen, a Democrat from New Hampshire, and Thom Tillis, a Republican […]

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7/17/2018

BUSINESS/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Consumers should expect higher prices on imported cars if President Donald Trump’s proposed 25% tariff on foreign-built vehicles shipped into the U.S. is enacted, according to car sellers. Car makers said they plan to pass on the added costs to customers, which dealers and car sellers said could lead to a decline […]

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7/17/2018

2016 ELECTION/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A day after questioning the U.S. intelligence community’s findings that Russia meddled in the 2016 presidential election, President Donald Trump reversed course on Tuesday [7-17-18], saying he accepted its conclusion. Mr. Trump, whose comments at his news conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki prompted a backlash in Congress and […]

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7/17/2018

2016 ELECTION/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump, facing an onslaught of bipartisan fury over his glowing remarks about Vladimir Putin, said more than 24 hours afterward that he had misspoken during his news conference with the autocratic Russian leader. In one of the only times of his presidency he’s admitted to a mistake, Trump said […]

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7/17/2018

2016 ELECTION/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It was possible that Vladimir Putin would be the man in a tough spot after his summit meeting Monday [7-16-18] with President Donald Trump. Instead, most of the squirming is being done not by the Russian leader, but by Republicans in Congress, by the American intelligence community and by overseas allies. […]

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7/17/2018

2016 ELECTION/JAMES MATTIS/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is open to the possibility of the first talks since 2015 between the defense chiefs of the United States and Russia, a move that would deepen communication between Washington and Moscow, U.S. officials said. The possibility of talks surfaced after Monday’s [7-16-18] controversial summit in […]

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7/17/2018

2016 ELECTION/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump tried on Tuesday [7-17-18] to calm a storm over his failure to hold Russian President Vladimir Putin accountable for meddling in the 2016 U.S. election, saying he misspoke in a joint news conference in Helsinki. Trump stunned the world on Monday [7-16-18] by shying away from criticizing […]

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7/17/2018

LABOR/OBAMA ADMIN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Labor Department is wiping an Obama-era rule off the books that sought to give labor unions and workers more insight into talks employers have with legal counsel about thwarting union organizing campaigns. The department rescinded on Tuesday [7-17-18] a 2016 regulation known as the ‘Persuader Rule,’ which was rolled back […]

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7/17/2018

2016 ELECTION/MEDIA/NATO/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Tuesday [7-17-18] claimed he had a great meeting with Vladimir Putin and lashed out at the media coverage that captured the widespread dismay at his news conference with the Russian president…Trump met with Putin on Monday [7-16-18] for a one-on-one meeting, followed by a remarkable news conference […]

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7/17/2018

GOP/RUSSIA/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump and Republican U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday [7-17-18] discussed another possible round of deficit-financed tax cuts, highlighting an initiative seen by some tax experts as an election-year effort with little chance of becoming law. Trump sat down at the White House with Kevin Brady, chairman of the House of […]

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7/17/2018

RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “For as long as history remembers Donald Trump, it will be a day that will live in infamy. The President’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki on Monday [7-16-18] is already one of the most notorious moments in the tortured relations between Washington and Moscow. Trump’s humiliation is taking its […]

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7/17/2018

MEDIA/NATO/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “While I had a great meeting with NATO, raising vast amounts of money, I had an even better meeting with Vladimir Putin of Russia. Sadly, it is not being reported that way – the Fake News is going Crazy!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 17, 2018 9:22 am […]

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7/17/2018

2016 ELECTION/CONGRESS/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump faced outrage on Tuesday [7-17-18] for his failure to hold Russia accountable for meddling in the 2016 U.S. election, and some U.S. lawmakers threatened action in Congress to punish Moscow and show support for U.S. intelligence agencies. At a joint news conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin […]

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7/16/2018

2016 ELECTION/DEMS/FBI/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump made one thing clear after his meeting with President Vladimir V. Putin on Monday [7-16-18]: He is willing to take Mr. Putin’s word over those of his own intelligence agencies about whether the Russians tried to fix the 2016 election. Such an admission by a president sworn to be […]

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7/16/2018

2016 ELECTION/DEMS/FBI/GOP/RUSSIA/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump stood next to President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia on Monday [7-16-18] and publicly challenged the conclusion of his own intelligence agencies that Moscow interfered in the 2016 presidential election, wrapping up what he called a ‘deeply productive’ summit meeting with an extraordinary show of trust for a […]

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7/16/2018

2016 ELECTION/DEMS/GOP/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Republicans across the ideological spectrum delivered pointed rebukes to President Trump after Monday’s [7-16-18] extraordinary news conference with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, with Speaker Paul D. Ryan admonishing Mr. Trump and declaring, ‘There is no moral equivalence between the United States and Russia.’ Mr. Ryan was joined […]

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7/16/2018

2016 ELECTION/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump, standing beside Russian leader Vladimir Putin, questioned the U.S. intelligence conclusion that Moscow meddled in the 2016 election, a move lawmakers of both parties said was a stunning alignment with an adversary. Mr. Trump said he and the Russian president ‘spent a great deal of time’ discussing the […]

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7/16/2018

2016 ELECTION/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Without consulting the White House, Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats decided to reassert the intelligence community’s assessment that Moscow interfered in the 2016 election Monday [7-16-18], publicly breaking with President Donald Trump, who earlier had expressed doubts about that finding over Russian President Vladimir Putin’s denial. Coats faced ‘a choice’ […]

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7/16/2018

2016 ELECTION/GOP/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “After President Donald Trump’s stunning news conference Monday [7-16-18] next to Russian President Vladimir Putin, members of Congress — including some powerful Republicans — were quick to rebuke Trump’s performance on the world stage and Trump’s refusal to call Putin out for interfering in the US election. House Speaker Paul Ryan […]

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7/16/2018

2016 ELECTION/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “US President Donald Trump, in a stunning rebuke of the US intelligence community, declined on Monday [7-16-18] to endorse the US government’s assessment that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election, saying he doesn’t ‘see any reason why’ Russia would be responsible. Instead, Trump — standing alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin […]

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7/16/2018

2016 ELECTION/GOP/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Top congressional Republicans sharply criticized President Donald Trump Monday [7-16-18] after he cast doubt on Russian interference in the 2016 election during a press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin…Standing next to Mr. Putin, Mr. Trump said he trusted the Russian president’s denial that Moscow had interfered in the 2016 presidential […]

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7/16/2018

BORDER/CHILDREN/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We’ve seen a flurry of recent activity in efforts to reunite migrant children removed from their parents. But with all the legal and political wranglings, the latest developments can be difficult to follow. Here’s a quick look at what’s new and what’s next: What’s the latest? — The US government hasn’t been […]

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7/16/2018

2016 ELECTION/NATO/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Helsinki summit allowed Russia’s President Putin to stand on an ‘even footing’ with US counterpart Donald Trump, Finnish President Sauli Niinistö told CNN Monday [7-16-18] . In an exclusive interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, Niinistö, who held separate meetings with both men in the Finnish capital, welcomed the dialogue between […]

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7/16/2018

2016 ELECTION/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Monday [7-16-18] publicly questioned the U.S. intelligence conclusion that Moscow interfered in the 2016 presidential election as he stood beside Russian leader Vladimir Putin, after the leaders met for four hours on issues including arms control and the future of Syria. U.S. lawmakers and former administration officials […]

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7/16/2018

BORDER/CHILDREN/HHS/IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A federal judge in San Diego is temporarily blocking the government from deporting recently reunited immigrant families, the latest ruling to go against the Trump administration as it rushes to reunite more than 2,500 children with their families. Judge Dana Sabraw gave the Trump administration a week to file a written objection […]

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7/16/2018

TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WTO: “The U.S. fired back at lawsuits other countries have filed with the World Trade Organization over Trump steel and aluminum tariffs, escalating a trade dispute with some of America’s closest allies. The U.S. on Monday [7-16-18] filed separate claims against China, the European Union, Canada, Mexico and Turkey—the latest stage in […]

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7/16/2018

2016 ELECTION/INTELLIGENCE/NATO/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump’s week-long adventure on the world stage in Europe came to a raucous conclusion in Helsinki on Monday [7-16-18], with American allies fuming and confused and Russian President Vladimir Putin literally smiling at his good fortune. Trump’s trip to Belgium, Britain and Finland was marked by his frequent […]

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7/16/2018

NATO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Received many calls from leaders of NATO countries thanking me for helping to bring them together and to get them focused on financial obligations, both present & future. We had a truly great Summit that was inaccurately covered by much of the media. NATO is now strong & rich!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]

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7/16/2018

2016 ELECTION/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Asked whether he believes his own intelligence agencies, which say that Russia interfered in the 2016 United States election, or Mr. Putin, who denies it, Mr. Trump refused to say, but he expressed doubt about whether Russia was to blame. Mr. Trump raised the matter of Russian electoral meddling, the two […]

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7/16/2018

NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “When it became clear that President Donald Trump was seriously considering nominating Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court, the conservative judge’s former law clerks swung into action as among his most energetic public cheerleaders. But in making the case for him in the media on issues including his stance […]

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7/15/2018

BREXIT/BRITAIN/EU/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Prime Minister Theresa May on Sunday [7-15-18] revealed the advice President Trump had given her on how to negotiate Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union: Go straight to court. Mrs. May was asked by the BBC about comments Mr. Trump made both in an interview in the British tabloid The Sun and […]

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7/15/2018

FBI/JAMES COMEY/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “One year after President Trump fired the F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, agents say they have less confidence in the ethics and vision of the bureau’s new leadership, according to internal survey data. The survey results further undercut one of the explanations that President Trump and his aides gave for […]

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7/15/2018

ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump has raised more than $88 million for his re-election campaign over the last year and a half, giving him a dramatic head start on prospective Democratic challengers in the 2020 race. Mr. Trump’s campaign committee, combined with two joint committees formed with the Republican Party, ended last month with nearly […]

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7/15/2018

BORDER/CHILDREN/HHS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is attempting to clarify the operational plan it intends to use to reunify migrant children separated from their parents at the southern border after a federal judge late Friday [7-13-18] said the Department of Health and Human Services either ‘does not understand the court’s orders or is acting […]

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7/15/2018

FRANCE/RUSSIA/SPORTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Congratulations to France, who played extraordinary soccer, on winning the 2018 World Cup. Additionally, congratulations to President Putin and Russia for putting on a truly great World Cup Tournament — one of the best ever!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 15, 2018 12:03 pm […]

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7/15/2018

RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Heading to Helsinki, Finland – looking forward to meeting with President Putin tomorrow. Unfortunately, no matter how well I do at the Summit, if I was given the great city of Moscow as retribution for all of the sins and evils committed by Russia…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 15, 2018 11:18 am […]

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7/15/2018

DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…know how to do is resist and obstruct! This is why there is such hatred and dissension in our country – but at some point, it will heal!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 15, 2018 11:18 am […]

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7/15/2018

MEDIA/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…over the years, I would return to criticism that it wasn’t good enough – that I should have gotten Saint Petersburg in addition! Much of our news media is indeed the enemy of the people and all the Dems…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 15, 2018 11:18 am […]

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7/15/2018

MEDIA/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “There hasn’t been a missile or rocket fired in 9 months in North Korea, there have been no nuclear tests and we got back our hostages. Who knows how it will all turn out in the end, but why isn’t the Fake News talking about these wonderful facts? Because it is […]

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7/14/2018

BREXIT/BRITAIN/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump said he intends to run for re-election in 2020 because ‘everybody wants me to’ and there are no Democratic candidates who could defeat him, the Mail on Sunday newspaper reported…Before leaving Britain for a summit in Finland with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Trump breached British royal protocol by […]

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7/14/2018

OBAMA/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “These Russian individuals did their work during the Obama years. Why didn’t Obama do something about it? Because he thought Crooked Hillary Clinton would win, that’s why. Had nothing to do with the Trump Administration, but Fake News doesn’t want to report the truth, as usual!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 14, […]

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7/14/2018

ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….Remember, it was Little Jeff Z and his people, who are told exactly what to say, who said I could not win the election in that ‘there was no way to 270’ (over & over again) in the Electoral College. I got 306! They were sooooo wrong in their election coverage. Still […]

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7/14/2018

MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “So funny! I just checked out Fake News CNN, for the first time in a long time (they are dying in the ratings), to see if they covered my takedown yesterday of Jim Acosta (actually a nice guy). They didn’t! But they did say I already lost in my meeting with Putin. […]

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7/14/2018

OBAMA/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The stories you heard about the 12 Russians yesterday took place during the Obama Administration, not the Trump Administration. Why didn’t they do something about it, especially when it was reported that President Obama was informed by the FBI in September, before the Election?” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 14, 2018 5:08 […]

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7/14/2018

OBAMA/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The stories you heard about the 12 Russians yesterday took place during the Obama Administration, not the Trump Administrations. Why didn’t they do something about it, especially when it was reported that President Obama was informed by the FBI in September, before the Election?” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 14, 2018 4:53 […]

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7/14/2018

JOBS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Stock Market hit 25,000 yesterday. Jobs are at an all time record – and that is before we fix some of the worst trade deals and conditions ever seen by any government. It is all happening!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 14, 2018 4:46 am […]

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7/14/2018

GOLF/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I have arrived in Scotland and will be at Trump Turnberry for two days of meetings, calls and hopefully, some golf – my primary form of exercise! The weather is beautiful, and this place is incredible! Tomorrow I go to Helsinki for a Monday [7-16-18] meeting with Vladimir Putin.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]

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7/14/2018

JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @realDonaldTrump: “Trump has been the most consequential president in history when it comes to minority employment. In June, for instanc…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 14, 2018 4:16 am […]

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7/13/2018

FBI/GOP/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Former FBI lawyer Lisa Page was questioned behind closed doors on Friday just hours after FBI agent Peter Strzok had been grilled in a raucous 10-hour public hearing, and Republicans said they learned new information from a witness who was able to talk more freely than Strzok. Two Republican congressmen, Reps. […]

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7/13/2018

DEMS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A dozen Russian intelligence officials were charged Friday [7-13-18] with hacking into the Democratic National Committee and the campaign of the 2016 Democratic presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton, and distributing stolen emails, according to an indictment obtained by special counsel Robert Mueller’s office. The officers spear-phished volunteers and employees of the […]

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7/13/2018

BRITAIN/EU/MILITARY/NATO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “European allies knew to expect the unexpected from President Trump, especially after their rancorous encounter last month at the Group of 7 summit meeting in Canada. But Mr. Trump’s European tour has still rattled many on the Continent and in Britain, who have watched from a distance the chaos he creates on […]

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7/13/2018

DEMS/ELECTIONS/HILLARY CLINTON/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The nation’s top intelligence officer said on Friday [7-13-18] that the persistent danger of Russian cyberattacks today was akin to the warnings the United States had of stepped-up terror threats ahead of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. That note of alarm sounded by Dan Coats, the director of national intelligence, came […]

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7/13/2018

BRITAIN/EU/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump on Friday [7-13-18] tried to repair the diplomatic damage he caused with an explosive interview blasting his host, Prime Minister Theresa May of Britain, by praising her leadership and calling their two countries’ relationship ‘the highest level of special,’ even as he continued to publicly question her decisions. During a […]

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7/13/2018

2016 ELECTION/HILLARY CLINTON/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It was one of the more outlandish statements in a campaign replete with them: In a news conference in July 2016, Donald J. Trump made a direct appeal to Russia to hack Hillary Clinton’s emails and make them public…As it turns out, that same day, the Russians — […]

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2016 ELECTION/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Justice Department announced indictments against 12 Russian nationals as part of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election, accusing them of engaging in a ‘sustained effort’ to hack Democrats’ emails and computer networks. All 12 defendants are members of the GRU, a […]

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BRITAIN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump met Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle Friday [7-13-18] evening, a regal conclusion to the official portion of the US President’s visit to the United Kingdom. The Trumps entered the castle’s Quadrangle by Range Rover after arriving on the castle grounds by helicopter. They arrived […]

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BREXIT/BRITAIN/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UK: “President Donald Trump affirmed his commitment to striking a trade deal with the U.K., seeking to walk back earlier comments in which he criticized Prime Minister Theresa May’s approach to Brexit and said her plan would ‘kill’ the chances of such a deal. His softening of his criticism saved Mrs. May […]

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7/13/2018

2016 ELECTION/DEMS/LEGAL/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The special counsel investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election indicted 12 Russian intelligence officers on Friday [7-13-18] for hacking the Democratic National Committee and the Clinton presidential campaign. The indictment came just three days before President Trump is planning to meet with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia […]

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7/13/2018

ENERGY/OIL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. and Western officials are considering an eventual emergency release of stockpiled oil if new supplies can’t prevent another sharp rise in prices, according to people familiar with the matter. The Trump administration is actively assessing whether to dip into the country’s emergency oil stocks while it simultaneously pushes other countries to […]

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7/13/2018

2016 ELECTION/DEMS/HILLARY CLINTON/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A federal grand jury on Friday [7-13-18] charged 12 Russian intelligence officers with hacking Democratic computer networks in 2016, in the most detailed U.S. accusation yet that Moscow meddled in the presidential election to help Republican Donald Trump. The indictment, which alleges a wide-ranging conspiracy involving sophisticated hacking […]

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7/13/2018

BREXIT/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRSIDENT/UK: “President Donald Trump warned U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May that a plan her government released Thursday [7-12-18] outlining its future economic relationship with the European Union, if implemented, could ‘kill’ the nation’s chances of striking a bilateral trade deal with the U.S. The public rebuke of Mrs. May, published hours after […]

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