IRAN/SANCTIONS/TERRORISM/TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration designated the head of Iran’s central bank as a global terrorist on Tuesday [5-15-18] for funneling money to Hezbollah, placing further financial constraints on the nation a week after President Trump called for reimposing sanctions that were lifted as part of an Obama-era deal. The new designation is separate […]
Category: A- Trump As President
5/15/2018
ISRAEL/PALESTINE/RELIGION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “While the opening of the American Embassy in Jerusalem has triggered violence and political debate this week, it also stands as a sharp reminder of the close ties between the Trump administration and evangelical Christians — and of the victories that Mr. Trump has delivered for his evangelical base. Against a backdrop […]
5/15/2018
COURT/DREAMERS/JEFF SESSIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A federal appeals court on Tuesday [5-15-18] questioned the Trump administration’s rationale for canceling an Obama-era initiative that offered deportation protections and work permits to undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children. During a roughly 75-minute oral argument in Pasadena, Calif., a three-judge panel on the Ninth U.S. Circuit […]
5/15/2018
CANADA/CONGRESS/MEXICO/NAFTA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s plans to rewrite the North American Free Trade Agreement this year looked unattainable Tuesday [5-15-18] after negotiators appeared too far apart to strike a deal before a deadline this week. U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan had set this Thursday [5-17-18] as an informal deadline if the administration were to […]
5/15/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Thank you to the Washington Examiner and @CortesSteve on the great article – on WINNING! https://t.co/b5dfUABN5q“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 15, 2018 3:29 pm […]
5/15/2018
GOP/JOHN MCCAIN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “A White House aide who made a rude joke about Sen. John McCain’s health last week should apologize, but Republican senators didn’t raise the issue with President Donald Trump at a lunch meeting, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday [5-15-18]. White House communications aide Kelly Sadler said in a […]
5/15/2018
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/POLICE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump honored on Tuesday [5-15-18] the sacrifices of police officers killed in the line of duty, calling them ‘among the bravest Americans to ever live’ and vowing that his administration has a clear policy: ‘We will protect those who protect us…’ He shared a few stories of fallen officers, […]
5/15/2018
DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Grappling with the realities of President Donald Trump’s reign, Democrats are trying to offer a counterweight to the president’s message — without making it all about Trump. An annual conference organized by a prominent Democratic think tank Tuesday [5-15-18] included an early glimpse at some of the Democrats plotting a challenge to […]
5/15/2018
CIA/GOP/JOHN MCCAIN/NORTH KOREA/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Last fall, when President Donald Trump headed to Capitol Hill for the Senate Republican lunch, he was feuding with the powerful chair of the foreign relations panel and tweeted that the man couldn’t get elected dog catcher. On Tuesday [5-15-18], he dropped in on the weekly GOP lunch entangled in […]
5/15/2018
LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “Stormy Daniels has raised nearly a half-million dollars to fund her lawsuit against President Donald Trump, relying on contributions from a crowdfunding site. Her lawyer has repeatedly pointed to the public site as evidence that he and his client aren’t bankrolled by Trump’s political foes. But the truth is, no one knows […]
5/15/2018
LEAKS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The dustup over a White House aide’s crass remark about Sen. John McCain’s health has once again inflamed the White House’s frustration with staffers who reveal the inner workings of the West Wing to reporters outside the building. Despite active efforts to flush out administration leakers — including machines used to […]
5/15/2018
MEDIA/POLLS/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Can you believe that with all of the made up, unsourced stories I get from the Fake News Media, together with the $10,000,000 Russian Witch Hunt (there is no Collusion), I now have my best Poll Numbers in a year. Much of the Media may be corrupt, but the People truly get […]
5/15/2018
PAUL MANAFORT/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Former prosecutor Gene Rossi learned to expect lectures and humiliation when he appeared before U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis, who regularly ridiculed his arguments. But when Mr. Rossi returned several years ago from chemotherapy, Judge Ellis—after sternly summoning him to the bench—became tearful as he asked how Mr. Rossi was […]
5/15/2018
CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Trade negotiations are continuing with China. They have been making hundreds of billions of dollars a year from the U.S., for many years. Stay tuned!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 15, 2018 7:35 am […]
5/15/2018
JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @Scavino45: “Job openings hit record high of 6.6 million” https://t.co/BwDsLU6T4l” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 15, 2018 7:22 am […]
5/15/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @Scavino45: “Trump is putting the US back on top” https://t.co/tnYo2EAd2T“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 15, 2018 7:21 am […]
5/15/2018
BUSINESS/CHINA/SANCTIONS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Tuesday [5-15-18] it was far from certain what steps the U.S. government would take on China’s ZTE Corp, which he characterized as an enforcement, rather than trade, issue. U.S. President Donald Trump has directed the Commerce Department to revisit penalties for telecom equipment […]
5/15/2018
CANADA/MEXICO/NAFTA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is facing stark choices as it seeks to fulfill promises to rewrite the North American Free Trade Agreement with Canada and Mexico ahead of a fast-approaching deadline. The administration’s goal is to have a deal cleared by the U.S. Congress by year-end. Given procedural hurdles, both House Speaker Paul […]
5/15/2018
ELECTION/GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/PENNSYLVANIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Voters head to the polls on Tuesday [5-14-18] in crucial party primaries in Pennsylvania, a state that has become central to Democrats’ hopes of retaking control of the U.S. House of Representatives.The state offers Democrats the opportunity to pick up as many as five seats from Republicans in congressional elections […]
5/14/2018
ISRAEL/MIKE POMPEO/PALESTINE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump and his top aides on Monday [5-14-18] hailed the opening of the new U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem as a ‘great day,’ a position that roiled the Arab world and fueled deadly protests along the Israel-Palestinian border. The move ends — at least for now — America’s chances of […]
5/14/2018
EU/ISRAEL/MIDDLE EAST/PALESTINE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Washington’s allies in Europe and the Middle East criticized the U.S. for opening a new embassy in Jerusalem on Monday [5-14-18] and called on Israel to restrain its forces after dozens of Palestinian protesters were killed in clashes. The episode marked the latest point of discord to emerge between the U.S. […]
5/14/2018
DRUGS/MEDICARE/PHARMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration hit back on Monday [5-14-18] against critics of President Trump’s plan to reduce prescription drug prices, saying his ideas would be far more effective than remedies championed by Democrats. Democrats have long supported two proposals that Mr. Trump endorsed during the 2016 presidential campaign. The government, they say, should […]
5/14/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/ISRAEL/MIDDLE EAST/PALESTINE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump and senior members of his administration exulted on Monday [5-14-18] over the opening of the United States’ new embassy in Jerusalem, dismissing the violence raging along the border with Gaza as the ceremony unfolded as ‘unfortunate propaganda.’ For Mr. Trump, the opening of the embassy was an opportunity […]
5/14/2018
JOHN MCCAIN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Missteps? This White House has made a few. But apologies? Almost never. White House officials reiterated their position on Monday [5-14-18] that a morbid joke an aide made about John McCain — an 81-year-old, six-term Republican senator with brain cancer — is not the sort of thing that warrants an apology […]
5/14/2018
MEDIA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When President Trump tunes into ‘Fox & Friends’ on Monday [5-14-18] morning, he may see a familiar face delivering a gentle warning that tariffs are ‘B-A-D economics.’ In a last-ditch attempt to persuade Mr. Trump to back away from his trade approach, the National Retail Federation has enlisted Ben Stein, the […]
5/14/2018
MEDIA/RELIGION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “It was the morning after another breathtaking revelation about President Trump and a $130,000 payment to a pornographic film actress, and dozens of reporters crowded into the White House Rose Garden, seeking answers. When one of them shouted a question about the payment, the president simply walked away. Standing nearby, on […]
5/14/2018
BUSINESS/CHINA/TECHNOLOGY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As the United States and China spar over trade, both sides are using a beleagured Chinese telecom company as a pawn in a geopolitical game, a strategy that could yield concessions in talks this week in Washington. Mr. Trump’s offer to throw a lifeline to the company, ZTE, found a receptive […]
5/14/2018
MELANIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Heading over to Walter Reed Medical Center to see our great First Lady, Melania. Successful procedure, she is in good spirits. Thank you to all of the well-wishers!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 14, 2018 4:09 pm […]
5/14/2018
LEAKS/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The so-called leaks coming out of the White House are a massive over exaggeration put out by the Fake News Media in order to make us look as bad as possible. With that being said, leakers are traitors and cowards, and we will find out who they are!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May […]
5/14/2018
GUNS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Monday [5-14-18] morning called James Shaw Jr., who authorities say saved lives by disarming a gunman at a Waffle House in Tennessee last month, to praise his actions..Shaw, 29, has been labeled a ‘hero’ by Nashville police for confronting the shooter in the attack, which left four dead. […]
5/14/2018
BUSINESS/CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “ZTE, the large Chinese phone company, buys a big percentage of individual parts from U.S. companies. This is also reflective of the larger trade deal we are negotiating with China and my personal relationship with President Xi.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 14, 2018 3:06 pm […]
5/14/2018
ISRAEL/MILITARY/PALESTINE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. opened a new embassy in Jerusalem as clashes between Palestinian protestors and Israel’s military left dozens dead, overshadowing a historic moment for Israeli-American relations and adding to the Trump administration’s challenges in Middle East. The ceremony, held in a large tent beside the new embassy site, was attended by top […]
5/14/2018
CENSUS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is downplaying concerns about a possible low participation in the 2020 Census over the addition of a citizenship question for the first time in 70 years…The question has been asked every year in the American Community Survey, which is sent to fewer than 3 percent of U.S. households. […]
5/14/2018
BUSINESS/CHINA/SANCTIONS/TECHNOLOGY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House on Monday [5-14-18] said President Donald Trump asked his commerce secretary to look into lifting or easing sanctions against a Chinese telecommunications company as part of a ‘give and take’ with China…In a surprising overture to China, Trump tweeted Sunday [5-13-18] that he would help ZTE Corp., a major […]
5/14/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/ISRAEL/JARED KUSHNER/PALESTINE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As the deadliest day of clashes between Israelis and Palestinians since the 2014 Gaza War unfolded on Monday [5-14-18], White House senior adviser Jared Kushner addressed a crowd at the opening of the US embassy in Jerusalem and said he believes ‘peace is within reach…’Kushner’s remarks at the embassy opening […]
5/14/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/ISRAEL/MIDDLE EAST/PALESTINE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When President Donald Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and promised last December to move the U.S. Embassy there, the predictions of violence came fast and furious…Despite visible anger and some localized violence after Trump unveiled his decision, the region did not go up in flames. No embassies were stormed. […]
5/14/2018
EU/IRAN/MIKE POMPEO/NUCLEAR/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke to German, French and British counterparts in recent days to discuss cooperation over Iran, a State Department spokeswoman said on Monday 5-14-18] a week after U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal…The White House on Sunday [5-13-18] threatened to impose sanctions […]
5/14/2018
ISRAEL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “#USEmbassyJerusalem https://t.co/f1SFvrkcAH“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 14, 2018 10:16 am […]
5/14/2018
DEMS/GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/NET NEUTRALITY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. Senate will vote on Wednesday [5-16-18] on whether to reverse a decision by the Trump administration to roll back Obama-era ‘net neutrality’ rules, Democratic senators said on Monday [5-14-18]. Advocates of keeping the 2015 open-internet rules have the backing of 50 U.S. senators, including Republican Susan Collins. […]
5/14/2018
ISRAEL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Big day for Israel. Congratulations!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 14, 2018 8:36 am […]
5/14/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/IRAN/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Nobody said national-security policy was simple or easy. For proof, look at the current state of U.S. views on North Korea and Iran. At the moment, President Donald Trump has nice things to say about North Korea, which has built a nuclear weapon, has threatened to use it against the […]
5/14/2018
DRUGS/MEDICARE/PHARMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is considering expanding Medicare’s ability to negotiate the cost of drugs by giving private payers a role in setting the price of medicines administered in hospitals and doctors’ offices, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said on Monday [5-14-18]. Azar’s comments provided more details on the plan announced […]
5/14/2018
ISRAEL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. Embassy opening in Jerusalem will be covered live on @FoxNews & @FoxBusiness. Lead up to 9:00 A.M. (eastern) event has already begun. A great day for Israel!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 14, 2018 5:54 am […]
5/14/2018
ECONOMY/ELECTION/GOP/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Republicans facing a tough midterm election season are pointing to the strong economy as proof their new tax law is working its magic. But as campaign ads tout swelling payrolls and lawmakers spotlight companies handing out employee bonuses, there’s little evidence the tax cuts are already having an impact across the economy, […]
5/13/2018
EU/IRAN/MIKE POMPEO/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “John R. Bolton, the national security adviser, said on Sunday [5-13-18] that European officials should have known that President Trump would withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal, despite months of negotiations to salvage the accord that they believed had brought them close to satisfying the president’s demands…Mr. Bolton’s remarks could […]
5/13/2018
FRANCE/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “So sad to see the Terror Attack in Paris. At some point countries will have to open their eyes & see what is really going on. This kind of sickness & hatred is not compatible with a loving, peaceful, & successful country! Changes to our thought process on terror must be made.” […]
5/13/2018
IRAN/MIDDLE EAST/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Remember how badly Iran was behaving with the Iran Deal in place. They were trying to take over the Middle East by whatever means necessary. Now, that will not happen!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 13, 2018 3:11 pm […]
5/13/2018
CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China and the United States are working well together on trade, but past negotiations have been so one sided in favor of China, for so many years, that it is hard for them to make a deal that benefits both countries. But be cool, it will all work out!” -Donald Trump, […]
5/13/2018
IRAN/MILITARY/NUCLEAR/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump repeated a misleading claim about Iran’s military budget Saturday [5-12-18], saying it had increased by more than 40 percent since the negotiation of the Iran nuclear deal. ‘Iran’s Military Budget is up more than 40% since the Obama negotiated Nuclear Deal was reached…just another indicator that it was all […]
5/13/2018
BUSINESS/CHINA/COMMERCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Xi of China, and I, are working together to give massive Chinese phone company, ZTE, a way to get back into business, fast. Too many jobs in China lost. Commerce Department has been instructed to get it done!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 13, 2018 10:01 am […]
5/12/2018
BORDER/SENATE/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Donald Trump said Saturday [5-12-18] that the Senate should approve a government spending package that includes funding for border security and a wall before the August break or not go on recess. Congress passed a $1.3 trillion spending bill in March that will fund the government through the end of September. […]
5/12/2018
BORDER/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “The Senate should get funding done before the August break, or NOT GO HOME. Wall and Border Security should be included. Also waiting for approval of almost 300 nominations, worst in history. Democrats are doing everything possible to obstruct, all they know how to do. STAY!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 12, 2018 […]
5/12/2018
IRAN/MILITARY/NUCLEAR/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Iran’s Military Budget is up more than 40% since the Obama negotiated Nuclear Deal was reached…just another indicator that it was all a big lie. But not anymore!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 12, 2018 5:02 pm […]
5/12/2018
NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “North Korea has announced that they will dismantle Nuclear Test Site this month, ahead of the big Summit Meeting on June 12th. Thank you, a very smart and gracious gesture!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 12, 2018 4:08 pm […]
5/12/2018
ISRAEL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump spent roughly 10 minutes of an hourlong speech Thursday [5-10-18] night in Indiana telling the story of how he saved nearly $999,800,000 on controversial plans to move the US Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem — a claim he has made before in the months leading up […]
5/11/2018
ELECTION/GOP/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “After days of high-stakes negotiations with foreign governments, President Trump traveled to a rally here Thursday [5-10-18] night, briefly swapping his role as grim-faced statesman for one that comes more naturally to him: campaign trail firebrand. In a visit meant to bolster Mike Braun, a wealthy former state legislator who won […]
5/11/2018
AMBASSADOR/ISRAEL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The United States Embassy in Jerusalem is set to open with great fanfare on Monday [5-14-18], but the American ambassador to Israel will not yet work permanently out of his new office there, administration officials said Friday [5-11-18], and instead will split his time between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. That solution might […]
5/11/2018
BRITAIN/IRAN/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Theresa May of the United Kingdom condemned recent suspected Iranian rocket attacks on Israel in a phone call on Friday [5-11-18], according to statements from both administrations. But only a U.K. readout of the call addressed May’s concerns about the United States’ withdrawal from the Iran […]
5/11/2018
2016 ELECTION/JAMES COMEY/RUSSIA/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Former FBI Director James Comey is skipping a closed-door Senate hearing next week to discuss the intelligence community’s findings about Russian interference in the 2016 elections…Comey was among four former intelligence community leaders invited to attend the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing. The other three, former National Intelligence Director James Clapper, […]
5/11/2018
DEMS/LEGAL/MICHAEL COHEN/PHARMA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “A key Democratic senator is joining at least one other lawmaker Friday [5-11-18] in requesting that pharmaceutical giant Novartis turn over documents relating to President Donald Trump’s personal attorney Michael Cohen. Sen. Patty Murray of Washington state, the top Democrat on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, has sent a […]
5/11/2018
MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said his conversations with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un were ‘warm’ and ‘good.’ Pompeo spoke to reporters at the State Department a day after returning from a trip to Pyongyang to negotiate with the North Korean leader and retrieve three Americans held by the […]
5/11/2018
DRUGS/HEALTHCARE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The American people deserve a healthcare system that takes care of them – not one that takes advantage of them. We will work every day to ensure all Americans have access to the quality, affordable medication they need and deserve. We will not rest until the job is done! https://t.co/9BzevAniNx” –Donald Trump, […]
5/11/2018
DHS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen got into a lengthy, heated argument during a Cabinet meeting focused on immigration Wednesday [5-9-18], a source with knowledge of the blowup told CNN. Trump was furious with Nielsen, telling her he didn’t think she was doing enough to secure the border. […]
5/11/2018
DRUGS/PHARMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Today, my Administration is launching the most sweeping action in history to lower the price of prescription drugs for the American People. We will have tougher negotiation, more competition, and much lower prices at the pharmacy counter! https://t.co/xdakX43a4d” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 11, 2018 2:30 pm […]
5/11/2018
DRUGS/HEALTHCARE/PHARMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday [5-11-18] blasted drugmakers and healthcare ‘middlemen’ for making prescription drugs unaffordable for Americans, but healthcare stocks rose as experts said the administration avoided taking aggressive and direct measures to cut drug prices. Trump said his administration would take aim at the ‘middlemen’ in the drug industry […]
5/11/2018
ENERGY [ALTERNATIVE]/OIL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration will scale back the use of biofuels waivers for small refineries and count ethanol exports toward federal biofuels usage quotas as part of a broad overhaul of the nation’s renewable fuel policy, a source briefed on the plans said on Friday [5-11-18]. The changes are aimed at easing […]
5/11/2018
CHINA/EU/FOREIGN POLICY/IRAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It’s Donald Trump’s latest rebrand — global man of action. The President is taking his political chaos theory beyond America’s borders and racking up wins for his faithful political base. Positioning himself as a domineering global figure to shore up his standing back home, Trump is changing the subject from the […]
5/11/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration’s efforts to block imports are bringing back a long-forgotten headache for manufacturers: the quota. U.S. officials have so far largely relied on tariffs—essentially taxes at the border—in their efforts to reduce imports of steel, aluminum and Chinese goods. But some countries are accepting hard limits, or quotas, on […]
5/10/2018
BUSINESS/NAFTA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump frequently talks about reviving the American auto industry, but his approach to trade policy may backfire on the country’s carmakers. Mr. Trump’s efforts to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement, to impose tariffs on imported aluminum and steel and to reduce America’s trade deficit with China could limit […]
5/10/2018
IRAN/MIDDLE EAST/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump sent two private letters to Middle East allies in recent weeks complaining that the United States has spent too much money in the region and urging them to pick up more of the burden as part of a coalition to counter Iran’s influence, a person familiar with them said […]
5/10/2018
DRUGS/MEDICARE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump will lay out on Friday [5-11-18] a broad strategy to reduce prescription drug prices, but in a break from one of his most popular campaign promises, he will not call for Medicare to negotiate lower prices with drug manufacturers, senior administration officials said. The White House will issue a blueprint […]
5/10/2018
NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SINGAPORE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Less than a year ago, President Trump was savaging Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader, as a ‘madman’ and murderer of his own people, branding him as ‘Little Rocket Man’ for his nuclear testing exploits and poking fun at his portly stature. Early Thursday [5-10-18] morning, a jubilant Mr. Trump described […]
5/10/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/MIDDLE EAST/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The way President Donald Trump sees it, why go for a solid single when you can swing for a home run? Trump’s upcoming summit with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un is only the latest example of the president’s go-big strategy. From tax reform to international trade to foreign policy, […]
5/10/2018
NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SINGAPORE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump announced on Thursday [5-10-18] that his meeting with the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, will be held on June 12 in Singapore. The announcement came in a tweet just hours after Mr. Trump met the three recently freed American hostages at Joint Base Andrews, where they arrived in the […]
5/10/2018
MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/PRISONER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Three American prisoners freed from North Korea arrived here early Thursday [5-10-18] to a personal welcome from President Trump, who traveled to an air base in the middle of the night to meet them. Waving their hands and flashing peace signs, the freed prisoners — Kim Dong-chul, Tony Kim and […]
5/10/2018
BUSINESS/CANADA/MEXICO/NAFTA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S., Canada and Mexico are focusing on rewriting the auto rules at the center of the North American Free Trade Agreement as negotiators face hard deadlines in an election year, raising the possibility of less drastic changes to other controversial parts of Nafta, according to people following the talks. A Republican […]
5/10/2018
HEALTHCARE/HHS/NATIVE AMERICANS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “HHS leaders want states to settle the contentious question of whether Native Americans should get jobs in order to keep their health care — a move that likely won’t resolve the underlying challenge to tribal sovereignty and was sparked by an unusual split between the agency’s politically appointed administrators and legal […]
5/10/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Thank you Indiana! #MAGA?? https://t.co/fCv76VyUax“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 10, 2018 7:49 pm […]
5/10/2018
GOP/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/ROBERT MEULLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “A pair of top Republican lawmakers met with senior officials at the Justice Department Thursday [5-10-18] in an attempt to resolve a standoff over GOP requests for classified information related to the special counsel’s investigation into Russian election meddling. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R., Calif.) and fellow […]
5/10/2018
IRAN/JAMES MATTIS/NUCLEAR/RUDY GIULIANI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Defense Secretary James Mattis may have come to terms with President Donald Trump’s decision to quit the Iran nuclear deal, but he suggested the administration is still grappling with how to define US policy on countering Tehran following public calls for regime change from national security adviser John Bolton […]
5/10/2018
CONGRESS/DHS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VISAS: “The Trump administration is expected to make about 15,000 additional H-2B visas available for low-skilled foreign workers this summer, a modest supplement to the popular program, lawmakers and aides familiar with the planning said. The number of visas available each year is capped by statute at 66,000, evenly divided between the summer […]
5/10/2018
IRAN/SANCTIONS/TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday [5-10-18] levied sanctions against several Iranian firms, individuals and officials it said are operating an illegal currency-exchange network in the United Arab Emirates, and accused Iran’s central bank of being complicit in operations that funneled dollars into the country for Iran’s elite military unit, the Quds […]
5/10/2018
CHINA/TECHNOLOGY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “White House officials promised to keep the U.S. in the lead on emerging artificial-intelligence technologies, despite growing competition from China and worries about potential impacts on American workers. At a White House conference on artificial intelligence, Trump technology adviser Michael Kratsios pledged that the administration would make a priority of advancing artificial-intelligence […]
5/10/2018
HUD/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s administration signaled on Thursday [5-10-18] it may reverse housing anti-discrimination protections established under Democratic former President Barack Obama that exposed companies to a broad range of legal claims under federal law. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) said it will reconsider the 2013 rule issued […]
5/10/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/NORTH KOREA/PRISONERS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Just maybe, the extraordinary scene that unfolded in the dead of night on an airfield outside Washington early Thursday [5-10-18] is the start of something truly historic. President Donald Trump welcomed home three American prisoners from North Korea, citing their release as proof that his diplomacy with the isolated state […]
5/10/2018
BUSINESS/CALIFORNIA/REGULATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The leaders of the world’s biggest car companies are arriving at the White House on Friday [5-11-18], and it may be their last chance to stop the Trump administration from a head-on collision with California. The Trump administration wants to dramatically cut back on Obama-era emissions regulations, which are supported by California […]
5/10/2019
NORTH KOREA/SINGAPORE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The highly anticipated meeting between Kim Jong Un and myself will take place in Singapore on June 12th. We will both try to make it a very special moment for World Peace!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 10, 2018 9:37 am […]
5/10/2018
ISIS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Five Most Wanted leaders of ISIS just captured!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 10, 2018 9:33 am […]
5/10/2018
CHUCK SCHUMER/IRAN/JAMES COMEY/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senator Cryin’ Chuck Schumer fought hard against the Bad Iran Deal, even going at it with President Obama, & then Voted AGAINST it! Now he says I should not have terminated the deal – but he doesn’t really believe that! Same with Comey. Thought he was terrible until I fired […]
5/10/2018
DRUGS/PHARMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Friday [5-10-18] plans to outline a series of initiatives aimed at curbing drug prices, unveiling a blueprint to drive down costs amid complaints that Washington has done little to address the issue. The speech, which has been twice delayed, is spurring skepticism from industry experts and Democrats who […]
5/10/2018
BUSINESS/LEGAL/MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “From its origins as a conduit to pay hush money, Essential Consultants LLC has evolved into a nexus in federal investigations buffeting the Trump administration. Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s personal attorney, set up the Delaware limited liability company to pay former adult-movie actress Stephanie Clifford, professionally known as Stormy Daniels. […]
5/10/2018
NORTH KOREA/PRISONERS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “On behalf of the American people, WELCOME HOME! https://t.co/hISaCI95CB“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 10, 2018 5:01 am […]
5/9/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/IRAN/IRAQ/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WAR: “Fifteen years after invading Iraq over weapons of mass destruction and ties to al Qaeda that both proved non-existent, the United States is again steering toward a possible confrontation with a Middle East power for suspected work on nuclear weapons and support for terrorism. U.S. President Donald Trump’s Iran policy sounds […]
5/9/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Republican voters rejected ex-convict Don Blankenship in a West Virginia Senate primary in which he sold himself as ‘Trumpier than Trump’ but was vigorously opposed by Trump himself. GOP voters in Indiana, meanwhile, chose wealthy businessman Mike Braun over two sitting congressmen to lead the party’s charge against a vulnerable Democratic […]
5/9/2018
IRAN/NUCLEAR/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump said on Wednesday [5-9-18] that he expects Iran to continue to comply with the terms of the 2015 deal that limits Tehran’s nuclear program, even as the United States violates it by reimposing what he called ‘among the strongest sanctions that we’ve ever put on a country…’ Beyond betting that […]
5/9/2018
IRAN/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Iran’s supreme leader chastised President Donald Trump on Wednesday [5-9-18] over his decision to pull America out of the 2015 nuclear deal, while lawmakers lit a paper U.S. flag on fire inside parliament, shouting, ‘Death to America!’ The government backlash reflected broad public anger in Iran over Trump’s decision, which threatens to […]
5/9/2018
IRAN/NUCLEAR/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump warned Iran on Wednesday [5-9-18] against resuming its nuclear weapons program, a day after announcing that he was withdrawing the U.S. from the landmark Iran nuclear deal…The comments came a day after Trump announced he was withdrawing the U.S. from the accord with Iran, abruptly restoring harsh sanctions in […]
5/9/2018
NORTH KOREA/PRISONER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The release of three American prisoners cleared away a last obstacle on Wednesday [5-9-18] to a landmark nuclear summit meeting between President Trump and North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un. North Korea freed the prisoners, all Americans of Korean descent, even as the two countries finalized details for a meeting between their […]
5/9/2018
MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “After paying off a pornographic film actress and doing other tasks to help his boss win the presidency, Michael D. Cohen was surprised to find that the doors to the White House were mostly closed to him. Mr. Cohen did not land a hoped-for job in President Trump’s administration — he […]
5/9/2018
ELECTION/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump connected by phone on Wednesday [5-9-18] with Don Blankenship, the former coal baron and ex-con whose Senate candidacy he helped sink. Trump and Blankenship spoke briefly, according to three people familiar with the discussion. The conversation was described as straightforward, polite and cordial, with the president calling to […]