CENSUS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Amid accusations of politicizing the US Census, President Donald Trump’s campaign touted the administration’s move to add a question about citizenship status on the consequential survey in an email to supporters on Wednesday [3-29-18]. The email with the subject line ‘GOOD NEWS: We are asking about citizenship’ was sent to the […]
Category: A- Trump As President
3/29/2018
INFRASTRUCTURE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Washington spent trillions building up foreign countries while allowing OUR OWN infrastructure to fall into a state of total disrepair. No more! It’s time to REBUILD, and we will do it with American WORKERS, American GRIT, and American PRIDE!” https://t.co/Q9rPZi2D2s -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 29, 2018 3:06pm […]
3/29/2018
ECONOMY/JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT : “JOBS, JOBS, JOBS! Unemployment claims have fallen to a 45-year low. Together, we are making the economy great again!” https://t.co/pN2TE5HDQm –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 29, 2018 2:58pm […]
3/29/2018
CALIFORNIA/LEGAL/MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “A federal judge in California put a temporary stop Thursday [3-29-18] to efforts by Stormy Daniels’ attorney to depose President Donald Trump and his personal lawyer, Michael Cohen over a $130,000 payout from Cohen to the porn star before the 2016 election. Judge S. James Otero of the US District Court […]
3/29/2018
INFRASTRUCTURE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We are going to REBUILD our crumbling infrastructure, and there is no better place to begin this campaign than in the Great State of Ohio. A tremendous honor to be here today at a state-of-the-art training site, where the skills of the American Worker are forged and refined!” https://t.co/bU3KS62c0x -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
3/29/2018
MIKE POMPEO/SECRETARY OF STATE/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “As President Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, prepares to face lawmakers for his second major confirmation hearing as a Trump nominee, scores of former diplomats are urging lawmakers to ‘focus public attention on the urgent need to restore the power and influence of American […]
3/29/2018
GOP/JEFF SESSIONS/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Investigators probing whether Donald Trump’s presidential campaign colluded with Russia have been questioning witnesses about events at the 2016 Republican National Convention, according to two sources familiar with Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s inquiries. Mueller’s team has been asking about a convention-related event attended by both Russia’s U.S. ambassador and Jeff […]
3/29/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Several of President Donald Trump’s outside advisers have told him over the past week he requires neither a chief of staff nor a communications director, at least in the traditional definition of those jobs, according to a person familiar with the conversations. Trump has absorbed the advice, but offered little indication […]
2/29/2018
CONGRESS/ENERGY [ALTERNATIVE]/PENNSYLVANIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is seriously considering abandoning efforts to remake the nation’s biofuel laws after wading deep into an issue that divides some of his core constituencies, according to three sources familiar with the administration’s thinking. Advisers have urged Trump to instead let Congress tackle the biofuel reforms, but use the […]
3/29/2018
COMMERCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I have stated my concerns with Amazon long before the Election. Unlike others, they pay little or no taxes to state & local governments, use our Postal System as their Delivery Boy (causing tremendous loss to the U.S.), and are putting many thousands of retailers out of business!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. […]
3/29/2018
IMMIGRATION/JEFF SESSIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration has sharply curtailed a once-common practice of granting long-term reprieves to immigrants targeted for deportation, a Reuters analysis of court records shows, adding to an already huge backlog of cases in U.S. immigration courts.The trend underscores how the Trump administration’s broad crackdown on illegal immigration has sometimes had […]
3/28/2018
JARED KUSHNER/NATIONAL SECURITY/REX TILLERSON/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump’s shake-up of his national-security team is likely to reshape the role played by Jared Kushner, who has been a key counselor but whose global portfolio created friction with departing Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, administration officials and others close to him said. But the arrival […]
3/28/2018
SOUTH KOREA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump scored his first significant trade deal this week, securing a pact with South Korea that represents the type of one-on-one agreement that Mr. Trump says makes the best sense for American companies and workers. The deal, which is expected to be formally announced on Wednesday [3-28-18], opens the […]
3/28/2018
2016 ELECTION/MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “An attorney for Stormy Daniels filed a motion Wednesday [3-28-18] seeking to question President Donald Trump and his attorney under oath about a pre-election payment to the porn actress aimed at keeping her quiet about an alleged tryst with Trump. If successful, it would be the first deposition of a […]
3/28/2018
JARED KUSHNER/JEFF SESSIONS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In the final months of the Obama administration, the Justice Department announced a new approach to preparing prisoners for life beyond their cells. Officials created a prison school system, pledged money for technology training and promised to help prevent former inmates from returning to prison. Almost immediately after taking […]
3/28/2018
2016 ELECTION/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “A top Trump campaign official had repeated communications during the final weeks of the 2016 presidential race with a business associate tied to Russian intelligence, according to a document released on Tuesday 3-27-18] by the special counsel investigating Russian interference in the election. The campaign official, Rick Gates, had […]
3/28/2018
LEGAL/MICHAEL FLYNN/PAUL MANAFORT/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “A lawyer for President Trump broached the idea of Mr. Trump pardoning two of his former top advisers, Michael T. Flynn and Paul Manafort, with their lawyers last year, according to three people with knowledge of the discussions. The discussions came as the special counsel was building cases […]
3/28/2018
LEGAL/MILITARY/TRANSGENDER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration’s latest effort at banning transgender individuals from serving in the military amounts to what legal experts said is essentially a reprise of an all-too-familiar directive at the Pentagon: the 1994 ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy. A slew of medical and legal professionals have already lined up against the newest […]
3/28/2018
NAFTA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WTO: “Trade pacts typically require years of detailed negotiations. The North American Free Trade Agreement needed two years. Creation of the World Trade Organization took eight. The Trump administration wants to remake global trade in a matter of months. To secure agreements quickly, the White House has taken a contentious approach to […]
3/28/2018
DAVID SHULKIN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/VA: “President Donald Trump on Wednesday [3-28-18] said he had ousted his Veterans Affairs secretary, David Shulkin, and tapped the White House physician, Ronny Jackson, as his replacement…Dr. Jackson is a U.S. Navy rear admiral who has served as a White House physician during the past three administrations. In that role, […]
3/28/2018
2016 ELECTION/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A Trump campaign adviser was in touch in the fall of 2016 with a person he said was a Russian former spy, special counsel Robert Mueller’s office said in a court filing that links cases against top former Trump aides with the wider probe into Moscow’s election meddling. Richard Gates, […]
3/28/2018
DAVID SHULKIN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/VA: “….In the interim, Hon. Robert Wilkie of DOD will serve as Acting Secretary. I am thankful for Dr. David Shulkin’s service to our country and to our GREAT VETERANS!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 28, 2018 4:31pm […]
3/28/2018
MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “White House press secretary Sarah Sanders refused to answer whether President Donald Trump was aware of a $130,000 payment made by his personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, to porn star Stormy Daniels at Wednesday’s White House press briefing…Sanders has claimed she has answered questions surrounding Daniels and the lawsuit ‘extensively’ but the […]
3/28/2018
INFRASTRUCTURE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As President Donald Trump prepares to pitch his plans for overhauling the country’s infrastructure in a Midwest swing this week, the president’s advisers are tempering hopes that they can pass a comprehensive legislative package before the midterm elections this fall. Mr. Trump will head to Richfield, Ohio, on Thursday [3-29-18] to promote […]
3/28/2018
FBI/JEFF SESSIONS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Justice Department’s internal watchdog unit will investigate how the FBI and federal prosecutors obtained warrants from the nation’s secret spy court to surveil a former Trump campaign adviser, the inspector general’s office said Wednesday [3-28-18]. The statement confirms an investigation that Attorney General Jeff Sessions had requested and disclosed […]
3/28/2018
BUSINESS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House rebuffed a report that President Trump planned to “go after” Amazon, a perceived threat that had shaved billions of dollars off the retail giant’s market value. Asked about the report, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said there were no announcement or specific policies or actions the White House was […]
3/28/2018
CHINA/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s rosy outlook at the prospect of meeting with North Korean despot Kim Jong Un is about to hit a wall of hard truths erected by US allies, outside experts and officials within his administration. Trump reacted to Kim’s surprise meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping early on Wednesday […]
3/28/2018
WALL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Great briefing this afternoon on the start of our Southern Border WALL!” https://t.co/pmCNoxxlkH -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 28, 2018 2:47pm […]
3/28/2018
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “A federal judge is allowing the state of Maryland and the District of Columbia to partially proceed in a lawsuit accusing President Donald J. Trump of accepting unconstitutional gifts from foreign interests. U.S. District Judge Peter J. Messitte ruled Wednesday [3-28-18] that the two jurisdictions have legal standing to proceed […]
3/28/2018
LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “President Donald Trump, the man who has come to love holding court on television and relished the art of the photo op, has remained out of sight for much of this week as allegations about a sexual relationship with a porn star play out on national television. Trump has not held a […]
3/28/2018
LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “A federal judge said Wednesday [3-28-18] that a lawsuit alleging foreign gifts made to President Donald Trump may be illegal can proceed. But the ruling from Judge Peter Messitte of the US District Court of Maryland says the Maryland and District of Columbia attorneys general who brought the case will have […]
3/28/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Omarosa Manigault Newman once predicted that ‘every critic, every detractor will have to bow down to President Trump.’ Now the question for the former White House aide and Apprentice contestant is whether that counts for her, too. Starring in another reality TV show after resigning from the West Wing, Manigault Newman […]
3/28/2018
ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. economy expanded at a rate of 2.9 percent in the fourth quarter, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday [3-28-18], much better than Wall Street analysts expected and very close to President Trump’s goal of 3 percent growth. The strong growth came largely from Americans opening their wallets to spend more. Consumption […]
3/28/2018
CALIFORNIA/IMMIGRATION/SANCTUARY CITIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….release known dangerous criminals into communities across the State. All citizens have the right to be protected by Federal law and strong borders.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 28, 2018 11:19am […]
3/28/2018
CALIFORNIA/IMMIGRATION/SANCTUARY CITIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “My Administration stands in solidarity with the brave citizens in Orange County defending their rights against California’s illegal and unconstitutional Sanctuary policies. California’s Sanctuary laws….” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 28, 2018 11:18am […]
3/28/2018
SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “.@USTradeRep just announced an agreement in principle with South Korea on KORUS! A great deal for American and Korean workers. Let’s now focus on our important security relationship.” – Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 28, 2018 11:14am […]
3/28/2018
CHINA/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The date for their meeting is still not set, but when President Donald Trump finally meets North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, the specter of China will also be in the room, a potent signal to the American President that the young reclusive leader has support for his cause from the region’s […]
3/28/2018
NRA/2A/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump, the recipient of support from the National Rifle Association and other gun rights groups, seized the opportunity Wednesday [3-28-18] to stick up for both firearms and conservative judges. The reason for the opportunity: A New York Times column by retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens calling for repeal of […]
3/18/2018
CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. Treasury Department is planning to use laws designed to address national emergencies to block Chinese firms from acquiring advanced U.S. technology, part of a Trump administration initiative to thwart what it sees as Beijing’s efforts to give itself an economic and military edge, according to administration officials. The Trump […]
3/28/2018
TRANSPORTATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration has more than tripled the amount of money flowing from an Obama-era transportation program to projects in rural areas, shifting aid to localities that the White House says have been left behind in years of postrecession economic expansion. The $211 million swing toward rural communities in the Transportation Department […]
3/28/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…It’s become one of Trump’s defining characteristics, this disregard for experts. He’s called Labor Department estimates of the unemployment rate ‘totally fiction,’ and pressured the head of the National Park Service to back up his inflated account of his inauguration crowd size. During the campaign he admitted to getting his military advice […]
3/28/2018
LEGAL/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Several top US law firms have left President Donald Trump with few places to turn for legal help in the Russia probe. Five large law firms are passing on the opportunity to represent the President after a shakeup last week on his private defense team and as he anticipates giving possible […]
3/28/2018
CALIFORNIA/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/SANCTUARY CITIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Wednesday [3-28-18] extolled a major California county for joining his administration’s legal challenge to the state’s new limits on how much local police and sheriff’s departments support his rigorous deportation policy. ‘My Administration stands in solidarity with the brave citizens in Orange County defending their rights […]
3/28/2018
CHINA/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Received message last night from XI JINPING of China that his meeting with KIM JONG UN went very well and that KIM looks forward to his meeting with me. In the meantime, and unfortunately, maximum sanctions and pressure must be maintained at all cost!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 28, 2018 5:16am […]
3/28/2018
NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “For years and through many administrations, everyone said that peace and the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula was not even a small possibility. Now there is a good chance that Kim Jong Un will do what is right for his people and for humanity. Look forward to our meeting!” -Donald Trump, […]
3/28/2018
ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “When President Donald Trump lashed out against Robert Mueller by name earlier this month, the president’s supporters sprang into action — treating the chief Russia investigator to political campaign-style opposition research. Within hours, the Drudge Report featured a story blaming Mueller, the special counsel leading the Justice Department’s Russia probe, […]
3/28/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “Voters believe adult-film actress Stormy Daniels. They believe her claim that she and Donald Trump had sex before he ran for president, and that Trump has been unfaithful to his wife. Only one-third think the president is honest. More than half think he has low morals. But a new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll, […]
3/28/2018
2A/DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT : “THE SECOND AMENDMENT WILL NEVER BE REPEALED! As much as Democrats would like to see this happen, and despite the words yesterday of former Supreme Court Justice Stevens, NO WAY. We need more Republicans in 2018 and must ALWAYS hold the Supreme Court!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 28, 2018 4:52am […]
3/28/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/VA: “I am pleased to announce that I intend to nominate highly respected Admiral Ronny L. Jackson, MD, as the new Secretary of Veterans Affairs….” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 28, 2018 4:31pm […]
3/28/2018
CHINA/NORTH KOREA/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday [3-28-18] that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un looked forward to meeting with him, indicating the planned landmark talks between the isolated Asian leader and Republican president will go forward…After two days of speculation, China announced on Wednesday that Kim had visited Beijing […]
3/28/2018
2016 ELECTION/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “A Trump campaign adviser was in touch in the weeks before the 2016 election with a person he said was a Russian former spy, a lawyer who worked with both men told special counsel Robert Mueller’s office. Richard Gates, the campaign adviser, told London-based lawyer Alex van der Zwaan […]
3/28/2018
CIA/DEFENSE/FOREIGN POLICY/JAMES MATTIS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Defense Secretary James Mattis is doing his best to downplay notions that he is concerned about working with President Donald Trump’s hawkish new national security adviser John Bolton despite signs of a shifting power dynamic at the highest levels of the administration and strong indications that the two men […]
3/27/2018
BUDGET/MEXICO/MILITARY/PAUL RYAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Donald Trump is floating the idea of using the military’s budget to pay for his long-promised border wall with Mexico. Trump raised the idea with House Speaker Paul Ryan at a meeting last week, according to a person familiar with the discussion who spoke on condition of anonymity. And he’s […]
3/27/2018
AFRICA/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump said Tuesday [3-27-2018] that several thousand Liberians who have been living in the United States under a temporary immigrant status will have one year to return to their country or they will face deportation. The president said in a memo to the secretary of state that he was formally ending […]
3/27/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/FOREIGN POLICY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Since the days of the Nixon administration nearly 50 years ago, American policy has aimed to steer China out of its isolation to prosper in the global market economy. There needn’t be conflict between the established superpower and the emerging giant, the best strategic minds argued. As it grew rich, they […]
3/27/2018
CENSUS/COMMERCE/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The 2020 census will ask respondents whether they are United States citizens, the Commerce Department announced Monday night, agreeing to a Trump administration request with highly charged political and social implications that many officials feared would result in a substantial undercount. In a statement released Monday [3-26-18], the Commerce Department, which oversees […]
3/27/2018
2016 ELECTION/DEMS/GOP/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “A Republican senator behind a bill to protect Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s job joined his Democratic co-author on Tuesday [3-27-18] in a bipartisan call for President Donald Trump to let Mueller’s investigation proceed ‘without impediment.’ Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) aligned with Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) after weeks of downplaying […]
3/27/2018
2016 ELECTION/CYBERWAR/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A Cambridge Analytica whistleblower said on Tuesday [3-27-2018] that Canadian company AggregateIQ worked on software called Ripon which was used to identify Republican voters ahead of the 2016 U.S. presidential election. AggregateIQ did not immediately respond to request for comment on the remarks by Christopher Wylie, a whistleblower formerly of British […]
3/27/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Tuesday [3-27-18] that President Donald Trump has no plans to bring back former aide Rob Porter, who resigned from the administration last month amid allegations of spousal abuse… The remarks came in response to a New York Times report published Monday [3-26-18] that […]
3/27/2018
PAC/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump is slated to attend a dinner at a private residence in Virginia on Tuesday [3-27-18], giving top supporters of a pro-Trump super PAC face time with the commander in chief. White House officials and the head of America First Action, the super PAC hosting the event, contend that […]
3/27/2018
CIA/HEARING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Gina Haspel, President Donald Trump’s controversial pick to lead the CIA, is waging a behind-the-scenes effort to win over lawmakers amid concern from some in the Trump administration and Republican circles that she may have trouble winning confirmation, according to multiple sources familiar with her work. Haspel, who is under scrutiny […]
3/27/2018
DRUGS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I am very pleased to welcome the opioid memorial to the President’s Park in April. I encourage all to visit and remember those who we have lost to this deadly epidemic. We will keep fighting until we defeat the opioid crisis!” https://t.co/ZM7AYJyECr -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 27, 2018 1:35PM […]
3/27/2018
IRAN/NATIONAL SECURITY/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A bipartisan group of more than 100 US national security experts — including nearly 50 retired military officers and more than 30 former ambassadors — is urging President Donald Trump to remain in the Iran nuclear deal as sources say it is becoming increasingly likely he will withdraw. The statement titled […]
3/27/2018
LEGAL/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “A pair of veteran white-collar lawyers have turned down President Donald Trump’s offer to help lead his defense in the Russia probe, marking another setback for a legal team that’s seen its numbers dwindle over the past week while it prepares for a potentially critical interview between the president and […]
3/27/2018
IRAN/NATIONAL SECURITY/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Tuesday [3-27-18] he had no reservations or concerns about President Donald Trump’s incoming national security adviser, John Bolton, a hawk who has advocated using military force against North Korea and Iran. Mattis said he would meet Bolton for the first time later […]
3/27/2018
CENSUS/COMMERCE/IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “New York state’s attorney general said on Tuesday [3-27-18] he will lead a multistate lawsuit to try to stop the federal government from asking people whether they are citizens in the 2020 Census, arguing the move will discourage immigrants from participating.The U.S. Commerce Department, which runs the Census Bureau, announced on Monday […]
3/27/2018
ARIZONA/ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “National Republicans are moving to head off another special election fiasco — this time in a deep-red Arizona congressional district teeming with retirees that would never register as even remotely competitive in a normal election year. Two weeks after the party’s stunning defeat in a conservative district in southwestern Pennsylvania, Republicans are […]
3/27/2018
LEGAL/MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “Porn star Stormy Daniels filed a lawsuit for defamation on Monday against President Donald Trump’s personal attorney Michael Cohen. The suit, filed by her lawyer Michael Avenatti in California, came a day after CBS aired a tell-all interview with Daniels regarding an affair she alleges she had with Trump more than […]
3/27/2018
REGULATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As the Trump administration nears its one-year mark, White House officials are touting cuts to regulations as one of their top achievements. ‘In the history of our country, no president, during their entire term, has cut more regulations than we’ve cut,’ President Donald Trump said last month. His Press Secretary Sarah Sanders […]
3/26/2018
FOREIGN AFFAIRS/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump ordered the expulsion of 60 Russians from the United States on Monday [3-26-18], adding to a growing cascade of similar actions taken by western allies in response to Russia’s alleged poisoning of a former Russian spy in Britain. Poland, Italy, Denmark, France and Germany were among 14 European Union […]
3/26/2018
WOMEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TWITTER: “After 61 weeks in the White House, President Trump has found two people he won’t attack on Twitter: Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal. The verbose commander in chief has posted more than 2,900 times on Twitter since taking office, using the term “FAKE NEWS” to describe everything from the Russia inquiry and […]
3/26/2018
WOMEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Stormy Daniels is a ratings blockbuster. CBS’s “60 Minutes” interview on Sunday [3-25-18] night featuring the pornographic film actress, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, garnered the highest ratings for the program in almost a decade. It drew 22 million viewers, according to Nielsen, more than the much-hyped recent telecasts for the […]
3/26/2018
COURTS/REGULATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It has been practically a given that anyone nominated for a federal judgeship by a Republican president had to pass an unspoken litmus test — usually on abortion but often on any number of divisive social issues. The Trump administration has a new litmus test: reining in what conservatives call “the administrative […]
3/26/2018
RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VLADIMIR PUTIN: “President Trump ordered the expulsion of 60 Russian officials on Monday [2-26-18], joining a coordinated campaign by two dozen countries to retaliate for the poisoning of a former Russian spy in Britain in a Cold War-style escalation that again highlighted the disparity between the president’s words and actions. The mass expulsion […]
3/26/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “When Representative Ryan Costello of Pennsylvania announced on Sunday [3-25-18] that he would join more than 40 other congressional Republicans not seeking re-election in November, he left no doubt about the reason: President Trump’s conduct made it impossible to talk about anything else. Were he running, Mr. Costello said in an interview, […]
3/26/2018
TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Trade talks going on with numerous countries that, for many years, have not treated the United States fairly. In the end, all will be happy!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 26, 2018 7:44pm […]
3/26/2018
“SOUTH KOREA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. granted South Korea a permanent exemption to new steel tariffs in return for trade concessions, giving the Trump administration a limited victory and putting the spotlight on what the U.S. got in the bargain. The U.S. and South Korea agreed to amend a 2012 trade pact in response […]
3/26/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/MUSLIMS/NATIONAL SECURITY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/ TRUMP PEOPLE: “The latest shifts on President Donald Trump’s foreign policy team, including his choice of John Bolton as national security adviser, have rekindled fears among lawmakers and activists that the White House will further damage America’s precarious standing in the Muslim world. Bolton chairs an organization that produces harshly […]
3/26/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/NATIONAL SECURITY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Former President Jimmy Carter sharply criticized President Donald Trump’s decision to appoint John Bolton as national security adviser, calling the move ‘maybe one of the worst mistakes that President Trump has made since he’s been in office’ in an interview with USA Today. Trump named Bolton, a former US […]
3/26/2018
2016 ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “A fierce internal rivalry is unfolding at the White House over the communications director job, with some aides warning they will quit depending on whom President Donald Trump chooses to fill the post. No senior position in the White House has seen as much volatility as communications director. Four people […]
3/26/2018
RUSSIA/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “America’s most sweeping expulsion of Russian diplomats since the Cold War may have seemed like a dramatic escalation in Washington’s response to Moscow, but the groundwork for a more confrontational U.S. posture had been taking shape for months — in plain sight. While President Donald Trump’s conciliatory rhetoric toward Moscow has dominated […]
3/26/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/NATIONAL SECURITY/REX TILLERSON/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump has, to great fanfare, remade his national-security team in recent days. But the most intriguing and consequential member of that team isn’t one of the newcomers, but rather the one who has been there all along: Defense Secretary Jim Mattis. Mr. Mattis is the most […]
3/26/2018
FAKE NEWS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “So much Fake News. Never been more voluminous or more inaccurate. But through it all, our country is doing great!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 26, 2018 7:38am […]
3/26/2018
CHINA/STEVE MNUCHIN/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China and the U.S. have quietly started negotiating to improve U.S. access to Chinese markets, after a week filled with harsh words from both sides over Washington’s threat to use tariffs to address trade imbalances, people with knowledge of the matter said. The talks, which cover wide areas including financial […]
3/26/2018
BUSINESS/ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The economy is looking really good. It has been many years that we have seen these kind of numbers. The underlying strength of companies has perhaps never been better.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 26, 2018 6:05am […]
3/25/2018
LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As President Trump heads into one of the most critical phases of the special counsel’s investigation, his personal legal team has shrunk to essentially just one member, and he is struggling to find any top lawyers willing to represent him. Working for a president is usually seen as a dream job. But […]
3/25/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “.@HowieCarrShow just wrote a book which everyone is talking about. He was a great help. He is a veteran journalist who had a great influence in NH and beyond. He calls it the most amazing political campaign of modern times. The book is called, ‘What Really Happened.’” Enjoy! #MAGA https://t.co/jYhjpoJKHe –Donald […]
3/25/2018
DAVID SHULKIN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump indicated this weekend to associates he is preparing to oust Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin, a source familiar with the conversations confirmed to CNN. CNN’s Jeff Zeleny has reported two officials said Shulkin remains the most vulnerable cabinet member. The announcement could happen as early as this […]
3/25/2018
2016 ELECTION/WOMEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Former adult-movie star Stephanie Clifford said she accepted $130,000 in 2016 to keep silent about an alleged sexual encounter with now-President Donald Trump because she feared for her family’s safety. In a televised interview on ’60 Minutes’ that aired Sunday [3-25-18], Ms. Clifford said she was threatened by a man in […]
3/25/2018
MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT:”Happy National #MedalOfHonorDay to our HEROES. We love you!” https://t.co/6euI31R4Gz -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 25, 2018 8:27AM […]
3/25/2018
DEMS/LEGAL/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….lawyer or law firm will take months to get up to speed (if for no other reason than they can bill more), which is unfair to our great country – and I am very happy with my existing team. Besides, there was NO COLLUSION with Russia, except by Crooked Hillary and the Dems!” […]
3/25/2018
LEGAL/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Many lawyers and top law firms want to represent me in the Russia case…don’t believe the Fake News narrative that it is hard to find a lawyer who wants to take this on. Fame & fortune will NEVER be turned down by a lawyer, though some are conflicted. Problem is that a […]
3/25/2018
DEMS/DREAMERS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Much can be done with the $1.6 Billion given to building and fixing the border wall. It is just a down payment. Work will start immediately. The rest of the money will come – and remember DACA, the Democrats abandoned you (but we will not)!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 25, 2018 5:42am […]
3/25/2018
MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Because of the $700 & $716 Billion Dollars gotten to rebuild our Military, many jobs are created and our Military is again rich. Building a great Border Wall, with drugs (poison) and enemy combatants pouring into our Country, is all about National Defense. Build WALL through M!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 25, […]
3/25/2018
FRANCE/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “France honors a great hero. Officer died after bravely swapping places with hostage in ISIS related terror attack. So much bravery around the world constantly fighting radical Islamic terrorism. Even stronger measures needed, especially at borders!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 25, 2018 5:10am […]
3/24/2018
FRANCE/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims of the horrible attack in France yesterday, and we grieve the nation’s loss. We also condemn the violent actions of the attacker and anyone who would provide him support. We are with you @EmmanuelMacron!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 24, 2018 11:40am […]
3/23/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WTO: “Wall Street stocks were lower on Friday, after market fell in Europe and Asia, as investors weighed a brewing trade war between China and the United States that could hobble an otherwise healthy global economy. Markets in New York began the day higher, but began slipping through the morning. By midday all three […]
3/23/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WTO: “In a tit-for-tat trade battle with the United States, China’s response has so far been restrained. But that is with good reason: As it waits to see how far President Trump plans to go in imposing sweeping tariffs on China, Beijing knows that it has more effective weapons in its arsenal. […]
3/23/2018
CONGRESS/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TWITTER/WALL: “President Trump signed a $1.3 trillion spending bill into law on Friday [3-23-18], avoiding a government shutdown that had suddenly become a possibility when the president vented angrily on Twitter about his frustration with the bipartisan legislation. The president abruptly backed down from his threat to veto the spending bill in a […]
3/23/2018
SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “News conference at the White House concerning the Omnibus Spending Bill.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 23, 2018 3:50pm […]