RUSSIA/SENATE/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Deep inside the 2,232 pages of text that make up the newly passed $1.3 trillion bill to keep the federal government open is a direct message to President Donald Trump: Russia needs to be punished. The so-called omnibus spending bill, which the Senate passed just after midnight early Friday [3-23-18] morning, includes […]
Category: A- Trump As President
3/23/2018
IRAN/NATIONAL SECURITY/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump’s shakeup of his national security team adds to the burden on one man at the center of any decision about war and peace: Defense Secretary Jim Mattis. Long a champion of alliances and diplomacy, Mattis increasingly finds himself surrounded by policy hawks on issues from Iran […]
3/23/2018
GARY COHN/MCMASTER/MIKE POMPEO/REX TILLERSON/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway’s warning to those who want to work in the White House is simple: ‘Get with the program or get out.’ ‘If you are not with the program, you should get with the program or get out,’ Conway said Friday [3-23-18] in an […]
3/23/2018
IRAN/NATIONAL SECURITY/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “In picking John Bolton as national security adviser, President Donald Trump appears to have found a longtime Washington hand who is in step with his views on major national-security issues, including objections to the Iran nuclear agreement, the need to stop North Korea’s nuclear program and an ‘America First’-driven […]
3/23/2018
DEMS/DREAMERS/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “I am considering a VETO of the Omnibus Spending Bill based on the fact that the 800,000 plus DACA recipients have been totally abandoned by the Democrats (not even mentioned in Bill) and the BORDER WALL, which is desperately needed for our National Defense, is not fully funded.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. […]
3/23/2018
DEMS/DREAMERS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “DACA was abandoned by the Democrats. Very unfair to them! Would have been tied to desperately needed Wall.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 23, 2018 7:26am […]
3/23/2018
2016 ELECTION/CYBERWAR/DEMS/GOP/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Friday [3-23-2018] promoted the House Intelligence Committee’s findings on Russian meddling in the 2016 election as a way to vindicate himself from the investigation into potential collusion between his campaign and Russia…The committee voted along party lines Thursday [3-22-18] to release the Republican report on Russian meddling, […]
3/23/2018
HOUSE OF REPS/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “House Intelligence Committee votes to release final report. FINDINGS: (1) No evidence provided of Collusion between Trump Campaign & Russia. (2) The Obama Administrations Post election response was insufficient. (3) Clapper provided inconsistent testimony on media contacts.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 23, 2018 5:07am […]
3/23/2018
LEGAL,TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “The question now is whether President Donald Trump can hold his tongue — or his tweets — amid a gathering storm of televised allegations and court gambits about his sexual conduct. Stunning comments in an exclusive CNN interview by former Playboy model Karen McDougal on Thursday [3-23-18] put the unusual seeming vow […]
3/23/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Stocks around the world plunged Friday [3-23-18] as investors feared that a trade conflict between the U.S. and China, the biggest economies in the world, would escalate. A second day of big losses pushed U.S. stocks to their worst week in two years. As of Friday afternoon, China’s only response to […]
3/22/2018
DEMS/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Trump has called for a wall along the border with Mexico to stop undocumented immigrants and drugs from entering the United States. But Border Patrol agents on the front lines say they need more technology and additional personnel to curb the illegal traffic, according to a report released on Thursday [3-22-18] […]
3/22/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The United States trade representative, Robert Lighthizer, said on Thursday [3-22-18] that several American allies would initially be exempt from the steel and aluminum tariffs that are to take effect shortly. Speaking at a meeting of the Senate Finance Committee, Mr. Lighthizer said that the European Union, along with Argentina, […]
3/22/2018
JOE BIDEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump threatened former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. on Thursday [3-22-18], saying in a tweet that Mr. Biden “would go down fast and hard” if the two men ever physically fought. Mr. Trump was responding to Mr. Biden’s comments on Tuesday [3-20-18] about how, if he was in high […]
3/22/2018
LEGAL/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The president’s lead lawyer for the special counsel investigation, John Dowd, resigned on Thursday [3-22-18], according to two people briefed on the matter, days after the president called for an end to the inquiry. Mr. Dowd, who took over the president’s legal team last summer, had considered leaving several times in […]
3/22/2018
ELECTION/GOP/PENNSYLVANIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump said on Thursday [3-22-18] that although he knows he’s popular with voters, he doesn’t know whether his success will carry over to Republicans running for office in 2018. Trump described the energy at some of his recent events, saying that the ‘level of love’ during a recent speech […]
3/22/2018
DEMS/SENATE/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A Democratic senator urged fellow lawmakers to stop blocking votes on Trump administration ambassadorial nominees, arguing that the absence of ambassadors in key countries is hurting American diplomacy. Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, specifically called for a confirmation vote on Richard Grenell, the Trump […]
3/22/2018
NATIONAL SECURITY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As a candidate, I pledged that if elected I would use every lawful tool to combat unfair trade, protect American workers, and defend our national security. Today, we took another critical step to fulfill that commitment. https://t.co/7NBI0Dibmx https://t.co/nmzqos3BUA“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 22, 2018 1:40pm […]
3/22/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said the U.S. is planning to levy tariffs on about $60 billion of imports from China, as well as impose restrictions on technology transfers and acquisitions by Beijing to pressure China to curtail what the U.S. considers unfair trading and investment practices… Mr. Trump made the announcement Thursday […]
3/22/2018
DEMS/GOP/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The House Intelligence Committee voted along party lines Thursday [3-22-18] to release the Republican report on Russian meddling, which concludes the committee found no evidence of collusion between Donald Trump’s team and Russian officials. The Republican report also disagrees with the intelligence community’s assessment that Russian President Vladimir Putin was trying to […]
3/22/2018
ECONOMY/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “The $1.3 trillion spending bill that would fund the government through September — and has President Donald Trump’s support — has the first money to build new border fencing under the Trump administration, but also puts a piece of the border in Texas off limits. A provision would block construction through the […]
3/22/2018
CONGRESS/DEMS/GUNS/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “With large protests for stricter gun laws planned nationwide on Saturday [3-24-18], the U.S. Congress is expected to approve a massive spending bill this week with grants to help schools prevent gun violence, improvements to background checks and an assurance that a key government agency can conduct related research.The provisions are Congress’ […]
3/22/2018
EU/IRAN/NUCLEAR/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A disagreement between Washington and Europe over a key Trump administration concern about the Iran nuclear agreement threatens to scuttle efforts to preserve the international accord, U.S. officials said, as talks continue on a supplemental agreement. The State Department has been leading discussions with Germany, the U.K. and France since January, with […]
3/22/2018
2016 ELECTION/DEMS/GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. House Intelligence Committee voted on Thursday [3-22-18] to release a Republican report on the panel’s Russia probe, the leader of the investigation said, a decision that formally ends its examination of Russia and the 2016 U.S. election.The Republican report found no evidence of collusion between President Donald […]
3/22/18
CONGRESS/DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UNION: “The main U.S. coal miners’ union is set to endorse two Democrats running for Congress in West Virginia, two sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday [3-22-18]- a boost for Democrats trying to win over a constituency that voted heavily for Republican Donald Trump in 2016.The United Mine Workers of America […]
3/22/2018
HILLARY CLINTON/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Remember when they were saying, during the campaign, that Donald Trump is giving great speeches and drawing big crowds, but he is spending much less money and not using social media as well as Crooked Hillary’s large and highly sophisticated staff. Well, not saying that anymore!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 22, […]
3/22/2018
JOE BIDEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Crazy Joe Biden is trying to act like a tough guy. Actually, he is weak, both mentally and physically, and yet he threatens me, for the second time, with physical assault. He doesn’t know me, but he would go down fast and hard, crying all the way. Don’t threaten people Joe!” […]
3/22/2018
GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. House Republicans’ conservative Freedom Caucus said on Thursday it would not vote for the $1.3 trillion government spending bill before Congress, citing the measure’s “massive price tag,” the group said in statement. The group, which includes about three dozen lawmakers in the House of Representatives, also said the bill […]
3/21/2018
BUDGET/DEMS/WALL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Got $1.6 Billion to start Wall on Southern Border, rest will be forthcoming. Most importantly, got $700 Billion to rebuild our Military, $716 Billion next year…most ever. Had to waste money on Dem giveaways in order to take care of military pay increase and new equipment.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 21, 2018 […]
3/21/2018
CDC/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The Trump administration will appoint prominent HIV/AIDS researcher Robert Redfield to lead the CDC, administration officials announced Wednesday [3-21-18] amid new scrutiny of controversies surrounding his earlier research and views. Redfield, a clinical scientist and former Army doctor who co-founded the Institute of Human Virology at the University of Maryland School […]
3/21/2018
CHINA/GOP/NAFTA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s ‘America First’ trade policies took a bashing Wednesday [3-21-18] from free-trade House Republicans, angry and fearful about the prospect of global retaliation and how the policies are playing back home. From the uncertainty caused by NAFTA renegotiations, to his imposition of tariffs on steel and aluminum, to his […]
3/21/2018
JAMES COMEY/MICHAEL FLYNN/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Special counsel Robert Mueller’s team has so far discussed with President Donald Trump’s lawyers four main topics they want to talk about with the President. According to two sources, the areas that the special counsel investigators have indicated they want to pursue with Trump are the President’s role in […]
3/21/2018
CABINET/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A few weeks after he was elected president of the United States, Donald Trump had an idea. In between meetings with future Cabinet secretaries and well-wishers in his office on the 26th floor of Trump Tower in New York, the President-elect decided he would require his White House staff to sign non-disclosure […]
3/21/2018
BUDGET/CONGRESS/GOP/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Congress plans to unveil a massive bipartisan $1.3 trillion spending package Wednesday [3-21-18] that will keep the government funded until the end of September, and the White House and GOP leaders say the plan has President Donald Trump’s support. But questions remain whether the proposal can pass Congress without shutting down the […]
3/21/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration said it is in close talks with several allies and trading partners on exempting them from U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum, adding that some countries will face little threat of paying the duties while the negotiations are under way. U.S. trade representative Robert Lighthizer, in the Trump […]
3/21/2018
ELECTION/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump was infuriated after it quickly leaked that he had been directly instructed by his national security advisers in briefing materials not to congratulate Russian President Vladimir Putin on his recent election victory during their call Tuesday [3-20-18] morning, a source familiar with the President’s thinking said. Trump was fuming […]
3/21/2018
ELECTION/FOREIGN POLICY/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I called President Putin of Russia to congratulate him on his election victory (in past, Obama called him also). The Fake News Media is crazed because they wanted me to excoriate him. They are wrong! Getting along with Russia (and others) is a good thing, not a bad thing…….They can help […]
3/21/2018
CYBERWAR/IRAN/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration announced criminal charges and sanctions Friday [3-23-18] against Iranians accused in a hacking scheme to pilfer sensitive information from hundreds of universities, private companies and American government agencies. The nine defendants, accused of working at the behest of the Iranian government-tied Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, hacked the computer […]
3/21/2018
GOP/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/ TRUMP PEOPLE: “White House officials this week told Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant that President Donald Trump did not plan to campaign for or endorse Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith if she was appointed to the state’s open Senate seat, saying they were worried that the former Democrat would lose. Bryant responded that he intended […]
3/21/2018
2016 ELECTION/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The U.S. has made significant strides in better protecting the election system after a Russian campaign of hacking and misinformation during the 2016 election, the Trump administration’s Homeland Security chief Congress on Wednesday [3-21-18]. Kirstjen Nielsen, the secretary of Homeland Security, testified to the Senate Intelligence Committee that information sharing […]
3/21/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is looking at tariffs and investment restrictions as a way to pressure China to strengthen protection of American intellectual property, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer told House lawmakers worried about a brewing trade war. A decision on penalties will come in “the very near future,” Mr. Lighthizer said […]
3/21/2018
POLICE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “AUSTIN BOMBING SUSPECT IS DEAD. Great job by law enforcement and all concerned!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 20, 2018 10:36am […]
3/21/2018
CHINA/CONGRESS/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs, along with his actions to crack down on China’s trade practices, are further scrambling traditional alliances in Congress, drawing praise from some leading Democrats but worrying many Republicans who are pressuring the president and his trade team to minimize the impact of the actions…During […]
3/21/2018
ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “‘Special Council is told to find crimes, wether crimes exist or not. I was opposed the the selection of Mueller to be Special Council, I still am opposed to it. I think President Trump was right when he said there never should have been a Special Council appointed because….. there was […]
3/21/2018
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Department of Justice should have urged the Supreme Court to at least hear the Drivers License case on illegal immigrants in Arizona. I agree with @LouDobbs. Should have sought review.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 21, 2018 5:52am […]
3/20/2018
IRAN/NUKES/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/YEMEN:“President Trump welcomed Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, to the White House on Tuesday [3-20-18], reaffirming his embrace of an ambitious young monarch bent on reforming his country and realigning the Middle East. The last time Mr. Trump played host to Prince Mohammed at the White House, a year ago, […]
3/20/18
MELANIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “First lady Melania Trump took advantage of an organized roundtable event with technology executives to address those who have criticized her for taking on a platform that includes cyberbullying…President Donald Trump often serves as an example of someone who uses social media for name-calling and negativity, and, as such, the first lady […]
3/20/2018
HOUSE OF REPS/PAUL RYAN/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan on Tuesday [3-20-18] said he has been assured that fellow Republican President Donald Trump is not considering firing U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller. ‘The special counsel should be free to follow through his investigation to completion without interference, absolutely,’ Ryan said at a […]
3/20/2018
ECONOMY/STEVE MNUCHIN/TARIFFS/TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump’s plan to hit countries around the world with stiff tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum has dominated a gathering of world economic leaders amid fears that the United States is on the cusp of starting an international trade war. On Monday [3-19-20], Steven Mnuchin, the United States Treasury […]
3/20/2018
LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “A former Playboy model who claimed she had an affair with Donald J. Trump sued on Tuesday to be released from a 2016 legal agreement restricting her ability to speak, becoming the second woman this month to challenge Trump allies’ efforts during the presidential campaign to bury stories about extramarital relationships… The […]
3/20/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Despite signs that Democrats are in a strong position, U.S. President Donald Trump vowed on Tuesday [3-20-18] to beat expectations and keep the House of Representatives in Republican control in the mid-term elections in November.Trump, who won an improbable victory in 2016 as an outsider, spoke at a National Republican […]
3/20/2018
2016 ELECTION/GOP/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Republican congressional leaders said Tuesday [3-20-18] that special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into meddling by Russia in the U.S. election should be allowed to continue unimpeded, after stepped-up attacks from President Donald Trump raised concerns he would move to end the probe. ‘The special counsel should be free to follow […]
3/20/2018
LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “A New York judge on Tuesday [3-20-18] ruled that President Donald Trump must face a defamation suit brought by a former contestant on ‘The Apprentice’ who accused him in 2016 of making unwanted sexual advances. The ruling came in a lawsuit brought by Summer Zervos in state court in Manhattan in January […]
3/20/2018
LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “Stormy Daniels was ‘truthful about having unprotected vaginal intercourse with Donald Trump in July 2006,’ according to a polygraph test report from 2011. The report states that the ‘probability of deception was measured to be less than 1%.’ It was given to CNN by Michael Avenatti, Daniels’ attorney and contains three pertinent questions: […]
3/20/2018
GOP/PAUL RYAN/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Paul Ryan on Tuesday [3-20-18] stepped up their defense of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation amid attacks by President Donald Trump, though they stopped well short of calling for legislation to protect Mueller from being fired by the president. Ryan said Tuesday he’s […]
3/20/2018
RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT:“President Donald Trump congratulated Vladimir Putin on the Russian president’s Sunday [3-18-18] election victory, and predicted the two men will soon meet in person—but did not raise the subjects of Russian cyber-aggression or the recent nerve agent attack on British soil widely attributed to Moscow. ‘We had a very good call and I […]
3/20/2018
CONGRESS/DEMS/GOP/INFRASTRUCTURE/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Congressional leaders are racing to finalize a spending bill by the end of Tuesday [3-20-18] but find themselves still at odds over a host of controversial issues — delaying plans to unveil the proposal. Democrats, Republicans and the White House battled late into the night Monday [3-19-18] and into Tuesday afternoon over […]
3/20/2018
JAMES COMEY/JEFF SESSIONS/MICHAEL FLYNN/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As President Donald Trump’s reaction to special counsel Robert Mueller grows more irate by the day, attorneys on both sides sat down last week in a rare face-to-face discussion about the topics investigators could inquire of the President. It was the first in-person meeting after several weeks of […]
3/20/2018
APPRENTICE/LEGAL/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A New York state judge on Tuesday [3-20-18] said U.S. President Donald Trump must face a defamation lawsuit by a woman who accused him of sexually harassing her after she appeared on his former reality TV show. The decision by Justice Jennifer Schecter of the New York state court in Manhattan […]
3/20/2018
AGRICULTURE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Our Nation was founded by farmers. Our independence was won by farmers. And our continent was tamed by farmers. Our farmers always lead the way — we are PROUD of them, and we are DELIVERING for them! #NationalAgricultureDay” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 20, 2018 10:36am […]
3/20/2018
DRONES/MILITARY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump will soon make it easier to export some types of lethal U.S.-made drones to potentially dozens more allies and partners, according to people familiar with the plan. Trump is expected to ease rules for such foreign sales under a long-delayed new policy on unmanned military aircraft due to […]
3/19/2018
2016 ELECTION/GOP/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT:“President Trump on Sunday [3-18-18] abandoned a strategy of showing deference to the special counsel examining Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election, lashing out at what he characterized as a partisan investigation and alarming Republicans who feared he might seek to shut it down. Mr. Trump has long suggested that […]
3/19/2018
TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WTO: “A global attempt to prevent large, multinational companies from shifting their profits to lower-tax jurisdictions is setting off a fight between the United States and Europe, as policymakers on both sides of the Atlantic spar over efforts to impose new taxes on foreign firms. On Wednesday [3-21-18], the European Commission is expected […]
3/19/2018
LEGAL/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump’s legal team was poised for a shake-up on Monday [3-19-18], according to two people briefed on the matter, as he openly discussed firing one of his lawyers, another considered resigning and a third — who pushed theories on television that Mr. Trump was framed by the F.B.I. — joined […]
3/19/2018
DEMS/DREAMERS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/WALL:“The Koch network has a rare message for President Donald Trump: Take the Democrats’ immigration deal. A trio of organizations supported by Charles and David Koch is urging Trump to accept congressional Democrats’ weekend offer, which would deliver $25 billion for a border wall and security in exchange for a pathway to […]
3/19/2018
DRUGS/PHARMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: RT @WhiteHouse: The opioid crisis has created stories of despair of shock, but also stories of recovery & hope. President Trump is asking every Americans to share their story to overcome stigma, & begin to fight against the Crisis Next Door. –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 19, 2018 05:38pm […]
3/19/2018
GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A former congressman from Hawaii said Monday he’s leaving the Republican Party because of President Donald Trump and the failure of fellow party members to stand up to him. Charles Djou, who represented Honolulu in the U.S. House from 2010 to 2011, wrote in an opinion piece published in Civil Beat on […]
3/19/2018
DEMS/DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “The White House and congressional Democrats traded immigration offers futilely over the weekend, according to three sources familiar with the talks, leaving little chance of an immediate deal to protect Dreamers. The White House on Sunday [3-18-18] made an 11th-hour push to include billions of dollars in border wall funding in a […]
3/19/2018
FBI/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LEGAL/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Former federal prosecutor Joseph diGenova will join President Donald Trump’s legal team later this week, adding to the president’s Russia response another bulldog lawyer who argued earlier this year that Trump had been framed by the Justice Department and FBI with a falsely created crime…’ The addition of diGenova […]
3/19/2018
2016 ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A total WITCH HUNT with massive conflicts of interest!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 19, 2018 08:07am […]
3/19/2018
DEMS/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “His approval rating is perpetually underwater, and the pandemonium surrounding his presidency only grows the longer he’s in the job. But Senate Republicans are nevertheless making a counterintuitive, all-in bet that President Donald Trump will save their 51-49 majority — and perhaps even help them pick up a few seats. Even as […]
3/18/2018
ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “For months, President Trump’s legal advisers implored him to avoid so much as mentioning the name of Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel, in his tweets, and to do nothing to provoke him or suggest his investigation is not proper. Ignoring that advice over the weekend was the decision of […]
3/18/2018
AFRICAN-AMERICAN/BETSY DEVOS/EDUCATION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When Erin Rathke, the principal at Justice Page Middle School, is called to extract a student from class, she hears the same plea over and over again, most often, she has to admit, from black children: ‘The teacher only sees me.’ The plea weighs heavily at Justice Page, where African-American students […]
3/18/2018
DEMS/GOP/PENNSYLVANIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The head of Senate Democrats’ campaign arm chided President Donald Trump on Sunday [3-18-18] for not being the most effective surrogate for his party, coming after the GOP appears poised to lose a special election in Pennsylvania in a congressional district the president easily carried in 2016…Van Hollen, who is chairman of […]
3/18/2019
DRUGS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/PHARMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s plan to fight the opioid epidemic will call for the death penalty in some cases, White House officials said Sunday [3-18-18], scaling back the administration’s plan to punish drug dealers. ‘The Department of Justice will seek the death penalty against drug traffickers when appropriate under current law,’ said […]
3/16/2018
AFRICA/INTERIOR/RYAN ZINKE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A new U.S. advisory board created to help rewrite federal rules for importing the heads and hides of African elephants, lions and rhinos is stacked with trophy hunters, including some members with direct ties to President Donald Trump and his family. A review by The Associated Press of the backgrounds and […]
3/16/2018
JOBS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “You probably work in the service sector. This seems like a safe assertion, as 84 percent of private-sector jobs in the United States are in services. By contrast, ‘goods-producing’ jobs like logging, mining, construction and manufacturing accounted for only 20.5 million jobs last month, in a nation with 148 million total […]
3/16/2018
GOP/INFRASTRUCTURE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP FAMILY/IVANKA: “The White House will turn to a familiar spokeswoman to help drum up enthusiasm for its plan to overhaul how the nation funds infrastructure needs: President Donald Trump’s eldest daughter. Ivanka Trump, a White House adviser, will appear in Iowa Monday [3-19-18] with Gov. Kim Reynolds and discuss workforce training in […]
3/16/2018
LEGAL/WOMEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A porn actress who said she had sex with Donald Trump before he became president has been threatened with physical harm, her attorney said Friday [3-16-18]. Stormy Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, has been seeking to invalidate a nondisclosure agreement she signed days before the 2016 presidential election in order […]
3/16/2018
JOHN KELLY/REX TILLERSON/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump and White House chief of staff John Kelly have settled on a truce, at least temporarily, as the latest round of staff tumult continues to ripple through the West Wing, according to people familiar with the discussions. Jarred by the treatment of former Secretary of State […]
3/16/2018
JOHN KELLY/REX TILLERSON/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump and White House chief of staff John Kelly have settled on a truce, at least temporarily, as the latest round of staff tumult continues to ripple through the West Wing, according to people familiar with the discussions. Jarred by the treatment of former Secretary of State […]
3/16/2018
LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “The lawyer representing Stormy Daniels, the porn star suing President Donald Trump, claimed Friday [3-9-18] that she has faced physical threats. ‘My client was physically threatened to stay silent about what she knew about Donald Trump,’ Michael Avenatti told CNN’s Chris Cuomo on ‘New Day.’ He said more details would be forthcoming […]
3/16/2018
MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families and loved ones of the brave troops lost in the helicopter crash on the Iraq-Syria border yesterday. Their sacrifice in service to our country will never be forgotten.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 16, 2018 09:40am […]
3/16/2018
CHINA/EDUCATION/IMMIGRATION/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration’s proposed crackdown on China’s trade practices could hit one sector where the U.S. runs a big trade surplus: higher education. The White House is considering limiting visas to Chinese students as part of a broad package of measures targeting Beijing, which the U.S. accuses of violating intellectual-property laws […]
3/16/2018
BUDGET/DHS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As another U.S. government funding deadline looms, a huge spending bill is ground zero in the latest battle between Republicans and Democrats in Congress over President Donald Trump’s push to toughen immigration policy. Lawmakers have until March 23 to work out how to fund an array of government agencies for the next […]
3/15/2018
CABINET/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “In his first full cabinet meeting last June, President Trump invited a chorus of gushing praise from his top aides by boasting that he had assembled a ‘phenomenal team of people, a great group of talent.’ But in the nine months since then, Mr. Trump has fired or forced out a […]
3/15/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/IRELAND/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald J. Trump Delivers Remarks at the Shamrock☘Bowl Presentation by Prime Minister Varadkar in the East Room of the White House’ ???? https://t.co/ZbogpAE09g” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 15, 2018 08:49pm […]
3/15/2018
DRUGS/GOP/PHARMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is finalizing a long-awaited plan that it says will solve the opioid crisis, but it also calls for law enforcement measures — like the death penalty for some drug dealers — that public health advocates and congressional Republicans warn will detract from efforts to reverse the epidemic. The ambitious […]
3/15/2018
CRISIS/FLORIDA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Continuing to monitor the heartbreaking bridge collapse at FIU – so tragic. Many brave First Responders rushed in to save lives. Thank you for your courage. Praying this evening for all who are affected.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 15, 2018 06:10pm […]
3/15/2018
IRELAND/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It was my honor to welcome Prime Minister Leo Varadkar of Ireland to the @WhiteHouse! https://t.co/ZT3WnIZR2L” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 15, 2018 12:47pm […]
3/15/2018
CABINET/INFRASTRUCTURE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @WhiteHouse: Yesterday, five @Cabinet Secretaries testified on the Hill on the need to rebuild our Nation’s crumbling infrastructure. President Trump’s plan will renew our country’s once-great infrastructure and help build a more prosperous future for all Americans.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 15, 2018 12:47pm […]
3/15/2018
CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/TAIWAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump has not decided whether he will sign legislation that would allow U.S. officials to travel to Taiwan to meet their Taiwanese counterparts, the White House said on Thursday, as China repeated its opposition. The legislation, approved by both chambers of the U.S. Congress, has angered China, which regularly […]
3/15/2018
2A/GUNS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP FAMILY/BARRON: “The school attended by President Donald Trump’s youngest son joined an open letter demanding the President pass gun legislation to protect students. Robert Kosasky, the head of the St. Andrew’s Episcopal School in Potomac, Maryland, is just one of more than 100 independent school heads in the area calling on Trump, […]
3/15/2018
2016 ELECTION/CYBERWAR/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/STEVE MNUCHIN/TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UK: “The Trump administration on Thursday [3-15-18] issued for the first time sanctions against Russia for meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election and for cyberattacks, targeting the Kremlin’s intelligence agencies and individuals indicted by special counsel Robert Mueller for their role in election interference. In sanctioning five entities […]
3/15/2018
ECONOMY/FOREIGN POLICY/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Economists estimate President Donald Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs will reduce U.S. employment only modestly, but increasingly worry that foreign-trade disputes could escalate and damage the U.S. economy. Forecasters surveyed in recent days by The Wall Street Journal continue to expect solid economic growth this year, but see rising odds […]
3/15/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. on Thursday [3-15-18] joined the U.K., France and Germany to condemn the poisoning of a Russian double agent in Britain as ‘an assault on U.K. sovereignty,’ saying it constituted a breach of international law and calling on Russia to explain its role in the attack. The show of unity […]
3/15/2018
IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The American Civil Liberties Union is suing the Trump administration, claiming it is violating immigration laws and its own policies by detaining immigrants who have a solid case for seeking asylum in the United States. The ACLU said it filed a lawsuit Thursday [3-15-18] in U.S. District Court in Washington claiming that […]
3/15/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump isn’t a drinker. But when the Irish prime minister comes to visit Thursday [3-15-18], Mr. Trump may be asked to consider how whiskey might get caught up in a complicated tit-for-tat that could be triggered by the aluminum and steel tariffs the U.S. announced last week. Taoiseach […]
3/15/2018
CANADA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We do have a Trade Deficit with Canada, as we do with almost all countries (some of them massive). P.M. Justin Trudeau of Canada, a very good guy, doesn’t like saying that Canada has a Surplus vs. the U.S.(negotiating), but they do…they almost all do…and that’s how I know!” –Donald Trump, […]
3/15/2018
GOP/HEALTHCARE/LEGAL/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Health insurers and the Trump administration face a court decision shortly that will determine whether the government must pay insurers billions of dollars despite Republican efforts to block payments they view as an industry bailout. Insurers have filed roughly two-dozen lawsuits claiming the federal government reneged on promises it made to pay […]
3/15/2018
ECONOMY/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Larry Kudlow will be my Chief Economic Advisor as Director of the National Economic Council. Our Country will have many years of Great Economic & Financial Success, with low taxes, unparalleled innovation, fair trade and an ever expanding labor force leading the way! #MAGA” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 15, 2018 06:11am […]