LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/MICHAEL COHEN/WOMEN: “In the blur of news coming out of Washington, the legal maneuvers involving a pornographic film actress who says she had an affair with President Trump and the president’s lawyer who paid her hush money may seem like just another reality-show-ready spectacle at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. But the lawsuit she […]
Category: A- Trump As President
3/8/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/NORTH KOREA/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Kim Jong Un talked about denuclearization with the South Korean Representatives, not just a freeze. Also, no missile testing by North Korea during this period of time. Great progress being made but sanctions will remain until an agreement is reached. Meeting being planned!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 8, 2018 […]
3/8/2018
ETHICS/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “There is pervasive anxiety inside the walls of the White House over the fallout around allegations leveled against President Donald Trump by porn actress Stormy Daniels, multiple sources tell CNN, with some officials worried that the salacious accusations and tangled legal fight could dwarf past controversies. The story of the pair’s alleged […]
3/8/2018
TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: ” ‘Presidential Proclamation on Adjusting Imports of Aluminum into the United States’ Proclamation: https://t.co/aCaMtOUAl0 Remarks: https://t.co/nypErcqFSU https://t.co/rcrkpvChkz” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 8, 2018 05:17pm […]
3/8/2018
TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: ” ‘Presidential Proclamation on Adjusting Imports of Steel into the United States’ Proclamation: https://t.co/hxduwSoElz Remarks: https://t.co/nypErcqFSU https://t.co/q92FDYZeUl” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 8, 2018 05:16pm […]
3/8/2018
DEMS/HOUSE OF REPS/INTELLIGENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee says another former senior aide to President Donald Trump should be subpoenaed for refusing to answer questions — this time former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski. Lewandowski returned to the intelligence panel Thursday [3-8-18] to answer more questions in a second interview […]
3/8/2018
POLITICAL FIGURES/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Arizona Republican Sen. Jeff Flake has threatened to introduce legislation to nullify the President’s tariffs if they are anything like what Donald Trump is predicting. ‘I’m going to — as soon as it comes out if it is anything approximating what he’s talked about — introduce legislation to nullify it. […]
3/8/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Thursday [3-8-18] signed proclamations imposing steep tariffs on steel and aluminum but granting the administration flexibility on the levels and the ability to spare critical U.S. allies… But both Mr. Trump and a senior administration official, speaking Thursday morning ahead of the 3:30 p.m. announcement, indicated […]
3/8/2018
CABINET/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Great meeting with @Cabinet at the @WhiteHouse today! #MAGA https://t.co/InWj0QTosz” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 8, 2018 01:58pm […]
3/8/2018
DEMS/GOP/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump has threatened to veto a massive omnibus spending package if it includes money for the Gateway tunnel project in New York City, according to multiple sources. … While it is highly unusual for a Republican president to threaten a veto on a funding bill coming from a GOP-run […]
3/8/2018
CANADA/FOREIGN POLICY/MEXICO/NAFTA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Thursday [3-8-18] said he would maintain flexibility to adjust proposed metals tariffs on a country-by-country basis, hours before he is expected to meet with metal industry executives and workers to discuss the new trade actions… The president said tariffs might not be necessary on Canada and […]
3/8/2018
CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump tweeted Wednesday [3-7-18] that Washington had asked Beijing for a $1 billion reduction—less than 0.3% of the countries’ annual trade gap or around one day’s worth of the trade imbalance. His tweet was off by $99 billion. … It is unclear how feasible the deficit-reduction goal is […]
3/8/2018
CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is asking Beijing for a plan to cut the annual U.S. trade deficit with China by $100 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. President Donald Trump tweeted Wednesday [3-7-18] that Washington had asked Beijing for a $1 billion reduction—less than 0.3% of the countries’ annual […]
3/8/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s planned tariffs on steel and aluminum threaten a world-trading regime already battered by mounting protectionism and its struggle to tame China’s state-driven capitalism. Mr. Trump is expected to sign a proclamation this week outlining his plan to impose the tariffs, which have angered close U.S. allies. European […]
3/8/2018
DEMS/DRUGS/GOP/PHARMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump and other Republican leaders are pressing ahead with an array of opioid-related efforts in coming weeks, teeing up bills and spending measures, while Democrats are calling the GOP actions belated and insufficient. On Thursday [3-8-18], a bipartisan group of governors will testify before the Senate Health Committee on opioid […]
3/8/2018
LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A federal judge on Thursday [3-8-18] expressed skepticism about whether U.S. President Donald Trump can constitutionally block Twitter users whose views he does not like from following and responding to his own Twitter account. At a hearing in Manhattan federal court, U.S. District Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald asked Michael Baer, a lawyer […]
3/8/2018
CYBERWAR/GOP/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Weeks after Donald Trump was elected president, Russia-backed online ‘trolls’ flooded social media to try to block Mitt Romney from securing a top job in the incoming administration, a Wall Street Journal analysis shows. The operatives called the 2012 GOP presidential nominee, then a contender for secretary of state, a ‘two headed […]
3/8/2018
DOW/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The three major U.S. stock indexes closed higher on Thursday [3-8-2018] after President Donald Trump appeared to soften his stance on trade tariffs, easing trade war fears that had the market on edge for a week.” – Reuters staff, “Wall Street gains on Trump’s softened tariff stance,” Reuters, Mar. 8, 2018 […]
3/8/2018
ENTERTAINMENT/GUNS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP FAMILY/ROBERT TRUMP/BARRON: “U.S. President Donald Trump met on Thursday [3-8-18] with the makers of popular video games ‘Grand Theft Auto’ and ‘Doom’ to discuss what the president believes is a link between video games and violent acts like last month’s school shooting in Florida. … The meeting included lawmakers, critics of video […]
3/7/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/ISRAEL/PALESTINE/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In two months, the United States plans to open a new embassy to fulfill President Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. There’s just one problem: The embassy may be in Jerusalem, but it may not be fully in Israel. The diplomatic compound that will serve as the American Embassy until […]
3/7/2018
2016 ELECTION/CAMPAIGN/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “One appointee went from ‘battleground states’ director for the Trump presidential campaign to a role at the State Department that sent him to South Africa to meet with health officials… And another, who spent four months on the campaign in New York after graduating from college, landed a job as […]
3/7/2018
EU/FOREIGN POLICY/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “European Union officials unveiled an array of tariffs on Wednesday [3-7-18] that they would place on American-made goods if the United States followed through on President Trump’s plan to impose penalties on imported steel and aluminum, raising the specter of a trade war. The announcement in Brussels was the latest […]
3/7/2018
TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is expected to sign a proclamation Thursday [3-8-18] afternoon outlining his plan to impose new tariffs on steel and aluminum, according to a White House official familiar with the planning, delivering on a signature campaign promise despite the concerns of many trading partners and lawmakers. White House press […]
3/7/2018
BORDER/CALIFORNIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Donald Trump will visit California next week, his first visit to the Golden State as president, the White House announced on Wednesday [3-7-18]. Sources familiar with Trump’s plans say he is expected to visit California to the US-Mexico border to look at border wall prototypes in the San Diego area. The President […]
3/7/2018
NAFTA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump has remained open-minded as he determines final details of his promised tariffs on steel and aluminum, a top administration official said on Wednesday [3-7-18]. The White House said an announcement is still on track for this week… Despite fears from US allies and Washington Republicans that the measure […]
3/7/2018
STEVE MNUCHIN/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the White House will move forward with steel and aluminum tariffs despite strong pushback from congressional Republicans and business groups, one day after President Donald Trump’s top economic adviser resigned following the surprise policy decision… Mr. Mnuchin said it was possible the White House would […]
3/7/2018
CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. isn’t the only country that has a chip on its shoulder about trade. When it comes to China, so do countless others. For President Donald Trump, this could be an opportunity to lead a coalition against China’s predatory trade behavior. Instead, he is threatening trade war with the countries […]
3/7/2018
CALIFORNIA/IMMIGRATION/SANCTUARY CITIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The candidates running for governor reacted in familiar ways to news Tuesday [3-6-18] that the Trump administration is suing California over its immigration policies, with Democrats calling for insurgency and Republicans rejoicing. Businessman John Cox, a GOP candidate, released a minute-long radio ad seeking to tie California and San Francisco sanctuary […]
3/6/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/NATIONAL SECURITY/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump called an offer by North Korea to discuss giving up its nuclear weapons sincere, but top administration officials Tuesday [3-6-18] stopped short of a commitment to open talks with Pyongyang. The White House’s wariness stems from three decades of frustrated diplomacy and fears that North Korea […]
3/6/2018
LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “Former adult-movie star Stephanie Clifford filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump, saying his lawyer forced her to sign a false statement provided to The Wall Street Journal in response to inquiries about an alleged sexual encounter with Mr. Trump. The lawyer, Michael Cohen, paid Ms. Clifford $130,000 in October 2016 in […]
3/6/2018
CYBERWAR/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/RUSSIA/TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration could impose new sanctions on Russian entities as soon as next week, a senior administration official told CNN. Among the entities being considered for sanctions is the Internet Research Agency, a Kremlin-linked Russian troll group, the official said. The Internet Research Agency was at the heart of a […]
3/6/2018
GOP/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Two Republican chairmen in the House are asking the Justice Department to consider the appointment of a second special counsel to investigate matters related to how and why material gathered from a former British spy was used to spy on an associate of Donald Trump. House Judiciary Committee chairman Bob Goodlatte […]
3/6/2018
2016 ELECTION/CYBERWAR/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said Tuesday [3-6-18] that Russia had ‘no impact on our votes’ in the 2016 presidential contest but vowed to combat any attempts to meddle in the 2018 midterms. It was Trump’s most forceful attempt to date at dissuading Russia from continuing its election interference efforts, though he again […]
3/6/2018
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration wants any congressional plan to shore up the Affordable Care Act markets to include conservative goals, such as letting insurers charge higher premiums to older people, according to a memo reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. The memo encourages lawmakers to pass measures including allowing insurers to charge older […]
3/6/2018
2A/EDUCATION/GUNS/HOUSE OF REPS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Momentum on overhauling the country’s gun laws has practically stalled at the US Capitol, but the House will vote next week on a narrow proposal that will give schools more money to strengthen security. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy announced Tuesday [3-6-18] morning the chamber would hold the vote next […]
3/6/2018
NAFTA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs may not apply to Canada and Mexico as the U.S. negotiates deals with those countries, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Tuesday [3-6-18]. Testifying at a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing, Mnuchin faced increasing opposition from fellow Republicans to the president’s tariff proposals announced last week… […]
3/6/2018
PAUL RYAN/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “House Speaker Paul Ryan stepped back Tuesday [3-6-18] from calls for President Donald Trump to drop aluminum and steel tariffs, instead urging the White House to take a more tailored approach focusing on countries that abuse the trading system. The president’s announcement last week that he planned to impose global […]
3/6/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump will face reporters on Tuesday [3-6-18] amid questions about chaos inside the White House and new prospects for talks with North Korea. Trump and his Swedish counterpart will convene a joint news conference at 3:30 p.m. ET in the East Room after sitting for talks. Trump attempted to […]
3/6/2018
INTERIOR/RYAN ZINKE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The federal government has quietly said it will consider big game trophy imports on a ‘case-by-basis,’ deciding an issue that split President Donald Trump and his Interior Department. In November, Interior Department’s Fish and Wildlife Service, under Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, announced it would remove some Obama-era restrictions on importing trophies […]
3/6/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/NATIONAL SECURITY/NORTH KOREA/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump hailed ‘possible progress’ Tuesday [3-6-18] in talks between North Korea and South Korea, hours after the US ally said that North Korea is willing to talk to the United States about giving up its nuclear program… North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has also agreed […]
3/6/2018
CLIMATE CHANGE/IMMIGRATION/POPE FRANCIS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Pope Francis remains broadly popular with Roman Catholics in the U.S., according to a new study from the Pew Research Center, but a growing number of Catholic Republicans are concerned about the direction of the church under his leadership. Overall, 84% of Catholics in the U.S. hold a favorable opinion […]
3/6/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Possible progress being made in talks with North Korea. For the first time in many years, a serious effort is being made by all parties concerned. The World is watching and waiting! May be false hope, but the U.S. is ready to go hard in either direction!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
3/6/2018
FAKE NEWS/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump on Tuesday [3-6-18] denounced as ‘wrong’ reporting in recent days from multiple media outlets that his administration has descended into chaos, declaring that the West Wing is filled with ‘only great energy’ but conceding that ‘I still have some people that I want to change.’… The Trump […]
3/6/2018
2016 ELECTION/CYBERWAR/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The top U.S. intelligence official said on Tuesday [3-6-18] President Donald Trump’s administration is ‘actively engaged’ in efforts to prevent Russian efforts to influence the November midterm elections, even as he warned of Moscow’s continuing ‘malign activities.’… Coats and other U.S. intelligence officials have warned repeatedly that Russia is already trying […]
3/6/2018
GUNS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump isn’t expected to announce new proposed action on guns until he meets with representatives of the video game industry on Thursday [3-8-18], two sources familiar with the matter tell CNN. Both sources caution, however, that the President could change his mind at any time and opt to move forward […]
3/6/2018
JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We are getting it done – jobs and security! https://t.co/Ui8bubj7Yr” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 6, 2018 08:02am […]
3/6/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/REX TILLERSON/STATE/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Secretary of State Rex Tillerson heads to Africa this week for a five-nation trip focusing on counterterrorism, China’s influence and fence-mending, a visit that comes as the Trump administration tries to set out its priorities there. The one-week tour by the most senior Trump administration official to visit the continent […]
3/5/2018
PAUL RYAN/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump, facing an angry chorus of protests from leaders of his own party, including the House speaker, Paul D. Ryan, insisted on Monday [3-5-18] that he would not back down from his plan to impose across-the-board tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. But the White House was devising ways […]
3/5/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/ISRAEL/PALESTINE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In the midst of his campaign, President Trump vowed to bring peace to the Middle East by playing it down the middle between Israel and the Palestinians. ‘Let me be sort of a neutral guy,’ he said. Two years later, any hopes of being the neutral guy are long gone. In […]
3/5/2018
TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump’s fixation with America’s widening trade deficit is fueling his decision to impose stiff tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. Only a small group of experts share Mr. Trump’s fixation, and few see tariffs as an effective tool to narrow the so-called trade gap. America’s trade deficit is the gap […]
3/5/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/ISRAEL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump said on Monday [3-5-18] that he might visit Israel in May to preside over the opening of a new American embassy in Jerusalem in what would be a potent act of symbolism, even as he expressed optimism that Palestinians angered by the move would nonetheless return to the peacemaking […]
3/5/2018
GOP/PAUL RYAN/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Paul D. Ryan, the Republican House Speaker, criticized President Trump’s proposed steel and aluminum tariffs on Monday [3-5-18], saying they could lead to a damaging trade war… The statement was a dramatic departure for Mr. Ryan, a top leader in Mr. Trump’s own party, who worked in lockstep with the […]
3/5/2018
COMMERCE/ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Since President Donald Trump announced plans last week to hit steel and aluminum imports with new tariffs, his trade adviser Peter Navarro and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross have been all over television celebrating their victory and rebutting suggestions that the move would incite a damaging trade war. But economic adviser Gary […]
3/5/2018
NAFTA/PAUL RYAN/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “House Speaker Paul Ryan broke with President Donald Trump over his decision to impose tariffs on imported aluminum and steel products, setting the stage for a high-profile policy fight between Republican leaders and the White House. Mr. Ryan’s concerns match those of many Republican and Democratic lawmakers, who fear the […]
3/5/2018
GOP/LOBBYING/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Congressional Republicans are frantically lobbying President Donald Trump to reconsider his move to slap tariffs on steel and aluminum — even considering legislative action to try to stop him if he refuses. Speaker Paul Ryan has personally spoken with the president and tried to warn him of the economic dangers of […]
3/5/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/ISRAEL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives at the White House on Monday [3-5-18], it will be under clouds of controversy — both his own and those of his hosts. Netanyahu and his inner circle are entangled in a series of corruption scandals back home that has put his political future […]
3/5/2018
NAFTA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We have large trade deficits with Mexico and Canada. NAFTA, which is under renegotiation right now, has been a bad deal for U.S.A. Massive relocation of companies & jobs. Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum will only come off if new & fair NAFTA agreement is signed. Also, Canada must… treat our […]
3/4/2018
BUSINESS/ECONOMY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Manufacturing executives who use the metals to make beer cans, cars, refrigerators and other goods warn of price surges, shortages and retaliatory trade barriers on U.S. exports if the administration follows through on the plan, announced Thursday [3-1-18], to impose 25% tariffs on imported steel and 10% duties on aluminum imports. They also […]
3/4/2018
CYBERWAR/POLITICS/RUSSIA/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As Russia’s virtual war against the United States continues unabated with the midterm elections approaching, the State Department has yet to spend any of the $120 million it has been allocated since late 2016 to counter foreign efforts to meddle in elections or sow distrust in democracy. As a result, not one […]
3/4/2018
CHINA/ FOREIGN POLICY/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The comment was made behind closed doors, and appeared to be in jest: President Trump told donors on Saturday [3-3-18] that China’s president, Xi Jinping, was now ‘president for life,’ and added: ‘I think it’s great. Maybe we’ll want to give that a shot someday.’ … On Saturday evening, at the annual Gridiron dinner in […]
3/4/2018
SECRET SERVICE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP FAMILY/MELANIA: “The man who fatally shot himself in front of the White House was a 26-year-old resident of Maylene, Ala., authorities said. Cameron Ross Burgess approached the fence along the north side of the White House and fired several rounds from a handgun shortly before midday Saturday [3-3-18], police said. President […]
3/4/2018
DONALDISM/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We are on the losing side of almost all trade deals. Our friends and enemies have taken advantage of the U.S. for many years. Our Steel and Aluminum industries are dead. Sorry, it’s time for a change! MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 4, 2018 07:10pm […]
3/4/2018
ECONOMY/INFRASTRUCTURE/LABOR/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump burnished his tough-on-trade image last week by declaring he would impose tariffs on U.S. steel and aluminum imports. But the move could undermine another part of his ‘America First’ economic agenda: Rebuilding U.S. infrastructure. Tariffs on imported aluminum and steel could drive up the cost of infrastructure investments, […]
3/4/2018
TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The Trump administration is downplaying reports that White House chief economist Gary Cohn is planning to leave the West Wing because of frustrations over the implementation of steel and aluminum tariffs. After President Donald Trump announced the US would impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports last week, one person […]
3/4/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Gridiron Dinner last night was great fun. I am accomplishing a lot in Washington and have never had a better time doing something, and especially since this is for the American People!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 4, 2018 12:42pm […]
3/4/2018
EU/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s announcement of punitive steel tariffs may raise U.S. prices short term, but in Europe they could have the opposite effect. … ‘Diverted trade flows threaten Europe with a new steel glut when as things are the EU market is far from tackling [its own] import crisis,’ said Hans […]
3/4/2018
ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Trump administration officials on Sunday [3-4-18] defended the president’s plan to levy tariffs on steel and aluminum imports and played down the likelihood the U.S. would allow for many exclusions from the proposals. The tariff plan would do little to hurt the broader U.S. economy, said the officials, who also minimized […]
3/4/2018
TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “White House trade adviser Peter Navarro says no countries will be excluded from upcoming steel and aluminum tariffs set to be imposed by the Trump administration, including the United States’ greatest allies… Navarro said he expects President Donald Trump to sign the measures by the end of this week or early […]
3/4/2018
BORDER/DHS/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Along a dusty stretch of border, flanked by an outlet mall and farmland, a giant crane hoisted a 30-foot-high section of steel barrier and dropped it into a shallow trench last Wednesday [2-28-18]. The structure was one of the first new pieces of a border wall put in place since the start […]
3/3/2018
GUNS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In West Wing meetings over the past several weeks, Mr. [Donald J.] Trump has held discussions on immigration, school safety and gun control with cameras rolling and attendees speaking their minds. The sessions are extraordinary for the rare glimpses they provide of unscripted conversations at the White House on critical issues. They […]
3/3/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “On Saturday [3-3-18] afternoon, President Trump took another swing at his favorite punching bag. ‘Mainstream Media in U.S. is being mocked all over the world,’ he tweeted. ‘They’ve gone CRAZY!’ On Saturday night, however, Mr. Trump donned his tuxedo and joined the very journalists he loves to malign for an evening of humorous — and sometimes […]
3/3/2018
INFRASTRUCTURE/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “For beleaguered commuters who ride trains into and out of New York City, the plan to dig new rail tunnels under the Hudson River must, by now, seem like a big tease. Just a few months ago, the idea once again appeared to have gained the support it needed in Washington […]
3/3/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/NATIONAL SECURITY/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In the midst of a joke-filled monologue at a dinner with journalists, President Donald Trump suggested on Saturday [3-3-18] that the United States will be meeting with North Korea but has told Pyongyang it must first ‘denuke.’ ‘Now we are talking and they, by the way, called up a couple of […]
3/3/2018
BUSINESS/ECONOMY/NATIONAL SECURITY/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WTO: “President Donald Trump upped the ante in a brewing trade conflict stirred up by his announcement of steel and aluminum tariffs, saying the U.S. would impose tariffs on European car exports if the bloc follows through with retaliation against his metals duties. … The exchange began Thursday after Mr. Trump […]
3/3/2018
TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The United States has an $800 Billion Dollar Yearly Trade Deficit because of our ‘very stupid’ trade deals and policies. Our jobs and wealth are being given to other countries that have taken advantage of us for years. They laugh at what fools our leaders have been. No more!” -Donald Trump, […]
3/3/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Mainstream Media in U.S. is being mocked all over the world. They’ve gone CRAZY! https://t.co/4UGYuJpUA7” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 3, 2018 12:33pm […]
3/3/2018
BUSINESS/ECONOMY/NATIONAL SECURITY/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs on steel and aluminum imports have many economists and lawmakers worried about a coming trade war. But workers and others in this community, where steel has been made for well over a century, see a chance for more jobs and bigger paychecks. … ‘Overall it’s […]
3/2/2018
INTERIOR/POLITICAL FIGURES/RYAN ZINKE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Even before President Trump officially opened his high-profile review last spring of federal lands protected as national monuments, the Department of Interior was focused on the potential for oil and gas exploration at a protected Utah site, internal agency documents show. The debate started as early as March 2017, when […]
3/2/2018
MIKE PENCE/RELIGION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP FAMILY/MELANIA: “The Rev. Billy Graham, for half a century the world’s most famous evangelist and a pastor to presidents, will be memorialized at his funeral on Friday by his family and some of the preachers he inspired from around the globe… When the funeral was planned, the expectation was that it […]
3/2/2018
RELIGION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Heading to Billy Graham Funeral. A Special Man!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 2, 2018 03:31pm […]
3/2/2018
RELIGION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “REST IN PEACE BILLY GRAHAM! https://t.co/2qMoUccVC2” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 2, 2018 02:48pm […]
3/2/2018
JOHN KELLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “White House chief of staff John Kelly said he regretted his handling of the departure of Rob Porter, whose resignation last month resulted in an overhaul of security-clearance rules and played an indirect part in the confusion over the rollout of President Donald Trump’s new trade tariffs. When Mr. Porter […]
3/2/2018
JOHN KELLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP FAMILY/IVANKA/JARED KUSHNER: “President Donald Trump is asking chief of staff John Kelly for help in pushing his daughter and son-in-law out of the White House, The New York Times reports. The Times, citing two people familiar with Trump’s views, said Trump has been frustrated with his son-in-law Kushner after his top […]
3/2/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump Friday [3-2-18] said that ‘trade wars are good’ in a tweet the morning after he announced the U.S. would impose steep tariffs on steel and aluminum, a move that prompted America’s trading partners around the world to suggest they would retaliate… It appeared Mr. Trump was referring […]
3/2/2018
2A/GUNS/NRA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House signaled Friday [3-2-18]that President Donald Trump is backing away from a broad overhaul of U.S. gun policy and focusing on more modest changes, after his Thursday night meeting with the National Rifle Association. At a televised meeting earlier in the week with lawmakers, Mr. Trump had endorsed a Senate […]
3/2/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s planned tariffs on steel and aluminum prompted angry responses from U.S. allies around the globe Friday [3-2-18], driving down stock prices and generating warnings of a possible international trade war. Allies in Asia and Europe lobbied for a change of heart and took issue with Mr. Trump’s […]
3/2/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We must protect our country and our workers. Our steel industry is in bad shape. IF YOU DON’T HAVE STEEL, YOU DON’T HAVE A COUNTRY!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 2, 2018 08:01am […]
3/2/2018
BUSINESS/GOP/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Since he became president, Donald Trump’s threats to sanction global trading partners sent tremors through business-oriented congressional Republicans worried about how potential retaliation from abroad could reverberate through the businesses and farms in their districts. On Thursday, the rattle turned into an earthquake. The president’s announcement of plans to put barriers on […]
3/2/2018
DEMS/GOP/GUNS/LOBBYING/NRA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer urged President Donald Trump on Friday [3-2-18] to follow his gut on gun restrictions he has recently backed, after the powerful U.S. gun lobby said the Republican president and vice president do not want gun control. The exhortation to Trump, who this week stunned fellow Republicans by […]
3/2/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When a country (USA) is losing many billions of dollars on trade with virtually every country it does business with, trade wars are good, and easy to win. Example, when we are down $100 billion with a certain country and they get cute, don’t trade anymore-we win big. It’s easy!” […]
3/2/2018
2A/GUNS/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A day after President Donald Trump called for a sweeping overhaul of U.S. gun policy, lawmakers from both parties appeared divided on what they would support, with some pitching their own plans and others calling for Mr. Trump to keep up the public pressure. Mr. Trump made waves in the gun debate […]
3/1/2018
AMBASSADOR/MEXICO/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The United States ambassador to Mexico plans to resign from her post in May, according to a memo circulated on Thursday [3-1-18] to embassy staff, the latest in a string of senior diplomatic departures from the region — and more broadly from the State Department. The ambassador, Roberta S. Jacobson, 57, served […]
3/1/2018
NRA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Good (Great) meeting in the Oval Office tonight with the NRA!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 1, 2018 10:04pm […]
3/1/2018
FBI/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A Justice Department review is expected to criticize the former F.B.I. deputy director, Andrew G. McCabe, for authorizing the disclosure of information about a continuing investigation to journalists, according to four people familiar with the inquiry. Such a damning report would give President Trump new ammunition to criticize Mr. McCabe, who […]
3/1/2018
CRIME/IMMIGRATION/JEFF SESSIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Early in his term, Attorney General Jeff Sessions instructed his top investigative deputies to target the transnational gang MS-13 as a priority. A year later, drug task forces have new powers to fight MS-13, more federal prosecutors are pursuing charges against the street gang with ties to El Salvador and foreign […]
3/1/2018
LEGAL/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump’s lawyers have urged him not to discuss details of the unfolding Russia investigation with anyone outside his legal team, warning of a conversational ‘bright line’ that could put aides and associates in legal jeopardy, according to current and former Trump aides. But Trump often ignores that legal advice […]
3/1/2018
FAKE NEWS/MCMASTER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The Trump administration batted down a new report on Thursday that national security adviser H.R. McMaster could be on his way out, with President Donald Trump telling a spokesman for the National Security Council that the article was ‘fake news.’… Raj Shah, the White House principal deputy press secretary, also […]
3/1/2018
2A/EDUCATION/GUNS/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump has held up veterans as the ideal armed teachers who could ward off school shooters. But the reality is very few of today’s educators served in the military, and those who did may reject the idea of carrying a gun to class. Even with the influx of Iraq and […]
3/1/2018
CRIME/DRUGS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Thursday [3-1-18] suggested using the death penalty on drug dealers to address the opioid epidemic, equating providing lethal drugs with murder. ‘We have pushers and drugs dealers, they are killing hundreds and hundreds of people,’ Trump said at a White House summit on opioid abuse. ‘If you […]
3/1/2018
DRUGS/PHARMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Together, we will face this challenge as a national family with conviction, with unity, and with a commitment to love and support our neighbors in times of dire need. Working together, we will defeat this #OpioidEpidemic. Full Opioid Summit: https://t.co/qqfeVr4BBf https://t.co/oFvr0DJMEf” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 1, 2018 04:31pm […]