FEDERAL RESERVE/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is likely to nominate Columbia University economist Richard Clarida to become vice chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, according to people familiar with the matter. Mr. Clarida is a Republican economist whom colleagues describe as more of a pragmatist than an ideologue. Such a temperament fits the mold […]
Category: A- Trump As President
3/1/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration summoned steel and aluminum executives on short notice for a White House meeting on Thursday [3-1-18], telling some of them that an announcement could be made then on long-awaited curbs on steel and aluminum imports in the name of protecting national security, according to people familiar with […]
3/1/2018
2016 ELECTION/GOP/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A top Republican fundraiser close to President Donald Trump was in negotiations to earn tens of millions of dollars if the U.S. Justice Department dropped its investigation into a multibillion-dollar graft scandal involving a Malaysian state investment fund, according to emails reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. In emails dated […]
3/1/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Our Steel and Aluminum industries (and many others) have been decimated by decades of unfair trade and bad policy with countries from around the world. We must not let our country, companies and workers be taken advantage of any longer. We want free, fair and SMART TRADE!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
3/1/2018
2016 ELECTION/CYBERWAR/ENERGY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A Russian-backed propaganda group used social media in an attempt to disrupt the U.S. energy industry and influence energy policy, according to a new congressional staff report reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. Unlike other Russian campaigns to stir political unrest in the U.S., this effort by the tech-savvy Internet Research […]
2/28/2018
ENERGY [ALT]/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump urged representatives from the rival oil and corn industries on Thursday [3-1-18] to break a deadlock in talks over the future of the nation’s biofuels policy by accepting a deal involving reforms sought by both sides. Trump has arranged a series of talks between Big Corn and […]
2/28/2018
MEDIA/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The protocol for nominating and choosing recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize is one of the world’s most scrutinized and secretive… The identities of the candidates are kept secret, and indeed, the Norwegian Nobel Committee, which awards the prizes, is forbidden from divulging any information about its deliberations for 50 years, and […]
2/28/2018
JEFF SESSIONS/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The long-simmering friction between President Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions erupted into an extraordinary public face-off on Wednesday [2-28-18] as the investigation into Russia’s election interference roiled the administration and raised new questions about the independence of law enforcement agencies. Mr. Trump excoriated Mr. Sessions for not ordering his own […]
2/28/2018
2A/GOP/GUNS/NRA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump stunned Republicans on live television Wednesday [2-28-18] by embracing gun control and urging a group of lawmakers at the White House to resurrect gun safety legislation that has been opposed for years by the powerful National Rifle Association and the vast majority of his party. In a remarkable meeting, the […]
2/28/2018
ABORTION/DHS/HHS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration’s policy of halting abortions among undocumented minors was established by email through an ad hoc process without formal legal vetting, according to new documents released Tuesday by the American Civil Liberties Union. The ACLU, which is suing the administration over the policy, made public the December depositions of the […]
2/28/2018
2A/GOP/GUNS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump asked Sen. Pat Toomey, a Pennsylvania Republican who’s worked on a bill to strengthen background checks for gun purchases, whether he left a proposal to raise the gun purchasing age to 21 out of his measure because senators are ‘afraid of the NRA.’ In an exchange during a meeting […]
2/28/2018
2016 ELECTION/INTERIOR/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A political appointee at the Department of Interior resigned Wednesday after CNN’s KFile flagged inflammatory comments she made on Facebook and Twitter. Christine Bauserman, a former Republican activist in Arizona who also worked for President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign, served as a special assistant to Secretary Ryan Zinke, providing him operational […]
2/28/2018
RELIGION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Today we honor Billy Graham as only three private citizens before him have been honored. We say a prayer for our country: that all across this land, the Lord will raise up men and women like Billy Graham to spread a message of love and hope to every precious child of God. […]
2/28/2018
RELIGION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Starting at a small Bible School in Florida, Billy Graham soon led a nationwide revival. From a large tent in Los Angeles, to one hundred thousand people in a single day at Yankee Stadium, to more than two million people at Madison Square Garden over sixteen weeks in 1957… https://t.co/z1vvAemlBP” -Donald Trump, […]
2/28/2018
RELIGION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Today, in the center of this great Chamber lies Billy Graham – an Ambassador for Christ who reminded the world of the power of prayer and the gift of God’s grace. https://t.co/5aMh8nFPJW” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 28, 2018 12:10pm […]
2/28/2018
LEGAL/PAUL MANAFORT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort pleaded not guilty at an arraignment Wednesday [2-27-18] morning in federal court to a re-written set of charges that had been levied against him late last week. The charges in the US District Court for the District of Columbia include allegations of money laundering, conspiracy […]
2/28/2018
BORDER/CRIME/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “45 year low on illegal border crossings this year. Ice and Border Patrol Agents are doing a great job for our Country. MS-13 thugs being hit hard.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 28, 2018 09:08am […]
2/28/2018
BORDER/CALIFORNIA/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “I have decided that sections of the Wall that California wants built NOW will not be built until the whole Wall is approved. Big victory yesterday with ruling from the courts that allows us to proceed. OUR COUNTRY MUST HAVE BORDER SECURITY!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 28, 2018 07:29am […]
2/28/2018
DONALD ON DONALD/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Heritage Foundation has just stated that 64% of the Trump Agenda is already done, faster than even Ronald Reagan. ‘We’re blown away,’ said Thomas Binion of Heritage, President Trump ‘is very active, very conservative and very effective. Huge volume & spectrum of issues.’ “ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 28, […]
2/28/2018
BORDER/CALIFORNIA/DHS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “US District Judge Gonzalo Curiel has cleared one potential obstacle to President Donald Trump’s long-promised border wall, ruling Tuesday [2-27-18] that the administration has the authority to waive a host of environmental laws and other regulations to begin construction. Curiel’s 100-page order does not mean construction of the wall will begin immediately. […]
2/28/2018
DEMS/GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Democratic and Republican states are moving in opposite directions on health policy, leaving Americans with starkly divergent options for care depending on where they live. The Trump administration and congressional Republicans, by easing many of the Affordable Care Act’s nationwide requirements after failing last year to repeal the entire law, are effectively […]
2/27/2018
BORDER/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Big legal win today. U.S. judge sided with the Trump Administration and rejected the attempt to stop the government from building a great Border Wall on the Southern Border. Now this important project can go forward!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 27, 2018 11:28pm […]
2/27/2018
MICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Such a beautiful map, thank you! https://t.co/FyQdgKvsRO” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 27, 2018 11:20pm […]
2/27/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/NORTH KOREA/SPORTS/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “North Korea’s declaration at the end of the Winter Olympics of its willingness to start a dialogue with the United States offered a sliver of optimism that the political pageantry of the Games would lead to more substantial results. A day after the closing ceremony, President Trump responded that the […]
2/27/2018
2016 ELECTION/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “White House Communications Director Hope Hicks, testifying before a House committee investigating Russia’s role in the 2016 election, discussed the presidential campaign but declined to answer questions about her work as one of President Donald Trump’s most trusted advisers, lawmakers said. After hearing her refusal, Democrats on the House Intelligence […]
2/27/2018
EDUCATION/OBAMA ADMIN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is delaying the implementation of an Obama-era rule that seeks to address the high proportion of black and Hispanic children in special-education programs. The rule, which the Education Department is reviewing as part of a larger rollback of Obama administration social policy, was set to take effect on […]
2/27/2018
CYBERWAR/DEFENSE/NSA/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The head of the National Security Agency told lawmakers Tuesday [2-27-18] that he hadn’t been formally asked by President Donald Trump to take steps to disrupt Russian election hacking activity at its source. Adm. Mike Rogers was asked by Sen. Jack Reed (D., R.I.) during testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee […]
2/27/2018
2016 ELECTION/FBI/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Tuesday [2-27-18] that the Justice Department’s internal watchdog will investigate how the FBI and federal prosecutors obtained warrants from the nation’s secret spy court to surveil a former Trump campaign adviser. His statement came in response to a question at a press conference about whether […]
2/27/2018
POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Texas LC George P. Bush backed me when it wasn’t the politically correct thing to do, and I back him now. Also, AC Sid Miller has been with me from the beginning, he is ‘Trump’s Man in Texas.’ Also support Comptroller Glenn Hegar, and Railroad Commissioner Christi Craddick.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. […]
2/27/2018
GUNS/POLITICAL FIGURES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House has invited lawmakers who represent the sites of two of the deadliest school shootings in recent years to discuss gun violence and school safety with President Donald Trump on Wednesday [2-28-18]. The White House invite list includes Rep. Elizabeth Esty, a Connecticut Democrat whose district includes Sandy Hook […]
2/27/2018
POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I want to encourage all of my many Texas friends to vote in the primary for Governor Greg Abbott, Senator Ted Cruz, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, and Attorney General Ken Paxton. They are helping me to Make America Great Again! Vote early or on March 6th.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 27, 2018 […]
2/27/2018
2016 ELECTION/CYBERWAR/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump has chosen the digital director of his 2016 campaign to lead his 2020 re-election effort, further advancing an unusually early campaign process. The campaign on Tuesday [2-27-18] said Brad Parscale was taking control ‘as the advanced planning for the 2020 race begins.’ Mr. Trump formally filed to run […]
2/27/2018
AIR FORCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump and Boeing have struck a deal over the development of two new Air Force One planes at a price tag of $3.9 billion, the White House and Boeing said Tuesday [2-27-18], and the President has asked for the planes to be ready by 2021. Trump met with Boeing […]
2/27/2018
CYBERWAR/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “US Cyber Command chief Adm. Mike Rogers told lawmakers on Tuesday [2-27-18] that he has not been granted the authority by President Donald Trump to disrupt Russian election hacking operations where they originate. Asked by Democratic Sen. Jack Reed if he has been directed by the President, through the defense secretary, to […]
2/24/2018
JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “So true Wayne, and Lowest black unemployment in history! https://t.co/gDxxJdZQUm” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 24, 2018 08:21am […]
2/27/2018
POLITICAL FIGURES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: ” ‘We’ve seen NO EVIDENCE OF COLLUSION….I have seen nothing, the firing of James Comey and all of the aftermath, that suggests that the President has obstructed justice because he’s exercising his power as the President of the U.S. I just don’t see it.’ Judge Ken Starr” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. […]
2/27/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: ” ‘I’ve been skeptical about the collusion and obstruction claims for the last year. I just don’t see the evidence….in terms of the collusion, it’s all a bit implausible based on the evidence we have.’ Jonathan Turley on @FoxNews” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 27, 2018 07:28am […]
2/27/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: ” ‘He’s got a very good point. Somebody in the Justice Department has a treasure trove of evidence of Mrs. Clinton’s criminality at her own hands, or through others, that ought to be investigated. I fully agree with the President on that.’ @judgenapolitano on @marthamaccallum Show” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 27, 2018 […]
2/26/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP FAMILY/MELANIA: “The first lady, Melania Trump, has parted ways with an adviser after news about the adviser’s firm reaping $26 million in payments to help plan President Trump’s inauguration. Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, who has been friends with Mrs. Trump for years, had been working on a contract basis as an unpaid senior […]
2/26/2018
DONALDISM/GUNS/MENTAL HEALTH/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump said on Monday [2-26-18] that the country needs to take a look at whether more mental health institutions need to be opened to treat people with mental illness and avert mass shootings. The president also said he would have run into the South Florida high school where 17 students […]
2/26/2018
DREAMERS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Supreme Court on Monday [2-26-18] denied a Trump administration appeal that sought the swift cancellation of a program protecting undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children. The court’s move means the program, called Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, will remain in place for the near […]
2/26/2018
CAMPAIGN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign used a photo of a survivor of the Parkland, Florida, shooting in an email Saturday that asks its recipients to donate money to the campaign. The email contains a photo of 17-year-old Madeleine Wilford in a hospital bed surrounded by her family, Trump and the first lady. […]
2/26/2018
LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP FAMILY/IVANKA/WOMEN: “Ivanka Trump does not believe the women who have accused her father of sexual misconduct, adding that it’s ‘pretty inappropriate’ to ask her about the subject… ‘I believe my father. I know my father. So, I think I have that right, as a daughter, to believe my father,’ the senior White […]
2/26/2018
DHS/IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The American Civil Liberties Union is suing the Trump administration over the government’s moves to separate some asylum-seeking immigrant parents from their children. The organization filed a lawsuit in federal court in San Diego on Monday [2-26-18] on behalf of a woman from the Democratic Republic of Congo identified as ‘Ms. L.’ […]
2/26/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/NORTH KOREA/SOUTH KOREA/SPORTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “South Korea’s leader urged the U.S. to ease preconditions for talks with North Korea, as the left-leaning administration in Seoul sought to extend an Olympics-driven rapprochement with Pyongyang and head off the possibility of a new flare-up. President Moon Jae-in said in a meeting on Monday [2-26-18] with a […]
2/26/2018
EPA/LEGAL/SCOTT PRUITT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Environmental Protection Agency has experienced a huge surge in open records lawsuits since President Donald Trump took office, an analysis of data reviewed by POLITICO shows — a trend that comes amid mounting criticism of EPA’s secrecy about Administrator Scott Pruitt’s travels, meetings and policy decisions. The legal attacks also […]
2/26/2018
JOHN KELLY/NATIONAL SECURITY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP FAMILY/JARED KUSHNER: “President Donald Trump’s decision to punt the issue of whether Jared Kushner can keep his access to sensitive government secrets without a full security clearance to his chief of staff, John Kelly, has put him in a tricky position, stuck between the rules on one side and the […]
2/25/2018
CANADA/CHINA/COMMERCE/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WTO: “China is the main target of possible tough new United States trade measures against low-priced imports of steel and aluminum. But the sanctions threaten to ensnare America’s closest allies, particularly Canada. Earlier this month, the Commerce Department declared the steel and aluminum imports a national security threat, and President Trump must […]
2/25/2018
FAA/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is pushing to have his longtime personal pilot, John Dunkin, to head the Federal Aviation Administration, according to a report from Axios. Dunkin, who flew Trump’s personal plane during the campaign, is reportedly on the short list for the top spot at the agency that oversees civil aviation in […]
2/25/2018
BORDER/FOREIGN POLICY/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Plans for a meeting between President Donald Trump and Mexico’s Enrique Peña Nieto have been shelved for the second time in a year over disagreements about the funding of a border wall, Trump administration officials said. The border wall has been a key issue for Mr. Trump since he began campaigning […]
2/25/2018
2016 ELECTION/DEMS/INTELLIGENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A feud flared over the weekend between President Donald Trump and the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee over the release of a Democratic memo defending federal investigators’ handling of surveillance of a former Trump campaign adviser. Rep. Adam Schiff of California accused the White House of delaying the memo’s […]
2/25/2018
2016 ELECTION/LEGAL/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s lawyers are considering ways for him to testify before special counsel Robert Mueller, provided the questions he faces are limited in scope and don’t test his recollections in ways they say could unfairly trap him into perjuring himself, a person familiar with his legal team’s thinking said. […]
2/24/2018
SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VOTING: “President Trump added his voice on Saturday [2-24-18] to the continued conservative outcry over the court-ordered redistricting of the Pennsylvania congressional map, calling the decision ‘very unfair to Republicans and to our country.’… The Supreme Court this month denied a request from Pennsylvania Republicans to stop the state’s highest court from […]
2/24/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I will be interviewed by @JudgeJeanine on @FoxNews at 9:00 P.M. Enjoy!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 24, 2018 08:00pm […]
2/24/2018
2016 ELECTION/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: ” ‘Russians had no compromising information on Donald Trump’ @FoxNews Of course not, because there is none, and never was. This whole Witch Hunt is an illegal disgrace…and Obama did nothing about Russia!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 24, 2018 06:44pm […]
2/24/2018
GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “BIG CPAC STRAW POLL RESULTS: 93% APPROVE OF THE JOB PRESIDENT TRUMP IS DOING (Thank you!). 50% say President Trump should Tweet MORE or SAME (funny!). 79% say Republicans in Congress should do a better job of working with President Trump (starting to happen).” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 24, 2018 05:26pm […]
2/24/2018
JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Unemployment claims are at the lowest level since 1973. Much of this has to do with the massive cutting of unnecessary and job killing Regulations!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 24, 2018 04:07pm […]
2/24/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP FAMILY/MELANIA: “A Parkland school shooting survivor is calling for Melania Trump to fulfill her pledge to combat cyberbullying — starting with her own family. ‘Hey @FLOTUS you say that your mission as First Lady is to stop cyber bullying,’ 14-year-old Lauren Hogg tweeted Friday [2-23-18]. ‘Well then, don’t you think it would […]
2/23/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Thank you to the great men and women of the United States @SecretService for a job well done!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 23, 2018 05:46pm […]
2/23/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP FAMILY/MELANIA: “Today, @FLOTUS Melania and I were honored to welcome Prime Minister @TurnbullMalcolm and Mrs. Turnbull of Australia to the @WhiteHouse! ????Press Conference: https://t.co/rKokJGRsgu https://t.co/PkJUw8x9jb” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 23, 2018 04:19pm […]
2/23/2018
GOP/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A freewheeling President Donald Trump offered a political greatest hits reel Friday [2-23-18] to the highest-profile right-wing gathering of the year, basking in conservative plaudits for what he characterized as a triumphant first year in office. Quickly discarding prepared remarks he deemed ‘sort of boring,’ Trump lit into Democrats and even some […]
2/23/2018
RELIGION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Our nation’s motto is IN GOD WE TRUST. This week, our nation lost an incredible leader who devoted his life to helping us understand what those words really mean. We will never forget the historic crowds, the voice, the energy, and the profound faith of Billy Graham! #CPAC2018 https://t.co/5GDh7Jonkv” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
2/23/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We salute our great American flag, we put our hands on our hearts for the pledge of Allegiance, and we all PROUDLY STAND for the National Anthem. #CPAC2018 https://t.co/qGKW2xGjP0” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 23, 2018 12:08pm […]
2/23/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “After years of rebuilding OTHER nations, we are finally rebuilding OUR nation – and we are restoring our confidence and our pride! #CPAC2018 https://t.co/rD9oTU8iex” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 23, 2018 12:06pm […]
2/23/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/NORTH KOREA/TRADE DEALS/TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration on Friday [2-23-18] levied what it called its largest ever North Korea sanctions package, hitting dozens of shipping and trading companies as it seeks to further cut off foreign-currency revenues keeping the nuclear-armed regime afloat. The administration sanctioned nearly 60 companies and ships and one individual […]
2/23/2018
GUNS/NRA/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A spokeswoman said Friday [2-23-18] the National Rifle Association will not support efforts to raise the age limit on who can purchase assault-style guns, casting doubt on President Donald Trump’s forecast that the group ‘will back’ the push… The issue of age restrictions on gun sales gained prominence last week after suspected […]
2/23/2018
BORDER/CRIME/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Friday [2-23-18] to push for his proposal to build a wall along the southern U.S. border and criticize Democrats on immigration, missives that come as the Trump administration continues to grapple with fallout from the Florida high school shooting. ‘MS-13 gang members are being removed […]
2/22/2018
GUNS/MENTAL HEALTH/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump called again on Thursday [2-22-18] for the opening of more mental hospitals to help prevent mass murders like the one at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. Yet ramping up institutional care, experts say, likely would not have prevented most of the spree killings regularly making headlines […]
2/22/2018
GUNS/NRA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP POSITION CHANGES: “President Donald Trump’s calls for changes to gun laws in the wake of last week’s Florida school shooting push Congress toward a new politically fraught debate just months before the midterm elections. For more than a decade, and after multiple attacks on students, lawmakers have shied from making any significant […]
2/22/2018
JOHN KELLY/MCMASTER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Longstanding friction between U.S. President Donald Trump and two top aides, the National Security Adviser and the Chief of Staff, has grown to a point that either or both might quit soon, four senior administration officials said. Both H.R. McMaster and John Kelly are military men considered by U.S. political […]
2/22/2018
EDUCATION/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Today, it was my great honor to host a School Safety Roundtable at the @WhiteHouse with State and local leaders, law enforcement officers, and education officials. There is nothing more important than protecting our children. They deserve to be safe, and we will deliver! https://t.co/WhC2AxgWXO” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 22, 2018 03:07pm […]
2/22/2018
HHS/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Indian Health Service has withdrawn from consideration for the job, people familiar with the matter said. The move by Robert Weaver, an insurance broker, comes after The Wall Street Journal published two articles earlier this year in which former colleagues alleged he had in some […]
2/22/2018
2A/CRISIS/GUNS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Thursday morning called for arming select, highly trained, ‘weapons talented’ teachers to thwart mass school shootings, arguing it would deter would-be ‘sicko’ shooters. Mr. Trump outlined the plan a day earlier, while talking to students and parents at a White House event aimed at coming up with solutions […]
2/22/2018
GUNS/NRA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump called the leaders of the National Rifle Association ‘Great People and Great American Patriots’ on Thursday [2-22-18] as the gun lobbyist faces a wave of backlash after last week’s deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida. The president, who vowed to ‘come through’ for the NRA at its annual conference […]
2/22/2018
EDUCATION/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Will be meeting with Lawmakers today at 11:30 A.M. to discuss School Safety. Next week it will be with our Nation’s Governors. It’s been many years of all talk, no action. We’ll get it done!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 22, 2018 09:53am […]
2/22/2018
2A/CRISIS/FAKE NEWS/GUNS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP POSITION CHANGES: “I never said ‘give teachers guns’ like was stated on Fake News @CNN & @NBC. What I said was to look at the possibility of giving ‘concealed guns to gun adept teachers with military or special training experience – only the best. 20% of teachers, a lot, would now […]
2/21/2018
BORDER/DHS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Border Patrol officers are working without permission on private property and setting up checkpoints up to 100 miles away from the border under a little-known federal law that is being used more widely in the Trump administration’s aggressive crackdown on illegal immigration. In Texas, a rancher has accused the Border Patrol of […]
2/21/2018
JEFF SESSIONS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/OBAMA ADMIN/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Wednesday [2-21-18] renewed his public pressure on Attorney General Jeff Sessions, suggesting the Justice Department should be looking at the Obama administration as it probes possible ties between the Trump campaign and Russia… Mr. Sessions, who advised Mr. Trump during the 2016 campaign, has repeatedly […]
2/21/2018
CLIMATE CHANGE/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is considering a North Carolina regulator who questions mainstream climate science to be the next White House environmental adviser, just weeks after withdrawing a previous nominee who held similar views. Donald van der Vaart, the former secretary of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, said in a […]
2/21/2018
2A/CRISIS/GUNS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump has spent a week grappling with the school shooting that left 17 dead in Parkland, Florida, and Wednesday [2-21-18], he finally found his own way to respond, playing host on live television to dozens of grieving parents and students directly affected by a spate of shootings that have rocked […]
2/21/2018
CRISIS/EDUCATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I will always remember the time I spent today with courageous students, teachers and families. So much love in the midst of so much pain. We must not let them down. We must keep our children safe!! Full Listening Session: https://t.co/x5VenyQX5p https://t.co/CAPfX5odIp” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 21, 2018 08:40pm […]
2/21/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/CHINA/PAKISTAN/SAUDI ARABIA/TURKEY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Saudi Arabia joined Turkey and China in a move to block a U.S.-led attempt this week to place Pakistan on an international terror-financing watch list, according to officials involved in the process, in a rare disagreement between Riyadh and the Trump administration. Saudi Arabia’s move on behalf of Pakistan came […]
2/21/2018
CRISIS/GUNS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump heard emotional stories Wednesday [2-21-18] from people affected by the nation’s deadliest school shootings, and it appears he had an assist in responding to some of the powerful testimony. In a photo from the event taken by Getty Images photographer Chip Somodevilla, the President is holding a piece of […]
2/21/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/NATO/TURKEY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Five months ago, President Donald Trump hailed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as a friend and said the two North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies had never been closer. But Mr. Trump’s optimistic view masked a more complicated reality: Turkey quickly has become one of the Trump administration’s most vexing relationships. Relations […]
2/21/2018
FBI/GOP/GUNS/NRA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s tentative embrace of a narrow background-checks bill is about to hit a towering hurdle: members of his own party. The White House is signaling support for a bipartisan bill that would enhance reporting of violent criminals to the FBI’s background-checks database in order to stop them from buying firearms. […]
2/20/2018
FBI/GUNS/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “White House press secretary Sarah Sanders tried to finesse a weekend tweet from President Donald Trump blaming the FBI’s Russia investigation for missing a tip about the Florida shooting, saying the agency should not focus on a ‘hoax in terms of investigating the Trump campaign.’… Sanders, speaking to reporters Tuesday in […]
2/20/2018
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration on Tuesday [2-20-18] released a proposal that would allow for the proliferation of less-comprehensive, cheaper health plans restricted under the Affordable Care Act, marking one of the most significant efforts by Republicans to roll back the Obama-era health law. The proposed rule would loosen restrictions on short-term insurance […]
2/20/2018
FAKE NEWS/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “A woman I don’t know and, to the best of my knowledge, never met, is on the FRONT PAGE of the Fake News Washington Post saying I kissed her (for two minutes yet) in the lobby of Trump Tower 12 years ago. Never happened! Who would do this in a public […]
2/20/2018
2016 ELECTION/OBAMA/VOTING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: ” ‘There is no serious person out there who would suggest somehow that you could even rig America’s elections, there’s no evidence that that has happened in the past or that it will happen this time, and so I’d invite Mr. Trump to stop whining and make his case to get […]
2/20/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/NUCLEAR ENERGY/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is pursuing a deal to sell nuclear reactors to Saudi Arabia despite the kingdom’s refusal to accept the most stringent restrictions against the proliferation of nuclear weapons, U.S. officials say. Saudi Arabia’s nuclear energy ambitions could open a new market worth tens of billions of dollars, […]
2/20/2018
2A/GUNS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP POSITION CHANGES: “President Donald Trump supports efforts to strengthen the federal background-check system for firearms, his press secretary said Monday [2-20-18], adding that he had spoken with a top GOP senator about legislation to do so following last week’s deadly school shooting in Florida. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said […]
2/19/2018
GOP/POLITICAL FIGURES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump Monday [2-19-18] night endorsed Republican Mitt Romney for a Utah Senate seat, backing a GOP candidate who is a favorite within the party but who has in the past been a vocal critic of the president… Mr. Romney, who was the Republic Party’s presidential candidate against incumbent Barack […]
2/19/2018
HOLIDAY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Have a great, but very reflective, President’s Day!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 19, 2018 08:42am […]
2/17/2018
CRISIS/GUNS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP FAMILY/MELANIA: “Melania and I met such incredible people last night in Broward County, Florida. Will never forget them, or the evening!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 17, 2018 02:04pm […]
2/16/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration on Friday [2-16-18] said it was weighing broad-based tariffs and quotas to curb imports of steel and aluminum to protect national security, though officials stressed no final decisions had yet been made and the ultimate policy could be considerably more limited. The recommendations were part of internal […]
2/16/2018
EPA/INFRASTRUCTURE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s infrastructure plan would trigger one of the most significant regulation rollbacks in decades, benefiting not just roads and bridges, but businesses ranging from coal mines to homebuilders to factories… The proposed revisions to some of the nation’s bedrock environmental regulations are drawing heavy criticism from congressional Democrats — including […]
2/15/2018
CONFLICT OF INTERESTS/ETHICS/IRS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP FAMILY/MELANIA: “President Trump’s inaugural committee paid nearly $26 million to an event planning firm started by an adviser to the first lady, Melania Trump, while donating $5 million — less than expected — to charity, according to tax filings released on Thursday [2-15-18]. The nonprofit group that oversaw Mr. Trump’s […]
2/15/2018
CRIME/EDUCATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Senate’s top education leaders will consider reinstating Pell grants for incarcerated students, a move that would restore a federal lifeline to the nation’s cash-strapped prison education system. Senator Lamar Alexander, Republican of Tennessee and the chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, said the committee would consider reinstating the […]
2/15/2018
CRISIS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump has cast himself as a master brander and dealmaker, but rarely talks much about his crisis management style. The past week has, however, put that style on clear display. The White House was slow to respond to the Parkland school shooting in any expansive way in the first several […]
2/15/2018
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Senate’s much-hyped immigration debate ended in a megaflop on Thursday [2-15-18]. Every proposal that got considered fell short of the Senate’s 60-vote threshold, leaving the undocumented immigrants known as Dreamers in limbo and lawmakers with nothing to show for weeks of negotiations. A bipartisan agreement was rejected 54-45, after a furious […]