CRISIS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Presidential Proclamation Honoring the Victims of the Tragedy in Parkland, Florida: https://t.co/RTQWAKiSnR https://t.co/Nhs32bm5zB” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 15, 2018 03:19pm […]
Category: A- Trump As President
2/15/2018
EDUCATION/INFRASTRUCTURE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Two days before the school shooting in Florida that left 17 dead, the Trump administration proposed cutting millions in federal education programs meant to help prevent crime in schools and assist them in recovery from tragedies. Funds targeted for reduction or elimination in the Trump administration’s fiscal 2019 request have helped pay […]
2/15/2018
CRISIS/EDUCATION/GUNS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said he planned to convene a meeting of the nation’s governors and state attorneys general in which he would make school safety ‘our top priority,’ in the wake of a school shooting in Florida that left 17 people dead. The president made no reference to gun laws during a […]
2/15/2018
DHS/DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Schumer-Rounds-Collins immigration bill would be a total catastrophe. @DHSgov says it would be ‘the end of immigration enforcement in America.’ It creates a giant amnesty (including for dangerous criminals), doesn’t build the wall, expands chain migration, keeps the visa… lottery, continues deadly catch-and-release, and bars enforcement even for FUTURE illegal immigrants. […]
2/15/2018
CRISIS/GUNS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In times of tragedy, the bonds that sustain us are those of family, faith, community, and country. These bonds are stronger than the forces of hatred and evil – and these bonds grow even stronger in the hours of our greatest need. https://t.co/bu140nscez https://t.co/OoTXMCSexB” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 15, 2018 12:33pm […]
2/15/2018
2016 ELECTION/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Michael Cohen, personal lawyer to President Donald Trump, says that a month before the 2016 presidential election he paid $130,000 of his own money to porn star Stormy Daniels, who has in the past alleged she had a sexual encounter with Trump. There is already a pending complaint filed before […]
2/15/2018
2A/GUNS/OBAMA ADMIN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It did not attract a ton of attention at the time (nothing does these days) but about a year ago on February 28, 2017, Congress passed and Donald Trump signed a law revoking an Obama-era regulatory initiative that made it harder for people with mental illness to buy a gun. Yet […]
2/15/2018
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “While the Republicans and Democrats in Congress are working hard to come up with a solution to DACA, they should be strongly considering a system of Merit Based Immigration so that we will have the people ready, willing and able to help all of those companies moving into the USA!” -Donald Trump, […]
2/15/2018
REINCE PRIEBUS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Reports of chaos and disorganization inside the White House through the first months of President Donald Trump’s administration are accurate, former chief of staff Reince Priebus said. In fact, Priebus said, those reports understated the truth of the Trump administration’s beginnings. ‘Take everything you’ve heard and multiply it by 50,’ […]
2/16/2018
CRISIS/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I will be leaving for Florida today to meet with some of the bravest people on earth – but people whose lives have been totally shattered. Am also working with Congress on many fronts.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 16, 2018 09:37am […]
2/15/2018
AGRICULTURE/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Some agricultural companies are revamping operations to avoid being stung by the new U.S. tax law. Ethanol makers and family-owned grain companies are setting up new agricultural cooperatives to benefit from a provision in the law that gives farmers larger tax savings for selling crops to that kind of business. Executives say […]
2/15/2018
IMMIGRATION/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LEGAL/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A federal appeals court on Thursday [2-15-18] ruled that President Donald Trump’s third attempt at a travel ban is likely unconstitutional, writing that it ‘continues to exhibit a primarily religious anti-Muslim objective.’ The US Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit upheld a lower court injunction that blocked the Trump […]
2/15/2018
CRISIS/GUNS/MENTAL HEALTH/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “So many signs that the Florida shooter was mentally disturbed, even expelled from school for bad and erratic behavior. Neighbors and classmates knew he was a big problem. Must always report such instances to authorities, again and again!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 15, 2018 07:12am […]
2/14/2018
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump on Wednesday [2-14-18] called on lawmakers to oppose a series of bipartisan efforts to address immigration and resolve the fate of the so-called ‘Dreamers,’ demanding fealty to his hard-line approach and increasing the odds of political gridlock as the Senate debates the issue. Senators in both parties are racing against […]
2/14/2018
CENSUS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As the Census Bureau finalizes the questions for the 2020 census, key voices in the Trump administration are pressing for surveyors to ask one critical question: Are you a United States citizen? Advocates of the so-called citizenship question say it is merely clerical, an effort to ascertain how many noncitizens reside in […]
2/14/2018
BUDGET/HOLIDAY/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A military parade requested by President Donald Trump could cost taxpayers between $10 million and $30 million depending on the complexity of the event, the White House budget director told lawmakers Wednesday [2-14-18]. Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney said the figures were based on preliminary estimates, and weren’t included […]
2/14/2018
CRISIS/GUNS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Just spoke to Governor Rick Scott. We are working closely with law enforcement on the terrible Florida school shooting.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 14, 2018 03:55pm […]
2/14/2018
CRISIS/GUNS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “My prayers and condolences to the families of the victims of the terrible Florida shooting. No child, teacher or anyone else should ever feel unsafe in an American school.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 14, 2018 03:50pm […]
2/14/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump broke days of silence on the matter of spousal abuse, saying on Wednesday [2-14-18] he was opposed to all manner of domestic violence. ‘I’m totally opposed to domestic violence. And everybody here knows that,’ Trump said in the Oval Office. ‘I’m totally opposed to domestic violence of any […]
2/14/2018
AFRICAN AMERICANS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As we come together to celebrate the extraordinary contributions of African-Americans to our nation, our thoughts turn to the heroes of the civil rights movement whose courage and sacrifice have inspired us all. Proclamation: https://t.co/Sw1iGIJgWV https://t.co/Nx0AEKZy5p” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 14, 2018 01:15pm […]
2/14/2018
ECONOMY/NATIONAL SECURITY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A senior official on the National Economic Council says he resigned on Tuesday [2-13-18] after being informed that he would not receive a permanent security clearance, as the White House faces increasing scrutiny over the number of high-ranking officials allowed to work on interim clearances. George David Banks, who had served […]
2/14/2018
FAA/INFRASTRUCTURE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s infrastructure plan promises few immediate benefits for U.S. airports and airlines, primarily because current aviation laws block many types of public-private projects envisioned by White House officials. Mr. Trump’s initiative anticipates that roughly $100 billion in federal grants over a decade will generate several times that much in state […]
2/14/2018
INFRASTRUCTURE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When President Donald Trump unveiled his long-anticipated infrastructure plan on Monday [2-12-18], there was one word that caught the attention of many investors: ‘recycling.’ It isn’t the garbage variety. Since early last year, infrastructure fund managers, bankers and lobbyists have been pitching the administration on the concept of infrastructure asset recycling… The […]
2/14/2018
IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is refusing to budge from his immigration framework, and he and his allies on Capitol Hill are laying the groundwork to heap the blame on Democrats if the Senate fails to reach a deal this week. In Trump’s view, according to administration officials and GOP senators, he’s already compromised […]
2/14/2018
LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, said he paid $130,000 out of his own pocket to an adult-movie actress who alleged a sexual encounter with Mr. Trump. The Wall Street Journal reported in January that Mr. Cohen made the payment in October 2016 through a limited-liability company in exchange for […]
2/13/2018
BUDGET/HUD/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program offers about 46 million low-income Americans both sustenance and economic choice by providing an allowance to buy the fruit, meat, fresh vegetables, soda, ice cream and kind of bread they want to eat. But on Monday [2-12-18], the Trump administration sprung a surprise: Under a proposal in […]
2/13/2018
NAFTA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump suggested on Tuesday [2-13-18] that the United States was likely to impose restrictions on imported metals, reviving the prospects for a continuing investigation whose future has been called into question amid months of pushback and delays. Meeting with a bipartisan group of lawmakers, the president said such restrictions would […]
2/13/2018
NATIONAL SECURITY/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House quietly imposed a ban on new interim security clearances for anyone in the executive office of the president last fall, but it let existing employees with interim clearances stay on, according to an email obtained by POLITICO. The Nov. 7 internal email to senior leaders at the Office […]
2/13/2018
DEMS/GOP/INFRASTRUCTURE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration this week laid out an infrastructure plan designed to win support from both parties: Republicans, who would like its plan to speed up environmental reviews, and Democrats who endorse its new pool of money for public-works projects. Congressional leaders, though, have other ideas, and may divide the package into […]
2/13/2018
ARMY/CYBERWAR/NOMINATIONS/NSA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Tuesday [2-13-18] nominated Lt. Gen. Paul Nakasone, the leader of the Army’s digital warfighting arm, to helm the National Security Agency. The move, which was long expected, will also put Nakasone atop U.S. Cyber Command, the Defense Department’s digital warfighting unit, once he is confirmed by the Senate. […]
2/13/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Donald Trump is breaking records! Just not in a good way. More than one in three Trump administration staffers have left the White House in its first year, a pace that far eclipses the rate of departures in the previous five White Houses, according to a study done by Kathryn Dunn […]
2/13/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The ex-wife of former White House speechwriter David Sorensen — who resigned last week amid allegations that he abused her — is disputing President Donald Trump’s suggestion that Sorenson didn’t receive due process. Jessica Corbett, who first came forward with the allegations last week, told NBC’s ‘Today’ in an exclusive interview […]
2/13/2018
ABORTION/PLANNED PARENTHOOD/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “Planned Parenthood will announce on Tuesday [2-13-18] a new campaign to help expand access to reproductive health care state-by-state, CNN has learned. The nonprofit is working alongside state lawmakers, advocates for reproductive rights and partners — such as the Oklahoma Coalition for Reproductive Justice, Latino Memphis in Tennessee and the Michigan […]
2/13/2018
MIKE PENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Omarosa Manigault Newman, the three-time ‘Apprentice’ contestant and fired White House staffer, told fellow contestants on her current reality television show there’s more reason to fear Mike Pence in the Oval Office than Donald Trump… Manigault Newman’s latest comments touch on a favorite parlor game of some anti-Trump politicians and […]
2/13/2018
BUDGET/HUD/INFRASTRUCTURE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House’s Fiscal Year 2019 budget proposal, released Monday [2-12-18], calls for work requirements for those who receive public housing subsidies and slashes funding for the Department of Housing and Urban Development by $8.8 billion. The budget outline also zeroes out the Public Housing Capital Fund, dedicated to rehabilitating and modernizing […]
2/12/2018
AGRICULTURE/BUDGET/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is proposing to save billions in the coming years by giving low-income families a box of government-picked, nonperishable foods every month instead of food stamps. White House OMB Director Mick Mulvaney on Monday [2-12-18] hailed the idea as one that kept up with the modern era, calling it a […]
2/12/2018
CONFLICT OF INTERESTS/ETHICS/NATIONAL SECURITY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP FAMILY: “One week after the 2016 election, President-elect Donald J. Trump tweeted that he was ‘not trying to get *top level security clearance* for my children,’ calling such claims ‘a typically false news story.’ But he said nothing at the time about his son-in-law, Jared Kushner. Nearly 15 months […]
2/12/2018
INTERIOR/OBAMA ADMIN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration said Monday [2-12-18] that it is proposing to roll back an Obama-era climate regulation aimed at cutting emissions of methane from drilling operations on federal lands. The Bureau of Land Management, an arm of the Interior Department, announced it wants to replace a regulation issued by former President […]
2/12/2018
BUDGET/CONSUMER PROTECTION/MICK MULVANEY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration on Monday [2-12-18] further detailed its vision to change the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, proposing that the regulator get less funding and fewer enforcement powers along with an overhauled mission that is friendlier to companies. In the CFPB’s new five-year strategic plan, the administration articulated the thinking […]
2/12/2018
INFRASTRUCTURE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration released a long-awaited infrastructure plan on Monday [2-12-18] that seeks to replace traditional federal publics-works programs with a new system of incentives intended to prod state and local governments to raise their own funds for physical improvements. The administration says $100 billion in incentives over 10 years could yield […]
2/12/2018
BORDER/BUDGET/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump released Monday [2-12-18] a $4.4 trillion budget proposal that would boost spending for the military and border security, cut many domestic programs and projects deficits through the next decade. The blueprint underscores what has become clear in recent months: that the budget austerity Republicans pursued in 2011 has ended. […]
2/12/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The journey to #MAGA began @CPAC 2011 and the opportunity to reconnect with friends and supporters is something I look forward to every year. See you at #CPAC2018!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 12, 2018 03:48pm […]
2/12/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/TAXES/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said Monday [2-12-18] he planned to announce as soon as this week what he called a ‘reciprocal tax’ on trade, aimed at countries that he said are taking advantage of the U.S. Mr. Trump’s blueprint for the tax surprised some of his top aides, who warned that […]
2/12/2018
HHS/LEGAL/PLANNED PARENTHOOD/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A conservative legal organization worked with the Trump administration to make it easier for states to defund Planned Parenthood, according to documents obtained by congressional Democrats and shared with POLITICO. HHS last month told states they no longer have to comply with Obama administration policy that made it difficult for states […]
2/12/2018
DRUGS/PHARMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Thank you to Sue Kruczek, who lost her wonderful and talented son Nick to the Opioid scourge, for your kind words while on @foxandfriends. We are fighting this terrible epidemic hard – Nick will not have died in vain!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 12, 2018 07:54am […]
2/12/2018
INFRASTRUCTURE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “This will be a big week for Infrastructure. After so stupidly spending $7 trillion in the Middle East, it is now time to start investing in OUR Country!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 12, 2018 07:46am […]
2/11/2018
DEMS/INTELLIGENCE/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House signaled Sunday [2-11-18] that a classified Democratic memo it blocked last week could see the light of day soon, after changes are made to address concerns raised by Justice Department officials. The comments from a senior administration official came as Democrats said they were open to making changes […]
2/11/2018
GOP/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Rep. Lou Barletta, a Great Republican from Pennsylvania who was one of my very earliest supporters, will make a FANTASTIC Senator. He is strong & smart, loves Pennsylvania & loves our Country! Voted for Tax Cuts, unlike Bob Casey, who listened to Tax Hikers Pelosi and Schumer!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 11, […]
2/11/2018
JOBS/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “4.2 million hard working Americans have already received a large Bonus and/or Pay Increase because of our recently Passed Tax Cut & Jobs Bill….and it will only get better! We are far ahead of schedule.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 11, 2018 02:15pm […]
2/11/2018
FAKE NEWS/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “So many positive things going on for the U.S.A. and the Fake News Media just doesn’t want to go there. Same negative stories over and over again! No wonder the People no longer trust the media, whose approval ratings are correctly at their lowest levels in history! #MAGA” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
2/10/2018
IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “My Administration has identified three major priorities for creating a safe, modern and lawful immigration system: fully securing the border, ending chain migration, and canceling the visa lottery. Congress must secure the immigration system and protect Americans. https://t.co/xV1lgfhjBU” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 10, 2018 06:34pm […]
2/10/2018
CRIME/POLICE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “My thoughts and prayers are with the two police officers, their families, and everybody at the @WestervillePD. https://t.co/AoingY77Ky” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 10, 2018 04:18pm […]
2/10/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: ” ‘My view is that not only has Trump been vindicated in the last several weeks about the mishandling of the Dossier and the lies about the Clinton/DNC Dossier, it shows that he’s been victimized. He’s been victimized by the Obama Administration who were using all sorts of… agencies, not just the […]
2/9/2018
ABORTION/FOREIGN POLICY/HEALTHCARE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration said just four out of 733 organizations that have received US funding to deliver health services have turned down US grants rather than accept new rules that forbid the US providing aid to promote or perform abortions overseas. Advocates said that claim drastically downplays the impact of the […]
2/9/2018
AMBASSADOR/MILITARY/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump has announced his intent to nominate the top US military official overseeing operations across Asia to be his next ambassador to Australia. Adm. Harry Harris currently serves as commander of US Pacific Command, a combatant command that oversees all US military activities in the Indo-Pacific region. His nomination comes at […]
2/9/2018
BUDGET/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When President Donald Trump sends his annual budget to Congress next week, it will be largely obsolete because the big decisions on government tax and spending priorities have already been made on Capitol Hill. Last year’s White House budget proposed big cuts in spending programs including food stamps, disability benefits, welfare and […]
2/9/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump has grown increasingly frustrated with Hope Hicks, his communications director and one of his closest confidantes, amid the fallout from the Rob Porter scandal, people familiar with the matter say. Meanwhile, the President has told associates he’s dismayed at how the allegations involving his former staff secretary accused […]
2/9/2018
MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The former Navy SEAL who claims he fired the shot that killed Osama bin Laden is blasting President Donald Trump’s desire for a military parade down Pennsylvania Avenue. ‘A military parade is third world b——-. We prepare. We deter. We fight. Stop this conversation,’ Robert O’Neill tweeted Thursday [2-8-18]. O’Neill was part […]
2/9/2018
DRUGS/HHS/PHARMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is backing a set of actions aimed at lowering prescription-drug costs, including a cap on the dollar amount that American seniors pay each year for expensive prescription drugs. The administration wasn’t specific about the dollar amount for the drug cap, and some of the proposals would require congressional action. […]
2/9/2018
BUDGET/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump signed a two-year budget deal Friday [2-9-18] morning, along with a stopgap spending bill to end a brief government shutdown. The measure narrowly passed in the House hours earlier, in a 240-186 vote, overcoming opposition from both conservative Republicans opposed to boosting federal spending and Democrats worried its passage […]
2/8/2018
CALIFORNIA/INTERIOR/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “California has released its battle plan in a brewing war between the White House and coastal states opposed to the Trump administration’s expansive offshore drilling ambitions. The state’s powerful land commission said on Wednesday [2-7-18] it will refuse to issue permits for infrastructure that drillers need to bring oil and gas from […]
2/8/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/MILITARY/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The American-backed coalition in Syria has repelled an attack by forces supporting the Assad government, carrying out deadly strikes Wednesday [2-7-18] night, in a rare confrontation between competing factions that have both fought the Islamic State… The S.D.F., a mix of Kurdish, Arab and other fighters, is allied with the international […]
2/8/2018
RELIGION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump delivered a brief, uncharacteristically subdued message of faith and American values to religious leaders as a fresh crisis swirled in his White House, declaring on Thursday morning ‘we praise God for how truly blessed we are to be American.’ ‘Faith is central to American life and to liberty,’ Mr. Trump […]
2/8/2018
HOLIDAY/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Congress members of both parties on Wednesday [2-7-18] criticized President Donald Trump’s desire for a grand military parade through the streets of Washington, D.C. The Pentagon is reviewing options, Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis said a day after reports that Mr. Trump had requested the military begin planning a spectacle akin to […]
2/8/2018
IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Time to end the visa lottery. Congress must secure the immigration system and protect Americans. https://t.co/yukxm48x9X” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 8, 2018 06:26pm […]
2/8/2018
RELIGION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As long as we open our eyes to God’s grace – and open our hearts to God’s love – then America will forever be the land of the free, the home of the brave, and a light unto all nations. #NationalPrayerBreakfast https://t.co/1cwxs3l0uK” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 8, 2018 03:10pm […]
2/8/2018
IRS/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House announced Thursday [2-8-18] that President Donald Trump will nominate Charles Rettig, a California tax lawyer, to run the Internal Revenue Service, which is implementing the GOP tax overhaul this year. Mr. Rettig, if confirmed by the Senate, will face a number of challenges at the agency. With the new […]
2/8/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I will be meeting with Henry Kissinger at 1:45pm. Will be discussing North Korea, China and the Middle East.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 8, 2018 01:44pm […]
2/8/2018
FEDERAL RESERVE/NOMINATIONS/RAND PAUL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said Thursday [2-8-18] he will vote against Marvin Goodfriend’s bid to become a member of the Federal Reserve board, a move that could sink the nomination on the Senate floor. Goodfriend was approved by the Senate Banking Committee in a 13-12 party line vote, indicating the […]
2/8/2018
RELIGION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Will be heading over shortly to make remarks at The National Prayer Breakfast in Washington. Great religious and political leaders, and many friends, including T.V. producer Mark Burnett of our wonderful 14 season Apprentice triumph, will be there. Looking forward to seeing all!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 8, 2018 06:08am […]
2/8/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/IRAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House secretly reached out to Iran in December to propose creating a direct channel to negotiate the release of prisoners held by each side, according to U.S. officials and people briefed about the discussions, marking the first U.S. diplomatic overture to Iran on the issue under President Donald Trump. […]
2/8/2018
GOP/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A throng of Republican senators is holding up the confirmations of some of President Donald Trump’s nominees — even as he continues to blame the logjam on Democratic ‘obstruction.’ At least 11 Republican senators in recent months have disclosed they’re blocking votes on nominees for agencies including the Energy, Agriculture, State, Homeland […]
2/7/2018
ETHICS/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s new pick to head a key federal ethics office is winning praise from an unlikely source: the man who quit the post last year. The White House announced Wednesday [2-7-18] evening that Trump intends to nominate a current associate counsel at the Office of Government Ethics, Emory Rounds, to […]
2/7/2018
BUDGET/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP POSITION CHANGES: “Senate leaders, disregarding President Trump’s blustery threats to shut down the government, neared a far-reaching agreement on Wednesday [2-7-18] to set spending levels on military and domestic spending for the next two years, breaking the cycle of fiscal crises that have bedeviled the Capitol since last summer. The accord was […]
2/7/2018
CONFLICT OF INTEREST/LABOR/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s nominee to chair the independent agency tasked with adjudicating mine safety cases is a lawyer who has defended coal companies with safety violations. Marco Rajkovich was nominated in January to chair the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, an independent board responsible for deciding cases under […]
2/7/2018
2016 ELECTION/FBI/OBAMA/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A text message between two FBI employees from September 2016 released by a Republican senator Wednesday [2-7-18] says that then-President Barack Obama ‘wants to know everything we’re doing.’ What exactly the text refers to isn’t specified in the exchange. Associates of the FBI employees said it refers to preparation to brief […]
2/7/2018
NORTH KOREA/SOUTH KOREA/SPORTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Congratulations to the Republic of Korea on what will be a MAGNIFICENT Winter Olympics! What the South Korean people have built is truly an inspiration! https://t.co/giN2B1h6Ph” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 7, 2018 05:13pm […]
2/7/2018
NAFTA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Lawmakers from both parties urged President Donald Trump’s top negotiator in talks over the North American Free Trade Agreement to maintain dispute-resolution mechanisms that have been a central part of the 24-year-old pact. The dispute-arbitration systems embedded in Nafta have been a flashpoint in the talks, where Mr. Trump’s administration has […]
2/7/2018
BUDGET/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Lawmakers balked at the potential cost of President Donald Trump’s desired military parade after news broke Tuesday [2-6-18] that the Pentagon was exploring possible dates. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., called the idea a ‘fantastic waste of money to amuse the president.’… Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., also expressed concerns about the parade, telling […]
2/7/2018
RELIGION/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump will attend the National Prayer Breakfast Thursday [2-8-18], a prime networking opportunity for Beltway insiders. But this year’s event is also an opportunity for dozens of Russians. As many as 60 representatives from Russia’s religious and political elite are expected to attend, more than three times last year’s number, […]
2/7/2018
NORTH KOREA/SOUTH KOREA/SPORTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Best wishes to the Republic of Korea on hosting the @Olympics! What a wonderful opportunity to show everyone that you are a truly GREAT NATION! https://t.co/aboM2Up48y” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 7, 2018 01:01pm […]
2/7/2018
DEMS/INTELLIGENCE/JOHN KELLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “White House lawyers have until Thursday [2-8-18] to recommend whether President Donald Trump should release a classified Democratic memo rebutting Republican allegations of wrongdoing in the federal investigation of a former Trump campaign aide. White House chief of staff John Kelly said Tuesday he told lawyers reviewing the document to ‘get […]
2/7/2018
POLITICAL FIGURES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Former Vice President Joe Biden said President Donald Trump is a ‘joke’ in the wake of the President’s remarks that Democrats who didn’t clap for him during his State of the Union address are ‘treasonous’ and ‘un-American.’ White House press secretary Sarah Sanders attempted to clarify Trump’s comments by telling reporters […]
2/7/2018
FBI/INTELLIGENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “NEW FBI TEXTS ARE BOMBSHELLS!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 7, 2018 11:10am […]
2/7/2018
DOW/ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In the ‘old days,’ when good news was reported, the Stock Market would go up. Today, when good news is reported, the Stock Market goes down. Big mistake, and we have so much good (great) news about the economy!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 7, 2018 09:59am […]
2/7/2018
MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Initial planning for the military parade requested by President Donald Trump is now underway, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford has confirmed. It is expected that the Army Military District of Washington, which oversees some military activities in the city, will be designated to coordinate parade planning, according […]
2/7/2018
BUDGET/DEFENSE/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. Department of Defense is planning a military parade at the request of President Donald Trump, White House and Pentagon officials said Tuesday [2-6-18]. After observing the Bastille Day celebrations in Paris last year, Mr. Trump said he wanted to hold a similar parade on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, perhaps to […]
2/6/2018
IMMIGRATION/JOHN KELLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House signaled little flexibility on immigration on Tuesday [2-6-18] , saying lawmakers must pass a bill on President Donald Trump’s terms and offering no relief on the tight timeline for Congress. White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, who has been a key adviser to Mr. Trump on immigration, […]
2/6/2018
CRIME/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Today, we heard the experiences of law enforcement professionals and community leaders working to combat the threat of MS-13, and the reforms we need from Congress to defeat it. Watch here: https://t.co/VPMTnko7Ik https://t.co/4OaXXuj9Va” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 6, 2018 05:45pm […]
2/6/2018
CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WTO: “China is showing a willingness to push back against mounting trade pressure from the Trump administration, filing challenges to new U.S. tariffs on solar panels and washing machines at the World Trade Organization. The petitions submitted to the global commerce arbiter on Tuesday [2-6-18] argue that the tariffs ‘are not consistent’ […]
2/6/2018
DEMS/POLITICAL FIGURES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Arizona Republican Sen. Jeff Flake, who is a frequent critic of President Donald Trump, sharply criticized the President on the Senate floor Tuesday for his remarks he made where he called Democrats ‘treasonous.’ Trump had accused stone-faced Democrats of treason for not standing and applauding during his State of the Union […]
2/6/2018
DEMS/GOP/INTELLIGENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump was set to be briefed later Tuesday [2-6-18] afternoon on a classified Democratic memo that rebuts GOP allegations of partisan motives in the federal investigation of his former campaign aide, as the president decides whether to authorize the document’s release. White House Chief of Staff John Kelly told reporters […]
2/6/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said Tuesday [2-6-18] he would accept a government shutdown if Congress doesn’t strike an immigration deal that includes stricter border enforcement. ‘If we don’t change it, let’s have a shutdown,’ Mr. Trump said during the portion of a meeting at the White House that reporters were invited to observe. […]
2/6/2018
AFGHANISTAN/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Republican and Democratic senators on Tuesday [2-6-18] questioned whether President Donald Trump’s strategy in Afghanistan will bring an end to the nation’s longest war, which U.S. officials estimated will cost taxpayers more than $45 billion this year. In their first hearing on the war since the Republican president unveiled his strategy in […]
2/6/2018
COMMERCE/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. posted its largest monthly trade deficit since the recession for December, as stronger global growth increased demand for American-made products while robust U.S. consumer spending boosted imports even more. The foreign-trade gap in goods and services expanded 5.3% from the prior month to a seasonally adjusted $53.1 billion in […]
2/6/2018
POLITICAL FIGURES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “An Illinois Democrat who was seriously wounded in Iraq derisively referred to President Donald Trump’s draft deferments after Trump called Democrats ‘treasonous’ for not clapping during his State of the Union speech. ‘We don’t live in a dictatorship or a monarchy. I swore an oath—in the military and in the Senate—to […]
2/6/2018
CRIME/DRUG/KELLYANNE CONWAY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP POSITION CHANGES: “President Donald Trump’s war on opioids is beginning to look more like a war on his drug policy office. White House counselor Kellyanne Conway has taken control of the opioids agenda, quietly freezing out drug policy professionals and relying instead on political staff to address a lethal crisis claiming […]
2/5/2018
DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump accused a top Democratic lawmaker on Monday [2-5-18] of being ‘one of the biggest liars and leakers in Washington,’ calling Representative Adam Schiff of California ‘Little Adam Schiff’ and accusing him of illegally leaking confidential information from the House Intelligence Committee. In an early-morning tweet, Mr. Trump ominously said that […]
2/5/2018
2016 ELECTION/LEGAL/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Lawyers for President Trump have advised him against sitting down for a wide-ranging interview with the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, according to four people briefed on the matter, raising the specter of a monthslong court battle over whether the president must answer questions under oath. His lawyers are […]
2/5/2018
FEDERAL RESERVE/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Jerome Powell spent his first day as chairman of the Federal Reserve sizing up the largest stock selloff in 6½ years and the largest one-day point decline on record for the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The Fed was an indirect player in the recent market tumult. A Friday [2-2-18] report of […]