FEMA/RELIGION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Less than four months after President Donald Trump suggested churches should be able to receive federal disaster relief funds, officials have changed federal policies to make it easier for religious institutions to qualify for such aid. With lawsuits pending in Texas and Florida from churches and synagogues challenging the limits, the Federal […]
Category: A- Trump As President
1/3/2018
CALIFORNIA/IMMIGRATION/SANCTUARY CITIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Taking a jab at Gov. Jerry Brown, President Trump’s top immigration chief on Wednesday [1-3-18] said he was preparing to ‘significantly increase’ his agency’s enforcement presence in California because of last year’s passage of a landmark ‘sanctuary state’ law… The comments were the latest salvo between Trump immigration officials and California […]
1/3/2018
MEDICARE/OBAMA ADMIN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Reversing guidelines put in place under former President Barack Obama, the Trump administration is scaling back the use of fines against nursing homes that harm residents or place them in grave risk of injury. The shift in the Medicare program’s penalty protocols was requested by the nursing home industry. The American […]
1/2/2018
PAKISTAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A tweet by President Trump has Pakistan responding angrily to accusations that it has accepted billions of dollars in aid from the United States while failing to act against terrorist networks within its borders. Mr. Trump, in a tweet on Monday [1-1-18], accused Pakistan of deceit and lies and said that Pakistan […]
1/2/2018
CENSUS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A request by the Justice Department to ask people about their citizenship status in the 2020 census is stirring a broad backlash from census experts and others who say the move could wreck chances for an accurate count of the population — and, by extension, a fair redistricting of the House […]
1/2/2018
NATIONAL SECURITY/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump again raised the prospect of nuclear war with North Korea, boasting in strikingly playground terms on Tuesday [1-2-18] night that he commands a ‘much bigger’ and ‘more powerful’ arsenal of devastating weapons than the outlier government in Asia… The president’s tone also generated a mix of scorn and […]
1/2/2018
FAKE NEWS/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “After a year of berating the mainstream media, President Donald Trump tweeted Tuesday that he will be presenting ‘awards’ Monday [1-8-18] to what he considers to be the worst of the worst… It is unclear how the president intends to carry out the unprecedented gesture against the news media. But in […]
1/2/2018
LABOR/LEGAL/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Not long before a deluge of sexual harassment claims engulfed Capitol Hill, congressional Republicans and President Donald Trump quietly repealed safeguards to protect hundreds of thousands of American workers from such harassment. Their target was an August 2016 regulation issued by the Obama Labor Department that required businesses to disclose certain labor […]
1/2/2018
GOP/POLITICAL FIGURES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Sen. Orrin G. Hatch’s announcement Tuesday [1-2-18] that he would retire rather than seek an eighth term representing Utah opened the door to a return to public office by Mitt Romney, the 2012 Republican presidential nominee and a sometimes harsh critic of President Trump. The contentiousness between the president and Romney […]
1/2/2018
FAA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Tuesday appeared to claim that his policies in his first year in the White House resulted in the commercial aviation industry posting its safest year ever in 2017 — though the U.S. had gone years without a U.S. commercial airline fatality before he took office… Trump was referring […]
1/2/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: ” ‘President Trump has something now he didn’t have a year ago, that is a set of accomplishments that nobody can deny. The accomplishments are there, look at his record, he has had a very significant first year.’ @LouDobbs Show,David Asman & Ed Rollins” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 2, 2018 11:03pm […]
1/2/2018
ARMY/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “One weekend a month, Kyungmin Cho, a 20-year-old sophomore at Temple University and aspiring Army recruit, makes the two-hour drive to an Army base in New Jersey, dons a uniform and recites the U.S. Army Soldier’s Creed… Pvt. Cho, in fact, isn’t exactly an American soldier. He is an undocumented immigrant who […]
1/2/2018
FAA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Since taking office I have been very strict on Commercial Aviation. Good news – it was just reported that there were Zero deaths in 2017, the best and safest year on record!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 2, 2018 09:13am […]
1/2/2018
2016 ELECTION/HILLARY CLINTON/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Tuesday [1-2-18] suggested that Hillary Clinton’s longtime aide, Huma Abedin, should be jailed after the State Department’s release last week of classified emails found on the laptop of Abedin’s estranged husband, Anthony Weiner… The emails to which Trump referred, released last week in response to a […]
1/1/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/ISRAEL/PALESTINE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “An emboldened Israeli right wing is moving quickly in the new year to make it far more difficult to create a Palestinian state, signaling its intention to doom hopes for a two-state solution to the conflict. The actions have come on multiple fronts, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s party for the […]
1/1/2018
BUSINESS/ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A wave of optimism has swept over American business leaders, and it is beginning to translate into the sort of investment in new plants, equipment and factory upgrades that bolsters economic growth, spurs job creation — and may finally raise wages significantly. While business leaders are eager for the tax cuts that […]
1/1/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/IRAN/PROTESTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The biggest wave of protests to hit Iran in almost a decade has backed the country’s leaders into a corner, and the Trump administration is increasing the pressure by threatening fresh sanctions if the government forcefully cracks down on the demonstrations. Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani, who has been a favorite of […]
1/1/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/IRAN/LOBBYING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is lobbying countries world-wide to support Iranians’ right to peaceful protest and is prepared to impose fresh sanctions if Iran’s government cracks down forcefully on the demonstrations spreading throughout the country, U.S. officials said. The new U.S. sanctions would be imposed under existing authority to respond to human-rights […]
1/1/2018
DONALD ON DONALD/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Will be leaving Florida for Washington (D.C.) today at 4:00 P.M. Much work to be done, but it will be a great New Year!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 1, 2018 08:37am […]
1/1/2018
IRAN/OBAMA ADMIN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Iran is failing at every level despite the terrible deal made with them by the Obama Administration. The great Iranian people have been repressed for many years. They are hungry for food & for freedom. Along with human rights, the wealth of Iran is being looted. TIME FOR CHANGE!” -Donald Trump, […]
12/31/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As he walked down the red carpet to begin his New Year’s Eve celebrations Sunday [12-31-17] night, President Trump stopped to predict ‘a tremendous year’ ahead. It certainly appeared to be getting off to a lavish start at his Mar-a-Lago club. Before the president arrived — flanked by his 11-year-old son, Barron, […]
12/31/2017
HOLIDAY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “HAPPY NEW YEAR! We are MAKING AMERICA GREAT AGAIN, and much faster than anyone thought possible!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 31, 2017 06:43pm […]
12/31/2017
FAKE NEWS/HOLIDAY/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As our Country rapidly grows stronger and smarter, I want to wish all of my friends, supporters, enemies, haters, and even the very dishonest Fake News Media, a Happy and Healthy New Year. 2018 will be a great year for America!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 31, 2017 05:18pm […]
12/31/2017
IRAN/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Iran, the Number One State of Sponsored Terror with numerous violations of Human Rights occurring on an hourly basis, has now closed down the Internet so that peaceful demonstrators cannot communicate. Not good!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 31, 2017 05:00pm […]
12/31/2017
DONALDISM/HOLIDAY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “What a year it’s been, and we’re just getting started. Together, we are MAKING AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! Happy New Year!! https://t.co/qsMNyN1UJG” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 31, 2017 02:06pm […]
12/31/2017
OBAMA ADMIN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “At least a dozen former aides and policy staff who worked for President Barack Obama have entered the midterm races, running for office for the first time. The Obama administration alumni are part of a Democratic Party effort to take back control of the House of Representatives and create a counter […]
12/31/2017
DEMS/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Why would smart voters want to put Democrats in Congress in 2018 Election when their policies will totally kill the great wealth created during the months since the Election. People are much better off now not to mention ISIS, VA, Judges, Strong Border, 2nd A, Tax Cuts & more?” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
12/31/2017
IRAN/PROTESTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Big protests in Iran. The people are finally getting wise as to how their money and wealth is being stolen and squandered on terrorism. Looks like they will not take it any longer. The USA is watching very closely for human rights violations!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 31, 2017 08:03am […]
12/30/2017
DOW/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: ” ‘Trump Rally: Stocks put 2017 in the record books’ https://t.co/0foQGaFjMh” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 30, 2017 11:46pm […]
12/30/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration this week dismissed the remaining members of a federal advisory council on H.I.V. and AIDS. The group’s executive director said the move was a common occurrence in new administrations, but others questioned that. Six members of the body, the Presidential Advisory Council on H.I.V. and AIDS, resigned this year […]
12/30/2017
GOP/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A growing campaign by President Trump’s most ardent supporters to discredit the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, and the law enforcement agencies assisting his investigation is opening new fissures in the Republican Party, with some lawmakers questioning the damage being done to federal law enforcement and to a political party […]
12/29/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/PAKISTAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When Pakistani forces freed a Canadian-American family this fall held captive by militants, they also captured one of the abductors. United States officials saw a potential windfall: He was a member of the Taliban-linked Haqqani network who could perhaps provide valuable information about at least one other American hostage. The Americans […]
12/29/2017
CHINA/NORTH KOREA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “Beijing and Washington clashed over a U.S. push to blacklist cargo ships for violating international sanctions against North Korea, including one vessel South Korea said it seized after an illegal transfer of oil. The confrontation, playing out in jockeying at the United Nations, comes amid an escalating war of words […]
12/29/2017
FAKE NEWS/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “While the Fake News loves to talk about my so-called low approval rating, @foxandfriends just showed that my rating on Dec. 28, 2017, was approximately the same as President Obama on Dec. 28, 2009, which was 47%…and this despite massive negative Trump coverage & Russia hoax!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 29, […]
12/28/2017
INTERIOR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is poised to roll back offshore drilling safety regulations that were put in place after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil rig disaster in the Gulf of Mexico that killed 11 people and caused the worst oil spill in American history. A proposal by the Interior Department’s Bureau of Safety […]
12/28/2017
CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China said on Thursday [12-28-17] that it would temporarily exempt foreign companies from paying tax on their earnings, a bid to keep American businesses from taking their profits out of China following Washington’s overhaul of the United States tax code. There is, however, a catch: To be eligible, foreign companies must […]
12/28/2017
ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump said Thursday that he believes Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel in the Russia investigation, will treat him fairly, contradicting some members of his party who have waged a weekslong campaign to try to discredit Mr. Mueller and the continuing inquiry. During an impromptu 30-minute interview with The […]
12/28/2017
CLIMATE CHANGE/HOLIDAY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In the East, it could be the COLDEST New Year’s Eve on record. Perhaps we could use a little bit of that good old Global Warming that our Country, but not other countries, was going to pay TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS to protect against. Bundle up!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 28, 2017 […]
12/28/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Together, we are MAKING AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! https://t.co/OeyTdFyl1Q https://t.co/wdLQkfdy4m” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 28, 2017 06:14pm […]
12/28/2017
NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I’ve been saying it for a long, long time. #NoKo https://t.co/LQl7tGhMdO” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 28, 2017 02:20pm […]
12/27/2017
EPA/SCOTT PRUITT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A federal appeals court on Wednesday [12-27-17] ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to revise its nearly 17-year-old standard for dangerous levels of lead in paint and dust within one year, a rare legal move that amounts to a sharp rebuff of President Trump and Scott Pruitt, the E.P.A. administrator. The decision […]
12/27/2017
CRIME/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: ” ‘Arrests of MS-13 Members, Associates Up 83% Under Trump’ https://t.co/70iPHy2Yqn” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 27, 2017 09:46pm […]
12/27/2017
IRAQ/MILITARY/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: ” ‘On 1/20 – the day Trump was inaugurated – an estimated 35,000 ISIS fighters held approx 17,500 square miles of territory in both Iraq and Syria. As of 12/21, the U.S. military est the remaining 1,000 or so fighters occupy roughly 1,900 square miles..’ @jamiejmcintyre @dcexaminer https://t.co/OgYEuDgzD2″ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. […]
12/27/2017
IRAQ/MILITARY/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: ” ‘On 1/20 – the day Trump was inaugurated – an estimated 35,000 ISIS fighters held approx 17,500 square miles of territory in both Iraq and Syria. As of 12/21, the U.S. military estimates the remaining 1,000 or so fighters occupy roughly 1,900 square miles…’ via @jamiejmcintyre https://t.co/0lXKMUoPE9″ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. […]
12/26/2017
DEMS/GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Affordable Care Act was conceived as a mix of publicly funded health care and privately purchased insurance, but Republican attacks, culminating this month in the death of a mandate that most Americans have insurance, are shifting the balance, giving the government a larger role than Democrats ever anticipated. And while President […]
12/26/2017
2016 ELECTION/CAMPAIGN/FBI/HILLARY CLINTON/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “WOW, @foxandfrlends ‘Dossier is bogus. Clinton Campaign, DNC funded Dossier. FBI CANNOT (after all of this time) VERIFY CLAIMS IN DOSSIER OF RUSSIA/TRUMP COLLUSION. FBI TAINTED.’ And they used this Crooked Hillary pile of garbage as the basis for going after the Trump Campaign!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 26, 2017 […]
12/25/2017
DONALDISM/HOLIDAY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I hope everyone is having a great Christmas, then tomorrow it’s back to work in order to Make America Great Again (which is happening faster than anyone anticipated)!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 25, 2017 06:33pm […]
12/25/2017
HOLIDAY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! https://t.co/mYtV5GNdLl” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 25, 2017 08:36am […]
12/24/2017
HOLIDAY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “MERRY CHRISTMAS!! https://t.co/xa2qxcisVV” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 24, 2017 10:51pm […]
12/24/2017
DONALDISM/HOLIDAY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “People are proud to be saying Merry Christmas again. I am proud to have led the charge against the assault of our cherished and beautiful phrase. MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 24, 2017 09:56pm […]
12/24/2017
TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Tax Cut/Reform Bill, including Massive Alaska Drilling and the Repeal of the highly unpopular Individual Mandate, brought it all together as to what an incredible year we had. Don’t let the Fake News convince you otherwise…and our insider Polls are strong!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 24, 2017 03:35pm […]
12/23/2017
FBI/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The F.B.I.’s embattled deputy director, Andrew G. McCabe, an unlikely lightning rod who has been attacked repeatedly by President Trump and congressional Republicans, is expected to retire after he becomes eligible for his pension early next year, according to people familiar with his decision. While Mr. McCabe’s plans to leave aren’t unexpected, […]
12/23/2017
IMMIGRATION/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A federal judge in Seattle on Saturday [12-24-17] partially lifted a Trump administration ban on certain refugees after two groups argued that the policy prevented people from some mostly Muslim countries from reuniting with family living legally in the United States. U.S. District Judge James Robart heard arguments Thursday in lawsuits […]
12/22/2017
AMBASSADOR/FAKE NEWS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The new US ambassador to the Netherlands has been caught out on Dutch television after a journalist quizzed him about comments he had made about Islamic extremism in the country. Pete Hoekstra denied he had ever said there were ‘no-go zones’ in the Netherlands, calling it ‘fake news’. But the Dutch […]
12/22/2017
JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “At this sprawling steel mill on the outskirts of Philadelphia, the workers have one number in mind. Not how many tons of steel roll off the line, or how many hours they work, but where they fall on the plant’s seniority list. In September, ArcelorMittal, which owns the mill, announced that it […]
12/22/2017
EPA/SCOTT PRUITT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “More than 700 people have left the Environmental Protection Agency since President Trump took office, a wave of departures that puts the administration nearly a quarter of the way toward its goal of shrinking the agency to levels last seen during the Reagan administration… The departures reflect poor morale and a […]
12/22/2017
MEXICO/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Mexico’s finance ministry will evaluate whether to make fiscal changes in response to the U.S. tax reform, according to a document seen by Reuters on Friday [12-22-17]. In the document, the ministry said Mexico would not make changes that left it with a higher public sector deficit. ‘Nevertheless, there will be an […]
12/22/2017
DEMS/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “95% of Americans will pay less or, at worst, the same amount of taxes (mostly far less). The Dems only want to raise your taxes!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 22, 2017 11:46am […]
12/22/2017
DEMS/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “About 100 of President Donald Trump’s nominees have been kicked back to the White House, prolonging an unusually high number of vacancies across his administration and escalating the Senate’s long-running nomination wars. While the Senate agreed to keep roughly 150 of Trump’s picks for consideration next year, it refused to do so […]
12/22/2017
DEFENSE/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Will be signing the biggest ever Tax Cut and Reform Bill in 30 minutes in Oval Office. Will also be signing a much needed 4 billion dollar missile defense bill.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 22, 2017 10:07am […]
12/22/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “With all my Administration has done on Legislative Approvals (broke Harry Truman’s Record), Regulation Cutting, Judicial Appointments, Building Military, VA, TAX CUTS & REFORM, Record Economy/Stock Market and so much more, I am sure great credit will be given by mainstream news?” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 22, 2017 10:04am […]
12/22/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: ” ‘The President has accomplished some absolutely historic things during this past year.’ Thank you Charlie Kirk of Turning Points USA. Sadly, the Fake Mainstream Media will NEVER talk about our accomplishments in their end of year reviews. We are compiling a long & beautiful list.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 22, 2017 […]
12/22/2017
DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “At some point, and for the good of the country, I predict we will start working with the Democrats in a Bipartisan fashion. Infrastructure would be a perfect place to start. After having foolishly spent $7 trillion in the Middle East, it is time to start rebuilding our country!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
12/22/2017
POLITICS/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Our big and very popular Tax Cut and Reform Bill has taken on an unexpected new source of ‘love’ – that is big companies and corporations showering their workers with bonuses. This is a phenomenon that nobody even thought of, and now it is the rage. Merry Christmas!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. […]
12/22/2017
MILITARY/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday [12-22-17] accused the United States of plotting to withdraw from the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces treaty, which bans short and intermediate-range land-based nuclear and conventional missiles. Both Russia and the United States have accused each other of breaking the landmark arms control treaty that helped end the […]
12/21/2017
HUMAN RIGHTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) (NEA), the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (Public […]
12/21/2017
2A/GUNS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Justice Department officials have indicated they do not believe the department can regulate the sale of gun bump stocks without congressional action, underscoring concern that an ongoing administrative review into that question is little more than an effort to slow-roll a politically divisive issue. The Justice Department announced this month that […]
12/21/2017
DHS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is considering a plan to separate parents from their children when families are caught entering the country illegally, according to officials who have been briefed on the plans. The forceful move is meant to discourage border crossings, but immigrant groups have denounced it as draconian and inhumane. Under current […]
12/21/2017
CRIME/DHS/IMMIGRATION/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “About one in five inmates in federal prison are foreign-born, and more than 90 percent of those are in the United States illegally, according to a report released on Thursday [12-21-17] by the Trump administration, which has sought to highlight the dangers it says unauthorized immigrants pose to public safety. Officials […]
12/21/2017
LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “A federal judge in Manhattan threw out a lawsuit that alleged President Donald Trump violates the U.S. Constitution when his businesses receive payments from foreign and state governments. A government watchdog group and business competitors of Mr. Trump who brought the lawsuit failed to show that the president’s alleged violations caused […]
12/21/2017
DONALDISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “THANK YOU to everyone who joined me at the @WhiteHouse yesterday. Together, we are MAKING AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! https://t.co/9HgcBKDSxo https://t.co/dTMU8OwmWB” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 21, 2017 01:16pm […]
12/21/2017
STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. State Department has told refugee agencies it will sharply pare back the number of offices across the country authorized to resettle people in 2018 as President Donald Trump cuts the number of refugees allowed into the United States. The announcement was made at a Dec. 1 meeting in Washington with […]
12/21/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/ISRAEL/PALESTINE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “The United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly Thursday for a resolution effectively rebuking U.S. President Donald Trump for recognizing the disputed city of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and pledging to move the U.S. embassy there. The vote came despite threats by Mr. Trump and U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley that the U.S. […]
12/21/2017
TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Mortgage-finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will retain some of their quarterly earnings as part of an agreement between the Trump administration and their regulator to allow the companies to build a small buffer against future operating losses. Under the agreement, announced Thursday [12-21-17] by the Treasury Department and the Federal […]
12/21/2017
FAKE NEWS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Was @foxandfriends just named the most influential show in news? You deserve it – three great people! The many Fake News Hate Shows should study your formula for success!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 21, 2017 07:45am […]
12/21/2017
LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Wednesday commuted the sentence of an Iowa kosher meatpacking executive who had been sentenced to 27 years in prison for money laundering, marking the first time he’s used the presidential power. The decision to intervene on behalf of Sholom Rubashkin, who ran the Iowa headquarters of a family […]
12/21/2017
BUDGET/CONSUMER PROTECTION/TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration’s move to put its budget chief in charge of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau exposed a divide between a White House faction and the Treasury Department over just what the role of the consumer watchdog should be. The installation of Mick Mulvaney, head of the Office of Management […]
12/21/2017
AMBASSADOR/NOMINATIONS/POPE FRANCIS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Callista Gingrich, wife of the former speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, on Friday [12-22-17] became U.S. ambassador to the Vatican, which is at odds with Washington over immigration, climate change and Jerusalem. Callista Gingrich, 51, an author, documentary filmmaker and former congressional aide, presented her credentials to Pope Francis […]
12/20/2017
IRAQ/NATIONAL SECURITY/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senior national security officials in the Trump administration are embracing a proposal to transfer to Saudi Arabia an American citizen being held in Iraq as a wartime detainee, according to officials familiar with internal deliberations. A meeting last week of the National Security Council’s ‘deputies committee’ — the No. 2 […]
12/20/2017
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Supreme Court on Wednesday [12-20-17] issued what appeared to be a compromise ruling that laid out guidelines for lower courts as they wrestle with legal issues stemming from the Trump administration’s decision to wind down the immigration program providing quasi-legal status and work permits to so-called Dreamers. Less than two […]
12/20/2017
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Bipartisan talks over legislation to legalize young undocumented immigrants are gaining steam, key senators said, but top Democrats who have pushed for quick action said any fix won’t happen by year’s end. The immigration debate is one of many matters involved in year-end talks over a bill to keep the government funded. […]
12/20/2017
2016 ELECTION/RUSSIA/STEVEN MNUCHIN/TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Inspector General said late Wednesday [12-20-17] it won’t pursue a request to probe whether Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin should recuse himself from federal investigations into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. Democratic lawmakers, public-interest groups and left-leaning nonprofits have questioned in recent […]
12/20/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/RUSSIA/TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. on Wednesday [12-20-17] blacklisted Chechen leader and Kremlin ally Ramzan Kadyrov and four other Russians as part of the Trump administration’s first sanctions decision under the Magnitsky Act, a federal law targeting Russian human-rights abusers. The move stands to further strain Washington’s relations with Moscow, coming after Russians linked […]
12/20/2017
LEGAL/LGBTQ/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Pentagon for the first time has detailed the provisions it will use in admitting transgender recruits, issuing a memorandum that encompasses medical exams, room assignments and how the military will determine someone’s gender. The memorandum envisions a Jan. 1 start for the process of admitting transgender recruits, in line with court […]
12/20/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/ISRAEL/PALESTINE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “President Donald Trump on Wednesday [12-20-17] threatened to cut American aid to countries that back a United Nations resolution faulting the recent U.S. decision to declare Jerusalem Israel’s capital… The U.N. General Assembly will meet Thursday in an emergency session to vote on a measure the U.S. blocked earlier this week […]
12/20/2017
EDUCATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration said Wednesday [12-20-17] it has resumed forgiving federal loans owed by former students of the defunct for-profit chain Corinthian Colleges Inc., ending a nearly yearlong delay. But in a policy shift, the Education Department said some former students would have only a portion of their debts expunged, instead of […]
12/20/2017
DRUGS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Lawrence ‘Chip’ Muir, the acting chief of staff and general counsel for the Office of National Drug Control Policy, was suddenly dismissed from his job Tuesday [12-19-17] afternoon, multiple sources familiar with the matter told CNN. Muir’s termination comes as the future of the agency remains unclear despite President Donald Trump’s emphasis […]
12/20/2017
BEN CARSON/CABINET/RELIGION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In an unusual moment, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson led members of the Trump cabinet in prayer during a meeting on Tuesday [12-19-17], thanking God ‘for a President and for cabinet members who are courageous, who are willing to face the winds of controversy in order to provide […]
12/20/2017
TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We are delivering HISTORIC TAX RELIEF for the American people! #TaxCutsandJobsAct https://t.co/lLgATrCh5o” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 20, 2017 01:09pm […]
12/20/2017
DONALDISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Together, we are MAKING AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! https://t.co/47k9i4p3J2” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 20, 2017 12:30pm […]
12/20/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “Partying with President Donald Trump on New Year’s Eve is getting more expensive. Ticket prices for the annual Dec. 31 bash at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in South Florida are going up to $600 for dues-paying members and $750 for their guests, according to members of the private Palm Beach club. Last […]
12/20/2017
TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump said he believed the financial markets have not fully absorbed the tax cut changes in legislation expected to be passed by Congress on Wednesday [12-20-17]. ‘They’re thinking that the market hasn’t fully digested what they’ve got here,’ he said, referring to his economic advisers. ‘I don’t think the […]
12/20/2017
ISRAEL/PALESTINE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday [12-20-17] threatened to cut off financial aid to countries that vote in favor of a draft United Nations resolution calling for the United States to withdraw its decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital… The 193-member U.N. General Assembly will hold a rare emergency special session […]
12/20/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP FAMILY/DONALD JR: “President Donald Trump’s son suggested Tuesday evening that ‘people at the highest levels of government’ are conspiring against the Trump administration, evidence, he said, of the president’s campaign claims about a ‘rigged’ system. ‘There is, and there are, people at the highest levels of government that don’t want to let […]
12/20/2017
TAXES/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The giant tax-cut bill heading toward the White House is going to make something President Donald Trump hates — the U.S. trade deficit — much worse, according to former President Barack Obama’s top trade negotiator… During the 2016 election and since taking office, Trump has repeatedly railed against U.S. trade deficits […]
12/20/2017
GOP/IRS/TAXES/TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The most sweeping tax code overhaul in a generation will soon head to President Donald Trump’s desk — and Republicans are enjoying a victory dance. Now comes the real-world turmoil. America’s new tax system will go into effect in just 12 days, and payroll companies are bracing for confusion as they figure […]
12/20/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/INTELLIGENCE/NORTH KOREA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “Presenting newly declassified intelligence reports, the U.S. has urged the United Nations Security Council to blacklist 10 ships it says have violated international sanctions against North Korea, American officials said. The American intelligence was provided in recent weeks to try to persuade a sanctions committee that reports to the […]
12/20/2017
BUSINESS/GOP/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “Wealthy business owners, such as President Donald Trump, stand to gain from a provision in the Republican tax bill that creates a valuable deduction for owners of pass-through businesses, Democrats and some tax experts say. The provision creates a 20-percent business income deduction, with some limits, for sole proprietors and owners […]
12/19/2017
EPA/LEGAL/SCOTT PRUITT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Environmental Protection Agency will indefinitely postpone bans on certain uses of three toxic chemicals found in consumer products, according to an update of the Trump administration’s regulatory plans. Critics said the reversal demonstrated the agency’s increasing reluctance to use enforcement powers granted to it last year by Congress under the […]
12/19/2017
ABORTION/HHS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Renewed Trump administration efforts to prevent undocumented teens in U.S. custody from obtaining abortions suffered setbacks this week, but the ongoing court battle shows no signs of subsiding. The Justice Department said Tuesday [12-19-17] that one teen in custody who is seeking an abortion was a 19-year-old adult, not a 17-year-old […]