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Category: A- Trump As President
10/31/2017
GOP/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The House Republican tax plan will preserve a top individual tax rate of 39.6%, according to people familiar with the matter, though party leaders are delaying its release by a day to iron out unresolved issues. The plan for the top rate marks a retreat for Republicans on a question that has […]
10/31/2017
CAMPAIGN/INTELLIGENCE/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Tuesday [10-31-17] described a former campaign adviser who pleaded guilty in connection with an investigation into Russian activity in the 2016 election as a young, little-known, low-level volunteer and proven liar. The adviser, George Papadopoulos, pleaded guilty earlier this month to lying to the Federal Bureau of […]
10/31/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: ” ‘Statement by President Trump on the Apprehension of Mustafa al-Imam for His Alleged Role in Benghazi Attacks’ https://t.co/2U7WJmfGlM” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 31, 2017 09:46am […]
10/31/2017
TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I hope people will start to focus on our Massive Tax Cuts for Business (jobs) and the Middle Class (in addition to Democrat corruption)!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 31, 2017 07:21am […]
10/30/2017
PROTESTS/TEXAS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Long before President Trump escalated the debate over protests during the national anthem, two Texas teenagers began challenging injustice in their own way, by sitting through the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance. Now, they are separately suing their schools, saying that teachers and administrators shamed or punished them for their protests, […]
10/30/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Dozens of insurers are leaving the Affordable Care Act’s federal insurance exchange, and consumers who don’t get premium help will see some rates for popular plans jump by more than 30% next year, according to a Trump administration report released Monday [10-30-17]. The data, which come just before Wednesday’s launch of open […]
10/30/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/IRAN/NATIONAL SECURITY/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “More than 90 top American experts in atomic sciences, including a designer of the hydrogen bomb, publicly threw their weight behind the Iran nuclear agreement on Monday, exhorting Congress to preserve the accord in the face of President Trump’s disavowal of it. In a letter to Senate and House leaders […]
10/30/2017
TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “The United States pledged $60 million on Monday [10-30-17] to a new United Nations-backed antiterrorism force from five African countries including Niger, where four American soldiers were killed early this month. The pledge, announced by Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson in Washington and Ambassador Nikki R. Haley at the United Nations, […]
10/30/2017
LEGAL/LGBTQ/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A federal court on Monday [10-30-17] blocked parts of President Trump’s ban on transgender service members, preventing the Pentagon from overturning policies initiated by the Obama administration to allow transgender troops from serving openly. The order in Washington by U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly temporarily prevents to the Pentagon from enacting the […]
10/30/2017
PAUL MANAFORT/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort was taken into custody Monday [10-30-17] on charges that he laundered more than $18 million in funds from his work for a pro-Russia party in Ukraine through offshore accounts. In a separate plea deal in court documents that were unsealed Monday, George Papadopoulos, a foreign-policy […]
10/30/2017
FBI/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “A foreign-policy adviser to the Trump campaign pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his contacts with a professor connected to Russian government officials, according to court documents unsealed on Monday [10-30-17]. George Papadopoulos admitted he misled the FBI in a January interview by telling agents that he had only […]
10/30/2017
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Great job by MichaelCaputo on @foxandfriends.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 30, 2017 06:50am […]
10/30/2017
EPA/SCOTT PRUITT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Lawyers are digging in for longer and more expensive fights with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The new posture follows an order by EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt that environmental groups say will complicate settlements when plaintiff lawyers sue the agency for habitually failing to issue regulations on schedule. The directive, released […]
10/30/2017
HHS/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Five months after President Donald Trump nominated Stephen Parente to be an assistant secretary for Health and Human Services, the nation’s largest health insurer quietly gave a $1.2 million gift to a tiny academic research center that Parente helped found and served as director over the past decade. Parente, who is still […]
10/29/2017
FEDERAL RESERVE/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is likely to announce Federal Reserve governor Jerome Powell as his nominee to be the next chairman of the U.S. central bank next week, according to a person familiar with the matter. The president hasn’t made a formal decision and could still change his mind, several people familiar […]
10/29/2017
GOP/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Never seen such Republican ANGER & UNITY as I have concerning the lack of investigation on Clinton made Fake Dossier (now $12,000,000?),… the Uranium to Russia deal, the 33,000 plus deleted Emails, the Comey fix and so much more. Instead they look at phony Trump/Russia,… ‘collusion,’ which doesn’t exist. The Dems are […]
10/28/2017
2016 ELECTION/CAMPAIGN/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump is confident that neither his former campaign chairman nor his former national security adviser has damaging information about him to offer prosecutors, a White House lawyer told The New York Times. ‘The president has no concerns in terms of any impact, as to what happens to them, on his […]
10/28/2017
NATIONAL SECURITY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “JFK Files are released, long ahead of schedule!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 28, 2017 06:15pm […]
10/28/2017
HOLIDAY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Happy #FirstRespondersDay to all of our HEROES out there. We are forever grateful to you for your service, sacrifice and courage 24/7/365! https://t.co/vOcTlyOeyw” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 28, 2017 05:08pm […]
10/28/2017
CIA/JOHN KELLY/NATIONAL SECURITY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “After strict consultation with General Kelly, the CIA and other Agencies, I will be releasing ALL #JFKFiles other than the names and… addresses of any mentioned person who is still living. I am doing this for reasons of full disclosure, transparency and… in order to put any and all conspiracy […]
10/28/2017
CRISIS/DRUGS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Today is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. Everyone can help fight the #OpioidEpidemic by participating! https://t.co/ONObTWOaOn https://t.co/CYG11DnxH7” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 28, 2017 09:37am […]
10/28/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Just read the nice remarks by President Jimmy Carter about me and how badly I am treated by the press (Fake News). Thank you Mr. President!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 28, 2017 07:28am […]
10/27/2017
DHS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “One of the newest arrivals this week at the Baptist Children’s Home Ministries facility for child migrants in San Antonio, Tex., is 10 years old. She has cerebral palsy. Her name is Rosa Maria Hernandez, and she does not understand why, days after undergoing emergency gallbladder surgery, she has not yet seen […]
10/27/2017
DRUGS/HHS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration announced Friday [10-27-17] it is relaxing a federal privacy rule that prevents health providers from notifying family members about a drug overdose, one of the administration’s most significant policy shifts to combat the nation’s opioid crisis. The new rule will explicitly permit health-care providers to share information with family […]
10/27/2017
IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “For nearly a decade, Yonis Bernal felt perfectly secure carrying a green card that allowed him to live and work legally in the United States. Becoming a citizen was not a priority, he said. The need to study for an oral civics test, pay a hefty application fee and miss work to […]
10/27/2017
NATIONAL SECURITY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “#JFKFiles https://t.co/AnPBSJFh3J” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 27, 2017 07:05pm […]
10/27/2017
LABOR/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Labor Department will appeal a judge’s ruling that struck down an overtime-pay rule authored by the Obama administration, a move designed to preserve the Trump administration’s authority to reshape the rule to its own liking. By filing the appeal, the department is seeking to maintain Secretary Alexander Acosta’s ability to establish […]
10/27/2017
FEDERAL RESERVE/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “People are anxiously awaiting my decision as to who the next head of the Fed will be…. ?https://t.co/PEj1KNYcAO” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 27, 2017 04:17pm […]
10/27/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We are inspired by the stories of everyday heroes who pull their communities from the depths of despair through leadership and love. https://t.co/DL3oan4Fm7” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 27, 2017 01:16pm […]
10/27/2017
FEDERAL RESERVE/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is expected to announce his choice for the next leader of the U.S. central bank next week, a person familiar with the matter said Friday [10-27-17]. The person cautioned that the president hasn’t made an official decision on the choice. But he is expected to make clear for […]
10/27/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “JFK Files are being carefully released. In the end there will be great transparency. It is my hope to get just about everything to public!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 27, 2017 06:38am […]
10/27/2017
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Thank you @foxandfriends. Really great job and show!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 27, 2017 05:59am […]
10/27/2017
POLITICAL FIGURES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Wacky & totally unhinged Tom Steyer, who has been fighting me and my Make America Great Again agenda from beginning, never wins elections!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 27, 2017 05:58am […]
10/27/2017
2016 ELECTION/GOP/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Republican lawmakers say they’re approaching the end of their investigations into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election even though the most politically explosive issue — whether associates of President Donald Trump colluded with the Kremlin — remains unresolved. That will present Democrats who have spent a year amplifying suspicions about […]
10/26/2017
DRUGS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “WORKING TOGETHER, we will defeat this #OpioidEpidemic & free our nation from the terrible affliction of drug abuse. https://t.co/iAZjqGMwav https://t.co/mZI5uQN4oZ” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 26, 2017 08:18pm […]
10/26/2017
2016 ELECTION/FBI/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Federal Bureau of Investigation is expected to hand over to Congress documents related to a controversial and unverified dossier on President Donald Trump by next week, ending a long-running impasse between lawmakers and federal law enforcement. Speaking to reporters, House Speaker Paul Ryan said that the FBI had agreed to […]
10/26/2017
IRS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration on Thursday [10-26-17] said it has agreed to pay between $1 million and $10 million to settle lawsuits against the Internal Revenue Service for targeting tea-party groups in the Obama era, saying in court documents that the IRS ‘admits that its treatment…was wrong.’ The Justice Department entered into […]
10/26/2017
DRUGS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Effective today, my administration officially declared the #OpioidCrisis a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY under federal law. https://t.co/YosOBurdCw” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 26, 2017 04:29pm […]
10/26/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VOTER FRAUD: “A federal watchdog agency will investigate President Donald Trump’s Election Integrity Commission, it was announced Thursday [10-26-17]. The Government Accountability Office plans to probe the voter fraud panel’s funding, internal operations and how it is protecting and sorting the tens of millions of sensitive voter files the commission has collected. The […]
10/26/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s administration is spending $1.75 million on furniture for the White House and offices tied to it, according to government records. That includes $17,000 for custom rugs, $7,000 for ‘furniture pedestals’ and $5,000 for wallpaper. There’s also $12,800 for a custom conference table from a company that made one for […]
10/26/2017
BORDER/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Seven months after the federal government asked for bids to build a wall on the U.S. border with Mexico, the country will get its first glimpse of President Donald Trump’s vision, rising on a dusty patch of desert here. Eight completed border-wall models will be unveiled Thursday [10-26-17] in a pageant of […]
10/26/2017
DRUGS/HHS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Thursday [10-26-17] will declare opioid addiction a ‘public health emergency,’ seeking to elevate the crisis within his administration without an immediate provision of additional funds. The description stops short of the ‘national emergency’ designation that Mr. Trump had said over the summer he would apply to the epidemic […]
10/26/2017
IRS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump will name David Kautter as acting commissioner of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, the White House said in a statement on Thursday [10-26-17]. Kautter, who is assistant secretary of the Treasury for tax policy, would become the acting head of the federal government’s revenue collection service effective Nov. 13, […]
10/25/2017
2016 ELECTION/CAMPAIGN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The chief executive of a data-analytics firm that worked for President Donald Trump’s campaign reached out to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to offer help organizing the Hillary Clinton -related emails the website was releasing, according to a person familiar with the effort. The outreach by the CEO of the firm, which […]
10/25/2017
TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “This will be the biggest TAX CUT in the history of our country – and we need it! #TaxReform Read more: https://t.co/o3W9bJkz5k https://t.co/JYckXWEmLu” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 25, 2017 08:47pm […]
10/25/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/STEVEN MNUCHIN/TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration on Wednesday [10-25-17] imposed sanctions on eight individuals and a business affiliated with the Islamic State in Yemen and with Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula in the first coordinated action taken with a newly formed center to combat terrorist financing led by the United States and […]
10/25/2017
DONALD ON DONALD/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Interview with @LouDobbs coming up at 7pmE on @FoxBusiness. Enjoy! https://t.co/9V9z015kVl” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 25, 2017 05:46pm […]
10/25/2017
NORTH KOREA/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The head of South Korea’s conservative opposition party is urging the Trump administration to redeploy tactical nuclear weapons to South Korea to help counter threats from North Korea and change the dynamics on the peninsula. Hong Joon-pyo, head of the Liberty Korea party, is making his pitch for weapons in […]
10/25/2017
CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Melania and I look forward to being with President Xi & Madame Peng Liyuan in China in two weeks for what will hopefully be a historic trip! https://t.co/uFMonzza7N” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 25, 2017 02:39pm […]
10/25/2017
CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Spoke to President Xi of China to congratulate him on his extraordinary elevation. Also discussed NoKo & trade, two very important subjects!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 25, 2017 02:24pm […]
10/25/2017
DONALD ON DONALD/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Just interviewed by @LouDobbs. Will be aired tonight at 7pmE on @FoxBusiness. #Dobbs” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 25, 2017 12:46pm […]
10/25/2017
DHS/FAA/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Airlines are warnings U.S.-bound passengers they may be subject to interviews before boarding their flight as part of stepped up screening requirements Washington is demanding because of continued terrorism concerns. United Continental Holdings Inc. notified customers on its website that the Department of Homeland Security now requires additional security measures for all […]
10/25/2017
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is scheduled to sit down for an interview with Fox Business Network’s Lou Dobbs at 7 p.m. Wednesday [10-25-17] night, marking the 16th time that the president has been interviewed on a Fox television network, a preference unprecedented in the history of presidential TV interviews. By contrast, he has […]
10/25/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/INDIA/REX TILLERSON/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. and India agreed to work together more closely to bolster regional security and prevent other nations from providing safe spaces for terrorists, during a visit here by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj said the U.S. and India plan to hold three-way talks with […]
10/25/2017
GOP/POLITICAL FIGURES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. Senator Jeff Flake said on Wednesday [10-25-17]he expected more Republican colleagues to speak out against Donald Trump’s behavior as well as his policies, one day after denouncing the Republican president in a speech… Flake’s criticism came on the same day that Republican Senator Bob Corker lashed out at Trump as […]
10/25/2017
GOP/POLITICAL FIGURES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Jeff Flake, with an 18% approval rating in Arizona, said ‘a lot of my colleagues have spoken out.’ Really, they just gave me a standing O!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 25, 2017 07:33am […]
10/25/2017
TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Working hard on the biggest tax cut in U.S. history. Great support from so many sides. Big winners will be the middle class, business & JOBS” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 25, 2017 06:35am […]
10/25/2017
GOP/POLITICAL FIGURES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The meeting with Republican Senators yesterday, outside of Flake and Corker, was a love fest with standing ovations and great ideas for USA!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 25, 2017 06:30am […]
10/25/2017
GOP/POLITICAL FIGURES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The reason Flake and Corker dropped out of the Senate race is very simple, they had zero chance of being elected. Now act so hurt & wounded!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 25, 2017 06:27am […]
10/25/2017
DEMS/POLITICAL FIGURES/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Chuck Schumer has shown he’s willing to cut deals with President Donald Trump. But the Senate minority leader says Democrats will take a hard-line approach with the White House on taxes — and everything else — until Trump’s GOP-only approach hits a dead end… Schumer’s comments about how Democrats will approach […]
10/24/2017
POLITICAL FIGURES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump renewed his attacks on Senator Bob Corker on Tuesday [10-24-17], chastising him for his skepticism over a $1.5 trillion tax cut. Mr. Corker responded by going on national television to say that Mr. Trump was ‘debasing’ the United States and that the president struggled with the truth… The extraordinary […]
10/24/2017
IMMIGRATION/JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Few American industries are as invested in the decades-long political battle over immigration as agriculture. Paying low wages for backbreaking work, growers large and small have historically relied on immigrants from south of the Rio Grande. These days, over one-quarter of the farmhands in the United States are immigrants working here illegally. […]
10/24/2017
FEDERAL RESERVE/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The two men that President Trump is considering as replacements for Chairwoman Janet L. Yellen of the Federal Reserve have sharply different views on monetary policy, offering a stark test of Mr. Trump’s economic priorities. The choice pits a status quo candidate, a current Fed governor, Jerome H. Powell, against a […]
10/24/2017
FEDERAL RESERVE/GOP/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Tuesday [10-24-17] asked Republican senators for a show-of-hands poll on two candidates he is considering to be the next chairman of the Federal Reserve. The president, who was on Capitol Hill at a Senate GOP caucus lunch, asked the group which candidate they preferred to lead the […]
10/24/2017
ABORTION/IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A divided federal appeals court on Tuesday [10-24-17] ruled the Trump administration must allow an undocumented teenager to leave government custody so she may seek an abortion, a major swing in a case that touches on two highly divisive political issues. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, […]
10/24/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: ” ‘President Donald J. Trump Proclaims October 24, 2017, as United Nations Day’ Read more: https://t.co/cyRAQAKhy2 https://t.co/HVD0kLYlBk” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 24, 2017 02:11pm […]
10/24/2017
CLIMATE CHANGE/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “And then there were two: the US and Syria. As Nicaragua signs on to the Paris Agreement, the United States and Syria are now the only two nations in the world who have refused to be members of the climate pact. The Central American country held out on signing the deal […]
10/24/2017
POLITICAL FIGURES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Sen. Corker is the incompetent head of the Foreign Relations Committee, & look how poorly the U.S. has done. He doesn’t have a clue as… the entire World WAS laughing and taking advantage of us. People like liddle’ Bob Corker have set the U.S. way back. Now we move forward!” -Donald […]
10/24/2017
POLITICAL FIGURES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Isn’t it sad that lightweight Senator Bob Corker, who couldn’t get re-elected in the Great State of Tennessee, will now fight Tax Cuts plus!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 24, 2017 08:30am […]
10/24/2017
POLITICAL FIGURES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Bob Corker, who helped President O give us the bad Iran Deal & couldn’t get elected dog catcher in Tennessee, is now fighting Tax Cuts… Corker dropped out of the race in Tennesse when I refused to endorse him, and now is only negative on anything Trump. Look at his record!” […]
10/24/2017
DHS/IMMIGRATION/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration will allow refugee admissions to the U.S. to resume for all countries but with new rules meant to better vet applicants, administration officials and others familiar with the planning said. The White House plans to announce the resumption of admissions and at least some of the new rules […]
10/24/2017
DREAMERS/GOP/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Key Senate Republicans have begun privately discussing the contours of an immigration plan to shield the hundreds of thousands of Dreamers who will lose work permits and deportation protections starting early next year. Preliminary talks show that influential GOP senators are eager to devise a legislative fix for Deferred Action for Childhood […]
10/23/2017
INTELLIGENCE/LEGAL/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The United States effectively rejected a Russian criminal complaint against a prominent critic of the Kremlin on Monday [10-23-17] and decided to allow him into the country, reversing an initial decision to bar his entry in response to the complaint after congressional leaders protested. The critic, William F. Browder, a prominent investor […]
10/23/2017
CLIMATE CHANGE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Fires, floods and hurricanes are already costing the federal government tens of billions of dollars a year and climate change will drive those costs ever higher in coming years, a new federal study warns. The report by the Government Accountability Office, Congress’s auditing arm, urges the Trump administration to take climate […]
10/23/2017
MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We will never forget the 241 American service members killed by Hizballah in Beirut. They died in service to our nation. https://t.co/BaQZDA3s2e” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 23, 2017 06:18pm […]
10/23/2017
NORTH KOREA/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump has no current plans to visit the demilitarized zone between North Korea and South Korea during his trip to Asia next month, a White House official said Monday [10-23-17]. Instead, Trump is slated to speak with U.S. troops at Camp Humphreys, which is south of Seoul, the […]
10/23/2017
GOP/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump vowed on Monday [10-23-17] to protect a popular retirement savings program, pledging to leave it untouched in the forthcoming Republican tax overhaul plan… Mr. Trump’s comments point to a challenge Republicans face as they race to write and pass a tax plan: They have ambitious targets for rate cuts […]
10/23/2017
MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Myeshia Johnson, the widow of a soldier killed earlier this month in Niger, said Monday [10-23-17] that a condolence call from President Donald Trump ‘made me cry even worse,’ prompting Trump to immediately push back against part of her emotional account via Twitter… An hour after Johnson’s ABC interview aired, Trump responded […]
10/23/2017
GOP/JOHN MCCAIN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Sen. John McCain lamented the manifestations of economic inequality in Vietnam War-era military service in an interview that aired Sunday night, criticizing those who ‘found a doctor that would say that they had a bone spur’ to avoid military service. The remark appeared a criticism of President Donald Trump, who was […]
10/23/2017
MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I had a very respectful conversation with the widow of Sgt. La David Johnson, and spoke his name from beginning, without hesitation!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 23, 2017 07:30am […]
10/23/2017
PROTESTS/SPORTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Two dozen NFL players continue to kneel during the National Anthem, showing total disrespect to our Flag & Country. No leadership in NFL!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 23, 2017 06:53am […]
10/23/2017
TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “There will be NO change to your 401(k). This has always been a great and popular middle class tax break that works, and it stays!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 23, 2017 06:42am […]
10/23/2017
FEDERAL RESERVE/MIKE PENCE/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Kevin Warsh, a candidate for the Federal Reserve chairmanship, met with Vice President Mike Pence last week to talk about the central-bank job, according to a White House aide. Mr. Warsh visited Thursday [10-19-17]—the same day Fed Chairwoman Janet Yellen was in the Oval Office interviewing for the same job […]
10/23/2017
ABORTION/HHS/IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is asking a federal appeals court to reconsider an order that delayed an abortion for an undocumented teenager. A three-judge appeals court panel on Friday [10-20-17] gave the Trump administration until Oct. 31 to find a sponsor for the girl, who crossed from Mexico to Texas […]
10/23/2017
GOP/POLITICAL FIGURES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Once upon a time, Lindsey Graham called Donald Trump a ‘jackass.’ Never to be outdone in the put-down department, Trump labeled the South Carolina senator a ‘lightweight’ and an ‘idiot’ who ‘seems to me not as bright as Rick Perry.’ Two years after that campaign smackdown, Trump and Graham act like […]
10/22/2017
GOP/STEVE BANNON/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is siding with Republican Senate incumbents in key re-election races, potentially putting him on a collision course with Steve Bannon, the onetime White House chief strategist who has declared a ‘season of war’ on their party’s establishment. The two men have praised each other and their efforts in […]
10/22/2017
2016 ELECTION/CAMPAIGN/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s campaign digital director, Brad Parscale, will be interviewed Tuesday [10-24-17] by the House Intelligence Committee, his first appearance before any of the panels examining the issue of Russian interference in the 2016 election. Mr. Parscale confirmed his scheduled appearance. The Senate committees also probing interference haven’t scheduled time […]
10/22/2017
DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Democratic mega-donor and billionaire environmentalist Tom Steyer is spending what an aide says is ‘well over $10 million’ on a national TV ad campaign Friday [10-20-17] calling for President Donald Trump’s impeachment… The ads are running on broadcast stations in New York and California and nationally on cable television. Accompanying the TV […]
10/22/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Consumer groups and some state officials, facing new pressure to show the Affordable Care Act remains in place after President Donald Trump declared it dead, have begun launching urgent outreach programs to sign people up for health coverage during the coming open-enrollment period. The ACA’s fifth open-enrollment season, which this year runs […]
10/22/2017
DONALD ON DONALD/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Doing interview today with Maria Bartiromo at 10:00 A.M. on @FoxNews – ENJOY!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 22, 2017 06:50am […]
10/21/2017
POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I agree getting Tax Cuts approved is important (we will also get HealthCare), but perhaps no Administration has done more in its first… 9 months than this Administration. Over 50 Legislation approvals, massive regulation cuts, energy freedom, pipelines, border security… 2nd Amendment, Strong Military, ISIS, historic VA improvement, Supreme Court Justice, Record […]
10/21/2017
JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Just out, but lightly reported: ‘Fewest jobless claims since 1973 show firm U.S. Job Market’ Lowest since March 1973. @bpolitics” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 21, 2017 05:51pm […]
10/21/2017
TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: ” ‘Trump hails liberation of Raqqa as critical breakthrough in anti-ISIS campaign’ https://t.co/2eoYXJB7h0″ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 21, 2017 11:50am […]
10/21/2017
BUDGET/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Budget that just passed is a really big deal, especially in terms of what will be the biggest tax cut in U.S. history – MSM barely covered!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 21, 2017 06:52am […]
10/20/2017
TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to offer historic tax relief to the American people! Join me today: https://t.co/9czcJDbmVW https://t.co/s3kXpvbYih” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 20, 2017 04:10pm […]
10/20/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “Today, it was an honor to have @UN Secretary-General @AntonioGuterres at the @WhiteHouse. Speaking for the U.S.A., we appreciate all you do! https://t.co/Sk0Jcazzxw” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 20, 2017 01:50pm […]
10/20/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Thank you @GeraldoRivera @FoxandFriends. Agree! https://t.co/8cZLdAbgzw” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 20, 2017 01:31pm […]
10/20/2017
CAMPAIGN/INTELLIGENCE/LEGAL/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Senate Intelligence Committee has indefinitely postponed a public hearing planned for next week with Michael Cohen, the longtime Trump attorney and 2016 campaign surrogate… Cohen had been slated to appear in a private session last month but the committee called it off abruptly after Cohen arrived, citing his decision to release […]
10/20/2017
SPORTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A fundraising committee backing President Donald Trump has launched a petition calling for supporters to be counted among those who believe in standing for the National Anthem. The message is paid for by a joint fundraising group between Trump’s campaign and the Republican National Committee and is posted on the Republican Party’s […]