10/12/2017

FEDERAL RESERVE/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is nearing a decision on whom to pick to lead the Federal Reserve, and met Wednesday [10-11-17] with one of four candidates, according to people familiar with the matter. Mr. Trump met with Stanford University economist John Taylor, a White House official said. Mr. Taylor has criticized the […]

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10/12/2017

DEFENSE/MILITARY/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Pentagon has no current plans to increase the size of the U.S. nuclear arsenal. In fact, it can barely sustain the existing force, which is decades old and is in some respects almost decrepit. The arsenal is far from being in the ‘perfect shape’ that President Donald Trump said Wednesday [10-11-17] […]

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10/12/2017

FOREIGN POLICY/IRAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is expected to announce on Friday [10-13-17] that he won’t certify Iran is complying with the 2015 multinational nuclear agreement and will take Tehran to task more broadly for practices ranging from missile tests to support of violent groups, U.S. officials said. The refusal to certify Iran’s compliance […]

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10/12/2017

TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We need a tax system that is FAIR to working FAMILIES & that encourages companies to STAY in AMERICA, GROW in AMERICA, and HIRE in AMERICA! https://t.co/DdI1yWi7YZ” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 12, 2017 01:17pm […]

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10/12/2017

IMMIGRATION/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Over many years, the U.S. has resettled more refugees than any other nation, but the U.S. commitment has not kept pace as the number of refugees in need of resettlement has rapidly risen, a new report from the Pew Research Center finds. Since 1980, the U.S. has resettled about 3 million […]

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10/12/2017

CRISIS/PUERTO RICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: ” ‘Puerto Rico survived the Hurricanes, now a financial crisis looms largely of their own making.’ says Sharyl Attkisson. A total lack of… accountability say the Governor. Electric and all infrastructure was disaster before hurricanes. Congress to decide how much to spend… We cannot keep FEMA, the Military & the First […]

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10/12/2017

JOHN KELLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “White House Chief of Staff John Kelly defended his moves to manage the West Wing and better control access to President Donald Trump, while also brushing off talk that he was frustrated in the post. Mr. Kelly said he has imposed more organization on the West Wing but isn’t running operations […]

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10/11/2017

FOREIGN POLICY/IRAN/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump is coming under mounting pressure from European allies and fellow Republicans to preserve the Iran nuclear deal. With the president widely expected to disavow the agreement when he outlines his Iran strategy on Friday [10-13-17], defenders and even erstwhile opponents of the deal are urging him not to unravel […]

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10/11/2017

HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP EXEC ORDERS: “President Donald Trump is planning to sign an executive order Thursday [10-12-17] to initiate the unwinding of the Affordable Care Act, paving the way for sweeping changes to health-insurance regulations by instructing agencies to allow the sale of less-comprehensive health plans to expand. Mr. Trump, using his authority to accomplish […]

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10/11/2017

ETHICS/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “A federal judge indicated Wednesday [10-11-17] that she was taken aback by how little information the government turned over in a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit seeking records about President Donald Trump’s visitors at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, but she turned aside a request to rule that the authorities appeared […]

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10/11/2017

TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump added a new sweetener to his sales pitch for tax reform Wednesday [10-11-17], saying average Americans would benefit greatly if U.S. corporations bring money home from abroad under a special low tax rate. That move, combined with lower corporate tax rates, would pump an additional $4,000 into the average […]

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10/11/2017

POLITICS/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said Wednesday [10-11-17] that average U.S. households could save $4,000 on their taxes if Congress approves his plan to overhaul the federal tax code, the first such estimate the White House has attached to its proposal. Speaking in Harrisburg, Pa., Mr. Trump said those savings would result from his […]

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10/11/2017

GOP/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, reiterated his authority to handle judicial nominations Wednesday [10-11-17], after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he would end the practice of securing home-state senators’ approval before advancing judicial nominees. Mr. McConnell (R., Ky.) told The Weekly Standard he would no longer […]

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10/11/2017

TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We need a tax system that is FAIR to working families & that encourages companies to STAY in America, GROW in America, and HIRE in America?? https://t.co/u9ZgijgLE3” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 11, 2017 06:28pm […]

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10/11/2017

CANADA/COMMERCE/MEXICO/NAFTA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump, speaking alongside Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, opened the door to separate trade deals with Canada and Mexico to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement and repeated his warnings that the U.S. could withdraw from the pact… Asked if he would consider separate deals with Canada and […]

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10/11/2017

DHS/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is expected to nominate Kirstjen Nielsen to run the Department of Homeland Security, possibly as soon as Wednesday [10-11-17], according to two administration officials and three outside advisers familiar with the process. Nielsen served as White House chief of staff John Kelly’s top aide during his time as DHS […]

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10/11/2017

FCC/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump has said a lot of bad things about the media since he started running for president two-plus years ago. He’s suggested that the press doesn’t really like America. He has said the media is the ‘enemy of the American people.’ He has repeatedly called journalists the ‘most dishonest’ people. […]

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10/11/2017

DHS/DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Even as the Trump administration is asking Congress to approve a tough overhaul of the nation’s immigration laws, the Department of Homeland Security is also quietly exploring ways it could transform the US immigration system on its own. The department has been examining a range of subtle modifications to immigration policies that […]

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10/11/2017

FCC/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Wednesday [10-11-17] suggested that NBC’s broadcast license should be pulled as punishment after NBC News published a report stating that the president sought a dramatic increase in the nation’s nuclear arsenal… It is the second time in as many weeks that Trump has felt compelled to attack NBC […]

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10/11/2017

FOREIGN POLICY/GOP/IRAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s expected policy shift on Iran would put the GOP Congress in a difficult but familiar position: tackling issues that they opposed during the Obama administration but now look at in the new light of being the governing majority on Capitol Hill with a Republican in the White House. […]

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10/11/2017

NAFTA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration has honed its strategy for remaking the North American Free Trade Agreement in advance of the next round of talks starting Wednesday [10-11-17]—by proposing a number of specific ways to water down the pact and reduce its influence on companies. U.S. trade officials have made that theme clear […]

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10/11/2017

DOW/ECONOMY/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Stock Market has increased by 5.2 Trillion dollars since the election on November 8th, a 25% increase. Lowest unemployment in 16 years and… if Congress gives us the massive tax cuts (and reform) I am asking for, those numbers will grow by leaps and bounds. #MAGA” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 11, 2017 […]

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10/10/2017

FAKE NEWS/JOHN KELLY/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Tuesday [10-10-17] night rebuffed what he said was a news report claiming that his chief of staff ‘will soon be fired,’ even though there appeared to be no such reporting by the national media. ‘The Fake News is at it again, this time trying to hurt […]

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10/10/2017

IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/SUPREME COURT/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Supreme Court is one step closer to sidestepping a decision on President Donald Trump’s expiring travel ban, even while lawsuits on a new version of the ban move forward. The high court late Tuesday [10-10-17] dismissed one of two pending cases on Mr. Trump’s executive order from March that […]

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10/10/2017

NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Hogan Gidley, a former press secretary for Mike Huckabee’s presidential campaign, will start as the deputy White House press secretary on Wednesday [10-11-17]. Gidley will serve under White House press secretary Sarah Sanders — who is Huckabee’s daughter. He previously worked as an aide to Rick Santorum and is the former executive […]

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10/10/2017

SPORTS/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump threatened on Tuesday [10-10-17] to use federal tax law to penalize the National Football League over players who kneel in protest during the national anthem as he sought to escalate a political fight that has resonated with his conservative base. In one of a series of combative early morning tweets, […]

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10/10/2017

HHS/NOMINATIONS/TOM PRICE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump has appointed Eric Hargan as acting Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), the White House said on Tuesday [10-10-17]. Hargan, the deputy secretary of HHS, formerly served on Trump’s transition team for HHS. The appointment follows Tom Price’s resignation as HHS Secretary late in September over his […]

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10/10/2017

FAKE NEWS/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Fake News is at it again, this time trying to hurt one of the finest people I know, General John Kelly, by saying he will soon be… fired. This story is totally made up by the dishonest media.The Chief is doing a FANTASTIC job for me and, more importantly, for […]

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10/10/2017

INTELLIGENCE/LEGAL/POLITICS/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A congressional committee has issued subpoenas targeting a research firm that compiled a dossier of unverified and unflattering information about President Donald Trump. The subpoenas were recently issued by the House Intelligence Committee to employees at Fusion GPS, which performs research for political and corporate clients. During the 2016 presidential campaign, Fusion […]

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10/10/2017

SPORTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “My great honor to host the 2017 back-to-back #StanleyCup Champion Pittsburgh Penguins at the WH with @FLOTUS today! https://t.co/qyT4bcHVuR https://t.co/rBwGmhMnPX” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 10, 2017 06:29pm […]

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10/10/2017

CLIMATE CHANGE/ENERGY/EPA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Some of the biggest U.S. power companies said they are pushing ahead with investments in renewable and gas-fired electricity and are including climate change as a part of their corporate strategy, regardless of the Trump administration’s plans to roll back Obama-era environmental rules. President Donald Trump has pledged to boost the […]

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10/10/2017

CALIFORNIA/CRISIS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump gave his condolences to citizens affected by the wildfires currently raging in northern California, saying that the federal government ‘will stand with’ them through the crisis. The President addressed the wildfires from the White House on Tuesday and added that he’s been in contact with California Gov. Jerry Brown. […]

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10/10/2017

INTELLIGENCE/LEGAL/PROTESTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A D.C judge has ordered web hosting company DreamHost to turn over information about an anti-Trump website, but moved to conceal the identities of users who feared government retaliation for engaging in innocent political speech… The order Chief Judge Robert Morin issued Tuesday [10-10-17] still compels DreamHost to give government lawyers files, […]

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10/10/2017

PROTESTS/SPORTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The National Football League said it would consider requiring all of its personnel to stand for the national anthem, a move that could defuse a dispute with President Donald Trump but create a showdown with players over their right to protest… The controversy is ‘threatening to erode the unifying power of our […]

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10/10/2017

CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/NAVY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A U.S. Navy destroyer sailed near islands claimed by China in the South China Sea on Tuesday [10-10-17], three U.S. officials told Reuters, even as President Donald Trump’s administration seeks Chinese cooperation in dealing with North Korea’s missile and nuclear programs. The operation was the latest attempt to counter what Washington […]

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10/10/2017

NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump told Forbes in an interview published Tuesday [10-10-17] that the size of some federal agencies is ‘unnecessary,’ offering an explanation as to why he has left so many positions requiring a presidential appointment vacant… According to a database maintained by The Washington Post and the Partnership for Public Service […]

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10/10/2017

COMMERCE/NAFTA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. Chamber of Commerce urged the Trump administration on Tuesday [10-10-17] to moderate its stance in the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement, describing some of Washington’s demands as ‘poison pill proposals’ that could doom the talks… The group has argued repeatedly in recent weeks that NAFTA is […]

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10/9/2017

JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is moving to head off a public fight with conservative outside groups that have become increasingly frustrated over the Senate’s sluggish pace in confirming President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees. The influential Judicial Crisis Network had planned on launching a $250,000 ad buy in Washington on […]

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10/9/2017

PUERTO RICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Puerto Rican politicians holding office on the mainland United States, especially those in New York, have long felt compelled to look after the territory, given its limited federal representation and chronic financial distress. But the catastrophic aftermath of Hurricane Maria, which has thrust Puerto Rico to the edge of a humanitarian […]

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10/9/2017

FOREIGN POLICY/IMMIGRATION/TURKEY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “First, the United States and Turkey temporarily stopped issuing visas to each other’s citizens. Then the Turkish lira plunged on international markets, and most travel between the two countries was curtailed. By midday Monday [10-10-17], fears rose that a minor diplomatic dispute threatened to flare up into a full diplomatic standoff. […]

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10/9/2017

HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Michigan Consumers for Health Care, a nonprofit group, has enrolled thousands of people in health insurance under the Affordable Care Act and was honored last year as one of the nation’s top performers — a ‘super navigator’ that would serve as a mentor to enrollment counselors in other states. So the group […]

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10/9/2017

CLIMATE CHANGE/EPA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is formally withdrawing federal limits on carbon emissions at power plants, triggering the next stage of what is likely to be a yearslong fight over the government’s centerpiece regulation for slowing climate change. The move pushes forward on a central pledge of President Donald Trump: a rollback of […]

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10/9/2017

TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Donald Trump was very much against President Obama playing golf, but it seems he’s got a taste for the game himself! We’ll be giving live updates on President Trump’s golf trips during his time in office.“ -Sophie Germain, “Trump Golf Count,” trumpgolfcount.com, accessed Oct. 9, 2017 […]

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10/9/2017

DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s demand that Congress approve dozens of immigration-enforcement measures threatens to derail sensitive negotiations on Capitol Hill over legislation that would help young people brought to the U.S. illegally as children. Most of the demands released Sunday [10-8-17] pleased his core supporters, but drew opposition from Democrats and even some […]

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10/9/2017

GOP/POLITICAL FIGURES/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A public feud between U.S. President Donald Trump and Senate Republican maverick Bob Corker could narrow the path for tax reform in the U.S. Senate, where a Republican go-it-alone effort is already showing signs of disunity. Days after the Republican-controlled Congress took two important steps toward advancing tax legislation, a Trump-Corker […]

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10/9/2017

GOP/POLITICAL FIGURES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump and a senior Republican senator traded personal barbs on Twitter Sunday [10-8-17], the latest example of tensions between the president and senators in his party. Mr. Trump criticized Sen. Bob Corker, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, who had recently suggested there is ‘chaos’ in the […]

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10/9/2017

MIKE PENCE/PROTESTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Monday [10-9-17] morning doubled down on Vice President Mike Pence’s trip to the Indianapolis Colts game Sunday, saying it was ‘long planned.’… Pence left an Indianapolis Colts game on Sunday after several players on the opposing San Francisco 49ers team kneeled in protest during the national anthem. […]

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10/9/2017

CLIMATE CHANGE/EPA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration announced Monday [10-9-17] that it would take formal steps to repeal President Barack Obama’s signature policy to curb greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, setting up a bitter fight over the future of America’s efforts to tackle global warming. At an event in eastern Kentucky, Scott Pruitt, the […]

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10/9/2017

CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/NORTH KOREA/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Russia and China called for restraint on North Korea on Monday [10-9-17] after U.S. President Donald Trump warned over the weekend that ‘only one thing will work’ in dealing with Pyongyang, hinting that military action was on his mind. When asked what Russia made of Trump’s comments, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry […]

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10/8/2017

DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House sent Congress an expansive set of principles that would sharply increase immigration enforcement at the border and inside the U.S. and significantly cut the number of new legal arrivals, demanding a high price for legislation under consideration to help ‘Dreamers.’ The documents arrive as lawmakers begin an emotional and […]

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10/8/2017

IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “The U.S. and Turkey on Sunday [10-8-17] stopped issuing nonimmigrant visas to each others’ citizens on Sunday as differences between the NATO allies escalated into measures that could affect thousands of travelers. The U.S. Embassy in Ankara made the first move, saying in a statement that ‘recent events have forced the United […]

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10/8/2017

HEALTHCARE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s executive order on health insurance, the most significant step so far to put his stamp on health policy, is designed to give more options to healthy consumers. It also could divide the insurance market in two. The order, to be signed this week, will begin rolling back some requirements […]

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10/8/2017

GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: ” ‘The Republican Party is racking up record amounts of small dollar donations – fueled by Trump supporters…..’ @nypost Thank you!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 8, 2017 06:58pm […]

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10/8/2017

POLITICAL FIGURES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senator Bob Corker ‘begged’ me to endorse him for re-election in Tennessee. I said ‘NO’ and he dropped out (said he could not win without… my endorsement). He also wanted to be Secretary of State, I said ‘NO THANKS.’ He is also largely responsible for the horrendous Iran Deal! …Hence, I […]

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10/7/2017

JOHN KELLY/REX TILLERSON/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump addressed questions Saturday [10-7-17] evening about his relationships with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and White House chief of staff John Kelly amid reporting about tensions among his top aides. ‘I have a very good relationship’ with Tillerson, Trump told reporters as he left the White House […]

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10/7/2017

FOREIGN POLICY/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Presidents and their administrations have been talking to North Korea for 25 years, agreements made and massive amounts of money paid… hasn’t worked, agreements violated before the ink was dry, makings fools of U.S. negotiators. Sorry, but only one thing will work!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 7, 2017 02:40pm and […]

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10/7/2017

CAMPAIGN/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Can’t believe I finally got a good story in the @washingtonpost. It discusses the enthusiasm of ‘Trump’ voters through campaign… contributions. The RNC is taking in far more $’s than the Dems, and much of it by my wonderful small donors. I am working hard for them!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 7, […]

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10/6/2017

CLIMATE CHANGE/EPA/INTERIOR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The rapid-fire push by the Trump administration to wipe out significant chunks of the Obama environmental legacy is running into a not-so-minor complication: Judges keep ruling that the Trump team is violating federal law. The latest such ruling came late Wednesday [10-4-17], when a federal magistrate judge in Northern California vacated […]

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10/6/2017

MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump said late Thursday [10-5-17] that a meeting with his military leaders was ‘the calm before the storm,’ but what he meant by his ominous comment remained unclear. When pressed for more details, the president said, ‘you’ll find out,’ a declaration that comes amid more turmoil in his own cabinet and […]

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10/6/2017

TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders declined Friday [10-6-17] to offer any clarity into what President Donald Trump meant a day earlier when he cryptically remarked at a meeting with military officials that the gathering could be ‘the calm before the storm.’… Trump made his comment Thursday evening flanked by uniformed […]

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10/6/2017

TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump joked Friday [10-6-17] afternoon at a Hispanic Heritage Month event that Latino leaders in the U.S. are sometimes ‘too tough,’ honoring the Hispanic community for its contributions to the nation. ‘You teach our children. You lead our churches. You protect our communities and you defend our nation. Among you […]

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10/6/2017

FOREIGN POLICY/SUDAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration said Friday [10-6-17] it will ease sanctions against Sudan that have made the African state an international pariah since the 1990s, citing progress in the fight against terror in the region. The decision, which was blasted by critics who say the Sudanese government is still committing human rights […]

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10/6/2017

HEALTHCARE/HHS/OBAMACARE(ACA)/RELIGION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday [10-6-17] eviscerated requirements under the Obamacare law that employers provide insurance to cover women’s birth control, keeping a campaign pledge that pleased his conservative Christian supporters. Administration officials said two new federal rules will let any non-profit or for-profit entity make religious or moral objections to […]

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10/6/2017

NAFTA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The biggest business organization in the U.S. is opposing key proposals by the Trump administration to overhaul the North American Free Trade Agreement, adding to growing tensions over the ongoing negotiations. ‘We’re increasingly concerned about the state of play in negotiations,’ John Murphy, senior vice president for international policy at the […]

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10/5/2017

NAFTA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration’s chief trade negotiator plans to propose significant changes to a central aspect of the North American Free Trade Agreement, in a bid to force auto factories in Mexico to move back to the U.S., according to people briefed on the plan. The proposal introduces a requirement that cars […]

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10/5/2017

HEALTHCARE/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “The Trump administration is poised to roll back the federal requirement for employers to include birth control coverage in their health insurance plans, vastly expanding exemptions for those that cite moral or religious objections. The new rules, which could be issued as soon as Friday [10-6-17], fulfill a campaign promise by President […]

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10/5/2017

CUBA/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Cubans have long regarded emigrating to the United States as something of a birthright derived from the privations they endured as a result of sanctions that Washington has imposed on Cuba for decades. Last week, for the first time in decades, the United States effectively shut down the immigration pipeline from the […]

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10/5/2017

FOREIGN POLICY/IRAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is expected to refuse to certify that Tehran is complying with the 2015 international nuclear agreement, as part of a broader policy change on Iran to be set out as early as next week, people familiar with the deliberations said. That move would place key decisions about the […]

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10/5/2017

IRAN/NATIONAL SECURITY/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump has approved a broad strategy to crack down on Iran for its ballistic missile program and support for militant groups throughout the Middle East, according to a senior administration official, although he has yet to formally sign off on ‘decertifying’ the nuclear accord negotiated by the Obama administration. Mr. […]

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10/5/2017

FEDERAL RESERVE/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Senate on Thursday [10-5-17] voted to confirm Randal K. Quarles as the Federal Reserve’s vice chairman for supervision, an important victory for the Trump administration in its campaign to reduce financial regulations put in place in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. Mr. Quarles is the first person to […]

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10/5/2017

SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration on Thursday [10-5-17] urged the Supreme Court to dismiss a pending case on the president’s expiring travel ban, which it said was moot in light of new travel restrictions announced last month by President Donald Trump. The justices already had removed the travel ban case from the court’s […]

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10/5/2017

EPA/LOBBYING/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump on Thursday nominated Andrew R. Wheeler, a coal lobbyist with links to outspoken deniers of established science on climate change, to help lead the Environmental Protection Agency. In announcing Mr. Wheeler, a former aide to Senator James M. Inhofe, to be deputy administrator of the agency, the White House tapped […]

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10/5/2017

CALIFORNIA/SANCTUARY CITIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In a sharp rebuke to President Trump’s expanded deportation orders, Gov. Jerry Brown signed landmark ‘sanctuary state’ legislation Thursday [10-5-17], vastly limiting who state and local law enforcement agencies can hold, question and transfer at the request of federal immigration authorities. Senate Bill 54, which takes effect in January, has been […]

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10/5/2017

BUDGET/NATO/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. has reached an agreement with holdout France to increase NATO funding for counterterrorism programs, clearing a significant obstacle to the Trump administration’s agenda for the alliance. Under the deal, allied diplomats said, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s total budget, now $1.6 billion, will rise next year by roughly 1%. While […]

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10/5/2017

SECRET SERVICE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “There are no visitor logs or other system of tracking those who visited President Donald Trump at his winter retreat known as Mar-a-Lago, a Secret Service official confirmed Wednesday [10-4-17]. Responding to a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit, Special Agent Kim Campbell said that her agency had a smattering of […]

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