DHS/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A group representing U.S. venture-capital investors is leading a lawsuit against the Trump administration, claiming it took illegal steps to prevent an immigration policy that would have helped foreign-born founders stay in the U.S. to build startups. In a legal complaint filed Tuesday [9-19-17], the National Venture Capital Association, along with other […]
Category: A- Trump As President
9/19/2017
AMBASSADOR/NOMINATIONS/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be ambassador to Russia, said on Tuesday [9-19-17] there was ‘no question’ Moscow meddled in the 2016 U.S. election, and pledged to bring up the matter with the Russian government… Many members of Congress, including several of Trump’s fellow Republicans, are concerned […]
9/19/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “Big day at the United Nations – many good things, and some tricky ones, happening. We have a great team. Big speech at 10:00 A.M.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 19, 2017 06:21am […]
9/18/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “#USAatUNGA?? #UNGA https://t.co/MjIJ7HG3eU” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 18, 2017 11:47pm […]
9/18/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VENEZUELA: “We call for the full restoration of democracy and political freedoms in Venezuela, and we want it to happen very, very soon! https://t.co/bMJDOtAesl” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 18, 2017 11:18pm […]
9/18/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/FRANCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It was a great honor to be with President @EmmanuelMacron of France this afternoon with his delegation. Great bilateral meeting! #UNGA https://t.co/HnxDDU5d5F” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 18, 2017 10:01pm […]
9/18/2017
HHS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Trump administration officials, under pressure from the White House to provide a rationale for reducing the number of refugees allowed into the United States next year, rejected a study by the Department of Health and Human Services that found that refugees brought in $63 billion more in government revenues over the past […]
9/18/2017
NAFTA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The top United States trade negotiator said Monday [9-18-17] that it was unclear whether Canada, Mexico and the United States could reach a deal to overhaul the North American Free Trade Agreement within the ambitious timetable set by the Trump administration… The Trump administration has carved out a narrow path to […]
9/18/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “President Donald Trump’s first address to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday [9-19-17] will lay out a foreign policy rooted in his view of nationalism and sovereignty and anchored by ‘America First’ principles, according to a senior White House official. Mr. Trump will call for more burden sharing and cooperation […]
9/18/2017
EPA/HILLARY CLINTON/LABOR/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Hillary Clinton on Monday [9-18-17] urged federal employees who disagree with the Trump administration to stay in their jobs if they can, condemning what she called the ‘disregard, even contempt, among many in this administration about what federal workers know and what they’ve done, and the advice they can give.’ The […]
9/18/2017
LEGAL/NIKKI HALEY/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump has added another lawyer to his legal team as FBI special counsel Robert Mueller prepares to interview a slate of senior White House aides. Steven Groves, who until last month served as chief of staff to U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley, will serve as deputy to White House […]
9/18/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump was so inspired by Bastille Day celebrations in Paris when he visited earlier this year that he wants to hold a similar parade down Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington to celebrate the Fourth of July, the U.S. leader told French President Emmanuel Macron. ‘It was one of the greatest parades […]
9/18/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VENEZUELA: “President Donald Trump said on Monday [9-18-17] he wanted democracy restored soon in Venezuela and warned that the United States might take additional measures to apply pressure on the oil-producing nation. At a dinner with Latin American leaders on the fringes of the U.N. General Assembly, Trump said the Venezuelan people […]
9/18/2017
IMMIGRATION/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LEGAL/SANCTUARY CITIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. Justice Department on Monday [9-18-17] said it would appeal a court order blocking President Donald Trump’s executive order that sought to restrict federal funds for so-called sanctuary cities. U.S. District Judge William Orrick III of San Francisco earlier this year ruled that Trump’s sanctuary cities order was likely […]
9/18/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Looking forward to meeting with Prime Minister @Netanyahu shortly. Peace in the Middle East would be a truly great legacy for ALL people!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 18, 2017 11:57am […]
9/18/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “We commend SG @AntonioGuterres & his call for the UN to focus more on people & less on bureaucracy. #USAatUNGA #UNGA https://t.co/KVvCMznmcN https://t.co/UQn6RrC9Xw” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 18, 2017 11:36am […]
9/18/2017
AIR FORCE/HOLIDAY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Happy 70th Birthday @CIA! https://t.co/CU3gOZMf7J” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 18, 2017 08:16am […]
9/18/2017
AIR FORCE/HOLIDAY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Happy 70th Birthday @USAirForce! https://t.co/snkXO40vXM” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 18, 2017 08:14am […]
9/18/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/IRAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Iranian Vice President Ali Akbar Salehi on Monday [9-18-17] accused the U.S. of violating the spirit and letter of the 2015 nuclear deal, escalating a clash between the two countries at the start of a crucial week of talks on the accord’s future. President Donald Trump has said he expects not […]
9/18/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/NATO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “President Donald Trump’s debut at the United Nations’ annual gathering of world leaders was set to kick off with a U.S.-hosted event on overhauls at the world body. Monday’s [9-18-17] summit, set to be attended by world leaders and senior officials from more than 100 countries, comes a day before Mr. […]
9/17/2017
INTERIOR/RYAN ZINKE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has recommended cutbacks or other changes to nearly half the geographic national monuments he recently reviewed at the request of President Donald Trump, according to a report sent to the White House and reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. The report recommends reducing the boundaries of the […]
9/17/2017
CLIMATE CHANGE/ECONOMY/GARY COHN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump’s top economic adviser is expected to outline the administration’s proposals to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions while restating that its stance on the Paris climate accord has not changed, White House officials said, following signals over the weekend that the U.S. was exploring ways to remain in the […]
9/17/2017
INTELLIGENCE/NATIONAL SECURITY/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When North Korea launched long-range missiles this summer, and again on Friday [9-15-17], demonstrating its ability to strike Guam and perhaps the United States mainland, it powered the weapons with a rare, potent rocket fuel that American intelligence agencies believe initially came from China and Russia. The United States government […]
9/17/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/NATIONAL SECURITY/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House on Sunday [9-17-17] reiterated its position that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un must give up his nuclear weapons, days after President Donald Trump hinted again at a military strike on the North. White House National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster said Sunday the U.S. policy remains […]
9/17/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Important meetings and calls scheduled for today. Military and economy are getting stronger by the day, and our enemies know it. #MAGA” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 17, 2017 08:00am […]
9/17/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I spoke with President Moon of South Korea last night. Asked him how Rocket Man is doing. Long gas lines forming in North Korea. Too bad!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 17, 2017 06:53am […]
9/17/2017
POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Attorney General Bill Schuette will be a fantastic Governor for the great State of Michigan. I am bringing back your jobs and Bill will help” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 17, 2017 06:40am […]
9/16/2017
MILITARY/RUSSIA/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Russian military forces on Saturday [9-16-17] attacked a location in Syria where they knew troops from the U.S.-led coalition and allied Syrian rebels were operating, the U.S. military said. The strike injured several Syrian Democratic Forces troops but didn’t wound any members of the U.S.-led coalition, according to the statement from the […]
9/16/2017
POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Attorney General Bill Shuette will be a fantastic Governor for the great State of Michigan. I am bringing back your jobs and Bill will help!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 16, 2017 05:59pm […]
9/15/2017
ETHICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “The Trump administration on Friday [9-15-17] escalated a battle with government ethics groups by declining, even in the face of a federal court order, to release a comprehensive list of individuals visiting with President Trump at his family’s Mar-a-Lago resort during the two dozen days he spent at the private club […]
9/15/2017
DEFENSE/IMMIGRATION/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…In the last week, recruiters have rescinded contracts for an unknown number of foreign nationals who had signed up for Military Accessions Vital to the National Interest, or Mavni, a program introduced in 2009 to attract immigrants with certain language and other skills that are in short supply into the armed forces. […]
9/15/2017
TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UK: “President Trump on Friday [9-15-17] used an unfolding terrorist attack in London to revive his push for a travel ban for people from predominantly Muslim countries, an effort that has been hampered by United States courts. In a series of early-morning Twitter posts, Mr. Trump said the London subway attack had been […]
9/15/2017
MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We will defend our people, our nations and our civilization from all who dare to threaten our way of life…cont: https://t.co/SYBRshx89b https://t.co/sIiAuxL3OE” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 15, 2017 05:58pm […]
9/15/2017
TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Our hearts & prayers go out to the people of London, who suffered a vicious terrorist attack…. https://t.co/Q2hTBV2l5t” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 15, 2017 03:54pm […]
9/15/2017
ABORTION/BUDGET/PLANNED PARENTHOOD/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration has taken a series of steps to cut funds for abortion providers and promote conservative reproductive policies, moving toward what supporters and opponents say could be the most antiabortion presidential agenda in recent memory. A high-profile push to withhold federal Medicaid funding from Planned Parenthood, which provides abortions […]
9/15/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP FAMILY/MELANIA: “Frank ‘FX’ Giaccio- On behalf of @FLOTUS Melania & myself, THANK YOU for doing a GREAT job this morning! @NatlParkService gives you an A+! https://t.co/135DxuapUI” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 15, 2017 11:49am […]
9/15/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “WEEKLY ADDRESS?? https://t.co/MsaLA9POAt” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 15, 2017 11:09am […]
9/15/2017
ECONOMY/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump named Richard Burkhauser, an economist who is professor emeritus of policy analysis at Cornell University, as the final member of his Council of Economic Advisers. Mr. Burkhauser’s research has focused on how government tax and spending policies address income inequality and how public policies shape economic behaviors and the […]
9/15/2017
MEDIA/RACISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The president said on Twitter on Friday [9-15-17] morning that ESPN ‘is paying a really big price for its politics (and bad programming). People are dumping it in RECORD numbers. Apologize for untruth.’ He was apparently referring to ESPN anchor Jemele Hill, who in a recent tweet said that ‘Donald Trump is […]
9/15/2017
IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday [9-15-17] said so-called ‘chain migration,’ a term often used to refer to citizens or permanent residents sponsoring relatives or the clustering of certain immigrants in the same areas, cannot be included in any immigration legislation. ‘CHAIN MIGRATION cannot be allowed to be part of any legislation […]
9/15/2017
IMMIGRATION/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The travel ban into the United States should be far larger, tougher and more specific-but stupidly, that would not be politically correct!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 15, 2017 05:54am […]
9/15/2017
TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Loser terrorists must be dealt with in a much tougher manner.The internet is their main recruitment tool which we must cut off & use better!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 15, 2017 05:48am […]
9/15/2017
TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Another attack in London by a loser terrorist.These are sick and demented people who were in the sights of Scotland Yard. Must be proactive!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 15, 2017 05:42am […]
9/15/2017
RELIGION/SUPPORTERS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As President Donald Trump bowed his head in the Oval Office earlier this month, Texas Southern Baptist Pastor Robert Jeffress and other U.S. religious leaders laid their hands on Trump’s back and prayed for Hurricane Harvey’s victims. With TV cameras and reporters watching, the scene was a powerful reminder of one of […]
9/14/2017
DREAMERS/GOP/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Top congressional Republicans signaled Thursday [9-14-17] that they wouldn’t be pressured into enacting an immigration framework reached between President Donald Trump and top Democrats, as conservatives reacted with alarm to news of a fledgling deal to protect young people brought to the U.S. illegally as children. Mr. Trump, who ran for president […]
9/14/2017
BORDER/DREAMERS/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP POSITION CHANGES: “President Trump came under withering attack on Thursday [9-14-17] from some of his strongest supporters, who were outraged and unforgiving about his decision to set aside, for now, a fight over building the border wall he has long promised as part of a deal with Democrats on legislation to protect […]
9/14/2017
JEFF SESSIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Shortly after learning in May that a special counsel had been appointed to investigate links between his campaign associates and Russia, President Trump berated Attorney General Jeff Sessions in an Oval Office meeting and said the attorney general should resign, according to current and former administration officials and others briefed […]
9/14/2017
GOP/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Republican leaders had muscled through their failure to repeal the Affordable Care Act, punted on the perennial brinkmanship over the debt ceiling and finally reached the one issue that all of the party’s factions wanted to be on, tax reform. Then, over a Chinese dinner at the White House with the two […]
9/14/2017
RELIGION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump will hold a conference call on Friday [9-15-17] morning with Jewish leaders ahead of the High Holy Days, moving ahead with a standard White House event that several rabbinical groups have vowed to boycott… The tradition of the conference call had been nonpartisan in previous years ahead of the holidays […]
9/14/2017
CRISIS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump visited hurricane-scarred Florida on Thursday [9-14-17], landing in Fort Myers to tour areas recovering from Hurricane Irma and was met with praise from state officials for the federal government’s response… It was Mr. Trump’s third visit to storm-ravaged parts of the United States in the past few weeks after two […]
9/14/2017
EPA/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Federal regulators will reconsider Obama -era rules governing waste from coal-fired power plants, accepting a request from utility companies that were faced with possibly closing dozens of coal-ash dumps nationwide. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the decision Thursday [9-14-17], putting into question rules from 2015 that one trade group estimated would […]
9/14/2017
CRISIS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “FLORIDA- Just like TX, WE are w/you today, we are w/you tomorrow, & we will be w/you EVERY SINGLE DAY AFTER, to RESTORE, RECOVER, & REBUILD! https://t.co/phRMudujxJ” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 14, 2017 07:55pm […]
9/14/2017
CLIMATE CHANGE/CRISIS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump, pressed on whether back-to-back deadly hurricanes have changed his views on climate change, dodged the question on Thursday [9-14-17] by contradicting past comments he made about the size of storms that have rocked Texas and Florida. Trump, speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on Thursday after touring […]
9/14/2107
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Senate Judiciary Committee approved four of President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees on Thursday [9-14-17], amid a stir caused by a recent back-and-forth over the relationship between a nominee’s religious beliefs and her potential performance as a judge. At a hearing last week, the committee heard from several nominees including Amy […]
9/14/2017
COLOMBIA/DRUGS/FOREIGN POLICY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. and Colombia, longtime allies in the war on drugs, clashed after President Donald Trump warned he was considering removing Colombia from Washington’s list of drug-fighting partners because of a surge in the coca crop. American officials, who say more than 90% of the cocaine in the U.S. originates in […]
9/14/2017
CRISIS/FOREIGN POLICY/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump said that he reached Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto by telephone Thursday [9-14-17] to express his condolences for the earthquake that struck his country a week ago, citing poor cellphone reception for the delay. The White House had previously cited technical issues when a planned phone call […]
9/14/2017
CRISIS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “WE ARE WITH YOU FLORIDA! Emergency Information 1-800-342-3557 https://t.co/zbWkR5VmDp Volunteer 1-800-FL-HELP-1 https://t.co/ghkbVajBN0 https://t.co/2Jj85weO1U” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 14, 2017 04:11pm […]
9/14/2017
MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Spoke to President of Mexico to give condolences on terrible earthquake. Unable to reach for 3 days b/c of his cell phone reception at site.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 14, 2017 02:18pm […]
9/14/2017
CRISIS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Just left Florida for D.C. The people and spirit in THAT GREAT STATE is unbelievable. Damage horrific but will be better than ever!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 14, 2017 02:04pm […]
9/14/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/IRAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration imposed new sanctions against 11 firms and individuals for allegedly aiding Tehran’s ballistic missile program and helping it to conduct cyberattacks and support terrorism, the U.S. Treasury said Thursday [9-14-17]. The new sanctions come as the administration is set to waive sanctions related to the 2015 international nuclear […]
9/14/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/IRAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Thursday [9-14-17] is expected to extend sanctions relief to Iran, U.S. officials said, retaining for now the U.S. commitment to the landmark 2015 nuclear agreement, whose fate nonetheless remains uncertain. As part of the international deal, the U.S. agreed to waive a wide range of sanctions on […]
9/14/2017
COAST GUARD/CRISIS/FEMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Am leaving now for Florida to see our GREAT first responders and to thank the U.S. Coast Guard, FEMA etc. A real disaster, much work to do!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 14, 2017 06:05am […]
9/14/2017
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Does anybody really want to throw out good, educated and accomplished young people who have jobs, some serving in the military? Really!… They have been in our country for many years through no fault of their own – brought in by parents at young age. Plus BIG border security” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
9/14/2017
DREAMERS/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “No deal was made last night on DACA. Massive border security would have to be agreed to in exchange for consent. Would be subject to vote.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 14, 2017 05:11am […]
9/13/2017
MILITARY/POLITICS/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Nearly 16 years to the day after Congress first authorized a military response to the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the Senate on Wednesday rejected an effort to repeal the virtual blank check that Congress granted to the president while smoke still rose from the rubble of the World Trade Center. The […]
9/13/2017
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump worked Wednesday [9-13-17] to find an agreement on legislation legalizing undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children, pitching the issue at a bipartisan White House meeting and inviting the Capitol’s top two Democrats to dinner to plot strategy. The overtures have conservatives worried that the president […]
9/13/2017
CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Wednesday [9-13-17] blocked a Beijing-backed fund’s attempt to buy an American chip maker, signaling his administration will closely scrutinize Chinese efforts to invest in U.S. semiconductor technology. Mr. Trump rejected the transaction after the would-be deal makers—Chinese government-backed Canyon Bridge Capital Partners and Lattice Semiconductor Corp. —made […]
9/13/2017
MILITARY/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Senate voted Wednesday [9-13-17] to retain two resolutions authorizing the use of military force that date back to the early 2000s, even while lawmakers from both parties complained that Congress has avoided reopening debate on U.S. military commitments overseas. In a 61-36 vote, the Senate set aside an amendment from Sen. […]
9/13/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “With Irma and Harvey devastation, Tax Cuts and Tax Reform is needed more than ever before. Go Congress, go!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 13, 2017 07:36am […]
9/12/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/MALAYSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump touted what he described as a plan by Malaysia Airlines Bhd. to spend between $10 billion and $20 billion on Boeing Co. jets and General Electric Co. engines as he opened a White House meeting with Malaysia’s prime minister. Mr. Trump, in a public appearance with Prime Minister […]
9/12/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/MALAYSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When President Trump welcomed Malaysia’s prime minister, Najib Razak, to the White House on Tuesday [9-12-17], he thanked him for ‘all the investment you’ve made in the United States.’ Mr. Trump did not single out Mr. Najib’s patronage of his hotel two blocks from the White House, but he could have: […]
9/12/2017
CHINA/STEVE BANNON/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In the White House, Stephen K. Bannon helped shape President Trump’s nationalistic rhetoric that blamed China for economic woes in the United States. Now, less than a month after leaving the government, Mr. Bannon, the former chief strategist to Mr. Trump, has come to Hong Kong, at the invitation of a […]
9/12/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The last time South Korea is known to have plotted to assassinate the North Korean leadership, nothing went as planned. In the late 1960s, after North Korean commandoes tried to ransack the presidential palace in Seoul, South Korea secretly trained misfits plucked from prison or off the streets to sneak […]
9/12/2017
IMMIGRATION/SUPREME COURT/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Supreme Court on Tuesday [9-12-17] again ordered a reinstatement of the Trump administration’s restrictions on refugee entry into the U.S., another shift in the seesaw legal battle over President Donald Trump’s temporary travel ban. The high court issued an emergency order that sided with the Trump administration, after a federal […]
9/12/2017
BUDGET/CRISIS/NATIONAL DEBT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The hurricane relief and debt deal signed by President Donald Trump last Friday [9-8-17] suspends the government’s borrowing limit through Dec. 8, but the real deadline will likely be next spring, according to analysts and congressional aides, adding a new wrinkle to upcoming negotiations. The new 2018 deadline could align with […]
9/12/2017
MALAYSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It was a great honor to welcome Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak of Malaysia and his distinguished delegation to the @WhiteHouse today! https://t.co/3pWrBOh8dG” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 12, 2017 03:12pm […]
9/12/2017
POLITICS/RACISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Senate has approved a resolution condemning white supremacists, neo-Nazis and other hate groups following a white-nationalist rally in Virginia that descended into deadly violence. Democratic Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine of Virginia introduced the measure along with four colleagues from both parties. The resolution, approved unanimously Monday [9-11-17] night, recognizes […]
9/12/2017
BORDER/DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “A top White House aide indicated Tuesday [9-12-17] that the Trump administration would not insist that legislation protecting young immigrants known as Dreamers be tied to funding for a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border… The comments underscore President Donald Trump’s desire to see Congress approve a legislative fix for the Deferred Action […]
9/11/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump observed the 16th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in ceremonies Monday [9-11-17] at the Pentagon, promising that the United States will ‘prevail’ and that the memory of those lost will ‘never, ever die.’ ‘On that day, not only did the world change but we all changed,’ […]
9/12/2017
STEVE BANNON/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon remains in frequent contact with President Donald Trump weeks after leaving his administration job, Mr. Bannon told a private lunchtime gathering Tuesday [9-12-17] in Hong Kong. Mr. Bannon said he talks to Mr. Trump every two to three days, and that the pair last […]
9/12/2017
CRISIS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The devastation left by Hurricane Irma was far greater, at least in certain locations,than anyone thought – but amazing people working hard!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 12, 2017 08:11am […]
9/12/2017
LEGAL/ROBERT MULLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Lawyers representing Donald Trump’s current and former aides are giving their clients one simple piece of advice: Don’t lie to protect the president. As special counsel Robert Mueller and congressional investigators prepare to question high-ranking aides — including Hope Hicks, Reince Priebus and Sean Spicer — in the coming weeks, […]
9/11/2017
IMMIGRATION/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Justice Anthony M. Kennedy on Monday [9-11-17] issued a temporary order allowing the Trump administration to exclude most refugees from entering the United States while the Supreme Court considers challenges to its revised travel ban. The so-called administrative stay will probably be in place for only a short time, and the […]
9/11/2017
CLIMATE CHANGE/DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/POPE FRANCIS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As he flew near Caribbean islands devastated by Hurricane Irma on his way back to the Vatican from Colombia on Sunday [9-10-17], Pope Francis said that political leaders and others who denied climate change reminded him of a passage from the psalms about man’s stubbornness. ‘Man is stupid, the Bible […]
9/11/2017
LEGAL/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP FAMILY/JARED KUSHNER: “Some of President Donald Trump’s lawyers earlier this summer concluded that Jared Kushner should step down as senior White House adviser because of possible legal complications related to a probe of Russia’s involvement in the 2016 presidential election and aired concerns about him to the president, people familiar with the […]
9/11/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump led a national moment of silence on the 16th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on World Trade Center and the Pentagon on Monday [9-11-17], the first commemoration for a New York native who has described the destruction of the Twin Towers as a defining event in his political life. At […]
9/11/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/NORTH KOREA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “The Trump administration has backed away from some of the most stringent penalties it had sought to impose on North Korea, in an apparent effort to draw Russian and Chinese backing for a new raft of sanctions over the country’s nuclear weapons advances. Whether the administration will garner the […]
9/11/2017
JANET YELLEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP FAMILY/IVANKA: “Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen met with Ivanka Trump in July, roughly a week before President Donald Trump said he was considering nominating the central bank chief to a second term. Ms. Yellen met the president’s eldest daughter and senior adviser for a one-hour breakfast July 17 in a room […]
9/11/2017
DEFENSE/LGBTQ/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Senate is likely to tackle a slew of contentious issues this week during debate over the annual defense policy bill, from the status of transgender troops to war powers and even a surprise push by Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) to allow the military to close bases across the country. It’ll also […]
9/11/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “May God Forever Bless the United States of America. #NeverForget911 https://t.co/erycJgj23” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 11, 2017 01:35pm […]
9/11/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “#NeverForget https://t.co/rmQ1a5bDon” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 11, 2017 01:02pm […]
9/11/2017
2016 ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A few weeks after Donald Trump won the presidential election last year, the Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll asked Trump voters why they went for the man who had just shocked the world. Four in 10 Trump voters said one of the primary reasons was that he would change business as […]
9/11/2017
AFGHANISTAN/MILITARY/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan said on Monday [9-11-17] Washington would never allow militants to use the country as a sanctuary, as American and allied troops in Kabul commemorated the Sept. 11 attacks. U.S. President Donald Trump in August committed nearly 4,000 additional troops to Afghanistan as part of an open-ended campaign […]
9/11/2017
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “The top U.N. human rights official voiced concern on Monday [9-11-17] at the Trump administration’s decision to end the DACA program for immigrants who arrived illegally as children and urged the U.S. Congress to give them lasting legal status in the country. Referring to a move to end the Deferred Action for […]
9/10/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VOTER FRAUD: “President Trump’s commission on voter fraud, which has ricocheted between controversies since its creation in May, is scheduled to hold its second public meeting on Tuesday [9-12-17] in New Hampshire. Already, the commission’s de facto leader has warmed up for the session by suggesting that the election in November of Senator […]
9/10/2017
CRISIS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As Congress returns to work this week, absent some members whose states were hit by Hurricane Irma, a leading question is whether last week’s burst of bipartisanship will prove to be durable. President Donald Trump, who made a deal with Democrats on disaster relief and the debt limit, returned Sunday [9-10-17] to […]
9/10/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/MALAYSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump will host Malaysia’s premier this week, in a visit that shows how hard his administration is working to court Asian allies to pressure North Korea over its nuclear-weapons program. Tuesday’s [9-12-17] visit by Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak comes as a U.S. Justice Department investigation into the […]
9/9/2017
CRISIS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Heed the advice of @FLGovScott! ‘If you’re in an evacuation zone, you need to get to a shelter…there’s not many hours left.’ Gov. Scott https://t.co/92W8ViNMUK” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 9, 2017 07:03pm […]
9/9/2017
CRISIS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “This is a storm of enormous destructive power, and I ask everyone in the storm’s path to heed ALL instructions from government officials. https://t.co/nJfM2Sdme1” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 9, 2017 04:44pm […]
9/8/2017
BUDGET/CRISIS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Friday [9-8-17] afternoon signed a measure tying emergency funding for hurricane relief with measures that would raise the debt ceiling and keep the government open for three months. The measure was the result of a deal struck between Trump and Democratic leaders, to the consternation of many Republicans. […]