FOREIGN POLICY/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The US military has dropped an enormous bomb in Afghanistan, according to four US military officials with direct knowledge of the mission. A GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb, nicknamed MOAB, was dropped at 7 p.m. local time Thursday [4-13-17], the sources said. The MOAB is also known as the ‘mother […]
Category: A- Trump As President
04/13/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Days before Japanese leader Shinzo Abe dined with President Trump at Mar-a-Lago, restaurant inspectors slapped the resort with 13 violations — including raw fish used in sushi, one of Japan’s signature dishes. Florida restaurant inspectors also found beef, duck, chicken and ham stored at unsafe temperatures higher than the law requires, […]
4/13/2017
CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I have great confidence that China will properly deal with North Korea. If they are unable to do so, the U.S., with its allies, will! U.S.A.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 13, 2017 08:08am […]
04/13/2017
CLIMATE CHANGE/EPA/LEGAL/LOBBYING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Fossil fuel lobbyists and environmentalists are set for a legal battle over whether the Trump administration will defend regulations on chemical plant safety. The Union for Concerned Scientists, Sierra Club and Earthjustice plan to jointly file a motion Wednesday [4-12-17] to intervene in a lawsuit filed by fossil fuel groups in […]
04/12/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/NATO/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump, at a news conference with the head of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, described Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as ‘a butcher’ as a result of the chemical attack the US government has accused him of carrying out on his own civilians. ‘That’s a butcher. That’s a butcher,’ Trump […]
04/12/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/RUSSIA/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A week ago, President Trump was accused of being a tool for the Russians, an unwitting agent of influence, so full of admiration that he defended President Vladimir V. Putin against critics who called him a killer. Now, Mr. Trump is in a diplomatic clash with Mr. Putin’s Russia, his administration […]
04/12/2017
CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China warned on Friday [4-14-17] that tensions on the Korean Peninsula could run out of control, after North Korea said it could test a nuclear weapon whenever its top leader, Kim Jong-un, decided, and as an American naval group neared the peninsula in a show of resolve. ‘The United States […]
04/12/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “North Korea is a country prepared for conflict. Still technically at war with its southern neighbor, ordinary North Koreans are warned to be in a state of constant vigilance to threats from the outside, particularly from the US. Those fears seemed to be confirmed this month, after US President Donald […]
04/12/2017
INTELLIGENCE/OBAMA/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WIRETAPPING: “After a review of the same intelligence reports brought to light by House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes, both Republican and Democratic lawmakers and aides have so far found no evidence that Obama administration officials did anything unusual or illegal, multiple sources in both parties tell CNN. Their private assessment contradicts President Donald […]
4/12/2017
CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Had a very good call last night with the President of China concerning the menace of North Korea.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 12, 2017 07:22am […]
4/12/2017
DONALD ON DONALD/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “One by one we are keeping our promises – on the border, on energy, on jobs, on regulations. Big changes are happening!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 12, 2017 06:10pm […]
04/11/2017
BUDGET/CABINET/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/MIKE MULVANEY: “The Trump administration on Wednesday [4-12-17] will lift the hiring freeze that it had imposed on the federal work force, even as it directs agencies to submit plans for personnel cuts and other restructuring moves to fit the budget blueprint released by President Trump last month. The new guidance, to […]
04/11/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/RUSSIA/STATE/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/REX TILLERSON: “President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday [4-11-17] that Russia had information that the United States was planning to launch new missile strikes on Syria, and that there were plans to fake chemicals weapons attacks there. Putin was speaking hours before U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was due to […]
04/11/2017
OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump received an urgent warning in February, informing him of a crucial date he was about to miss. ‘FYI manufacturing deadlines for the Easter eggs are near,’ said a Twitter post directed at Mr. Trump; the first lady, Melania Trump; and the president’s daughter Ivanka Trump. ‘Please reach out!’ The message […]
04/11/2017
CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump tweeted Tuesday [4-11-17] that the US will ‘solve the North Korea problem’ alone if China refuses to help. ‘North Korea is looking for trouble. If China decides to help, that would be great. If not, we will solve the problem without them! U.S.A,’ he tweeted. ‘I explained […]
04/11/2017
POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A special election in Kansas Tuesday [4-11-17] has Republicans sounding worried about an enthusiasm gap in the Trump era. Trump himself was apparently worried enough that he cut a robo call for Republican state party Treasurer Ron Estes. ‘On Tuesday, Republican Ron Estes needs your vote — and needs it badly,’ the […]
04/11/2017
DHS/IMMIGRATION/SANCTUARY CITIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration has suspended its weekly reports aimed at putting political pressure on sanctuary cities. President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration called for the so-called ‘declined detainer’ report, and the Department of Homeland Security issued the first one three weeks ago. The reports name jurisdictions that did not comply […]
4/11/2017
DONALD ON DONALD/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Great Strategic & Policy CEO Forum today with my Cabinet Secretaries and top CEO’s from around the United States. #AmericaFirst https://t.co/pmGIL08OpP” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 11, 2017 03:27pm […]
04/11/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/MILITARY/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP FAMILY/DONALD JR/IVANKA: “President Donald Trump has said that the horrific images from a chemical weapons attack in Syria compelled him to authorize a missile strike against an Assad-regime airbase last week. But according to his son, Eric Trump, another key White House voice may have also influenced his decision to use military […]
04/11/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Donald Trump’s travel to his private club in Florida has cost over an estimated $20 million in his first 80 days as president, putting the president on pace in his first year of office to surpass former President Barack Obama’s spending on travel for his entire eight years. The outsized spending on […]
04/11/2017
HOLIDAY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Better leave two seats empty at the White House Passover Seder this year― one for Elijah, and one for the president. President Donald Trump didn’t attend his staffers’ official Passover dinner on Monday [4-10-17], bucking the tradition that his predecessor Barack Obama started. Obama both hosted and attended the Passover dinner every […]
4/11/2017
CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “North Korea is looking for trouble. If China decides to help, that would be great. If not, we will solve the problem without them! U.S.A.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 11, 2017 07:03am […]
4/11/2017
CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I explained to the President of China that a trade deal with the U.S. will be far better for them if they solve the North Korean problem!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 11, 2017 06:59am […]
04/10/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/SEAN SPICER: “White House press secretary Sean Spicer said twice Monday [4-10-17] that the Trump administration will respond if the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad uses barrel bombs against his own people, something that’s been a regular occurrence in the six-year civil war. ‘If you gas a baby, if you […]
04/10/2017
IMMIGRATION/POPE FRANCIS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As politicians around the world including President Trump take an increasingly hard line on immigration, a powerful force is rallying to the side of migrants: the Roman Catholic Church led by Pope Francis. Catholic cardinals, bishops and priests are emerging as some of the most influential opponents of immigration crackdowns backed […]
04/10/2017
MILITARY/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump’s decision to bomb a Syrian airfield with 59 missiles Thursday [4-6-17] night is being questioned by some U.S. veterans who had previously been deployed to the Middle East. One criticism revolves around a seeming lack of a clear end goal; for example, Evan McAllister, a Marine scout and sniper who […]
04/10/2017
TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “On February 9, President Donald Trump told manufacturing CEOs during a White House event that he was going to release something ‘phenomenal in terms of tax’ in two or three weeks. As of April 10, eight and a half weeks later, no tax plan has been released by the White House, and, […]
04/10/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/RUSSIA/STATE/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/UN/REX TILLERSON/NIKKI HALEY: “Foreign ministers of leading US allies were meeting Monday [4-10-17] amid mixed signals from the Trump administration on the future of Syrian President President Bashar al-Assad. At a summit in Italy, foreign ministers of the G7 group of industrialized nations were expected to seek clarity from US Secretary […]
04/10/2017
LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A new lawsuit is demanding that a log of visitors to the White House and to President Donald Trump’s homes in New York and Florida be released to the public. The suit, set to be filed Monday in federal court in New York, contends that the Secret Service is in violation of […]
04/10/2017
ECONOMY/JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump took credit for Toyota Motor Corp. investing $1.33 billion in an existing U.S. factory, championing spending by a Japanese automaker he’s blasted for building a plant in Mexico. The outlays in Georgetown, Kentucky, aren’t new — they’ve been in the works for years. But the way they’re being marketed […]
04/09/2017
TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump is considering an executive action that would launch a formal investigation into the way U.S. trading partners use subsidies and a tactic known as ‘dumping’ to skew imports and exports, a White House official said Sunday evening. If signed, the executive action would call for a review of foreign […]
4/9/2017
NAVY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Thank you @USNavy! #USA https://t.co/oD7L8vPgjq” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 9, 2017 08:35pm […]
04/09/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/MILITARY/NAVY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A U.S. Navy strike group has been ordered to relocate to the western Pacific Ocean, providing a physical presence near the Korean Peninsula as concerns mount over North Korea’s missile program. The Pentagon announced the deployment late Saturday. In a statement, U.S. Pacific Command spokesman David Benham said the Carl Vinson […]
4/8/2017
MILITARY/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The reason you don’t generally hit runways is that they are easy and inexpensive to quickly fix (fill in and top)!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 8, 2017 02:00pm […]
04/07/2017
SUPPORTERS/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Some of President Trump’s most ardent campaign supporters were among his most vocal opponents on Thursday [4-7-17] after he ordered the missile strike against Syria, charging him with breaking his promise to keep the United States out of another conflict in the Middle East. Prominent writers and bloggers on the far right […]
04/07/2017
SUPPORTERS/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Some of President Trump’s most ardent campaign supporters were among his most vocal opponents on Thursday [4-7-17] after he ordered the missile strike against Syria, charging him with breaking his promise to keep the United States out of another conflict in the Middle East. Prominent writers and bloggers on the far right […]
04/07/2017
IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/WALL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…For years, the federal government has pondered a way to build a stronger barrier across it to halt illegal immigration from Mexico. In February, federal authorities made the long-looming threat concrete. A letter from the U.S. attorney in southern Texas informed the Benavides family that the government intends to seize a 60-foot-wide […]
04/06/2017
CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump and Xi Jinping, the president of China, will take each other’s measure on Thursday [4-6-17] as they meet for the first time to discuss trade tensions, North Korea’s nuclear ambitions and other issues. The two men will spend about 24 hours together at Mr. Trump’s beachside Mar-a-Lago estate […]
04/06/2017
MILITARY/POLITICS/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump has told some members of Congress that he is considering military action in Syria in retaliation for this week’s chemical attack, and recognizes the seriousness of the situation, a source familiar with the calls tells CNN. The source said the President had not firmly decided to go ahead with […]
04/05/2017
CELEBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER: “Arnold Schwarzenegger found himself in familiar territory Wednesday: taking aim at President Donald Trump. This time, the actor and former California governor blasted the President over his proposed $1.2 billion cut to after-school programs. ‘President Trump promised us he wants to *make America great again.* That’s not how you make America […]
04/05/2017
POLITICS/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Republican tax plan in the House of Representatives, which could form the basis for President Trump’s overhaul of the nation’s tax system, contains plenty of measures that are likely to inflame partisan tensions. But one of the plan’s most important provisions could secure bipartisan support, and win acclaim from tax experts […]
04/05/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/NORTH KOREA/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A confluence of crises in Syria and North Korea is forcing President Donald Trump to re-evaluate his fledgling foreign policy, deciding which advisers he will listen to and which campaign pledges to jettison. The apparent chemical-weapons attack in Syria and the latest ballistic missile test by North Korea raise the […]
04/05/2017
2016 ELECTION/CAMPAIGN/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump, amid questions about his campaign’s ties to Russia during the 2016 election, met Tuesday with Dana Rohrabacher, a California congressman so well-known for his pro-Russia views that he has been referred to as Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ‘favorite congressman.’ Ken Grubbs, a spokesman for Rohrabacher, declined to disclose […]
04/05/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/ISRAEL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s mantra, throughout his career, has been never to give an inch without getting an inch in return. But last week he announced that Israel would voluntarily impose some limits on future construction in the West Bank — and, according to Israeli news reports, he cited as […]
04/05/2017
ABORTION/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “The US cut funding for a UN program for women and girls, a move that critics said was based on faulty information, could lead to greater instability in the Middle East and hurt women around the world. The United States, as promised, has drastically cut funding to the United Nations’ most significant […]
04/05/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Eager to show strength after a major provocation, President Donald Trump is forcefully denouncing a chemical attack he blames on Syrian President Bashar Assad but staying coy about how, if at all, the U.S. may respond. Trump split the blame Tuesday [4-4-17] between Syria’s embattled leader and former President Barack Obama […]
4/5/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/JORDAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I am deeply committed to preserving our strong relationship & to strengthening America’s long-standing support for Jordan. @KingAbdullahII.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 5, 2017 04:18pm […]
04/04/2017
IMMIGRATION/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Foreigners who want to visit the U.S., even for a short trip, could be forced to disclose contacts on their mobile phones, social-media passwords and financial records, and to answer probing questions about their ideology, according to Trump administration officials conducting a review of vetting procedures. The administration also wants to […]
04/04/2017
CRIME/POLICE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Black pedestrians in Baltimore stopped without reasonable suspicion. Black drivers in Ferguson, Mo., searched much more frequently than whites. Cleveland residents punched and kicked by officers and subjected to stun guns, without posing any threat. In report after report in the Obama years, Justice Department lawyers found patterns of eye-popping rights violations […]
04/04/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/UN/NIKKI HALEY: “The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations has condemned Syrian strongman Bashar Assad for being ‘a war criminal’ who’s done ‘disgusting’ things to his own people. Ambassador Nikki Haley’s made the comments at the U.N. headquarters in New York City on Monday during a press conference held to mark […]
04/04/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Sen. John McCain said Tuesday [4-4-17] the Trump administration’s decision to no longer prioritize ending the Syrian civil war is ‘another disgraceful chapter in American history.’ ‘(Syrian President) Bashar Assad and his friends, the Russians, take note of what Americans say,’ the Arizona Republican told CNN’s Alisyn Camerota on ‘New Day.’ […]
04/04/2017
CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Warning the U.S. could act alone, President Donald Trump has vowed to deliver an ultimatum to Chinese leader Xi Jinping to rein in North Korea when the two men come face-to-face for the first time this week. But Trump’s early retreat on Taiwan already has chipped away at his standing […]
4/4/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Thank you Sean McGarvey & the entire Governing Board of Presidents for honoring me w/an invite to speak. #NABTU2017… https://t.co/dJlZvlq6Tj” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 4, 2017 02:38pm […]
04/03/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “With little notice, President Donald Trump recently signed an executive order that advocates say rolls back hard-fought victories for women in the workplace. Tuesday’s ‘Equal Pay Day’ — which highlights the wage disparity between men and women — is the perfect time to draw more attention to the president’s action, activists say. […]
04/03/2017
IMMIGRATION/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The federal government on Monday [4-3-17] began accepting visa applications for a fresh round of high-skilled foreign workers, without the wholesale changes President Donald Trump promised in his campaign. His administration did, though, announce one shift that could put pressure on outsourcing companies that typically win a large share of the […]
04/03/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump, who promised to work for free, donated his salary for the first quarter of the year on Monday [4-3-17] to the National Park Service, which, like other government agencies, faces major cuts in the president’s first budget proposal. At the daily White House briefing, Sean Spicer, the president’s press secretary, […]
04/03/2017
EGYPT/FOREIGN POLICY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Ever since he seized power in a military takeover nearly four years ago, Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has been barred from the White House. But President Trump made clear on Monday [4-3-17] that the period of ostracism was over as he hosted Mr. Sisi and pledged unstinting support for the […]
04/03/2017
ETHICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “When President Donald Trump placed his businesses in a trust upon entering the White House, he put his sons in charge and claimed to distance himself from his sprawling empire. ‘I hope at the end of eight years I’ll come back and say, *Oh you did a good job,*’ Trump said […]
04/03/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As President Donald Trump continues to pillory House conservatives who derailed efforts to repeal and replace Obamacare, he took a different tack Sunday [4-2-17] with one of the Republican senators who had been loudly egging them on, inviting Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul to play golf at one of his eponymous courses. White […]
4/3/2017
EGYPT/FOREIGN POLICY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It was an honor to welcome President Al Sisi of Egypt to the @WhiteHouse as we renew the historic partnership between the U.S. and Egypt.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 3, 2017 02:39pm […]
4/3/2017
EGYPT/FOREIGN POLICY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Getting ready to meet President al-Sisi of Egypt. On behalf of the United States, I look forward to a long and wonderful relationship.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 3, 2017 11:00am […]
3/29/2017
SANCTUARY CITIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP EXEC ORDERS: “The city of Seattle sued the Trump administration over the president’s executive order that calls for cutting federal funding for so-called sanctuary cities and other jurisdictions that protect undocumented immigrants. Seattle’s mayor contends Trump’s threat to withhold funding for local governments that don’t cooperate with his immigration crackdown is […]
3/29/2017
ECONOMY/IMMIGRATION/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump’s temporary travel ban and an inhospitable political climate could punch an $18 billion hole in U.S. tourism by international visitors over the next two years, projections by travel analysts show. Foreign tourism is a $250 billion-a-year business in the United States, and Trump’s original and revised executive orders temporarily […]
3/29/2017
FOREIGN AFFAIRS/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UKRAINE: “Expectations that President Donald Trump’s election would lead to a rapid U.S. rapprochement with Russia are fading, as the White House pushes off the Kremlin’s proposals for a meeting with President Vladimir Putin and takes an increasingly skeptical view of reaching a grand bargain with Moscow. At a White House meeting […]
3/29/2017
CABINET/FOREIGN AFFAIRS/MILITARY/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/REX TILLERSON: “Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson has decided to lift all human rights conditions on a major sale of F-16 fighter jets and other arms to Bahrain in an effort to end a rift between the United States and a critical Middle East ally, according to administration and congressional […]
3/30/2017
FOREIGN AFFAIRS/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump has relaxed some of the rules for preventing civilian casualties when the American military carries out counterterrorism strikes in Somalia, laying the groundwork for an escalating campaign against Islamist militants in the Horn of Africa. The decision, according to officials familiar with internal deliberations, gives commanders at the United […]
3/30/2017
BUSH FAMILY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Jeb Bush has some advice for his onetime rival President Donald Trump: ‘Stop saying things that aren’t true.’ Trump’s unsuccessful rival for the Republican presidential nomination says the new tenant in the White House has made ‘some really good appointments’ and acted ‘decisively’ on rolling back regulations — but he is […]
3/31/2017
JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “‘Trump Celebrates American Manufacturing Survey Showing Highest Level of Optimism in 20 Years’ ➡️http://45.wh.gov/o6bLge “ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 31, 2017 02:37pm […]
03/31/2017
DONALDISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Long before Donald Trump ever became a credible presidential candidate, let alone the commander in chief, the former reality TV star was guided by one animating principle: ‘If they screw you, screw them back 10 times as hard.’ Trump’s desire for revenge played out in public on Thursday when, in an effort […]
03/31/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Donald Trump is sick of losing. More than 70 days into his tenure, the president has yet to autograph a major piece of legislation. He lost his pseudo–Muslim ban to the courts, Obamacare repeal to the House GOP, and his national security adviser to a scandal that casts a shadow over his […]
03/31/2017
BUDGET/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Reducing the deficit in external payments is a key objective of the Trump administration. The shortfall means that U.S. residents are consuming more products and services produced abroad than foreign consumers do in the U.S. If this could be reversed, Donald Trump’s advisers reason, it would mean that more of the […]
3/31/2017
LEGAL/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/MICHAEL FLYNN: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday supported the decision of his former national security adviser to seek immunity from prosecution in exchange for his testimony in congressional probes of possible ties between the Trump campaign and Russia. Retired General Michael Flynn wants protection against ‘unfair prosecution’ if he testifies before […]
3/30/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “On the fourth floor of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, the staff of the White House chief technology officer has been virtually deleted, down from 24 members before the election to, by Friday [3-31-17], only one. Scores of departures by scientists and Silicon Valley technology experts who advised Mr. Trump’s predecessor […]
3/30/2017
POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump is threatening the conservative group that opposed him on health care, raising the specter of intraparty opposition in next year’s midterm elections. ‘The Freedom Caucus will hurt the entire Republican agenda if they don’t get on the team, & fast,’ Trump tweeted. ‘We must fight them, & Dems, in 2018!’ […]
3/28/2017
NAFTA/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Trump administration trade officials want a revamped North American Free Trade Agreement to improve access for U.S. farm products, manufactured goods and services in Canada and Mexico, said lawmakers who met with them on Tuesday [3-28-17]. Members of the House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee met with Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross […]
3/29/2017
2016 ELECTION/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The New York Times sought to correct the record with President Donald Trump Wednesday [3-29-17], pushing back on his claim that the Times ‘apologized to subscribers’ for its election coverage. ‘Remember when the failing @nytimes apologized to its subscribers, right after the election, because their coverage was so wrong,’ Trump tweeted […]
3/29/2017
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House staff won’t attend the annual correspondents’ dinner in ‘solidarity’ with President Trump, the White House Correspondents’ Association announced Tuesday [3-20-17]. WHCA president Jeff Mason, a White House correspondent for Reuters, said that the group has worked to build a ‘constructive relationship’ with the president and his staff, something that […]
3/28/2017
CLIMATE CHANGE/ENERGY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP EXEC ORDERS: “President Trump signed on Tuesday [3-28-17] a much-anticipated executive order intended to roll back most of President Barack Obama’s climate-change legacy, celebrating the move as a way to promote energy independence and to restore thousands of lost coal industry jobs. Flanked by coal miners at a ceremony at the […]
3/28/2017
APPRENTICE/LEGAL/PUBLIC FIGURES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/SUMMER ZERVOS: “The president [Trump] believes the Supremacy Clause bars state lawsuits against a sitting president and looks to tackle an issue ‘not decided’ by the Supreme Court in Bill Clinton v. Paula Jones. Donald Trump is making a big legal move that may shape his presidency over the next four years. […]
3/28/2017
CLIMATE CHANGE/OBAMA EXEC ORDERS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump will direct the federal government on Tuesday to begin dismantling his predecessor’s most significant climate change policies, with a sweeping directive telling agencies to stop trying to reduce the carbon pollution of electric utilities, oil and gas drillers and coal miners. The executive order Trump will […]
3/28/2017
CABINET/CLIMATE CHANGE/EPA/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/SCOTT PRUITT: “Scott Pruitt’s first weeks leading the Environmental Protection Agency have been marked by infighting among competing factions, three sources tell CNN, including a group that believes Pruitt may not go far enough to reshape the agency and pare back regulations. Some conservatives both inside and outside the agency are […]
3/27/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s approval rating fell to 36% Monday [3-27-17] after House Republicans failed to pass their repeal of the Affordable Care Act, marking a new low for the president’s young tenure. Before March 24, when the House pulled the scheduled vote on the American Health Care Act, the president’s approval rating […]
3/27/2017
CRIME/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As the Trump administration ramps up deportations and cracks down on so-called sanctuary cities, mayors and prosecutors across the US say immigrants who are living in the country illegally have begun avoiding law enforcement at all costs — often declining to testify in court cases and refusing to report crimes. In Denver, […]
3/24/2017
CLIMATE CHANGE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Wielding the same authority created decades ago to fight smog, California regulators on Friday [3-24-17] moved forward with tough new pollution-reduction requirements for automakers selling cars in the state. The rules set escalating targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from 2022 through 2025, and officials are planning tougher steps after that. […]
3/27/2017
BUDGET/SECRET SERVICE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Saturday [3-25-17] marked President Trump’s 13th visit to one of his golf courses since taking office 67 days ago, the eighth weekend in a row (out of 10 total) he’s done so. It’s unknown how many rounds he’s played in that time period — the White House is not saying, insisting […]
3/27/2017
DHS/IMMIGRATION/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The ‘extreme vetting’ that President Donald Trump has in mind for travel to the U.S. isn’t just directed at individuals applying to come here. It is aimed at entire nations. The administration is looking to compel countries around the world to cooperate on a range of issues, including sharing their citizens’ […]
3/27/2017
PHARMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House sent a warning shot to congressional Republicans that it may increase its outreach to Democrats if it can’t get the support of hard-line conservatives, a potential shift in legislative strategy that could affect drug prices, the future of a tax overhaul and budgetary priorities. Days after the House GOP […]
3/30/2017
CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The meeting next week with China will be a very difficult one in that we can no longer have massive trade deficits…and job losses. American companies must be prepared to look at other alternatives.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 30, 2017 05:16pm […]
3/30/2017
NAFTA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s campaign promise to bring sweeping changes to the ‘terrible’ North American Free Trade Agreement just got a dose of reality. An eight-page draft letter to Congress outlining the administration’s negotiating objectives shows how daunting it will be to translate campaign rhetoric to real policy changes that will achieve […]
3/30/2017
CLIMATE CHANGE/POPE FRANCIS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Vatican urged U.S. President Donald Trump to listen to ‘dissenting voices’ and reconsider his position on climate change on Thursday [3-30-17], saying the United States risked losing its environmental protection leadership to China. Pope Francis has made defense of the environment a key plank of his papacy, strongly backing […]
3/30/2017
BUDGET/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/STEVE BANNON: “Donald Trump’s budget proposal was a statement of intent. And his actions this week were a down payment. The warning to Americans from the government is clear: your national defense will be well-funded and your security will be a priority, but for benefits beyond the most basic services, don’t count […]
3/27/2017
DOW/ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Wall Street no longer believes President Trump’s agenda is a slam dunk. The Dow slumped more than 125 points Monday morning as Trump’s stunning failure to repeal and replace Obamacare has spooked investors. If the losses hold and the Dow ends down, it would be an eighth-straight down day. That hasn’t happened […]
3/27/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump has been unpopular his entire tenure and it doesn’t look like that’s changing any time soon. The most recent polls published late last week showed Trump’s approval rating is hovering around 40 percent and remains safely underwater. The latest Gallup tracking poll pegged the president’s support at 40 percent […]
3/26/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Picking themselves up after the bruising collapse of their health care plan, President Trump and Republicans in Congress will start this week on a legislative obstacle course that will be even more arduous: the first overhaul of the tax code in three decades. Mr. Trump’s inability to make good on his promise […]
3/26/2017
INTELLIGENCE/OBAMA/WIRETAPPING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/REINCE PRIEBUS: “Fox News anchor Chris Wallace pressed White House chief of staff Reince Priebus on Sunday over President Donald Trump’s baseless claim that President Barack Obama wiretapped Trump Tower during the 2016 presidential campaign. In an interview on ‘Fox News Sunday,’ Wallace asked Priebus whether Trump accepted the conclusion from law […]
3/26/2017
POLITICS/PAUL RYAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Jeanine Pirro, a Fox News host, is a longtime friend of President Trump. So when Mr. Trump said on Twitter on Saturday — a day after his crushing defeat in the House on health care — that people should watch her show that night, political observers began guessing what was in […]
3/29/2017
CABINET/EPA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/SCOTT PRUITT: “Scott Pruitt, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, moved late on Wednesday [3-29-17] to reject the scientific conclusion of the agency’s own chemical safety experts who under the Obama administration recommended that one of the nation’s most widely used insecticides be permanently banned at farms nationwide because of the […]
3/29/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Saturday, April 29, will mark President Trump’s 100th day in office. But will it also mark Day 1 of a government shutdown? It will if Congress doesn’t pass a spending bill soon that authorizes funding for the federal government — and if the president doesn’t sign it. The current temporary spending bill […]
3/25/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump is facing backlash over a comment he made during an Oval Office press conference on Friday following the collapse of the House health care bill that was intended to repeal Obamacare. At one point he told reporters, ‘I guess I’m here, what, 64 days? I never said *repeal and replace […]
3/25/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump ignites a lot of fights, but his failure to repeal the Affordable Care Act, the biggest defeat in his short time in the White House, was the result of something else: a long-running Republican civil war that humbled a generation of party leaders before he ever came to Washington. A […]