2016 ELECTION/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The House Intelligence Committee chairman and the panel’s top Democrat publicly disagreed Friday [3-24-17] over the handling of their investigation into Russian meddling into the US election, coming after the announcement that President Donald Trump’s campaign chairman agreed to testify before the committee. ‘Yesterday, the counsel for Paul Manafort contacted the […]
Category: A- Trump As President
3-24-2017
KEYSTONE/OIL/PIPELINES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration has given final approval to the Keystone XL project, bringing the mammoth oil pipeline a step closer to fruition more than a year after former President Barack Obama blocked its construction. The U.S. State Department said Friday [3-24-17] it had issued a presidential permit to TransCanada Corp., the company […]
3/24/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS/PAUL RYAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “House Speaker Paul D. Ryan, facing a revolt among conservative and moderate Republicans, rushed to the White House Friday [3-24-17] afternoon to inform President Trump he did not have the votes to pass legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act and to decide whether to pull the bill from consideration. The […]
3/22/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/NATO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “US President Donald Trump will attend a NATO leaders’ summit scheduled for May, the White House has confirmed. ‘The President looks forward to meeting with his NATO counterparts to reaffirm our strong commitment to NATO, and to discuss issues critical to the alliance, especially allied responsibility-sharing and NATO’s role in the […]
3/24/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The rag-tag rabble-rousing House Freedom Caucus may be the linchpin to repeal and replace Obamacare at this point. Its members, however, are Public Enemy No. 1 on Capitol Hill. The group of conservative agitators who’ve irked leadership, held the line against spending bills and rebelled against trade priorities of leaders have now […]
3/27/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Fox News has been widely mocked after it tweeted a ‘news alert’ stating that Donald Trump was working over the weekend. The news organisation, which is one of the few media outlets to support the controversial president, whose approval ratings are at a historic low for a new president, shared the bizarre […]
3/25/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Happy #MedalOfHonorDay to our heroes! ➡️https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/03/24/remarks-president-meeting-medal-honor-recipients …” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 25, 2017 08:29am […]
3/24/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “If you read Donald Trump’s ‘The Art of the Deal,’ substituting ‘contractors’ for ‘conservatives,’ the president’s ultimatum to House Republicans on health care is not at all surprising. ‘You have to be very rough and very tough with most contractors or they’ll take the shirt right off your back,’ Trump wrote […]
3/24/2017
KEYSTONE/PIPELINES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Today, I was pleased to announce the official approval of the presidential permit for the #KeystonePipeline. A grea… https://t.co/GWNo2XAueg” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 24, 2017 12:03pm […]
3/23/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump agreed to the demands of conservative House Republicans to remove federal requirements that health insurance plans provide a basic set of benefits like maternity care, emergency services, mental health and wellness visits as he struggles to round up enough votes to pass a broad health care overhaul. Sean Spicer, the […]
3/23/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS/PAUL RYAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The House hopes to vote on legislation to repeal and replace Obamacare Friday [3-24-17] morning, following a day of drama and multiple high-level, tension-filled meetings, a White House official said. President Donald Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan have been lobbying members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus and also moderate […]
3/23/2017
CONFLICT OF INTEREST/INTELLIGENCE/OBAMA/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WIRETAPPING: “House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes has reportedly apologized to committee members, one day after he went to the president and press, saying the Trump transition team may have been surveilled during former President Barack Obama’s administration… ‘Details about the U.S. persons involved in the incoming administration with little or no […]
3/23/2017
FBI/INTELLIGENCE/POLITICS/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Congressman Ted Lieu called for a ‘total and complete shutdown’ of any of President Donald Trump’s agenda in response to reports that Trump associates may have coordinated with Russians during the campaign. The California Democrat issued a fiery statement on Thursday [3-23-17] in response to the allegations, arguing that Trump’s presidency may […]
3/23/2017
GOP/INTELLIGENCE/NATIONAL SECURITY/OBAMA/RUSSIA/WIRETAPPING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Representative Devin Nunes, the California Republican who is chairman of a House panel investigating Russian interference in the presidential election, may have dealt his own inquiry a fatal blow on Wednesday [3-22-17]. Armed with intelligence that some Republicans said bolstered President Trump’s widely disputed claim of being wiretapped by the Obama […]
3/23/2017
DONALD ON DONALD/FAKE NEWS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump defended some of the most controversial claims of his young political career in a wide-ranging interview with Time magazine published Thursday, in which he offered a simple and absolute defense of his method: ‘I’m a very instinctual person, but my instinct turns out to be right. […]
3/23/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It was an honor to welcome so many truckers and trucking industry leaders to the @WhiteHouse today! https://t.co/M1veooVBNE” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar 23, 2017 05:19pm […]
3/22/2017
DONALD ON DONALD/FAKE NEWS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WIRETAPPING: “[Trump] ‘Why do you say that I have to apologize? I’m just quoting the newspaper, just like I quoted the judge the other day, Judge Napolitano, I quoted Judge Napolitano, just like I quoted Bret Baier, I mean Bret Baier mentioned the word wiretap. Now he can now deny […]
3/22/2017
GOP/POLITICS/PROTESTS/RACISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “A Hawaii lawmaker who says she was pressured to give up her leadership post at the statehouse after criticizing President Donald Trump resigned Wednesday [3-22-17] from the Republican Party. Rep. Beth Fukumoto said members of the GOP refused to oppose racism and sexism including a suggestion by Trump to create a Muslim […]
3/22/2017
DOW/ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “This week’s market tumble is evidence of how the ‘Trump trade’ that sent stocks and other risky assets booming after the election is showing serious cracks amid President Trump’s struggles to push through a replacement for Obamacare. Not only is the Dow on track for its worst month since January 2016, but […]
3/22/2017
BUDGET/POLITICS/SUPPORTERS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Gov. Matt Bevin of Kentucky was unrestrained in his praise for President Trump: Opening for him at a rally on Monday [3-20-17], Mr. Bevin, a conservative Republican, echoed Mr. Trump’s ‘America First’ slogan and only gently noted the nagging divisions in their party. ‘We now have a president and a Congress that […]
3/22/2017
2016 ELECTION/CAMPAIGN/FBI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: ” ‘Believe Me.’ Donald Trump wore those words out as a candidate as he beseeched voters to buy into his grand plans and promises on everything from crushing ISIS to building a great border wall. Now, the question of whether Americans can trust Trump is again a dominant political theme after […]
3/22/2017
LABOR/TRUMP PEOPLE/ANDREW PUZDER: “President Donald Trump’s former labor secretary nominee, Andy Puzder, is stepping down as CEO of CKE Restaurants, the parent company of the Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr. fast food chains. CKE announced in a press release Tuesday [3-22-17] that Jason Marker, former president of Kentucky Fried Chicken U.S., has been selected as the […]
3/22/2017
CAMPAIGN/FBI/INTELLIGENCE/LEGAL/POLITICS/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The public confirmation this week that federal investigators are probing links between the Russian government and associates of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign prompted Democrats to renew their call for an independent investigation into the matter. Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey, in an unusual disclosure, acknowledged the investigation during testimony on […]
3/22/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump warned his fellow Republicans of big losses at the ballot box if they fail to repeal and replace Obamacare. Wednesday [3-22-17] and Thursday, we’ll learn if House Republicans heed that message and back legislation that has already tested the President’s political prowess and has Trump and House Speaker Paul […]
3/22/2017
BUDGET/SECRET SERVICE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP FAMILY: “The U.S. Secret Service requested $60 million in additional funding for the next year, offering the most precise estimate yet of the escalating costs for travel and protection resulting from the unusually complicated lifestyle of the Trump family, according to internal agency documents reviewed by The Washington Post. Nearly half […]
3/22/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @mitchellvii: Trump always ends up being right. It’s almost a little freaky.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 22, 2017 08:04pm […]
3/21/2017
LEGAL/OBAMA/WIRETAPPING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In accusing former President Barack Obama of ordering Trump Tower wiretapped before last year’s presidential election, President Donald Trump compared the alleged behavior to ‘Nixon/Watergate.’ But John Dean, a former White House counsel under former President Richard Nixon who was charged with obstruction of justice for his role in Watergate, said it’s […]
3/21/2017
FAKE NEWS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “If President Trump announces that North Korea launched a missile that landed within 100 miles of Hawaii, would most Americans believe him? Would the rest of the world? We’re not sure, which speaks to the damage that Mr. Trump is doing to his Presidency with his seemingly endless stream of exaggerations, […]
3/21/2017
LEGAL/TORTURE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/NEIL GORSUCH: “Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has suggested that President Trump ‘may get impeached’ if he tries to reauthorize waterboarding, reports the Washington Post. During a hearing for Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch, Graham asked Gorsuch in reference to Trump, “You have said several times he is not above the law as […]
3/21/2017
HUMAN RIGHTS/OBAMA/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP EXEC ORDERS: “The Trump administration did not attend a regional human rights hearing that examined how U.S. policies are hurting asylum claims or triggering other alleged immigration abuses. For decades, U.S. administrations have enthusiastically supported the Inter-American Human Rights Commission as it defended rights throughout the hemisphere, especially in repressive […]
3/21/2017
OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Let’s all agree that no other person ever elected President would have hurled a charge that his predecessor wiretapped him. Especially not in a tweet that referred to a former President this way: ‘This is Nixon/Watergate. Bad (or sick) guy!’ But as his supporters like to say, Donald Trump is no […]
3/21/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Paddy Power, the Irish gambling website known for its over-the-top marketing stunts, says wagers associated with Mr. Trump have been more popular than any other novelty bets it has offered in the last year, including bets associated with Britain’s referendum on whether to leave the European Union. Now, Paddy Power is hiring […]
3/21/2017
SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Supreme Court on Tuesday [3-21-17] made it more difficult for the president to quickly fill vacant top government jobs in a case centered on the appointment powers of the executive. In a 6-to-2 ruling, the court limited the president’s ability to put certain high-level officials in positions in an acting […]
3/21/2017
CELEBS/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER: “Arnold Schwarzenegger is trying to flip the narrative of his ongoing ratings feud with President Donald Trump. ‘Oh Donald — the ratings are in, and you got swamped,’ the actor and former Governor of California said in a video posted to Twitter Tuesday morning. ‘Wow. Now you’re in the thirties?’ The […]
3/21/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Tuesday [3-21-17] threatened political fallout if House Republicans do not pass the American Health Care Act, the GOP leadership’s bill to repeal and replace Obamacare. During a meeting with Republican lawmakers in the House, Trump said that if the AHCA does not pass, some Republicans will lose in […]
3/20/2017
OBAMA/SEAN SPICER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House got stuck in the rough Monday [3-20-17] after President Trump’s Press Secretary Sean Spicer defended his boss’s frequent golf outings by claiming the commander-in-chief uses the game differently than former President Barack Obama did. Trump, who just eight weeks into office has already made 10 trips to green, […]
3/18/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “CNN’s Fareed Zakaria has attributed President Trump’s success to ‘bullsh***ing.’ On Friday night, Zakaria and fellow network host Don Lemon discussed a Justice Department report that allegedly ‘does not confirm Trump’s wiretap claim.’ Zakaria commented, ‘I think the president is somewhat indifferent to things that are true or false.’ He added, ‘He […]
3/17/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @DiamondandSilk: When the President says ‘You’re Fired’ That means: ‘Pack Yo Stuff and Go, Not Say ‘You Refuse to Go! #DrainTheSwamp…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 17, 2017 04:35am […]
3/17/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The President Changed. So Has Small Businesses’ Confidence https://t.co/daTGjPmYeJ” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 17, 2017 09:07am […]
3/16/2017
IMMIGRATION/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP EXEC ORDERS: “A federal judge in Hawaii has blocked the major provisions of President Trump’s revised ban on refugee resettlement and travel from six predominantly Muslim countries, hours before the executive order was to take effect. The decision struck down, at least temporarily, the Trump administration’s attempt to pause all refugee […]
3/16/2017
BUDGET/NIH/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In a budget blueprint that promises to ‘make America great again,’ the Trump administration has proposed to cut $5.8 billion from the National Institutes of Health’s budget for fiscal year 2018, reducing its total spending to $25.9 billion. That would represent a roughly 20% decrease from its 2017 spending on biomedical research, […]
3/16/2017
NATIONAL DEBT/OBAMA/POLITICS/TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. hit its debt limit again on Thursday [3-16-17]— a whopping $19.9 trillion this time — and the Treasury Department started using accounting maneuvers to buy Congress several months to raise it to avoid a potential federal government default. The statutory limit on borrowing has become a partisan flash point […]
3/15/2017
IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP EXEC ORDERS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A federal judge in Hawaii issued a nationwide order Wednesday [3-15-17] evening blocking President Trump’s ban on travel from parts of the Muslim world, dealing a stinging blow to the White House and signaling that Mr. Trump will have to account in court for his heated rhetoric about Islam. […]
3/15/2017
FBI/INTELLIGENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes said Wednesday [3-15-17] that neither he nor the ranking Democrat on the committee have seen any evidence that then-President Barack Obama wiretapped Donald Trump last year, and want the Justice Department to respond to their requests for information by March 20. ‘We don’t have any evidence […]
3/15/2017
IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP EXEC ORDERS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Advocates head to court Wednesday [3-15-17] to make last ditch-pleas to head off President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban without some of their most potent weapons: scenes of chaos as travelers were detained at airports across the country during Trump’s first attempt two months ago. Apparently by design, Trump’s […]
3/15/2017
ECONOMY/EPA/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump is expected to announce a new review of federal auto fuel economy and emissions rules Wednesday [3-15-17] at an event in Michigan. A senior White House official said the administration plans to review standards approved by the Environmental Protection Agency just ahead of Trump’s inauguration, saying the regulations may not […]
3/15/2017
LEAKS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A culture of paranoia is consuming the Trump administration, with staffers increasingly preoccupied with perceived enemies — inside their own government. In interviews, nearly a dozen White House aides and federal agency staffers described a litany of suspicions: that rival factions in the administration are trying to embarrass them, that civil servants […]
3/15/2107
CELEBS/SNOOP DOGG/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Can you imagine what the outcry would be if @SnoopDogg, failing career and all, had aimed and fired the gun at President Obama? Jail time!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com March 15, 2017 6:02am […]
3/14/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump hosted Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia for lunch at the White House on Tuesday, moving to forge a warmer relationship with the kingdom after a period of tension between the United States and a longstanding ally. The lunch was an early effort by Mr. […]
3/14/2017
BUDGET/EPA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Cuts at the Environmental Protection Agency could be more significant than originally thought, meaning deeper cuts than the up to 25% of the agency’s budget that’s already been reported, according to a source close to the EPA. Discussions are ongoing regarding these cuts, which are expected to include grants to states aimed […]
3/14/2017
INTELLIGENCE/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It’s almost like Republicans are tired of having President Trump’s evidence-free allegations laid at their feet. Almost. Late Monday [3-13-17], House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes’s (R-Calif.) spokesman threatened to subpoena the Trump administration to produce evidence of Trump’s claim that then-President Barack Obama wiretapped Trump Tower. The White House has declined […]
3/14/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/JAPAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s top diplomat will visit Japan on Wednesday followed by stops in South Korea and China, a vital trip for an administration that has sent mixed signals to a region facing new risks. On the eve of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s first official trip to Asia, the administration […]
3/14/2017
G20/TRADE DEALS/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A senior Canadian Finance Ministry official says there is a lot of uncertainty over what direction the United States wants to take on issues such as trade and taxation policy ahead of the upcoming meeting of G20 finance ministers.” -Bill Trott, “Highlights: The Trump presidency on March 14 at 3:05 p.m. […]
3/14/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “One of the biggest mysteries in global markets so far in the Trump era is the historically low level of volatility that has prevailed despite all the turmoil and uncertainty that analysts warned his victory would unleash. Shares of hospitals and health insurers fall after the U.S. Congressional Budget Office forecasts […]
3/14/2017
POLITICS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Trump’s nominee for U.S. Trade Representative tells U.S. senators he agrees with Trump’s call for an ‘America First’ trade policy with better-negotiated trade deals and stronger enforcement of U.S. trade laws.” -Bill Trott, “Highlights: The Trump presidency on March 14 at 3:05 p.m. ET,” Reuters, March 14, 2017 […]
3/14/2017
AIRLINE INDUSTRY/ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Airline industry group IATA is concerned about protectionist rhetoric from the United States and other governments but sees the Trump administration’s plans to invest in infrastructure as positive for the industry.” -Bill Trott, “Highlights: The Trump presidency on March 14 at 3:05 p.m. ET,” Reuters, March 14, 2017 […]
3/14/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Trump meets Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House for a discussion likely to touch on investment opportunities in the kingdom and efforts to stop the war in Syria.” -Bill Trott, “Highlights: The Trump presidency on March 14 at 3:05 p.m. ET,” Reuters, March 14, […]
3/14/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration and congressional Republicans defend their plan to dismantle Obamacare after a non-partisan report shows 14 million Americans would lose medical insurance by next year under their proposal even as it reduces the budget deficit.” -Bill Trott, “Highlights: The Trump presidency on March 14 at 3:05 p.m. ET,” Reuters, March […]
3/13/2017
KELLYANNE CONWAY/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WIRETAPPING: “The Department of Justice is under pressure to provide any documents related to President Donald Trump’s accusation — presented so far without evidence — that the Obama administration wiretapped his phones at Trump Tower during the campaign. The House Intelligence Committee has set a Monday [3-13-17] deadline for the DOJ to […]
3/13/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The House Republican effort to overhaul the Affordable Care Act could hit many rural areas particularly hard, according to a new analysis, sharply increasing the cost for some residents buying their own insurance. In extreme cases, the amount a consumer might owe for a plan could exceed that person’s annual income. In […]
3/13/2017
IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Federal courts across the country have seen a flurry of activity over the last week as challengers of President Donald Trump’s new travel ban race to block it before it ever goes into effect. Trump signed a new executive order last week banning foreign nationals from six Muslim-majority countries from entering […]
3/13/2017
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “After living in the shadows for years the teen found some relief in 2012, when President Barack Obama issued the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), a measure that granted protections and work privileges to about 750,000 so-called DREAMers like himself who were brought to the US as children. President Donald Trump, […]
3/13/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Republicans say they want to jettison the maternity coverage requirement, which is part of the ACA’s list of 10 ‘essential’ benefits. It’s a valuable benefit, and removing it outright won’t be easy since it would take complicated maneuvering in the Senate to do so. It remains intact in the bill moving through […]
3/13/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Republicans may soon get a preview of the political price of health reform. Washington is braced for the expected release as soon as Monday [3-13-17] of a Congressional Budget Office analysis set to reveal the cost and projected reach — and limits — of coverage for the GOP’s bill to repeal and […]
3/13/2017
CHINA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is planning to host Chinese President Xi Jinping for a summit next month at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, a senior administration official told CNN Monday [3-13-17]. The official cautioned that the plan is only tentative at the moment. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is expected to finalize plans […]
3/13/2017
EX-IM BANK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “During the presidential campaign, Trump said he didn’t think the bank [Export-Import Bank] was needed. ‘It’s sort of a featherbedding for politicians and others, and a few companies,’ he told the conservative National Review in 2015. ‘And when you think about free enterprise, it’s really not free enterprise. I’d be against […]
3/13/2017
BUDGET/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Congressional Budget Office on Monday estimated that as many as 24 million more people could be uninsured and the federal budget deficit would shrink by more than $300 billion over the next decade under the Republican healthcare bill. The findings came in a much-anticipated report detailing the possible effects of the […]
3/13/2017
LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Our put-upon president has spent a lifetime talking smack, like a street kid in a pickup basketball game in Queens. Insults and demeaning remarks are just part of the game and part of his persona. When he called Mexicans ‘rapists’ and said ‘Lyin’ Ted’ Cruz’s father helped kill JFK, it was all […]
3/12/2017
OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WIRETAPPING: “A top intelligence overseer in Congress said he doubts the administration will back up Donald Trump’s claim that former President Barack Obama ordered a wiretap on him during the 2016 campaign. ‘I don’t expect we’re going to see any evidence of this,’ Rep. Adam Schiff (D., Calif.), the top Democrat on the […]
3/12/2017
TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Republican lawmakers are showing increasing resistance to President Donald Trump’s trade agenda, worried that his plans could hurt exports from their states and undermine longstanding U.S. alliances. The concerns indicate that the biggest threat to Mr. Trump’s trade policy—which emphasizes new bilateral deals and a tougher stance against countries blamed for […]
3/12/2017
CONFLICT OF INTEREST/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump pledged to forgo a presidential salary, but as his second payday approaches, the White House is declining to say if the president has donated any of his earnings yet. During the campaign, Trump promised he would take ‘no salary’ if elected — a pledge he reiterated after […]
3/11/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We are making great progress with healthcare. ObamaCare is imploding and will only get worse. Republicans coming together to get job done!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com March 11, 2017 9:39am […]
3/10/2017
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Three Republican senators, hoping to speed the hiring of law enforcement agents on U.S. borders, on Friday introduced legislation waiving lie detector tests for job applicants who already serve in law enforcement or have done military service. The ‘Boots on the Border Act’ was backed by Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Ron […]
3/10/2017
2016 ELECTION/DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In historically conservative Staten Island, where President Donald Trump won 57 percent of the vote, residents are readying their homes to keep immigrants protected from being deported. People like Ruth, a local educator who didn’t want her full name used so Immigration and Customs Enforcement could not identify her, are […]
3/09/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “More than 150 of the nation’s largest law firms, including Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, are urging the Trump administration to continue funding a major benefactor of civil legal services to the poor. The show of support for Legal Services Corp., a […]
3/09/2017
FBI/INTELLIGENCE/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WIRETAPPING: “Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey held meetings with top lawmakers at the Capitol on Thursday [3-9-17] in the midst of growing pressure over political and legal controversies involving the Trump administration. The precise subjects of the talks were unknown. The meetings took place as pressure was building in Congress for […]
3/09/2017
CLIMATE CHANGE/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A groundbreaking climate lawsuit, brought against the federal government by 21 children, has been hailed by environmentalists as a bold new strategy to press for climate action in the United States. But the Trump administration, which has pledged to undo Barack Obama’s climate regulations, is doing its best to make sure […]
3/09/2017
2016 ELECTION/CYBERWAR/FBI/INTELLIGENCE/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Federal investigators and computer scientists continue to examine whether there was a computer server connection between the Trump Organization and a Russian bank, sources close to the investigation tell CNN. Questions about the possible connection were widely dismissed four months ago. But the FBI’s investigation remains open, the sources said, and […]
3/09/2017
ENTERTAINMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is a lot like a stand-up comedian, Trevor Noah said Wednesday [3-8-17] — he ‘connects with audiences in the same way.’ Speaking at ‘The Messy Truth,’ a town hall series hosted by CNN commentator Van Jones, ‘The Daily Show’ host analyzed how Trump interacts with a crowd. Noah cited […]
3/08/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump has thrown his weight behind House Republicans’ new bill to repeal and replace Obamacare. But he knows the stakes for the party are high. He held a closed-door meeting with House Republicans on Tuesday. CNN reports that he warned of a ‘bloodbath’ in the 2018 midterm elections if the party […]
3/08/2017
IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRMP EXEC ORDER: “Hawaii is not wasting any time challenging President Donald Trump’s new travel ban. Attorneys for the state filed a new 40-page request just before midnight on Tuesday, asking a federal judge to issue a temporary restraining order blocking implementation of the new executive order. Trump signed a new executive […]
3/07/2017
2016 ELECTION/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I have nothing to do with Russia — haven’t made a phone call to Russia in years, don’t speak to people from Russia,” President Trump said during a press conference on Feb. 16. But it seems Trump did meet the Russian ambassador during the campaign. On Tuesday [3-7-17], AmericaBlog pointed out […]
3/07/2017
CONFLICT OF INTEREST/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump raised eyebrows after he posted five congratulatory tweets promoting a Monday announcement from the energy giant ExxonMobil, the company from which his secretary of state came to the administration. The company had said earlier in the day that it was expanding its manufacturing operation along the Gulf Coast […]
3/07/2017
LEGAL/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s top spokesman said Monday there was no doubt the Obama administration conducted some type of surveillance of the Republican’s presidential campaign. ‘There’s no question that something happened. The question is it, is it surveillance, is it a wiretap or whatever?’ Spicer said during an off-camera briefing at the White […]
3/06/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/MELANIA: “White House tours are scheduled to reopen this week after a multi-week hiatus, bringing visitors back to what’s known as the ‘People’s House’ for the first time in the Trump administration. First lady Melania Trump excitedly announced the big move in a statement released last month. ‘I am excited to reopen the […]
3/6/2017
LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Democratic U.S. lawmakers on Monday urged President Donald Trump to release logs of visitors to the White House and Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida under a policy that made public the names of nearly six million visitors to the White House during the administration of Barack Obama. If Trump continues the policy, […]
3/6/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Video has emerged of chaos inside the Oval Office as the president reportedly lashed out at top strategist Steve Bannon and Chief of Staff Reince Priebus as Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner, and Press Secretary Sean Spicer looked on. The video was shot from the White House lawn on Friday afternoon, shortly before […]
3/06/2017
JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Buy American & hire American are the principals at the core of my agenda, which is: JOBS, JOBS, JOBS! Thank you @exxonmobil.” – Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 6, 2017 4:21pm […]
3/6/2017
IMMIGRATION/IRAQ/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP EXEC ORDERS: “Iraq was removed from a revised version of an executive order banning travel from certain Muslim-majority countries after intensive lobbying from the Iraqi government at the highest levels, a senior US official told CNN Monday. President Donald Trump signed the order midday in the Oval Office, according to the […]
3/6/2017
LEGAL/LGBTQ/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. Supreme Court avoided a ruling on transgender rights by sending a closely watched case involving bathroom access at a Virginia high school back to a lower court on Monday [3-6-17] after President Donald Trump rolled back protections for transgender students. Lawyers for a transgender student named Gavin Grimm, who […]
3/6/2017
IMMIGRATION/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP EXEC ORDER: “President Trump on Monday [3-6-17] signed a revised version of his executive order banning migrants from predominantly Muslim nations, removing Iraqi citizens from the original travel ban at the urging of the State and Defense departments. The order, which comes about a month after federal judges blocked Mr. Trump’s […]
3/6/2017
2016 ELECTION/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/WIRETAPPING/KELLYANNE CONWAY: “President Donald Trump’s top communications officials are vaguely suggesting that the president possesses classified information supporting his thus-far unsubstantiated accusation that President Barack Obama ordered wiretaps of Trump’s phones during the 2016 presidential campaign. Appearing on ‘Fox and Friends’ on Monday, Trump counselor Kellyanne Conway was asked how the […]
3/6/2017
OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Vox recently talked to a series of CPAC attendees, many of whom continued to complain bitterly about Obama’s travel costs and downtime. Told that Donald Trump is actually spending more on travel and enjoying more downtime, conservatives were incredulous. The facts ‘can’t possibly be right,’ one said. ‘That absolutely can’t be right.’ […]
3/5/2017
CLIMATE CHANGE/ECONOMY/GUNS/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Giants in telecommunications, like Verizon and AT&T, will not have to take ‘reasonable measures’ to ensure that their customers’ Social Security numbers, web browsing history and other personal information are not stolen or accidentally released. Wall Street banks like Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase will not be punished, at least for […]
3/03/2017
FBI/INTELLIGENCE/OBAMA/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee told CNN Friday he has not ‘seen any evidence whatsoever to substantiate’ President Donald Trump’s claims that he was wiretapped by the Obama administration during the campaign. ‘I think when (press secretary) Sean Spicer isn’t even willing to talk about it, you know there’s […]
3/3/2017
KEYSTONE/OIL/PIPELINES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP EXEC ORDERS: “A few weeks ago, when President Trump signed a directive clearing several hurdles out of the way of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, the White House touted a new requirement — that the pipeline be made with American-produced steel. Never mind. The requirement to use domestic steel posed a potential […]
3/2/2017
INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Rep. Adam Schiff, ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, says that without an independent analysis, it’s too early to draw conclusions about Trump advisers’ involvement with Russian officials. Schiff’s statement differs from the opinion of the committee’s chairman, Rep. Devin Nunes. “ – Jim Sciutto, “Schiff: No conclusion on Trump-Russia probe,” CNN […]
3/2/2017
NATIONAL SECURITY/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/FIONA HILL: “The White House has tapped Fiona Hill, a highly regarded Russia scholar, to be the National Security Council’s senior director for Europe and Russia, an administration official said. The Trump administration’s selection of Ms. Hill would bring a top expert with a sober view of Russian President Vladimir Putin […]
3/1/2017
DONALD ON DONALD/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A master media manipulator and storyteller, Mr. Trump went without a traditional press secretary during the presidential campaign, preferring to field queries on his own. Now he is increasingly taking command of his administration’s message making, and privately expressing frustration with a White House press office under siege amid leaks […]
3/1/2017
POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump loves the song ‘My Way,’ bristles at the slightest alterations in his daily routine, and lashes out when the world won’t accept him on his own terms. Then, when that doesn’t work, he tries something completely different. Mr. Trump’s well-received address to Congress on Tuesday [2-28-17] night, a conciliatory speech […]