11/19/2018

ELECTION/GOP/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “In his first set of political rallies since Democrats flipped the House, President Donald Trump will travel to Mississippi on Nov. 26 to stump for Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in her runoff against Democrat Mike Espy. Trump plans to campaign at rallies in Tupelo and Biloxi for Hyde-Smith. The runoff will take […]

Read More… from 11/19/2018

11/19/2018

ATTORNEY GENERAL/DEMS/LEGAL/NOMINATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump’s appointment of Matthew Whitaker as acting U.S. attorney general on Nov. 7 drew another legal challenge on Monday [11-19-18], this time by three Democratic senators. Senators Richard Blumenthal, Sheldon Whitehouse and Mazie Hirono sued Whitaker and Trump, asking for a court order stating the appointment violated the […]

Read More… from 11/19/2018

11/19/2018

JOHN KELLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump isn’t committing to a previous pledge to keep chief of staff John Kelly for the remainder of his term. It’s part of the widespread speculation about staffing changes that could soon sweep through his administration. Trump, in a wide-ranging interview that aired on ‘Fox News Sunday,’ praised […]

Read More… from 11/19/2018

11/18/2018

CONGRESS/GOP/IMPEACHMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The audition to become President Donald Trump’s most visible defender in Congress — and lead the fight against any impeachment proceedings — is in full swing. One of Trump’s fiercest allies, Rep. Jim Jordan, on Friday began flirting openly with a bid to serve as the top Republican on the House […]

Read More… from 11/18/2018

11/18/2018

ENDORSEMENT/SENATE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “From day one Rick Scott never wavered. He was a great Governor and will be even a greater Senator in representing the People of Florida. Congratulations to Rick on having waged such a courageous and successful campaign!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 18, 2018 2:59 pm […]

Read More… from 11/18/2018

11/18/2018

DHS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump is hinting at major personnel shakeups coming to his administration, saying that his Homeland Security secretary needs to be ‘much tougher’ and leaving open the possibility his chief of staff might not serve out the rest of his term…When asked about the fate of White House chief of […]

Read More… from 11/18/2018

11/18/2018

ATTORNEY GENERAL/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Trump said in an interview aired Sunday [11-18-18] that he most likely would not sit for an interview with the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, asserting that ‘we’ve wasted enough time on this witch hunt and the answer is, probably, we’re finished.’ The president also claimed […]

Read More… from 11/18/2018

11/17/2018

DEMS/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Congratulations to Andrew Gillum on having run a really tough and competitive race for Governor of the Great State of Florida. He will be a strong Democrat warrior long into the future – a force to reckon with!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 17, 2018 11:39 am […]

Read More… from 11/17/2018

11/16/2018

ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Congratulations to Brian Kemp on becoming the new Governor of Georgia. Stacey Abrams fought brilliantly and hard – she will have a terrific political future! Brian was unrelenting and will become a great Governor for the truly Wonderful People of Georgia!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 16, 2018 7:37 pm […]

Read More… from 11/16/2018

11/16/2018

ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Congratulations to Ron DeSantis on becoming the new Governor of Florida. Against all odds, he fought & fought & fought, the result being a historic victory. He never gave up and never will. He will be a great Governor!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 16, 2018 7:36 pm […]

Read More… from 11/16/2018

11/16/2018

SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump awarded seven people the Medal of Freedom on Friday [11-16-18], including the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. Amid introducing the awardees of the nation’s highest civilian honor, some online noticed the president seemed to include a joke about Scalia’s virility. Trump welcomed Scalia’s wife, Maureen, and […]

Read More… from 11/16/2018

11/16/2018

ATF/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump is considering a top national police official to be his director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, an appointment that critics say could be a potential reward for his support of a White House-backed sentencing reform bill. Opponents of bipartisan legislation to overhaul federal sentencing […]

Read More… from 11/16/2018

11/16/2018

2016 ELECTION/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Former Trump campaign foreign policy adviser George Papadopoulos is asking to delay a looming prison stint by citing an appeal that challenges the legality of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s appointment. Papadopoulos elected not to mount such a challenge in his own case last year when Mueller’s office charged him with […]

Read More… from 11/16/2018

11/16/2018

MEDIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Another account of life inside the Trump White House is set to join the ever-growing canon on the subject. Cliff Sims, a Trump adviser who joined the West Wing staff on Day One as a special assistant to the president after working on the campaign, is writing a memoir about his time working […]

Read More… from 11/16/2018

11/16/2018

MELANIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Officials in the Donald Trump administration have now learned the lesson taught many of their predecessors. Beware the power of the first lady. Melania Trump basically forced out a top national security official this week, a reminder to many that first ladies wield a unique kind of power…The White House announced […]

Read More… from 11/16/2018

11/16/2018

MIKE PENCE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Nick Ayers could almost be confused for a college fraternity brother as he flashes a broad grin in a selfie taken with Mike Pence just moments after the Indiana governor was named Donald Trump’s running mate. In fact, the baby-faced campaign strategist in the white undershirt had a pivotal role in Trump’s […]

Read More… from 11/16/2018

11/16/2018

CABINET/EPA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Andrew Wheeler, a former congressional aide and lobbyist who has led the Environmental Protection Agency since his scandal-plagued predecessor resigned earlier this year, got President Donald Trump’s nod Friday for the permanent job. Wheeler’s promotion from acting to permanent EPA chief would keep him as a methodical and effective agent in Trump’s mission […]

Read More… from 11/16/2018

11/16/2018

ATTORNEY GENERAL/NOMINATION/RUSSIA INVESTIGATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The fight over President Donald Trump’s appointment of Matthew Whitaker as acting attorney general has reached the U.S. Supreme Court, with lawyers in a pending gun rights case asking the justices on Friday [11-16-18] to decide if the action was lawful. Critics have said the Republican president’s appointment […]

Read More… from 11/16/2018

11/16/2018

TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump has recognized seven ‘extraordinary Americans’ with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. It’s the highest honor America gives a civilian. Recipients include doctor and Republican Party donor Miriam Adelson, wife of Las Vegas casino magnate Sheldon Adelson. The Adelsons have donated millions to Trump and the GOP in recent […]

Read More… from 11/16/2018

11/16/2018

ENVIRONMENT/EPA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Trump on Friday [11-16-18] said he intends to nominate Andrew R. Wheeler, a former coal lobbyist, to be the permanent administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. The E.P.A. has been at the center of the Trump administration’s agenda to reduce the regulations on industry, and Mr. Wheeler has been instrumental […]

Read More… from 11/16/2018

11/16/2018

CHINA/MIKE PENCE/TRADE WAR/TRUMP PEOPLE: “US and Chinese leaders presented opposing visions for the world in back-to-back speeches at the 2018 APEC conference in Papua New Guinea on Saturday [11-17-18], amid rising tensions between the world’s two major powers. Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke of the need for global cooperation and international trade, telling the Asia-Pacific […]

Read More… from 11/16/2018

11/16/2018

ATTORNEY GENERAL/GOP/NOMINATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Senate Republicans are urging President Donald Trump to quickly nominate a permanent attorney general, hoping a new top law enforcement officer will blunt bipartisan concern over the future of special counsel Robert Mueller and boost the GOP ahead of tough government funding talks. Even after Trump’s latest attack on Mueller […]

Read More… from 11/16/2018

11/15/2018

DHS/JOHN KELLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump mocked news stories Thursday [11-15-18] about imminent staff shake-ups, even as advisers tell reporters that post-election changes are on the way…Trump was not specific about possible changes, but aides said he is considering removing homeland security secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and that White House Chief of Staff John […]

Read More… from 11/15/2018

11/15/2018

MIKE PENCE/NUCLEAR/RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Russian President Vladimir Putin briefly talked with U.S. Vice President Mike Pence Thursday [11-15-18] about issues that will likely top the agenda of his planned meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump. Putin said he and Pence spoke on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in Singapore, discussing arms […]

Read More… from 11/15/2018

11/15/2018

DEMS/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump might return to Mississippi to campaign for a Republican U.S. senator who’s facing a Democrat in a runoff. The White House is looking at holding a rally in Mississippi before the Nov. 27 runoff, but plans were still not definite on Wednesday [11-14-18]. That’s according to a person […]

Read More… from 11/15/2018

11/15/2018

AFRICA/NOMINATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/UN: “President Donald Trump has nominated a South Florida-based luxury fashion and handbag designer to be the new U.S. ambassador to South Africa. The White House announced the nomination of native South African Lana Marks late Wednesday [11-14-18]. Marks was born and raised in South Africa and is now the CEO of […]

Read More… from 11/15/2018

11/15/2018

CAMPAIGN FINANCE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “A political group aiming to be a megaphone for President Donald Trump’s policies raised $26 million in its first year in operation, new disclosures show, the vast majority of which came in through a political nonprofit that does not have to reveal its donors. The group, America First, consists of two parts […]

Read More… from 11/15/2018

11/15/2018

ELECTION/JEFF SESSIONS/MELANIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump insisted Thursday [11-15-18] that despite a recent flurry of high-level reshuffling inside his administration, with more reportedly on the way, his White House ‘is running very smoothly.’ The media, Trump said, had overhyped personnel moves, which have included the removal of Jeff Sessions as attorney general and […]

Read More… from 11/15/2018

11/14/2018

LEGAL/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Special counsel Robert Mueller again pushed back the sentencing of former Donald Trump campaign deputy Rick Gates because the longtime GOP operative is still cooperating on ‘several ongoing investigations.’ The delay, laid out in a new one-page joint filing, stands in contrast to two other high-profile former Trump officials — […]

Read More… from 11/14/2018

11/14/2018

MELANIA/NATIONAL SECURITY/TRUMP PEOPLE: “In an extraordinary step for a first lady, Melania Trump called Tuesday [11-13-18] for the dismissal of deputy national security adviser Mira Ricardel, someone who a White House official said she’d never met. ‘It is the position of the Office of the First Lady that she (Ricardel) no longer deserves the honor […]

Read More… from 11/14/2018

11/14/2018

ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “A political clobbering, bickering aides and now a public grenade launched across the White House by the first lady have placed President Donald Trump in a position he loathes: backed into a corner. A week after standing in the East Room and declaring victory in the midterm elections, the President is […]

Read More… from 11/14/2018

11/14/2018

DHS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump said he would make a decision on the future of U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen soon, the Daily Caller reported on Wednesday [11-14-18], with speculation rampant he would soon replace her…Asked about another possible staffing change to replace White House chief of staff John Kelly, Trump told […]

Read More… from 11/14/2018

11/13/2018

MELANIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “A feud with the first lady’s office is expected to cost a senior national security adviser her job after she sparred with East Wing staff and other key members of the Trump administration. The dispute spilled into public view in extraordinary fashion on Tuesday when the first lady’s office released a statement calling […]

Read More… from 11/13/2018

11/13/2018

ATTORNEY GENERAL/COURTS/JEFF SESSIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The state of Maryland launched a court challenge on Tuesday [11-13-18] to the legality of President Donald Trump’s appointment of Matthew Whitaker as acting U.S. attorney general, saying the president overstepped his constitutional authority and broke federal law. Trump installed Whitaker as acting attorney general last week after ordering […]

Read More… from 11/13/2018

11/13/2018

ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/VOTER FRAUD: “President Donald Trump sought to intervene in Florida’s legally mandated vote recount Tuesday [11-13-18], calling on the state’s Democratic senator to admit defeat and again implying without evidence that officials in two pivotal counties are trying to steal the election…Still, the state elections department and the Florida Department of Law […]

Read More… from 11/13/2018

11/13/2018

CABINET/DEMS/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump is weighing an administration-wide shakeup as he looks to prepare his White House for divided government, but it is unclear who is going and who is staying. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen was thought to be out as soon as this week, according to two people with knowledge […]

Read More… from 11/13/2018

11/13/2018

CABINET/DHS/JOHN KELLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Trump is moving toward major shuffles of his cabinet and his West Wing staff, as members of the Trump family are working to leave a mark on personnel decisions after a bruising midterm election cycle, several people familiar with the discussions said on Tuesday [11-13-18]. Mr. Trump is almost […]

Read More… from 11/13/2018

11/13/2018

BRETT KAVANAUGH/COURT/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump is nominating administration official Neomi Rao to fill the appeals court seat previously held by Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Trump said Tuesday that he was nominating Rao for the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Rao currently serves as the administrator of the […]

Read More… from 11/13/2018

11/13/2018

ELECTION/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Bottled-up hostility in President Donald Trump’s administration flowed to the surface Tuesday [11-13-18] during a remarkable 12-hour period following an awkward midterm détente and tense trip to Paris over which the president is still seething. At the White House, Trump appeared poised to dismiss Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen […]

Read More… from 11/13/2018

11/13/2018

CABINET/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Another round of upheaval engulfed President Donald Trump’s White House on Tuesday [11-13-18], with the future of several senior aides in doubt just a week after U.S. congressional elections. Three Trump cabinet members – Chief of Staff John Kelly, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke – could […]

Read More… from 11/13/2018

11/13/2018

DEMS/FBI/HOUSE OF REPS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The incoming Democratic chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee intends to investigate President Donald Trump’s impact on the integrity of the Justice Department and the FBI, according to a letter sent to top federal law enforcement officials on Tuesday. Representative Jerrold Nadler, now the […]

Read More… from 11/13/2018

11/13/2018

2016 ELECTION/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump is expected to provide written answers to questions from the special counsel investigating Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election as soon as this week, a person familiar with the matter said on Tuesday [11-13-18]. The questions from Special Counsel Robert Mueller that Trump […]

Read More… from 11/13/2018

11/13/2018

MELANIA/NATIONAL SECURITY/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump was under pressure from his wife, Melania, on Tuesday [11-13-18] to fire his deputy national security adviser over what two sources close to the White House said was the way Mrs Trump’s trip to Africa was handled. Two presidential aides said Trump was considering forcing out deputy national security […]

Read More… from 11/13/2018

11/13/2018

DHS/JOHN KELLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to remove Department of Homeland Security chief Kirstjen Nielsen and is considering replacing chief of staff John Kelly in another shakeup of his administration, a source close to the White House said. Trump has been mulling removing Nielsen, a Kelly protege who became the […]

Read More… from 11/13/2018

11/12/2018

ELECTION/GOP/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/VOTER FRAUD: “The concerted effort by Republicans in Washington and Florida to discredit the state’s recount as illegitimate and potentially rife with fraud reflects a cold political calculation: Treat the recount as the next phase of a campaign to secure the party’s majority and agenda in the Senate. That imperative — described […]

Read More… from 11/12/2018

11/13/2018

CENSUS/DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “For years, some Democrats said gerrymandering was an insurmountable roadblock to the House majority that couldn’t be cleared until after the 2020 census. Then along came President Donald Trump. House Democrats steamrolled Republicans in an array of districts last week, from those drawn by independent commissions or courts, to seats crafted […]

Read More… from 11/13/2018

11/13/2018

FOREIGN POLICY/MELANIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “In this White House, no one knows when the ax will fall or who will be swinging it. A new day of firing and fury culminating in a staggering power play by first lady Melania Trump deepened already historic dysfunction in the administration on Tuesday [11-13-18], leaving top officials blindsided and confused. […]

Read More… from 11/13/2018

11/12/2018

ATTORNEY GENERAL/ETHICS/JEFF SESSIONS/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Attorney General Matthew Whitaker is consulting with ethics officials regarding possible recusal from overseeing the special counsel’s Russia investigation, the Justice Department said on Monday [11-12-18]…Whitaker has been overseeing special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation since last Wednesday, when Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ resignation triggered a set of events that left […]

Read More… from 11/12/2018

11/12/2018

2016 ELECTION/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “An associate of Roger Stone, a longtime ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, expects to be indicted by the U.S. special counsel probing Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election, he said on Monday [11-12-18]. Jerome Corsi, a right-wing commentator, said in a livestream posted to YouTube he expected to […]

Read More… from 11/12/2018

11/12/2018

ELECTION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Florida elections officials are racing to recount ballots this week after razor-thin voting margins left the state’s marquee contests for the U.S. Senate and governor too close to call. Republicans took the lead in last Tuesday’s [11-6-18] elections, but their margins narrowed and state-mandated recounts were ordered after the processing of more than […]

Read More… from 11/12/2018

11/12/2018

ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Jerome Corsi, a conspiracy theorist and friend of the longtime Trump adviser Roger J. Stone Jr., said on Monday [11-12-18] that his two-month-long cooperation with the special counsel’s office has broken down and he expects to be charged with lying to investigators or a federal grand jury. Mr. Corsi, who said […]

Read More… from 11/12/2018

11/12/2018

ELECTION/GOP/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/VOTING: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday [11-12-18] urged Florida election officials to end a recount and declare his fellow Republicans the winners of disputed races in last week’s elections, while Democrats picked up a U.S. Senate seat in Arizona. U.S. Representative Kyrsten Sinema declared victory and Republican opponent Martha McSally conceded […]

Read More… from 11/12/2018

11/9/2018

ATTORNEY GENERAL/JEFF SESSIONS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Trump went out of his way on Friday [11-9-18] to distance himself from Matthew G. Whitaker, his choice to replace Jeff Sessions as attorney general, saying repeatedly that he did not know Mr. Whitaker and had not spoken to him and emphasizing that the new attorney […]

Read More… from 11/9/2018

11/9/2018

ATTORNEY GENERAL/DEMS/FBI/TRUMP PEOPLE: “When Iowa state Sen. Matt McCoy learned Donald Trump had appointed Matthew Whitaker to be acting attorney general of the United States, he was aghast — he believes Whitaker was behind a politically motivated prosecution that was personally ‘devastating’ to him. It started in 2007, when McCoy was a rising Democrat in […]

Read More… from 11/9/2018

11/9/2018

JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “….Mr. Whitaker is very highly thought of by @SenJoniErnst, Senator @ChuckGrassley, Ambassador @TerryBranstad, Leonard Leo of Federalist Society, and many more. I feel certain he will make an outstanding Acting Attorney General!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 9, 2018 11:04 pm […]

Read More… from 11/9/2018

11/9/2018

ATTORNEY GENERAL/JEFF SESSIONS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “When things were particularly bad between President Donald Trump and Jeff Sessions, the attorney general’s chief of staff, Matt Whitaker, would attend White House meetings in his place. But Sessions did not know that Whitaker at the same time was angling for a promotion.Whitaker, who was installed at […]

Read More… from 11/9/2018

11/9/2018

ATTORNEY GENERAL/JEFF SESSIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump defended acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker as a ‘highly respected man’ on Friday [11-9-18], while also claiming he didn’t know him despite reports Whitaker had regularly visited the Oval Office in recent months…The New York Times reported in September that Whitaker, then the chief of staff […]

Read More… from 11/9/2018

11/9/2018

TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Jeff Flake(y) doesn’t want to protect the Non-Senate confirmed Special Counsel, he wants to protect his future after being unelectable in Arizona for the ‘crime’ of doing a terrible job! A weak and ineffective guy!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 9, 2018 12:10 pm […]

Read More… from 11/9/2018

11/9/2018

DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “They were the states that broke Democratic hearts the last time — and the ones where any political comeback would have to begin. So how did the Democrats do on Tuesday [11-6-18] in 2016 Trump country? They won. They also lost. And both experiences are instructive for the party’s future. This […]

Read More… from 11/9/2018

11/8/2018

ELECTION/POLICE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Law Enforcement is looking into another big corruption scandal having to do with Election Fraud in #Broward and Palm Beach. Florida voted for Rick Scott!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 8, 2018 9:38 pm […]

Read More… from 11/8/2018

11/8/2018

ATTORNEY GENERAL/JEFF SESSIONS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LABOR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump is considering former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi to replace fired Attorney General Jeff Sessions, sources familiar with the matter said. Trump fired Sessions on Wednesday without immediately naming a replacement, instead installing Sessions’ chief of staff Matthew Whitaker […]

Read More… from 11/8/2018

11/8/2018

MEDIA/RACISM/SOCIAL MEDIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders seized on a misleading video apparently first posted by a far-right personality associated with fringe media organization InfoWars as a basis for indefinitely suspending the press credentials of CNN’s chief White House correspondent. On Wednesday [11-8-18] evening, Sanders released a statement announcing that the White House […]

Read More… from 11/8/2018

111/8/2018

ECONOMY/IRAN/SANCTIONS/STEVE MNUCHIN/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Thursday [11-8-18] that the financial messaging service that moves money around the global banking system will be cutting off Iran’s Central Bank..The decision by SWIFT means Iran’s Central Bank will be cut off from the international banking system and will cause significant economic pain, observers say. The […]

Read More… from 111/8/2018

11/8/2018

AGRICULTURE/CABINET/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said today that he did not plan to step down from his Cabinet duties, amid reports that the president is getting ready to make several changes by the end of the year that could reshape the character of his administration..As many as six Cabinet members could leave by […]

Read More… from 11/8/2018

11/8/2018

CABINET/INTERIOR/MEDIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has been exploring potential roles with Fox News, the energy industry or other businesses amid growing signs that he will leave President Donald Trump’s Cabinet as he faces investigations into his ethics, according to people knowledgeable about the discussions. The news comes just a day after Trump told reporters […]

Read More… from 11/8/2018

11/8/2018

ATTORNEY GENERAL/JEFF SESSIONS/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump’s pick for acting attorney general, Matt Whitaker, is a close friend of Trump’s 2016 election campaign co-chair, and a former government ethics chief said the friendship makes Whitaker unable to oversee impartially a politically charged investigation into the campaign. Matthew Whitaker, named on Wednesday […]

Read More… from 11/8/2018

10/8/2018

ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Looking over the aftermath of Tuesday [11-6-18] night’s bloodbath for the New Jersey GOP, Assembly Republican leader Jon Bramnick thinks he has a fix. The party, he said, needs to clearly and forcefully repudiate the kind of rhetoric on which President Donald Trump closed the election..The problem for Bramnick is that his sentiment […]

Read More… from 10/8/2018

11/7/2018

BRETT KAVANAUGH/ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Republicans lost dozens of House seats and the majority in that chamber Tuesday [11-6-18], while simultaneously expanding their control of the Senate. At least one factor in those countervailing results is Brett Kavanaugh. While now-Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh, like Trump, was not popular in the country as a whole — […]

Read More… from 11/7/2018

11/7/2018

ELECTION/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Republicans rode a red wave in Trump country Tuesday [11-6-18] night, keeping control of the Senate and handing President Donald Trump a partial victory in his first midterm election even as Democrats won the House majority. A handful of Senate races broke decisively for Republicans, allowing them to defeat at least […]

Read More… from 11/7/2018

11/7/2018

DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The blue wave in Florida was trumped Tuesday [11-6-18] by red turnout. Florida’s sole statewide elected Democrat, Sen. Bill Nelson, was on track to lose his seat. The party’s exciting new candidate for governor, Andrew Gillum, conceded. Democrats running for attorney general and state chief financial officer all lost; and the […]

Read More… from 11/7/2018

11/6/2018

ELECTION/MEDIA/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “At 11:02 a.m. on Monday [11-5-18], after the Donald J. Trump for President campaign announced that Sean Hannity would appear at his rally on the eve of the midterm elections, the prime-time star of Fox News posted a Shermanesque tweet: ‘I will not be on the stage campaigning with the president.’ […]

Read More… from 11/6/2018

11/6/2018

ELECTION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “RT @realDonaldTrump: Arizona is such a Great State but it needs Border Security which @MarthaMcSally will provide, and Krysten Sinema doesn…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 6, 2018 11:24 am  […]

Read More… from 11/6/2018

11/6/18

DEMS/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “There is a rumor, put out by the Democrats, that Josh Hawley of Missouri left the Arena last night early. It is Fake News. He met me at the plane when I arrived, spoke at the great Rally, & stayed to the very end. In fact, I said goodbye to him […]

Read More… from 11/6/18

11/5/2018

CONRESS/DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Dana Rohrabacher has been a great Congressman for his District and for the people of Cal. He works hard and is respected by all – he produces! Dems are desperate to replace Dana by spending vast sums to elect a super liberal who is weak on Crime and bad for our […]

Read More… from 11/5/2018

11/5/2018

ELECTION/GOP/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “John James, running as a Republican for the Senate from Michigan, is a spectacular young star of the future. We should make him a star of the present. A distinguished West Point Grad and Vet, people should Vote Out Schumer Puppet Debbie Stabenow, who does nothing for Michigan!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]

Read More… from 11/5/2018

11/4/2018

ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/VOTING: “In just 2 days, the people of Tennessee are going to elect @VoteMarsha Blackburn to the United States Senate to protect your jobs, defend your borders, and CONTINUE MAKING AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! Get out on Tuesday [11-6-18] and VOTE for Marsha! https://t.co/BJhmItntMo“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 4, 2018 9:00 pm […]

Read More… from 11/4/2018

11/4/2018

ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/VOTING: “Thank you Macon, Georgia! Get out on Tuesday, November 6th and VOTE for @BrianKempGA as your next Governor to protect your jobs, defend your borders, fight for your values, and continue MAKING AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! https://t.co/Hzbqw35oNM“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 4, 2018 6:05 pm […]

Read More… from 11/4/2018

11/4/2018

ENDORSEMENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “RT @realDonaldTrump: .@DannyTarkanian is a great guy and a team player. He will represent his District, State and Country at the highest le…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 4, 2018 11:07 am […]

Read More… from 11/4/2018