CONGRESS/MEXICO/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Congressional Republicans have suggested that they might join Democrats in pushing back against President Trump’s vow to use emergency powers to impose a sharp tax increase on Americans when they buy Mexican goods, unless and until the Mexican government does more to stop migrants from reaching and illegally crossing the American border. […]
Category: Congress
6/5/2019
CONGRESS/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Immigration discussions at the White House with representatives of Mexico have ended for the day. Progress is being made, but not nearly enough! Border arrests for May are at 133,000 because of Mexico & the Democrats in Congress refusing to budge on immigration reform. Further…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 5, 2019 5:42 […]
6/5/2019
CONGRESS/GOP/MEXICO/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s threats to impose blunt new tariffs on Mexico has unleashed a circular firing squad among Republicans in Congress. A bloc of Senate Republicans is threatening to put up a veto-proof majority to block the tariffs if Trump moves forward by using his national emergency powers. But most House Republicans […]
5/27/2019
CONGRESS/DEMS/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Dems are getting NOTHING done in Congress! They only want a Do-Over on Mueller!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 27, 2019 4:13 am […]
5/23/2019
CONGRESS/NEW YORK/TRUMP TAXES: “The New York Legislature passed a bill yesterday that could let members of Congress do something few have: look at President Trump’s tax returns, legally. The bill may lead to further insight into the vast and complex network of Mr. Trump’s business activities, which he has vigorously tried to conceal for decades. […]
5/23/2019
CONGRESS/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “One of the best-known but least visible former members of President Trump’s White House staff is facing an existential question: whether to comply with a congressional subpoena in the coming weeks. The aide, the former communications director Hope Hicks, who left the White House with an enduring mystique that inspired countless news […]
5/23/2019
CONGRESS/GUNS/MIDDLE EAST/MIKE POMPEO/SAUDI ARABIA/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is preparing to circumvent Congress to allow the export to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates of billions of dollars of munitions that are now on hold, according to current and former American officials and legislators familiar with the plan. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo […]
5/23/2019
CONGRESS/INVESTIGATIONS/LEGISLATION/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “One day after President Donald Trump indicated he would not cut deals with Congress while he’s being investigated, he cut a deal with Congress. With Trump’s support, the Senate passed a long-stalled disaster aid bill, in the perfect encapsulation of a whiplash-inducing week. On Tuesday [5-22-19], hopes of a two-year budget deal […]
5/23/2019
CONGRESS/TRUMP TAXES: “President Donald Trump won’t release White House visitor logs, he refuses to hand over his tax returns, he made staffers sign non-disclosure agreements and he’s balking at congressional investigators. Yet during a Rose Garden speech on Wednesday [5-22-19], he again proclaimed himself ‘the most transparent president’ in U.S. history, adding to the reporters […]
5/23/2019
CONGRESS/DEMS/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When the Democrats in Congress refinish, for the 5th time, their Fake work on their very disappointing Mueller Report finding, they will have the time to get the REAL work of the people done. Move quickly!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 23, 2019 9:27 am […]
5/23/2019
CONGRESS/DEMS/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Democrats are getting nothing done in Congress. All of their effort is about a Re-Do of the Mueller Report, which didn’t turn out the way they wanted. It is not possible for them to investigate and legislate at the same time. Their heart is not into Infrastructure, lower…..” -Donald Trump, […]
5/22/2019
CANADA/CONGRESS/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @ChuckGrassley: Thx to Pres Trump/Amb Lighthizer & Canada/Mexico for working to get to this pt Now it’s time for Congress to do its job…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 22, 2019 5:41 am […]
5/22/2019
CONGRESS/DEMS/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Democrats are getting ZERO work done in Congress. All they are focused on is trying to prove the Mueller Report wrong, the Witch Hunt!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 22, 2019 5:02 am […]
5/22/2019
ATTORNEY GENERAL/CONGRESS/DEMS/RUDY GIULIANI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Attorney General Bill Barr should resign over his conduct before Congress, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff said Wednesday [5-22-19], calling the attorney general a ‘personal attorney’ for President Donald Trump. The California Democrat said he hesitates to ‘call Bill Barr the Attorney General.’ ‘I think Bill Barr has all […]
5/22/2019
CONGRESS/ELIZABETH WARREN/IMPEACHMENT/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts called for Congress to begin impeachment proceedings against President Trump after the release of the redacted Mueller report last month, arguing that Robert S. Mueller, the special counsel, ‘put the next step in the hands of Congress.’ But many of her competitors stayed quiet on […]
5/21/2019
CONGRESS/DEMS/IRAN/NATIONAL SECURITY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Top American national security officials sought to convince a divided Congress on Tuesday [5-21-19] about the seriousness of new threats from Iran as they defended intelligence that has prompted military deployments aimed at deterring attacks by Tehran. Democrats emerged from the classified briefings on Capitol Hill with sharp questions about whose […]
5/21/2019
CONGRESS/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “John Brennan on the Mueller probe, ‘I don’t know if I received bad information, but I THINK I SUSPECTED THAT THERE WAS MORE THAN THERE ACTUALLY WAS.’ Wow, he admits he was wrong! Congress should go back to work on drug prices etc.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 21, 2019 8:02 pm […]
5/21/2019
CONGRESS/ELECTION/GOP/PENNSYLVANIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Pennsylvania – Don’t forget to get out and VOTE TODAY for Republican Fred Keller for Congress. Fred is Strong on Crime, Second Amendment, Military, Vets, and Healthcare. He has my Complete and Total Endorsement!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 21, 2019 11:38 am […]
5/21/2019
CONGRESS/COURTS/HOUSE OF REPS/TRUMP BUSINESS: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday [5-21-19] appealed a federal judge’s ruling against his attempt to block a House of Representatives committee from seeking his financial records, according to a court filing. Lawyers for Trump and his company filed the appeal in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia one […]
5/20/2019
CONGRESS/MICHAEL COHEN/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Michael D. Cohen, President Trump’s onetime personal lawyer and fixer, told congressional investigators this year that his discussions with the president’s legal team about a potential pardon continued longer than previously known, newly released transcripts show. In a pair of private interviews in February and March, Mr. Cohen told the […]
5/20/2019
CONGRESS/DEMS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The White House on Monday [5-20-19] directed former White House Counsel Don McGahn to defy a subpoena to testify before the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday [5-21-19], and the Justice Department released a corresponding legal opinion arguing that McGahn is not obligated to answer lawmakers’ questions. The move deals a […]
5/20/2019
CONGRESS/GOP/INVESTIGATIONS/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senior House Republicans are breaking with Donald Trump over the president’s legal claims that Congress can’t investigate whether a commander in chief violated the law. That view, advanced by Trump’s personal attorney and the White House counsel late last week, would upend long-held understandings about Congress’ ability to scrutinize presidential conduct — […]
5/17/2019
CONGRESS/MICHAEL FLYNN/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Michael Flynn told special counsel Robert Mueller that people connected to the Trump administration or Congress had contacted him, potentially attempting to influence his willingness to help prosecutors, newly unsealed court records show. Flynn, President Donald Trump’s one-time national security adviser, gave Mueller a voicemail recording of one of the […]
5/17/2019
ATTORNEY GENERAL/CONGRESS/RUSSIA INVESETIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Attorney General William Barr is making clear he’s not losing sleep over Democrats’ strident opposition to his job performance. In an interview with Fox News that aired Friday [5-17-19], Barr said he wasn’t worried about the near certainty that the House will vote to hold him in contempt of Congress, […]
5/17/2019
CONGRESS/EDUCATION/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A little-noticed provision in President Trump’s sprawling new tax law is treating middle- and low-income college students as if they are trust-fund babies, taxing sizable financial aid packages at a rate first established 33 years ago to prevent wealthy parents from funneling money to their children to lower their tax burdens. Higher-education […]
5/17/2019
CONGRESS/MICHAEL FLYNN/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Trump suggested on Twitter on Friday [5-17-19] that he would have fired Michael T. Flynn as an adviser sooner had he known Mr. Flynn was under federal investigation. The tweet came a day after a few new details about Mr. Flynn’s cooperation with prosecutors emerged in newly unsealed portions of […]
5/17/2019
CONGRESS/DEMS/E-MAILS/HILLARY CLINTON/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Will Jerry Nadler ever look into the fact that Crooked Hillary deleted and acid washed 33,000 emails AFTER getting a most powerful demand notice for them from Congress?” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 17, 2019 7:16 am […]
5/16/2019
CONGRESS/DEMS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Donald Trump knows the new immigration plan he unveiled Thursday [5-16-19] is probably dead on arrival — but that isn’t the point. Instead of trying to push it through Congress, Trump is already treating the plan less like a legislative blueprint and more as a campaign document as he readies for […]
5/15/2019
CONGRESS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump on Thursday [5-16-19] will unveil a plan to overhaul parts of the nation’s immigration system that would impose new security measures at the border and significantly increase the educational and skills requirements for people allowed to migrate to the United States. The proposal, senior administration officials said on Wednesday [5-15-19], […]
5/11/2019
CONGRESS/DONALD JR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @RepMarkMeadows: Serving a subpoena to Don Trump Jr.—a private citizen who voluntarily testified before 3 Congressional committees for 2…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 11, 2019 7:20 am […]
5/11/2019
CONGRESS/DONALD JR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @RepMarkMeadows: Serving a subpoena to Don Trump Jr.—a private citizen who voluntarily testified before 3 Congressional committees for 2…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 11, 2019 7:20 am […]
5/11/2019
BORDER/CONGRESS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “RT @RMConservative: Today’s show: Congress Believes Everything is a Disaster and Emergency Except for the Border https://t.co/678oIdCKJx” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 11, 2019 7:00 am […]
5/9/2019
CONGRESS/IRAN/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WAR: “When the White House suddenly announced this past week that it was deploying a Navy carrier strike group and a bomber task force to send a message to Iran, it framed the decision as having a clear and urgent reason. The announcement, issued Sunday [5-5-19] night by national security adviser John Bolton, […]
5/9/2019
ATTORNEY GENERAL/CONGRESS/DEMS/NANCY PELOSI/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump said Thursday [5-9-19] that he would leave it to Attorney General William P. Barr to decide whether the special counsel testifies before Congress, a concession of sorts after Speaker Nancy Pelosi declared the country in a ‘constitutional crisis’ over the president’s blanket refusal to cooperate with the […]
5/9/2019
CONGRESS/GOP/HEALTHCARE/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS/SENIORS: “For many years, drug companies gave foreign countries better deals than they gave our own country. Now we’re making sure that our great seniors share in the discounts given to other countries. And we will always protect patients with preexisting conditions, very importantly. The Republican Party will always protect patients with preexisting conditions… […]
5/8/2019
CONGRESS/DEMS/TRUMP TAXES: “President Donald Trump reportedly lost more than $1 billion over a ten-year period — and he avoided paying taxes for eight years during that time due to the losses. The revelation comes amid a brewing battle between Democrats in Congress and the Trump administration about lawmakers’ access to the president’s tax returns for 2013-2018. In 1985, Trump reported […]
5/7/2019
BORDER/CONGRESS/HOUSE OF REPS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “A bipartisan group of more than 100 former members of the House of Representatives filed a court brief Tuesday [5-7-19] in a case challenging the President’s national emergency declaration. The case, brought by the House of Representatives, seeks to block President Donald Trump from circumventing Congress to fund his signature […]
5/7/2019
CONGRESS/FEDERAL FUNDING/NATURAL DISASTERS/PUERTO RICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @realDonaldTrump: Puerto Rico has been given more money by Congress for Hurricane Disaster Relief, 91 Billion Dollars, than any State in…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 7, 2019 9:21 pm […]
5/7/2019
ATTORNEY GENERAL/CONGRESS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When President Trump declared that the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, ‘should not testify’ before Congress, he contradicted Attorney General William P. Barr, who had already told lawmakers that he had no objection to letting Mr. Mueller talk to them. That clash has raised the prospect of a major test […]
5/7/2019
CONGRESS/DEMS/HOUSE OF REPS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump’s wholesale refusal to provide information to Congress threatens to upend the delicate balance that is the separation of powers outlined in the Constitution. Earlier administrations fought isolated skirmishes over congressional subpoenas. Mr. Trump, by contrast, has declared an all-out war on efforts by House Democrats to look into […]
5/7/2019
BORDER/CONGRESS/DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Democrats in Congress must vote to close the terrible loopholes at the Southern Border. If not, harsh measures will have to be taken!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 7, 2019 9:49 am […]
5/6/2019
CONGRESS/FEDERAL FUNDING/NATURAL DISASTERS/PUERTO RICEO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Puerto Rico has been given more money by Congress for Hurricane Disaster Relief, 91 Billion Dollars, than any State in the history of the U.S. As an example, Florida got $12 Billion & Texas $39 Billion for their monster hurricanes. Now the Democrats are saying NO Relief to……” –Donald […]
5/6/2019
ATTORNEY GENERAL/CONGRESS/STEVE MNUCHIN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP TAXES: “The Trump administration ruled out turning over President Trump’s tax returns to the House on Monday [5-6-19] and girded for a looming contempt of Congress resolution against Attorney General William P. Barr. The actions ratcheted up the showdown between the executive and legislative branches, as Mr. Trump and his […]
5/5/2019
CONGRESS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “‘This is not Congressional Oversight, this is bullying.’ Jason Riley, The Wall Street Journal” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 5, 2019 3:03 pm […]
5/3/2019
ATTORNEY GENERAL/CONGRESS/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Attorney General William Barr’s performance before the Senate Judiciary Committee, and his refusal to appear before the House Judiciary Committee, underscored why Democrats are determined to get the full Mueller report and underlying evidence. Members of Congress are outraged about Barr’s deceptive answers to their questions. Some even want to […]
5/3/2019
CONGRESS/ROBERT MUELLER/ROGER STONE/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Federal prosecutors argued Friday [5-3-19] that special counsel Robert Mueller did not need to prove conspiracy between the Russian government and the Trump campaign to show that longtime Trump ally Roger Stone obstructed Congress’ investigation of the matter…That argument has been the subject of controversy in recent weeks, following Attorney […]
5/3/2019
CONGRESS/ENDORSEMENT/PENNSYLVANIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Fred Keller of the Great State of Pennsylvania has been an outstanding State Rep. Now he is running as the Republican Nominee for Congress, and has my Complete and Total Endorsement. Strong on Crime, Second Amendment, Military, Vets, and Healthcare. He will do a fantastic job!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 3, 2019 2:39 […]
5/2/2019
ATTORNEY GENERAL/CONGRESS/DEMS/LEGAL/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Attorney General William P. Barr defied on Thursday [5-2-19] a deadline imposed by a congressional subpoena to provide lawmakers with the full-text Mueller report. President Trump, meanwhile, has vowed to resist ‘all’ subpoenas issued by House Democrats in their oversight investigations. And Mr. Trump has sued his banks and the […]
5/1/2019
BORDER/CONGRESS/FEDERAL FUNDING/HHS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House asked Congress on Wednesday [5-1-19] to allocate $4.5 billion in emergency funds for the southwestern border as federal agencies struggle to house and cope with the influx of asylum seekers coming into the United States. The request, which includes about $3.3 billion to house unaccompanied migrant children, feed […]
5/1/2019
ATTORNEY GENERAL/CONGRESS/DEMS/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Attorney General William P. Barr defended himself on Wednesday [5-1-19] against withering criticism of his handling of the special counsel investigation as Democrats accused him of deceiving Congress and acting as a personal agent for President Trump rather than a steward of justice. At a contentious hearing marked by […]
5/1/2019
BORDER/CONGRESS/DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Congress must change the Immigration Laws now, Dems won’t act. Wall is being built – 400 miles by end of next year. Mexico must stop the march to Border! @foxandfriends” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 1, 2019 7:06 am […]
4/30/2019
CONGRESS/DEMS/IMPEACHMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Key House Democrats who have avoided questions about impeachment in the past say that President Donald Trump could be exposing himself to another potential avenue for impeachment by obstructing congressional investigations. The White House’s all-out refusal to cooperate with the House Democratic investigations have some Democrats questioning whether Trump’s blatant disregard for […]
4/30/2019
ATTORNEY GENERAL/CONGRESS/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP PEOPLE: “On the eve of Attorney General William Barr’s testimony on a redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report, only two lawmakers have set eyes on secret information that Barr withheld from public view. Barr offered access to a less-redacted version of the report to just 12 members of Congress — […]
4/30/2019
CONGRESS/DEMS/EMOLUMENTS/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A U.S. federal judge ruled on Tuesday [4-30-19] that Democrats in Congress can move forward with a lawsuit accusing President Donald Trump of violating the law by accepting gifts or payments from foreign governments through his businesses. U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan denied a motion by Trump to dismiss the lawsuit filed […]
4/26/2019
CONGRESS/DEMS/INVESTIGATIONS/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is flatly refusing to cooperate in numerous U.S. congressional probes of himself and his administration, taking a defiant stance that could trigger protracted court fights with House of Representatives Democrats. In an unprecedented step, the Trump administration has filed a lawsuit to try to block one congressional subpoena; some […]
4/26/2019
CONGRESS/DEMS/INVESTIGATIONS/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “At least half a dozen committees of the U.S. Congress are investigating President Donald Trump, who is refusing to cooperate with most of them since the April 18 release of the Mueller report on Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, setting up a likely court battle. The clash between […]
4/25/2019
CONGRESS/GOP/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senate Republicans see the special counsel’s report — with its stark evidence that President Trump repeatedly impeded the investigation into Russian election interference — as a summons for collective inaction. Republicans in the upper chamber, who would serve as Mr. Trump’s jury if House Democrats were to impeach him, reacted to […]
4/25/2019
CONGRESS/INVESTIGATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump is definitely building a wall — but it is between the White House and the House of Representatives. In the aftermath of Robert S. Mueller III’s report, the White House has quickly assumed a defiant, hard-line stance that it will not respect subpoenas and demands for information from various House […]
4/25/2019
CONGRESS/DEMS/DHS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Three powerful Democratic congressmen are seeking more information about the recent departures of multiple senior Department of Homeland Security officials, including Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, as President Donald Trump threatened to shut down parts of the US-Mexico border. The members of Congress wrote acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan on Thursday [4-25-19] requesting […]
4/24/2019
CONGRESS/IMPEACHMENT/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “No one enjoys getting impeached, and if it happens to him, Donald J. Trump will be no exception. On the other hand, it’s hard to imagine any potential target of impeachment in Anglo-American history relishing the fight more than Trump. He’d rather be done with the Mueller investigation in all […]
4/24/2019
BRETT KAVANAUGH/CONGRESS/IMPEACHMENT/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “If President Trump thinks the Supreme Court can rescue him from impeachment, he should check with his latest nominee there, Brett Kavanaugh. The new associate justice, who two decades ago was among President Bill Clinton’s pursuers at the Justice Department, has written that impeachment is the sole province of Congress. […]
4/24/2019
CONGRESS/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….Congress has no time to legislate, they only want to continue the Witch Hunt, which I have already won. They should start looking at The Criminals who are already very well known to all. This was a Rigged System – WE WILL DRAIN THE SWAMP!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 24, 2019 […]
4/23/2019
CONGRESS/SOCIAL MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…..But should be much higher than that if Twitter wasn’t playing their political games. No wonder Congress wants to get involved – and they should. Must be more, and fairer, companies to get out the WORD!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 23, 2019 6:32 am […]
4/22/2019
CONGRESS/DEMS/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “President Donald Trump on Monday [4-22-19] filed suit to keep U.S. lawmakers from obtaining his financial records, the first salvo in what promises to be an escalating legal battle with Democrats in Congress. The suit seeks to block a subpoena issued by the Democratic chairman of the U.S. House Oversight Committee […]
4/22/2019
CONGRESS/DEMS/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Donald F. McGahn II arrived in a windowless conference room in southwest Washington in November 2017 to meet for the first time with the special counsel’s investigators. He was the White House counsel at the time, and he was reluctant to answer their questions for fear that President Trump […]
4/19/2019
CONGRESS/DEMS/NEW YORK/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In the mid-1990s, Representative Jerry Nadler, who represents parts of Manhattan and Brooklyn, once said, ‘Anyone who would loan Donald Trump money is taking a risk.’ In 2017, Mr. Nadler said President Trump was ‘legally elected but is not legitimate.’ And this month, The Washington Post reported that in […]
4/19/2019
CONGRESS/DEMS/ELIZABETH WARREN/IMPEACHMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, who is running for the Democratic presidential nomination, on Friday [4-19-19] said Congress should begin the process of removing President Donald Trump from office over findings in U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report. ‘The severity of this misconduct demands that elected officials in both parties set aside […]
4/19/2019
CONGRESS/ELIZABETH WARREN/IMPEACHMENT/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Friday [4-19-19] called on Congress to impeach President Donald Trump in the wake of the publication of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report, breaking with Democratic leaders deferring the politically risky move despite new evidence that Trump attempted to derail the Russia probe…Mueller’s 448-page report described at […]
4/19/2019
2016 ELECTION/CONGRESS/DEMS/IMPEACHMENT/NANCY PELOSI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday [4-19-19] declined to comment on whether Congress might launch impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump, saying it was not appropriate to criticize him while abroad. Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report on his inquiry into Russia’s role in the 2016 U.S. election […]
4/17/2019
BORDER/CONGRESS/DEMS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Democrats in Congress must return from their Vacations and change the Immigration Laws, or the Border, despite the great job being done by Border Patrol, will only get worse. Big sections of Wall now being built!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 17, 2019 6:45 am […]
4/16/2019
CONGRESS/MUSLIMS/RACISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump has no regrets about posting a video that spliced together footage of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks with Rep. Ilhan Omar, telling a Minneapolis ABC affiliate that the congresswoman is ‘extremely unpatriotic and disrespectful to our country’…Trump on Friday [4-12-19] posted an edited video featuring a portion of Omar’s […]
4/16/2019
9/11/CONGRESS/DEMS/MUSLIMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “With about two months left in the bruising 2016 presidential campaign, Donald J. Trump — the president-to-be who took on Gold Star parents and a federal judge, and seemed emboldened by the skirmishes — agreed to pause his campaign on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. The unexpected show of decorum […]
4/15/2019
CONGRESS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Those Illegal Immigrants who can no longer be legally held (Congress must fix the laws and loopholes) will be, subject to Homeland Security, given to Sanctuary Cities and States!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 15, 2019 11:05 am […]
4/15/2019
CONGRESS/MUSLIMS/NANCY PELOSI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Before Nancy, who has lost all control of Congress and is getting nothing done, decides to defend her leader, Rep. Omar, she should look at the anti-Semitic, anti-Israel and ungrateful U.S. HATE statements Omar has made. She is out of control, except for her control of Nancy!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April […]
4/15/2019
CONGRESS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Congress should come back to D.C. now and FIX THE IMMIGRATION LAWS!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 15, 2019 6:28 am […]
4/15/2019
CONGRESS/MUSLIMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump has often seen the political benefits of stigmatizing Muslims. During the 2016 campaign, he would not rule out creating a registry of Muslims in the United States. He claimed to have seen ‘thousands’ of Muslims cheering on rooftops in New Jersey after Sept. 11, a statement that was widely debunked. […]
4/13/2019
CONGRESS/DEMS/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Why should Radical Left Democrats in Congress have a right to retry and examine the $35,000,000 (two years in the making) No Collusion Mueller Report, when the crime committed was by Crooked Hillary, the DNC and Dirty Cops? Attorney General Barr will make the decision!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 13, 2019 […]
4/12/2019
CONGRESS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @politicalelle: How is this woman walking the halls of Congress. How. https://t.co/CrtK7j3wpZ” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 12, 2019 9:51 pm […]
4/11/2019
BUDGET/CONGRESS/REGULATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration issued new guidelines on Thursday [4-11-19] that will expand White House and congressional oversight and review of federal agencies’ rule-making processes, including those for traditionally independent agencies such as the Federal Reserve. The 15-page memo, issued by Office of Management and Budget acting Director Russell Vought, outlines how the […]
4/11/2019
AUTO INDUSTRY/CONGRESS/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump has proposed ending tax credits to encourage the purchase of electric cars but a bipartisan group in Congress moved to stop him. U.S. Sens. Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters, both D-Mich., as well as Sens. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., Susan Collins, R-Maine, and U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee, D-Flint Township, […]
4/10/2019
CONGRESS/TRUMP TAXES: [Reporter: “Do you believe (inaudible) law requires you to give Congress your tax returns?”] “No, there is no law. As you know, I got elected last time with this same issue. And while I’m under audit, I won’t do it. If I’m not under audit, I would do it. I had no problem […]
4/9/2019
CONGRESS/DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “‘She (Congresswoman Omar) keeps on assaulting Jews…’ Jeff Ballabon, B2 Strategic, CEO https://t.co/WMKN9RQm2n” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 9, 2019 11:09 am […]
4/9/2019
ANTI-SEMITISM/CONGRESS/DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “‘What’s completely unacceptable is for Congesswoman Omar to target Jews, in this case Stephen Miller.’ Jeff Ballabon, B2 Strategic, CEO. @Varneyco” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 9, 2019 10:36 am […]
4/9/2019
CONGRESS/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “President Donald Trump revived a decades-old real estate battle with House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler on Tuesday [4-9-19], casting himself as a blameless victim of the New York congressman who prevailed in spite of Nadler’s opposition…The Washington Post reported on Monday [4-8-19] that Trump went on a tirade last month […]
4/9/2019
CONGRESS/DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….I got along very well with Jerry during the zoning and building process. Then I changed course (slightly), became President, and now I am dealing with Congressman Nadler again. Some things never end, but hopefully it will all go well for everyone. Only time will tell!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 9, 2019 […]
4/9/2019
CONGRESS/DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Congressman Jerry Nadler fought me for years on a very large development I built on the West Side of Manhattan. He wanted a Rail Yard built underneath the development or even better, to stop the job. He didn’t get either & the development became VERY successful. Nevertheless,….” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 9, […]
4/7/2019
BORDER/CONGRESS/DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “More apprehensions (captures) at the Southern Border than in many years. Border Patrol amazing! Country is FULL! System has been broken for many years. Democrats in Congress must agree to fix loopholes – No Open Borders (Crimes & Drugs). Will Close Southern Border If necessary…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 7, 2019 7:45 […]
4/6/2019
CONGRESS/DEMS/GOP/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….In the meantime, the Democrats in Congress must help the Republicans (we need their votes) to end the horrible, costly and foolish loopholes in our Immigration Laws. Once that happens, all will be smooth. We can NEVER allow Open Borders!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 6, 2019 6:36 pm […]
4/3/2019
2016 ELECTION/CONGRESS/DEMS/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. congressional Democrats on Wednesday [4-3-19] authorized a powerful committee chairman to subpoena Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s full report on Russia’s role in the 2016 election, moving closer to a legal clash with President Donald Trump’s administration. The Democratic-led House of Representatives Judiciary Committee voted to enable its chairman, […]
4/3/2019
CONGRESS/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Some of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigators have told associates that Attorney General William Barr did not properly convey how damaging their findings were for President Donald Trump, The New York Times and The Washington Post reported. The investigators said Barr, in his memo to Congress, did not adequately portray […]
4/3/2019
BORDER/CONGRESS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Congress must get together and immediately eliminate the loopholes at the Border! If no action, Border, or large sections of Border, will close. This is a National Emergency!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 3, 2019 8:45 am […]
4/2/2019
CHINA/CONGRESS/FOREIGN DIGNITARIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “US President Donald Trump said he called Chinese President Xi Jinping a ‘king’ during a state visit to Beijing in 2017 and that the Communist Party leader appeared to appreciate the remark. Speaking Tuesday [4-2-19] at the National Republican Congressional Committee spring dinner in Washington, Trump said Xi had denied he […]
4/2/2019
CONGRESS/ELECTION/GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday [4-1-19] he was willing to wait until after the 2020 presidential election to get Congress to vote on a new healthcare plan, giving Republicans time to develop a proposal to replace Obamacare. Congressional Republicans have been unable thus far to draft a proposal to replace […]
4/2/2019
CONGRESS/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump appeared to backpedal on Tuesday [4-2-19] from his initial desire for special counsel Robert Mueller’s report to be released to Congress and the public, a sharp diversion from his enthusiastic calls for the release of the highly anticipated report. In a series of tweets, Trump disparaged congressional […]
4/2/2019
CONGRESS/JAPAN/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Japanese space agency recently landed a spacecraft on a miniscule asteroid traveling nearly 14,000 miles per hour relative to Earth. Many observers have concluded that it will take a similar feat to land the U.S.-Japan trade agreement negotiations expected to kick off in the next several weeks. Congress and the […]
4/2/2019
CONGRESS/DEMS/ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A looming battle between President Donald Trump and Democrats over government spending and the debt limit could make the 35-day government shutdown look like a blip. A series of budget deadlines converge in the coming months that could leave Washington on the precipice of another shutdown, $100 billion in automatic spending cuts and […]
4/2/2019
CONGRESS/GOP/HEALTHCARE/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS: “The Republican Party will be the champion of preexisting conditions. You have to do it. Some of you like it, some of you don’t, but you’re going to have to like. Not only for politics, it’s the right thing. We want to be the party of great health care. I am, right now, […]
4/1/2019
BORDER/CONGRESS/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As the 2020 presidential election gets into full swing, President Donald Trump is focusing on one of his favorite topics: immigration. Over the past several days, the president has warned he’ll cut off hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to Central American nations where migrants come from, and he threatened to seal off the entire southern […]
4/1/2019
BORDER/CONGRESS/DEMS/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Democrats, working with Republicans in Congress, can fix the Asylum and other loopholes quickly. We have a major National Emergency at our Border. GET IT DONE NOW!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 1, 2019 7:13 am […]
4/1/2019
CONGRESS/NATIONAL SECURITY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WHITE HOUSE STAFF: “A whistle-blower working inside the White House has told a House committee that senior Trump administration officials granted security clearances to at least 25 individuals whose applications had been denied by career employees for ‘disqualifying issues’ that could put national security at risk, the committee’s Democratic staff said Monday […]