DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Tom MacArthur is doing something that’s familiar to dozens of candidates in the most fiercely contested congressional races: Tiptoeing around President Donald Trump. The Republican congressman has done more than anyone in New Jersey to help Trump. He was the only member of his delegation to vote for Trump’s tax cuts. […]
Category: Dems
10/28/2018
DEMS/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Just watched Wacky Tom Steyer, who I have not seen in action before, be interviewed by @jaketapper. He comes off as a crazed & stumbling lunatic who should be running out of money pretty soon. As bad as their field is, if he is running for President, the Dems will eat him […]
10/27/2018
DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “#Walkaway Walkaway from the Democrat Party movement marches today in D.C. Congratulations to Brandon Straka for starting something very special. @foxandfriends” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 27, 2018 9:02 am […]
10/27/2018
DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A big change is coming – don’t want the Dems anymore! https://t.co/O6wp2gjPUY“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 27, 2018 8:38 am […]
10/26/2018
DEMS/MEDIA/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I would like to begin today’s remarks by providing an update on the packages and devices that have been mailed to high-profile figures throughout our Country, and a media org. I am pleased to inform you that law enforcement has apprehended the suspect and taken him into custody. https://t.co/UFjwjjUkLd“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
10/26/2018
DEMS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The United States has been spending Billions of Dollars a year on Illegal Immigration. This will not continue. Democrats must give us the votes to pass strong (but fair) laws. If not, we will be forced to play a much tougher hand.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 26, 2018 8:55 am […]
10/25/2018
BORDER/DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Brandon Judd of the National Border Patrol Council is right when he says on @foxandfriends that the Democrat inspired laws make it tough for us to stop people at the Border. MUST BE CHANDED, but I am bringing out the military for this National Emergency. They will be stopped!” –Donald Trump, […]
10/24/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “They’ve circled each other for eight months, shouting epithets over the airways. Republican Bob Hugin has called Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez ‘corrupt.’ Menendez has called Hugin, a former pharmaceutical executive, ‘greedy.’ But Wednesday [10-24-18] evening, for the first time, Hugin and Menendez actually spoke to each other at length, during their […]
10/24/2018
DEMS/MEDIA/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump decried the threat of political violence and called on the media to end its ‘hostility’ on Wednesday [10-24-18], hours after authorities intercepted bombs sent to a news network and prominent Democrats who have been the targets of some of his sharpest barbs. Trump’s pleas for harmony came as law […]
10/24/2018
COURTS/DEMS/GOP/SENATE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “A Republican-led U.S. Senate panel on Wednesday [10-24-18] held the second of two unusual hearings during a congressional recess in an aggressive push to confirm President Donald Trump’s conservative judicial nominees including to a liberal-leaning California-based court he often criticizes. Democrats, who mounted an unsuccessful effort to block Senate confirmation this month of […]
10/24/2018
DEMS/MEDIA/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump condemned the series of attempted attacks on high-profile Democrats and CNN on Wednesday [10-24-18], declaring that ‘acts or threats of political violence have no place in the United States.’ Attempting a bipartisan pause during a divisive campaign season, Trump called for unity after crude pipe bombs targeting Hillary Clinton, […]
10/24/2018
CONGRESS/DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The undercurrent of rage that has been driving U.S. politics for the past few years surfaced on Wednesday [10-24-18] in a series of suspected bombs sent to prominent U.S. Democrats and the news outlet CNN less than two weeks before congressional elections. None of the devices went off and no injuries were […]
10/24/2018
DEMS/GOP/OBAMACARE/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Wednesday {10-24-18] claimed that Democrats are threatening to endanger patients with pre-existing conditions while Republicans will protect them — an assertion at odds with his administration’s own persistent efforts to dismantle Obamacare…Public health experts say his claims are inaccurate, given his administration’s moves to roll back the […]
10/24/2018
DEMS/MEDIA/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Don’t expect Donald Trump to repent for heating America’s politics to a bitter boiling point, despite a day that could have turned into a tragedy after an unknown suspect mailed bombs to the President’s favorite targets. Trump did just about the bare minimum expected after the attempted attacks using improvised explosives on […]
10/24/2018
DEMS/GOP/HEALTHCARE/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Republicans will totally protect people with Pre-Existing Conditions, Democrats will not! Vote Republican.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 24, 2018 7:45 am […]
10/24/2018
DEMS/MEDIA/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump pointed the finger Wednesday [10-24-18] night at his opponents and the news media for the turbulent national political environment, on the same day it was revealed explosive devices were mailed to the Obamas, the Clintons, CNN and other public officials. Trump took no responsibility for the tone of the […]
10/24/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/HOUSE OF REPS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “If Democrats retake the House next month, they may take a couple of opportunities to work with President Donald Trump on legislation. But don’t expect any big economic deals. In the latest POLITICO Money podcast, reporters Elana Schor and Megan Cassella discuss their recent work with Sarah Karlin-Smith and Aaron […]
10/24/2018
CONGRESS/DEMS/DRUGS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Medical treatment would be more widely available to opioid abusers, while mailing illicit drugs would become more difficult under a rare bipartisan measure aimed at tackling the nation’s addiction crisis expected to be signed into law on Wednesday by U.S. President Donald Trump. In a year more typically marked by partisan gridlock, […]
10/23/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP BUSINESS: “If Democrats take back the House, the Intelligence Committee will investigate questions involving Russian money laundering and President Donald Trump’s businesses, Rep. Adam Schiff of California said on Tuesday [10-23-18]. Schiff, the top Democrat on the intelligence panel, told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer on ‘The Situation Room’ that Russian money laundering is one area […]
10/23/2018
DEMS/ECONOMY/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Economists in the Trump White House see socialism creeping back into American public discourse, and so they’ve issued a 70-page report in an attempt to put a stop to it. The Council of Economic Advisers’ study, titled ‘The Opportunity Costs of Socialism,’ runs through the experience of socialist or Communist economies — […]
10/23/2018
DEMS/JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “#JobsNotMobs https://t.co/0pWiwCHGbh https://t.co/DsJ82fArcq” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 23, 2018 11:29 am […]
10/23/2018
CONGRESS/DEMS/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Mob rule. A socialist takeover. Terrorists marching on the U.S. border. As President Donald Trump embraces the role of electoral boogeyman, he’s making closing arguments to midterm voters that increasingly resemble a Halloween horror story. The candidate who won the White House in part by harnessing many Americans’ anxieties is offering dire […]
10/22/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Today’s Democrat Party would rather protect criminal aliens than AMERICAN CITIZENS – which is why the Democrats must be voted OUT of OFFICE! #JobsNotMobs https://t.co/0pWiwCq4MH https://t.co/axUEOzBAsZ“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 22, 2018 9:30 pm […]
10/22/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “At stake in this Election is whether we continue the extraordinary prosperity we have achieved – or whether we let the Radical Democrat Mob take a giant wrecking ball to our Country and our Economy! #JobsNotMobs https://t.co/POhRivI1BZ“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 22, 2018 9:13 pm […]
10/22/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The White House is racing to address one of the Republican Party’s biggest challenges of the midterm elections: the massive number of open seats created by an exodus of GOP House members. President Donald Trump on Thursday [10-25-18] will host a Washington fundraiser for three Republican candidates vying for […]
10/22/2018
BORDER/DEMS/ELECTION/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump blamed the Mexican police and military, as well as Democrats in the United States, for failing to block a caravan of migrants trekking to the southern U.S. border, labeling it a ‘National Emergy’ [sic] in a series of tweets on Monday [10-22-18]…The group, which he claimed includes ‘criminals and […]
10/22/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Every time you see a Caravan, or people illegally coming, or attempting to come, into our Country illegally, think of and blame the Democrats for not giving us the votes to change our pathetic Immigration Laws! Remember the Midterms! So unfair to those who come in legally.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 22, […]
10/22/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/IMMIGRATION/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump escalated his immigration rhetoric at a midterm rally in Texas on Monday [10-22-18], falsely accusing Democrats of ‘encouraging millions of illegal aliens to break our laws, violate our borders and overwhelm our nation.’ With weeks to go before Election Day, Trump is seeking to drive Republican turnout with […]
10/21/2018
DEMS/ECONOMY/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Best Jobs Numbers in the history of our great Country! Many other things likewise. So why wouldn’t we win the Midterms? Dems can never do even nearly as well! Think of what will happen to your now beautiful 401-k’s!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 21, 2018 2:26 pm […]
10/21/2018
DEMS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Caravans are a disgrace to the Democrat Party. Change the immigration laws NOW!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 21, 2018 2:14 pm […]
10/20/2018
BORDER/DEMS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “If the Democrats would stop being obstructionists and come together, we could write up and agree to new immigration laws in less than one hour. Look at the needless pain and suffering that they are causing. Look at the horrors taking place on the Border. Chuck & Nancy, call me!” –Donald Trump, […]
10/19/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/IMMIGRATION/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump, seeking to frame the choices for voters in the midterm elections, said Friday [10-19-18] that Democrats are ‘too extreme and too dangerous’ to take control of Congress. On a three-day swing out West to make his closing arguments for Republican candidates, Trump sought to hone in on immigration as […]
10/19/2018
BORDER/DEMS/ELECTION/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Donald Trump fueled his 2016 campaign with fiery immigration rhetoric, visions of hordes flowing across the border to assault Americans and steal their jobs. Now, in the final weeks before midterm elections, he’s back at it as he looks to stave off Democratic gains in Congress. It’s an approach that offers both […]
10/19/2018
BORDER/DEMS/IMMIGRATION/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Latest on President Donald Trump’s three-day campaign trip out West (all times local): 7:55 p.m. President Donald Trump has pounded Democrats at a rally in Mesa Arizona, saying they are to blame for America’s immigration problems. He says the new platform of the Democratic Party is ‘Radical socialism and open borders.’ […]
10/19/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A contentious conversation about politics is quietly happening in America’s suburbs among college-educated white men who hold opposing views of President Trump…Mr. Ikins and others like him were responding to a recent Times article reporting that, ahead of the midterm elections, many affluent suburban white men are warming up to or sticking […]
10/19/2018
DEMS/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VENEZUELA: “Beto O’Rourke is a total lightweight compared to Ted Cruz, and he comes nowhere near representing the values and desires of the people of the Great State of Texas. He will never be allowed to turn Texas into Venezuela!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 19, 2018 12:34 pm […]
10/19/2018
DEMS/NEW YORK/TRANSPORTATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump and Andrew M. Cuomo, the liberal governor of New York, may not share much common ground, but they both like to build big things. Mr. Cuomo, who fancies himself a modern-day Robert Moses, wants to appeal to the master builder in Mr. Trump to gain his support for a […]
10/18/2018
BORDER/CENTRAL AMERICA/CONSPIRACY THEORY/DEMS/ELECTION/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Thursday [10-18-18] amped up his focus on immigration ahead of the midterm elections by claiming, without evidence, that Democrats were behind a group of Central American migrants trying to reach the U.S…Returning to the first issue that helped him vanquish more than a dozen Republican rivals […]
10/18/2018
DEMS/JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “#JobsNotMobs!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 18, 2018 10:23 pm […]
10/18/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Jon Tester says one thing to voters and does the EXACT OPPOSITE in Washington. Tester takes his orders form Pelosi & Schumer. Tester wants to raise your taxes, take away your 2A, open your borders, and deliver MOB RULE. Retire Tester & Elect America-First Patriot Matt Rosendale!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 18, […]
10/18/2018
CONGRESS/DEMS/FBI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Illinois Democratic Rep. Mike Quigley called on Thursday [10-18-18] for General Services Administrator Emily Murphy to testify again about President Donald Trump’s involvement in stopping the relocation of the FBI headquarters after a watchdog report said she ‘misled’ Congress. Quigley said on CNN’s ‘The Situation Room’ that Murphy was dishonest with him […]
10/18/2018
DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The only thing keeping Tester alive is he has millions and millions of dollars from outside liberals and leftists, who couldn’t care less about our Country!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 18, 2018 7:11 pm […]
10/18/2018
DEMS/ENDORSEMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Will be landing soon. Looking forward to seeing our next Senator from Montana, Matt Rosendale. He will represent our Country well, far better than Jon Tester who will vote with Cryin’ Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi – never with us!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 18, 2018 7:04 pm […]
10/18/2018
DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Can you believe this, and what Democrats are allowing to be done to our Country? https://t.co/4aDpASkjIU“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 18, 2018 3:04 pm […]
10/18/2018
DEMS/GOP/HEALTHCARE/MEDICARE/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “All Republicans support people with pre-existing conditions, and if they don’t, they will after I speak to them. I am in total support. Also, Democrats will destroy your Medicare, and I will keep it healthy and well!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 18, 2018 2:43 pm […]
10/18/2018
CONGRESS/DEMS/FBI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “Five senior Democratic members of Congress have questioned what they say is a Trump administration plan to build a new headquarters for the Federal Bureau of Investigation across the street from Donald Trump’s downtown Washington hotel. In a letter sent on Thursday [10-18-18] to Emily Murphy, head of the General Services […]
10/18/2018
BORDER/CENTRAL AMERICA/DEMS/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I am watching the Democrat Party led (because they want Open Borders and existing weak laws) assault on our country by Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, whose leaders are doing little to stop this large flow of people, INCLUDING MANY CRIMINALS, from entering Mexico to U.S…..” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 18, […]
10/18/2018
CONGRESS/DEMS/HOUSE OF REPS/TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP TAXES: “The U.S. Congress could request President Donald Trump’s tax returns under a seldom-used 1924 law, which Democrats say they plan to invoke promptly if they win control of the House of Representatives or the Senate in the Nov. 6 elections. In a move that would set up a battle […]
10/18/2018
DEMS/FBI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Administration emails show that President Donald Trump intervened personally to keep FBI headquarters in downtown Washington rather than relocate it to the suburbs as had long been planned, congressional Democrats said Thursday [10-18-18]. The letter from Democratic lawmakers on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform says Trump’s direct involvement presents […]
10/18/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Don’t expect Donald Trump to cop to a ‘thumpin” or a ‘shellacking’ if the midterm elections turn into a triumph for Democrats. The President, even as he races around the country animating rowdy campaign crowds and launching a full-on media blitz, is making one thing clear: if Republicans go down on November […]
10/17/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Ever since his vicious and totally false statements about Admiral Ron Jackson, the highly respected White House Doctor for Obama, Bush & me, Senator John Tester looks to be in big trouble in the Great State of Montana! He behaved worse than the Democrat Mob did with Justice K!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
10/17/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/LEGAL/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s pick to fill the job of White House counsel is an indication the White House is preparing for possible post-election legal brawls with Democrats over everything from the findings of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation to possible impeachment if Democrats take over the House of Representatives. Pat […]
10/17/2018
BORDER/DEMS/GOP/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Hard to believe that with thousands of people from South of the Border, walking unimpeded toward our country in the form of large Caravans, that the Democrats won’t approve legislation that will allow laws for the protection of our country. Great Midterm issue for Republicans!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 17, 2018 8:45 […]
10/17/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/TEXAS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Watched the debate last night & Beto O’Rourke, who wants higher taxes and far more regulations, is not in the same league with Ted Cruz & what the great people of Texas stand for & want. Ted is strong on Crime, Border & 2nd A, loves our Military, Vets, Low Taxes. […]
10/17/2018
DEMS/HEALTHCARE/MEDICARE/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS/SOCIALISM/VENEZUELA: “We oppose efforts from Democrats to destroy your healthcare and to raid your Medicare to pay for socialism. And that’s what’s happening. You’ll end up with Venezuela. We totally support people with preexisting conditions. We have a tremendous level of talent, and we’re doing a lot of work on preexisting conditions. And Democrats […]
10/16/2018
CONGRESS/DEMS/TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP TAXES: “Democrats, eyeing control of a powerful House tax-writing committee next year, are studying a century-old provision in the federal tax code that could give them access to President Trump’s long-sought tax returns and eventually the ability to make them public. The powers laid out in an obscure 1920s addition to the […]
10/16/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/TEXAS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Democratic Rep. Beto O’Rourke aggressively cast Republican Sen. Ted Cruz as ‘all talk and no action’ during the second — and potentially final — debate of the Texas Senate race Tuesday [10-16-18] night. The hour-long debate showcased a major shift in tone for O’Rourke, who rarely says the names of Cruz or President […]
10/16/2018
DEMS/ELIZABETH WARREN/NATIVE AMERICANS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Thank you to the Cherokee Nation for revealing that Elizabeth Warren, sometimes referred to as Pocahontas, is a complete and total Fraud!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 16, 2018 7:24 am […]
10/15/2018
CONGRESS/DEMS/MEDICARE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Open enrollment starts today on lower-priced Medicare Advantage plans so loved by our great seniors. Crazy Bernie and his band of Congressional Dems will outlaw these plans. Disaster!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 15, 2018 6:51 pm […]
10/15/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump gazes out over his rally crowd and lets loose a stream of insults with a theatrical flourish and playful grin. He jabs at Cory Booker the ‘disaster’ mayor, Elizabeth Warren the ‘Pocahontas’ pretender and ‘sleepy’ Joe Biden…The venue may be Council Bluffs, Iowa, or Erie, Pennsylvania, or Topeka, […]
10/15/2018
DEMS/DRUGS/PHARMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is already signaling one area where he might reach across the aisle if Democrats take control of the House in 2019. ‘If there is anything bipartisan, it’s lowering drug prices,’ Trump said Wednesday, while signing two drug price transparency bills. Taking action has broad populist appeal, resonating with the […]
10/15/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump has raised more than $100 million for a re-election battle that is more than two years away, giving him a massive financial advantage over a crowded field of potential Democratic contenders jockeying to challenge him in 2020. The President raised more than $18 million during the July-to-September fundraising quarter […]
10/15/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “‘The only way to shut down the Democrats new Mob Rule strategy is to stop them cold at the Ballot Box. The fight for America’s future is never over!’ Ben Shapiro” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 15, 2018 6:46 am […]
10/13/2018
DEMS/ENDORSEMENT/GOP/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Heading to the Great State of Kentucky – Big Rally for Congressman Andy Barr – Fantastic guy, need his vote for MAGA! Strong on Crime, Tax Cuts, Military, Vets & 2nd A. His opponent will NEVER vote for us, only for Pelosi. Andy has my Strongest Endorsement!!! See you in Kentucky.” –Donald […]
10/13/2018
DEMS/ENDORSEMENT/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Highly respected Congressman Keith Rothfus (R) of Pennsylvania is in the fight of his life because the Dems changed the District Map. He must win. Strong on crime, borders, big tax & reg cuts, Military & Vets. Opponent Lamb a Pelosi puppet-weak on crime. BIG ENDORSEMENT FOR KEITH” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October […]
10/13/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/ENDORSEMENT/HOUSE OF REPS/PENNSYLVANIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Saturday [10-13-18] blasted out messages of support for Reps. Keith Rothfus and Andy Barr — two of the GOP’s most endangered House incumbents — ahead of a Kentucky rally where the president will stump for Barr later in the day…Trump called Rothfus’ opponent, Democratic Rep. Conor […]
10/11/2018
COURTS/DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Senate Democrats accepted an offer Thursday [10-11-15] from Senate Republicans to confirm 15 lifetime federal judges in exchange for the ability to go into recess through the midterms, allowing endangered Democrats to campaign. The calculation by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and his caucus was simple: That Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) […]
10/11/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “On a recent Thursday [night, more than 100 people in Hollywood turned their attention to politics. They mingled with Stormy Daniels’ lawyer Michael Avenatti inside a hip piano bar lighted by a sign that screamed ‘OMG WTF.’ The sign stands for a political action committee that supports Democrats running for state posts […]
10/10/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “When President Trump mocked a Democratic senator at a midterm election rally the other night, the crowd responded with one of his supporters’ favorite chants from his own campaign two years ago. ‘Lock her up! Lock her up! Lock her up!’ The arena boomed with shouting voices and they kept going. […]
10/10/2018
DEMS/HEALTHCARE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @USATODAY: .@usatodayopinion: Democrats want to outlaw private health care plans, taking away freedom to choose plans while letting anyo…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 10, 2018 12:39 pm […]
10/10/2018
DEMS/MEDICARE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump declared Wednesday [10-10-18] that ‘the centrist Democratic Party is dead,’ writing in a USA Today op-ed that the party seeking to overtake Republicans and claim majorities in both houses of Congress will use its Medicare for all push to begin instituting a broader socialist agenda. The bulk of the […]
10/10/2018
DEMS/MEDICARE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is stepping up his attack on Democrats over a health care proposal called Medicare for All, claiming it ‘would end Medicare as we know it and take away benefits that seniors have paid for their entire lives.’ Trump, omitting any mention of improved benefits for seniors that Democrats promise, […]
10/9/2018
BRETT KAVANAUGH/DEMS/SENATE/SEX ABUSE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein is calling President Donald Trump’s attack on her handling of an allegation against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh ‘ridiculous and an embarrassment.’ The ranking member of the Judiciary Committee is again denying she breached the confidence of Christine Blasey Ford, who claimed Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her […]
10/9/2018
DEMS/GOP/SENATE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Lisa Murkowski is facing fresh political fallout for opposing confirmation of President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, as Republicans fret about her future in the GOP and whether Trump’s attacks on the Alaska senator will alienate her on future votes on his nominees. Her Senate GOP colleagues are defending her, pushing […]
10/9/2018
DEMS/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “SENATE DEMOCRATS TAKE ON SHORT-TERM PLANS — All forty-nine Democrats, led by Sen. Tammy Baldwin, are mounting an unlikely effort to strike down the Trump administration’s rule expanding short-term, limited duration health plans. They’re trying to force a Senate vote on Wednesday to overturn the new rule, which became effective last […]
10/8/2018
BRETT KAVANAUGH/DEMS/ELECTION/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Sen. Heidi Heitkamp was ready to vote ‘yes’ on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Having been just one of three Democratic senators to vote to confirm President Donald Trump’s first Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch, Heitkamp had already instructed her staff to begin drafting a statement explaining why she thought Kavanaugh […]
10/8/2018
DEMS/SENATE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When Senator Joe Manchin III became the lone Democrat to support Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh’s elevation to the Supreme Court on Saturday [10-6-18], protesters in the Capitol screamed ‘shame.’ But in his home state of West Virginia, voters were, if not encouraging, at least understanding: He had saved himself from political […]
10/8/2018
CALIFORNIA/DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Donald Trump’s shadow loomed large in California’s only scheduled gubernatorial debate Monday [10-8-18], with Democrat Gavin Newsom insisting his GOP opponent threatened to advance the policies of ‘Trump and Trumpism’’ and Republican John Cox repeatedly sidestepping efforts to link him with the president who has enthusiastically endorsed his campaign. Cox, a multi-millionaire […]
10/8/2018
BRETT KAVANAUGH/DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/SENATE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The bitter fight over the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh spilled over into a key U.S. Senate race in Indiana on Monday [10-8-18], as the Republican challenger, Mike Braun squared off against Joe Donnelly, the Democratic incumbent. Braun, a businessman, hammered Donnelly over his opposition to President Donald Trump’s latest […]
10/8/2018
BRETT KAVANAUGH/DEMS/SEX ABUSE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “President Donald Trump apologized to Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh for ‘the terrible pain and suffering’ he and his family were ‘forced to endure’ during his confirmation process, at a ceremonial swearing-in event at the White House on Monday [10-8-18] evening…Earlier Monday, Trump claimed the accusations against Kavanaugh were […]
10/6/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “You don’t hand matches to an arsonist, and you don’t give power to an angry left-wing mob. Democrats have become too EXTREME and TOO DANGEROUS to govern. Republicans believe in the rule of law – not the rule of the mob. VOTE REPUBLICAN!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 6, 2018 8:21 pm […]
10/5/2018
DEMS/SENATE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia is on track to be the only Senate Democrat to break ranks with his party and vote to elevate Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. A final confirmation vote is not expected until Saturday [10-6-18], but Manchin came out in support of Kavanaugh […]
10/4/2018
DEMS/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I’ve figured it out: Donald Trump is the leader of the resistance inside his own administration. The 45th president exudes more defiance from one of his short, little fingers than all the liberal yodelers of the Democratic Party and entire armies of pink pussy-hat-wearing protesters put together. When not contravening the libs, […]
10/4/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Seeking to boost Republican turnout in key Minnesota battlegrounds, President Donald Trump attacked Democrats Thursday [10-4-18] night, arguing that their ‘rage-fueled resistance’ to his Supreme Court nominee will motivate GOP voters this fall. Speaking before a cheering crowd at a rally in Rochester, Trump praised Judge Brett Kavanaugh, whose nomination […]
10/4/2018
BRETT KAVANAUGH/DEMS/FBI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “This is now the 7th. time the FBI has investigated Judge Kavanaugh. If we made it 100, it would still not be good enough for the Obstructionist Democrats.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 4, 2018 9:17 am […]
10/4/2018
BRETT KAVANAUGH/DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The harsh and unfair treatment of Judge Brett Kavanaugh is having an incredible upward impact on voters. The PEOPLE get it far better than the politicians. Most importantly, this great life cannot be ruined by mean & despicable Democrats and totally uncorroborated allegations!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 4, 2018 7:16 am […]
10/4/2018
CONGRESS/DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Congressman Bishop is doing a GREAT job! He helped pass tax reform which lowered taxes for EVERYONE! Nancy Pelosi is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on his opponent because they both support a liberal agenda of higher taxes and wasteful spending!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 4, 2018 5:17 pm […]
10/4/2018
DEMS/HEALTHCARE/HOUSE OF REPS/IMMIGRATION/OBAMACARE/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Democrats are quietly preparing to launch a slew of investigations into the Trump administration’s health care moves if they retake the House in November, aiming to freeze the White House’s efforts to unravel Obamacare and probe the administration’s care of immigrant kids. The wide-ranging inquiries, coordinated across multiple committees, […]
10/3/2018
BERNIE SANDERS/BRETT KAVANAUGH/DEMS/GOP/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont said Wednesday [10-3-18] that he believed the Supreme Court was headed for a legitimacy crisis after Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh accused Democrats at a hearing last week of seeking revenge on behalf of the Clintons and of animus toward President Trump. In an interview with […]
10/3/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Richard Ojeda is not a typical Democratic congressional candidate. The heavily tattooed former Army paratrooper stomps around southwestern West Virginia in tight Grunt Style t-shirts, tactical pants and combat boots. He included his own cell phone number — and a promise to answer it — in his campaign kick-off video. In […]
10/3/2018
CONGRESS/DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP TAXES: “Sen. Cory Booker accused Donald Trump of ‘criminal behavior.’ Sen. Elizabeth Warren said it’s more evidence of the president’s corruption. And Washington Gov. Jay Inslee cracked: ‘The Emperor did have clothes, but it turns out it was his dad’s.’ A day after The New York Times published a 14,000-word investigation on […]
10/3/2018
BRETT KAVANAUGH/DEMS/GOP/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I see it each time I go out to Rallies in order to help some of our great Republican candidates. VOTERS ARE REALLY ANGRY AT THE VICIOUS AND DESPICABLE WAY DEMOCRATS ARE TREATING BRETT KAVANAUGH! He and his wonderful family deserve much better.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 3, 2018 9:29 am […]
10/2/2018
BRETT KAVANAUGH/DEMS/SEX ABUSE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP PEOPLE/WOMEN: “Democratic efforts to highlight sexual assault charges that are more than 30 years old have been dismissed by supporters of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh as the dredgings of ancient history. But the judge’s response to those accusations has raised new issues that go to the core of who President Trump’s […]
10/2/2018
2016 ELECTION/DEMS/ROBERT MUELLER/ROGER STONE/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Special counsel Robert Mueller’s team is combing through Roger Stone’s track record as a self-proclaimed ‘dirty trickster’ amid its investigation into whether Stone was involved in Russian efforts to steal and disseminate damaging information about Democrats ahead of the 2016 election. The questions about Stone’s past reveal how […]
10/2/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/NEW YORK/SENATE: “Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a frequent critic of President Donald Trump, is donating $20 million to help Democratic candidates running for the U.S. Senate, a spokesman said on Tuesday [10-2-18]. The billionaire’s contribution comes as Republicans, who currently hold a 51-49 majority in the upper chamber, grow more concerned that […]
10/2/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “THE ONLY REASON TO VOTE FOR A DEMOCRAT IS IF YOU’RE TIRED OF WINNING!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 2, 2018 11:08 am […]
10/2/2018
DEMS/HEALTHCARE/MEDICARE/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS/SENIORS/SOCIALISM: “And we’re strongly protecting your Medicare. We oppose efforts from Democrats to raid Medicare to fund socialism, robbing seniors of their benefits. Medicare belongs to the seniors who have earned it and paid into it for their entire lives. They want to take it away — the Democrats. And we will always protect […]
10/1/2018
BRETT KAVANAUGH/DEMS/MILITARY/SENATE/SEX ABUSE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “With his Supreme Court nominee’s confirmation under fire, President Trump lashed out on Monday [10-1-18] at Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee, renewing his attack that Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut lied about his service in Vietnam and embellishing the senator’s misdeeds far beyond the truth. Mr. Trump […]
10/1/2018
CANADA/CONGRESS/DEMS/MEXICO/NAFTA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Monday [10-1-18] praised a new trade deal struck with Canada and Mexico to revamp NAFTA, but acknowledged he could have trouble getting Congress to approve it if Democrats take control of the House or Senate in the November midterm elections…Trump savored the end of 14 months of […]
10/1/2018
CONGRESS/DEMS/ELECTION/NAFTA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “If Democrats are successful in November in taking at least a slim majority in the House of Representatives, as most current polls predict, the new NAFTA agreement reached on Sunday night will face an uphill battle to becoming law. A completed three-way deal won’t necessarily be dead on arrival in a […]