DEMS/ELECTIONS/GOP/OBAMACARE/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration’s decision not to defend key provisions of the Affordable Care Act could deal Democrats a sizable win going into the midterm elections, handing a party already prepared to run on health care a cudgel to use against vulnerable Republicans. Voters, both in interviews and a series of polls, have […]
Category: Dems
6/8/2018
DEMS/JOBS/LEAKS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Several Democratic U.S. senators urged federal regulators on Friday [6-8-18] to look into potential data leaks after a tweet by President Donald Trump last week that some market participants viewed as a tip about the big monthly U.S. payrolls report ahead of its public release. The lawmakers, Elizabeth Warren, Ron Wyden and […]
6/8/2018
DEMS/IRAN/NORTH KOREA/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Obama, Schumer and Pelosi did NOTHING about North Korea, and now weak on Crime, High Tax Schumer is telling me what to do at the Summit the Dems could never set up. Schumer failed with North Korea and Iran, we don’t need his advice!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 8, 2018 5:06 […]
6/7/2018
DEMS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Our Justice Department must not let Awan & Debbie Wasserman Schultz off the hook. The Democrat I.T. scandal is a key to much of the corruption we see today. They want to make a ‘plea deal’ to hide what is on their Server. Where is Server? Really bad!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
6/7/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When and where will all of the many conflicts of interest be listed by the 13 Angry Democrats (plus) working on the Witch Hunt Hoax. There has never been a group of people on a case so biased or conflicted. It is all a Democrat Excuse for LOSING the Election. Where is […]
6/7/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Democrats are showing considerably more interest in the fall elections than are Republicans, and voters overall are signaling they would like control of Congress to flip to the Democrats, a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll finds. The Democratic advantages come at the same time President Donald Trump’s approval rating has improved […]
6/6/2018
DEMS/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VA: “President Donald Trump’s vendetta against Sen. Jon Tester took a snippy turn today when the Democratic senator from Montana was left off the invite list for a White House signing of a VA bill that he had co-written. Although the VA Mission Act passed 92-5 in the Senate and 347-70 in the […]
6/6/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “U.S. Democrats on Wednesday [6-6-18] said the results of nominating contests in California and New Jersey put them in a stronger position to gain control of Congress in November and oppose Republican President Donald Trump. The morning after the busiest day of the primary election season, when voters in eight states […]
6/5/2018
DEMS/DREAMERS/GOP/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Republicans edged closer Tuesday [6-5-18] to forcing a series of immigration votes, as some Democratic lawmakers who held out over policy and political concerns signed on to the effort. On Tuesday, two Democratic holdouts, Texas Reps. Filemon Vela and Vicente Gonzalez, announced they would sign, leaving three signatures needed to force a vote […]
6/5/2018
DEMS/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Imagine how much wasteful spending we’d save if we didn’t have Chuck and Nancy standing in our way! For years, Democrats in Congress have depleted our military and busted our budgets on needless spending, and to what end? No more.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 5, 2018 3:07 pm […]
6/5/2018
BORDER/CHILDREN/DEMS/IMMIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The tough new ‘zero tolerance’ immigration policy enacted by President Donald Trump has led to a general outcry about how the US treats undocumented children, separating them from their parents at the border. Democrats in particular have been raising alarms about the policy, which Trump Cabinet officials say is just enforcing the […]
6/5/2018
DEMS/GOP/SENATE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) canceled much of the Senate’s August recess on Tuesday [6-5-18], saying the chamber would remain in session to work on spending bills and confirming nominees. The move is an unusual one during a midterm election year, when lawmakers typically spend more time in their home states […]
6/5/2018
DEMS/GOP/MITCH MCCONNELL/SENATE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “U.S Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday [6-5-18] he was cancelling most of the Senate’s August recess to give lawmakers time to pass spending bills before a Sept. 30 deadline and to confirm more of President Donald Trump’s appointees. A senior Senate Democratic aide said the move had less to […]
6/5/2018
DEMS/GOP/NATIONAL SECURITY/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Republican and Democratic U.S. senators plan to introduce as soon as Tuesday [6-5-18] legislation that would force President Donald Trump to obtain Congress’ approval before imposing tariffs on national security grounds, a senior senator said on Tuesday. Republican Senator Bob Corker, chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, said legislation would be […]
6/5/2018
BORDER/DEMS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Separating families at the Border is the fault of bad legislation passed by the Democrats. Border Security laws should be changed but the Dems can’t get their act together! Started the Wall.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 5, 2018 6:58 am […]
6/4/2018
CHUCK SCHUMER/DEMS/NORTH KOREA/SANCTIONS/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Top Senate Democrats on Monday [6-4-18] told President Donald Trump not to make a deal that leaves North Korea with nuclear weapons, and threatened to maintain or toughen sanctions on Pyongyang if that condition is not met. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and ranking Democrats from national security committees released […]
6/4/2018
DEMS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/PARDONS/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As President Donald Trump claims an ‘absolute right’ to pardon himself, top Democratic lawmakers are countering with their own message: ‘You are not a king.’ ‘The restoration of King George lll without his splendid education,morals,or grace,’ Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.), a member of the House Judiciary Committee, tweeted, linking to […]
6/4/2018
DEMS/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The appointment of the Special Counsel is totally UNCONSTITUTIONAL! Despite that, we play the game because I, unlike the Democrats, have done nothing wrong!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 4, 2018 9:01 am […]
6/4/2018
DEMS/NORTH KOREA/SANCTIONS/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Top Senate Democrats on Monday [6-4-18] told President Donald Trump not to make a deal that leaves North Korea with nuclear weapons, and threatened to maintain or toughen sanctions on Pyongyang if that condition is not met. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and ranking Democrats from national security committees released a […]
6/4/2018
DEMS/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The appointment of the Special Councel is totally UNCONSTITUTIONAL! Despite that, we play the game because I, unlike the Democrats, have done nothing wrong!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 4, 2018 8:07 am […]
6/4/2018
DEMS/PARDONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As has been stated by numerous legal scholars, I have the absolute right to PARDON myself, but why would I do that when I have done nothing wrong? In the meantime, the never ending Witch Hunt, led by 13 very Angry and Conflicted Democrats (& others) continues into the mid-terms!” -Donald Trump, […]
6/2/2018
DEMS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/MEDIA/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “There was No Collusion with Russia (except by the Democrats). When will this very expensive Witch Hunt Hoax ever end? So bad for our Country. Is the Special Counsel/Justice Department leaking my lawyers letters to the Fake News Media? Should be looking at Dems corruption instead?” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 2, […]
6/2/2018
DEMS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/MEDIA/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “There was No Collusion with Russia (except by the Democrats). When will this very expensive Witch Hunt Hoax ever end? So bad for our Country. Is the Special Councel/Justice Department leaking my lawyers letters to the Fake News Media? Should be looking at Dems corruption instead?” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 2, […]
6/2/2018
DEMS/HILLARY CLINTON/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….’$17 million spent, it’s a scam Investigation. Americans are being worked. We now know there was Russian collusion, with Russians and the Democrats. The Mueller team is stacked with anti-Trumpers, who actually represented Clinton people (& gave $’s to Crooked H).’” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 2, 2018 7:40 am […]
6/1/2018
DEMS/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “Michael Avenatti, the lawyer for Stephanie Clifford, the pornographic film actress who says she had a sexual encounter with President Trump, has sought help for his legal battle against Mr. Trump from leading Democratic operatives. Mr. Avenatti contacted an official in the network of liberal groups led by David Brock, while someone […]
6/1/2018
DEMS/ELECTIONS/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As Californians prepare to go to the polls on Tuesday [6-5-18] to choose candidates in primary elections, the state’s quirky electoral rules and a softening of support for Democrats among suburban voters could disrupt the party’s ambitious plan to wrest as many as 10 seats from Republicans in California. November’s general election […]
5/29/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VA: “U.S. Sen. Jon Tester’s campaign increased its spending after President Donald Trump vowed in April to make the Montana Democrat pay politically for sinking his nominee to head the Department of Veterans Affairs. Tester’s campaign spent about $790,000 on television and internet advertising in the two weeks following Trump’s comments, according to […]
5/29/2018
CRIME/DEMS/ELECTION/GANGS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump accused Democrats on Tuesday [5-19-18] of siding with brutal immigrant gang members over American citizens and implored Republican voters to turn out in November’s midterm elections or risk the safety of their country. During a raucous rally in Nashville, Mr. Trump invoked fears of crimes committed by illegal immigrants, particularly […]
5/29/2018
2016 ELECTION/DEMS/ELECTION/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Republican President Donald Trump broadened his condemnation of the Russia probe with a tweet Tuesday [5-29-18] accusing it of being a partisan exercise that could unfairly tip the midterm elections in favor of Democratic congressional candidates. The ‘angry Democrats’ who are ‘working on the rigged Russia Witch Hunt, will be […]
5/29/2018
2016 ELECTION/DEMS/DONALD JR/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley on Tuesday [5-29-18] pushed back against a Democrat who has accused Donald Trump Jr. of potentially lying in his testimony to the committee, and suggested a different witness may have lied to the panel instead. Grassley, an Iowa Republican, sent a letter to Sen. Chris Coons […]
5/29/2018
2016 ELECTION/DEMS/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump alleged Tuesday [5-29-18]— without providing any evidence — that special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation will meddle in the midterm elections to benefit Democrats. Trump’s claim is his latest attack on the credibility of the Russia investigation as being politically motivated, though it’s a significant new step in […]
5/29/2018
BORDER/DEMS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “For President Donald Trump, every crisis in America’s immigration system is an opportunity. As controversy grows over his administration’s treatment of children separated from undocumented immigrant parents, Trump is seeking a political opening to damage his opponents and solidify his own support. It’s a classic strategy that he has deployed in toxic […]
5/29/2018
DEMS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/NEW YORK/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Rep. Jerrold Nadler’s first battle with Donald Trump came in the 1990s, when the future president sought federal money for a project that would have benefited one of his developments on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Mr. Nadler, a New York Democrat, opposed the subsidies and had them stripped from […]
5/29/2018
DEMS/IMMIGRATION/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Tuesday [5-29-18] taunted online activists who shared photos of children at immigration detention facilities as a means of criticizing his administration, noting that the photos had been taken during the tenure of his predecessor, Barack Obama…The photograph in question began to circulate online over the weekend, shared by […]
5/29/2018
DEMS/HILLARY CLINTON/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Why aren’t the 13 Angry and heavily conflicted Democrats investigating the totally Crooked Campaign of totally Crooked Hillary Clinton. It’s a Rigged Witch Hunt, that’s why! Ask them if they enjoyed her after election celebration!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 29, 2018 6:09 am […]
5/29/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/POLLS/RUSSIA/SPYGATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The 13 Angry Democrats (plus people who worked 8 years for Obama) working on the rigged Russia Witch Hunt, will be MEDDLING with the mid-term elections, especially now that Republicans (stay tough!) are taking the lead in Polls. There was no Collusion, except by the Democrats!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 29, 2018 […]
5/29/2018
BORDER/DEMS/IMMIGRATION/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Democrats mistakenly tweet 2014 pictures from Obama’s term showing children from the Border in steel cages. They thought it was recent pictures in order to make us look bad, but backfires. Dems must agree to Wall and new Border Protection for good of country…Bipartisan Bill!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 29, 2018 5:07 […]
5/28/2018
DEMS/GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE/POLLS: “In recent elections, Democrats have faced attacks related to health-care costs, with the party being blamed for premium increases on Affordable Care Act exchanges during the Obama years. Now, as many health insurers are seeking to impose double-digit rate increases on those marketplaces, a number of recent surveys suggest Republicans may take the lion’s […]
5/25/2018
DEMS/OBAMA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Funny to watch the Democrats criticize Trade Deals being negotiated by me when they don’t even know what the deals are and when for 8 years the Obama Administration did NOTHING on trade except let other countries rip off the United States. Lost almost $800 Billion/year under ‘O’” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
5/25/2018
DEMS/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Democrats are so obviously rooting against us in our negotiations with North Korea. Just like they are coming to the defense of MS 13 thugs, saying that they are individuals & must be nurtured, or asking to end your big Tax Cuts & raise your taxes instead. Dems have lost touch!” […]
5/25/2018
2016 ELECTION/DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Democrats are now alluding to the the concept that having an Informant placed in an opposing party’s campaign is different than having a Spy, as illegal as that may be. But what about an ‘Informant’ who is paid a fortune and who ‘sets up’ way earlier than the Russian Hoax?” […]
5/25/2018
2016 ELECTION/DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Can anyone even imagine having Spies placed in a competing campaign, by the people and party in absolute power, for the sole purpose of political advantage and gain? And to think that the party in question, even with the expenditure of far more money, LOST!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 25, 2018 […]
5/24/2018
DEMS/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Since Donald J. Trump began dominating American politics more than two years ago, Democrats concerned about his policies and behavior have taken solace in a group of influential Republicans who have consistently assailed the president as anathema to the values of their party, and the country more broadly. In the past year, […]
5/24/2018
DEMS/GOP/INTELLIGENCE/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Top Senate and House party leaders and Intelligence Committee leaders from both parties will be briefed Thursday [5-24-18] on whether an informant was embedded in President Donald Trump’s campaign, according to a person familiar with the matter. The briefing comes after complaints from Senate Democrats and some Republicans about the adminstration’s […]
5/24/2018
2016 ELECTION/DEMS/DEVIN NUNES/FBI/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Senior Justice Department and FBI officials are set to brief lawmakers Thursday [5-24-18] afternoon about a confidential informant used in the early stages of an investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election, scrambling to accommodate Democrats who had complained that the briefing would be a GOP-only affair. Late Wednesday […]
5/24/2018
BORDER/DEMS/GANGS/POLICE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It was my great honor to host a roundtable re: MS-13 yesterday in Bethpage, New York. Democrats must abandon their resistance to border security so that we can SUPPORT law enforcement and SAVE innocent lives! https://t.co/pxe9Z4efyZ“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 24, 2018 11:24 am […]
5/24/2018
2016 ELECTION/DEMS/FBI/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senior U.S. lawmakers attended classified briefings on Thursday [5-24-18] on the FBI’s probe of Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election after President Donald Trump made unsubstantiated claims about a ‘spy’ being used against his campaign, and a top Democrat said afterward he heard nothing to support Trump’s allegation. The briefings […]
5/23/2018
CONGRESS/DEMS/GANGS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Crippling loopholes in our laws have enabled MS-13 gang members and other criminals to infiltrate our communities – and Democrats in Congress REFUSE to close these loopholes, including the disgraceful practice known as Catch-and-Release. Democrats must abandon their resistance… https://t.co/VkMCIzwt8v“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 23, 2018 2:35 pm […]
5/22/2018
2016 ELECTION/DEMS/HOUSE OF REPS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee is pointing to a recent agreement between Justice Department officials and the White House to investigate the use of a confidential source sent to speak with Trump campaign aides as an attack on the department’s independence…After a meeting at the […]
5/22/2018
2016 ELECTION/DEMS/FBI/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Two Republican lawmakers, and no Democrats, are expected to attend a meeting scheduled for Thursday [5-24-18] to review classified information relating to U.S. President Donald Trump’s suggestion the FBI might have used an informant to gather information on his 2016 election campaign, the White House said on Tuesday [5-22-18]. Trump’s closest […]
5/21/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/ETHICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Democrats plan to hammer the corruption allegations swirling around the Trump administration in the run up to the midterms, hoping to tap into a successful strategy that delivered them control of Congress in 2006. Democratic leaders will roll out the latest plank of their messaging platform Monday [5-21-18], focusing on a package […]
5/21/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda has few more outspoken opponents than Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham, who, as chairwoman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, has served as the voice of Hispanic and Democratic members of Congress in condemning the administration’s policies. The New Mexico Democrat is hoping to take that message to a […]
5/18/2018
DEMS/GOP/PRISON/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Friday [5-18-18] urged Congress to overhaul the nation’s prison system and help more former inmates re-enter society, hoping to jump-start legislation that’s facing fresh opposition from Democrats. Trump said at a White House forum that a prison overhaul ‘unites people from across the political spectrum’ and that lawmakers […]
5/18/2018
CONGRESS/DEMS/GOP/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “For months, the political world has treated Robert S. Mueller III as the arbiter of President Trump’s fate: Hopeful Democrats have theorized about the damage Mr. Mueller’s investigation might inflict. Suspicious Republicans, led by Mr. Trump, have cast him as leading a ‘witch hunt.’ But this week Rudolph W. Giuliani, […]
5/18/2018
DEMS/GOP/PRISONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Friday [5-18-18] embraced a bipartisan prison reform proposal, but a sharp divide among Democrats on the issue threatens to undermine the deal. The discord was on display Friday as Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York circulated a scathing letter accusing fellow Democrats of trying to tank the effort […]
5/17/2018
DEMS/GOP/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump and his critics actually agree on something. If a column he read in a magazine is correct, he wrote on Twitter on Thursday [5-17-18], ‘this is bigger than Watergate!’ Never mind that he was thinking of something different than his adversaries when they use the same phrase. Mr. Trump […]
5/17/2018
2016 ELECTION/DEMS/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Congratulations America, we are now into the second year of the greatest Witch Hunt in American History…and there is still No Collusion and No Obstruction. The only Collusion was that done by Democrats who were unable to win an Election despite the spending of far more money!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May […]
5/16/2018
DEMS/GOP/LEGAL/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Six months after the June 2016 meeting at Trump Tower between Trump campaign officials and a self-described Kremlin informant, an intermediary contacted Donald J. Trump’s office asking for a follow-up, according to documents released on Wednesday [5-16-18] by a Senate committee…The follow-up overture is one of the kernels of new information contained […]
5/16/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/DEMS/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Preet Bharara is seeing all the texts, phone calls and DMs urging him to run for New York attorney general, including from some top operatives and Democratic donors. He’s hearing it from people coming up to him on the street. And though Bharara is leaning against making a play for […]
5/16/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/PENNSYLVANIA/SENATE/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…and voted against the massive Tax Cut Bill. He’s also weak on borders and crime. Sadly, our great Military and Vets mean nothing to Bobby Jr. Lou Barletta will win! #MAGA” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 16, 2018 1:40 pm […]
5/16/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/PENNSYLVANIA/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Lou Barletta will be a great Senator for Pennsylvania but his opponent, Bob Casey, has been a do-nothing Senator who only shows up at election time. He votes along the Nancy Pelosi, Elizabeth Warren lines, loves sanctuary cities, bad and expensive healthcare…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 16, 2018 1:40 pm […]
5/16/2018
DREAMERS/GOP/IMMIGRATION/PAUL RYAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “House Speaker Paul Ryan in a closed-door meeting on Wednesday [5-16-18] sought to discourage fellow Republicans from signing a measure that would force an immigration vote, members leaving the meeting said. The pitch from Ryan to his party colleagues came as he faces an uprising from moderate GOP members who say […]
5/15/2018
DEMS/GOP/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Donald Trump is the first American president to live his whole life in a city, but the war on American cities in his presidency so far has put him and congressional Republicans on the wrong side of a ‘moral battle,’ said Steve Benjamin, the new president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors. […]
5/15/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/PENNSYLVANIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A state representative, an Air Force veteran and two high-powered lawyers — all women — won Democratic House primaries on Tuesday [5-15-18] in Pennsylvania, where a record number of women ran for House seats in a year of intense political enthusiasm among female Democrats. It was a night of victories for at […]
5/15/2018
DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Grappling with the realities of President Donald Trump’s reign, Democrats are trying to offer a counterweight to the president’s message — without making it all about Trump. An annual conference organized by a prominent Democratic think tank Tuesday [5-15-18] included an early glimpse at some of the Democrats plotting a challenge to […]
5/14/2018
DEMS/GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/NET NEUTRALITY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. Senate will vote on Wednesday [5-16-18] on whether to reverse a decision by the Trump administration to roll back Obama-era ‘net neutrality’ rules, Democratic senators said on Monday [5-14-18]. Advocates of keeping the 2015 open-internet rules have the backing of 50 U.S. senators, including Republican Susan Collins. […]
5/11/2018
DEMS/JOHN MCCAIN/SENATE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “A Democratic senator called on President Donald Trump Friday [5-11-18] to repudiate a White House aide’s comment about ‘dying’ Republican Sen. John McCain, who has brain cancer…White House aide Kelly Sadler had responded to McCain’s opposition to Gina Haspel’s nomination for CIA director by attempting to joke Thursday [5-10-18] morning that ‘he’s […]
5/11/2018
DEMS/LEGAL/MICHAEL COHEN/PHARMA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “A key Democratic senator is joining at least one other lawmaker Friday [5-11-18] in requesting that pharmaceutical giant Novartis turn over documents relating to President Donald Trump’s personal attorney Michael Cohen. Sen. Patty Murray of Washington state, the top Democrat on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, has sent a […]
5/9/18
DEMS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Democratic lawmakers urged President Donald Trump in a letter Wednesday [5-9-18] to drop his nominee to lead the Department of Justice’s criminal division due to his past work for a Russian bank with ties to President Vladimir Putin. The group — spearheaded by Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) — […]
5/9/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “Rachel Crooks, who alleged that Donald Trump kissed her without her consent in 2005 when she was working as a receptionist in Trump Tower, on Tuesday [5-8-18] secured her primary bid for state office in Ohio. Crooks was running unopposed for the Democratic nomination for a seat in the state Legislature. Crooks […]
5/8/2018
DEMS/SPENDING/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration on Tuesday [5-8-18] began trying to convince U.S. lawmakers to support $15 billion in spending cuts, which Democrats called a hypocritical bid to reclaim an image of fiscal conservatism following Republicans’ deficit-ballooning tax cuts of 2017. President Donald Trump’s package, known as a rescissions request to kill existing budget […]
5/8/2018
CIA/DEMS/NOMINATIONS/SENATE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Sen. Jon Tester said Tuesday [5-8-18] he is not voting for Gina Haspel’s nomination to be the next CIA director, the first Democrat from a red state to openly oppose her…The White House has rallied behind Haspel for the position, even though questions over her past in the CIA are likely to come […]
5/8/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The heart of the political primary season begins Tuesday [5-8-18], with Indiana, North Carolina, Ohio and West Virginia holding contests to select candidates for November’s general elections. Eight more states will pick nominees in the next two weeks and 18 more have primaries in June. The two biggest races Tuesday are the […]
5/7/2018
DEMS/ELECTIONS/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Is this Phony Witch Hunt going to go on even longer so it wrongfully impacts the Mid-Term Elections, which is what the Democrats always intended? Republicans better get tough and smart before it is too late!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 7, 2018 8:35 am […]
5/7/2018
COURTS/DEMS/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The 13 Angry Democrats in charge of the Russian Witch Hunt are starting to find out that there is a Court System in place that actually protects people from injustice…and just wait ‘till the Courts get to see your unrevealed Conflicts of Interest!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 7, 2018 6:39 am […]
5/7/2018
CIA/DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “My highly respected nominee for CIA Director, Gina Haspel, has come under fire because she was too tough on Terrorists. Think of that, in these very dangerous times, we have the most qualified person, a woman, who Democrats want OUT because she is too tough on terror. Win Gina!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
5/4/2018
CONGRESS/CRIME/DEMS/GUNS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Democrats and liberals in Congress want to disarm law-abiding Americans at the same time they are releasing dangerous criminal aliens and savage gang members onto our streets. Politicians who put criminal aliens before American Citizens should be voted out of office!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 4, 2018 4:58 pm […]
5/3/2018
COURTS/DEMS/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Democrats learned the hard way in 2016 that the right is much more animated by judicial fights after Republicans’ refusal to consider the Supreme Court nomination of Merrick B. Garland helped rally conservative voters behind Donald J. Trump so he could fill a vacancy held open for nearly a year. Now a […]
5/2/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “A soaring number of Democratic House candidates has also translated into a surge in fund-raising — particularly from small donors — which is similar to the energy that drove the Tea Party uprising against President Barack Obama in 2010…Most of the small donors — those giving less than $200 to a […]
5/2/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/OBAMACARE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “A year ago Friday [5-4-18], Representative Claudia Tenney of New York stood among dozens of enthusiastic colleagues in the Rose Garden to celebrate passage of a bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. When President Trump made his way on stage, Ms. Tenney clapped and smiled. On this not-so-happy […]
5/1/2018
DEMS/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “In any other political environment, headlines about the President of the United States’ alleged affair with a porn star and her bulldog attorney who is hellbent on publicizing the details would be radioactive for the President’s party. But this isn’t any other political environment. As Republicans awkwardly answer questions about Stormy Daniels’ […]
4/30/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “While Democrats came up short in last Tuesday’s 4-24-18] Arizona special election — losing by fewer than five points in a district Donald Trump carried by 21 points — the results offer yet another sign the party still holds the energy edge heading into November’s midterm election. As we approach […]
4/30/2018
CONGRESS/DEMS/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Enthusiasm for the Democratic Party is waning among millennials as its candidates head into the crucial midterm congressional elections, according to the Reuters/Ipsos national opinion poll. The online survey of more than 16,000 registered voters ages 18 to 34 shows their support for Democrats over Republicans for Congress slipped by about 9 […]
4/28/2018
DEMS/SENATE/TRUMP PEOPLE/VA:: “Secret Service has just informed me that Senator Jon Tester’s statements on Admiral Jackson are not true. There were no such findings. A horrible thing that we in D.C. must live with, just like phony Russian Collusion. Tester should lose race in Montana. Very dishonest and sick!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 28, 2018 […]
4/28/2018
DEMS/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP PEOPLE/VA: “….great people of Montana will not stand for this kind of slander when talking of a great human being. Admiral Jackson is the kind of man that those in Montana would most respect and admire, and now, for no reason whatsoever, his reputation has been shattered. Not fair, Tester!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April […]
4/28/2018
DEMS/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP PEOPLE/VA: “Allegations made by Senator Jon Tester against Admiral/Doctor Ron Jackson are proving false. The Secret Service is unable to confirm (in fact they deny) any of the phony Democrat charges which have absolutely devastated the wonderful Jackson family. Tester should resign. The…..” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 28, 2018 7:07 am […]
4/27/2018
DEMS/NANCY PELOSI/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Nancy Pelosi, the top Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives, said on Friday [4-27-18] that House Democrats will continue to investigate alleged Russian meddling in U.S. elections despite a report on the matter released by the House intelligence committee. She also called on House Republicans to release transcripts from the […]
4/27/2018
CONGRESS/DEMS/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Paul Davis has a simple formula for winning over President Donald Trump’s supporters in his Kansas race for Congress: He talks about kitchen table issues, like prescription drug prices and farm tariffs. And he is in no hurry to announce he’s a Democrat. Davis and other party moderates believe that neglected rural […]
4/26/2018
DEMS/EPA/GOP/HEARING/SCOTT PRUITT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Scott Pruitt, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, is testifying on Capitol Hill on Thursday [4-26-18] afternoon, the second and final session in what’s turning out to be a daylong grilling over allegations of ethical infractions and lavish spending. The E.P.A. chief, whose job may be hanging by a thread, delivered […]
4/26/2018
DEMS/GOP/SENATE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “When it comes to presidential nominations, the clock is working against the Trump administration and Senate Republicans in more ways than one. Frustrated over Democrats slow-walking many executive and judicial branch nominees and chewing up Senate floor time in the bargain, Republicans moved on Wednesday [4-25-18] toward shortening stringent time requirements that can […]
4/26/2018
DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/VA: “Jon Tester didn’t intend to play a central role in taking down President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Veterans Affairs Department. Yet that’s exactly what the Montana Democrat ended up doing And now, Trump is coming after him.The president is enraged over Tester’s work documenting allegations of malfeasance by Rear […]
4/26/2018
DEMS/EPA/ETHICS/GOP/HEARINGS/SCOTT PRUITT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt, yet another Trump administration official with his job on the line over ethical concerns, took heat from lawmakers Thursday [4-26-18] over his profligate spending and lobbyist ties and tried to divert responsibility to underlings. The EPA administrator said ‘twisted’ allegations against him were meant to undermine […]
4/26/2018
DEMS/EPA/SCOTT PRUITT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Scott Pruitt, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, fought back Thursday [4-26-18] against Democratic criticism of his spending and policies, asserting that the attacks were driven by opposition to President Donald Trump’s agenda. In a largely partisan hearing before a House subcommittee, Mr. Pruitt said he recognized the ‘very troubling reports’ […]
4/25/2018
DEMS/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @realDonaldTrump: Democrats are obstructing good (hopefully great) people wanting to give up a big portion of their life to work for our…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 25, 2018 2:02 pm […]
4/25/2018
BUDGET/DEMS/ENTITLEMENTS/GOP/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is preparing to submit to the U.S. Congress up to $25 billion in immediate spending cuts, including possible reductions to social safety net programs, lawmakers said on Wednesday [4-25-18], in a move that could upend a budget deal enacted last month.The White House plan, which has not yet been […]
4/24/2018
DEMS/GOP/VA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Trump acknowledged Tuesday [4-24-18] that Ronny L. Jackson, his nominee to lead the Veterans Affairs Department, is in serious trouble amid allegations that he oversaw a hostile work environment as the White House doctor, allowed the overprescribing of drugs and possibly drank on the job. Speaking at a news conference […]
4/24/2018
DEMS/GOP/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP PEOPLE/VA: “Capitol Hill was once again flung into damage control mode Tuesday [4-24-18] as Republicans and Democrats attempted to understand the severity of allegations being made against Ronny Jackson, the President’s pick to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs. It’s a scenario that some lawmakers argue has become all too familiar in the Trump […]
4/24/2018
DEMS/ROBERT MUELLER/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, said Tuesday [4-24-18] she will oppose legislation to protect special counsel Robert Mueller if an amendment from Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley is added to the bill. Feinstein told CNN she has three concerns about the amendment Grassley plans […]
4/23/2018
DEMS/MEDIA/MELANIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As the first state dinner of the Trump era approaches, Melania Trump, a first lady of few public words who tends to let visuals do the talking, has repeatedly doled out a short bit of advice to her small East Wing staff: ‘Do not worry.’ Her instructions came in the midst of […]
4/23/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In Trump’s Washington, traditions are frail and civility a novelty. But one custom that is hanging on — tattered and tenuously — is an unwritten rule: Don’t work too hard to inflict political harm on your Senate colleagues. This election season is testing lawmakers’ commitment to the fading courtesy. As many Democrats […]