CALIFORNIA/DEMS/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “One of the few Republican lawmakers left in Sacramento announced he would become a Democrat, dealing another blow to the party’s California fortunes and diminishing the role of Republican moderates. With Assemblyman Brian Maienschein’s defection, Republicans hold just 19 out of 80 seats in the California Assembly. The entire state legislative delegation […]
Category: GOP
1/24/2019
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Republican Party officials are delivering an unmistakable message as the 2020 campaign season begins: The GOP is the party of Trump. The Republican National Committee is poised to express its ‘undivided support for President Donald J. Trump and his effective Presidency’ as the committee’s members conclude their annual winter meeting here […]
1/24/2019
GOP/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “For the first two years of his presidency, it seemed like Donald Trump could, as he famously put it during his campaign, shoot someone on Fifth Avenue and not lose his voters. Republican majorities in the House and the Senate negotiated his agenda on Capitol Hill. The majority leader, Mitch McConnell, […]
1/23/2019
BORDER/DEMS/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Democrats aren’t the only ones who wish President Donald Trump weren’t obsessed with building a border wall. Even hard-line conservative immigration activists are frustrated with Trump’s relentless focus on a border wall — and are pushing him to embrace what they call more effective enforcement policies as part of any deal with […]
1/23/2019
GOP/GOVERNMENT/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As President Donald Trump’s approval rating falls, the Republican Party is grasping him ever tighter. Gathering in New Mexico, the Republican National Committee’s governing body will take the unusual step Friday of voting to declare the party’s ‘undivided support’ for Trump and his ‘effective presidency.’ Amid concerns about the political fallout […]
1/23/2019
GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The Republican Party’s governing body is set to offer its ‘undivided support’ for Donald Trump and his ‘effective presidency,’ lending its backing to the president and his re-election campaign. The Republican National Committee’s resolutions committee unanimously approved the measure Wednesday [1-23-19] at a winter meeting in New Mexico, clearing the way […]
1/23/2019
CRIME/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “BUILD A WALL & CRIME WILL FALL! This is the new theme, for two years until the Wall is finished (under construction now), of the Republican Party. Use it and pray!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, January 23, 2019 7:57 am […]
1/23/2019
BORDER/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Great unity in the Republican Party. Want to, once and for all, put an end to stoppable crime and drugs! Border Security and Wall. No doubt!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, January 23, 2019 7:48 am […]
1/22/2019
GOP/GOVERNMENT/LEGISLATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “The Senate is poised as early as Tuesday [1-22-19] to act on a Trump-backed measure to end the partial government shutdown, but a bill promoted as a compromise to pair the president’s wall with legal protections for some immigrants would also severely restrict migrants’ ability to claim asylum, drawing fierce opposition from […]
1/22/2019
GOP/MICHAEL COHEN/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Michael Cohen’s congressional testimony next month will exclude any topic that’s ‘under investigation,’ Republicans say they were told by Cohen’s lawyer, which could mean Cohen won’t discuss lying to Congress about the Trump Tower Moscow project or the payments made to women during the 2016 campaign for their silence. Reps. […]
1/22/2019
BORDER/DEMS/GOP/LEGISLATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “The Senate will take two key votes on Thursday [1-22-19] on competing proposals aimed at ending the ongoing government shutdown — one backed by Republicans and the other backed by Democrats and both likely to fail. One of the votes will be on a proposal backed by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell […]
1/22/2019
BORDER/CRIME/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Never seen @senatemajldr and Republicans so united on an issue as they are on the Humanitarian Crisis & Security on our Southern Border. If we create a Wall or Barrier which prevents Criminals and Drugs from flowing into our Country, Crime will go down by record numbers!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, January 22, […]
1/21/2019
ECONOMY/GOP/REGULATIONS/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Investors did not know what to expect from a Trump presidency. Would they get a traditional pro-business Republican who promised tax cuts, or an unpredictable populist who would disrupt trade? So far, they’ve gotten both in President Trump, who sees the stock market as a barometer of his success. Stocks are up […]
1/20/2019
BUDGET/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “RT @BudgetGOP: TODAY – @SenatorEnzi Welcomed new @BudgetGOP members @SenatorBraun, @SenRickScott and @SenKevinCramer https://t.co/yL31HsHXm…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, January 20, 2019 7:39 pm […]
1/20/2019
DEMS/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @senrobportman: .@POTUS has laid out a constructive new proposal that contains the basis for a bipartisan agreement. It includes many of…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, January 20, 2019 3:32 pm […]
1/20/2019
BORDER/GOP/GOVERNMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @GOP: ‘I commend the President for his leadership in proposing this bold solution to reopen the government, secure the border, and take…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, January 20, 2019 3:21 pm […]
1/20/2019
BORDER/GOP/GOVERNMENT/IMMIGRATION/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senate Republicans plan to include $12.7 billion in disaster aid and government funding through the end of the fiscal year in their bill to advance President Donald Trump’s immigration proposal. The president’s plan will test Democrats’ solidarity, pitting border security funding against protections for young immigrants and refugees. Now, it will also […]
1/18/2019
BORDER/GOP/NATIONAL SECURITY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Never seen the Republican Party so unified. No ‘Cave’ on the issue of Border and National Security. A beautiful thing to see, especially when you hear the new rhetoric spewing from the mouths of the Democrats who talk Open Border, High Taxes and Crime. Stop Criminals & Drugs now!” -Donald Trump, […]
1/18/2019
ELECTION/GOP/PENNSYLVANIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “More than two months after suffering devastating losses up and down the ballot in the midterm election, the leader of Pennsylvania’s Republican Party huddled privately with President Trump’s re-election campaign Thursday [1-17-19] to deliver his plan to stop the bleeding in 2020. The meeting, the first of its kind since the GOP […]
1/17/2019
BORDER/GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/WALL: “Along the 2,000-mile border with Mexico, which sprawls across four states and nine House districts, a single seat is held by a Republican: Representative Will Hurd of Texas. And Mr. Hurd, a former undercover C.I.A. officer who barely won re-election in Texas’ 23rd District, the largest of the nine, […]
1/17/2019
DEMS/GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/RUSSIA/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In what was most likely a largely symbolic vote, 136 House Republicans joined with Democrats on Thursday [1-17-19] in an overwhelming show of disapproval of the Trump administration’s policy toward three Kremlin-aligned companies. The House voted 362 to 53 to block the Treasury Department from lifting sanctions against the companies, […]
1/17/2019
GOP/LEGISLATION/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A Republican lawmaker plans to introduce legislation on Thursday [1-17-19] that would embolden President Trump’s trade war by granting him sweeping new executive powers to increase tariffs on imports. The proposal, by Representative Sean P. Duffy of Wisconsin, is unlikely to pass Congress, but it has alarmed conservative advocacy groups and […]
1/16/2019
FBI/FOREIGN POLICY/GOP/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Sen. James Risch, the new chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, says he has disagreed with President Donald Trump on ‘many, many occasions.’ But in an exclusive interview with USA TODAY, Risch defended the president’s controversial approach to North Korea and Syria. He downplayed reports that Trump wants to withdraw […]
1/16/2019
GOP/RACISM/STEVE KING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “After years of turning a blind eye to Representative Steve King’s inflammatory statements and racist behavior, Republicans decided this week they had enough after Mr. King asked The New York Times when phrases like white supremacy and white nationalism had become offensive. But even as they piled on their condemnation, […]
1/15/2019
DEMS/GOP/SANCTIONS/SENATE/TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Eleven Senate Republicans joined Democrats on Tuesday [1-15-19] to on a measure intended to stop the Treasury Department from easing sanctions on an oligarch close to Russian President Vladimir Putin. The 57-42 vote, following a GOP lunch briefing by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, put a squeeze on Republicans torn between support for […]
1/15/2019
DEMS/GOP/LEGISLATION/RUSSIA/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “At least one Republican senator will join with Democrats on a bill that would reverse the Trump administration’s plan to ease sanctions on three companies with ties to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, a close Kremlin ally…A key vote on the measure, which Minority Leader Chuck Schumer can force under the 2017 Russia […]
1/15/2019
DEMS/GOP/GOVERNMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration said Tuesday [1-15-19] that it would summon tens of thousands of federal employees back to work without pay to get the government running amid a partial shutdown well into its third week, as the White House and increasingly agitated lawmakers on Capitol Hill cast about for a way to […]
1/11/2019
BORDER/CONGRESS/DEMS/GOP/GOVERNMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Trump has stepped back from declaring a national emergency to pay for a border wall, under pressure from congressional Republicans, his own lawyers and advisers, who say using it as a way out of the government shutdown does not justify the precedent it would set and the legal questions it could […]
1/10/2019
BORDER/GOP/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @SenateGOP: Why do we need border security? This is why. These are the facts. #SecureOurBorder https://t.co/dMpYb3p4Wy“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, January 10, 2019 1:17 pm […]
1/10/2019
BORDER/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Nearly every lawmaker who represents a district or state along the U.S.-Mexico border — including two Republicans — either opposes outright or more quietly declines to support President Donald Trump’s $5.7 billion request for a border wall, according to a survey conducted by POLITICO. That poses an awkward reality for the president […]
1/10/2019
GOP/IMMIGRATION/RACISM/TRUMP PEOPLE/WALL: “Years before President Trump forced a government shutdown over a border wall, triggering a momentous test of wills in Washington, Representative Steve King of Iowa took to the House floor to show off a model of a 12-foot border wall he had designed. And long before Mr. Trump demonized immigrants — accusing Mexico […]
1/10/2019
BORDER/GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/MEDIA/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “There is GREAT unity with the Republicans in the House and Senate, despite the Fake News Media working in overdrive to make the story look otherwise. The Opposition Party & the Dems know we must have Strong Border Security, but don’t want to give ‘Trump’ another one of many wins!” […]
1/9/2019
CALIFORNIA/GOP/NATURAL DISASTERS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The Latest on Trump’s comments on California wildfires (all times local): 1:20 p.m. Republican U.S. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy is defending President Donald Trump’s comments that California isn’t doing a good enough job managing its forests. McCarthy, of California, says he agrees with Trump that better forest management could […]
1/7/2019
BORDER/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Several dozen House Republicans might cross the aisle this week to vote for Democratic bills to reopen shuttered parts of the federal government, spurring the White House into a dramatic effort to stem potential GOP defections. White House officials and Republican congressional leaders worry that GOP support for the shutdown is eroding, […]
1/3/2019
GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The RNC has a great Chairwoman in Ronna McDaniel and the @GOP has never been stronger. We achieved historic wins with her help last year! #MAGA??” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, January 3, 2019 12:40 pm […]
1/2/2019
GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “After more than six years of less-than-heartfelt endorsements, a bitter parting of ways and a momentary rapprochement, the relationship between Mitt Romney and President Trump returned Wednesday [1-2-19] to where it began: awkward, transactional and lingering uneasily between friend and foe. One day after publishing a biting critique in The Washington […]
1/2/2018
BORDER/DEMS/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Important meeting today on Border Security with Republican and Democrat Leaders in Congress. Both parties must work together to pass a Funding Bill that protects this Nation and its people – this is the first and most important duty of government…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, January 2, 2019 7:07 pm […]
1/2/2019
GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Here we go with Mitt Romney, but so fast! Question will be, is he a Flake? I hope not. Would much prefer that Mitt focus on Border Security and so many other things where he can be helpful. I won big, and he didn’t. He should be happy for all Republicans. Be […]
1/2/2019
DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/PENNSYLVANIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Democratic energy in the perennial battleground state of Pennsylvania is raising questions about President Donald Trump’s ability to replicate his stunning 2016 win in a state Republicans hadn’t carried for nearly two decades. Now, Republicans are picking up the pieces and, in some quarters, calculating that those performances mean nothing good for […]
1/2/2019
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Donald Trump declared himself ‘the most popular president in the history of the Republican Party’ on Wednesday [1-2-19]. Yet his allies fear a primary challenge from a high-profile Republican could doom his re-election. The concern was outlined in a private email shared among Republican National Committee members hours after the GOP’s […]
12/29/2018
GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “For those that naively ask why didn’t the Republicans get approval to build the Wall over the last year, it is because IN THE SENATE WE NEED 10 DEMOCRAT VOTES, and they will gives us ‘NONE’ for Border Security! Now we have to do it the hard way, with a Shutdown. Too […]
12/21/2018
CONGRESS/GOP/GOVERNMENT/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Federal government shutdowns are not new to Washington, but it’s unusual for them to happen when one party controls the White House and Congress. That’s what’s occurred under the Republican Trump administration – and it’s happened three times during his nearly two years in office. No other previous administration since the Budget […]
12/21/2018
GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump faces a dangerous erosion of support among rank-and-file Republicans thanks to a series of jarring recent moves that have alienated even some close GOP allies. From his defense of Saudi Arabia’s crown prince over the murder of a dissident journalist to his abrupt decision to pull American troops […]
12/21/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump’s relationship with the Republican Party, always a marriage of convenience, is showing signs of serious strain. The president threatened his bond with virtually every GOP constituency this past week. His move to withdraw troops from Syria led to the resignation of Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and left […]
12/20/2018
BORDER/GOP/NANCY PELOSI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Soon to be Speaker Nancy Pelosi said, last week live from the Oval Office, that the Republicans didn’t have the votes for Border Security. Today the House Republicans voted and won, 217-185. Nancy does not have to apologize. All I want is GREAT BORDER SECURITY!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 20, 2018 […]
12/20/2018
BORDER/CONGRESS/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Thank you to our GREAT Republican Members of Congress for your VOTE to fund Border Security and the Wall. The final numbers were 217-185 and many have said that the enthusiasm was greater than they have ever seen before. So proud of you all. Now on to the Senate!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
12/20/2018
GOP/GOVERNMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Thursday [12-20-18] morning started quiet in Washington. Too quiet. Following the Republican-controlled Senate’s passage Wednesday [12-19-18] night of a short-term resolution to fund the government through February 8 — and avoid the political tremors caused by a government shutdown — the Republican-controlled House was expected to follow suit Thursday. Then everyone would […]
12/19/2018
GOP/MIKE PENCE/SENATE/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “GOP senators leveled blistering criticism at Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday [12-19-18] for President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from Syria, with multiple Republican senators expressing outrage and frustration. Pence was dispatched to the Hill as the administration began absorbing a torrent of condemnation from hawkish Republicans, who blasted the […]
12/19/2018
BORDER/GOP/GOVERNMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Rattled by accusations he was caving on his promised border wall, President Donald Trump instead bowed to a conservative backlash. After signaling earlier in the week that he was backing off a government shutdown threat, Trump rapidly changed course on Thursday [12-20-18], informing House Republican leaders that he would not sign a […]
12/19/2018
GOP/MILITARY/NATIONAL SECURITY/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WAR: “Seated at the head of his Situation Room conference table, President Donald Trump was adamant: American troops must come home from Syria. He had just announced as much to a crowd in Ohio. The assembled military and national security advisers told him the move was rash and unwise. So he gave […]
12/18/2018
DEMS/GOP/GOVERNMENT/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “The Senate’s top Republican said Tuesday [12-18-18] he’s confident that lawmakers and the White House will be able to avoid a government shutdown even though Democrats have rejected the GOP’s proposal for ending the impasse…Meanwhile, President Donald Trump is exploring ‘different’ sources to pay for his proposed wall along the Mexican border, […]
12/18/2018
BUDGET/DEMS/GOP/GOVERNMENT/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Senate Republicans are drafting a stopgap spending bill to extend the funding deadline for approximately 25% of the federal government until February 8, according to three sources. The decision to move forward on the short-term plan hasn’t been finalized, the sources said. There are still senators who are urging GOP leaders to […]
12/18/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is planning to roll out an unprecedented structure for his 2020 reelection, a streamlined organization that incorporates the Republican National Committee and the president’s campaign into a single entity. It’s a stark expression of Trump’s stranglehold over the Republican Party: Traditionally, a presidential reelection committee has worked in tandem […]
12/17/2018
BUDGET/GOP/GOVERNMENT/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senate Republicans are searching for a way out of the impending partial government shutdown. But they are waiting for President Donald Trump to weigh in before making a move, and he appears to be in no rush to help them out. Roughly one-fourth of the federal government is scheduled to shutter on […]
12/15/2018
CALIFORNIA/ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VIETNAM: “Anti-Trump sentiment helped Democrats topple every Republican House member in Orange County last month in the storied California conservative stronghold. Now, a Trump administration push to deport Vietnamese nationals is compounding the party’s problems, possibly cementing the loss of a coastal county that had long been the epicenter of Republican power in […]
12/14/2018
GOP/MICHAEL COHEN/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Sen. Orrin Hatch, the outgoing Utah Republican and most senior GOP senator, issued a statement on Friday [12-14-18] expressing regret for telling CNN ‘I don’t care’ when asked about President Donald Trump being implicated in crimes by Michael Cohen…In the interview with CNN earlier in the week, Hatch strongly dismissed […]
12/13/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is daring other Republicans to run against him in 2020, saying they’re not likely to unseat him because of strong support from his base. During an interview on Thursday [12-13-18], Fox News’ Harris Faulkner asked the president about possible primary opponents in the 2020 election, including the outgoing governor […]
12/12/2018
GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/WHITE HOUSE STAFF: “Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.), chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, is no longer under consideration to be President Donald Trump’s chief of staff…Meadows, a staunch Trump ally, had been a top contender for the position after Nick Ayers — the president’s first choice to replace John Kelly, who Trump […]
12/12/2018
CONGRESS/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/WHITE HOUSE STAFF: “Republican House member Mark Meadows will stay in Congress and not become President Donald Trump’s new chief of staff, officials said Wednesday [12-12-18]. Meadows ‘is doing an incredible job in Congress,’ said White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders. ‘The President told him we need him in Congress so he can […]
12/11/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Trump-aligned Republican activists in New Hampshire are quietly maneuvering to fortify his standing and avoid a potentially disruptive primary challenge in 2020. In the most far-reaching move, Donald Trump’s allies are looking to scrap the state GOP’s tradition of remaining neutral in the primary — to clear the way for an endorsement […]
12/10/2018
GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/JOHN KELLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/WHITE HOUSE STAFF: “House Freedom Caucus Chairman Mark Meadows wrote a secret memo last month about how House Republicans could counter Democratic plans to investigate and potentially impeach Donald Trump. Now, the president is eyeing the North Carolina Republican — one of his closest allies on Capitol Hill — […]
12/7/2018
GOP/MICHAEL COHEN/PAUL MANFORT/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Court filings on Friday [12-7-18] regarding Paul Manafort and Michael Cohen reveal the ways in which the special counsel’s investigation can endanger President Trump’s future. Special Counsel Robert Mueller also revealed on Tuesday [12-4-18] that former national security adviser Michael Flynn offered ‘substantial assistance’ to the Russia investigation […]
12/6/2018
GOP/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Does the Fake News Media ever mention the fact that Republicans, with the very important help of my campaign Rallies, WON THE UNITED STATES SENATE, 53 to 47? All I hear is that the Open Border Dems won the House. Senate alone approves judges & others. Big Republican Win!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
12/6/2018
BORDER/CONGRESS/DEMS/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Congress steered clear of a shutdown Thursday [12-6-18], but the parties are no closer to resolving the battle over President Donald Trump’s wall as Democratic leaders prepare to meet with Trump next week. Democrats are urging Republicans to sidestep a Christmastime fight over Trump’s wall and simply extend current border security funding […]
12/6/2018
CRIME/GOP/MITCH MCCONNELL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Mitch McConnell hasn’t officially killed criminal justice reform in the lame duck Congress. But the deed is almost done. Senate Republicans left Washington on Thursday [12-6-18] afternoon without discussing the matter at two party lunches this week, according to two GOP senators, a reflection of both the bill’s fading prospects and […]
12/6/2018
BORDER/DEMS/GOP/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Democrats and Republicans can’t even agree on the definition of a border wall — let alone the project itself — and the rift could lead to a partial government shutdown later this month. Senators came to a bipartisan agreement this summer to provide $1.6 billion for 65 miles of a beefed-up barrier […]
11/30/2018
BUSH FAMILY/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The contrast couldn’t be more striking. President George H.W. Bush was a war hero, an internationalist who played a consequential role in maintaining the post-war world order. In domestic politics, he is remembered as a pillar of the Republican establishment, a pragmatist who pined for a ‘kinder, gentler nation.’ President Donald […]
11/29/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “As RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel oversaw history defying gains in the Senate and unprecedented fundraising strength. I have asked her to serve another term for my 2020 re-elect, because there is no one better for the job!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 29, 2018 7:04 pm […]
11/29/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/G20/SOUTH AMERICA/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I write here about the pivotal moment that awaits President Trump when he sits down on Saturday [12-1-18] with Chinese President Xi Jinping as the nation’s two largest economies stand on the brink of a full-scale trade war. The high-stakes meeting comes as Trump’s trade battles are already slamming parts […]
11/28/2018
GOP/OBAMACARE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “There has been a steep drop in Obamacare insurance numbers, halfway through the sign-up season for 2019, raising concerns that the Trump administration’s controversial policy changes are undermining the marketplaces. The 9.2 percent drop to roughly 100,000 sign-ups per day has surprised close observers of the Obamacare markets, who expected the number […]
11/28/2018
BORDER/CONGRESS/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Trump told House Republican leaders on Tuesday [11-27-18] that Congress must accede to his demand to include $5 billion for a southern border wall in a hefty year-end spending bill, intensifying a fight over one of his signature campaign promises that could lead to a partial government shutdown next week. With […]
11/27/2018
ELECTION/GOP/MIKE PENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence launched a rescue mission in Mississippi for a Republican candidate on the eve of a run-off election for the U.S. Senate, with Democrats hoping to win a seat in the state for the first time since 1982. Trump appeared at two large, […]
11/26/2018
CONGRESS/ELECTION/GOP/MINORITIES/TRUMP PEOPLE: “U.S. Representative Mia Love, the only black Republican woman in Congress, lashed out on Monday [11-26-18] at President Donald Trump and her party, saying in her concession speech that they had failed to fully embrace minority voters. Love, a conservative from Utah, narrowly lost her bid for a third term to Salt Lake […]
11/26/2018
ELECTION/GOP/MINORITIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Days after losing her re-election bid in deep red Utah, Representative Mia Love, the only black Republican woman in Congress, condemned President Trump on Monday [11-26-18] in a scathing concession speech, describing him as having ‘no real relationships, just convenient transactions.’ She used similar language to attack her own party, accusing […]
11/23/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Donald Trump insists the GOP’s midterm election shellacking had nothing to do with him. Things will be different, he says, when his name is actually on the ballot in 2020. While it’s true that most presidents who see their party suffer major losses in their first midterm election get reelected anyway, Trump […]
11/23/2018
BORDER/DEMS/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Republicans and Democrats MUST come together, finally, with a major Border Security package, which will include funding for the Wall. After 40 years of talk, it is finally time for action. Fix the Border, for once and for all, NOW!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 23, 2018 7:41 am […]
11/21/2018
E-MAILS/GOP/IVANKA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Two Republican committee heads have requested information from the White House regarding Ivanka Trump’s use of a personal email account to conduct official business throughout her time in the administration. In a letter to White House chief of staff John Kelly, House Oversight Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) asked that the administration provide […]
11/21/2018
BUDGET/CONGRESS/DEMS/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Congress just can’t help itself: With a partial government shutdown potentially two weeks away, Democrats and Republicans are dug in, each side upping its demands and vowing not to buckle to the other. President Donald Trump is pressuring Republicans to obtain at least $5 billion for his border wall, far more than […]
11/20/2018
ELECTION/GOP/RACISM/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump spoke up for a Republican senator Tuesday [11-20-18] facing a runoff election and fierce criticism after making a joke about a ‘public hanging.’ Trump said he plans to hold at least two campaign events, possibly even a third, to support Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in her runoff against Democrat […]
11/19/2018
ELECTION/GOP/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “In his first set of political rallies since Democrats flipped the House, President Donald Trump will travel to Mississippi on Nov. 26 to stump for Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in her runoff against Democrat Mike Espy. Trump plans to campaign at rallies in Tupelo and Biloxi for Hyde-Smith. The runoff will take […]
11/18/2018
CONGRESS/GOP/IMPEACHMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The audition to become President Donald Trump’s most visible defender in Congress — and lead the fight against any impeachment proceedings — is in full swing. One of Trump’s fiercest allies, Rep. Jim Jordan, on Friday began flirting openly with a bid to serve as the top Republican on the House […]
11/16/2018
ELECTION/GOP/MEDIA/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “People are not being told that the Republican Party is on track to pick up two seats in the U.S. Senate, and epic victory: 53 to 47. The Fake News Media only wants to speak of the House, where the Midterm results were better than other sitting Presidents.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November […]
11/16/2018
ELECTION/GOP/MEDIA/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “People are not being told that the Republican Party is on track to pick up two seats in the U.S. Senate, and epic victory: 53 to 47. The Fake News Media only wants to speak of the House, were the Midterm results were better than other sitting Presidents.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November […]
11/16/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/GOP/NOMINATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Senate Republicans are urging President Donald Trump to quickly nominate a permanent attorney general, hoping a new top law enforcement officer will blunt bipartisan concern over the future of special counsel Robert Mueller and boost the GOP ahead of tough government funding talks. Even after Trump’s latest attack on Mueller […]
11/14/2018
DEMS/GOP/PRISONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I am grateful to be here today w/ Members of the House & Senate who have poured their time, heart and energy into the crucial issue of Prison Reform. Working together w/ my Admin over the last two years, these members have reached a bipartisan agreement…https://t.co/wflidv2cZr“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 14, 2018 […]
11/14/2018
GOP/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The annual convention of the Federalist Society, the conservative legal group, has long been a glittering and bustling affair. In the Trump era, though, the group has become more powerful than ever, supplying intellectual energy and judicial candidates to an assertive administration eager to reshape the legal landscape. But as the group […]
11/13/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/VOTER FRAUD: “President Donald Trump sought to intervene in Florida’s legally mandated vote recount Tuesday [11-13-18], calling on the state’s Democratic senator to admit defeat and again implying without evidence that officials in two pivotal counties are trying to steal the election…Still, the state elections department and the Florida Department of Law […]
11/12/2018
ELECTION/GOP/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/VOTER FRAUD: “The concerted effort by Republicans in Washington and Florida to discredit the state’s recount as illegitimate and potentially rife with fraud reflects a cold political calculation: Treat the recount as the next phase of a campaign to secure the party’s majority and agenda in the Senate. That imperative — described […]
11/13/2018
CENSUS/DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “For years, some Democrats said gerrymandering was an insurmountable roadblock to the House majority that couldn’t be cleared until after the 2020 census. Then along came President Donald Trump. House Democrats steamrolled Republicans in an array of districts last week, from those drawn by independent commissions or courts, to seats crafted […]
11/12/2018
ELECTION/GOP/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/VOTING: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday [11-12-18] urged Florida election officials to end a recount and declare his fellow Republicans the winners of disputed races in last week’s elections, while Democrats picked up a U.S. Senate seat in Arizona. U.S. Representative Kyrsten Sinema declared victory and Republican opponent Martha McSally conceded […]
11/9/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VOTER FRAUD: “President Donald Trump fired off a series of agitated tweets on Friday [11-9-18] about the looming Florida recount, alleging ‘election theft’ in the Senate race and suggesting without evidence that Democrats were falsifying votes to undermine GOP candidates. Trump’s unloading began Friday morning as he spoke to reporters while leaving for […]
11/9/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/VOTER FRAUD: “President Donald Trump and Republicans in key states are pushing the idea that Democrats are trying to steal the election from Republicans in Florida, Georgia and Arizona. Trump this time was taking a cue from Florida Gov. Rick Scott, who wants to maintain his lead in the Senate race there […]
11/9/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “.@BrianKempGA ran a great race in Georgia – he won. It is time to move on!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 9, 2018 10:55 am […]
11/9/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “They were the states that broke Democratic hearts the last time — and the ones where any political comeback would have to begin. So how did the Democrats do on Tuesday [11-6-18] in 2016 Trump country? They won. They also lost. And both experiences are instructive for the party’s future. This […]
11/9/2018
ELECTION/GOP/IMMIGRATION/MINORITIES/RACISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump’s efforts to whip up fear around immigration in the closing days of the midterm cycle may have helped some Republicans clinch wins around the country. But in places like the diverse Denver suburbs, it had the opposite effect. ‘We are part of this country,’ said Saad Salim, who fled Iraq […]
11/8/2018
GOP/JEFF SESSIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A fundamental question for President Donald Trump, as he moves forward after the midterms, is this: what role does he want to play? If he seeks to be the great negotiator he has always claimed to be, there could be an opportunity for him to cut the deal on immigration and […]
11/8/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Florida solidified its status as Trump Country this week, reinvigorating Republicans and dispiriting Democrats as the consummate swing state sets the stage for a possible three-peat in 2020…Isbell said a variety of factors that increasingly favor Republicans in Florida became clear Tuesday [11-6-18], chiefly the ‘consolidation of the conservative and white vote […]
11/8/2018
DEMS/GOP/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The dust has barely settled on the midterm elections, yet tax talk is already in the air thanks to President Donald Trump signaling openness to higher taxes, at least for some. Riffing at a post-election press conference at the White House, Trump said he’d be open to making an ‘adjustment’ to recent […]
10/8/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Looking over the aftermath of Tuesday [11-6-18] night’s bloodbath for the New Jersey GOP, Assembly Republican leader Jon Bramnick thinks he has a fix. The party, he said, needs to clearly and forcefully repudiate the kind of rhetoric on which President Donald Trump closed the election..The problem for Bramnick is that his sentiment […]
11/8/2018
GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The day after his party lost its lock on the U.S. Congress, President Donald Trump walked into a White House press conference ready for political combat, name-checking Republicans who he blamed for losing their seats and lashing out at reporters who challenged his assertions. Republicans lost control of the House […]