GOP/HURRICANE/SOCIAL MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “With all attention on Hurricane Florence, Republicans are dealing with a separate, familiar kind of storm in the halls of Congress — one of the president’s own making. As happens often, congressional Republicans were blindsided Thursday [9-13-18] morning by a tweet, as President Donald Trump challenged without evidence the official […]
Category: GOP
9/13/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TAXES/TRUMP PEOPLE: “A Republican-led panel in the U.S. House of Representatives voted on Thursday [9-13-18] to make permanent individual tax cuts from President Donald Trump’s 2017 tax overhaul, a move widely seen as a partisan ploy to help Republican candidates in the Nov. 6 congressional elections. Members of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee […]
9/13/2018
DEMS/FBI/GOP/NOMINATION/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP PEOPLE/WOMEN: “The Republican-led Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday [9-13-18] set a vote for next week on President Donald Trump’s U.S. Supreme Court pick while a Democratic senator sent unspecified new information about nominee Brett Kavanaugh to the FBI. Senator Dianne Feinstein, the committee’s top Democrat, said she received the information about Kavanaugh from […]
9/12/2018
ABORTION/GOP/NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, a key GOP vote, said Wednesday [9-12-18] that she is still reviewing Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s record and plans to speak with him later in the week…Collins is one of the few Republican lawmakers who say they support abortion rights, and she has yet to announce […]
9/12/2018
ELECTION/GOP/JEFF SESSIONS/ROBERT MUELLER/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senate Republicans are in a jam when it comes to Jeff Sessions. While resigned to President Donald Trump firing the attorney general after the midterm elections, they suspect that perhaps only a sitting senator could win confirmation as Sessions’ successor — that is, someone they could trust not to interfere […]
9/12/2018
GOP/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “’I can say, as it relates to the Senate Intelligence Committee Investigation, that we have NO hard evidence of Collusion.’ Richard Burr (R-NC) Senate Intelligence Committee, Chairman” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 12, 2018 9:06 am […]
9/12/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP BUSINESS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump is raising money for his re-election campaign and the Republican Party at his Washington hotel. The Republican National Committee says about 175 people are attending the event Wednesday [9-12-18] at Trump’s hotel, raising at least $3 million for the joint ‘Trump Victory’ effort. Trump’s D.C. property has become a […]
9/11/2018
FBI/GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “One of President Donald Trump’s closest allies in Congress is alleging misconduct by former FBI officials Peter Strzok and Lisa Page, an unproven and disputed assertion that the President amplified Tuesday morning, the 17th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks. At issue are claims made by Republican […]
9/10/2018
AGRICULTURE/CONGRESS/GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Congressional Republicans, eager to hit the campaign trail to save their imperiled majorities, are starting to narrow their September legislative to-do list in hopes of skipping town early. But they still have to deal with a handful of looming deadlines, a potential shutdown fight and internal policy tensions — and […]
9/10/2018
CONGRESS/DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “With congressional elections looming, Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday [9-10-18] proposed more deficit-expanding tax cuts, an effort seen by some tax experts as unlikely to become law and geared chiefly toward winning votes. Even if the initiative fails to pass, it could put Democrats in the position […]
9/9/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @realDonaldTrump: So true! ‘Mr. Trump remains the single most popular figure in the Republican Party, whose fealty has helped buoy candi…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 9, 2018 8:15 am […]
9/8/2018
ELECTION/GOP/SENATE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Republicans are doing really well with the Senate Midterms. Races that we were not even thinking about winning are now very close, or even leading. Election night will be very interesting indeed!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 8, 2018 8:38 pm […]
9/8/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “So true! ‘Mr. Trump remains the single most popular figure in the Republican Party, whose fealty has helped buoy candidates in competitive Republican primaries and remains a hot commodity among general election candidates.’ Nicholas Fandos, @nytimes” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 8, 2018 4:08 pm […]
9/8/2018
CONGRESS/ENDORSEMENT/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Dave Hughes is running for Congress in the Great State of Minnesota. He will help us accomplish our America First policies, is strong on Crime, the Border, our 2nd Amendmen, Trade, Military and Vets. Running against Pelosi Liberal Puppet Petterson. Dave has my Total Endorsement!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 8, 2018 9:44 am […]
9/7/2018
CONGRESS/ELECTION/GOP/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Former President Barack Obama spent a sizable amount of time in a speech he gave in Illinois on Friday [9-7-18] criticizing Republicans in Congress and President Donald Trump, while stressing the importance of voting in the fast-approaching midterm elections. His step back into the political arena offered a preview of his […]
9/7/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said Friday [9-7-18] that the ongoing investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election is not only bad for the country, it’s ‘really, really unfair for the midterms.’ Trump said the inquiry should have been wrapped up a ‘long time ago.’ Asked about the investigation he has […]
9/7/2018
CAMPAIGN/ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump is campaigning for Republican Rep. Kevin Cramer of North Dakota, who is seeking to unseat Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp. Trump urged state Republicans to get behind Cramer’s campaign during an event in Fargo. He says Cramer will help Republicans push for stronger borders and ‘no crime’ and help […]
9/6/2018
DEMS/GOP/NOMINATIONS/SENATE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Brett Kavanaugh emerged from two days of tough questioning in the Senate Judiciary Committee without making any obvious missteps that could imperil his confirmation as the justice who will pull the Supreme Court to the right and hand Donald Trump a generational presidential legacy. He avoided ceding ground on the most contentious […]
9/6/2018
FBI/GOP/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A small group of House Republicans is urging President Donald Trump to declassify documents related to the beginning of the Justice Department’s Russia investigation. Trump has already signaled that he may do so, tweeting on Thursday [9-6-18] that there may be ‘Declassification to find Additional Corruption.’ He did not elaborate, […]
9/5/2018
GOP/JUSTICE DEPARTENT/LEGAL/PAUL RYAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “House Speaker Paul Ryan is rejecting President Donald Trump’s suggestion that the Justice Department shouldn’t prosecute two GOP congressmen because it will hurt the party’s election prospects in November. Ryan tells reporters Wednesday [9-5-18], ‘Justice is blind. Justice should be blind.’ The Wisconsin Republican says political party should have no […]
9/4/2018
DEMS/GOP/JAMES MATTIS/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump has hurled numerous insults at Democrats, the news media and even those in his own party. But the president has also been on the receiving end, including from people who work in his administration. ‘Fear: Trump in the White House,’ by Bob Woodward, is the latest book to […]
9/4/2018
CONGRESS/ELECTIONS/GOP/JEFF SESSIONS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday [9-3-18] launched a fresh attack on Attorney General Jeff Sessions, accusing him of jeopardizing the chances of re-election for two Republican congressmen by bringing criminal charges against them just before the midterm elections. Trump wrote on Twitter the Justice Department’s decision to file charges […]
9/4/2018
DEMS/ELECTIONS/GOP/LEGAL/RUDY GIULIANI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “With two months left before the midterm elections, Republicans are scrambling to prepare for an onslaught of oversight investigations that Democrats will likely launch if they retake the House in November. The White House is considering adding a whole roster of new attorneys to handle the caseload. Rudy Giuliani, the president’s […]
9/4/2018
DEMS/GOP/NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Brett Kavanaugh, the Supreme Court pick who could tilt American jurisprudence to the right for a generation, vowed to be neutral and impartial, shrugging off bitter Democratic demands for him to stall his own confirmation hearing until questions about his past are fully answered. President Donald Trump’s second pick for the nation’s […]
9/4/2018
CONGRESS/GOP/JEFF SESSIONS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Latest on President Donald Trump’s attacks on Attorney General Jeff Sessions and the Department of Justice (all times local): 2:35 p.m. President Donald Trump’s attack on his own Justice Department for pursuing cases against two GOP congressmen is drawing fire from his fellow Republicans. Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake says […]
9/4/2018
CONGRESS/GOP/JEFF SESSIONS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump encountered bipartisan criticism on Tuesday [9-4-18] for complaining that his own Justice Department’s indictments against two Republican congressmen were endangering the GOP’s midterm election prospects, with one Republican senator saying of Trump’s attack, ‘We can’t normalize that.’ Trump’s tweet was his latest effort to press the government’s […]
9/3/2018
CONGRESS/ELECTION/GOP/JEFF SESSIONS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Two long running, Obama era, investigations of two very popular Republican Congressmen were brought to a well publicized charge, just ahead of the Mid-Terms, by the Jeff Sessions Justice Department. Two easy wins now in doubt because there is not enough time. Good job Jeff……” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 3, […]
9/3/2018
GOP/NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “When Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor testified in 2009, confirmation seemed so certain that Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham famously predicted she only had to avoid a ‘complete meltdown.’ As Judge Brett Kavanaugh takes the witness chair on Tuesday [9-4-18], the sense of inevitability in these partisan times is even greater. Republicans control […]
8/31/2018
ELECTION/GERRYMANDERING/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said Friday [8-31-18] that the prospect of North Carolina drawing new congressional districts just weeks before the November midterm elections is ‘unfair.’ A panel of federal judges this week struck down the state’s congressional map, saying Republican state legislators went too far in using political data to preserve GOP-held […]
8/30/2018
DEMS/GOP/JOHN MCCAIN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As Washington prepared a last hero’s welcome for Sen. John McCain Thursday [8-30-18] afternoon, President Donald Trump left town. The Air Force jet carrying the Republican senator’s casket lifted off for the nation’s capital with 200 Arizona National Guard soldiers and airmen on the tarmac paying silent tribute. Twenty minutes later, […]
8/30/2018
GOP/JEFF SESSIONS/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said on Thursday [8-30-18] his maligned attorney general is safe in his job at least until November. Trump made the comment in an interview with Bloomberg News…Trump has raged against Jeff Sessions since his decision to recuse himself from Russia-related matters last year. Sessions was the […]
8/30/2018
GOP/GOVERNMENT/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump announced Thursday [8-30-28] he was canceling across-the-board pay raises for civilian workers across the federal government, citing the ‘nation’s fiscal situation’…roughly 1.8 million people wouldn’t get an automatic pay boost next year, including Border Patrol and ICE agents. That stance puts vulnerable GOP lawmakers representing northern Virginia — home […]
8/30/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Kevin Stitt ran a great winning campaign against a very tough opponent in Oklahoma. Kevin is a very successful businessman who will be a fantastic Governor. He is strong on Crime & Borders, the 2nd Amendment, & loves our Military & Vets. He has my complete and total Endorsement!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August […]
8/30/2018
GOP/JOHN MCCAIN/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The way President Donald Trump handled Sen. John McCain’s death was ‘disturbing,’ Sen. Lindsey Graham said on Thursday [8-30-18]. ‘It bothers me greatly when the president says things about John McCain. It pisses me off to no end. And the way he handled the passing of John is just — it […]
8/30/2018
ELECTION/GOP/SENATE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Will be going to Evansville, Indiana, tonight for a big crowd rally with Mike Braun, a very successful businessman who is campaigning to be Indiana’s next U.S. Senator. He is strong on Crime & Borders, the 2nd Amendment, and loves our Military & Vets. Will be a big night!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August […]
8/30/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Casting the midterms as a referendum on his agenda, President Donald Trump urged Indiana Republicans on Thursday [8-30-18] to unseat Sen. Joe Donnelly, saying the vulnerable Democrat is ‘not going to vote for us on anything.’ Trump, who is kicking up his campaign travel as the midterm elections near, appeared in […]
8/29/2018
GOP/JEFF SESSIONS/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The willingness of Republican senators to turn on Attorney General Jeff Sessions is the result of a furious lobbying campaign from President Donald Trump, who for the past 10 days has been venting his anger at Sessions to ‘any senator who will listen,’ as one GOP Senate aide put it. The […]
8/29/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/RACISM/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Republican U.S. Congressman Ron DeSantis came under fire on Wednesday [8-29-18] when the President Trump-backed Florida gubernatorial candidate said his state should not ‘monkey this up’ by electing Democratic Mayor Andrew Gillum, who is African-American. Gillum scored a surprise victory in Tuesday’s [8-28-18] Democratic primary for one the United States’ most competitive races […]
8/29/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/RACISM/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The Florida governor’s race is shaping up to be a ferocious showdown after Tuesday [8-28-18] night’s primary victories by Representative Ron DeSantis, the Republican endorsed by President Trump, and Mayor Andrew Gillum of Tallahassee, a progressive Democrat endorsed by Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont. The two hard-charging politicians, both 39, represent a rejection […]
8/29/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Not only did Congressman Ron DeSantis easily win the Republican Primary, but his opponent in November is his biggest dream….a failed Socialist Mayor named Andrew Gillum who has allowed crime & many other problems to flourish in his city. This is not what Florida wants or needs!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 29, 2018 […]
8/29/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/SENATE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Republicans got their woman for a must-win Senate seat. President Donald Trump got his man in Florida, his second-home state. And Democrats chose another historic nominee in a stunning upset. The final multi-state primary night of the 2018 midterms concluded with a bang as Rep. Martha McSally locked down the GOP nomination for […]
8/28/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Florida’s high-stakes gubernatorial race will be fought between a progressive Democrat vying to become the state’s first black chief executive and a Republican congressman closely allied with President Donald Trump. In a late primary season shocker, Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum defeated the front runner, former Rep. Gwen Graham, who had led in the […]
8/28/2018
GOP/RELIGION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “US President Donald Trump, facing scrutiny for hush money payments to a porn star and a former Playboy model, pleaded with evangelical leaders for political help during closed-door remarks on Monday, warning of dire consequences to their congregations should Republicans lose in November’s midterm elections…”It’s not a question of like or dislike, […]
8/28/2018
ELECTION/GOP/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Republican U.S. Representative Martha McSally’s embrace of President Donald Trump and his agenda paid off on Tuesday, [8-28-18] when the Arizonan beat back conservative challengers for her party’s nomination in a crucial U.S. Senate race. But Republican strategists warned that her shift to the right on Trump and his hard-line immigration policies […]
8/28/2018
ELECTION/GOP/SENATE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Ron DeSantis, an upstart Republican riding the endorsement of President Trump, surged to win Florida’s gubernatorial primary Tuesday [8-28-18], setting up a starkly ideological fight with a Bernie Sanders acolyte vying to become the first black governor in state history. The contest in the country’s preeminent battleground state — already the costliest governor’s […]
8/28/2018
CONGRESS/DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump warned evangelical leaders Monday [8-27-18] night that Democrats ‘will overturn everything that we’ve done and they’ll do it quickly and violently’ if Republicans lose control of Congress in the midterm elections. Speaking to the group in the State Dining Room of the White House, Mr. Trump painted a stark picture […]
8/28/2018
GOP/JEFF SESSIONS/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senate Republicans are sending decidedly mixed messages about how they feel about the future of Attorney General Jeff Sessions amid unrelenting criticism from President Donald Trump. Key GOP members of the Senate Judiciary Committee have signaled in recent days they’d be open to replacing Sessions after the midterm elections. Senate Majority […]
8/28/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Liberal mayor Andrew Gillum pulled off a stunning upset in the Democratic primary for Florida governor on Tuesday [8-28-18], beating several better-funded rivals to set up a November showdown against a Republican aligned with President Donald Trump. The Tallahassee mayor would be the state’s first black governor if he wins. He beat moderate […]
8/28/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Liberal Democrats and conservative Republicans loyal to Donald Trump scored victories in nominating contests for Florida and Arizona, giving momentum to the insurgent wings of America’s two main parties ahead of the November mid-term election. Here are several takeaways from contests that will be pivotal in November, when Democrats hope to […]
8/28/2018
ELECTION/GOP/POLLS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “For all of Donald Trump’s struggles in his first 19 months as President, there’s one thing he’s proven particularly adept at: Picking winners in contested GOP primaries. That run of winners is likely to continue on Tuesday night when voters go to the polls in Arizona and Florida.The most obvious example of Trump’s […]
8/27/2018
DEFENSE/GOP/JOHN MCCAIN/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. Senator John McCain’s death will likely shift leadership of the Senate Armed Services Committee from one of President Donald Trump’s most vocal Republican critics to one of his biggest supporters, which observers say could mean fewer checks on the Pentagon. No decision has been announced since McCain’s death on Saturday […]
8/24/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump’s mission is to rally Republicans behind GOP candidates in the nation’s premier swing state. But when he steps into battleground Ohio on Friday [8-24-18], he’s entering a state — and a Republican Party — deeply divided by his presidency. The Republican president is set to offer the keynote […]
8/24/2018
GOP/JOHN MCCAIN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump didn’t mention Arizona Sen. John McCain during his speech at a Republican party dinner in Ohio Friday [8-24-18], hours after the family of the ailing senator said he had chosen to discontinue medical treatment for brain cancer. The White House didn’t address McCain’s announcement and the president didn’t […]
8/24/2018
CAMPAIGN/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is sticking with his ambitious midterm campaign schedule amid a cascade of scandal — a break from the typical pattern of politicians dropping out of sight in politically damaging moments. The president will visit Ohio on Friday [8-24-18] to speak at the state Republican Party dinner. He also is […]
8/24/2018
GOP/MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Republican finance leaders have been flaming out amid scandals, but donors, frankly, don’t give a damn. Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former lawyer and a former Republican National Committee deputy finance chairman, is just the latest such figure to be felled after he copped this week to eight felony charges. […]
8/23/2018
CRIME/GOP/JARED KUSHNER/PRISONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump on Thursday [8-23-18] tabled a criminal justice package being pushed by a group of lawmakers and his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, multiple sources said. But Trump and Republican leaders also agreed on a path forward for the legislative effort after the midterm elections, with Senate Majority Leader Mitch […]
8/23/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “…Cindy has voted for our Agenda in the Senate 100% of the time and has my complete and total Endorsement. We need Cindy to win in Mississippi!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 23, 2018 4:10 pm […]
8/23/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “.@cindyhydesmith has helped me put America First! She’s strong on the Wall, is helping me create Jobs, loves our Vets and fights for our conservative judges…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 23, 2018 4:10 pm […]
8/23/2018
ELECTIONS/GOP/JEFF SESSIONS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Sen. Lindsey Graham, a key Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, said Thursday [8-23-18] that President Donald Trump could replace Attorney General Jeff Sessions after the midterm elections in November. Graham’s comments make him one of the first Republicans on the Senate committee to signal an openness to Trump ousting Sessions in […]
8/23/2018
CONGRESS/CRIME/ELECTION/GOP/ICE/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Trump and congressional Republicans, who are eager to find an issue that can help minimize the losses they expect in the midterm elections, are leaning hard into crime, illegal immigration and public safety to paint a bleak picture of how the country would become less safe under a Democratic-controlled Congress. […]
8/23/2018
DEMS/ELECTIONS/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As both parties seek to make sense of the fallout from one of the lowest points of Donald Trump’s presidency, the two sides can agree on one thing: However momentous, even the conviction of Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, a guilty plea involving hush money by his personal lawyer and the indictment […]
8/22/2018
CONGRESS/DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A string of damaging legal developments rattled Republicans on Tuesday [8-21-18] and further heightened the stakes of the 2018 midterm elections less than three months away. The startling, coast-to-coast rat-a-tat-tat — a conviction in Virginia, a confession in New York and new charges in California — left the GOP off balance and […]
8/22/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senior Republican Party leaders began urging their most imperiled incumbents on Wednesday [8-22-18] to speak out about the wrongdoing surrounding President Trump, with Representative Tom Cole, a former House Republican campaign chairman, warning, ‘Where there’s smoke, and there’s a lot of smoke, there may well be fire.’ Democrats face their own pressure […]
8/22/2018
GOP/LEGAL/MICHAEL COHEN/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Twenty-four hours after one of the most damaging days for Donald Trump’s presidency, the Republican wall of support around him shows no signs of crumbling. Though some GOP senators expressed discomfort with the the plea deal reached by Trump lawyer Michael Cohen and the guilty verdict rendered on former Trump campaign […]
8/22/2018
CONGRESS/DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Democrats accused congressional Republicans on Wednesday [8-22-18] of enabling a growing culture of corruption under U.S. President Donald Trump and planned to use the issue to bolster their push to retake control of Congress in November’s elections. The conviction and guilty plea on Tuesday [8-21-18] of two former members of Trump’s inner […]
8/22/2018
DEMS/GOP/LEGAL/MICHAEL COHEN/PAUL MANAFORT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Mounting legal problems confronting President Trump and the GOP are rattling the political map nationwide, forcing Democratic and Republican candidates alike to rethink election strategies just weeks before the midterm. And the debate around impeachment — or as many Democrats prefer to frame it, the ‘culture of Republican corruption’ in […]
8/21/2018
DEMS/GOP/MICHAEL COHEN/PAUL MANFORT/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Two courtroom decisions within minutes of each other, each with eight convictions, against President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer and campaign chairman engulfed Capitol Hill on Tuesday [8-21-18], where Republicans downplayed the connection of both cases to the White House while Democrats seized on the President’s potential role and […]
8/21/2018
CONGRESS/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Back before he controlled the GOP, before his endorsement seemed capable of swinging a primary, before he was President of the United States and before he’d won most Republican primaries in 2016, Donald Trump had very few friends in Congress. Just a handful of Republican lawmakers endorsed his campaign early on. […]
8/21/2018
CALIFORNIA/GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/LEGAL/TRUMP PEOPLE: “A federal grand jury on Tuesday [8-21-18] indicted California GOP Rep. Duncan Hunter and his wife on charges of improperly using hundreds of thousands of campaign funds to pay for personal expenses, including family vacations and dental work. Hunter is also accused of filing false campaign reports and wire fraud. The […]
8/21/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is planning to spend at least 40 days on the road campaigning for Republicans before the midterm elections in November, the President’s top White House political advisers said on Tuesday [8-21-18]…DeStefano said the midterm campaign travel they are planning for Trump would put him on the road more than […]
8/21/2018
CONGRESS/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Republicans who for years have represented some of the safest congressional seats in their party are suddenly under intense pressure in 2018, with Democratic challengers threatening to overwhelm them in suburban districts where President Donald Trump has struggled. One of those districts belongs to Rep. Steve Chabot, an 11-term Republican who has gone […]
8/21/2018
CALIFORNIA/GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/LEGAL/TRUMP PEOPLE: “U.S. Representative Duncan Hunter, a Republican of California, was indicted on charges that he and his wife used hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign funds to pay for vacations, video games and other personal expenses and filed false campaign finance reports, federal officials said on Tuesday [8-21-18]. Hunter, who was […]
8/17/2018
GOP/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Republican fundraiser Elliott Broidy is under federal investigation for allegedly telling foreign officials he could influence the Trump administration to take certain actions in exchange for tens of millions of dollars, The Washington Post reported Friday [8-17-18]. The Post reported that two sources said Broidy is being investigated by the Justice Department […]
8/17/2018
DEMS/GOP/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “After two days of Republican attacks, Gov. Andrew Cuomo admitted he was ‘inartful’ when he said Wednesday [8-15-18] that America was ‘never that great.’ But the Democratic New York governor, who is seeking a third term and positioning himself for a possible 2020 presidential bid, unleashed a new salvo of attacks […]
8/17/2018
GOP/MITCH MCCONNELL/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “As the Senate convened for a rare August work period, the late-summer session serves as a reminder of how much has changed in the partnership between Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and President Donald Trump. This time last year, the two men were barely on speaking terms. Trump bashed the […]
8/17/2018
GOP/PRISONS/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Criminal justice reform advocates are escalating their push to shake loose a bipartisan prisons bill backed by President Donald Trump that’s been stalled in the Senate — despite few signs that a long-running GOP rift on the issue has healed. Trump has stepped up his own calls for a deal on the […]
8/16/2018
2016 ELECTION/ELECTION/GOP/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Warren Bachman, a 72-year-old Iowa soybean farmer, is one of many who turned Clarke County into Donald Trump country, as the Republican president took 61 percent of the votes in 2016 in a county that went for Democrat Barack Obama four years earlier. But Bachman’s loyalty to Trump is wavering […]
8/16/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “There’s a new way of demonstrating loyalty to Donald Trump and his Republican Party: Claiming that the president could not only survive an impeachment effort, but that it would guarantee his victory in 2020. The idea gaining currency on the right is that Trump can be Bill Clinton, not Richard Nixon. It […]
8/15/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “When former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty announced last year that he was leaving his cushy DC lobbying job to try to reclaim his old job, establishment Republicans cheered. Pawlenty, who spent eight years as the state’s governor last decade, was seen as the party’s only chance of winning the governor’s mansion […]
8/15/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The winners of Tuesday [8-14-18] night’s Republican primaries across the country are ‘the team we want’ heading into November’s midterm elections, President Donald Trump wrote online Wednesday morning, throwing his support behind several GOP winners…Tuesday’s primaries were especially busy in Wisconsin, where Leah Vukmir bested Kevin Nicholson in a tense GOP […]
8/15/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “My friend and very early supporter Kris Kobach won the Republican Nomination for Governor of Kansas last night in a tough race against a very fine opponent. Kris will win in November and be a great Governor. He has my complete and total Endorsement!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 15, 2018 8:51 am […]
8/15/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “.@PeteStauber won big last night in Minnesota. A big star in Hockey, he will be an even bigger star in politics. It all begins with a win in November. Pete has my complete and total Endorsement!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 15, 2018 8:31 am […]
8/15/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Congratulations to Bryan Steil on a wonderful win last night. You will be replacing a great guy in Paul Ryan, and your win in November will make the entire State of Wisconsin very proud. You have my complete and total Endorsement!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 15, 2018 8:14 am […]
8/15/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Jeff Johnson of Minnesota had a big night in winning the Republican nomination for Governor against a very strong and well known opponent! Thanks for all of the support you showed me. You have my complete and total Endorsement. You will win in November!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 15, 2018 8:12 […]
8/15/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Scott Walker is very special and will have another great win in November. He has done a fantastic job as Governor of Wisconsin and will always have my full support and Endorsement!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 15, 2018 8:07 am […]
8/15/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Congratulations to Bryan Steil on a wonderful win last night. Your will be replacing a great guy in Paul Ryan, and your win in November will make the entire State of Wisconsin very proud. You have my complete and total Endorsement!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 15, 2018 8:02 am […]
8/15/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Congratulations to Leah Vukmir of Wisconsin on your great win last night. You beat a very tough and good competitor and will make a fantastic Senator after winning in November against someone who has done very little. You have my complete and total Endorsement!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 15, 2018 7:54 […]
8/15/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Great Republican election results last night. So far we have the team we want. 8 for 9 in Special Elections. Red Wave!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 15, 2018 7:30 am […]
8/15/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “A low-profile Republican congressman from northeast Ohio has gone where few in his party have dared this campaign season: He has bragged to his constituents that he has stood up to President Trump. In an election year when many Republicans have slavishly courted the president’s validation and endorsement, and others have […]
8/15/2018
ELECTION/GOP/STEVE BANON/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Stephen K. Bannon, the former White House chief strategist, is forming a group to try to sell voters on a midterm message that they should support Republicans to defend the Trump agenda and save the president from impeachment. The group, Citizens of the American Republic, is Mr. Bannon’s new vehicle […]
8/14/2018
ELECTIONS/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “A fiery Donald Trump loyalist and a one-time Trump skeptic seized Republican nominations for governor in two states Tuesday [8-14-18], while Vermont Democrats picked the nation’s first transgender nominee for governor to represent them in November. The results came as voters across four states cast ballots and the 2018 midterm season […]
8/14/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Kansas Governor Jeff Colyer on Tuesday [8-14-18] conceded the closely contested Republican nomination for the state’s governor race to Kris Kobach, a candidate endorsed by President Donald Trump. Kobach, who serves as the Kansas secretary of state, in the latest tally for the Aug. 7 primary election, had received 128,543 votes, […]
8/14/2018
DEMS/GOP/MEDIA/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A majority of Republicans said they believed the news media is ‘the enemy of the people’ rather than ‘an important part of democracy’ in a poll released Tuesday [8-14-18]. The poll from Quinnipiac University showed 51% of GOP respondents identified with President Donald Trump’s ‘enemy of the people’ line — a result […]
8/14/2018
ELECTIONS/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/VOTE BY MAIL: “Incumbent Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer conceded to his opponent, Secretary of State Kris Kobach, in the state’s Republican primary Tuesday [8-14-18] night, one week after the extremely narrow vote. The latest vote tally put Kobach, whom President Trump had endorsed, just 345 votes over Colyer out of more than […]
8/14/2018
GOP/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Republican Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona condemned President Donald Trump’s attacks against former White House aide Omarosa Manigault Newman as ‘unbecoming,’ just hours after Trump called the only African-American to have served in a senior role in the White House a ‘dog’…Trump’s reference on Tuesday [8-14-18] morning to Manigault Newman as […]
8/14/2018
DEMS/ELECTIONS/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “States such as Wisconsin helped drive Donald Trump’s surprising presidential win two years ago, and Tuesday’s [8-14-18] primaries there and in neighboring Minnesota could serve as a barometer of opposition strength headed into the November midterm elections. Voters were going to the polls in those states for party primaries, and Democrats […]
8/13/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Pete Stauber is running for Congress in Minnesota. He will make for a great Congressman. Pete is strong on crime and borders, loves our Military, Vets and Second Amendment. Vote for Pete tomorrow. He has my full and total Endorsement!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 13, 2018 3:42 pm […]
8/9/2018
DEVIN NUNES/GOP/INTELLIGENCE/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “In a newly leaked audio recording, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes, a California Republican, suggests that his party needs to retain control of the House of Representatives to protect President Donald Trump from special counsel Robert Mueller…The remarks appear to be a blunt assessment from Nunes, a top Trump […]
8/9/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The Republican candidate endorsed by U.S. President Donald Trump in the Kansas governor’s race, Kris Kobach, saw his lead cut to only 91 votes on Thursday [8-9-18] after a county clerk corrected the vote total from Tuesday’s election. Kobach, the current Kansas secretary of state and a staunch ally of Trump, now leads […]
8/8/2018
ELECTION/GOP/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Republicans lost support in every special congressional election since President Trump took office, and Ohio’s 12th District on Tuesday [8-7-18] was no exception. A majority of the seats up for special election have historically leaned solidly to the right, and only two Republicans have lost in these races. Tuesday’s results remained […]