ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Elections held in five states Tuesday [8-7-18] underscored the Republican Party’s growing challenges with suburban voters, which could expand the battlefield in November’s midterms. In Ohio, Republican Troy Balderson’s apparent win in a House special election Tuesday came after he performed well in the exurbs and rural areas, but his victory margin was […]
Category: GOP
8/8/2018
CONGRESS/GOP/LEGAL/NEW YORK/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Rep. Christopher Collins, a Republican congressman from New York, was arrested Wednesday [8-8-18] and charged with participating in an insider-trading scheme to sell the shares of an Australian biotechnology company before the public disclosure of a failed drug trial. Federal prosecutors in Manhattan accused Rep. Collins, 68 years old, of tipping off […]
8/8/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The Ohio special election for a House seat that’s been in Republican hands for three decades was too close to call Tuesday [8-7-18] night. But that it was close at all shows just how daunting the political landscape facing Republicans is headed into November’s midterm elections. Republicans spent millions of dollars […]
8/8/2018
ELECTION/GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As long as I campaign and/or support Senate and House candidates (within reason), they will win! I LOVE the people, & they certainly seem to like the job I’m doing. If I find the time, in between China, Iran, the Economy and much more, which I must, we will have […]
8/8/2018
ELECTION/GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Republicans have now won 8 out of 9 House Seats, yet if you listen to the Fake News Media you would think we are being clobbered. Why can’t they play it straight, so unfair to the Republican Party and in particular, your favorite President!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 8, […]
8/8/2018
BUSINESS/CONGRESS/GOP/LEGAL/NEW YORK/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Christopher Collins, a Republican U.S. congressman from New York who was one of President Donald Trump’s earliest supporters, was criminally charged on Wednesday [8-8-18] with taking part in an insider trading scheme involving an Australian biotechnology company on whose board he served. The indictment came as Collins, 68, was seeking a fourth […]
8/8/2018
CONGRESS/ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “As Republican candidates backed by President Donald Trump clung to small leads in closely watched races in Ohio and Kansas on Wednesday [8-8-18], nervousness grew in Republican circles about their ability to continue extending millions of dollars in aid to candidates in November’s Congressional elections. Republican Troy Balderson may have eked […]
8/7/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Republicans spent millions of dollars on scorching television ads, pried a reluctant endorsement from Ohio’s moderate governor, used the Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi as a foil and enlisted President Trump in a last-minute turnaround effort in a special election for Congress in Ohio. And after all that, in a conservative-leaning district […]
8/7/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Voters rushed to the polls Tuesday [8-7-18] to decide the final House special election before the midterms, with Republicans pouring millions of dollars into central Ohio to avoid a demoralizing loss just three months before the November elections. The GOP cavalry dashed in to pull its candidate, Troy Balderson, across the finish line […]
8/7/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump has injected himself into two high-stakes contests taking place on Tuesday [8-7-18], turning both into new tests of Trump’s tactics and sway with Republican voters. In a special election in Ohio 12th District, Republicans are scrambling to avoid an embarrassing defeat in a seat that the party has […]
8/7/2018
ELECTION/GOP/POLLS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Primary day in Kansas comes with a little extra drama. Will a sitting governor be defeated by a controversial conservative who just the day before the polls opened received a big endorsement from President Trump? Republican Gov. Jeff Colyer and Secretary of State Kris Kobach are the leading contenders in a crowded, seven-candidate […]
8/7/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Ohio, vote today for Troy Balderson for Congress. His opponent, controlled by Nancy Pelosi, is weak on Crime, the Border, Military, Vets, your 2nd Amendment – and will end your Tax Cuts. Troy will be a great Congressman. #MAGA” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 7, 2018 5:46 am […]
8/7/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump faces a test of his political influence on Tuesday [8-7-18] in a special congressional election in Ohio that has become a referendum on his leadership and a last chance to gauge Democratic strength ahead of November’s midterm elections. The Ohio race for a U.S. House of Representatives seat […]
8/6/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Trump turned aside the advice of party officials and intervened in the Kansas Republican primary for governor Monday [8-6-18], throwing his support behind the polarizing secretary of state, Kris Kobach, one day before voters go to the polls there. In a tweet that Republican governors and some of his own […]
8/6/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump endorsed Kris Kobach ahead of Tuesday’s [8-7-18] Kansas Republican gubernatorial primary. The endorsement doesn’t come as a surprise, but should Kobach win, it could cost the Republican Party a governor’s seat in deep red Kansas. Why? To start, Kobach, who is Kansas’ secretary of state, is mired in […]
8/6/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Trump endorsed Kris Kobach in the Kansas gubernatorial race Monday [8-6-18], boosting the Republican as he challenges the state’s incumbent GOP governor, Jeff Colyer, in Tuesday’s [8-7-18] primary election. Mr. Kobach, the secretary of state of Kansas, has built a national profile for his hard-line views on illegal immigration, and he was […]
8/6/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday [8-6-18] endorsed controversial conservative Kris Kobach’s bid for governor of Kansas, rejecting the state’s current Governor Jeff Colyer in a competitive state primary for the nomination. Kobach, a national leader of the push to restrict illegal immigration and pass more restrictive voting laws, advised Trump’s […]
8/5/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “RT @realDonaldTrump: A great night in Ohio’s 12th Congressional District with Troy Balderson! Troy loves Ohio, and he loves the people of O…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 5, 2018 4:52 pm […]
8/4/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “A great night in Ohio’s 12th Congressional District with Troy Balderson! Troy loves Ohio, and he loves the people of Ohio. He will be fighting for you all the way…” – Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 4, 2018 8:43 pm […]
8/4/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “…Danny O’Connor is a total puppet for Nancy Pelosi and Maxine Waters – Danny wants to raise your taxes, open your borders, and take away your 2nd Amendment. Vote for Troy on Tuesday [8-7-18]!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 4, 2018 8:43 pm […]
8/4/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Troy Balderson, running for Congress from Ohio, is in a big Election fight with a candidate who just got caught lying about his relationship with Nancy Pelosi, who is weak on Crime, Borders & your 2nd Amendment-and wants to raise your Taxes (by a lot). Vote for Troy on Tuesday [8-7-18]!” -Donald Trump, […]
8/4/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Will be going to Ohio tonight to campaign for Troy Balderson for the big Congressional Special Election on Tuesday. Early voting is on. Troy is strong on Crime, the Border & loves our Military, Vets & 2nd Amendment. His opponent is a puppet of Nancy Pelosi/high taxes.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 4, 2018 […]
8/3/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The evolution of the Kansas Republican Party mirrors that of the national party, a rightward shift from the moderation of Dwight D. Eisenhower to the mainstream conservatism of Bob Dole to the small-government absolutism of former Gov. Sam Brownback and Wichita-based Koch Industries. Now the party appears to be shifting once more: toward […]
8/2/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Tennessee Republicans chose Bill Lee, a wealthy businessman who has never served in elected office, as their nominee for governor on Thursday [8-2-18], spurning a conservative candidate who eagerly sought — but only glancingly received — the support of President Trump’s White House. Mr. Lee prevailed in a field of six candidates, […]
8/2/2018
ELECTION/GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “House Republicans are currently holding onto the idea that they can hold their majority by the thinnest of threads. A special election on Tuesday [7-31-18] in Ohio may cut through that plan, setting off a sort of electoral panic with less than 100 days left before the midterm vote. The […]
8/2/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump will travel to Ohio on Saturday [8-4-18] to campaign for Republican special election candidate Troy Balderson, according to a senior party official — a move that comes amid rising GOP fears about the race. A Republican loss, coming after special election defeats in Pennsylvania and Alabama, would be […]
8/2/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump ratcheted up his feud with the Koch brothers on Thursday [8-2-18], hammering the billionaire conservative donors’ trade policy rhetoric and questioning whether they are actually contributing to political campaigns…Over the weekend, top officials with the Koch network of donors criticized what it called the Trump administration’s ‘protectionist’ […]
8/2/2018
GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Charles Koch of Koch Brothers, who claims to be giving away millions of dollars to politicians even though I know very few who have seen this (?), now makes the ridiculous statement that what President Trump is doing is unfair to ‘foreign workers.’ He is correct, AMERICA FIRST!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
8/2/2018
ELECTION/GOP/MIKE PENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Trump is heading to central Ohio Saturday [8-4018] to shore up support for a Republican House candidate who has struggled to raise money and is failing to motivate GOP voters. The Tuesday {7-31-18] special election between Republican Troy Balderson and Democrat Danny O’Connor offers a preview of dozens of […]
8/1/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The special election race in Ohio’s 12th Congressional District between Republican Troy Balderson and Democrat Danny O’Connor appears to be going right down to the wire. A Monmouth University poll released Wednesday [8-1-18] shows Balderson receiving 44% support and O’Connor pulling 43% with 11% of respondents saying they are undecided. That’s a […]
7/31/2018
ELECTION/GOP/IMMIGRATION/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump has given Republicans good reason to tolerate his unruly leadership style. His tax cuts, deregulation push and nomination of conservative judges amount to the most orthodox Republican agenda any president has pursued since Ronald Reagan. Few had better reason to appreciate Mr. Trump’s results than Charles G. Koch, a billionaire […]
7/31/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump on Tuesday [7-31-18] lit into Charles and David Koch, some of the Republican Party’s top donors, in a series of tweets, after they said over the weekend they wouldn’t financially back the party’s candidate for a North Dakota Senate seat…The Koch brothers’ network of about 500 conservative and libertarian donors […]
7/31/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump railed Tuesday [7-31-18] against billionaire conservative brothers Charles and David Koch, accusing them of being against key components of his populist agenda and suggesting they’re irrelevant in today’s Republican Party. Trump’s public attack, following a weekend in which he was criticized at a Koch network summer meeting, comes […]
7/31/2018
GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The globalist Koch Brothers, who have become a total joke in real Republican circles, are against Strong Borders and Powerful Trade. I never sought their support because I don’t need their money or bad ideas. They love my Tax & Regulation Cuts, Judicial picks & more. I made…..” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 31, […]
7/31/2018
GOP/SENATE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “As one of a few centrist Republicans in what is effectively a 50-49 Senate, Sen. Lisa Murkowski has enormous sway over the congressional agenda. Sometimes she wishes she had a little less of it. Murkowski is looking ahead to November for help. Because of a very favorable election map, Republicans could conceivably pick […]
7/31/2018
GOP/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday [7-31-18] slammed the powerful Koch-led political operation as ‘globalist’ and ‘a total joke,’ rejecting the conservative group amid signs of a growing public fissure between the president and business over trade. Trump’s comments follow news media reports that some officials within the Koch donor network […]
7/30/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The Sarasota County Republican fair and rally last Saturday [7-28-18] left little mystery about what is animating the party this year. There was a ‘Trump Shop’ outside the arena, selling T-shirts extolling the president’s dominance. There was a life-size cardboard cutout of Mr. Trump, both thumbs splayed skyward, greeting visitors inside. […]
7/30/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TARIFFS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The influential Koch political network announced Monday [7-30-18] it is not supporting Republican Rep. Kevin Cramer in his race to unseat vulnerable Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp in North Dakota — the latest sign the conservative group is frustrated with the current state of the GOP. The decision for now to stay out of […]
7/30/2018
GOP/NOMINATION/SENATE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “A Republican senator who had been a holdout threw his support behind U.S. President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on Monday [7-30-18], improving chances the judge will win Senate confirmation despite a pitched battle by Democrats to block him. U.S. Senator Rand Paul had expressed concerns over Kavanaugh’s positions on […]
7/30/2018
ECONOMY/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump has come to the end of another difficult political week for himself and the Republican party. The fallout from his Helsinki news conference continues to shake the administration while the release of one of Michael Cohen’s secretly recorded audio tapes opened up new questions about the alleged payouts and […]
7/29/2018
BORDER/CONGRESS/ELECTION/GOP/IMMIGRATION/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Congressional Republicans, already facing a difficult election landscape, confronted a prospect on Sunday [7-29-18] they had worked feverishly to avoid: a threat by President Trump to shut down the government over funding for a border wall…Last week, Republican leaders thought they had reached a deal with Mr. Trump to delay a confrontation […]
7/27/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “His Republican opponent doesn’t say much publicly about the Trump tax cuts, but on a warm night in a small-town union hall an hour outside Columbus, Danny O’Connor was happy to talk about them — a lot. ‘We just saw, this last December, a $2 trillion swipe of the national credit card, […]
7/27/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Becky von Zastrow often votes Republican in her affluent central Ohio suburb – but her dissatisfaction with U.S. President Donald Trump has convinced her to back the Democrat in a special-election test for both parties next month. Her change of heart, reinforced by Trump’s handling of last week’s Helsinki summit with Russian […]
7/27/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “.@Troy_Balderson of Ohio is running for Congress – so important to the Republican Party. Cast you early vote or vote on August 7th. Troy is strong on crime and borders, loves our Military, our Vets and our Second Amendment. He has my full and total Endorsement!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 27, 2018 10:58 […]
7/27/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “…John is strong on crime and borders, loves our Military, our Vets and our Second Amendment. He will be a star. He has my full and total Endorsement!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 27, 2018 10:53 am […]
7/26/2018
GOP/JEFF SESSIONS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/PAUL RYAN/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “House conservatives’ bid to oust Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein amid a fight over the Russia investigation lost steam Thursday [7-26-18] when top Republicans rejected the move, with Attorney General Jeff Sessions urging Congress to focus on other priorities. House Speaker Paul Ryan (R., Wis.) said he doesn’t […]
7/26/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is sharing some of his campaign warchest with congressional Republicans ahead of the 2018 midterm elections, part of a joint effort with the Republican National Committee announced Thursday to protect GOP majorities in Congress and curry favor with Republicans on Capitol Hill. The RNC will provide the largest contribution […]
7/26/2018
AGRICULTURE/GOP/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A Republican member of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Thursday [7-26-18] slammed President Donald Trump’s tariffs on China and US allies, arguing that the $12 billion bailout for farmers is a warning that those actions are hurting the US agriculture industry…The Trump administration announced Tuesday [7-24-18] it is offering up to $12 […]
7/26/2018
GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/PAUL RYAN/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan on Thursday [7-26-18] rejected a move by fellow Republicans to impeach Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, the No. 2 Justice Department official, who oversees the federal probe of Russia’s role in the 2016 presidential election…A group of Republicans in the House of Representatives […]
7/26/2018
GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TWITTER: “President Donald Trump accused Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) on Thursday [7-26-18] of restricting the visibility of prominent U.S. Republicans, without providing evidence, and the avid user of the social media platform promised to investigate. Trump accused the company of targeting fellow Republicans with a practice dubbed ‘shadow banning,’ limiting the visibility of a […]
7/24/2018
GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump’s top allies in the House are considering a last-ditch attempt to circumvent Republican leaders and punish Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who oversees Special Counsel Robert Mueller. Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.), the chairman of the House Freedom Caucus and a regular Trump confidant, said Tuesday [7-24-18] […]
7/24/2018
CAMPAIGN/GOP/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VA: “President Donald Trump urged the audience before him on Tuesday [7-24-18] to support a Missouri Republican’s Senate campaign, smeared Democrats and warned the crowd not to ‘believe the crap you hear from (the media.)’ The speech amounted to a typical political stump speech for Trump, all except for the setting. Instead of […]
7/24/2018
ELECTION/GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/TAXES/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives unveiled an election-year tax plan on Tuesday [7-24-18] that is unlikely to become law but could energize party voters this autumn by promising permanent tax cuts for individuals and most business owners. Days before lawmakers head home for five weeks of summer campaigning before […]
7/24/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Today is the day to vote for Brian Kemp. Will be great for Georgia, full Endorsement! https://t.co/yPND2bJ219“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 24, 2018 8:39 am […]
7/24/2018
CONGRESS/GOP/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Russian President Vladimir Putin, accused of interfering in U.S. elections, will not be invited to address Congress or visit the Capitol if he accepts President Donald Trump’s invitation to come to Washington, Republican congressional leaders said on Tuesday [7-24-18]. The comments by House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader […]
7/22/2018
CONGRESS/GOP/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In the nearly two years since Russia attacked the American democratic process, congressional Republicans have played conflicting roles in the drama: Some have pressed to impose sanctions on Russia and quietly pursue investigations, but they have been outshouted by Republicans who have obfuscated and undercut efforts to uncover the Kremlin’s plot. […]
7/22/2018
FBI/GOP/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “When President Trump declassified a memo by House Republicans in February that portrayed the surveillance of a former campaign adviser as scandalous, his motivation was clear: to give congressional allies and conservative commentators another avenue to paint the Justice Department’s investigation into Russian election interference as tainted from the start. […]
7/21/2018
DEMS/GOP/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “No Collusion, No Obstruction – but that doesn’t matter because the 13 Angry Democrats, who are only after Republicans and totally protecting Democrats, want this Witch Hunt to drag out to the November Election. Republicans better get smart fast and expose what they are doing!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 21, 2018 […]
7/21/2018
2016 ELECTION/FBI/GOP/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The Trump administration disclosed on Saturday [7-21-18] a previously top-secret set of documents related to the wiretapping of Carter Page, the onetime Trump campaign adviser who was at the center of highly contentious accusations by Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee that the F.B.I. had abused its surveillance powers. Democrats in […]
7/20/2018
DEMS/GOP/MITCH MCCONNELL/NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Mitch McConnell has a warning for Democrats demanding copious documents on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh: Be careful what you wish for. The Senate majority leader privately told senior Republicans on Wednesday that if Democrats keep pushing for access to upwards of a million pages in records from President Donald […]
7/20/2018
BUSINESS/CHINA/GOP/SANCTION/TECHNOLOGY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Republican lawmakers backed away from a plan to reinstate stiff penalties on Chinese telecom firm ZTE, handing a win to President Trump, who had personally intervened to save the Beijing company. Congressional leaders removed a provision, tucked into a military policy bill, that would have stopped the Trump administration from lifting penalties […]
7/20/2018
GOP/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @Scavino45: ‘Senate GOP breaks record on confirming Trump picks for key court’ https://t.co/CB5Zsl5iSG“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 20, 2018 9:33 am […]
7/20/2018
ELECTION/GOP/RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “One of Capitol Hill’s most outspoken backers of Moscow is facing a tough re-election fight, with President Donald Trump’s controversial comments on Russia now taking on a central role in the race. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, a Republican representing a coastal southern California district, has focused his campaign on tax issues, not foreign policy. […]
7/19/2018
2016 ELECTION/CONGRESS/DEMS/GOP/RUSSIA/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Republicans in Congress on Thursday [7-19-18] blocked a series of measures put forward by lawmakers — largely Democratic — desperate to isolate Republican leaders and publicly rebuke President Trump over his summit meeting with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia this week. In the Senate, Republicans objected to two nonbinding […]
7/19/2018
GOP/RUSSIA/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House revealed Thursday [7-19-18] it has invited Vladimir Putin here to another summit in the fall, surprising Republican lawmakers and top administration officials who said they still hadn’t been told what President Donald Trump and the Russian leader agreed to earlier this week in Helsinki. The lack of clarity about […]
7/19/2018
2016 ELECTION/DEMS/GOP/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats said on Thursday [7-19-18] he did not know what happened in the one-on-one meeting in Helsinki between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin that has raised concern among many U.S. lawmakers. Republicans and Democrats in Congress are seeking answers on what agreements […]
7/19/2018
COURTS/GOP/NOMINATIONS/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The sprint by President Trump and Senate Republicans to install conservative judges to the nation’s courts hit an unexpected speed bump on Thursday [7-19-18] after a nominee for a key federal appeals court was pulled to avoid an embarrassing defeat on the Senate floor. The nomination of Ryan W. Bounds to […]
7/18/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “For Republicans running in competitive primaries this year, one question has loomed above all others: To embrace President Trump, or to oppose him? This choice can make or break a campaign. Already, repeatedly, it has. For pro-Trump insurgents, the scorecard is full of upsets — and for anti-Trump incumbents, startling defeats. Representative Martha […]
7/18/2018
2016 ELECTION/ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE/WOMEN: “U.S. Representative Martha Roby, an Alabama Republican who spurned Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential race, has decisively won a runoff election against a former Democrat-turned-Trump supporter. With 65 of 67 counties reporting, the four-term incumbent in the House of Representatives got 68 percent of the vote compared with 32 percent for […]
7/18/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Congratulations to Martha Roby of The Great State of Alabama on her big GOP Primary win for Congress. My endorsement came appropriately late, but when it came the ‘flood gates’ opened and you had the kind of landslide victory that you deserve. Enjoy!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 18, 2018 5:44 am […]
7/18/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s tariffs on steel imports into the U.S. marked a victory for the Mesabi Iron Range region of northern Minnesota, boosting the prospects of a Republican congressional candidate. The region’s mines are ramping up capacity to meet growing demand for ore in steel mills as far away as Lake Erie. […]
7/17/2018
GOP/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Republicans scrambled on Tuesday [7-17-18] to mitigate the damage done by President Trump’s embrace of President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia over his own intelligence agencies, setting a public hearing in the Senate next week, examining new sanctions on Moscow and reaffirming the fraying Western alliance…After Republicans pleaded privately with the White […]
7/17/2018
GOP/IRS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration will end a longstanding requirement that certain nonprofit organizations disclose the names of large donors to the Internal Revenue Service, a move that will allow some political groups to shield their sources of funding from government scrutiny. The change, which has long been sought by conservatives and Republicans […]
7/17/2018
GOP/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Hours after Donald Trump sidled up to Vladimir Putin at their now-infamous news conference, Republican Sen. Bob Corker received a call from a prominent politician who pleaded with him to repudiate Trump — and to make it hurt this time. The politician, who is weighing a run against the president, urged the […]
7/17/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/POLLS/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Trump’s administration scandals threaten to take a toll on Republicans in battleground districts this fall, according to new polling suggesting ‘culture of corruption’ messaging is gaining traction. Fifty-four percent of voters across 48 Republican-held congressional districts said Republicans were ‘more corrupt’ than Democrats, compared to 46 percent who said Democrats are ‘more […]
7/17/2018
CHUCK SCHUMER/GOP/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called on Republican colleagues to join in ‘demanding testimony’ from President Donald Trump’s national security team present during the Helsinki summit earlier this week, including Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, “immediately’…Schumer said the American people need more information on anything Trump promised Russian President Vladimir Putin, […]
7/17/2018
GOP/RUSSIA/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump and Republican U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday [7-17-18] discussed another possible round of deficit-financed tax cuts, highlighting an initiative seen by some tax experts as an election-year effort with little chance of becoming law. Trump sat down at the White House with Kevin Brady, chairman of the House of […]
7/17/2018
ELECTION/GOP/POLICY/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Heritage Action for America, the political arm of the Heritage Foundation, has spent years getting Republicans riled up in policy fights. Now the group is trying something new: getting GOP lawmakers elected. Founded in 2010, Heritage Action spent its early years stirring controversy as it pushed GOP leaders and lawmakers to take a […]
7/17/2018
ELECTIONS/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Alabama Republicans are set to decide Tuesday [7-17-18] whether they’ll tolerate a member of Congress criticizing President Donald Trump, even if Trump has since given his blessing to the candidate. Rep. Martha Roby faces a GOP primary runoff for her 2nd District seat against former Rep. Bobby Bright, an ex-Democrat who is basing […]
7/16/2018
2016 ELECTION/DEMS/FBI/GOP/RUSSIA/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump stood next to President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia on Monday [7-16-18] and publicly challenged the conclusion of his own intelligence agencies that Moscow interfered in the 2016 presidential election, wrapping up what he called a ‘deeply productive’ summit meeting with an extraordinary show of trust for a […]
7/16/2018
2016 ELECTION/DEMS/GOP/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Republicans across the ideological spectrum delivered pointed rebukes to President Trump after Monday’s [7-16-18] extraordinary news conference with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, with Speaker Paul D. Ryan admonishing Mr. Trump and declaring, ‘There is no moral equivalence between the United States and Russia.’ Mr. Ryan was joined […]
7/16/2018
2016 ELECTION/GOP/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “After President Donald Trump’s stunning news conference Monday [7-16-18] next to Russian President Vladimir Putin, members of Congress — including some powerful Republicans — were quick to rebuke Trump’s performance on the world stage and Trump’s refusal to call Putin out for interfering in the US election. House Speaker Paul Ryan […]
7/16/2018
2016 ELECTION/GOP/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Top congressional Republicans sharply criticized President Donald Trump Monday [7-16-18] after he cast doubt on Russian interference in the 2016 election during a press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin…Standing next to Mr. Putin, Mr. Trump said he trusted the Russian president’s denial that Moscow had interfered in the 2016 presidential […]
7/16/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TAXES/TRUMP PEOPLE: “As November’s U.S. elections approach, Republicans in the House of Representatives and the Trump administration are planning another deficit-financed tax-cut plan, but one widely seen as a vote-getting exercise with little chance of becoming law. The plan, coming on the heels of deep tax cuts already approved in December, underscores both the Republican […]
7/13/2018
FBI/GOP/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Former FBI lawyer Lisa Page was questioned behind closed doors on Friday just hours after FBI agent Peter Strzok had been grilled in a raucous 10-hour public hearing, and Republicans said they learned new information from a witness who was able to talk more freely than Strzok. Two Republican congressmen, Reps. […]
7/12/2018
FBI/GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The embattled F.B.I. agent who oversaw the opening of the Russia investigation mounted an aggressive personal defense on Thursday [7-12-18], rejecting accusations that he let his private political views bias his official actions and labeling Republicans’ preoccupation with him ‘another victory notch in Putin’s belt…’ But in defending himself and […]
7/12/2018
GOP/SENATE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “As Brett Kavanaugh makes the rounds on Capitol Hill to meet influential senators, he is being shadowed by Donald McGahn, the White House lawyer who is reshaping some of the most influential courts across the country, including the Supreme Court. Dressed in a navy suit and yellow tie, Mr. McGahn accompanied Judge […]
7/12/2018
FBI/GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Peter Strzok tussled with GOP lawmakers at a contentious hearing Thursday [7-12-18], with the FBI agent denying that anti-Trump text messages he sent influenced his work and Republicans accusing him of epitomizing purported bias among federal investigators..Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R., Va.) said Mr. Strzok’s exchange of thousands of […]
7/12/2018
FBI/GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “An FBI agent who criticized then-presidential candidate Donald Trump in text messages during the 2016 election campaign vigorously defended himself at a raucous hearing on Thursday, describing Republican lawmakers’ attacks on him as helping America’s enemies. Republican and Democratic lawmakers shouted and swapped insults in the U.S. House of Representatives […]
7/12/2018
GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/PAUL RYAN/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan said on Thursday [7-12-18] that while he does not support President Donald Trump’s moves to impose tariffs on major U.S. trading partners’ goods, he questioned the wisdom of Congress taking legislative action to stop such sanctions…U.S. farmers and other businesses in states that strongly […]
7/11/2018
DEMS/GOP/SENATE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Judge Brett Kavanaugh launched his courtship Tuesday [7-10-18] of the senators who will determine whether he ascends to the Supreme Court, the first salvo of the summer’s fiercest political battle. In their opening move, Republicans touted Judge Kavanaugh’s academic credentials and long record of decisions, while Democrats flagged concerns about how […]
7/11/2018
CHINA/GOP/SENATE/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “With the Trump administration announcing a new round of tariffs on China, the Senate on Wednesday [7-11-18] took a step toward asserting its power over levies that President Donald Trump has already imposed. The vote was viewed as a gauge of whether the GOP-controlled chamber had the appetite to try to rein […]
7/10/2018
GOP/RUSSIA/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Even for an era of strained relations, the images that crossed back over the Atlantic last week stood out: Seven Republican senators and one Republican congresswoman ushered into a Moscow conference room, exchanging pleasantries with top Russian officials on the eve of American Independence Day. But if the delegation was intended […]
7/10/2018
ELECTIONS/GOP/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump’s selection of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh as his second Supreme Court nominee could be a consequential moment for the midterm elections. Republicans hope a confirmation battle will galvanize voters on the right, while Democrats are balancing their own energized liberal base against the political pressure on some red-state Democrats […]
7/10/2018
ELECTIONS/GOP/RACISM/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Atlantic County Republican Chairman Keith Davis said Tuesday [7-10-18] he won’t withdraw his support for congressional candidate Seth Grossman, despite Grossman’s sharing of a racist article from a white nationalist website on social media…Media Matters for America, a liberal watchdog group, revealed Monday [7-9-18] that Grossman, the GOP candidate in New Jersey’s 2nd […]
7/10/2018
DEMS/ELECTIONS/GOP/NOMINATIONS/SENATE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The drama surrounding this election-year Supreme Court nomination now fully swings from who the pick would be—it’s D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Brett Kavanaugh—to which senators announce their support or opposition, and when. The margin for error for Republicans to get Mr. Trump’s pick confirmed is very thin, so in […]
7/10/2018
GOP/SENATE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Informing the Republican Senators of my nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh. #SCOTUS https://t.co/O5cAaVAtQt“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 10, 2018 9:49 am […]
7/10/2018
ECONOMY/FEDERAL RESERVE/GOP/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The tax cuts Republicans enacted in late 2017 will likely provide less of a boost to economic growth than many forecasters predict—and possibly none at all—economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco said Monday [7-9-18]. That’s because the changes took effect at a time when the economy was already […]
7/10/2018
GOP/POLLS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Thank you to all of my great supporters, really big progress being made. Other countries wanting to fix crazy trade deals. Economy is ROARING. Supreme Court pick getting GREAT REVIEWS. New Poll says Trump, at over 90%, is the most popular Republican in history of the Party. Wow!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
7/9/2018
ELECTIONS/GOP/NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Mitch McConnell and his Republican Caucus are enthusiastic about the prospect of filling a Supreme Court vacancy before the midterm elections. But they don’t deny the enormity of the task at hand. McConnell is overseeing the slimmest Senate majority in modern times to handle D.C. Circuit Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the […]