FBI/GOP/PAUL RYAN/RUSSIA/SPYGATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Speaker Paul D. Ryan agreed on Wednesday [6-6-18] that the F.B.I. did nothing wrong by using a confidential informant to contact members of the Trump campaign as it investigated its ties to Russia, contradicting President Trump’s assertions of a broad conspiracy by federal law enforcement. And he warned that Mr. Trump […]
Category: GOP
6/6/2018
GOP/PAUL RYAN/SPYGATE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Paul Ryan has spent much of the past year and a half biting his tongue as Donald Trump totally upended his party. Now, the outgoing House speaker is contradicting the president on the issue he obsesses over most: the Russia investigation. The Wisconsin Republican gingerly undercut a core Trump talking point during […]
6/6/2018
GOP/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Sen. Bob Corker is facing the ire of the White House after forging ahead with his plan to curtail the President’s power on trade. President Donald Trump told the Tennessee Republican in a ‘lengthy’ call Wednesday [6-6-18] to back off legislation to rein in his power to levy huge tariffs on US […]
6/6/2018
FBI/GOP/PAUL RYAN/RUSSIA/SPYGATE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “In a break with President Donald Trump, House Speaker Paul Ryan said Wednesday [6-6-18] that he agrees there is no evidence that the FBI planted a ‘spy’ in Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign in an effort to hurt his chances at the polls. He also issued a careful warning about Trump’s recent assertion […]
6/6/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Congratulations to Dana Rohrabacher on his big California win. We are proud of you Dana!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 6, 2018 2:37 pm […]
6/6/2018
GOP/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Republicans are finally reaching their breaking point with President Donald Trump on trade. One faction of GOP senators is pushing Sen. Bob Corker’s (R-Tenn.) legislation that would allow Congress to block Trump’s tariffs — which Trump is trying to kill before it comes to the Senate floor. Another group is […]
6/6/2018
GOP/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Many more Republican voters showed up yesterday than the Fake News thought possible. The political pundits just don’t get what is going on out there – or they do get it but refuse to report the facts! Remember, Dems are High Tax, High Crime, easy to beat!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 6, […]
6/6/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “U.S. Democrats on Wednesday [6-6-18] said the results of nominating contests in California and New Jersey put them in a stronger position to gain control of Congress in November and oppose Republican President Donald Trump. The morning after the busiest day of the primary election season, when voters in eight states […]
6/6/2018
CALIFORNIA/ELECTIONS/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Great night for Republicans! Congratulations to John Cox on a really big number in California. He can win. Even Fake News CNN said the Trump impact was really big, much bigger than they ever thought possible. So much for the big Blue Wave, it may be a big Red Wave. Working hard!” […]
6/5/2018
GOP/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Republicans are ratcheting up their opposition to restrictive new tariffs that President Donald Trump advanced based on national security, with GOP lawmakers threatening legislation to rein in the White House. Sens. Bob Corker (R., Tenn.) and Pat Toomey (R., Pa.) are pushing to attach to a must-pass defense authorization bill a […]
6/5/2018
DEMS/DREAMERS/GOP/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Republicans edged closer Tuesday [6-5-18] to forcing a series of immigration votes, as some Democratic lawmakers who held out over policy and political concerns signed on to the effort. On Tuesday, two Democratic holdouts, Texas Reps. Filemon Vela and Vicente Gonzalez, announced they would sign, leaving three signatures needed to force a vote […]
6/5/2018
DEMS/GOP/SENATE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) canceled much of the Senate’s August recess on Tuesday [6-5-18], saying the chamber would remain in session to work on spending bills and confirming nominees. The move is an unusual one during a midterm election year, when lawmakers typically spend more time in their home states […]
6/5/2018
DEMS/GOP/MITCH MCCONNELL/SENATE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “U.S Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday [6-5-18] he was cancelling most of the Senate’s August recess to give lawmakers time to pass spending bills before a Sept. 30 deadline and to confirm more of President Donald Trump’s appointees. A senior Senate Democratic aide said the move had less to […]
6/5/2018
DEMS/GOP/NATIONAL SECURITY/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Republican and Democratic U.S. senators plan to introduce as soon as Tuesday [6-5-18] legislation that would force President Donald Trump to obtain Congress’ approval before imposing tariffs on national security grounds, a senior senator said on Tuesday. Republican Senator Bob Corker, chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, said legislation would be […]
6/5/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Senator @RogerWicker of Mississippi has done everything necessary to Make America Great Again! Get out and vote for Roger, he has my total support!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 5, 2018 8:49 am […]
6/5/2018
GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Vote for Congressman Devin Nunes, a true American Patriot the likes of which we rarely see in our modern day world….he truly loves our country and deserves everyone’s support!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 5, 2018 8:44 am […]
6/4/2018
COMMERCE/GOP/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Groups backed by powerful Republican donors Charles and David Koch said on Monday [6-4-18] they will champion free trade and oppose tariffs with a multimillion-dollar campaign that puts them on a collision course with President Donald Trump. The embrace of free trade principles by major Republican donors comes as Trump pursues […]
6/4/2018
GOP/PAUL MANAFORT/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, an Iowa Republican, suggested Monday [6-4-18] that the President should hire a new lawyer if his current one is telling him that he can pardon himself. ‘If I were President of the United States and I had a lawyer that told me I could pardon […]
6/4/2018
CANADA/CHINA/ECONOMY/EU/GOP/MEXICO/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump defended his tough trade negotiations with China, Canada and Mexico on Monday [6-4-18], saying the U.S. would soon be in a stronger position with its top trading partners. Trump faced pushback from U.S. allies and an influential Republican group, which warned that the tariffs would hinder the nation’s […]
6/4/2018
GOP/SENATE/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senate Republicans return to Washington Monday [6-4-18] and face a choice: Are they willing to take action on trade against the President from their own party? The Trump administration shocked lawmakers last week when it announced it would impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from US allies in the European […]
6/4/2018
GOP/NAFTA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump’s recent moves on trade have turned an issue long considered part of the Republican orthodoxy into a political landmine for his own party. Last week, Trump’s administration announced steep tariffs on steel and aluminum from close allies Canada, Mexico and the European Union. In return, all three […]
6/4/2018
DREAMERS/GOP/IMMIGRATION/PAUL RYAN/TRUMP PEOPLE: “House Republicans are on the brink of an embarrassing showdown over immigration that Speaker Paul Ryan and his leadership team have been desperately trying to avoid. As lawmakers left Washington for the Memorial Day recess in late May, GOP centrists gave immigration hard-liners a choice: Allow a vote on a bill that […]
6/1/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When Chris McDaniel first ran for Senate four years ago, his campaign became a cause for disaffected and restless Republicans across the country. Activists waving ‘Don’t Tread on Me’ flags flooded Mississippi. Tea Party-aligned groups spent millions supporting him. Donald J. Trump — who was still a year away from announcing his […]
6/1/2018
DREAMERS/ELECTION/GOP/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “In all of his campaigns for the House, Representative Jeff Denham has never seen anything quite like the rolling circus that trails him through his sprawling district in California’s Central Valley — the “Dump Denham” signs, the papier-mâché effigies, the shouting. He says it does not faze him, but there is nothing like […]
6/1/2018
DEMS/ELECTIONS/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As Californians prepare to go to the polls on Tuesday [6-5-18] to choose candidates in primary elections, the state’s quirky electoral rules and a softening of support for Democrats among suburban voters could disrupt the party’s ambitious plan to wrest as many as 10 seats from Republicans in California. November’s general election […]
5/31/2018
CONGRESS/ELECTIONS/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is deepening his investment in the midterm elections, stepping up his travel across the country to raise money and rally Republicans in hopes of overcoming the tide of history by retaining control of Congress in the fall. Nearly every president in modern history has lost congressional seats during their […]
5/31/2018
GOP/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Republicans are bitterly protesting the Trump administration’s decision to impose sweeping tariffs on U.S. allies — alarmed that the White House ignored their frenzied lobbying campaign and afraid that the party could suffer at the polls in November. The GOP’s free-traders were mollified this spring as the Trump administration exempted U.S. allies […]
5/31/2018
FBI/GOP/ROBERT MUELLER/RUDY GIULIANI/RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani dismissed Republican Rep. Trey Gowdy’s defense of the FBI’s use of a confidential source to investigate potential Russian outreach to individuals connected to Trump’s presidential campaign, telling CNN on Thursday, ‘He’s drinking the Kool-Aid.’ Giuliani went on to criticize Gowdy over his handling of a […]
5/31/2018
COMMERCE/ELECTIONS/GOP/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s decision to follow through on steel and aluminum tariffs against some of the United States’ closest allies puts a series of vulnerable Republicans at considerable risk, leading some of those candidates to caution the President against following through with the trade talk. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross told reporters […]
5/30/2018
2016 ELECTION/FBI/GOP/JEFF SESSIONS/RUSSIA/SPYGATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A senior Republican congressman disputed President Donald Trump’s claim that ‘spies’ infiltrated his 2016 campaign, saying that the Federal Bureau of Investigation was conducting a legitimate probe of Russian election meddling. Rep. Trey Gowdy (R., S.C.), who heads the House oversight committee, also said he understood Mr. Trump’s frustration with […]
5/30/2018
2016 ELECTION/CONGRESS/FBI/GOP/JEFF SESSIONS/RUSSIA/SPYGATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A senior Republican congressman disputed President Donald Trump’s claim that ‘spies’ infiltrated his 2016 campaign, saying that the Federal Bureau of Investigation was conducting a legitimate probe of Russian interference in the election. Rep. Trey Gowdy (R., S.C.), who heads the House oversight committee, also said he understood Mr. Trump’s […]
5/30/2018
GOP/JEFF SESSIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….There are lots of really good lawyers in the country, he could have picked somebody else!” And I wish I did!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 30, 2018 7:47 am […]
5/30/2018
GOP/JEFF SESSIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….chief law enforcement officer, and they told me later, ‘oh by the way I’m not going to be able to participate in the most important case in the office, I would be frustrated too…and that’s how I read that – Senator Sessions, why didn’t you tell me before I picked you…..” […]
5/30/2018
GOP/JEFF SESSIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Rep.Trey Gowdy, ‘I don’t think so, I think what the President is doing is expressing frustration that Attorney General Sessions should have shared these reasons for recusal before he took the job, not afterward. If I were the President and I picked someone to be the country’s….” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May […]
5/29/2018
COMMERCE/GOP/NATIONAL SECURITY/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Less than a week after the Trump administration threatened to impose tariffs of up to 25 percent on foreign-built automobiles, the U.S. government on Tuesday [5-29-18] said it would hold public hearings on whether the import of vehicles and auto parts represents national security risks. The Commerce Department announced in the […]
5/29/2018
ELECTION/GOP/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump is planning to focus his midterm campaigning this summer on red states with competitive Senate races where he has a deep reservoir of support and can bring a message devised to stoke partisan outrage. The strategy is intended to take advantage of his star power among core Republican supporters while […]
5/29/2018
GOP/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Utah US Senate candidate Mitt Romney said he would not point to his party’s leader, President Donald Trump, as a role model for his grandchildren, citing his “personal style…’ Walking a political tightrope with his answer, Romney went to say, ‘I believe his policies have been by and large a good deal […]
5/28/2018
DEMS/GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE/POLLS: “In recent elections, Democrats have faced attacks related to health-care costs, with the party being blamed for premium increases on Affordable Care Act exchanges during the Obama years. Now, as many health insurers are seeking to impose double-digit rate increases on those marketplaces, a number of recent surveys suggest Republicans may take the lion’s […]
5/25/2018
AGRICULTURE/ENTITLEMENTS/GOP/SENATE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) said the Senate needs to pass a farm bill even if it doesn’t include the tighter work requirements around food stamps that have become a flashpoint in the House. While Mr. McConnell said he personally favored beefing up the work requirements for food-stamp recipients, he made […]
5/25/2018
GOP/OBAMACARE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “A group of Republicans and advocacy groups will soon release a proposal intended to spark another push to repeal the Affordable Care Act, resurrecting a potentially volatile issue in the months before the November midterm elections. The proposal to topple the Obama-era health law and replace it with a plan that would give […]
5/25/2018
GOP/NATIONAL SECURITY/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Americans could see a 25 percent spike in the price tag on their family cars if President Donald Trump goes through with a threat to slap tariffs on imported automobiles, trucks and parts, sparking a wave of outrage from Trump’s own political allies. Acting on instructions from Trump, Commerce Secretary Wilbur […]
5/24/2018
DEMS/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Since Donald J. Trump began dominating American politics more than two years ago, Democrats concerned about his policies and behavior have taken solace in a group of influential Republicans who have consistently assailed the president as anathema to the values of their party, and the country more broadly. In the past year, […]
5/24/2018
CHINA/CONGRESS/GOP/NATIONAL SECURITY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Some of President Donald Trump’s fellow Republicans in the U.S. Congress said on Thursday [5-24-18] that his administration’s national security investigation of car and truck imports amid a trade spat with China is being pursued under false pretenses and could hurt U.S. consumers. Trump said on Wednesday [5-23-18] that ongoing […]
5/24/2018
DEMS/GOP/INTELLIGENCE/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Top Senate and House party leaders and Intelligence Committee leaders from both parties will be briefed Thursday [5-24-18] on whether an informant was embedded in President Donald Trump’s campaign, according to a person familiar with the matter. The briefing comes after complaints from Senate Democrats and some Republicans about the adminstration’s […]
5/24/2018
CONGRESS/ENTITLEMENTS/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Welfare beneficiaries would have to work or get job training under legislation approved by a U.S. Congress committee on Thursday [5-24-18], part of a broader Republican effort to impose work rules on Americans getting public assistance. The House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee voted along party lines to approve the changes to […]
5/24/2018
CHINA/CONGRESS/GOP/NATIONAL SECURITY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Some of President Donald Trump’s fellow Republicans in the U.S. Congress said on Thursday [5-24-18] that his administration’s national security investigation of car and truck imports amid a trade spat with China is being pursued under false pretenses and could hurt U.S. consumers. Trump said on Wednesday that ongoing U.S.-China […]
5/23/2018
GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A top House ally of President Donald Trump said Wednesday [5-23-18] he expects the Justice Department will refuse to share the information that House Republicans have sought regarding an FBI informant that made contact with the Trump campaign. ‘They’re not going to see any documents tomorrow, so it doesn’t […]
5/22/2018
DREAMERS/GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/IMMIGRATION/PAUL RYAN/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Paul Ryan is struggling to stop an immigration showdown in the House, as his Republican Conference degenerates into an all-out war that could put his speakership on the line. The Wisconsin Republican pleaded with his conference Tuesday [5-22-18] to come together after a tumultuous few days of infighting. The only […]
5/22/2018
BANKING/DODD-FRANK/GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. House of Representatives passed on Tuesday [5-22-18] bipartisan legislation that would ease bank rules introduced in the wake of the 2007-2009 financial crisis, giving President Donald Trump a major legislative victory. Tuesday’s vote rolls back some of the 2010 Dodd-Frank rules that restricted operations by smaller banks and […]
5/22/2018
2016 ELECTION/DEMS/FBI/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Two Republican lawmakers, and no Democrats, are expected to attend a meeting scheduled for Thursday [5-24-18] to review classified information relating to U.S. President Donald Trump’s suggestion the FBI might have used an informant to gather information on his 2016 election campaign, the White House said on Tuesday [5-22-18]. Trump’s closest […]
5/22/2018
ELECTION/GOP/MITCH MCCONNELL/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump saw an opportunity to influence his party’s Senate primary in West Virginia earlier this month, but first he called to check in with Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell. The president, known for one of the quickest Twitter fingers in all of politics, wanted to make sure he and […]
5/21/2018
2016 ELECTION/DEVIN NUNES/FBI/GOP/ROBERT MULLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House brokered an agreement on Monday [5-21-18] with intelligence and law enforcement officials that will allow Republican congressional leaders to view some of the most highly classified information related to the Russia investigation, administration officials said. For months, a small group of lawmakers close to Mr. Trump […]
5/21/2018
GOP/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/ROBERT MUELLER/RUDY GIULIANI/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Frustrated and impatient, fed up with waiting and eager to fight back, President Trump has embarked on what amounts to a two-prong strategy to contain the threat and undercut the credibility of the escalating investigations targeting him and his associates. The blizzard of Twitter messages combined with a string […]
5/21/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Don Blankenship, the former coal magnate who served a year in prison for a mine-safety conviction, said Monday [5-21-18] that he planned to continue his bid for a U.S. Senate seat, now as a third-party candidate after losing the Republican primary in West Virginia earlier this month. Mr. Blankenship’s decision to […]
5/18/2018
DEMS/GOP/PRISON/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Friday [5-18-18] urged Congress to overhaul the nation’s prison system and help more former inmates re-enter society, hoping to jump-start legislation that’s facing fresh opposition from Democrats. Trump said at a White House forum that a prison overhaul ‘unites people from across the political spectrum’ and that lawmakers […]
5/18/2018
CONGRESS/DEMS/GOP/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “For months, the political world has treated Robert S. Mueller III as the arbiter of President Trump’s fate: Hopeful Democrats have theorized about the damage Mr. Mueller’s investigation might inflict. Suspicious Republicans, led by Mr. Trump, have cast him as leading a ‘witch hunt.’ But this week Rudolph W. Giuliani, […]
5/18/2018
DEMS/GOP/PRISONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Friday [5-18-18] embraced a bipartisan prison reform proposal, but a sharp divide among Democrats on the issue threatens to undermine the deal. The discord was on display Friday as Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York circulated a scathing letter accusing fellow Democrats of trying to tank the effort […]
5/18/2018
AGRICULTURE/GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The U.S. House of Representatives rejected a sweeping $867 billion farm bill on Friday [5-18-18] after Republican leaders failed to appease conservative lawmakers who had asked them not to hold the vote until they were given the chance to consider a bill to clamp down on immigration. The next […]
5/18/2018
ABORTION/GOP/PLANNED PARENTHOOD/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday [5-18-18] issued a proposal that would effectively stop giving government funds that subsidize birth control for low-income women to Planned Parenthood and other clinics that provide abortions. The plan is aimed at fulfilling Trump’s campaign pledge to defund Planned Parenthood, an organization that provides abortions […]
5/17/2018
COURTS/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “In 2011, Michael B. Brennan, then a lawyer in Milwaukee, vigorously defended the right of Wisconsin’s Republican senator to single-handedly block an Obama administration nominee for a federal bench seat in the state. Last week, Mr. Brennan was confirmed as a Trump administration nominee to that very same seat despite vigorous […]
5/17/2018
DEMS/GOP/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump and his critics actually agree on something. If a column he read in a magazine is correct, he wrote on Twitter on Thursday [5-17-18], ‘this is bigger than Watergate!’ Never mind that he was thinking of something different than his adversaries when they use the same phrase. Mr. Trump […]
5/17/2018
DREAMERS/GOP/IMMIGRATION/PAUL RYAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Paul Ryan and his longtime No. 2, Kevin McCarthy, have maintained a unified public front on immigration — but behind the scenes, the interests of the outgoing speaker and his potential successor are colliding over controversial Dreamers legislation. Both have vehemently opposed an effort by centrist Republicans to force votes […]
5/17/2018
GOP/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Unlike the president, Robert Mueller hasn’t uttered one word in public about his Russia investigation in the year since he was appointed special counsel. And that is rattling just about everyone involved. What’s he up to? When will he bring the probe to and end? He doesn’t have to say, and […]
5/17/2018
DREAMERS/GOP/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “On Wednesday [5-16-18], two more Republicans signed on to a petition that would force an open-ended and unpredictable immigration debate onto the House floor — a nightmare scenario that the White House and GOP leaders seem, at least at the moment, unable to stop. The decisions by Republican Reps. John Katko of […]
5/16/2018
2016 ELECTION/GOP/RUSSIA/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Republican at the helm of the Senate’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election backed on Wednesday the assessment by American intelligence agencies that Moscow favored Donald J. Trump in the race, contradicting both the president and fellow Republicans in the House. Senator Richard M. Burr of North […]
5/16/2018
DEMS/GOP/LEGAL/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Six months after the June 2016 meeting at Trump Tower between Trump campaign officials and a self-described Kremlin informant, an intermediary contacted Donald J. Trump’s office asking for a follow-up, according to documents released on Wednesday [5-16-18] by a Senate committee…The follow-up overture is one of the kernels of new information contained […]
5/16/2018
2016 ELECTION/GOP/ROBERT MUELLER/SENATE/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A GOP-led Senate committee backed U.S. intelligence agencies’ finding that Moscow tried to boost Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign by hacking and spreading misinformation, a bipartisan conclusion that breaks with a House panel’s position and the president’s rejection of the notion that Russia wanted him to win. The Senate Intelligence […]
5/16/2018
DREAMERS/GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Support grew in the House for an effort to force a vote on several immigration proposals, sparking some conservatives to consider using a coming vote on the farm bill as leverage to try to block them. GOP Reps. John Katko of New York and David Trott of Michigan on Wednesday [5-16-18] […]
5/16/2018
GOP/RUSSIA/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A Republican-led Senate committee backed U.S. intelligence agencies’ finding that Moscow attempted to boost Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, breaking with a GOP-led House panel that examined the same material. The conclusion on the January 2017 intelligence finding was part of the committee’s probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election, which […]
5/16/2018
DREAMERS/GOP/IMMIGRATION/PAUL RYAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “House Speaker Paul Ryan in a closed-door meeting on Wednesday [5-16-18] sought to discourage fellow Republicans from signing a measure that would force an immigration vote, members leaving the meeting said. The pitch from Ryan to his party colleagues came as he faces an uprising from moderate GOP members who say […]
5/15/2018
DEMS/GOP/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Donald Trump is the first American president to live his whole life in a city, but the war on American cities in his presidency so far has put him and congressional Republicans on the wrong side of a ‘moral battle,’ said Steve Benjamin, the new president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors. […]
5/15/2018
GOP/JOHN MCCAIN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “A White House aide who made a rude joke about Sen. John McCain’s health last week should apologize, but Republican senators didn’t raise the issue with President Donald Trump at a lunch meeting, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday [5-15-18]. White House communications aide Kelly Sadler said in a […]
5/15/2018
ELECTION/GOP/POLLS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “PM Nebraska – make sure you get out to the polls and VOTE for Deb Fischer today! https://t.co/bDHVaGv2FS“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 15, 2018 12:30 pm […]
5/15/2018
CIA/GOP/JOHN MCCAIN/NORTH KOREA/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Last fall, when President Donald Trump headed to Capitol Hill for the Senate Republican lunch, he was feuding with the powerful chair of the foreign relations panel and tweeted that the man couldn’t get elected dog catcher. On Tuesday [5-15-18], he dropped in on the weekly GOP lunch entangled in […]
5/15/2018
ENERGY [ALTERNATIVE]/EPA/GOP/SCOTT PRUITT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Republican Senator Chuck Grassley on Tuesday [5-15-18] said Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt must scale back the use of biofuels waivers for small refineries, or else he will join other lawmakers calling for Pruitt’s resignation. The demand ramps up pressure on the embattled EPA administrator, who is already under pressure […]
5/15/2018
ELECTION/GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/PENNSYLVANIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Voters head to the polls on Tuesday [5-14-18] in crucial party primaries in Pennsylvania, a state that has become central to Democrats’ hopes of retaking control of the U.S. House of Representatives.The state offers Democrats the opportunity to pick up as many as five seats from Republicans in congressional elections […]
5/14/2018
GOP/MIKE PENCE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Representative Jeb Hensarling of Texas needed a favor: Before retiring at the end of his term, Mr. Hensarling, a powerful conservative, wanted to anoint an activist named Bunni Pounds as his successor. He reached out to President Trump for help, but Mr. Trump and his aides hesitated to meddle in a House […]
5/14/2018
DEMS/GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/NET NEUTRALITY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. Senate will vote on Wednesday [5-16-18] on whether to reverse a decision by the Trump administration to roll back Obama-era ‘net neutrality’ rules, Democratic senators said on Monday [5-14-18]. Advocates of keeping the 2015 open-internet rules have the backing of 50 U.S. senators, including Republican Susan Collins. […]
5/14/2018
ECONOMY/ELECTION/GOP/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Republicans facing a tough midterm election season are pointing to the strong economy as proof their new tax law is working its magic. But as campaign ads tout swelling payrolls and lawmakers spotlight companies handing out employee bonuses, there’s little evidence the tax cuts are already having an impact across the economy, […]
5/13/2018
ELECTION/GOP/SENATE/TRUMP PEOPLE: There was not an overabundance of enthusiasm for Senator Dean Heller when the Nevada Republican Men’s Club gathered for its monthly luncheon at the Bali Hai Golf Club here. Karl Johnson, a precinct director for the Clark County Republican Party, wrinkled his nose and raised his eyebrows when asked about Mr. Heller’s prospects […]
5/13/2018
GOP/JOHN MCCAIN/TRUMP PEOPLE: “White House aide Kelly Sadler promised Meghan McCain she would apologize publicly for mocking her father’s health, a source familiar with the conversation has told CNN, but Sadler has yet to do so. Sadler, a special assistant for surrogate communications, made the promise in an apologetic phone call to McCain after it […]
5/11/2018
ELECTION/GOP/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “After days of high-stakes negotiations with foreign governments, President Trump traveled to a rally here Thursday [5-10-18] night, briefly swapping his role as grim-faced statesman for one that comes more naturally to him: campaign trail firebrand. In a visit meant to bolster Mike Braun, a wealthy former state legislator who won […]
5/10/2018
GOP/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/ROBERT MEULLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “A pair of top Republican lawmakers met with senior officials at the Justice Department Thursday [5-10-18] in an attempt to resolve a standoff over GOP requests for classified information related to the special counsel’s investigation into Russian election meddling. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R., Calif.) and fellow […]
5/10/2018
DREAMERS/GOP/IMMIGRATION/PAUL RYAN/TRUMP PEOPLE: “House Speaker Paul Ryan (R., Wis.), facing rising discontent within GOP ranks over congressional inaction on immigration policy, is working to tamp down an attempt by a group of centrist Republicans to force votes on the issue. Speaking to reporters Thursday [5-10-18], Mr. Ryan argued that the move to use a ‘discharge […]
5/10/2018
DREAMERS/GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/IMMIGRATIOM/PAUL RYAN/TRUMP PEOPLE: “U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan on Thursday [5-10-18] said he wants a bipartisan immigration bill enacted before November congressional elections by addressing young illegal ‘Dreamer’ immigrants as well as border security issues. ‘I want to fix this problem, so I would like to have an immigration vote before […]
5/9/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Republican voters rejected ex-convict Don Blankenship in a West Virginia Senate primary in which he sold himself as ‘Trumpier than Trump’ but was vigorously opposed by Trump himself. GOP voters in Indiana, meanwhile, chose wealthy businessman Mike Braun over two sitting congressmen to lead the party’s charge against a vulnerable Democratic […]
5/9/2018
ELECTIONS/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Don Blankenship, a former coal baron who went to prison for his role in a deadly mine disaster, was soundly defeated in the West Virginia Republican Senate primary on Tuesday [5-8-18], according to The Associated Press, after President Trump and other Republicans urged voters to reject him. The state’s attorney general, Patrick Morrisey, […]
5/9/2018
ELECTIONS/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey won his state’s Republican Senate primary Tuesday [5-8-2018], an outcome welcomed by President Donald Trump and GOP leaders who warned that a victory by at least one of his rivals would have hurt their chances of defeating Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin. Mr. Morrisey beat Rep. Evan Jenkins […]
5/9/2018
DREAMERS/GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A breakaway group of Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives plans on Wednesday [5-9-18] to defy their leaders and join with Democrats in an attempt to force action on legislation that would protect young, illegal immigrants from deportation. The rare move could trigger a House debate next month on […]
5/9/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Congratulations to Mike Dewine on his big win in the Great State of Ohio. He will be a great Governor with a heavy focus on HealthCare and Jobs. His Socialist opponent in November should not do well, a big failure in last job!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 9, 2018 7:00 am […]
5/9/2018
ECONOMY/ELECTION/GOP/TAXES/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The Republican Party had a great night. Tremendous voter energy and excitement, and all candidates are those who have a great chance of winning in November. The Economy is sooo strong, and with Nancy Pelosi wanting to end the big Tax Cuts and Raise Taxes, why wouldn’t we win?” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May […]
5/8/2018
CONGRESS/GOP/JEFF SESSIONS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Republicans angry with the Justice Department over not providing documents to Congress are urging President Donald Trump to intervene in the latest dispute between House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes, a California Republican, and Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Nunes threatened on Fox News over the weekend to hold Sessions in contempt after […]
5/8/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The heart of the political primary season begins Tuesday [5-8-18], with Indiana, North Carolina, Ohio and West Virginia holding contests to select candidates for November’s general elections. Eight more states will pick nominees in the next two weeks and 18 more have primaries in June. The two biggest races Tuesday are the […]
5/8/2018
ELECTIONS/GOP/HOUSE OF REP/SENATE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Bitter Republican U.S. Senate races in West Virginia and Indiana featuring candidates who have fought to prove their loyalty to President Donald Trump will highlight a slate of high-stakes party primaries in four states on Tuesday [5-8-18]. Voters in Ohio and North Carolina also pick candidates on Tuesday for November’s congressional […]
5/7/2018
ELECTION/GOP/SENATE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump inserted himself into Tuesday’s [5-8-18] Republican Senate primary in West Virginia, urging voters to reject a scandal-scarred former coal executive whose apparent polling strength is stirring fears that he could cost the party a chance to pick up a seat from Democrats. In a tweet Monday [5-7-18], Mr. Trump said […]
5/7/2018
ELECTION/GOP/SENATE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald J. Trump intervened Monday [5-7-18] in the West Virginia Republican Senate primary, pleading with voters a day before the election to oppose the former mine operator Don Blankenship, and suggesting that Mr. Blankenship’s nomination would lead to a replay of the party’s embarrassing loss last year in Alabama. Mr. Trump’s decision […]
5/7/2018
ELECTION/GOP/PENNSYLVANIA/RACISM/TRUMP PEOPLE: “A Republican congressional candidate in Pennsylvania is trying to distance himself from his friend and former radio co-host Carl Higbie, who resigned from the Trump administration earlier this year after CNN’s KFile uncovered anti-gay, anti-Muslim, racist and sexist remarks he made on his radio program. Guy Reschenthaler was Higbie’s co-host on the radio […]
5/7/2018
DEMS/ELECTIONS/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Is this Phony Witch Hunt going to go on even longer so it wrongfully impacts the Mid-Term Elections, which is what the Democrats always intended? Republicans better get tough and smart before it is too late!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 7, 2018 8:35 am […]
5/4/2018
GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said Friday [5-4-18] that he would ‘love to speak’ with special counsel Robert Mueller, but only if he’s “treated fairly…” The President also called into question the impartiality of Mueller’s team, saying it was filled with Democrats, and pointed out that Mueller worked as the FBI […]
5/3/2018
ELECTION/GOP/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Luke Messer says President Donald Trump deserves a Nobel Peace Prize. Todd Rokita is introducing a resolution to end special counsel Robert Mueller’s ‘witch hunt’ into Trump’s campaign. Mike Braun wants Indiana voters to know he’s a convention-busting businessman — ‘just like President Trump.’ The bloody Republican primary in one of […]