Category: GOP

5/29/2019

ELECTION/GOP/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…If Alabama does not elect a Republican to the Senate in 2020, many of the incredible gains that we have made during my Presidency may be lost, including our Pro-Life victories. Roy Moore cannot win, and the consequences will be devastating….Judges and Supreme Court Justices!”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 29, 2019 6:40 […]

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5/23/2019

BORDER/DHS/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE/WALL: “President Donald Trump has ‘aggressively’ pushed for the Army Corps of Engineers to award a contract to a North Dakota-based construction company to build sections of his proposed wall along the southern US border, The Washington Post reported Thursday [5-23-19]. Citing conversations with multiple unnamed administration officials, the paper said the President has […]

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5/23/2019

BORDER/FEDERAL FUNDING/GOP/NATURAL DISASTERS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Republicans senators say President Donald Trump has agreed to a $19.1 billion disaster aid bill, providing relief to a country beset by devastating floods, wildfires and hurricanes without funding for the border that the President had sought. Late Thursday [5-23-19], the President tweeted his approval of the measure: ‘The U.S. […]

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5/23/2019

DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Former Massachusetts Gov. BIll Weld said he‘ll be directing his campaign toward open primary states where he expects to win crossover votes from Democrats intent on casting a vote against President Donald Trump before the general election in November…The former two-term GOP governor, who’s waging a longshot primary campaign against Trump, laid […]

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5/22/2019

ABORTION/GOP/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The Supreme Court may well be headed for an election-year fight over abortion rights, but it’s not likely to be a blockbuster showdown over Roe v. Wade. Courtwatchers anticipate that the justices will agree to take one or more cases related to abortion restrictions in the coming term, drawing attention […]

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5/22/2019

GOP/INVESTIGATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As I have long been saying, and has now been proven out, this is a Witch Hunt against the Republican Party and myself, and it was the other side that caused the problem, not us!”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 22, 2019 10:15 am […]

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5/22/2019

COURTS/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “RT @LindseyGrahamSC: Very pleased to have confirmed another conservative judge to the Ninth Circuit. Daniel Collins will be an outstanding…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 22, 2019 5:44 am […]

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5/22/2019

GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @LindseyGrahamSC: The only way to protect Americans serving overseas is to have their back. I am proud President Trump is standing up…”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 22, 2019 5:44 am […]

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5/22/2019

GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @GOPoversight: #ICYMI: Watch @RepMarkMeadows’s opening statement from today’s Government Operations Subcommittee hearing. Mr. Meadows i…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 22, 2019 5:43 am […]

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5/21/2019

ELECTION/GOP/PENNSYLVANIA/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Great news for Republicans: Fred Keller has just won the hard fought for Pennsylvania Congressional contest in a LANDSLIDE, over 70% of the vote. Thanks to the thousands who showed up for the Rally last night. Congratulations to Fred and his wonderful family!”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 21, 2019 9:20 pm […]

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5/21/2019

GOP/NANCY PELOSI/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s trade chief on Tuesday [5-21-19] praised an unlikely figure on the other side of the Capitol: Speaker Nancy Pelosi. In a closed-door lunch with GOP senators on Tuesday, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said that he was optimistic about the prospects of getting the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement passed […]

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5/21/2019

ELECTION/GOP/POLLS/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “A top strategist on President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign has withdrawn from an effort to unseat North Carolina GOP Sen. Thom Tillis in 2020 — an arrangement that sparked tensions at the highest levels of the Republican Party. Pollster John McLaughlin’s work for a Tillis primary challenger had angered leading Senate […]

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5/21/2019

CONGRESS/ELECTION/GOP/PENNSYLVANIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Pennsylvania – Don’t forget to get out and VOTE TODAY for Republican Fred Keller for Congress. Fred is Strong on Crime, Second Amendment, Military, Vets, and Healthcare. He has my Complete and Total Endorsement!”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 21, 2019 11:38 am […]

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5/21/2019

ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “To the great people of Kentucky, please go out and vote for Matt Bevin today. Very important. He has done a fantastic job for you and America! #MAGA” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 21, 2019 10:25 am […]

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5/21/2019

ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “For months, President Trump’s political advisers have been working to remake state Republican parties to cement their control ahead of the 2020 election. But Mr. Trump had a vested interest in helping dictate the leadership and direction of one state party in particular. In New York, where Mr. Trump was born, […]

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5/20/2019

CONGRESS/GOP/INVESTIGATIONS/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senior House Republicans are breaking with Donald Trump over the president’s legal claims that Congress can’t investigate whether a commander in chief violated the law. That view, advanced by Trump’s personal attorney and the White House counsel late last week, would upend long-held understandings about Congress’ ability to scrutinize presidential conduct — […]

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5/19/2019

GOP/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Never a fan of @justinamash, a total lightweight who opposes me and some of our great Republican ideas and policies just for the sake of getting his name out there through controversy. If he actually read the biased Mueller Report, ‘composed’ by 18 Angry Dems who hated Trump,….” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]

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5/19/2019

GOP/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….he would see that it was nevertheless strong on NO COLLUSION and, ultimately, NO OBSTRUCTION…Anyway, how do you Obstruct when there is no crime and, in fact, the crimes were committed by the other side? Justin is a loser who sadly plays right into our opponents hands!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May […]

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5/17/2019

GOP/MICHAEL FLYNN/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “While he was cooperating with special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation, former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn contacted at least one member of Congress who was publicly criticizing the special counsel probe, according to messages obtained by CNN. Flynn sent Twitter direct messages to Rep. Matt Gaetz, encouraging the Florida Republican […]

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5/17/2019

GOP/IMPEACHMENT/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In a series of tweets Saturday [5-18-19] afternoon, Rep. Justin Amash, R-Mich., came out in favor of impeaching President Donald Trump, making Amash the first Republican member of Congress to do so. Amash, who represents Grand Rapids, Michigan, wrote that ‘President Trump has engaged in impeachable conduct’ regarding obstruction of justice. The […]

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5/16/2019

ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Congratulations to Dan Bishop on his big Republican Primary victory in the 9th Congressional District of North Carolina. Dan is strong on Crime, Loves our Military, Vets, 2A, and great Healthcare. He has my Complete and Total Endorsement! #MAGA”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 16, 2019 11:53 am […]

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5/16/2019

CHINA/GOP/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In the halls of the Capitol these days, Republican lawmakers from Southern states aren’t exactly eager to talk about the President’s trade war with China. Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky didn’t have anything to say when approached by CNN on Tuesday. Asked if trade with China has been good for his […]

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5/16/2019

ABORTION/DEMS/GOP/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “With grisly claims that Democrats promote ‘birth day abortions’ and are ‘the party of death,’ the Republican Party and its conservative allies have aggressively reset the terms of one of the country’s most divisive and emotionally fraught debates, forcing Democrats to reassess how they should respond to attacks and distortions that portray […]

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5/13/2019

CHINA/GOP/SENATE/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The GOP is starting to give up on thwarting President Donald Trump’s trade agenda. Senate Republicans acknowledge that the president’s latest tariff increase on Chinese imports are harming farm state economies, their own constituents and some of Trump’s most reliable voters. But there’s no plan to stop, or even threaten, the […]

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5/10/2019

GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump and Republicans have harangued House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, accusing him of lying to the country and demanding his resignation. But the senior Republican who spearheaded the call for Schiff to step down now says those disagreements are ‘water under the bridge.’ GOP Rep. Mike […]

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5/9/2019

FEDERAL FUNDING/GOP/NATURAL DISASTERS/PUERTO RICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Congressional Republicans on Thursday [5-9-19] floated a new disaster aid proposal to Democrats to break the logjam over Puerto Rico, but it is unlikely to end the bitter, monthslong stalemate that has frustrated both parties, according to multiple aides. The Republicans’ latest funding offer would add billions of dollars […]

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5/9/2019

DONALD JR/GOP/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Donald Trump Jr.’s political allies launched an all-out war against the Republican-led Senate Intelligence Committee, turning several Republican senators Thursday [5-9-19] against the panel’s chairman amid news that he subpoenaed testimony from the president’s son. The broadsides included tweets targeting the Republican chairman, Senator Richard M. Burr of North Carolina, […]

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5/9/2019

DONALD JR/GOP/INTELLIGENCE/SENATE/TRUMP FAMILY: “Donald Trump Jr.’s political allies launched an all-out war against the Republican-led Senate Intelligence Committee, turning several Republican senators Thursday [5-9-19] against the panel’s chairman amid news that he subpoenaed testimony from the president’s son. The broadsides included tweets targeting the Republican chairman, Senator Richard M. Burr of North Carolina, calls from […]

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5/9/2019

DEMS/GOP/LEGISLATION/NATURAL DISASTER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “House Republicans should not vote for the BAD DEMOCRAT Disaster Supplemental Bill which hurts our States, Farmers & Border Security. Up for vote tomorrow. We want to do much better than this. All sides keep working and send a good BILL for immediate signing!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 9, 2019 6:11 […]

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5/9/2019

CONGRESS/GOP/HEALTHCARE/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS/SENIORS: “For many years, drug companies gave foreign countries better deals than they gave our own country. Now we’re making sure that our great seniors share in the discounts given to other countries. And we will always protect patients with preexisting conditions, very importantly. The Republican Party will always protect patients with preexisting conditions… […]

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5/8/2019

ELIZABETH WARREN/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Republicans shouldn’t vote for H.R. 312, a special interest casino Bill, backed by Elizabeth (Pocahontas) Warren. It is unfair and doesn’t treat Native Americans equally!”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 8, 2019 10:48 am […]

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5/8/2019

ABORTION/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “RT @TXRandy14: Today, I led my Republican colleagues in asking for the #BornAliveAct to be taken up. Dem Leadership again denied our reques…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 8, 2019 7:10 am […]

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5/8/2019

BORDER/DEMS/GOP/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senate Republicans are holding high-level meetings with President Donald Trump on an immigration reform bill. House Democrats are crafting their own plan to protect Dreamers. And the administration has formally requested billions in emergency aid to address the surge of migrants at the border. But the apparent movement is something of a […]

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5/7/2019

CRIME/GOP/IRS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The Trump campaign is distancing itself from one of its highest-profile supporters, David Bossie, two days after the president’s longtime friend was accused of using his political group to scam elderly Republican voters for his own financial gain…The statement did not mention Bossie by name but appeared to be a clear rebuke of […]

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5/6/2019

DEMS/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Scott Walker is 100% correct when he says that the Republicans must WAKE UP to the Democrats State by State power grab. They play very dirty, actually, like never before. Don’t allow them to get away with what they are doing!”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 6, 2019 8:30 am […]

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5/3/2019

GOP/SOCIAL MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump tweeted Friday [5-3-19] that his administration is ‘looking into’ the banning of right-wing media personalities from prominent social media platforms — after a purge by Facebook of accounts belonging to several incendiary political figures. The president lamented the apparent suspension of actor and Trump supporter James Woods’ […]

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5/2/2019

DEMS/GOP/INFRASTRUCTURE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Every few months, President Donald Trump gets in the negotiating room with Democrats and everyone leaves happy — except for the president’s own party. This week’s huddle on a $2 trillion infrastructure bill was no different, as Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer walked away from the White House […]

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5/1/2019

DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/LEGISLATION/NATIONAL SECURITY/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senate Democrats and Republicans can agree on perhaps just one thing about special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation — that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election. But bipartisan legislation to address foreign intrusions is all but dead amid a distinct lack of enthusiasm from Senate GOP leadership and the Trump White […]

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4/30/2019

FEDERAL RESERVE/GOP/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The conservative commentator Stephen Moore’s chance at confirmation to the Federal Reserve Board teetered on Tuesday [4-30-19] after one Republican senator said it was unlikely she would support him and multiple Republican senators began to publicly question whether the problematic favorite of President Trump would have enough votes if nominated. Senator […]

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4/30/2019

ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Two Republican senators who have been vocal supporters of former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld won’t say If they are open to backing his insurgent run for the Republican presidential nomination against President Donald Trump. The silence by Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Mitt Romney of Utah is an indication of […]

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4/30/2019

DHS/GOP/SENATE/TRANSPORTATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is set to meet with Republican senators on Wednesday [5-1-19] over a proposal to waive rules that only U.S.-flagged ships can move natural gas from American ports to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Northeast. The nearly 100-year-old Jones Act mandates the use of U.S.-flagged vessels to transport merchandise between […]

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4/26/2019

GOP/NATIONAL SECURITY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Rep. Jim Jordan, the top Republican on the House Oversight Committee, is seeking to resolve a tense dispute between Democrats and the White House as part of the panel’s review of the Trump administration’s security clearance process. In a letter obtained by CNN and dated Friday [4-26-19], Jordan is asking […]

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4/25/2019

CONGRESS/GOP/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senate Republicans see the special counsel’s report — with its stark evidence that President Trump repeatedly impeded the investigation into Russian election interference — as a summons for collective inaction. Republicans in the upper chamber, who would serve as Mr. Trump’s jury if House Democrats were to impeach him, reacted to […]

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4/25/2019

GOP/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A Senate Republican ally of President Donald Trump said Thursday [4-25-19] that he has no concerns about the President’s alleged efforts to obstruct the investigation led by special counsel Robert Mueller, saying ‘it’s time to move on’ from the two-year-old probe. Sen. David Perdue, of Georgia, also defended Trump’s refusal […]

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4/25/2019

DEMS/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @GOPoversight: Democrats are obsessed with @realDonaldTrump. It’s time to move on and solve problems for the American people. https://t.…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 25, 2019 8:29 am […]

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4/24/2019

DEMS/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The longest-serving Republican in the Iowa legislature announced that he would become a Democrat, warning that his party of many decades would soon pay ‘a heavy price’ for its support of President Trump. The lawmaker, Representative Andy McKean, served a combined 24 years in the Iowa House and Senate between 1979 […]

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4/24/2019

ELECTION/FLORIDA/GOP/HISPANIC/IMMIGRATION/LEGISLATION/SANCTUARY CITIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Florida Republicans once worried that hardline immigration policies would alienate Hispanic voters and cost the party the nation’s biggest swing state. Then came Donald Trump, who carried Florida in 2016. Two years later, Gov. Ron DeSantis won election running as a Trump clone. Now the GOP-led Legislature is heeding DeSantis’ call […]

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4/24/2019

ELECTION/GOP/PENNSYLVANIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senior Trump 2020 advisers are headed to Harrisburg on Wednesday [4-24-19] to meet with Pennsylvania GOP officials amid mounting concerns about the president’s prospects in the critical battleground state. Trump’s campaign is moving to shore up the state after 2018 midterm elections that saw Republicans get blown out in races up and […]

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4/23/2019

ELECTION/GOP/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan continued to needle President Donald Trump Tuesday [4-23-19], derisively referring to him in a New Hampshire speech as ‘dear leader,’ the sycophantic title given to Kim Jong Il, the father of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Hogan, who’s weighing a challenge to Trump in the 2020 […]

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4/22/2019

GOP/LIBYA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, Donald Trump’s voluble Capitol Hill defender, is worried that the president’s chatter is undermining efforts to stop Libya from falling into an all-out civil war. Trump recently held a call with Libyan militia leader Khalifa Haftar that blindsided U.S. diplomats and confused Arab and North African countries about […]

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4/20/2019

GOP/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “If @MittRomney spent the same energy fighting Barack Obama as he does fighting Donald Trump, he could have won the race (maybe)! https://t.co/p5imhMJqS1” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 20, 2019 5:09 pm […]

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4/19/2019

2016 ELECTION/GOP/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said on Friday [4-19-19] he was ‘sickened’ by the dishonesty of U.S. President Donald Trump and people around him as portrayed in a report on Russia’s attempts to influence the 2016 election. Romney, now a U.S. senator from Utah and an off-and-on Trump […]

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4/19/2019

GOP/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said on Friday [4-19-19] he was ‘sickened’ by the dishonesty of U.S. President Donald Trump and people around him as portrayed in a report on Russia’s attempts to influence the 2016 election. Romney, now a U.S. senator from Utah and an off-and-on Trump critic, […]

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4/17/2019

ENERGY/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Greg Walden is trying to find his own way in Donald Trump’s party. Walden, the top Republican on the House Energy and Commerce Committee and former chief of the House GOP campaign arm, has broken ranks with Trump on a number of high-profile votes this year — rebuking the president on his signature […]

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4/16/2019

ELECTION/GOP/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Several Senate Republicans, who have been at odds with President Donald Trump, won’t say if they’d consider backing his new primary opponent, Bill Weld. Utah Sen. Mitt Romney, like Weld, was once governor of Massachusetts and has been openly critical of Trump at times during his presidency. But a Romney spokeswoman declined […]

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4/11/2019

GOP/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell asked Republicans this week to head off problematic nominees before President Donald Trump officially picked them, the Kentucky Republican singled out Ken Cuccinelli. Floated for the job of Homeland Security secretary, the former Virginia attorney general runs the anti-establishment Senate Conservatives Fund, which he joined in […]

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4/8/2019

ECONOMY/FEDERAL RESERVE/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “GOP lawmakers have given in to President Donald Trump on almost every contentious issue, but they’re quietly breaking from him on one front that has drawn the president’s repeated ire: the Federal Reserve. Trump is pushing two celebrity Republicans and Fed critics — Herman Cain and Stephen Moore — to serve […]

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4/8/2019

GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump promised a new plan to replace Obamacare. But the four Senate Republicans he tapped for the job aren’t jumping at the opportunity. Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) says any new plan has to come from the White House — and that he had no warning Trump planned to make him […]

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4/6/2019

CONGRESS/DEMS/GOP/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….In the meantime, the Democrats in Congress must help the Republicans (we need their votes) to end the horrible, costly and foolish loopholes in our Immigration Laws. Once that happens, all will be smooth. We can NEVER allow Open Borders!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 6, 2019 6:36 pm […]

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4/6/2019

GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “To every member of the @RJC, thank you for your incredible support and your outstanding commitment to our Country, to our safety, and to electing MORE REPUBLICANS. Over the next 19 months, I know that the @RJC will help lead our party to another HISTORIC VICTORY! #TrumpAtRJC https://t.co/P1brsp3PxF”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April […]

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4/5/2019

GOP/GOVERNMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “It was as if Mark Meadows were watching a political car crash in slow motion. In November 2018, when House Republicans lost their legislative majority, it rendered him a bit player in Donald Trump’s Washington. Then in late November and early December, a more paralyzing fear began to creep into his […]

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4/4/2019

BUDGET/DEMS/GOP/NATURAL DISASTER/PUERTO RICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump received a ring from an unusual caller on Wednesday [4-3-19] evening: Democratic Sen. Doug Jones. The vulnerable Alabama Democrat urged Trump to accept more money for Puerto Rico as a way to unstick a $13 billion disaster aid bill that’s stalled in the Senate. But Trump so […]

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4/3/2019

BORDER/GOP/HEALTHCARE/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “His border shutdown went from imminent to uncertain. A major health care push was declared and then delayed. Funding cuts were inserted in his proposed budget and just as quickly taken out. President Donald Trump has been exploring the art of the climb-down. Trump pivoted on two big policy fronts this week, […]

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4/3/2019

ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “On Election Day in 2016, the Republican Party was divided against itself, split over its nominee for president, Donald J. Trump. In Ohio, a crucial battleground, the state party chairman had repeatedly chided Mr. Trump in public, amplifying the concerns of Gov. John Kasich, a Republican dissenter. In New Hampshire, the party […]

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4/3/2019

COURTS/DEMS/GOP/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Senate Republicans used the ‘nuclear option’ Wednesday [4-3-19] to unilaterally reduce debate time on most presidential nominees, the latest in a series of changes to the fabric of the Senate to dilute the power of the minority. The move by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) immediately paves the way to […]

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4/3/2019

GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/LAWSUIT/OBAMACARE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The House on Wednesday [4-3-19] overwhelmingly voted to condemn the Trump administration for backing a lawsuit seeking to throw out all of Obamacare, with eight Republicans joining a near-unanimous Democratic caucus. The non-binding resolution is one of is one of several steps Democrats are taking to try to link vulnerable […]

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4/2/2019

CONGRESS/ELECTION/GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday [4-1-19] he was willing to wait until after the 2020 presidential election to get Congress to vote on a new healthcare plan, giving Republicans time to develop a proposal to replace Obamacare. Congressional Republicans have been unable thus far to draft a proposal to replace […]

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4/2/2019

ELECTION/GOP/HEALTHCARE/MITCH MCCONNELL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump backed off plans to introduce a Republican replacement for the Affordable Care Act after Senator Mitch McConnell privately warned him that the Senate would not revisit health care in a comprehensive way before the November 2020 elections. Reversing himself in the face of Republican consternation, Mr. Trump said his […]

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4/2/2019

CONGRESS/GOP/HEALTHCARE/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS: “The Republican Party will be the champion of preexisting conditions. You have to do it. Some of you like it, some of you don’t, but you’re going to have to like. Not only for politics, it’s the right thing. We want to be the party of great health care. I am, right now, […]

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4/1/2019

GOP/HEALTHCARE/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….back the House. It will be truly great HealthCare that will work for America. Also, Republicans will always support Pre-Existing Conditions. The Republican Party will be known as the Party of Great HealtCare. Meantime, the USA is doing better than ever & is respected again!”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 1, 2019 […]

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4/1/2019

GOP/HEALTHCARE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….are developing a really great HealthCare Plan with far lower premiums (cost) & deductibles than ObamaCare. In other words it will be far less expensive & much more usable than ObamaCare. Vote will be taken right after the Election when Republicans hold the Senate & win……”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 1, 2019 […]

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4/1/2019

GOP/OBAMACARE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Everybody agrees that ObamaCare doesn’t work. Premiums & deductibles are far too high – Really bad HealthCare! Even the Dems want to replace it, but with Medicare for all, which would cause 180 million Americans to lose their beloved private health insurance. The Republicans…..” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 1, 2019 9:13 pm […]

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4/1/2019

BORDER/DHS/GOP/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is thrusting his hard-line posture on immigration back to the fore this week, with plans for a Friday [4-5-19] trip to the southern border and possible new executive actions to restrict border crossings. But days after Trump renewed his long-standing threat to shut down the southern border entirely, even […]

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4/1/2019

GOP/HEALTHCARE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Energized by special counsel Robert Mueller’s finding of “no collusion” with Russia, President Donald Trump is relitigating a host of contentious policy battles – from health care to immigration – that could dramatically shape his reelection effort. Trump faces a political dynamic on Capitol Hill that has not changed. Democrats, who control the House and […]

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4/1/2019

ELECTION/GOP/HEALTHCARE/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump signaled Monday [4-1-19] that congressional Republicans would wait until after the 2020 elections to vote on a GOP replacement for Obamacare — putting off a presumably savage legislative battle on a hot-button campaign issue until after his re-election bid…Trump claimed that the as-yet-unseen Republican proposal ‘will be truly […]

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4/1/2019

GOP/LEGISLATION/NATURAL DISASTERS/PUERTO RICO/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Two competing legislative proposals aimed at providing disaster relief failed to advance in the Senate on Monday amid a fight over funding for hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico. The Senate first voted on a GOP proposal that Democrats objected to because they argued it did not provide adequate aid for Puerto Rico. […]

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