NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Signaling he has not yet settled on his pick for the Supreme Court, President Trump on Monday [7-9-18] morning worked the phones primarily seeking input about two judges who are apparently the finalists, Brett M. Kavanaugh and Thomas M. Hardiman, people familiar with the discussions said. Mr. Trump appeared to be […]
Category: Nominations
7/9/2018
NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump has settled on a nominee for Supreme Court hours before a scheduled announcement, as some advocates prepared for the rollout of Judge Thomas Hardiman of Pennsylvania. Allies of Judge Hardiman said they had been told to be ready to start touting the one-time taxi driver’s blue-collar roots, in […]
7/9/2018
NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When President Donald Trump unveils his second Supreme Court pick Monday [7-9-18] night with the prime-time flourish of a reality show star, he will lay a momentous marker in modern political history…Trump’s pick will cement a 5-4 majority on the court for conservatives who could quite possibly dominate for a generation […]
7/9/2018
NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump has decided on who he will pick for a lifetime position on the U.S. Supreme Court and will announce the nomination later on Monday [7-9-18], with four conservative federal appellate judges as the top contenders to succeed retiring long-time Justice Anthony Kennedy. The Republican president, with an opportunity […]
7/7/2018
NOMINATIONS/SENATE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senator Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader, told President Trump this past week that Judges Raymond M. Kethledge and Thomas M. Hardiman presented the fewest obvious obstacles to being confirmed to replace Justice Anthony M. Kennedy on the Supreme Court, according to Republican officials briefed on the conversation. While careful not to […]
7/6/2018
DEMS/NOMINATIONS/PLANNED PARENTHOOD/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “California Sen. Dianne Feinstein warned that President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, who is set to be announced Monday [7-9-18], ‘could eviscerate women’s freedoms for generations…’ Feinstein, who appeared at an Oakland roundtable discussion held by California Planned Parenthood, acknowledged that with Republican control of the White House and Congress, the […]
7/5/2018
NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump said he has narrowed his search for a Supreme Court justice to two to four candidates and expects to settle on a nominee this weekend ahead of a prime-time announcement Monday [7-9-18] night. Speaking to reporters on Air Force One en route to Montana for a campaign […]
7/5/2018
CHUCK SCHUMER/NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer appealed to President Donald Trump to repeat his predecessor’s choice and nominate federal judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court for a second time ‘as a way to unify the country,’ according to a source. The President phoned the New York Democrat on Tuesday […]
7/5/2018
NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Conservative federal appeals court judges Brett Kavanaugh and Raymond Kethledge are the two most serious contenders being considered by President Donald Trump for the U.S. Supreme Court, a source familiar with the process said on Thursday [7-5-18]. Kavanaugh serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. […]
7/3/2018
NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Utah Sen. Mike Lee, who has indicated his openness to being nominated to the Supreme Court, was interviewed by President Donald Trump by telephone about the post, his office said Tuesday [7-3-18]. Mr. Lee, 47 years old, is a libertarian Republican and an attorney who ousted a sitting Republican senator to […]
7/3/2018
ABORTION/NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “From the moment Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement from the U.S. Supreme Court last week, speculation has centered on whether his replacement would vote to overturn a woman’s right to abortion. But the individuals considered top contenders for Kennedy’s seat have produced a sparse record of legal rulings and writings […]
7/2/2018
NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said Monday [7-2-18] that he met with four potential Supreme Court nominees earlier in the day and planned to meet ‘two or three more’ ahead of the planned announcement of his decision next week. Speaking alongside Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte at the White House, Mr. Trump said […]
7/2/2018
NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The White House on Monday [7-2-18] announced key members of the team that will work to ensure President Donald Trump’s next nominee to the Supreme Court is confirmed. White House counsel Don McGahn, who has been eyeing the White House exits amid tensions with Trump in recent months, will oversee […]
7/2/2018
NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump said he met with four potential Supreme Court justices on Monday [7-2-18], while a person familiar with the selection process said Trump was focused keenly on two people, although others were still in contention. Trump told reporters at the White House that he will meet with ‘two […]
6/29/2018
NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump said on Friday that he planned to interview one or two candidates to fill Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy’s seat this weekend at his Bedminster, N.J., resort, and plans to announce his final pick on July 9…The president also said he wouldn’t specifically ask candidates about Roe v. Wade, […]
6/29/2018
ABORTION/NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Now that President Donald Trump has the opportunity to appoint a new justice to the Supreme Court, some abortion opponents hope that Roe v. Wade will end up overturned or gutted — and they have already been working towards that moment. Over the past year, state legislatures in Iowa, Louisiana and […]
6/28/2018
IRS/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the IRS owns a stake in two rental units at a Trump-branded hotel in Hawaii. Charles Rettig was questioned by members of the Senate Finance Committee Thursday [6-28-18] on topics ranging from his experience as a tax attorney to his management style. He was also asked to […]
6/15/2018
CABINET/NOMINATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VA: “The last two secretaries of the Department of Veterans Affairs were private-sector outsiders intent on bringing expertise from beyond Washington’s Capital Beltway into the VA. But Robert Wilkie, President Donald Trump’s presumptive nominee to head the department, is the opposite—a long-serving public official steeped in federal bureaucracy. Mr. Wilkie has decades of […]
5/21/2018
2016 ELECTION/CIA/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Trump hailed Gina Haspel on Monday [5-21-18] as he swore her in to lead the Central Intelligence Agency, honoring the ‘most elite intelligence professionals on the planet’ even as he accuses the C.I.A. of having orchestrated a conspiracy against him during the 2016 presidential campaign…Mr. Trump’s brief remarks were strikingly different […]
5/21/2018
CIA/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP AS PEOPLE: “Gina Haspel was sworn in Monday [5-21-18] as the first female director of the Central Intelligence Agency and said she wanted to improve the agency’s foreign language proficiency and station more officers overseas. President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Ms. Haspel’s predecessor, attended […]
5/18/2018
NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/VA: “President Trump announced on Friday [5-18-18] that he intended to nominate Robert Wilkie, the acting secretary of veterans affairs, to take over the sprawling agency, a move that the president said would surprise Mr. Wilkie because he was learning about it only as it was being revealed. The president made the […]
5/17/2018
CIA/NOMINATIONS/SENATE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The U.S. Senate confirmed Gina Haspel on Thursday [5-17-18] to be director of the CIA, ending a bruising confirmation fight centered on her ties to the spy agency’s past use of waterboarding and other brutal interrogation techniques. Haspel, who will be the first woman to lead the CIA, is a 33-year veteran at […]
5/16/2018
CIA/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee voted on Wednesday [5-16-18] to approve President Donald Trump’s nominee to be CIA director, Gina Haspel, and she is expected to be confirmed by the full Senate as soon as next week. The panel voted 10-5 behind closed doors to approve the nomination, which was expected after two […]
5/15/2018
CIA/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The nominee to lead the Central Intelligence Agency, looking to shore up support before a confirmation vote this week, asserted that her agency shouldn’t have undertaken a program of detention and interrogation that many critics say amounted to torture. Gina Haspel wrote in a letter released Tuesday [5-15-18] that the post-9/11 program aimed […]
5/15/2018
CIA/NOMINATIONS/TORTURE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump’s nominee to be CIA director, Gina Haspel, said the agency should not have undertaken a past harsh interrogation program, while asserting that the program yielded ‘valuable intelligence.’ The Senate Intelligence Committee is due to vote on Wednesday [5-116-18] on whether to approve Haspel. Despite criticism of her nomination because of […]
5/14/2018
CIA/NOMINATIONS/SENATE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee will vote on Wednesday [5-16-18] morning on President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the new director of the CIA, Gina Haspel, a committee aide said on Monday [5-14-18]. The vote will take place behind closed doors, as is customary for the intelligence panel. Haspel was grilled by lawmakers […]
5/10/2018
NOMINATIONS/SENATE/TREASURY/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Adam Lerrick has withdrawn as President Donald Trump’s nominee for assistant Treasury secretary for international finance, after languishing for more than a year without Senate confirmation. Lerrick, a visiting scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and a former investment banker, has extensive experience in dealing with sovereign debt crises in countries like Greece, […]
5/9/2018
CIA/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump’s pick to be America’s top spy said she wouldn’t allow the Central Intelligence Agency to undertake ‘immoral’ actions even if ordered to do so by the president, and pledged not to restart the agency’s controversial interrogation program. Gina Haspel, addressing the Senate Intelligence Committee that is first considering […]
5/8/2018
CIA/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The fate of President Donald Trump’s CIA nominee hinges on how well she fields tough questions Wednesday [5-9-18] from senators who want details of her time running a covert detention site where terror suspects were brutally interrogated after 9/11 and an explanation for why she wanted videos of the sessions destroyed. Gina Haspel, […]
5/8/2018
CIA/DEMS/NOMINATIONS/SENATE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Sen. Jon Tester said Tuesday [5-8-18] he is not voting for Gina Haspel’s nomination to be the next CIA director, the first Democrat from a red state to openly oppose her…The White House has rallied behind Haspel for the position, even though questions over her past in the CIA are likely to come […]
5/8/2018
CIA/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Gina Haspel, my highly respected nominee to lead the CIA, is being praised for the fact that she has been, and alway will be, TOUGH ON TERROR! This is a woman who has been a leader wherever she has gone. The CIA wants her to lead them into America’s bright and […]
4/29/2018
NOMINATIONS/TRUMP PEOPLE/VA: “Dr. Ronny L. Jackson, who withdrew from consideration for secretary of veterans affairs last week amid allegations related to his professional conduct, is unlikely to return to his role as the president’s doctor, according to a person familiar with the matter. It was unclear if Dr. Jackson, a Navy rear admiral, would remain […]
4/28/2018
DEMS/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP PEOPLE/VA: “….great people of Montana will not stand for this kind of slander when talking of a great human being. Admiral Jackson is the kind of man that those in Montana would most respect and admire, and now, for no reason whatsoever, his reputation has been shattered. Not fair, Tester!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April […]
4/28/2018
DEMS/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP PEOPLE/VA: “Allegations made by Senator Jon Tester against Admiral/Doctor Ron Jackson are proving false. The Secret Service is unable to confirm (in fact they deny) any of the phony Democrat charges which have absolutely devastated the wonderful Jackson family. Tester should resign. The…..” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 28, 2018 7:07 am […]
4/26/2018
NOMINATIONS/TRUMP PEOPLE/VA: “The White House withdrew the nomination of Dr. Ronny L. Jackson, the White House physician, to lead the Veterans Affairs Department on Thursday [4-26-18] after lawmakers went public with a torrent of accusations leveled against him by nearly two dozen current and former colleagues from the White House medical staff. In a statement […]
4/26/2018
NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/VA: “Dr. Ronny Jackson exuded confidence when he emerged from a Capitol Hill office Tuesday 4-24-18] evening, telling reporters that he looked forward to answering tough questions from lawmakers about his past. By Thursday [4-26-18] morning, Jackson was back in the White House basement, returning to his job as the President’s physician […]
4/26/2018
NOMINATIONS/TRUMP PEOPLE/VA: “President Donald Trump’s nominee to run the Veterans Affairs department withdrew his candidacy Thursday morning, following the release of allegations that he wrecked a government vehicle while drunk and freely gave out prescription drugs without paperwork. Dr. Ronny Jackson, who is Mr. Trump’s White House physician, took himself out of the running after […]
4/24/2018
NOMINATIONS/VA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Trump acknowledged Tuesday [4-24-18] that Dr. Ronny L. Jackson, his nominee to lead the Veterans Affairs Department, is in serious trouble amid accusations that as the White House doctor he oversaw a hostile work environment, improperly dispensed prescription drugs and possibly drank on the job. Speaking at a midday news […]
4/25/2018
GOP/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP PEOPLE/VA: “For Senate Republicans, the question of the day is not if, but when, President Donald Trump pulls the plug on Ronny Jackson. GOP support for the Veterans Affairs nominee has cratered in the face of allegations of misconduct as White House physician. Jackson already faced serious doubts over his lack of management experience. […]
4/25/2018
DEMS/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @realDonaldTrump: Democrats are obstructing good (hopefully great) people wanting to give up a big portion of their life to work for our…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 25, 2018 2:02 pm […]
4/25/2018
NOMINATIONS/TRUMP PEOPLE/VA: “Ronny Jackson is fighting to salvage his imperiled nomination to be veterans affairs chief as more details emerge about accusations from his time as a top White House doctor, including repeated drunkenness and a ‘toxic’ work environment. President Donald Trump has suggested publicly that Jackson may want to withdraw, citing what Trump calls […]
4/25/2018
NOMINATIONS/TRUMP PEOPLE/VA: “During an overseas trip in 2015, Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson, the White House physician, was intoxicated and banged on the hotel room door of a female employee, according to four sources familiar with the allegation. The incident became so noisy, one source familiar with the allegation told CNN, that the Secret Service stopped […]
4/24/2018
DEMS/GOP/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP PEOPLE/VA: “Capitol Hill was once again flung into damage control mode Tuesday [4-24-18] as Republicans and Democrats attempted to understand the severity of allegations being made against Ronny Jackson, the President’s pick to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs. It’s a scenario that some lawmakers argue has become all too familiar in the Trump […]
4/24/2018
DRUGS/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP PEOPLE/VA: “A top Senate Democrat says allegations against President Donald Trump’s pick to lead Veterans Affairs involve him being “repeatedly drunk” when he was a White House physician. Sen. Jon Tester of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee is reviewing the allegations against Ronny Jackson, a White House doctor since 2006. He tells NPR the […]
4/24/2018
NOMINATIONS/TRUMP PEOPLE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VA: “When President Donald Trump named White House physician Ronny Jackson as his choice to be the next head of the Department of Veterans Affairs, it caught lots of people — inside and outside 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue — by surprise. After all, Jackson had never run an agency even close to the […]
4/23/2018
MIKE POMPEO/NOMINATIONS/SECRETARY OF STATE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The Senate Foreign Relations Committee, in a late pivot on [4-23-18] Monday evening, approved the confirmation of Mike Pompeo to be the next secretary of state, after Senator Rand Paul, Republican of Kentucky, bowed to pressure from President Trump and dropped his opposition. For days, the committee appeared ready to […]
4/23/2018
DEMS/MIKE POMPEO/NOMINATIONS/SECRETARY OF STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Hard to believe Obstructionists May vote against Mike Pompeo for Secretary of State. The Dems will not approve hundreds of good people, including the Ambassador to Germany. They are maxing out the time on approval process for all, never happened before. Need more Republicans!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 23, […]
4/19/2018
MIKE POMPEO/NOMINATIONS/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Mike Pompeo is outstanding. First in his class at West Point. A top student at Harvard Law School. A success at whatever he has done. We need the Senate to approve Mike ASAP. He will be a great Secretary of State!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 19, 2018 3:31 pm […]
4/19/2018
DEMS/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…Hopefully the Senate will not leave Washington until our Ambassadors, Judges and the people who make Washington work are approved. The Democrats are Obstructing the process and we need these people approved for the good of our Country!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 19, 2018 3:27 pm […]
4/19/2018
DEMS/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Democrats are obstructing good (hopefully great) people wanting to give up a big portion of their life to work for our Government, hence, the American People. They are ‘slow walking’ all of my nominations – hundreds of people. At this rate it would take 9 years for all approvals!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
3/16/2018
CABINET/GOP/MIKE POMPEO/NOMINATIONS/RAND PAUL/REX TILLERSON/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The White House was hoping for a smooth 2018 on Capitol Hill. Instead, President Donald Trump is staring at two bitter confirmation fights — and the possibility emboldened Democrats could block his new Cabinet nominees. Trump’s decision to nominate CIA Director Mike Pompeo to replace Rex Tillerson at the State […]
3/15/2018
ECONOMY/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Larry Kudlow will be my Chief Economic Advisor as Director of the National Economic Council. Our Country will have many years of Great Economic & Financial Success, with low taxes, unparalleled innovation, fair trade and an ever expanding labor force leading the way! #MAGA” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 15, 2018 06:11am […]
3/14/2018
CIA/NOMINATIONS/RAND PAUL/STATE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Sen. Rand Paul (R., Ky.) said Wednesday [3-14-18] he would oppose the nominations of Mike Pompeo to be secretary of state and Gina Haspel to lead the Central Intelligence Agency. The announcement by Mr. Paul, the first Republican to oppose either nominee, makes it likely that Democratic support will be needed for […]
3/14/2018
AMBASSADOR/DEMS/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Hundreds of good people, including very important Ambassadors and Judges, are being blocked and/or slow walked by the Democrats in the Senate. Many important positions in Government are unfilled because of this obstruction. Worst in U.S. history!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 14, 2018 08:02am […]
3/13/2018
ENERGY/ETHICS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/NOMINATIONS/RICK PERRY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VA: “President Donald Trump is considering replacing Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin with candidates including Energy Secretary Rick Perry, according to an administration official, after an inspector general’s report last month said Dr. Shulkin had misspent taxpayer money during an official trip to Europe last year. The official said the discussions […]
3/13/2018
CIA/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The career Central Intelligence Agency officer picked by President Donald Trump to run the agency faced fresh questions Tuesday [3-13-18] from lawmakers over her role in the CIA’s interrogation program following the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Gina Haspel, 61 years old, is the agency’s current deputy director, and she would become […]
3/13/2018
CIA/MIKE POMPEO/NOMINATIONS/REX TILLERSON/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Mike Pompeo, Director of the CIA, will become our new Secretary of State. He will do a fantastic job! Thank you to Rex Tillerson for his service! Gina Haspel will become the new Director of the CIA, and the first woman so chosen. Congratulations to all!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. […]
3/11/2018
DEMS/NOMINATIONS/NORTH KOREA/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Sunday [3-11-18] blamed Senate Democrats for the dearth of experts at the State Department, ignoring the department’s high turnover and the number of positions for which there is no nominee. ‘The Democrats continue to Obstruct the confirmation of hundreds of good and talented people who are needed […]
3/11/2018
DEMS/STATE/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Democrats continue to Obstruct the confirmation of hundreds of good and talented people who are needed to run our government…A record in U.S. history. State Department, Ambassadors and many others are being slow walked. Senate must approve NOW!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 11, 2018 09:49am […]
3/10/2018
ECONOMY/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump is strongly considering Christopher P. Liddell, a White House official who was an executive at Microsoft and General Motors, to succeed his departing top economic adviser, Gary D. Cohn, according to two people briefed on the discussions. Mr. Trump has not made a firm decision, those briefed on the process […]
3/8/2018
IMMIGRATION/NOMINATIONS/STATE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “A White House aide close to senior policy adviser Stephen Miller who has advocated strict limits on immigration into the U.S. has been selected for a top State Department post overseeing refugee admissions, according to current and former officials. Andrew Veprek’s appointment as a deputy assistant secretary in the Bureau of Population, Refugees […]
3/7/2018
2016 ELECTION/CAMPAIGN/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “One appointee went from ‘battleground states’ director for the Trump presidential campaign to a role at the State Department that sent him to South Africa to meet with health officials… And another, who spent four months on the campaign in New York after graduating from college, landed a job as […]
3/6/2018
ECONOMY/NOMINATIONS: “Will be making a decision soon on the appointment of new Chief Economic Advisor. Many people wanting the job – will choose wisely!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 6, 2018 07:49pm […]
3/1/2018
FEDERAL RESERVE/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is likely to nominate Columbia University economist Richard Clarida to become vice chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, according to people familiar with the matter. Mr. Clarida is a Republican economist whom colleagues describe as more of a pragmatist than an ideologue. Such a temperament fits the mold […]
2/28/2018
MEDIA/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The protocol for nominating and choosing recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize is one of the world’s most scrutinized and secretive… The identities of the candidates are kept secret, and indeed, the Norwegian Nobel Committee, which awards the prizes, is forbidden from divulging any information about its deliberations for 50 years, and […]
2/28/2018
2016 ELECTION/INTERIOR/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A political appointee at the Department of Interior resigned Wednesday after CNN’s KFile flagged inflammatory comments she made on Facebook and Twitter. Christine Bauserman, a former Republican activist in Arizona who also worked for President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign, served as a special assistant to Secretary Ryan Zinke, providing him operational […]
2/27/2018
2016 ELECTION/CYBERWAR/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump has chosen the digital director of his 2016 campaign to lead his 2020 re-election effort, further advancing an unusually early campaign process. The campaign on Tuesday [2-27-18] said Brad Parscale was taking control ‘as the advanced planning for the 2020 race begins.’ Mr. Trump formally filed to run […]
2/25/2018
FAA/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is pushing to have his longtime personal pilot, John Dunkin, to head the Federal Aviation Administration, according to a report from Axios. Dunkin, who flew Trump’s personal plane during the campaign, is reportedly on the short list for the top spot at the agency that oversees civil aviation in […]
2/22/2018
HHS/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Indian Health Service has withdrawn from consideration for the job, people familiar with the matter said. The move by Robert Weaver, an insurance broker, comes after The Wall Street Journal published two articles earlier this year in which former colleagues alleged he had in some […]
2/21/2018
CLIMATE CHANGE/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is considering a North Carolina regulator who questions mainstream climate science to be the next White House environmental adviser, just weeks after withdrawing a previous nominee who held similar views. Donald van der Vaart, the former secretary of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, said in a […]
2/14/2018
GOP/NATIONAL SECURITY/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Republican lawmakers raised questions Wednesday [2-14-18] about the Trump administration’s security clearance process and an oversight panel launched an investigation, as the controversy surrounding former aide Rob Porter starts to eat into Capitol Hill’s confidence in President Donald Trump’s White House. Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) said his House Oversight Committee on Tuesday […]
2/13/2018
NATIONAL SECURITY/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House quietly imposed a ban on new interim security clearances for anyone in the executive office of the president last fall, but it let existing employees with interim clearances stay on, according to an email obtained by POLITICO. The Nov. 7 internal email to senior leaders at the Office […]
2/13/2018
ARMY/CYBERWAR/NOMINATIONS/NSA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Tuesday [2-13-18] nominated Lt. Gen. Paul Nakasone, the leader of the Army’s digital warfighting arm, to helm the National Security Agency. The move, which was long expected, will also put Nakasone atop U.S. Cyber Command, the Defense Department’s digital warfighting unit, once he is confirmed by the Senate. […]
2/9/2018
AMBASSADOR/MILITARY/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump has announced his intent to nominate the top US military official overseeing operations across Asia to be his next ambassador to Australia. Adm. Harry Harris currently serves as commander of US Pacific Command, a combatant command that oversees all US military activities in the Indo-Pacific region. His nomination comes at […]
2/8/2018
IRS/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House announced Thursday [2-8-18] that President Donald Trump will nominate Charles Rettig, a California tax lawyer, to run the Internal Revenue Service, which is implementing the GOP tax overhaul this year. Mr. Rettig, if confirmed by the Senate, will face a number of challenges at the agency. With the new […]
2/8/2018
FEDERAL RESERVE/NOMINATIONS/RAND PAUL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said Thursday [2-8-18] he will vote against Marvin Goodfriend’s bid to become a member of the Federal Reserve board, a move that could sink the nomination on the Senate floor. Goodfriend was approved by the Senate Banking Committee in a 13-12 party line vote, indicating the […]
2/8/2018
GOP/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A throng of Republican senators is holding up the confirmations of some of President Donald Trump’s nominees — even as he continues to blame the logjam on Democratic ‘obstruction.’ At least 11 Republican senators in recent months have disclosed they’re blocking votes on nominees for agencies including the Energy, Agriculture, State, Homeland […]
2/7/2018
ETHICS/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s new pick to head a key federal ethics office is winning praise from an unlikely source: the man who quit the post last year. The White House announced Wednesday [2-7-18] evening that Trump intends to nominate a current associate counsel at the Office of Government Ethics, Emory Rounds, to […]
2/7/2018
CONFLICT OF INTEREST/LABOR/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s nominee to chair the independent agency tasked with adjudicating mine safety cases is a lawyer who has defended coal companies with safety violations. Marco Rajkovich was nominated in January to chair the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, an independent board responsible for deciding cases under […]
2/5/2018
FEDERAL RESERVE/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Jerome Powell spent his first day as chairman of the Federal Reserve sizing up the largest stock selloff in 6½ years and the largest one-day point decline on record for the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The Fed was an indirect player in the recent market tumult. A Friday [2-2-18] report of […]
2/4/2018
EPA/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “One of President Donald Trump’s top environmental nominees is withdrawing after a year of criticism for being skeptical about climate change and for calling global warming a ‘kind of paganism.’ Kathleen Hartnett White, Mr. Trump’s choice to head the White House Council on Environmental Quality, asked to withdraw this weekend. She cited […]
1/31/2018
NOMINATIONS/NONTRUTHS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Tuesday [1-30-18] delivered his first State of the Union address, and CNN’s Reality Check Team was there to vet his claims. The team of reporters, researchers and editors across CNN listened throughout the speech and analyzed key statements, rating them either true, true but misleading, or false… Most […]
1/31/2018
MILITARY/NONTRUTHS/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Tuesday [1-30-18] delivered his first State of the Union address, and CNN’s Reality Check Team was there to vet his claims. The team of reporters, researchers and editors across CNN listened throughout the speech and analyzed key statements, rating them either true, true but misleading, or false…. ISIS […]
1/30/2018
AMBASSADOR/NOMINATIONS/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP POSITION CHANGES: “The Trump administration is searching for a new candidate to be the ambassador to South Korea, after U.S. officials said Tuesday [1-30-18] that its previous pick, Victor Cha, is no longer under consideration. The Trump administration notified the South Korean government in December that Mr. Cha would be its […]
1/29/2018
NASA/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s pick to run NASA faces what increasingly seem insurmountable obstacles to confirmation by the current Senate, according to industry officials and congressional staffers. The combination of unanimous Democratic opposition plus stiff resistance from Florida’s Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, these people said, creates the biggest roadblock for the nominee, GOP […]
1/29/2018
HHS/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Congratulations to America’s new Secretary of @HHSGov, Alex Azar! https://t.co/Y9inQaCt7o” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 29, 2018 03:12pm […]
1/24/2018
HHS/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A majority of the U.S. Senate on Wednesday voted to confirm former pharmaceutical industry executive and lobbyist Alex Azar as the next Health and Human Services secretary. Azar would be charged with overseeing the Trump administration’s response to the opioid epidemic, its efforts to weaken the Affordable Care Act, commonly called Obamacare, […]
1/23/2018
FEDERAL RESERVE/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Senate confirmed Jerome Powell to become the 16th chairman of the Federal Reserve, clearing the way for a new leader likely to continue raising interest rates to keep the nation’s economic expansion on track. Mr. Powell, who was confirmed Tuesday [1-23-18] by an 84-13 vote, will take over when Chairwoman […]
1/23/2018
FEDERAL RESERVE/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Federal Reserve nominee Marvin Goodfriend told lawmakers Tuesday [1-23-18] he supports the central bank’s dual mandate to maintain stable prices and pursue maximum employment, after sharp questioning from Democrats over his past comments suggesting the Fed should focus on inflation. Democrats pressed Mr. Goodfriend at his confirmation hearing to explain his […]
1/23/2018
FEDERAL RESERVE/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Federal Reserve Board nominee Marvin Goodfriend on Tuesday [1-23-18] defended his past focus on inflation, saying that while earlier warnings about runaway prices were ‘absolutely’ proved wrong, it was the Fed’s credibility in controlling inflation that has allowed unemployment to fall so low. In contrast to warnings that low interest rates […]
1/18/2018
FEDERAL RESERVE/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Federal Reserve is facing a significant change in leadership that goes beyond the installation of a new chairman. It is also awaiting the appointment of two other top officials who will play a crucial role in shaping Fed policy. President Trump, who has already nominated Jerome H. Powell as the […]
1/18/2018
FEDERAL RESERVE/NOMINATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House is considering John Williams, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, as a candidate to serve as the vice chairman of Federal Reserve Board in Washington, according to people familiar with the matter. Mr. Williams succeeded Fed Chairwoman Janet Yellen as the San Francisco Fed […]
1/17/2018
GOP/NOMINATIONS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A GOP senator with concerns about President Donald Trump’s trade policy said Wednesday [1-17-18] he would block two of the president’s nominees, saying the Trump administration hasn’t been responsive to his concerns on the issue. Sen. Tim Scott, a South Carolina Republican, said at a Senate Finance Committee hearing Wednesday that […]
1/9/2018
AMBASSADOR/NOMINATIONS/RACISM/RELIGION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The new US ambassador to the Netherlands, who was confronted last month by a Dutch reporter with comments he made in 2015 about Islamic ‘no-go zones,’ repeatedly made unsubstantiated claims about the nature of Muslim communities in Europe and pushed a hardline view of Islam, a KFile review of his public appearances […]
1/8/2018
HHS/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When Donald Trump’s nominee for HHS secretary was a top executive at Eli Lilly, the patent on its blockbuster Cialis was soon to expire. So Lilly tested it on kids. The drugmaker believed the erectile dysfunction drug might help a rare and deadly muscle-wasting disease that afflicts boys. The drug didn’t work […]
1/5/2018
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Friday [1-5-18] said he would resubmit more than 20 judicial nominees to the Senate for confirmation, including his picks for federal judge positions in Alabama, Colorado, Louisiana—states the White House says ‘are suffering from judicial emergencies.’ The judge picks were among nearly 100 nominees that Congress returned […]
12/22/2017
DEMS/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “About 100 of President Donald Trump’s nominees have been kicked back to the White House, prolonging an unusually high number of vacancies across his administration and escalating the Senate’s long-running nomination wars. While the Senate agreed to keep roughly 150 of Trump’s picks for consideration next year, it refused to do so […]
12/21/2017
AMBASSADOR/NOMINATIONS/POPE FRANCIS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Callista Gingrich, wife of the former speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, on Friday [12-22-17] became U.S. ambassador to the Vatican, which is at odds with Washington over immigration, climate change and Jerusalem. Callista Gingrich, 51, an author, documentary filmmaker and former congressional aide, presented her credentials to Pope Francis […]
12/19/2017
FAKE NEWS/MEDIA/NOMINATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Responding to a Washington Post story, President Donald Trump on Tuesday [12-19-17] denied he considered rescinding the nomination of Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch… Trump often cries ‘fake news’ when he sees reports he doesn’t like. He has tweeted the term — oftentimes in all-caps — nearly 140 times since becoming […]
12/19/2017
FAKE NEWS/MEDIA/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A story in the @washingtonpost that I was close to ‘rescinding’ the nomination of Justice Gorsuch prior to confirmation is FAKE NEWS. I never even wavered and am very proud of him and the job he is doing as a Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. The unnamed sources don’t exist!” […]