CABINET/FOREIGN POLICY/STATE/TRUMP PEOPLE/REX TILLERSON: “Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Washington on Wednesday [5-3-17] to discuss Ukraine, Syria and bilateral issues, the State Department announced Monday. ‘On Ukraine, the sides will discuss the need to stop the violence in eastern Ukraine and resolve the conflict through the […]
5/8/2017
CLIMATE CHANGE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Internal debates within the Trump administration are not uncommon. But an ongoing argument over the fate of the 2015 Paris climate accord has spilled into unusually public view as top advisers to the President near a decision on withdrawing from the landmark pact. In a string of heated West Wing […]
5/8/2017
POLITICS/SALLY YATES: “Ask Sally Yates, under oath, if she knows how classified information got into the newspapers soon after she explained it to W.H. Counsel.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 8, 2017 09:43am […]
5/8/2017
BUDGET/TRUMP PEOPLE/REINCE PRIEBUS: “White House chief of staff Reince Priebus defended a draft proposal to slash funds for the White House office responsible for fighting the opioid epidemic on Sunday [5-7-17], saying a lot of what the office does duplicates other government programs. Cautioning that ‘nothing is final in this debate and discussion in regard […]
5/8/2017
CHINA/CONFLICT OF INTEREST/ETHICS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP FAMILY/JARED KUSHNER: “A company owned by Jared Kushner’s family is apologizing for mentioning the White House adviser at an investment conference in China. Kushner Companies said Monday [5-8-17] that the name drop at the event in Beijing on Saturday was not intended to be an ‘attempt to lure investors’ to one of […]
5/8/2017
IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s revised effort to suspend travel to the U.S. for people from six Muslim-majority countries faces its biggest legal test to date Monday [5-8-17], as a federal appeals court in Virginia considers whether the president’s executive order should remain on hold because of concerns about religious discrimination. The Fourth […]
5/8/2017
OBAMA/TRUMP PEOPLE/MICHAEL FLYNN: “General Flynn was given the highest security clearance by the Obama Administration – but the Fake News seldom likes talking about that.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 8, 2017 06:57am […]
5/8/2017
MISC: “Congratulations to @PGA_JohnDaly on his big win yesterday. John is a great guy who never gave up – and now a winner again!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 8, 2017 06:32am […]
5/8/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House pushed back Sunday [5-7-17] on questions about a signing statement President Donald Trump added to the latest government spending bill Friday that said his administration would treat minority spending programs — including one to help historically black colleges pay for construction — in a manner consistent with the Constitution. […]
5/7/2017
SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Having filled a Supreme Court vacancy, President Trump is turning his attention to the more than 120 openings on the lower federal courts. On Monday, he will announce a slate of 10 nominees to those courts, a senior White House official said, the first in what could be near monthly waves […]
5/7/2017
BORDER/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “One of the principal barriers to President Trump’s border wall begins in Aleida Garcia’s expansive backyard. She and her husband have built a small park alongside some scrubland on their 30 acres, and they enjoy a panoramic view of the Rio Grande Valley. They say they will fiercely resist any effort by […]
5/7/2017
CABINET/EPA/TRUMP PEOPLE/SCOTT PRUITT: “The Environmental Protection Agency has dismissed at least five members of a major scientific review board, the latest signal of what critics call a campaign by the Trump administration to shrink the agency’s regulatory reach by reducing the role of academic research. A spokesman for the E.P.A. administrator, Scott Pruitt, said he […]
5/7/2017
JOBS/TAXES: “Rexnord of Indiana made a deal during the Obama Administration to move to Mexico. Fired their employees. Tax product big that’s sold in U.S.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 7, 2017 05:58pm […]
5/7/2017
FRANCE: “Congratulations to Emmanuel Macron on his big win today as the next President of France. I look very much forward to working with him!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 7, 2017 02:22pm […]
5/7/2017
ECONOMY/TAXES/TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Two of the most powerful economic forces in Washington could be aligning in coming years to put considerable upward pressure on long-term interest rates. President Donald Trump is flirting with tax and spending plans that could widen the budget deficit, just as the Fed flirts with plans to shrink its $4.5 trillion […]
5/7/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House is hoping to harness insurance-market woes in some states to help lift the GOP’s health-care measure over the remaining hurdles in Congress, a strategy that reflects President Donald Trump’s own high-stakes approach to deal-making. With the House GOP health bill now before the Senate, White House aides say their […]
5/7/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS: “Republican Senators will not let the American people down! ObamaCare premiums and deductibles are way up – it was a lie and it is dead!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 7, 2017 07:49am […]
5/7/2017
FAKE NEWS/MEDIA/POLITICS: “When will the Fake Media ask about the Dems dealings with Russia & why the DNC wouldn’t allow the FBI to check their server or investigate?” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 7, 2017 06:15am […]
5/7/17
BUDGET/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Pentagon has endorsed a plan to invest nearly $8 billion to bulk up the U.S. presence in the Asia-Pacific region over the next five years by upgrading military infrastructure, conducting additional exercises and deploying more forces and ships. The effort is seen by backers as one way to signal more strongly […]
5/6/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The reason I am staying in Bedminster, N. J., a beautiful community, is that staying in NYC is much more expensive and disruptive. Meetings!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 6, 2017 05:39pm […]
5/5/2017
BUDGET/TRUMP MEMORANDA: “Text of a Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) In accordance with section 6(b) of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (the “Act”), I hereby designate for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism all funding (including […]
5/5/2017
BUDGET/CRIME/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When he was running for office, Donald J. Trump promised to rid America of the scourge of drugs, vowing to crack down on dealers and invest heavily in programs to get heroin and other opioids off the streets. But on Friday [5-5-17], President Trump’s administration revealed plans to gut the 2018 budget […]
5/5/2017
PAUL RYAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/REINCE PRIEBUS: “The Republican health care overhaul might never become law, but it has already changed the life of one American: Reince Priebus, who knew it was his best and perhaps last hope of becoming an empowered White House chief of staff. President Trump placed much of the blame for his […]
5/5/2017
FAKE NEWS/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “Why is it that the Fake News rarely reports Ocare is on its last legs and that insurance companies are fleeing for their lives? It’s dead!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 5, 2017 06:29pm […]
5/5/2017
JOBS: “Great jobs report today – It is all beginning to work!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 5, 2017 06:34pm […]
5/5/2017
FAKE NEWS/HEALTHCARE/MEDIA/OBAMACARE(ACA): “Wow,the Fake News media did everything in its power to make the Republican Healthcare victory look as bad as possible. Far better than Ocare!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 5, 2017 06:22pm […]
5/5/2017
ARMY/MILITARY/TRUMP PEOPLE/MARK GREEN: “President Donald Trump’s choice for Army secretary announced Friday [5-5-17] that he is withdrawing his name from consideration. ‘It is with deep regret today I am withdrawing my nomination to be the Secretary of the Army,’ Mark Green said in a statement. On Tuesday, CNN reported that the nomination was in serious […]
5/5/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “#WeeklyAddress?? https://t.co/4qckKpbtCR” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 5, 2017 02:43pm […]
5/5/2017
JOBS: “JOBS, JOBS, JOBS! https://t.co/UR0eetSEnO” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 5, 2017 02:32pm […]
5/5/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “Of course the Australians have better healthcare than we do –everybody does. ObamaCare is dead! But our healthcare will soon be great.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 5, 2017 02:13pm […]
5/5/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “US President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Friday to defend remarks he had made about healthcare during a meeting with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. During a photo shoot with Turnbull, Trump told the prime minister that he didn’t need to tell him about the US healthcare system under the […]
5/5/2017
TRUMP PEOPLE/CARTER PAGE: “Carter Page brushed back the Senate intelligence committee in a letter Thursday [5-4-17], telling members that if they want details about his communications with Russians, they’ll need to ask former President Barack Obama. The former foreign policy adviser for Donald Trump’s campaign, who is being scrutinized by both congressional and FBI investigators, […]
5/5/2017
CONFLICT OF INTEREST/ETHICS/STATE/TRUMP FAMILY/IVANKA: “An official State Department Twitter account retweeted a tweet promoting Ivanka Trump’s new book, ‘Women Who Work,’ raising ethics questions. It has since been deleted. ‘Thank you to my beautiful sisters for the support of my #WomenWhoWorkBook!’ Ivanka Trump wrote in the initial tweet from her personal account, alongside photos of […]
5/5/2017
BUDGET/SECRET SERVICE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said Friday that he’s working out of his New Jersey golf club to avoid causing a disruption in New York and to save taxpayers. ‘Rather than causing a big disruption in N.Y.C., I will be working out of my home in Bedminster, N.J. this weekend. Also saves country […]
5/5/2017
HEALTHCARE/PHARMA: “Anthem Inc. said it would petition the Supreme Court to review the antitrust rulings blocking its acquisition of Cigna Corp. , a long-shot bid to revive a $48 billion deal amid litigation between the two companies. A federal appeals court last month declined to allow the acquisition, affirming a trial judge’s earlier ruling that […]
5/5/2017
HEALTHCARE/POLITICS: “Passage of the House’s health-care bill gives the Obamacare repeal effort new life after months of wrangling, but key Republican senators are already pushing it aside to write their own bill with no clear timetable to act. The narrowly passed House measure can’t get anywhere near the 51 votes needed as is, even though […]
5/5/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Rather than causing a big disruption in N.Y.C., I will be working out of my home in Bedminster, N.J. this weekend. Also saves country money!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 5, 2017 08:02am […]
5/5/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS: “Big win in the House – very exciting! But when everything comes together with the inclusion of Phase 2, we will have truly great healthcare!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 5, 2017 07:52am […]
5/5/2017
RELIGION/TRUMP EXEC ORDER: “When President Donald Trump signed an executive order promoting religious liberty on Thursday [5-4-17], he singled out the US military for preventing troops from receiving religious items. ‘People were forbidden from giving or receiving religious items at a military hospital where our brave service members were being treated, and when they wanted […]
5/5/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/NORTH KOREA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved legislation on Thursday [5-4-17] to tighten sanctions on North Korea by targeting its shipping industry and companies that do business with the reclusive state. The vote was 419 to 1. Supporters said the legislation was intended to send a strong message to […]
5/4/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS: “Hospitals, doctors, health insurers and some consumer groups, with few exceptions, are speaking with one voice and urging significant changes to the Republican health care legislation that passed the House on Thursday [5-4-17]. The bill’s impact is wide-ranging, potentially affecting not only the millions who could lose coverage through deep cuts in Medicaid or no […]
5/4/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “It was a GREAT day for the United States of America! This is a great plan that is a repeal & replace of ObamaCare. Make no mistake about it.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 4, 2017 09:55pm […]
5/4/2017
HEALTHCARE/IRS/OBAMACARE(ACA)/RELIGION/TRUMP EXEC ORDERS: ” ‘Promoting Free Speech and Religious Liberty’ The order eases IRS enforcement of the Johnson Amendment, which bans churches from engaging in political speech. It also gives relief to companies that disagree with the Affordable Care Act mandate on contraception in health care coverage. Although the order shows Trump delivering on a […]
5/4/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS: “The House on Thursday [5-4-17] narrowly approved a bill to repeal and replace major parts of the Affordable Care Act, as Republicans recovered from their earlier failures and moved a step closer to delivering their promise to reshape American health care without mandated insurance coverage. The vote, 217-213, on President Trump’s 105th day in […]
5/4/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/ISRAEL/POPE FRANCIS/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump will travel to Saudi Arabia and Israel this month, the White House announced on Thursday [5-4-17], making the two countries his first foreign destinations since taking office, as he seeks to intensify the war against the Islamic State, rally the region against Iran and negotiate Middle East […]
5/4/2017
HOLIDAY/IMMIGRATION/MIKE PENCE: “Vice President Mike Pence hosted a reception celebrating Cinco de Mayo in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, an event traditionally attended by the President. In brief remarks, Pence brought greetings from President Donald Trump and praised Mexican-American and Hispanic-American communities as ‘one of the most vibrant threads in our national fabric,’ specifically addressing […]
5/4/2017
2016 ELECTION/INTELLIGENCE/POLITICS/RUSSIA: “The leaders of a House of Representatives probe of possible Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election said they had a ‘successful’ hearing on Thursday [5-4-17], projecting unity after a partisan division had threatened to derail their investigation. Representatives Mike Conaway, the new Republican leader of the House Intelligence Committee probe, and Adam […]
5/4/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “If victorious, Republicans will be having a big press conference at the beautiful Rose Garden of the White House immediately after vote!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 4, 2017 01:07pm […]
5/4/2017
POLITICS/RELIGION/TRUMP EXEC ORDER: “President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday [5-4-17] that could allow churches and other religious organizations to become more active politically. The order, which Trump inked during a ceremony in the White House Rose Garden, directs the IRS to exercise “maximum enforcement discretion” over the Johnson amendment, which prevents churches and […]
5/4/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLTICS: “The U.S. House of Representatives neared a cliffhanger vote on repealing Obamacare on Thursday [5-4-17], with Republicans predicting victory on overturning the healthcare law even though their seven-year drive could founder in the U.S. Senate. A House vote to repeal former President Barack Obama’s signature domestic achievement, which enabled 20 million more Americans to […]
5/4/2017
BANKING/DODD-FRANK/POLITICS: “The House Financial Services Committee voted 34-26 along party lines on Thursday [5-4-17] to approve the first comprehensive congressional plan to undo Obama-era financial regulations. The committee sent the Financial Choice Act, a bill by the panel’s chairman that unwinds significant parts of the 2010 Dodd-Frank law approved after the financial crisis, to the […]
5/4/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “Insurance companies are fleeing ObamaCare – it is dead. Our healthcare plan will lower premiums & deductibles – and be great healthcare!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 4, 2017 12:56pm […]
5/4/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “I am watching the Democrats trying to defend the ‘you can keep you doctor, you can keep your plan & premiums will go down’ ObamaCare lie.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 4, 2017 12:43pm […]
5/4/2017
BORDER/WALL: “The White House says it’s going to build a wall along the US-Mexico border with new funding appropriated by Congress. But the improvements they plan to make to existing fencing are nothing past administrations haven’t done. Former Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama are the ones responsible for improving border security in places […]
5/4/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS: “Jody Neal-Post has been reading about the health care law debate with worry these days. She’s worried about how the new health care law won’t carry protections for all people with pre-existing conditions. She is relatively healthy, but before Obamacare, she had a hard time getting insurance because of what some companies considered […]
5/4/2017
HOLIDAY/RELIGION: “Beautiful evening with Religious Leaders here at the WH last night. Join us now for a #NationalDayofPrayer, LIVE: http://45.wh.gov/VJAg7f” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 4, 2017 10:26am […]
5/4/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “Death spiral! ‘Aetna will exit Obamacare markets in VA in 2018, citing expected losses on INDV plans this year’ https://t.co/5YnzDitF8r” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 4, 2017 07:28am […]
5/4/2017
POLITICS/SANCTUARY CITIES: “Texas lawmakers voted late Wednesday [5-3-17] to send Gov. Greg Abbott a bill that would bar municipalities and police departments from adopting sanctuary policies for undocumented immigrants, moving the state closer to enacting one of the nation’s toughest immigration laws. Under the legislation, which Mr. Abbott is expected to sign, local law-enforcement officials […]
5/4/2017
FAKE NEWS/MEDIA: “The Fake News media is officially out of control. They will do or say anything in order to get attention – never been a time like this!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 4, 2017 06:02am […]
5/4/2017
NATIONAL SECURITY/SUSAN RICE: “Susan Rice, the former National Security Advisor to President Obama, is refusing to testify before a Senate Subcommittee next week on…allegations of unmasking Trump transition officials. Not good!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 4, 2017 05:40 to 5:49am […]
5/4/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE (ACA)/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS: “REPEALING AND REPLACING: President Donald J. Trump supports the American Health Care Act (AHCA), which will remove Obamacare’s burden and put in place a responsible replacement. The AHCA protects the most vulnerable Americans, including those with pre-existing conditions. Nobody can be denied coverage on the basis of a pre-existing condition and the […]
5/4/2017
RELIGION/TREASURY/TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS: “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, in order to guide the executive branch in formulating and implementing policies with implications for the religious liberty of persons and organizations in America, and to further compliance with the Constitution and […]
5/3/2017
CABINET/STATE/TRUMP PEOPLE/REX TILLERSON: “In his first address laying out his vision as secretary of state, Rex W. Tillerson said Wednesday [5-3-17] that the United States had been far too accommodating to emerging nations and longtime allies and that ‘things have gotten out of balance.’ Righting those imbalances, he said, will be the mission of the […]
5/3/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS: “With two days left before an 11-day recess and no vote scheduled, House Republican leaders considered last-minute changes to their latest bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act on Wednesday [5-3-17], including at least $8 billion in extra spending to answer the concerns of an influential Republican who had come out against the measure. […]
5/3/2017
INTELLIGENCE/NATIONAL SECURITY/SUSAN RICE: “Former Obama administration National Security Adviser Susan Rice on Wednesday declined a request to testify next week before a Senate subcommittee, citing separation of powers between the executive and legislative branches and the fact that the invitation was not bipartisan. Rice’s decision to decline the invitation to testify on Russia’s election meddling […]
5/3/2017
BUDGET/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The House voted overwhelmingly Wednesday [5-3-17] to approve a $1.1 trillion government funding bill that keep agencies operating through the end of September. The vote was 309 to 118. The Senate is expected to clear it Thursday and send to President Donald Trump for his anticipated signature before Friday’s deadline when the […]
5/3/2017
CABINET/EDUCATION/TRUMP PEOPLE/BESTY DEVOS: “It was an honor to stop by a #SchoolChoice event hosted by @VP Pence and @usedgov Secretary @BetsyDeVosED at the @WhiteHouse today.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 3, 2017 03:57pm […]
5/3/2017
BUDGET/TREASURY/TRUMP PEOPLE/STEVEN MNUCHIN: “A key advisory committee at the Treasury Department has advised that Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s idea to create 50-year and 100-year U.S. bonds is unlikely to be successful. The Treasury’s Borrowing Advisory Committee, composed of representatives from some of the largest financial institutions that participate heavily in the bond market, told the […]
5/3/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS: “The latest Republican effort to reshape the nation’s health-care system teetered on the brink of collapse in the House, reflecting a new assertiveness by GOP centrists, a group that in recent years has rarely wielded such power. Rep. Fred Upton (R., Mich.), an influential former committee chairman who is considering a Senate bid next […]
5/3/2017
INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The former British spy behind the dossier alleging ties between President Donald Trump’s campaign and Russia insists his research was urgent enough to share with top American and British officials, but admits some of his work was not fully verified, according to court documents filed last month in London. In the new […]
5/3/2017
BORDER/BUDGET/TRUMP PEOPLE/MICK MULVANEY: “White House budget director Mick Mulvaney said Tuesday [5-2-17] the White House plans to use monies in a border security spending increase to initiate construction of the border wall at the core of President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign. Mulvaney said the Trump administration will use several hundred million dollars of a $1.5 […]
5/3/2017
ETHICS/TRUMP FAMILY/JARED KUSHNER: “Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law and senior adviser, is currently in business with Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and billionaires George Soros and Peter Thiel, according to people familiar with the matter and securities filings. The previously undisclosed business relationships with titans of the financial and technology worlds are through a real-estate tech […]
5/2/2017
2016 ELECTION/FBI/JAMES COMEY: “FBI Director Comey was the best thing that ever happened to Hillary Clinton in that he gave her a free pass for many bad deeds! The phony…Trump/Russia story was an excuse used by the Democrats as justification for losing the election. Perhaps Trump just ran a great campaign?” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May […]
5/2/2017
ATTORNEY GENERAL/RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE/SALLY YATES/MICHAEL FLYNN: “Former Acting Attorney General Sally Yates is expected to testify before Congress next week that she warned White House officials that former national security adviser Michael Flynn wasn’t being truthful when he denied having discussed U.S. sanctions with a top Russian diplomat, according to people familiar with her version of […]
5/2/2017
FBI/INTELLIGENCE: “James B. Comey, the F.B.I. director, on Wednesday [5-3-17] sharply defended his rationale for notifying Congress about new emails related to the Hillary Clinton investigation less than two weeks before Election Day, saying any suggestion that he had affected the vote’s outcome made him ‘mildly nauseous.’ Mr. Comey’s comments were his first public explanation […]
5/2/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/RUSSIA/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone on Tuesday [5-2-17] about resolving the conflict in Syria, in their first conversation since American airstrikes targeted the Assad regime in retaliation for an alleged chemical-weapons attack. The Kremlin described the conversation as ‘businesslike and constructive,’ while the White House […]
5/2/2017
AIR FORCE/MILITARY/SPORTS: “Congratulations to the winners of the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy, the great Air Force Falcons! Watch:… https://t.co/HyxxFCfaUh” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 2, 2017 04:08pm […]
5/2/2017
MILITARY/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A Trump Cabinet member who was with the President the night he launched a military strike in Syria characterized the attack as a form of ‘entertainment’ on Monday. Reflecting on last month’s strike, ordered as Trump hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping at his Mar-a-Lago estate, Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross said: ‘It […]
5/2/2017
CABINET/STATE/TRUMP PEOPLE/REX TILLERSON: “Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has written to his agency’s employees, asking for their input as he prepares to slash the department’s staff and budget. Tillerson announced a department-wide survey and interviews intended to determine how foreign service officers and civil servants are ‘going about completing the Department of State’s mission.’ Tillerson […]
5/2/2017
CHINA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the U.S. ambassador to China took a tough line on Tuesday [5-2-17] on China’s development of ‘artificial islands’ in the South China Sea. ‘China cannot be allowed to use its artificial islands to coerce its neighbors or limit freedom of navigation or overflight,’ Iowa’s Republican […]
5/2/2017
PAUL RYAN/POLITICS: “House Speaker Paul Ryan signaled Tuesday [5-2-17] that the leadership still does not have the votes to pass a bill to repeal Obamacare — but that doesn’t mean Republicans and the White House are giving up. Ryan told his rank-and-file members in a closed-door conference meeting that when the votes are there, he […]
5/2/2017
HEALTHCARE/POLITICS: “A Republican congressman has finally spoken the truth about the thinking behind the GOP’s latest health care plan. Representative Mo Brooks of the 5th District of Alabama revealed on Monday that he had moved from no to yes on the proposed Republican health care plan. Brooks, who is taken seriously by some Republicans, explained […]
5/2/2017
POLITICS: “The reason for the plan negotiated between the Republicans and Democrats is that we need 60 votes in the Senate which are not there! We…either elect more Republican Senators in 2018 or change the rules now to 51%. Our country needs a good ‘shutdown’ in September to fix mess!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 2, […]
5/2/2017
BUDGET/POLITICS: “Congress looks set to enact a bipartisan spending bill to avert an imminent government shutdown. But President Trump is suggesting he’d actually welcome a shutdown the next time around. In a Tuesday [5-2-17] morning tweet, Trump seemed to lament the $1-trillion funding package he signed off on over the weekend — one that largely […]
5/2/2017
LEGAL/SUPPORTERS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A pro-Donald Trump biker gang’s physical handling of protesters at a weekend rally could add to the president’s legal woes, with one attendee considering a fresh lawsuit as protesters already suing over violence at rallies last year plan to cite the recent events as proof of an ongoing pattern. Members of a […]
5/2/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP EXEC ORDER: “President Donald Trump has invited conservative leaders to the White House on Thursday [4-27-17] for what they expect will be the ceremonial signing of a long-awaited—and highly controversial—executive order on religious liberty, according to multiple people familiar with the situation… The signing would represent a major triumph for Vice President […]
5/2/2017
PROTESTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Labor unions and civil rights groups staged May Day rallies in several U.S. cities on Monday to denounce President Donald Trump’s get-tough policy on immigration, a crackdown they said preys on vulnerable workers in some of America’s lowest-paying jobs. Protests and marches challenging Trump’s efforts at stepping up the deportation of illegal […]
5/1/2017
BUDGET/OBAMA FAMILY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Hours after CNN reported on an internal document advising administration employees that former first lady Michelle Obama’s signature education initiative would not be maintained, the White House said the program had not changed. ‘There have been no changes to the program,’ said State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert, referring to the “Let […]
5/1/2017
CONNIE PATRICK/DHS: “CNN has learned the director of the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC) — which trains a majority of the nation’s federal officers and agents — is stepping down amid investigations by the Office of Inspector General for DHS and by both oversight committees on Capitol Hill. Connie Patrick, […]
5/1/2017
OBAMA FAMILY/TRUMP PEOPLE/SUNNY PERDUE: “The Trump administration took aim Monday [5-1-17]at two signature programs of the former first lady Michelle Obama, rolling back her efforts to promote healthy school lunches nationwide and potentially rebranding her program to educate adolescent girls abroad. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced that school meals would no longer have to meet […]
5/1/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump told Bloomberg News on Monday [5-1-17] that he’d be ‘honored’ to talk to Kim Jong-un, and while it’s not the first time he’s signaled a willingness to meet with perhaps the world’s most brutal dictator — it may provide an important glance into his North Korea strategy. […]
5/1/2017
BUDGET/SECRET SERVICE/TRUMP FAMILY: “Congress would allocate more than $120 million to help cover the escalating costs of protecting the first family and Trump Tower under a bipartisan spending agreement that appears poised to pass this week. About half of the money, nearly $60 million, is earmarked for the Secret Service, with most of the funds […]
5/1/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS: “The White House and congressional Republicans are in serious danger of not having enough votes to pass their health care bill. Several Republicans have come out Monday [5-1-17] against the current measure to repeal and replace Obamacare, bringing CNN’s whip count to 21 Republicans — mostly moderates — opposed to the bill with […]
5/1/2017
ARMY/MILITARY/TRUMP PEOPLE/MARK GREEN: “President Donald Trump’s pick to be secretary of the Army, former army doctor Mark Green, is a self-identified ‘creationist’ who delivered a lecture arguing against the theory of evolution. Green’s views and past statements are facing scrutiny ahead of his confirmation hearing, which has yet to be scheduled. If confirmed, Green wouldn’t […]
5/1/2017
TRUMP EXEC ORDERS: “#ICYMI- On Saturday I signed two EO’s to help keep jobs & wealth in our country. EO1: http://45.wh.gov/kePKzK EO2: http://45.wh.gov/foum7U “ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 1, 2017 03:30pm […]
5/1/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “After puzzling comments about 19th Century abolitionist Frederick Douglass and marveling that no one knew Abraham Lincoln was a Republican, President Donald Trump has just unloaded another historical non sequitur. In the latest strange aside, Trump said that Andrew Jackson, the populist rabble-rousing President with whom he has begun to claim political […]
5/1/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/NORTH KOREA/PHILIPPINES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “White House press secretary Sean Spicer on Monday defended President Donald Trump’s kind words for totalitarian leaders, saying the president is protecting the American people and U.S. allies through his seemingly warm relations with such men. In an interview with CBS’ John Dickerson, Trump said North Korean dictator Kim Jong […]
5/1/2017
OBAMA FAMILY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is discontinuing a signature girls education initiative championed by former first lady Michelle Obama, according to officials. The ‘Let Girls Learn’ program, which she and President Barack Obama started in 2015 to facilitate educational opportunities for adolescent girls in developing countries, will cease operation immediately, according to an […]
5/1/2017
HOLIDAYS/MISC: “This month we celebrate the contributions of Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders that enrich our Nation. https://t.co/rEJi9ahOaY” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 1, 2017 02:29pm […]
5/1/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/NORTH KOREA/PHILIPPINES: “President Donald Trump widened an outreach that could help promote the enforcement of sanctions against North Korea, with White House invitations to the leaders of Thailand and Singapore, following an invitation to the president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte. The Southeast Asian nations could help Mr. Trump in a part of Asia […]