ECONOMY/TRUMP FAMILY/JARED KUSHNER: “President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, will lead a new White House office aimed at reforming the federal government through private-sector solutions. On Monday [3-27-17], Trump will announce the establishment of a White House Office of American Innovation, which will be tasked with crafting ideas to reshape the federal bureaucracy to make […]
3/27/2017
BUDGET/SECRET SERVICE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Saturday [3-25-17] marked President Trump’s 13th visit to one of his golf courses since taking office 67 days ago, the eighth weekend in a row (out of 10 total) he’s done so. It’s unknown how many rounds he’s played in that time period — the White House is not saying, insisting […]
3/27/2017
DHS/IMMIGRATION/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The ‘extreme vetting’ that President Donald Trump has in mind for travel to the U.S. isn’t just directed at individuals applying to come here. It is aimed at entire nations. The administration is looking to compel countries around the world to cooperate on a range of issues, including sharing their citizens’ […]
3/27/2017
PHARMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House sent a warning shot to congressional Republicans that it may increase its outreach to Democrats if it can’t get the support of hard-line conservatives, a potential shift in legislative strategy that could affect drug prices, the future of a tax overhaul and budgetary priorities. Days after the House GOP […]
3/27/2017
2016 ELECTION/CONFLICT OF INTEREST/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/WIRETAPPING/DEVIN NUNES: “House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes met with an anonymous source on White House grounds last week shortly before announcing publicly that U.S. intelligence agencies intercepted information about President Donald Trump and his staff during the presidential transition. A spokesman for Mr. Nunes said the California Republican, charged with overseeing […]
3/30/2017
CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The meeting next week with China will be a very difficult one in that we can no longer have massive trade deficits…and job losses. American companies must be prepared to look at other alternatives.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 30, 2017 05:16pm […]
3/30/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS: “Where are @RepMarkMeadows, @Jim_Jordan and @Raul_Labrador? #RepealANDReplace #Obamacare” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 30, 2017 04:21pm […]
3/30/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS: “If @RepMarkMeadows, @Jim_Jordan and @Raul_Labrador would get on board we would have both great healthcare and massive tax cuts & reform.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 30, 2017 04:20pm […]
3/30/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS: “If @RepMarkMeadows, @Jim_Jordan and Raul_Labrador would get on board we would have both great healthcare and massive tax cuts & reform.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 30, 2017 04:18pm […]
3/30/2107
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS: “Great op-ed from @RepKenBuck. Looks like some in the Freedom Caucus are helping me end #Obamacare. https://t.co/Y2vTnIBTBZ” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 30, 2017 04:17pm […]
03/30/2017
TRUMP PEOPLE/KATIE WALSH: “Katie Walsh, the White House deputy chief of staff and one of the only women working in a senior role in the West Wing, is moving on, her now-former boss Reince Priebus said Thursday. The former RNC staffer was the top aide for Priebus, the White House chief of staff, who tried […]
3/30/2017
NAFTA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s campaign promise to bring sweeping changes to the ‘terrible’ North American Free Trade Agreement just got a dose of reality. An eight-page draft letter to Congress outlining the administration’s negotiating objectives shows how daunting it will be to translate campaign rhetoric to real policy changes that will achieve […]
3/30/2017
LEGAL/TRUMP PEOPLE/STEVE BANNON: “White House chief strategist Steve Bannon won’t face any criminal charges related to his mysterious voter registration in Miami-Dade County. Prosecutors announced Thursday that they could not prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Bannon, President Donald Trump’s special assistant, broke the law when he signed up to vote in Miami-Dade County after […]
3/30/2017
CLIMATE CHANGE/POPE FRANCIS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Vatican urged U.S. President Donald Trump to listen to ‘dissenting voices’ and reconsider his position on climate change on Thursday [3-30-17], saying the United States risked losing its environmental protection leadership to China. Pope Francis has made defense of the environment a key plank of his papacy, strongly backing […]
3/30/2017
PLANNED PARENTHOOD/TRUMP PEOPLE/MIKE PENCE: “With a rare tie-breaking vote from Vice President Mike Pence, the Senate on Thursday sent a bill to President Donald Trump’s desk giving states permission to withhold federal family planning funds from Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers. Pence and Republican Sen. Johnny Isakson, who is recovering from back surgery and […]
3/30/2017
2016 ELECTION/FBI/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA: “The Senate intelligence committee opened its first public hearing on Russian meddling in the US election Thursday with calls for nonpartisanship, a clear reference to the infighting that has stalled the House probe. ‘The vice chairman and I realize that if we politicize this process, our efforts will likely fail,’ Committee Chairman Richard […]
3/30/2017
BUDGET/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/STEVE BANNON: “Donald Trump’s budget proposal was a statement of intent. And his actions this week were a down payment. The warning to Americans from the government is clear: your national defense will be well-funded and your security will be a priority, but for benefits beyond the most basic services, don’t count […]
3/30/2017
FAKE NEWS/MEDIA: “The failing @nytimes has disgraced the media world. Gotten me wrong for two solid years. Change libel laws? https://t.co/QIqLgvYLLi” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 30, 2017 09:27am […]
3/30/2017
DONALDISM/WOMEN: “Only by enlisting the full potential of women in our society will we be truly able to #MakeAmericaGreatAgain?? https://instagram.com/p/BSSNAoMAci3/” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 30, 2017 08:43pm […]
3/30/2017
POLITICS: “The Freedom Caucus will hurt the entire Republican agenda if they don’t get on the team, & fast. We must fight them, & Dems, in 2018!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 30, 2017 08:07am […]
3/27/2017
AIR FORCE/MILITARY/TRUMP PEOPLE/HEATHER WILSON: “The third time seems to be the charm for President Donald Trump’s military service nominees. After Trump’s picks for Army and Navy secretary both withdrew amid problems with their financial vetting, Air Force secretary nominee Heather Wilson is moving forward with her confirmation. The Senate Armed Services Committee has scheduled a […]
3/27/2017
INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE/ROGER STONE: “Two former advisers to President Donald Trump said Friday that they’re willing to speak to the House Intelligence Committee about their role in Trump’s campaign for the committee’s investigation into Russian meddling in the US election. The attorney for former Trump adviser Roger Stone is informing the committee that his client is […]
3/27/2017
DOW/ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Wall Street no longer believes President Trump’s agenda is a slam dunk. The Dow slumped more than 125 points Monday morning as Trump’s stunning failure to repeal and replace Obamacare has spooked investors. If the losses hold and the Dow ends down, it would be an eighth-straight down day. That hasn’t happened […]
3/27/2017
SUPREME COURT/TRUMP PEOPLE/NEIL GORSUCH: “Delaware Sen. Chris Coons said he doubts Neil Gorsuch will get the necessary 60 votes in the Senate to be confirmed to the Supreme Court, and that he is bracing for Republicans to go for the so-called nuclear option to push the Trump administration’s pick through without any support from Democrats. […]
3/27/2017
POLITICAL FIGURES/POLITICS/TED POE: “Rep. Ted Poe announced Sunday [3-26-17] he has resigned from the conservative House Freedom Caucus over its opposition to the Republican health care plan, becoming the group’s first public casualty in the fall-out over its role in defeating the bill. ‘In order to deliver on the conservative agenda we have promised the […]
3/27/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump has been unpopular his entire tenure and it doesn’t look like that’s changing any time soon. The most recent polls published late last week showed Trump’s approval rating is hovering around 40 percent and remains safely underwater. The latest Gallup tracking poll pegged the president’s support at 40 percent […]
3/26/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Picking themselves up after the bruising collapse of their health care plan, President Trump and Republicans in Congress will start this week on a legislative obstacle course that will be even more arduous: the first overhaul of the tax code in three decades. Mr. Trump’s inability to make good on his promise […]
3/26/2017
INTELLIGENCE/OBAMA/WIRETAPPING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/REINCE PRIEBUS: “Fox News anchor Chris Wallace pressed White House chief of staff Reince Priebus on Sunday over President Donald Trump’s baseless claim that President Barack Obama wiretapped Trump Tower during the 2016 presidential campaign. In an interview on ‘Fox News Sunday,’ Wallace asked Priebus whether Trump accepted the conclusion from law […]
3/27/2017
LEGAL/RUSSIA/TRUMP FAMILY/JARED KUSHNER: “President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, has volunteered to speak to the Senate Intelligence Committee as part of its investigation into Russian meddling in the US election, a White House spokesman said Monday [3-27-17]. ‘Throughout the campaign and transition, Jared Kushner served as the official primary point of contact with foreign governments […]
3/29/2017
BUDGET/CABINET/EDUCATION/TRUMP PEOPLE/BETSY DEVOS: “Betsy DeVos, in her first extended policy address as education secretary, argued on Wednesday [3-29-17] for an expansion of school choice programs, pointing to lagging test scores and a program championed by the Obama administration that funneled billions into low-performing schools but failed to produce better academic outcomes. Speaking at the Brookings […]
3/26/2017
POLITICS/PAUL RYAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Jeanine Pirro, a Fox News host, is a longtime friend of President Trump. So when Mr. Trump said on Twitter on Saturday — a day after his crushing defeat in the House on health care — that people should watch her show that night, political observers began guessing what was in […]
3/29/2017
CABINET/EPA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/SCOTT PRUITT: “Scott Pruitt, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, moved late on Wednesday [3-29-17] to reject the scientific conclusion of the agency’s own chemical safety experts who under the Obama administration recommended that one of the nation’s most widely used insecticides be permanently banned at farms nationwide because of the […]
3/29/2017
HOLIDAY: “Today we honored our true American heroes on the first-ever National Vietnam War Veterans Day. #ThankAVeteran https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/03/28/president-donald-j-trump-signs-s-305-law…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 29, 2017 09:12pm […]
3/29/2017
DRUGS/TRUMP EXEC ORDERS: ” ‘Establishing the President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis’ The order creates the ‘Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and Opioid Crisis,’ which will study the federal government’s effectiveness in fighting drug addiction by reviewing funding levels, accessibility of treatment services, prescription practices and youth educational messages. A report […]
3/29/2017
TRUMP FAMILY/MELANIA: “.@FLOTUS Melania and I were honored to stop by the Women’s Empowerment Panel this afternoon at the @WhiteHouse. http://45.wh.gov/5v2Pc1” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 29, 2017 06:58pm […]
3/29/2017
PHARMA: “Today’s EO established a commission on combating drug addiction and the opioid crisis. Watch listening session➡️https://youtu.be/e27pzcJdD8E” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 29, 2017 04:39pm […]
3/29/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Saturday, April 29, will mark President Trump’s 100th day in office. But will it also mark Day 1 of a government shutdown? It will if Congress doesn’t pass a spending bill soon that authorizes funding for the federal government — and if the president doesn’t sign it. The current temporary spending bill […]
3/29/2017
FAKE NEWS/MEDIA: “If the people of our great country could only see how viciously and inaccurately my administration is covered by certain media!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 29, 2017 07:21am […]
3/29/2017
MEDIA: “Remember when the failing @nytimes apologized to its subscribers, right after the election, because their coverage was so wrong. Now worse!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 29, 2017 07:01am […]
3/29/2017
DRUGS/TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS: “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Policy. It shall be the policy of the executive branch to combat the scourge of drug abuse, addiction, and overdose (drug addiction), including opioid […]
3/25/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump is facing backlash over a comment he made during an Oval Office press conference on Friday following the collapse of the House health care bill that was intended to repeal Obamacare. At one point he told reporters, ‘I guess I’m here, what, 64 days? I never said *repeal and replace […]
3/24/2017
2016 ELECTION/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/DEVIN NUNES: “Democrats are plotting their next move after questioning House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes’ fitness to lead the panel’s investigation into Russia’s involvement in the 2016 election. One step they almost certainly won’t take: a boycott. Even as they ramp up calls for an outside investigation into possible ties between the Trump […]
3/25/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump ignites a lot of fights, but his failure to repeal the Affordable Care Act, the biggest defeat in his short time in the White House, was the result of something else: a long-running Republican civil war that humbled a generation of party leaders before he ever came to Washington. A […]
3/24/2017
2016 ELECTION/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The House Intelligence Committee chairman and the panel’s top Democrat publicly disagreed Friday [3-24-17] over the handling of their investigation into Russian meddling into the US election, coming after the announcement that President Donald Trump’s campaign chairman agreed to testify before the committee. ‘Yesterday, the counsel for Paul Manafort contacted the […]
3/24/2017
INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE/PAUL MANAFORT: “Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman has agreed to an interview with the House committee probing alleged Russian interference in the 2016 election. Paul Manafort, who served as Mr. Trump’s campaign chairman and ran the day-to-day operations of the campaign for about five months, agreed through an attorney to speak with the House […]
3-24-2017
KEYSTONE/OIL/PIPELINES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration has given final approval to the Keystone XL project, bringing the mammoth oil pipeline a step closer to fruition more than a year after former President Barack Obama blocked its construction. The U.S. State Department said Friday [3-24-17] it had issued a presidential permit to TransCanada Corp., the company […]
3/24/2017
CABINET/TREASURY/TRUMP PEOPLE/STEVEN MNUCHIN: “Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the Trump administration is close to completing its proposal to overhaul the U.S. tax code and said any legislation to reduce corporate and individual rates needed to be comprehensive. ‘We’re not cutting this up and doing little pieces at a time,’ he said at an event in […]
3/24/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS/PAUL RYAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “House Speaker Paul D. Ryan, facing a revolt among conservative and moderate Republicans, rushed to the White House Friday [3-24-17] afternoon to inform President Trump he did not have the votes to pass legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act and to decide whether to pull the bill from consideration. The […]
3/22/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/NATO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “US President Donald Trump will attend a NATO leaders’ summit scheduled for May, the White House has confirmed. ‘The President looks forward to meeting with his NATO counterparts to reaffirm our strong commitment to NATO, and to discuss issues critical to the alliance, especially allied responsibility-sharing and NATO’s role in the […]
3/24/2017
IMMIGRATION/SANCTUARY CITIES: “Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been targeting so-called ‘sanctuary cities’ with increased enforcement operations in an effort to pressure those jurisdictions to cooperate with federal immigration agents, a senior US immigration official with direct knowledge of ongoing ICE actions told CNN. A sanctuary city is a broad term applied to states, cities and/or […]
3/24/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The rag-tag rabble-rousing House Freedom Caucus may be the linchpin to repeal and replace Obamacare at this point. Its members, however, are Public Enemy No. 1 on Capitol Hill. The group of conservative agitators who’ve irked leadership, held the line against spending bills and rebelled against trade priorities of leaders have now […]
3/28/2017
POLICE: “Sadly, our police are often prevented from doing their jobs. When policing is reduced, the main victims are the most vulnerable citizens of our society — and you see that all over. In too many of our communities, violent crime is on the rise, and in too many places, our citizens have not been […]
3/28/2017
FAKE NEWS/RUSSIA: “Why doesn’t Fake News talk about Podesta ties to Russia as covered by @FoxNews or money from Russia to Clinton – sale of Uranium?” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 28, 2017 05:41pm […]
3/28/2017
ENERGY: “A NEW ERA IN AMERICAN ENERGY! #MadeInTheUSA?? Watch here: https://t.co/EG02Fdlkba https://t.co/XT12jqoIqj” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 28, 2017 04:48pm […]
3/28/2017
ATTORNEY GENERAL/MIKE PENCE/TRUMP PEOPLE/JEFF SESSIONS: “It was an honor to welcome @GLFOP to the @WhiteHouse today with @VP Pence & Attorney General Sessions. THANK YOU for all you do 24/7/365! https://t.co/VHzTB4c69h” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 28, 2017 03:57pm […]
3/28/2017
MEDIA: “The failing @NYTimes would do much better if they were honest! https://t.co/ATy8R3knS2” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 28, 2017 10:26am […]
3/28/2017
JOBS: “Big announcement by Ford today. Major investment to be made in three Michigan plants. Car companies coming back to U.S. JOBS! JOBS! JOBS!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 28, 2017 06:16am […]
3/28/2017
CONGRESS/ECONOMY/ENERGY/JOBS/TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS: “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Policy. (a) It is in the national interest to promote clean and safe development of our Nation’s vast energy resources, while at the same […]
3/27/2017
JOBS/TRUMP MEMORANDA: “Presidential Memorandum on The White House Office of American Innovation… America has long led the world in innovation and technological advancement. American ingenuity has launched industries, created jobs, and improved quality of life at home and abroad. To ensure that America remains the global innovation leader, I hereby direct the Senior Advisor to […]
3/27/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Fox News has been widely mocked after it tweeted a ‘news alert’ stating that Donald Trump was working over the weekend. The news organisation, which is one of the few media outlets to support the controversial president, whose approval ratings are at a historic low for a new president, shared the bizarre […]
3/27/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS: “The Democrats will make a deal with me on healthcare as soon as ObamaCare folds – not long. Do not worry, we are in very good shape!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 27, 2017 09:03pm […]
3/27/2017
POLITICS: “The Republican House Freedom Caucus was able to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. After so many bad years they were ready for a win!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 27, 2017 08:41pm […]
3/26/2017
HILLARY/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA: “Why isn’t the House Intelligence Committee looking into the Bill & Hillary deal that allowed big Uranium to go to Russia, Russian speech… money to Bill, the Hillary Russian ‘reset,’ praise of Russia by Hillary, or Podesta Russian Company. Trump Russia story is a hoax. #MAGA!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 27, 2017 08:26pm and […]
3/27/2017
TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS: Revocation of Federal Contracting Executive Orders […]
3/26/2017
DEFENSE/JOHN KELLY: “General Kelly is doing a great job at the border. Numbers are way down. Many are not even trying to come in anymore.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar 26, 2017 08:04pm […]
3/26/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS: “Democrats are smiling in D.C. that the Freedom Caucus, with the help of Club For Growth and Heritage, have saved Planned Parenthood & Ocare!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar 26, 2017 07:21am […]
3/25/2017
SUPPORTERS: “Thanks you for all of the Trump Rallies today. Amazing support. We will all MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 25, 2017 05:37pm […]
3/25/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS: “ObamaCare will explode and we will all get together and piece together a great healthcare plan for THE PEOPLE. Do not worry!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 25, 2017 09:37am […]
3/25/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Happy #MedalOfHonorDay to our heroes! ➡️https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/03/24/remarks-president-meeting-medal-honor-recipients …” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 25, 2017 08:29am […]
3/24/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “If you read Donald Trump’s ‘The Art of the Deal,’ substituting ‘contractors’ for ‘conservatives,’ the president’s ultimatum to House Republicans on health care is not at all surprising. ‘You have to be very rough and very tough with most contractors or they’ll take the shirt right off your back,’ Trump wrote […]
3/24/2017
GREECE/NEW YORK: “I love the Greeks. Oh, do I love the Greeks. Don’t forget, I come from New York. That’s all I see, is Greeks. They are all over the place.” -Donald Trump, “Remarks by President Trump at Greek Independence Day Celebration,” whitehouse.gov, Mar. 24, 2017 […]
3/24/2017
KEYSTONE/PIPELINES: “Today, I’m pleased to announce the official approval of the presidential permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline. TransCanada will finally be allowed to complete this long overdue project with efficiency and with speed. We’re working out the final details as we speak. It’s going to be an incredible pipeline, greatest technology known to man […]
3/24/2017
ECONOMY/JOBS: “Today, I was thrilled to announce a commitment of $25 BILLION & 20K AMERICAN JOBS over the next 4 years. THANK YOU… https://t.co/nWJ1hNmzoR” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar 24, 2017 12:59pm […]
3/24/2017
KEYSTONE/PIPELINES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Today, I was pleased to announce the official approval of the presidential permit for the #KeystonePipeline. A grea… https://t.co/GWNo2XAueg” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 24, 2017 12:03pm […]
3/24/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS: “The irony is that the Freedom Caucus, which is very pro-life and against Planned Parenthood, allows P.P. to continue if they stop this plan!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 24, 2017 07:23am […]
3/24/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS: “After seven horrible years of ObamaCare (skyrocketing premiums & deductibles, bad healthcare), this is finally your chance for a great plan!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar 24, 2017 07:14am […]
3/23/2017
FBI/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The FBI has information that indicates associates of President Donald Trump communicated with suspected Russian operatives to possibly coordinate the release of information damaging to Hillary Clinton’s campaign, US officials told CNN. This is partly what FBI Director James Comey was referring to when he made a bombshell announcement Monday [3-20-17] before Congress […]
3/23/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump agreed to the demands of conservative House Republicans to remove federal requirements that health insurance plans provide a basic set of benefits like maternity care, emergency services, mental health and wellness visits as he struggles to round up enough votes to pass a broad health care overhaul. Sean Spicer, the […]
3/23/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS/PAUL RYAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The House hopes to vote on legislation to repeal and replace Obamacare Friday [3-24-17] morning, following a day of drama and multiple high-level, tension-filled meetings, a White House official said. President Donald Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan have been lobbying members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus and also moderate […]
3/23/2017
AMBASSADOR/ISRAEL/TRUMP PEOPLE/DAVID FRIEDMAN: “The U.S. Senate on Thursday [3-23-17] narrowly confirmed President Donald Trump’s nominee to be ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, an outspoken bankruptcy lawyer aligned with the Israeli right. The vote was 52 to 46, with almost every Senate Democrat voting against Friedman.” –Patricia Zengerle, “Senate confirms Trump nominee to be Israel envoy,” […]
3/23/2017
CONFLICT OF INTEREST/INTELLIGENCE/OBAMA/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WIRETAPPING: “House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes has reportedly apologized to committee members, one day after he went to the president and press, saying the Trump transition team may have been surveilled during former President Barack Obama’s administration… ‘Details about the U.S. persons involved in the incoming administration with little or no […]
3/23/2017
FBI/INTELLIGENCE/POLITICS/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Congressman Ted Lieu called for a ‘total and complete shutdown’ of any of President Donald Trump’s agenda in response to reports that Trump associates may have coordinated with Russians during the campaign. The California Democrat issued a fiery statement on Thursday [3-23-17] in response to the allegations, arguing that Trump’s presidency may […]
3/23/2017
POLITICS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP PEOPLE/NEIL GORSUCH: “The top U.S. Senate Democrat on Thursday [3-23-17] pledged to pursue a procedural hurdle to try to block the confirmation of Republican President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch, a move that could provoke a nasty partisan fight and change the way the Senate does business. Republicans hold a 52-48 […]
3/23/2017
GOP/INTELLIGENCE/NATIONAL SECURITY/OBAMA/RUSSIA/WIRETAPPING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Representative Devin Nunes, the California Republican who is chairman of a House panel investigating Russian interference in the presidential election, may have dealt his own inquiry a fatal blow on Wednesday [3-22-17]. Armed with intelligence that some Republicans said bolstered President Trump’s widely disputed claim of being wiretapped by the Obama […]
3/23/2017
DONALD ON DONALD/FAKE NEWS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump defended some of the most controversial claims of his young political career in a wide-ranging interview with Time magazine published Thursday, in which he offered a simple and absolute defense of his method: ‘I’m a very instinctual person, but my instinct turns out to be right. […]
3/23/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It was an honor to welcome so many truckers and trucking industry leaders to the @WhiteHouse today! https://t.co/M1veooVBNE” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar 23, 2017 05:19pm […]
3/23/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS: “We are taking action to #RepealANDReplace #Obamacare! Contact your Rep & tell them you support #AHCA. #PassTheBill… https://t.co/5lsrDJXfzb” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 23, 2017 11:07am […]
3/23/2017
TERRORISM/UK: “A great American, Kurt Cochran, was killed in the London terror attack. My prayers and condolences are with his family and friends.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 23, 2017 10:16am […]
3/23/2017
FAKE NEWS/RUSSIA: “Just watched the totally biased and fake news reports of the so-called Russia story on NBC and ABC. Such dishonesty!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 23, 2017 07:18am […]
3/22/2017
NATIONAL SECURITY/SUDAN/TRUMP MEMORANDA: “Message to the Congress Regarding the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to South Sudan TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless, within 90 days prior to the anniversary date of […]
3/22/2017
NATIONAL SECURITY/SUDAN/TRUMP MEMORANDA: “Notice Regarding the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to South Sudan On April 3, 2014, by Executive Order 13664, the President declared a national emergency pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706), to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign […]
3/22/2017
DONALD ON DONALD/FAKE NEWS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WIRETAPPING: “[Trump] ‘Why do you say that I have to apologize? I’m just quoting the newspaper, just like I quoted the judge the other day, Judge Napolitano, I quoted Judge Napolitano, just like I quoted Bret Baier, I mean Bret Baier mentioned the word wiretap. Now he can now deny […]
3/22/2017
GOP/POLITICS/PROTESTS/RACISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “A Hawaii lawmaker who says she was pressured to give up her leadership post at the statehouse after criticizing President Donald Trump resigned Wednesday [3-22-17] from the Republican Party. Rep. Beth Fukumoto said members of the GOP refused to oppose racism and sexism including a suggestion by Trump to create a Muslim […]
3/22/2017
DOW/ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “This week’s market tumble is evidence of how the ‘Trump trade’ that sent stocks and other risky assets booming after the election is showing serious cracks amid President Trump’s struggles to push through a replacement for Obamacare. Not only is the Dow on track for its worst month since January 2016, but […]
3/22/2017
BUDGET/POLITICS/SUPPORTERS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Gov. Matt Bevin of Kentucky was unrestrained in his praise for President Trump: Opening for him at a rally on Monday [3-20-17], Mr. Bevin, a conservative Republican, echoed Mr. Trump’s ‘America First’ slogan and only gently noted the nagging divisions in their party. ‘We now have a president and a Congress that […]
3/22/2017
2016 ELECTION/CAMPAIGN/FBI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: ” ‘Believe Me.’ Donald Trump wore those words out as a candidate as he beseeched voters to buy into his grand plans and promises on everything from crushing ISIS to building a great border wall. Now, the question of whether Americans can trust Trump is again a dominant political theme after […]
3/22/2017
LABOR/TRUMP PEOPLE/ANDREW PUZDER: “President Donald Trump’s former labor secretary nominee, Andy Puzder, is stepping down as CEO of CKE Restaurants, the parent company of the Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr. fast food chains. CKE announced in a press release Tuesday [3-22-17] that Jason Marker, former president of Kentucky Fried Chicken U.S., has been selected as the […]
3/22/2017
SECRET SERVICE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “In the century or so since Congress first assigned the Secret Service the task of protecting the president of the United States, its top job has always gone to an agency veteran. Like so many things in the Trump era, that may soon change. Aides to President Trump are narrowing […]
3/22/2017
SECRET SERVICE: “A man who was arrested Saturday for allegedly jumping over the White House fence lingered on the property for nearly 20 minutes and was lurking around in plain view, Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, told Fox News Tuesday. Chaffetz said the suspected jumper, Jonathan Tuan Tran, 26, was lingering around the east portico Friday […]
3/22/2017
CAMPAIGN/FBI/INTELLIGENCE/LEGAL/POLITICS/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The public confirmation this week that federal investigators are probing links between the Russian government and associates of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign prompted Democrats to renew their call for an independent investigation into the matter. Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey, in an unusual disclosure, acknowledged the investigation during testimony on […]