CONFLICT OF INTEREST/TRUMP BUSINESS: “Just days before his inauguration, President-elect Donald J. Trump stood beside his tax lawyer at a Midtown Manhattan news conference as she announced that he planned to place his vast business holdings in a trust, a move she said would allay fears that he might exploit the Oval Office for personal […]
2/3/2017
FRANCE/TERRORISM: “A new radical Islamic terrorist has just attacked in Louvre Museum in Paris. Tourists were locked down. France on edge again. GET SMART U.S.” – Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 3, 2017 07:51am […]
2/3/2017
MISC/PROTESTS: “Professional anarchists, thugs and paid protesters are proving the point of the millions of people who voted to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!” – Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 3, 2017 06:48am […]
2/3/2017
BUSINESS/HEALTHCARE/TAXES: “Meeting with biggest business leaders this morning. Good jobs are coming back to U.S., health care and tax bills are being crafted NOW!” – Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 3, 2017 06:41am […]
2/3/2017
AUSTRALIA/FAKE NEWS/MEDIA: “Thank you to Prime Minister of Australia for telling the truth about our very civil conversation that FAKE NEWS media lied about. Very nice!” – Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 3, 2017 06:34am […]
2/3/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/IRAN/NATIONAL SECURITY: “Iran is playing with fire – they don’t appreciate how “kind” President Obama was to them. Not me!” – Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 3, 2017 06:28am […]
2/3/2017
APPRENTICE/ARNOLD SCHWARTZENEGGER/CELEBS/POLITICAL FIGURE: “Yes, Arnold Schwarzenegger did a really bad job as Governor of California and even worse on the Apprentice…but at least he tried hard!” – Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 3, 2017 06:24am […]
2/3/2017
IMMIGRATION/TRAVEL BAN: “We must keep ‘evil’ out of our country!” – Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 3, 2017 06:08pm […]
2/3/2017
FED/TREASURY/TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS: “By the power 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 my Administration to regulate the United States financial system in a manner consistent with the following principles […]
2/3/2017
CABINET/FOREIGN POLICY/JAMES MATTIS/NORTH KOREA: “U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis promised an ‘effective and overwhelming’ response to any use of nuclear weapons against America or its allies, delivering a firm message to North Korea during his first overseas trip. Mr. Mattis said during a meeting Friday with South Korean Defense Minister Han Min-koo that the U.S.’s […]
2/3/2017
POLITICS/SUPREME COURT: “Senate Republicans are in the middle of pulling off one of the great political heists in American history: the theft of a seat on the United States Supreme Court. And this theft, if successful, will have an enormous impact on the integrity of the Supreme Court and major issues from reproductive and labor […]
2/3/2017
LEGAL/OBAMA/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP EXEC ORDER: “What limitations are there?- Only Congress can change laws or appropriate new funds from the Treasury. Presidents are required to uphold those laws and work with the resources they are given. When presidents overstep these limits — which aren’t always precisely defined — they can be blocked by the courts. Already, […]
2/3/2017
TRUMP EXEC ORDERS: “Are executive orders always this controversial?- Many executive orders are fairly mundane. George W. Bush’s orders included instructions to his secretary of Health and Human Services to develop a national program to enhance physical activity and participation in sports. He also made adjustments to the pay scale and order of succession in […]
2/3/2017
TRUMP EXEC ORDERS: “What are executive orders?- Executive orders are one of a variety of written instruments presidents can use to exercise their authority. They typically contain instructions to federal agencies that presidents oversee on how they should discharge their responsibilities. Although such orders are often viewed as carrying more legal weight than other kinds […]
2/3/2017
CABINET/TREASURY/TRUMP PEOPLE/STEVE MNUCHIN: “President Trump’s Treasury secretary nominee, Steven Mnuchin, has been sued again by a film financier that accuses Mnuchin and others of fraud related to the collapse of movie and TV company Relativity Media. RKA Film Financing, in an amended complaint filed Thursday in New York County Supreme Court, renewed its claim that […]
2/3/2017
EU/FOREIGN POLICY/NATO: “The European Union has been weathering plenty of disunity in recent months. But on Friday, the bloc’s leaders seemed united in concerns over President Trump. In the Mediterranean island nation of Malta, leaders arriving for the EU’s first gathering since Trump’s inauguration had some sharp words for the 2-week-old U.S. administration. Both before […]
2/3/2017
CLINTONS/KELLYANNE CONWAY/POLITICAL FIGURES: “One member of the Clinton family trolled President Trump’s senior adviser. Chelsea Clinton tweeted Friday morning, ‘very grateful no one seriously hurt in the Louvre attack…or the (completely fake) Bowling Green Massacre. Please don’t make up attacks.’ Clinton was responding to Trump senior adviser KellyAnne Conway after Conway said on MSNBC, ‘I […]
2/3/2017
CABINET/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Vincent Viola, a billionaire Wall Street trader and President Trump’s nominee for secretary of the Army, abruptly withdrew his name for the post on Friday night after concluding it would be too difficult to untangle himself from his business ties, two government officials said… A former Pentagon official and close friend said Mr. […]
2/2/2017
SUPREME COURT/NEIL GORSUCH: "To the editor: Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), the Judiciary Committee’s ranking Democrat, should ask Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch one question at his hearings: Do you believe it is ethical for a justice to receive stolen property, in this case a seat that President Obama had the constitutional right to fill? ('When […]
2/2/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/NATIONAL SECURITY: "Experts predicted contradictions will abound in Trump’s unorthodox attempts to make foreign policy, including frequent Twitter messages whose meaning can be difficult to discern. It will be impossible, for example, for the Trump administration to form an alliance with Russia to fight Islamic State and then also pick a fight with Iran, […]
2/2/2017
CELEBS/TRUMP PEOPLE/HOWARD STERN: "Howard Stern said on his program Wednesday [2-1-17] that Trump will hate being president and the role will be detrimental to his mental health… 'I personally wish that he had never run, I told him that, because I actually think this is something that is gonna be detrimental to his mental health […]
2/2/2017
KEYSTONE/OIL/PIPELINES: "Just days after President Trump signed memorandums on Jan. 24, reviving the Keystone Xl pipeline and calling for a quick approval of the Dakota Access pipeline (DAPL), th eacting Army Secretary ordered the Army Corps of Engineers to issue a final construction permit for it. The move was heavily critized by anti-Dakota Access activist." […]
2/2/2017
CABINET/IMMIGRATION/LABOR/ANDREW PUZDER: "Andy Puzder, President Trump’s nominee for Labor secretary, admitted to employing a housekeeper who was an immigrant in the U.S. illegally, raising another potential problem for his confirmation amid Democratic criticism of his treatment of workers. 'My wife and I employed a housekeeper for a few years, during which I was unaware that […]
2/2/2017
TRUMP PEOPLE/WHITE HOUSE 1ST FLOOR: "Madeleine Westerhout, Executive assistant to the President." – “See Who Sits Closest to President Trump in the White House,” Time Magazine, Feb. 2, 2017, Zeke J Miller, 2/2/2017 […]
2/2/2017
TRUMP PEOPLE/WHITE HOUSE 1ST FLOOR: "Hope Hicks, Director of strategic communicans." – “See Who Sits Closest to President Trump in the White House,” Time Magazine, Feb. 2, 2017, Zeke J Miller, 2/2/2017 […]
2/2/2017
TRUMP PEOPLE/WHITE HOUSE 1ST FLOOR: "Joe Haglin, Deputy chief of staff for operations." – “See Who Sits Closest to President Trump in the White House,” Time Magazine, Feb. 2, 2017, Zeke J Miller, 2/2/2017 […]
2/2/2017
TRUMP PEOPLE/WHITE HOUSE 1ST FLOOR: "Jared Kushner, Senior adviser." – “See Who Sits Closest to President Trump in the White House,” Time Magazine, Feb. 2, 2017, Zeke J Miller, 2/2/2017 […]
2/2/2017
TRUMP PEOPLE/WHITE HOUSE 1ST FLOOR: "Steve Bannon, Senior counselor, chief strategist." – “See Who Sits Closest to President Trump in the White House,” Time Magazine, Feb. 2, 2017, Zeke J Miller, 2/2/2017 […]
2/2/2017
TRUMP PEOPLE/WHITE HOUSE 1ST FLOOR: "Reince Priebus, Chief of staff." – “See Who Sits Closest to President Trump in the White House,” Time Magazine, Feb. 2, 2017, Zeke J Miller, 2/2/2017 […]
2/2/2017
TRUMP PEOPLE/WHITE HOUSE 1ST FLOOR: "Keith Schiller, Director of Oval Office operations." – Zeke J Miller, “See Who Sits Closest to President Trump in the White House,” Time Magazine, Feb. 2, 2017, Zeke J Miller, 2/2/2017 […]
2/2/2017
TRUMP PEOPLE/WHITE HOUSE 1ST FLOOR: "John McEntee, Personal aide." – “See Who Sits Closest to President Trump in the White House,” Time Magazine, Feb. 2, 2017, Zeke J Miller, 2/2/2017 […]
2/2/2017
TRUMP PEOPLE/WHITE HOUSE 1ST FLOOR: "Sean Spicer, Press Secretary." – “See Who Sits Closest to President Trump in the White House,” Time Magazine, Feb. 2, 2017, Zeke J Miller, 2/2/2017 […]
2/2/2017
TRUMP PEOPLE/WHITE HOUSE 1ST FLOOR: "Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Principal deputy press secretary." – “See Who Sits Closest to President Trump in the White House,” Time Magazine, Feb. 2, 2017, Zeke J Miller, 2/2/2017 […]
2/2/2017
TRUMP PEOPLE/WHITE HOUSE 1ST FLOOR: "Jessica Ditto, Deputy communications director." – “See Who Sits Closest to President Trump in the White House,” Time Magazine, Feb. 2, 2017, Zeke J Miller, 2/2/2017 […]
2/2/2017
TRUMP PEOPLE/WHITE HOUSE 1ST FLOOR: "K.T. McFarland, Deputy National Security Adviser." – “See Who Sits Closest to President Trump in the White House,” Time Magazine, Feb. 2, 2017, Zeke J Miller, 2/2/2017 […]
2/2/2017
TRUMP PEOPLE/WHITE HOUSE 1ST FLOOR: "Lt. Gen. Mike Flynn, National Security Adviser." – “See Who Sits Closest to President Trump in the White House,” Time Magazine, Feb. 2, 2017, Zeke J Miller, 2/2/2017 […]
2/2/2017
TRUMP PEOPLE/WHITE HOUSE 1ST FLOOR: "Katie Walsh, Deputy chief of staff." – “See Who Sits Closest to President Trump in the White House,” Time Magazine, Feb. 2, 2017, Zeke J Miller, 2/2/2017 […]
2/2/2017
TRUMP PEOPLE/WHITE HOUSE 1ST FLOOR: "Mike Pence, Vice President." – “See Who Sits Closest to President Trump in the White House,” Time Magazine, Feb. 2, 2017, Zeke J Miller, 2/2/2017 […]
2/2/2017
TRUMP PEOPLE/WHITE HOUSE 2ND FLOOR: "Stephen Miller, Senior adviser to the President for policy." – “See Who Sits Closest to President Trump in the White House,” Time Magazine, Feb. 2, 2017, Zeke J Miller, 2/2/2017 […]
2/2/2017
TRUMP PEOPLE/WHITE HOUSE 2ND FLOOR: "Gary Cohn, Director of National Council." – “See Who Sits Closest to President Trump in the White House,” Time Magazine, Feb. 2, 2017, Zeke J Miller, 2/2/2017 […]
2/2/2017
TRUMP PEOPLE/WHITE HOUSE 2ND FLOOR: "Kellyanne Conway, Counselor to the President." – “See Who Sits Closest to President Trump in the White House,” Time Magazine, Feb. 2, 2017, Zeke J Miller, 2/2/2017 […]
2/2/2017
TRUMP PEOPLE/WHITE HOUSE 2ND FLOOR: "Rick Dearborn, Deputy chief of staff, legislative and intergovernmental affairs." – “See Who Sits Closest to President Trump in the White House,” Time Magazine, Feb. 2, 2017, Zeke J Miller, 2/2/2017 […]
2/2/2017
TRUMP PEOPLE/WHITE HOUSE 2ND FLOOR: "Marc Short, Assistant to the President and director of legislative affairs." – “See Who Sits Closest to President Trump in the White House,” Time Magazine, Feb. 2, 2017, Zeke J Miller, 2/2/2017 […]
2/2/2017
TRUMP PEOPLE/WHITE HOUSE 2ND FLOOR: "Don McGahn, White House counsel." – “See Who Sits Closest to President Trump in the White House,” Time Magazine, Feb. 2, 2017, Zeke J Miller, 2/2/2017 […]
2/2/2017
NATIONAL SECURITY/NUCLEAR/RUSSIA: "Russia has an estimated 7,000 nuclear weapons while the U.S. has about 6,800. The two countries hold 90% of the world's arms." – “A Billionaire Resistance Targets President Trump from the Right,” Time Magazine, Feb. 2, 2017, Time Staff, 2/2/2017 […]
2/2/2017
POLITICS/CHARLES KOCH: "As protesters converged on the nation's airports in late January, a very different sort of resistance was shaping up at a manicured golf resort in Palm Springs, Calif. The billionaire industrialist Charles Koch, perhaps the most influential free-market activist in the nation, stood before 550 like-minded donors to declare his intention to fight […]
2/2/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/RUSSIA: "The Trump administration on Thursday modified sanctions in place against Russia’s spy agency, FSB, in what was intended to be a needed technical fix but which ignited fierce objections from critics of President Donald Trump that it was a favor to Moscow. Even those who supported the move said its timing, so soon […]
2/2/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/IRAN: "Iran was on its last legs and ready to collapse until the U.S. came along and gave it a life-line in the form of the Iran Deal: $150 billion." – Twitter.com, Feb. 2, 2017, Donald Trump, 2/2/2017 […]
2/2/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/IRAN/NATIONAL SECURITY: "Iran has been formally PUT ON NOTICE for firing a ballistic missile.Should have been thankful for the terrible deal the U.S. made with them!" – Twitter.com, Feb. 2, 2017, Donald Trump, 2/2/2017 […]
2/2/2017
MILITARY: "Attending Chief Ryan Owens' Dignified Transfer yesterday with my daughter Ivanka was my great honor. To a great and brave man – thank you!" – Twitter.com, Feb. 2, 2017, Donald Trump, 2/2/2017 […]
2/2/2017
CABINET/STATE/REX TILLERSON: "Congratulations to Rex Tillerson on being sworn in as our new Secretary of State. He will be a star!" – Twitter.com, Feb. 2, 2017, Donald Trump, 2/2/2017 […]
2/2/2017
EDUCATION/PROTESTS: "If U.C. Berkeley does not allow free speech and practices violence on innocent people with a different point of view – NO FEDERAL FUNDS?" – Twitter.com, Feb. 2, 2017, Donald Trump, 2/2/2017 […]
2/2/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): "President Donald Trump’s administration is taking a step toward temporarily stabilizing a key part of the Affordable Care Act, while Republicans are increasingly talking about repairing the law instead of swiftly repealing it—small shifts that reflect a larger scaling-back of the GOP’s hopes of quickly dismantling the law. On Thursday [2-2-17], the Centers for […]
2/2/2017
POLITICS/RELIGION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: "President Trump vowed on Thursday to overturn a law restricting political speech by tax-exempt churches, a potentially huge victory for the religious right and a gesture to evangelicals, a voting bloc he attracted to his campaign by promising to free up their pulpits. Mr. Trump said his administration would 'totally destroy' the […]
2/2/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/LAMAR ALEXANDER: "Congress’s rush to dismantle the Affordable Care Act, once seemingly unstoppable, is flagging badly as Republicans struggle to come up with a replacement and a key senator has declared that the effort is more a repair job than a demolition. 'It is more accurate to say *repair Obamacare,* Senator Lamar Alexander, Republican of […]
2/2/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/ISRAEL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: "President Trump, after promising a radical break with the foreign policy of Barack Obama, is embracing some key pillars of the former administration’s strategy, including warning Israel to curb settlement construction, demanding that Russia withdraw from Crimea and threatening Iran with sanctions for ballistic missile tests. In the most startling shift, […]
2/2/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/NIKKI HALEY/NATIONAL SECURITY/RUSSIA/UKRAINE: "Nikki R. Haley, the new American ambassador to the United Nations, condemned Russia on Thursday for its recent 'aggressive actions' in eastern Ukraine. 'We do want to better our relations with Russia,' Ms. Haley said during her first remarks to an open briefing of the United Nations Security Council. 'However, the […]
2/2/2017
DEPORTATION/IMMIGRATION/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: "The Justice Department this week rescinded the Obama administration’s policy of speeding up hearings and deportations of families and children seeking refuge in the United States, a move applauded by immigration advocates who had called the practice unfair and ineffective. The expedited hearings were started in 2014 to deal with increasing numbers […]
2/2/2017
TRUMP FAMILY/IVANKA/NORDSTROM: "Ivanka Trump stilettos will soon be harder to find at Nordstrom. The department store chain said on Thursday that it had decided to put the brakes on its relationship with Ms. Trump and removed her brand from a list on its site. 'We’ve said all along we make buying decisions based on performance,' […]
2/2/2017
EDUCATION/IMMIGRATION/PROTESTS/TRAVEL BAN: "On Thursday [2-2-17], the presidents of 48 American colleges and universities delivered a searing letter to President Donald Trump taking aim at his executive order on immigration. The letter, drafted by Princeton's president, Christopher L. Eisgruber, and the University of Pennsylvania's president, Amy Gutmann, and signed by 40 other college presidents said: 'This […]
2/2/2017
AMERICA FIRST/MEDIA/DER SPIEGEL: "A magazine in Germany is not pulling any punches when it comes to President Donald Trump. Der Spiegel released a new cover Friday depicting the President holding the head of the Statue of Liberty in one hand with a bloody knife in the other. The caption reads, 'America First.' " – “German […]
2/2/2017
CLEBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/HOWARD STERN: "Stern said he doesn't believe Trump has had a change of heart on issues like abortion, but is instead playing to his base. The radio host said he also believed Trump ran for president solely to get a larger contract from NBC for 'The Apprentice.' 'I think it started out […]
2/2/2017
CELEBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/HOWARD STERN: "Stern said he considers Trump a friend, but is opposed to his politics. 'I like Donald very much personally. I was shocked when he decided to run for president, and even more shocked that sort of, people took it seriously,' Stern said. 'I remember saying to him when he announced […]
2/1/2017
NEIL GORSUCH/NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT: [Reporter: “As you pointed out last night, Judge Gorsuch was confirmed on a unanimous voice vote in 2006. Now, a number of Democrats say they are going to oppose him. What would you say to those Democrats? And would you encourage Senator McConnell to invoke the nuclear option if he feels he […]
2/1/2017
OBAMA ADMIN: "Do you believe it? The Obama Administration agreed to take thousands of illegal immigrants from Australia. Why? I will study this dumb deal!" – Twitter.com, Feb. 1, 2017, Donald Trump, 2/1/2017 […]
2/1/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/IRAN/NATIONAL SECURITY: "Iran is rapidly taking over more and more of Iraq even after the U.S. has squandered three trillion dollars there. Obvious long ago!" – Twitter.com, Feb. 1, 2017, Donald Trump, 2/1/2017 […]
2/1/2017
IMMIGRATION/TRAVEL BAN: "Everybody is arguing whether or not it is a BAN. Call it what you want, it is about keeping bad people (with bad intentions) out of country!" – Twitter.com, Feb. 1, 2017, Donald Trump, 2/1/2017 […]
2/1/2017
SUPREME COURT/NEIL GORSUCH: "Gorsuch summed up his minimalist judicial philosophy and focus on impartial judgment Tuesday [1-31-17] evening. 'A judge who reaches every outcome he wishes is likely a very bad judge,' he said after Trump introduced him from the East Room of the White House in a primetime televised address." – “Who Is Neil […]
2/1/2017
VOTER FRAUD: "I was a forceful condemnation — a vow to wipe out a serious crime. 'I will be asking for a major investigation into VOTER FRAUD, including those registered to vote in two states,' President Trump boomed on Twitter last week. But Trump’s social media decree missed a crucial fact: It’s not illegal to […]
2/1/2017
VOTER FRAUD: "To some, Trump’s claims of election fraud show a president who cannot accept that he won the electoral college but lost the popular vote by 2.9 million. 'This is all ego, and it’s extremely detrimental to our democracy,' said Todd Eisenstadt, a professor of government at American University in Washington, D.C. He added, […]
2/1/2017
VOTER FRAUD: "2012 Pew Charitable Trusts study found that 2.75 million people were registered to vote in multiple states, usually because they had recently moved." – “President Trump says it’s illegal to be registered to vote in two states – but he’s wrong,” The Los Angeles Times online, Feb. 1, 2017, Kurtis Lee, 2/1/2017 […]
2/1/2017
SUPREME COURT/NEIL GORSUCH: "During his decade on the bench, U.S. Circuit Court Judge Neil Gorsuch has penned several opinions that favor businesses over consumers in disputes about arbitration clauses, labor and employment issues, and class-action venues." – “Judge Neil Gorsuch’s Time on Bench: Several Opinions Favor Businesses Over Consumers,” The Wall Street Journal online, Feb. […]
2/1/2017
SUPREME COURT/NEIL GORSUCH: "Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., who has been outspoken against Trump, said, 'Neil Gorsuch is a highly-regarded jurist with a record of distinguished service, rooted in respect for the law. He was confirmed unanimously by Democrats and Republicans.' He added, 'Senator Schumer is about to tell Americans that Judge Gorsuch kicks puppies and […]
2/1/2017
SUPREME COURT/NEIL GORSUCH: " 'Judge Gorsuch has repeatedly sided with corporations over working people, demonstrated a hostility toward women's rights, and most troubling, hewed to an ideological approach to jurisprudence that makes me skeptical that he can be a strong, independent justice on the court,' Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said in a statement." – […]
1/31/2017
SUPREME COURT/NEIL GORSUCH: "In naming Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court, President Donald Trump has chosen an admirer of Antonin Scalia, albeit one with a gentler tone. Judge Gorsuch, 49 years old, a demonstrated conservative with a Washington pedigree, has served on the Denver-based 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals since 2006, when he […]
1/31/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): "A high-profile meeting Tuesday [1-31-17] with a president who accused the drug industry of getting away with murder could have ended badly for the big pharma companies. Though he said drug price increases have been 'astronomical' and vowed to thoughen Medicare negotiation practices, President Donald Trump pledged to speed up regulatory approvals for new […]
1/31/2017
OBAMACARE(ACA)/HEALTHCARE: "Last-minute sign-ups for coverage under the Affordable Care Act continued across the country Tuesday. The 'open enrollment' season for 2017 coverage bookended the tumultuous presidential transition. It began a week before Election Day delivered sweeping victories to Republicans promising to overturn the health law they dub Obamacare, and it was set to finish 11 […]
1/31/2017
OBAMACARE(ACA)/HEALTHCARE: "Last-minute sign-ups for coverage under the Affordable Care Act continued across the country Tuesday as Senate Democrats stalled the confirmation of a new health and human services secretary expected to take a leading role in unwinding the 2010 law." – “Amid Political Rancor, ACA Sign-Up Deadline Arrives,” The Wall Street Journal online, Jan. 31, […]
1/31/2017
ECONOMY/MADE IN AMERICA: "Trump called on drug-firm CEOs [The CEO's of Novartis, Merck, Johnson & Johnson, Lilly, Celgene, and Amgen] at a White House meeting to bring manufacturing back to the U.S." – “Trump Tells Pharmaceutical CEOs He Wants Prices Down,” The Wall Street Journal online, Jan. 31, 2017, Damian Paletta, Thomas M. Burton, and […]
1/31/2017
ECONOMY/INFLATION: "Inflation, Finally- After years of deflation worries, consumer prices around the world are showing signs of life." – “Measures of Inflation Tick Up Around the Globe,” The Wall Street Journal online, Jan. 31, 2017, Mike Bird, Christopher Whittall, and Ben Leubsdorf, 1/31/2017 […]
1/31/2017
ECONOMY/INFLATION: "Inflation, Finally- After years of deflation worries, consumer prices around the world are showing signs of life." – “Measures of Inflation Tick Up Around the Globe,” The Wall Street Journal online, Jan. 31, 2017, Mike Bird, Christopher Whittall, and Ben Leubsdorf, 1/31/2017 […]
1/31/2017
401K/OBAMA/FIDUCIARY RULES: "In 2015, President Barack Obama asked the federal government to force most of the nation’s financial advisers — those people who tell us which stocks to buy for our 401(k)’s — to abide by what’s known as the fiduciary standard, a set of rules that would require advisers to give their clients the […]
1/31/2017
BUSINESS/CHINA/TRUMP PEOPLE/ANTHONY SCARAMUCCI: "Anthony Scaramucci, a flamboyant former campaign fund-raiser for Mr. Trump whom the president has appointed as the White House liaison to the business community, has been in limbo for more than a week since he agreed to sell his investment firm to a subsidiary of the Chinese conglomerate, HNA Group. Mr. Scaramucci […]
1/31/2017
IMMIGRATION/TRUMP PEOPLE/THOMAS HOMAN: "President Trump appointed Thomas D. Homan late Monday to be the new acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, an agency within the Homeland Security Department that identifies, detains, arrests and deports immigrants who are in the country illegally. Mr. Homan has been the agency’s executive associate director of enforcement and removal […]
1/31/2017
EU/FOREGIN POLICY/NATIONAL SECURITY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: "The president of the European Council warned Tuesday that President Trump was a potential threat to the European Union, including the American leader’s bellicose pronouncements with major geopolitical challenges like Russian aggression, China’s assertiveness and international terrorism. In a letter sent to European leaders, Donald Tusk, the council president, wrote […]
1/31/2017
IMMIGRATION/PAUL RYAN/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP EXEC ORDER: "Speaker Paul D. Ryan on Tuesday stood by President Trump’s executive order closing the nation’s borders to refugees and people from predominantly Muslim countries [Travel Ban], offering only gentle criticism that 'regrettably, the rollout was confusing,' as House Republicans broadly embraced the measure’s mission. 'We need to make sure that […]
1/31/2017
HEALTHCARE/PHARMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: President Trump promised some of the nation’s top drug company executives in a meeting at the White House on Tuesday [1-31-17] that he would slash regulations at the Food and Drug Administration and make it easier for them to manufacture products in the United States." – “Trump Vows to Ease Rules for […]
1/31/2017
BUSINESS/DB PACE/DONALD TRUMP JR/LEGAL/TRUMP FAMILY: "An attempt by the Trump Organization to limit its liabilities at a polluted site in South Carolina once owned by President Trump’s oldest son may have just hit a wall. The issue involves a company called Titan Atlas Manufacturing that Donald Trump Jr. helped to start in 2010 in North […]
1/31/2017
TRAVEL BAN/SYRIA/UN/UNICEF: "The children around the world who need emergency international assistance the most come mainly from the countries singled out in President Trump’s order barring entry to the United States, according to a United Nations assessment. Five of the seven countries where children are most imperiled are on Mr. Trump’s list of nations where […]
1/31/2017
SUPREME COURT: "Hope you like my nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch for the United States Supreme Court. He is a good and brilliant man, respected by all." – Twitter.com, Jan. 31, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/31/2017 […]
1/31/2017
SUPREME COURT: "Getting ready to deliver a VERY IMPORTANT DECISION! 8:00 P.M." – Twitter.com, Jan. 31, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/31/2017 […]
1/31/2017
CABINET/POLITICS: "When will the Democrats give us our Attorney General and rest of Cabinet! They should be ashamed of themselves! No wonder D.C. doesn't work!" – Twitter.com, Jan. 31, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/31/2017 […]
1/31/2017
POLITICAL FIGURES/SUPREME COURT: "Nancy Pelosi and Fake Tears Chuck Schumer held a rally at the steps of The Supreme Court and mic did not work (a mess)-just like Dem party!" – Twitter.com, Jan. 31, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/31/2017 […]
1/30/2017
TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS: Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs […]
1/30/2017
TRUMP TAXES/TAXES: "Trump's tax-overhaul proposal could preserve millions of saving for companies owned by his family." – “Trump’s Tax Plan Could Preserve Millions in Savings for His Businesses,” The Wall Street Journal online, Jan 30, 2017, Jean Eaglesham and Lisa Schwartz, 1/30/2017 […]
1/30/2017
TRUMP TAXES/TAXES: "To the Editor- Let’s not be fooled by President Trump yet again reversing himself and saying he will indeed disclose his tax returns after the pending I.R.S. audit. The I.R.S. requires that a mandatory review be performed each year of the president’s tax returns. So as long as he is president Mr. Trump […]
1/30/2017
CABINET/POLITICS: "The Democrats are delaying my cabinet picks for purely political reasons. They have nothing going but to obstruct. Now have an Obama A.G." – Twitter.com, Jan. 30, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/30/2017 […]
1/30/2017
ECONOMY/JOBS: "The American dream is back. We’re going to create an environment for small business like we haven’t had in many, many decades!" https://t.co/Bh7SrNEgz1 – Twitter.com, Jan. 30, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/30/2017 […]
1/30/2017
JOBS/POLITICS: "Where was all the outrage from Democrats and the opposition party (the media) when our jobs were fleeing our country?" – Twitter.com, Jan. 30, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/30/2017 […]
1/30/2017
SUPREME COURT: "I have made my decision on who I will nominate for The United States Supreme Court. It will be announced live on Tuesday at 8:00 P.M. (W.H.)" – Twitter.com, Jan. 30, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/30/2017 […]