5/21/2019

MILITARY/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “I am pleased to announce my nomination of Barbara Barrett of Arizona, and former Chairman of the Aerospace Corporation, to be the next Secretary of the Air Force. She will be an outstanding Secretary! #FlyFightWin” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 21, 2019 3:52 pm […]

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5/21/2019

EU/MELANIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, will visit Ireland during their upcoming trip to Britain and France, and plan to meet Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar on June 5, the White House said on Tuesday [5-21-19]. A White House statement said the Trumps had accepted Varadkar’s invitation to visit Ireland while […]

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5/21/2019

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

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5/21/2019

DEMS/INFRASTRUCTURE/NANCY PELOSI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Everything in Washington comes down to this: It’s House Speaker Nancy Pelosi vs. President Donald Trump. America’s two most powerful leaders came face-to-face Wednesday [5-22-19] in the most awkward of meetings. It was the latest twist in a many-layered test of wills that has momentous implications for the nation’s future. Pelosi […]

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5/21/2019

ECONOMY/ELECTION/PENNSYLVANIA/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump, facing a potentially difficult path to winning a second term in November 2020, on Monday [5-20-19] told supporters in Pennsylvania that his trade war had strengthened the battleground state’s steel industry and jobs. Although Trump does not launch his re-election bid officially until next month, his appearance […]

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5/21/2019

IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…Mexico’s attitude is that people from other countries, including Mexico, should have the right to flow into the U.S. & that U.S. taxpayers should be responsible for the tremendous costs associated w/this illegal migration. Mexico is wrong and I will soon be giving a response!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 21, 2019 11:16 […]

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5/21/2019

BORDER/DEMS/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I am very disappointed that Mexico is doing virtually nothing to stop illegal immigrants from coming to our Southern Border where everyone knows that because of the Democrats, our Immigration Laws are totally flawed & broken…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 21, 2019 11:16 am […]

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5/21/2019

ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Donald Trump’s reelection campaign is ramping up its criticism of outside political groups that purport to raise money on the President’s behalf, prompting one super PAC to shift its focus to helping down-ballot Republicans. The move by the Keeping America Great PAC comes after the Trump campaign publicly disavowed the organization […]

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5/21/2019

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

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5/21/2019

ABORTION/DEMS/ELECTION/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “2020 Democratic presidential candidates are plunging into the debate over restrictive new abortion laws in states like Alabama, Georgia and Missouri — making abortion rights a central part of their messaging as some charge President Donald Trump with waging a ‘war on women.’ Republicans have often sought to seize on the […]

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5/21/2019

CONGRESS/COURTS/HOUSE OF REPS/TRUMP BUSINESS: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday [5-21-19] appealed a federal judge’s ruling against his attempt to block a House of Representatives committee from seeking his financial records, according to a court filing. Lawyers for Trump and his company filed the appeal in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia one […]

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5/17/2019

CITIZENSHIP/LGBTQ/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Roee and Adiel Kiviti have been married almost six years and live in the United States. They are both American citizens, as is their 2-year-old son, Lev. However, they say their infant daughter, Kessem, has been denied birthright citizenship under a State Department policy that considers her ‘born out of wedlock’ — […]

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5/21/2019

LEGISLATION/NEW YORK/PARDONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The New York State Assembly passed a bill on Tuesday [5-21-19] that would allow state prosecutors to pursue charges against any individual granted a presidential pardon for similar federal crimes, closing a loophole that lawmakers said could be exploited by President Trump in a bid to indemnify former associates. The bill, […]

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5/21/2019

DHS/IMMIGRATION/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Trump is expected to name Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II, a former attorney general of Virginia and an immigration hard-liner, as his choice to coordinate the administration’s immigration policies, a White House official confirmed on Tuesday [5-21-19]. Mr. Trump has been considering creating an immigration ‘czar’ for months. But the specifics […]

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5/21/2019

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

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5/20/2019

DEMS/IMPEACHMENT/NANCY PELOSI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “House Democratic leaders sparred internally on Monday [5-20-19] over whether to begin an impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump, with Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her allies rejecting the call to move forward for now, according to multiple sources. Reps. David Cicilline of Rhode Island, Jamie Raskin of Maryland and Joe Neguse […]

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5/20/2019

BUSINESS/CANADA/LOBBYING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Barry Zekelman, a Canadian billionaire whose business is mostly in the United States, is not a guy who likes to lose — or go slow. On days off, he likes to race his Ferrari 488 sports cars. Or he might climb aboard his Gulfstream IV jet to fly to the Bahamas to […]

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5/20/2019

CONGRESS/MICHAEL COHEN/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Michael D. Cohen, President Trump’s onetime personal lawyer and fixer, told congressional investigators this year that his discussions with the president’s legal team about a potential pardon continued longer than previously known, newly released transcripts show. In a pair of private interviews in February and March, Mr. Cohen told the […]

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5/20/2019

CABINET/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Access to a government jet 24 hours a day. An office in the West Wing, plus guaranteed weekends off for family time. And an assurance of being made secretary of homeland security by November. Those were among a list of 10 conditions that Kris Kobach, the former Kansas secretary of state, has given […]

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5/20/2019

COURTS/DEMS/LEGAL/TRUMP BUSINESS: “President Trump’s accounting firm must turn over his financial records to Congress, a Federal District Court judge ruled on Monday [5-20-19], rejecting his legal team’s argument that lawmakers had no legitimate power to subpoena the files. But Mr. Trump vowed that his legal team would appeal rather than permit the firm, Mazars USA, […]

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5/20/2019

CONGRESS/DEMS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The White House on Monday [5-20-19] directed former White House Counsel Don McGahn to defy a subpoena to testify before the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday [5-21-19], and the Justice Department released a corresponding legal opinion arguing that McGahn is not obligated to answer lawmakers’ questions. The move deals a […]

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5/20/2019

ENDORSEMENT/PENNSYLVANIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Fred Keller of the Great State of Pennsylvania has been an outstanding State Representative. Now he is running as the Republican Nominee for Congress, and has my Complete and Total Endorsement. He will do a fantastic job – I look forward to seeing everyone tonight! #MAGA” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 20, 2019 […]

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5/20/2019

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

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5/20/2019

IRAN/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Fake News put out a typically false statement, without any knowledge that the United States was trying to set up a negotiation with Iran. This is a false report….” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 20, 2019 12:30 pm […]

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5/20/2019

CUBA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “On this Cuban Independence Day, we stand by the people of Cuba in their quest for freedom, democracy and prosperity. The Cuban regime must end its repression of Cubans & Venezuelans. The United States will not stand idly by as Cuba continues to subvert democracy in the Americas!”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May […]

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5/20/2019

CHINA/DEMS/JOE BIDEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Looks like Bernie Sanders is history. Sleepy Joe Biden is pulling ahead and think about it, I’m only here because of Sleepy Joe and the man who took him off the 1% trash heap, President O! China wants Sleepy Joe BADLY!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 20, 2019 9:08 am […]

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5/20/2019

DEMS/HILLARY CLINTON/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Why are the Democrats not looking into all of the crimes committed by Crooked Hillary and the phony Russia Investigation? They would get back their credibility. Jerry Nadler, Schiff, would have a whole new future open to them. Perhaps they could even run for President!”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 20, […]

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5/20/2019

MEDIA/TRUMP BUSINESS: “….fashioned, but true. When you don’t need or want money, you don’t need or want banks. Banks have always been available to me, they want to make money. Fake Media only says this to disparage, and always uses unnamed sources (because their sources don’t even exist)……” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 20, 2019 6:20 […]

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5/20/2019

MEDIA/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Mainstream Media has never been as corrupt and deranged as it is today. FAKE NEWS is actually the biggest story of all and is the true ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE! That’s why they refuse to cover the REAL Russia Hoax. But the American people are wise to what is going […]

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5/20/2019

TRUMP BUSINESS: “….Now the new big story is that Trump made a lot of money and buys everything for cash, he doesn’t need banks. But where did he get all of that cash? Could it be Russia? No, I built a great business and don’t need banks, but if I did they would be there…and […]

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5/20/2019

TRUMP BUSINESS: “…..was very good and highly professional to deal with – and if for any reason I didn’t like them, I would have gone elsewhere….there was always plenty of money around and banks to choose from. They would be very happy to take my money. Fake News!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 20, 2019 6:20 […]

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5/20/2019

MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Failing New York Times (it will pass away when I leave office in 6 years), and others of the Fake News Media, keep writing phony stories about how I didn’t use many banks because they didn’t want to do business with me. WRONG! It is because I didn’t need money. Very […]

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5/20/2019

HEALTHCARE/HHS/MIKE PENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Sweeping new protections for religious health care workers and an overhaul of family planning programs to effectively cut out Planned Parenthood represent something unusual in the Trump administration: a clear spotting of the fingerprints of Vice President Mike Pence. From topics ranging from trade to the president’s scorched-earth attacks against the […]

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5/20/2019

HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/PENNSYLVANIA/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS: [Andy Mehalshick: “Mr. President, a big issue across commonwealth. Health care right now, Obamacare, and what — what’s next? What — What can we expect here in Pennsylvania?”] “Well, always, we are going to have preexisting conditions to be taken care of. We got rid of the individual mandate from Obamacare, which is […]

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5/19/2019

IRAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @LouDobbs: God Bless President Trump— Iran’s so called leaders must think they’re dealing with Bush or Obama. #MAGA #AmericaFirst #Do…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 19, 2019 9:47 pm […]

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5/19/2019

AGRICULTURE/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Starting Monday [5-20-19], our great Farmers can begin doing business again with Mexico and Canada. They have both taken the tariff penalties off of your great agricultural product. Please be sure that you are treated fairly. Any complaints should immediately go to @SecretarySonny Perdue!”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 19, 2019 9:29 pm […]

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5/19/2019

DEMS/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Hard to believe that @FoxNews is wasting airtime on Mayor Pete, as Chris Wallace likes to call him. Fox is moving more and more to the losing (wrong) side in covering the Dems. They got dumped from the Democrats boring debates, and they just want in. They forgot the people…..”  –Donald Trump, […]

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5/19/2019

DEMS/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….who got them there. Chris Wallace said, ‘I actually think, whether you like his opinions or not, that Mayor Pete has a lot of substance…fascinating biography.’ Gee, he never speaks well of me – I like Mike Wallace better…and Alfred E. Newman will never be President!”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 19, 2019 […]

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5/19/2019

IMMIGRATION/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “False reporting yesterday. ‘There are no plans to send migrants to Northern or Coastal Border facilities, including Florida.’ @FoxNews Not by airplanes or any other way. Our Country is FULL, will not, and can not, take you in!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 19, 2019 3:15 pm […]

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5/19/2019

EDUCATION/JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “With the wonderful College, University and other Graduations taking place all over the USA, there has never been a better time than now to graduate. Best jobs market ever, great housing and financing. Go out there, work hard, & have a GREAT life. You deserve it. Congratulations!”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 19, […]

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5/19/2019

MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Watched some of the Fake News Political Shows this morning and continue to be amazed at how every question is asked in the most negative way. The Mainstream Media should be ashamed of itself – But the good news is that the USA is wise to your game of dishonesty and deception!”  […]

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5/19/2019

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

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5/19/2019

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

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5/19/2019

TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….was a depleted disaster, will soon be stronger than ever before, our Vets are finally being taken care of and now have Choice, our Courts will have 145 great new Judges, and 2 Supreme Court Justices, got rid of the disastrous Individual Mandate & will protect Pre-Existing….” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 19, […]

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5/19/2019

TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….Conditions, drug prices down for first time in 51 years (& soon will drop much further), Right to Try, protecting your 2nd Amendment, big Tax & Reg Cuts, 3.2 GDP, Strong Foreign Policy, & much much more that nobody else would have been able to do. Our Country is doing GREAT!”  –Donald […]

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5/19/2019

ECONOMY/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “For all of the Fake News Sunday Political Shows, whose bias & dishonesty is greater than ever seen in our Country before, please inform your viewers that our Economy is setting records, with more people employed today than at any time in U.S. history, our Military, which….” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 19, […]

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5/18/2019

ABORTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As most people know, and for those who would like to know, I am strongly Pro-Life, with the three exceptions – Rape, Incest and protecting the Life of the mother – the same position taken by Ronald Reagan. We have come very far in the last two years with 105 wonderful new…..” […]

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5/18/2019

ABORTION/COURTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….Federal Judges (many more to come), two great new Supreme Court Justices, the Mexico City Policy, and a whole new & positive attitude about the Right to Life. The Radical Left, with late term abortion (and worse), is imploding on this issue. We must stick together and Win….” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May […]

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5/18/2019

COURTS/DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Courts & Dems in Congress, neither of which have a clue, are trying to FORCE migrants into our Country! OUR COUNTRY IS FULL, OUR DETENTION CENTERS, HOSPITALS & SCHOOLS ARE PACKED. Crazy!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 18, 2019 5:33 pm […]

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5/18/2019

ECONOMY/JOE BIDEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I know President Trump likes to take credit for the economy and the economic growth and the low unemployment numbers. But just look at the facts, not the alternative facts. President Trump inherited an economy from the Obama/Biden administration that he given to him, just like he inherited everything else in […]

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5/18/2019

TRUMP PEOPLE: “RT @callme_Chari: @newscomauHQ If he’s anything like Trump congratulations to you all. You have a leader who loves your country and will pu…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 18, 2019 4:00 pm […]

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5/18/2019

MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Our courageous and vigilant Armed Forces safeguard the blessings of liberty for us and for future generations by selflessly answering the call of duty. Today, and every day, we acknowledge and celebrate all who proudly wear our Nation’s uniforms! https://t.co/w4DNjyPqvw https://t.co/BPXkmobseQ” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 18, 2019 10:55 am […]

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5/17/2019

DHS/ICE/IMMIGRATION/STEPHEN MILLER/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Acting Homeland Security Director Kevin McAleenan threatened to step down this week if he did not get more authority over his agency in response to another attempt by White House senior policy adviser Stephen Miller to dictate agency hiring, The Washington Post reported Friday [5-17-19]. The clash highlights yet another instance of […]

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5/17/2019

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

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5/17/2019

LAWSUIT/MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “Stormy Daniels has reached a settlement with Michael Cohen and Keith Davidson, her former attorney, in her lawsuit that accused both men of working together to protect President Donald Trump. Daniels, an adult-film actress whose given name is Stephanie Clifford, sued Cohen, Trump’s former personal attorney, and Davidson last June, accusing […]

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5/17/2019

NAFTA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration has reached a deal with Canada and Mexico to lift steel and aluminum tariffs immediately, marking a significant step forward on the path to approval of the new North American trade pact. The deal clears a major hurdle to ratification of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement in all three countries and […]

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5/17/2019

BORDER/CENTRAL AMERICA/ICE/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is preparing to send Central American migrants caught along the southern border to Border Patrol stations “across the entire nation,’ according to a senior Border Patrol official who confirmed the plans Friday. With more than 4,500 people being caught each day crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, the agency has […]

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5/17/2019

AUTO INDUSTRY/EU/JAPAN/NATIONAL SECURITY/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Friday [5-17-19] delayed by six months a series of tariffs on foreign cars from Europe and Japan, pushing back the aggressive move to give negotiators more time to reach broad trade agreements. Trump administration officials have determined that auto imports ‘threaten to impair the national security of the United […]

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5/17/2019

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

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5/17/2019

AUTO INDUSTRY/EU/JAPAN/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Friday [5-17-19] delayed a decision to slap duties or quota restrictions on imports of automobiles and auto parts, but said he still has the right to impose them in another six months as his administration pursues trade deals with the European Union and Japan…Trump has been considering […]

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5/17/2019

CONGRESS/MICHAEL FLYNN/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Michael Flynn told special counsel Robert Mueller that people connected to the Trump administration or Congress had contacted him, potentially attempting to influence his willingness to help prosecutors, newly unsealed court records show. Flynn, President Donald Trump’s one-time national security adviser, gave Mueller a voicemail recording of one of the […]

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5/17/2019

CUBA/ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VENEZUELA: “The battle for Cuba’s economic future is being waged on its beaches. And at its all-inclusive resorts, dive sites and cobblestoned colonial plazas. As most of Cuba’s economy stagnates or declines, the country has launched a full-scale effort to turn virtually the only bright spot — tourism — into an engine that […]

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5/17/2019

CLIMATE CHANGE/ENVIRONMENT: “Talking about forests — clean up your forests; you won’t have forest fires. Clean them up. He blames it on global warming. I said, ‘No, try cleaning the floor of the forest a little bit so you don’t have four feet of leaves and broken trees that have sit there for 25 years.’ […]

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5/17/2019

BUDGET/DEMS/HOUSE OF REPS/TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy have agreed to begin negotiations on a two-year deal to lift stiff budget caps, according to multiple sources familiar with the talks. The ‘Big 4’ congressional leaders will meet with top […]

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5/17/2019

COURTS/MICHAEL FLYNN/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Friday [5-17-19] added fuel to his claims that special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe was designed to undermine his presidency with a tweet musing why intelligence officials did not inform him they were investigating Michael Flynn before tenure as national security adviser. Court records released Thursday [5-16-19] […]

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5/17/2019

CHINA/EU/TECHNOLOGY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Donald Trump’s plan to isolate Huawei on the world stage is going down like a lead balloon. While a series of measures announced this week aimed to ramp up pressure on U.S. allies to shun the Chinese telecom giant, none of them are so far rushing to follow Washington’s lead. Instead, two […]

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5/17/2019

ATTORNEY GENERAL/CONGRESS/RUSSIA INVESETIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Attorney General William Barr is making clear he’s not losing sleep over Democrats’ strident opposition to his job performance. In an interview with Fox News that aired Friday [5-17-19], Barr said he wasn’t worried about the near certainty that the House will vote to hold him in contempt of Congress, […]

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5/17/2019

MICHAEL FLYNN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It now seems the General Flynn was under investigation long before was common knowledge. It would have been impossible for me to know this but, if that was the case, and with me being one of two people who would become president, why was I not told so that I could […]

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5/17/2019

IRAN/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Fake News Media is hurting our Country with its fraudulent and highly inaccurate coverage of Iran. It is scattershot, poorly sourced (made up), and DANGEROUS. At least Iran doesn’t know what to think, which at this point may very well be a good thing!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 17, 2019 8:44 […]

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5/17/2019

CONGRESS/EDUCATION/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A little-noticed provision in President Trump’s sprawling new tax law is treating middle- and low-income college students as if they are trust-fund babies, taxing sizable financial aid packages at a rate first established 33 years ago to prevent wealthy parents from funneling money to their children to lower their tax burdens. Higher-education […]

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5/17/2019

CANADA/MEXICO/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration reached an agreement with Canada and Mexico to lift tariffs on metal imports, resolving a yearlong standoff that inflamed North Atlantic tensions and complicated efforts to ratify a revised trade deal…As part of the agreement, both Mexico and Canada agreed to lift retaliatory tariffs on American products. Instead of […]

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5/17/2019

ATTORNEY GENERAL/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/SPYGATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When Attorney General William P. Barr described the early stages of the Russia investigation as ‘spying’ on the Trump campaign, he prompted questions about whether he had used that word spontaneously — or whether he was deliberately fueling conspiracy theories. That question flared anew on Friday [5-17-19] after Mr. Barr […]

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