5/11/2019

TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @robbystarbuck: Why is this not the #1 news on every major news outlet tonight? President Trump’s Admin secured a historic donation of H…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 11, 2019 7:07 am […]

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5/11/2019

JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @GOPChairwoman: We’ve added 6 MILLION jobs since @realDonaldTrump’s election, unemployment is at record lows & wages are on the rise. O…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 11, 2019 7:06 am […]

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5/10/2019

CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The more President Trump escalates his trade war with China, the more American shoppers will notice higher prices in their favorite grocery stores, hardware shops and big-box retailers. On Friday [5-10-19], the Trump administration increased tariffs that Mr. Trump imposed last year on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports to 25 […]

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5/10/2019

AGRICULTURE/CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The year was already shaping up to be difficult for Midwestern farmers. Incomes have slipped, farm bankruptcies have increased and widespread flooding has inundated the region, killing cattle and turning some fields into unplowable pits. Then came Friday’s [5-10-19] news from Washington: Trade negotiations with China, long a reliable buyer of […]

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5/10/2019

FOREIGN POLICY/IRAN/MUSLIMS/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In Kuwait, the Muslim Brotherhood is vocally pro-American. In Iraq, the Brotherhood’s political party has steadfastly supported the American-backed political process and still forms part of the governing coalition. And in Yemen, the Brotherhood-linked party is cooperating with some of America’s closest Arab allies in a war against a faction backed […]

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5/10/2019

INTELLIGENCE/IRAN/MIDDLE EAST/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Pentagon will deploy a Patriot antimissile battery to the Middle East to shore up defenses against Iranian threats, part of a series of carefully calibrated deployments intended to deter attacks by Iranian forces or their proxies, Pentagon officials said on Friday [5-10-19]. A single Patriot antimissile battery will return to […]

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5/10/2019

MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Military spouses share an admirable legacy of unwavering devotion to their loved ones in uniform and to the cause of freedom. On Military Spouse Day, we honor our Nation’s military spouses and express our deep appreciation for all that they do! https://t.co/B3NrKc698y”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 10, 2019 4:13 pm […]

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5/10/2019

CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The United States and China wrapped up another round of trade talks Friday [5-10-19] with no resolution on when tariffs on hundreds of billions of dollars worth of goods would be removed. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told reporters that discussions with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He were ‘constructive.’ But neither he […]

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5/10/2019

CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Over the course of the past two days, the United States and China have held candid and constructive conversations on the status of the trade relationship between both countries. The relationship between President Xi and myself remains a very strong one, and conversations….” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 10, 2019 2:14 pm […]

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5/10/2019

CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….into the future will continue. In the meantime, the United States has imposed Tariffs on China, which may or may not be removed depending on what happens with respect to future negotiations” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 10, 2019 2:14 pm […]

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5/10/2019

ELECTION/JOE BIDEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump predicted Friday [5-10-19] that he will face former Vice President Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election, writing on Twitter that aside from Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders, the Democratic field is ‘fading fast’…Earlier Friday morning, in the midst of touting his trade strategy amid an escalating trade […]

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5/10/2019

GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump and Republicans have harangued House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, accusing him of lying to the country and demanding his resignation. But the senior Republican who spearheaded the call for Schiff to step down now says those disagreements are ‘water under the bridge.’ GOP Rep. Mike […]

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5/10/2019

AGRICULTURE/CHINA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….If we bought 15 Billion Dollars of Agriculture from our Farmers, far more than China buys now, we would have more than 85 Billion Dollars left over for new Infrastructure, Healthcare, or anything else. China would greatly slow down, and we would automatically speed up!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 10, 2019 7:07 […]

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5/10/2019

CHINA/JOE BIDEN/OBAMA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Tariffs will make our Country MUCH STRONGER, not weaker. Just sit back and watch! In the meantime, China should not renegotiate deals with the U.S. at the last minute. This is not the Obama Administration, or the Administration of Sleepy Joe, who let China get away with ‘murder!’” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]

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5/10/2019

AGRICULTURE/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Tariffs will bring in FAR MORE wealth to our Country than even a phenomenal deal of the traditional kind. Also, much easier & quicker to do. Our Farmers will do better, faster, and starving nations can now be helped. Waivers on some products will be granted, or go to new source!”  –Donald […]

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5/10/2019

DEFENSE/INTELLIGENCE/TECHNOLOGY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “More space technologies that were long only available in the defense and intelligence communities are beginning to break into the commercial market — in part because of the Trump administration’s willingness to consider such transfers, according to Melanie Corcoran-Freelander, the chief technology officer at Ursa Space Systems, which uses synthetic aperture radar […]

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5/10/2019

AGRICULTURE/CHINA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….agricultural products from our Great Farmers, in larger amounts than China ever did, and ship it to poor & starving countries in the form of humanitarian assistance. In the meantime we will continue to negotiate with China in the hopes that they do not again try to redo deal!”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]

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5/10/2019

CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Talks with China continue in a very congenial manner – there is absolutely no need to rush – as Tariffs are NOW being paid to the United States by China of 25% on 250 Billion Dollars worth of goods & products. These massive payments go directly to the Treasury of the U.S….” […]

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5/10/2019

CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….The process has begun to place additional Tariffs at 25% on the remaining 325 Billion Dollars. The U.S. only sells China approximately 100 Billion Dollars of goods & products, a very big imbalance. With the over 100 Billion Dollars in Tariffs that we take in, we will buy…..” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May […]

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5/10/2019

CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….The process has begun to place additional Tariffs at 25% on the remaining 325 Billion Dollars. The U.S. only sells China approximately 100 Billion Dollars of goods & products, a very big imbalance. With the over 100 Billion Dollars in Tariffs that we take in, we will buy…..” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May […]

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5/10/2019

AGRICULTURE/CHINA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….agricultural products from our Great Farmers, in larger amounts than China ever did, and ship it to poor & starving countries in the form of humanitarian assistance. In the meantime we will continue to negotiate with China in the hopes that they do not again try to redo deal!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]

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5/10/2019

AGRICULTURE/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Tariffs will bring in FAR MORE wealth to our Country than even a phenomenal deal of the traditional kind. Also, much easier & quicker to do. Our Farmers will do better, faster, and starving nations can now be helped. Waivers on some products will be granted, or go to new source!”  –Donald […]

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5/10/2019

AGRICULTURE/CHINA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….If we bought 15 Billion Dollars of Agriculture from our Farmers, far more than China buys now, we would have more than 85 Billion Dollars left over for new Infrastructure, Healthcare, or anything else. China would greatly slow down, and we would automatically speed up!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 10, 2019 6:22 […]

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5/10/2019

TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Tariffs will bring in FAR MORE wealth to our Country than even a phenomenal deal of the traditional kind. Also, much easier & quicker to do. Our Farmers will do better, faster, and starving nations can now be helped. Waivers on some products will be granted, or go to new source!” –Donald […]

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5/10/2019

AGRICULTURE/CHINA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….agricultural products from our Great Farmers, in larger amounts than China ever did, and ship it to poor & starving countries in the form of humanitarian assistance. In the meantime we will continue to negotiate with China in the hopes that they do not again try to redo deal!”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]

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5/10/2019

AGRICULTURE/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Tariffs will bring in FAR MORE wealth to our country than even a phenomenal deal of the traditional kind. Also, much easier & quicker to do. Our Farmers will do better, faster, and starving nations can now be helped. Waivers on some products will be granted, or go to new source!”  –Donald […]

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5/10/2019

AGRICULTURE/CHINA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….If we bought 15 Billion Dollars of Agriculture from our Farmers, far more than China buys now, we would have more than 85 Billion Dollars left over for new Infrastructure, Healthcare, or anything else. China would greatly slow down, and we would automatically speed up!”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 10, 2019 5:53 […]

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5/10/2019

CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Talks with China continue in a very congenial manner – there is absolutely no need to rush – as Tariffs are NOW being paid to the United States by China of 25% on 250 Billion Dollars worth of goods & products. These massive payments go directly to the Treasury of the U.S…….” […]

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5/10/2019

CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….The process has begun to place additional Tariffs at 25% on the remaining 325 Billion Dollars. The U.S. only sells China approximately 100 Billion Dollars of goods & products, a very big imbalance. With the over 100 Billion Dollars in Tariffs that we take in, we will buy…..”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May […]

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5/10/2019

TRUMP BUSINESS/TRUMP TAXES: “Donald Trump reported more than $1 billion in real estate losses on his tax returns from 1985 to 1994, The New York Times revealed this week. Those losses allowed him to avoid paying any income tax for eight of the 10 years that were reviewed. The Times investigation offered a detailed portrait […]

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5/9/2019

CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A consequential round of trade talks between the United States and China began with smiles and a dinner Thursday evening in Washington. Yet the outward optimism did not appear to translate into a last-minute agreement that could stave off a planned increase in tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods. Without […]

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5/9/2019

BORDER/DHS/ICE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration will start piloting a Rapid DNA testing program at the US-Mexico border in an attempt to ‘identify and prosecute individuals posing as families,’ two Department of Homeland Security officials told CNN. The pilot will reportedly run for two to three days to ‘assess the usefulness of this technology in […]

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5/9/2019

CHINA/ECONOMY/ELECTION/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is gambling that the American economy can stomach even steeper tariffs on China as he heads toward a 2020 reelection bid. As trade talks between Washington and Beijing started to fall apart this week, the president’s top trade and economic advisers were urging Trump to move forward with the […]

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5/9/2019

2016 ELECTION/FBI/HILLARY CLINTON/JAMES COMEY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Former FBI Director James Comey said Thursday [5-9-19] that it is possible the Russians have leverage over President Donald Trump…Comey was speaking at a town hall two years after Trump had fired him, citing Comey’s handling of the probe into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server. The […]

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5/9/2019

FBI/JAMES COMEY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “James Comey is a disgrace to the FBI & will go down as the worst Director in its long and once proud history. He brought the FBI down, almost all Republicans & Democrats thought he should be FIRED, but the FBI will regain greatness because of the great men & women […]

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5/9/2019

DEFENSE/MILITARY/NOMINATION/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s choice of Pat Shanahan as permanent Defense secretary sets the stage for a Senate showdown on his rocky tenure as acting Pentagon chief — as well as Trump’s own stewardship of military affairs. The confirmation process, which could begin within weeks, is likely to reignite questions about ethics and […]

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5/9/2019

FEDERAL FUNDING/GOP/NATURAL DISASTERS/PUERTO RICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Congressional Republicans on Thursday [5-9-19] floated a new disaster aid proposal to Democrats to break the logjam over Puerto Rico, but it is unlikely to end the bitter, monthslong stalemate that has frustrated both parties, according to multiple aides. The Republicans’ latest funding offer would add billions of dollars […]

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5/9/2019

SPORTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @WhiteHouse: President @realDonaldTrump hosted the 2018 World Series Champions, the Boston @RedSox, at the White House! https://t.co/68f…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 9, 2019 8:38 pm […]

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5/9/2019

DEMS/MEDIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “RT @seanhannity: HANNITY IS ON LIVE with The Great One @MarkLevinShow! We’ll break down the Democrats’ disregard for the rule of law and Hi…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 9, 2019 8:36 pm […]

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5/9/2019

TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @VP: Great to be at R&J Johnson Farms in Glyndon, Minnesota today! Since the earliest days of our administration, @POTUS has promised t…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 9, 2019 8:31 pm […]

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5/9/2019

CONGRESS/IRAN/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WAR: “When the White House suddenly announced this past week that it was deploying a Navy carrier strike group and a bomber task force to send a message to Iran, it framed the decision as having a clear and urgent reason. The announcement, issued Sunday [5-5-19] night by national security adviser John Bolton, […]

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5/9/2019

ATTORNEY GENERAL/DEMS/INVESTIGATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Sen. Kamala Harris Thursday asked Attorney General William Barr to clarify whether President Donald Trump ever pressured Barr to open an investigation into any individual. The letter comes hours after Trump called for former Secretary of State John Kerry to be prosecuted for violating the Logan Act by negotiation with […]

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5/9/2019

NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “North Korea launched short-range ballistic missiles on Thursday [5-9-19] for the second time in a week, prompting President Trump to acknowledge that ‘nobody’s happy’ about the implications for his diplomatic effort to denuclearize the country. Hours before the president’s comments, the United States said it had seized a North Korean ship […]

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5/9/2019

DONALD JR/GOP/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Donald Trump Jr.’s political allies launched an all-out war against the Republican-led Senate Intelligence Committee, turning several Republican senators Thursday [5-9-19] against the panel’s chairman amid news that he subpoenaed testimony from the president’s son. The broadsides included tweets targeting the Republican chairman, Senator Richard M. Burr of North Carolina, […]

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5/9/2019

DEMS/HOUSE OF REPS/LEGISLATION/OBAMACARE/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Returning to a central issue of the 2018 campaign, House Democrats on Thursday [5-9-19] passed legislation to reverse Trump administration rules that allow expansion of health care plans that do not have to comply with the Affordable Care Act’s mandated coverage of pre-existing medical conditions. The vote — 230 […]

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5/9/2019

CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump escalated his trade war with China on Friday [5-10-19] morning, raising tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods and taking steps to tax nearly all of China’s imports as punishment for what he said was Beijing’s attempt to ‘renegotiate’ a trade deal. Mr. Trump’s decision to proceed with the […]

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5/9/2019

CHINA/ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A week ago, the United States and China looked as if they were going to reach a deal to end their trade war. Today, they are trying to salvage their many months of negotiations. Vice Premier Liu He, a senior Chinese economic policy maker, is set to begin two days of […]

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5/9/2019

ATTORNEY GENERAL/CONGRESS/DEMS/NANCY PELOSI/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump said Thursday [5-9-19] that he would leave it to Attorney General William P. Barr to decide whether the special counsel testifies before Congress, a concession of sorts after Speaker Nancy Pelosi declared the country in a ‘constitutional crisis’ over the president’s blanket refusal to cooperate with the […]

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5/9/2019

DEFENSE/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Trump will nominate Patrick M. Shanahan as his second defense secretary, trying to cement the acting Pentagon chief against an expected challenging battle with lawmakers and Defense Department officials skeptical of him, White House officials said on Thursday [5-9-19]. The announcement, in a tweet from Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the White […]

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5/9/2019

DONALD JR/GOP/INTELLIGENCE/SENATE/TRUMP FAMILY: “Donald Trump Jr.’s political allies launched an all-out war against the Republican-led Senate Intelligence Committee, turning several Republican senators Thursday [5-9-19] against the panel’s chairman amid news that he subpoenaed testimony from the president’s son. The broadsides included tweets targeting the Republican chairman, Senator Richard M. Burr of North Carolina, calls from […]

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5/9/2019

IMMIGRATION/JARED KUSHNER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House is considering including mandatory nationwide E-Verify in its proposal to reform the legal immigration system, according to three people briefed on the plan. The largely voluntary electronic system allows businesses to check the work authorization of their employees. Making E-Verify mandatory is a high priority for advocates who […]

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5/9/2019

CHINA/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I want to get along with Russia and I want to get along with China, because I’m smart. Stupid people don’t want to get along. Because I’m smart.” -Donald Trump, “Remarks by President Trump on Ending Surprise Medical Billing,” whitehouse.gov, May 9, 2019 […]

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5/9/2019

DEMS/GOP/LEGISLATION/NATURAL DISASTER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “House Republicans should not vote for the BAD DEMOCRAT Disaster Supplemental Bill which hurts our States, Farmers & Border Security. Up for vote tomorrow. We want to do much better than this. All sides keep working and send a good BILL for immediate signing!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 9, 2019 6:11 […]

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5/9/2019

DRUGS/HIV-AIDS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Great news today: My Administration just secured a historic donation of HIV prevention drugs from Gilead to help expand access to PrEP for the uninsured and those at risk. Will help us achieve our goal of ending the HIV epidemic in America! https://t.co/wux5QasWgW” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 9, 2019 5:34 pm […]

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5/9/2019

IRAN/MILITARY/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Days after he redirected warships toward their coast and spurred talk of U.S. military action against them, President Donald Trump says he wants to hold nuclear talks with the Iranians — and that he can help their economy get ‘back to great shape.’ Trump’s call for talks, uttered at least three times […]

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5/9/2019

ATTORNEY GENERAL/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who was ousted after President Donald Trump spent more than a year complaining about the Russia probe, on Thursday [5-9-19] praised Rod Rosenstein’s handling of that investigation at a farewell ceremony for his former deputy. Rosenstein is leaving the Justice Department in the wake […]

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5/9/2019

DONALD JR/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee has subpoenaed one of the president’s sons, Donald Trump Jr., to answer questions about his contacts with Russia, two congressional sources said on Wednesday. The panel, which along with the Senate is controlled by Trump’s fellow Republicans, wants to question Trump Jr. about testimony he […]

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5/9/2019

DEFENSE/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump plans to nominate acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan, a former Boeing Co executive, as his defense secretary, breaking with tradition by choosing a Pentagon chief who made a career at a top defense company, the White House said on Thursday [5-9-19]. Shanahan had been under investigation by the […]

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