4/30/2019

ATTORNEY GENERAL/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Special counsel Robert Mueller wrote a letter to Attorney General William Barr last month complaining that a four-page memo Barr wrote characterizing Mueller’s findings ‘did not fully capture the context, nature, and substance’ of the Russia investigation, two senior Justice Department officials confirmed to POLITICO on Tuesday [4-30-19]. Mueller […]

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4/30/2019

DEMS/EMOLUMENTS/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A lawsuit from Democratic members of Congress over Trump business earnings from foreign governments while President Donald Trump is in the White House can continue to move forward, a federal judge decided on Tuesday [4-30-19]. The ruling, which firmly rebukes the President’s arguments, will empower Congress if they seek more information about […]

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4/30/2019

FEDERAL RESERVE/GOP/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The conservative commentator Stephen Moore’s chance at confirmation to the Federal Reserve Board teetered on Tuesday [4-30-19] after one Republican senator said it was unlikely she would support him and multiple Republican senators began to publicly question whether the problematic favorite of President Trump would have enough votes if nominated. Senator […]

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4/30/2019

ATTORNEY GENERAL/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel, wrote a letter in late March to Attorney General William P. Barr objecting to his early description of the Russia investigation’s conclusions that appeared to clear President Trump on possible obstruction of justice, according to the Justice Department and three people with […]

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4/30/2019

ECONOMY/FEDERAL RESERVE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Federal Reserve officials are poised to disappoint President Trump at the conclusion of their two-day policy meeting on Wednesday [5-1-19], with the central bank expected to leave interest rates unchanged despite Mr. Trump’s repeated calls for it to start cutting rates. Mr. Trump has criticized the Fed’s 2018 interest rate increases […]

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4/30/2019

LAWSUIT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “Over two decades, Deutsche Bank lent Donald J. Trump billions of dollars, even as his tarnished financial record put him off limits for most of Wall Street…Now, Deutsche Bank is putting the president on the defensive. Lawyers for the bank have spent months cooperating with investigators from two Democratic-controlled congressional committees, which issued […]

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4/30/2019

DEMS/HOUSE OF REPS/IMPEACHMENT/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP FAMILY: “The Trump family lawsuit to block oversight of its finances has House Democrats scrambling to confront what many see as the gravest threat to congressional independence since the Nixon era, reviving internal debate over the ultimate weapon in the Democrats’ arsenal: impeachment. For nearly two weeks, Democrats have debated […]

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4/30/2019

DEMS/INFRASTRUCTURE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Democratic congressional leaders emerged from a meeting at the White House on Tuesday [4-30-19] and announced that President Trump had agreed to pursue a $2 trillion infrastructure plan to upgrade the nation’s highways, railroads, bridges and broadband. Senator Chuck Schumer, the minority leader, said that there had been ‘good will’ in the […]

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4/30/2019

EGYPT/MUSLIMS/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House is pushing to issue an order that would designate the Muslim Brotherhood a foreign terrorist organization, bringing the weight of American sanctions against a storied and influential Islamist political movement with millions of members across the Middle East, according to officials familiar with the matter. The White House directed […]

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4/30/2019

ELECTION/JOE BIDEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Joe Biden has visited Iowa countless times over 32 years, in previous presidential bids and as vice president. But Tuesday [4-30-19] was the first time he arrived in the state as the Democratic front-runner. And in his first stops in eastern Iowa, Biden acted as if he was already in a […]

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4/30/2019

ATTORNEY GENERAL/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Nearly 20 years before William Barr heralded the end of the special counsel’s probe of President Donald Trump, the attorney general laid out his complaints about special prosecutors: They have ‘no ultimate accountability,’ are unconstrained by resources and are often ‘driven to find something’ to justify themselves. The little noticed […]

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4/30/2019

CAMPAIGN/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Three watchdog groups on Tuesday [4-30-19] urged federal campaign regulators to pursue civil penalties against President Donald Trump’s campaign, saying special counsel Robert Mueller’s team had created a ‘roadmap’ for action. Mueller’s team did not charge Donald Trump Jr. and other campaign aides with breaking any laws by participating in a […]

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4/30/2019

ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Two Republican senators who have been vocal supporters of former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld won’t say If they are open to backing his insurgent run for the Republican presidential nomination against President Donald Trump. The silence by Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Mitt Romney of Utah is an indication of […]

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4/30/2019

DEMS/IMPEACHMENT/NANCY PELOSI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her leadership team are nowhere close to launching impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump — with the chances diminishing as the 2020 election moves ever closer. Democratic lawmakers and senior aides say Pelosi and her deputies are unmoved despite a groundswell of impeachment talk among rank-and-file members […]

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4/30/2019

CONGRESS/DEMS/IMPEACHMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Key House Democrats who have avoided questions about impeachment in the past say that President Donald Trump could be exposing himself to another potential avenue for impeachment by obstructing congressional investigations. The White House’s all-out refusal to cooperate with the House Democratic investigations have some Democrats questioning whether Trump’s blatant disregard for […]

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4/30/2019

SPORTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Today, it was my great honor to welcome and host the 2018 @NASCAR Cup Series Champion, @JoeyLogano and @Team_Penske to the @WhiteHouse! https://t.co/ExCangG6Kc” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 30, 2019 6:21 pm […]

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4/30/2019

ATTORNEY GENERAL/CONGRESS/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP PEOPLE: “On the eve of Attorney General William Barr’s testimony on a redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report, only two lawmakers have set eyes on secret information that Barr withheld from public view. Barr offered access to a less-redacted version of the report to just 12 members of Congress — […]

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4/30/2019

RELIGION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “For his closest advisers, President Donald Trump is a godsend — literally. Trump’s campaign manager says the president was sent by God to save the country. The White House press secretary thinks God wanted Trump to be president. And the secretary of State believes it’s possible that Trump is on a […]

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4/30/2019

CONGRESS/DEMS/EMOLUMENTS/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A U.S. federal judge ruled on Tuesday [4-30-19] that Democrats in Congress can move forward with a lawsuit accusing President Donald Trump of violating the law by accepting gifts or payments from foreign governments through his businesses. U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan denied a motion by Trump to dismiss the lawsuit filed […]

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4/30/2019

CUBA/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….embargo, together with highest-level sanctions, will be placed on the island of Cuba. Hopefully, all Cuban soldiers will promptly and peacefully return to their island!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 30, 2019 4:09 pm […]

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4/30/2019

CUBA/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VENEZUELA: “If Cuban Troops and Militia do not immediately CEASE military and other operations for the purpose of causing death and destruction to the Constitution of Venezuela, a full and complete….”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 30, 2019 4:09 pm […]

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4/30/2019

DHS/GOP/SENATE/TRANSPORTATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is set to meet with Republican senators on Wednesday [5-1-19] over a proposal to waive rules that only U.S.-flagged ships can move natural gas from American ports to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Northeast. The nearly 100-year-old Jones Act mandates the use of U.S.-flagged vessels to transport merchandise between […]

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4/30/2019

ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….up like a rocket if we did some lowering of rates, like one point, and some quantitative easing. Yes, we are doing very well at 3.2% GDP, but with our wonderfully low inflation, we could be setting major records &, at the same time, make our National Debt start to look small!” […]

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4/30/2019

CHINA/ECONOMY/FEDERAL RESERVE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China is adding great stimulus to its economy while at the same time keeping interest rates low. Our Federal Reserve has incessantly lifted interest rates, even though inflation is very low, and instituted a very big dose of quantitative tightening. We have the potential to go…”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 30, […]

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4/30/2019

DEMS/EMOLUMENTS/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “Democratic lawmakers scored another victory Tuesday [4-30-19] in their lawsuit accusing President Donald Trump of violating the Constitution by doing business with foreign governments. U.S. District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan rejected the Justice Department’s argument that the term ‘emolument’ in the Constitution should be read narrowly to apply to payments that […]

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4/30/2019

TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VENEZUELA: “President Donald Trump and his top aides on Tuesday [4-30-19] swiftly endorsed an attempted government takeover in Venezuela, where opposition leaders backed by a band of rebellious soldiers are trying to oust strongman Nicolás Maduro. The day’s events were extraordinary by many measures; the U.S. even asserted that Maduro had a plane […]

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4/30/2019

ISIS/PRISONER/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We have 1,800 ISIS Prisoners taken hostage in our final battles to destroy 100% of the Caliphate in Syria. Decisions are now being made as to what to do with these dangerous prisoners….”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 30, 2019 11:31 am […]

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4/30/2019

EU/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….European countries are not helping at all, even though this was very much done for their benefit. They are refusing to take back prisoners from their specific countries. Not good!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 30, 2019 11:31 am […]

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4/30/2019

JOE BIDEN/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Joe Biden is putting his own spin on President Donald Trump’s ‘Make America Great Again’ campaign slogan…Biden, who has not been shy about his intention to criticize Trump from the outset of his campaign, ripped into the president’s handling of the country while in office…’Make America return to the essence […]

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4/30/2019

DEMS/INFRASTRUCTURE/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump and Democratic leaders agreed on Tuesday [4-30-19] to spend $2 trillion on U.S. roads, bridges, power grids, water and broadband infrastructure, while leaving the thorny details of how to pay for it all to another meeting in three weeks. The two sides met at the White House and described […]

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4/30/2019

EGYPT/MUSLIMS/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is working to designate the Muslim Brotherhood a foreign terrorist organization (FTO), the White House said on Tuesday [4-30-19], which would bring sanctions against Egypt’s oldest Islamist movement…Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi asked Trump to make the designation during an April 9 visit to Washington, a senior U.S. official […]

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4/29/2019

BETSY DEVOS/EDUCATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has presented the National Teacher of the Year award to a Virginia educator who teaches at a juvenile detention center. DeVos on Monday [4-29-19] honored Rodney Robinson and the state Teacher of the Year winners at a White House ceremony. Robinson teaches at a school inside the […]

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4/29/2019

ATTORNEY GENERAL/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein submitted his resignation Monday [4-30-19] after a two-year run defined by his appointment of a special counsel to investigate connections between President Donald Trump’s campaign and Russia. His last day will be May 11, ending a tumultuous relationship with Trump and a tenure that […]

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4/29/2019

CENSUS/COURTS/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Two years ago, at his confirmation hearings, Justice Neil M. Gorsuch said that what happens abroad should not influence American judges in constitutional cases…But last week, during arguments over whether the Trump administration may add a question on citizenship to the 2020 census, Justice Gorsuch did not hesitate to consider what he […]

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4/29/2019

FEDERAL RESERVE/NOMINATIONS/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The tide in the Senate is showing signs of turning against Stephen Moore, President Donald Trump’s pick for a seat on the Federal Reserve, with one member of Republican leadership voicing strong concern over his disparaging comments about women…Pressed for her specific objections, Ernst added: ‘Look at his writings … […]

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4/29/2019

ELECTION/JOE BIDEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Joseph R. Biden Jr. used his first address as a presidential candidate Monday [4-30-19] to sketch out his economic plans, vowing to rebuild the country’s middle class in a state that helped hand President Trump the White House three years ago. Appearing in a Teamsters hall, Mr. Biden scorned corporate greed, […]

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4/29/2019

SPORTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “The championship-winning athletes who visited the White House on Monday [4-29-19] were greeted with the typical trimmings of an Oval Office team visit: jokes, jerseys and heated platters full of Whoppers, among other things. But it was the first time in President Trump’s 27-month tenure that the athletes were exclusively women. The […]

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4/29/2019

ATTORNEY GENERAL/NEW YORK/NRA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Gov. Andrew Cuomo struck back at President Donald Trump on Monday [4-29-19] in an escalating war of words over the New York attorney general’s recently launched investigation of the National Rifle Association. In a pair of morning tweets, Trump said the NRA was ‘under siege by Cuomo and the New […]

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4/29/2019

BORDER/DRUGS/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Coyotes and Drug Cartels are in total control of the Mexico side of the Southern Border. They have labs nearby where they make drugs to sell into the U.S. Mexico, one of the most dangerous country’s in the world, must eradicate this problem now. Also, stop the MARCH to U.S.” –Donald […]

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4/29/2019

DEMS/HOUSE OF REPS/IMPEACHMENT/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A key House committee with the power to impeach President Donald Trump is moving ahead with a Thursday [5-2-19] hearing to question Attorney General William Barr about the Mueller report, even if the attorney general doesn’t show. The standoff took its latest turn Monday [4-29-19] when the Judiciary […]

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4/29/2019

ELECTION/ENDORSEMENT/JOE BIDEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Donald Trump and Joe Biden spent Monday [4-29-19] trolling each other on Twitter as the Democratic former vice president delivered the first major speech of his nascent presidential campaign. Biden accused the president of being anti-labor after Trump claimed that rank-and-file union members would back his re-election bid, especially in the key […]

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4/29/2019

CHUCK SCHUMER/INFRASTRUCTURE/NANCY PELOSI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The last time Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer met with Donald Trump it was an unequivocal disaster, culminating in the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. Now, more than four months later, the Democratic leaders and Trump say they are seeking a reset with a big infrastructure bill. But it’s […]

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4/29/2019

DEMS/ECONOMY/ELECTION/JOE BIDEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In his first official event as a 2020 presidential candidate, Joe Biden skipped past the primary on Monday [4-29-19] and went right to the general election. From the atmospherics of his first campaign rally to the substance of his speech, the former vice president delivered a carefully calibrated message: While his […]

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4/29/2019

COURTS/DHS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is calling on top immigration officials to take steps that toughen and accelerate the process for seeking asylum in the United States. In a memo issued Monday [4-29-19] evening, Trump ordered the development of regulations to bar certain asylum seekers from obtaining work authorization, impose fees on applications, speed […]

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4/29/2019

CLIMATE CHANGE/JOBS/JOE BIDEN: “We must turbocharge our efforts to address climate change that threatens communities across the country. Through clean, renewable energy and cleaner, safer, faster transportation, America will not only help the environment but provide millions of good-paying middle-class jobs.” -Joe Biden, Twitter.com, Apr. 29, 2019 5:35 pm […]

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4/29/2019

DEMS/INFRASTRUCTURE/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats will meet Tuesday [4-30-19] in search of a fix for the nation’s crumbling infrastructure, but they’ll first have to swerve around an escalating battle over special counsel Robert Mueller’s report. The meeting, which will mark the first time Trump has hosted Democratic leaders since an acrimonious gathering during the […]

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4/29/2019

JOBS/JOE BIDEN/PENNSYLVANIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Pittsburgh jobless rate hits lowest point since the early 1970s (maybe even better than that) and Sleepy Joe just had his first rally there. Fact is, every economic aspect of our Country is the best it has ever been! https://t.co/kWriC0DIuW”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 29, 2019 6:13 pm […]

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4/29/2019

INVESTIGATIONS/NRA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Three days after addressing the National Rifle Association convention, President Donald Trump told the NRA on Monday [4-29-19] to straighten out in the wake of a leadership crisis and a high-profile investigation into its finances…Turmoil marked the NRA convention in Indianapolis as President Oliver North announced he would not seek a second term and expressed […]

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4/29/2019

ANTI-SEMITISM/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The New York Times has apologized for the terrible Anti-Semitic Cartoon, but they haven’t apologized to me for this or all of the Fake and Corrupt news they print on a daily basis. They have reached the lowest level of ‘journalism,’ and certainly a low point in @nytimes history!”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]

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4/29/2019

DEMS/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Bob Mueller was a great HERO to the Radical Left Democrats. Now that the Mueller Report is finished, with a finding of NO COLLUSION & NO OBSTRUCTION (based on a review of Report by our highly respected A.G.), the Dems are going around saying, ‘Bob who, sorry, don’t know the man.’” […]

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4/29/2019

ECONOMY/JOE BIDEN/PENNSYLVANIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Sleepy Joe Biden is having his first rally in the Great State of Pennsylvania. He obviously doesn’t know that Pennsylvania is having one of the best economic years in its history, with lowest unemployment EVER, a now thriving Steel Industry (that was dead) & great future!……..” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 29, […]

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4/29/2019

JOE BIDEN/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Media (Fake News) is pushing Sleepy Joe hard. Funny, I’m only here because of Biden & Obama. They didn’t do the job and now you have Trump, who is getting it done – big time!”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 29, 2019 9:42 am […]

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4/29/2019

UNION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I’ll never get the support of Dues Crazy union leadership, those people who rip-off their membership with ridiculously high dues, medical and other expenses while being paid a fortune. But the members love Trump. They look at our record economy, tax & reg cuts, military etc. WIN!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 29, […]

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4/29/2019

ATTORNEY GENERAL/DEMS/HOUSE OF REPS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “House Democrats signaled on Monday [4-29-19] that they would press ahead with plans to have staff lawyers question Attorney General William P. Barr on Thursday [5-2-19], despite his threat to skip the much-anticipated hearing on the work of Robert S. Mueller III if Democrats stick by that format. The […]

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4/29/2019

NEW YORK/NRA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….People are fleeing New York State because of high taxes and yes, even oppression of sorts. They didn’t even put up a fight against SALT – could have won. So much litigation. The NRA should leave and fight from the outside of this very difficult to deal with (unfair) State!” –Donald […]

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4/29/2019

ATTORNEY GENERAL/NEW YORK/NRA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The NRA is under siege by Cuomo and the New York State A.G., who are illegally using the State’s legal apparatus to take down and destroy this very important organization, & others. It must get its act together quickly, stop the internal fighting, & get back to GREATNESS – FAST!” […]

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4/29/2019

ANTI-SEMITISM/CALIFORNIA/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I spoke at length yesterday to Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein, Chabad of Poway, where I extended my warmest condolences to him and all affected by the shooting in California. What a great guy. He had a least one finger blown off, and all he wanted to do is help others. Very special!”  –Donald […]

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4/28/2019

BORDER/DEMS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Will be interviewed by @MariaBartiromo on @FoxNews at 10:00 AM. Talking about the Southern Border and how the Dems MUST act fast to change our pathetic immigration laws. Will be tough, watch!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 28, 2019 7:59 am […]

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4/27/2019

G20/JAPAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @AbeShinzo: 昨日の首脳会談、4人だけの夕食会、そして本日のゴルフと、トランプ大統領と10時間以上を共に過ごすなかで、北朝鮮問題への対応、経済、G20大阪サミット、更には世界情勢に至るまで、様々な課題についてじっくりと話をすることができました。 https://…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 27, 2019 11:12 pm […]

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4/27/2019

MEDIA/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump was exactly where he wanted to be Saturday [4-27-19]night — far away from Washington and the gala of journalists who cover his administration. As the media prepared to gather for an annual glitzy dinner that once brought together the media, the administration and Hollywood, Trump rallied thousands of supporters […]

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4/27/2019

DEMS/JOE BIDEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….for the more traditional, but not very bright, Sleepy Joe Biden. Here we go again Bernie, but this time please show a little more anger and indignation when you get screwed!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 27, 2019 10:10 pm […]

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4/27/2019

DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Democratic National Committee, sometimes referred to as the DNC, is again working its magic in its quest to destroy Crazy Bernie Sanders….” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 27, 2019 10:10 pm […]

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4/27/2019

SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “….Ever since Andrew came to my office to ask that I appoint him to the U.S. Supreme Court, and I said NO, he has been very hostile! Also asked for pardon for his friend. A good ‘pal’ of low ratings Shepard Smith.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 27, 2019 9:57 pm […]

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4/27/2019

RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Beautiful #TrumpRally tonight in Green Bay, Wisconsin with a massive crowd. Thank you for joining me, I love you! #MAGA??https://t.co/JRyhOXH7EE”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 27, 2019 8:58 pm […]

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4/27/2019

FOREIGN DIGNITARIES/GOLF/JAPAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday [4-27-19] said at a rally that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told him Japan is investing $40 billion in new car factories in the United States. Trump attended the Green Bay, Wisconsin rally after playing golf with Abe at Trump’s National Golf Club in northern […]

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4/27/2019

JAPAN/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Great day with Prime Minister @AbeShinzo of Japan. We played a quick round of golf by the beautiful Potomac River while talking Trade and many other subjects. He has now left for Japan and I am on my way to Wisconsin where a very large crowd of friends await! https://t.co/ZvyxJ8sIw2”  –Donald […]

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4/27/2019

DRUGS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We must end the Opioid Crisis. Do your part today by participating in prescription drug #TakeBackDay at over 4,000 locations across the Country! https://t.co/xvwO9fcu42 https://t.co/y96Y9MBpaz” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 27, 2019 12:05 pm […]

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4/27/2019

DRUGS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We must end the Opioid Crisis. Do your part today by participating in prescription drug #TakeBackDay at over 4,000 locations across the Country! https://t.co/09LeIplOsp https://t.co/5nVH5AT2Fw” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 27, 2019 11:41 am […]

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4/27/2019

DRUGS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @WhiteHouse: Today is National Drug Take Back Day! Find a collection site near you and join the fight against opioid abuse. https://t.co…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 27, 2019 11:23 am […]

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4/27/2019

SPORTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Congratulations to Nick Bosa on being picked number two in the NFL Draft. You will be a great player for years to come, maybe one of the best. Big Talent! San Francisco will embrace you but most importantly, always stay true to yourself. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 27, […]

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4/26/2019

GOP/NATIONAL SECURITY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Rep. Jim Jordan, the top Republican on the House Oversight Committee, is seeking to resolve a tense dispute between Democrats and the White House as part of the panel’s review of the Trump administration’s security clearance process. In a letter obtained by CNN and dated Friday [4-26-19], Jordan is asking […]

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4/26/2019

FOREIGN POLICY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “The Trump administration’s diplomatic darts this week flew as fast at friends as they did at foes. First, on Monday [4-22-19], came the end of permissions for important partner nations to buy Iranian oil without fear of American sanctions. Then, on Tuesday [4-23-19], American officials wrestled with allies over a United […]

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4/26/2019

FEDERAL RESERVE/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/WOMEN: “Stephen Moore, President Trump’s preferred choice for the Federal Reserve, has written that women should not serve in the military or serve beer at men’s basketball games — unless they look like his favorite female ESPN commentator and dress in halter tops. He has scraped through a messy divorce, failing […]

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4/26/2019

COMMERCE/ECONOMY/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Reports of the economic expansion’s death appear to have been greatly exaggerated. The United States economy surged unexpectedly in the first quarter, the Commerce Department said Friday [4-26-19], allaying concern that financial-market volatility and a prolonged government shutdown would cause a slump. That is good news for President Trump, who is counting […]

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4/26/2019

AGRICULTURE/ECONOMY/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “For decades, Denise and Tom Murray rose before 5 a.m. and shuffled through mud and snow to milk cows on the farm that has been in their family since 1939. This month, after years of falling milk prices and mounting debt, the Murrays sold their last milk cow, taking pictures while […]

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4/26/2019

ATTORNEY GENERAL/JAMES COMEY//MEDIA/OBAMA/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The deputy attorney general, Rod J. Rosenstein, attacked the Obama administration, former law enforcement officials, the press and his own critics in a fiery speech on Thursday [4-25-19] night that he used to defend his handling of the Russia investigation. Mr. Rosenstein, who appointed the special counsel to […]

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4/26/2019

GUNS/HUMAN RIGHTS/NRA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “In a speech to National Rifle Association members on Friday [4-26-19] that was part political rally and part pep talk, President Trump called himself a champion of gun rights. Then he proved it, whipping out a pen onstage to sign a letter that would effectively cease America’s involvement in an arms […]

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4/26/2019

DHS/ELECTION/FBI/INTELLIGENCE/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The F.B.I. director warned anew on Friday [4-26-19] about Russia’s continued meddling in American elections, calling it a ‘significant counterintelligence threat.’ The bureau has shifted additional agents and analysts to shore up defenses against foreign interference, according to a senior F.B.I. official. The Trump administration has come to see that Russia’s […]

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4/26/2019

ATTORNEY GENERAL/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein told President Donald Trump he would make sure Trump was treated fairly in special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe in a plea to keep his job, The Washington Post reported on Friday [4-25-19]. In September, The New York Times first reported Rosenstein discussed wearing a ‘wire’ to secretly […]

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4/26/2019

MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “On Thursday [4-26-19] night, Donald Trump did a 45-minute phone interview with Fox News’ flagship face: Sean Hannity. That, on its own, is, well, odd. The President of the United States spending 45 minutes on the phone with a conservative talk show host isn’t something that happened ever before. And may not […]

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4/26/2019

DEMS/ELECTION/JOE BIDEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Former Vice President Joe Biden is in and the race is on for the Democratic nomination for president. Now the field of 20 candidates must strategize their way forward in the take-no-prisoners era of President Donald Trump. With the leader of the free world unconstrained by niceties, unabashed in name-calling, and […]

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4/26/2019

SPORTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The University of Virginia men’s basketball team will not be celebrating its national championship with President Donald Trump at the White House, per a statement from the head coach released Friday [4-26-19]. Head coach Tony Bennett said the team has ‘received inquiries about a visit to the White House’ but will be declining […]

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4/26/2019

2020 ELECTION/JOE BIDEN: [Reporter: “Mr. President, how old is too old to be President?”] “Well, I think that — I just feel like a young man. I’m so young. I can’t believe it. I’m the youngest person. I am a young, vibrant man. I look at Joe [Biden] — I don’t know about him. I don’t […]

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4/26/2019

LEGAL/ROBERT MUELLER: “I never told Don McGahn to fire Mueller. If I wanted to fire Mueller, I would have done it myself. It’s very simple. I had the right to. And frankly, whether I did or he did, we had the absolute right to fire Mueller. In the meantime, I didn’t do it. I’m a […]

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4/26/2019

CONGRESS/DEMS/INVESTIGATIONS/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is flatly refusing to cooperate in numerous U.S. congressional probes of himself and his administration, taking a defiant stance that could trigger protracted court fights with House of Representatives Democrats. In an unprecedented step, the Trump administration has filed a lawsuit to try to block one congressional subpoena; some […]

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