RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “‘Collusion was a Hoax from day one.’ @dbongino @foxandfriends” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 6, 2019 8:41 am […]
4/6/2019
DEMS/ECONOMY/JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “‘The lowest average jobs number for any President since 1951, 4.1%. Economy doing great. If the Democrats win, it is all over.’ @Varneyco @foxandfriends I agree!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 6, 2019 8:24 am […]
4/5/2019
BORDER/DEMS/HOUSE OF REPS/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “The House sued members of President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday [4-5-19] over his emergency declaration to force funding for a border wall. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Washington, D.C., asserts Trump’s emergency acts in direct disregard of Congress’ will and disputes the president’s ability to access certain […]
4/5/2019
BORDER/DHS/ICE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “THANK YOU @DHSgov, @CBP, and @ICEgov! https://t.co/BzNwKoUJlg” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 5, 2019 8:25 pm […]
4/5/2019
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “In a press gaggle before heading off to California to boast of his new-but-not-new wall on Friday [4-5-19] President Donald Trump said that Mexico had recently increased its apprehension of migrants in response to his threat of shutting down the US southern border…During an April 4 radio interview, Tonatiuh Guillén, commissioner of […]
4/5/2019
GOP/GOVERNMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “It was as if Mark Meadows were watching a political car crash in slow motion. In November 2018, when House Republicans lost their legislative majority, it rendered him a bit player in Donald Trump’s Washington. Then in late November and early December, a more paralyzing fear began to creep into his […]
4/5/2019
2020 ELECTION/JOE BIDEN: “No, I don’t see Joe Biden as a threat. No. I don’t see him as a threat. I think he’s only a threat to himself… I just don’t see him as a threat. He’s been there a long time. His record is not good. He’d have to run on the Obama failed […]
4/5/2019
ECONOMY/FEDERAL RESERVE/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said on Friday [4-5-19] the U.S. Federal Reserve should lower interest rates and take other unconventional measures to ease pressure on an economy that he said they slowed down…The U.S. president also suggested that the central bank pursue an unconventional monetary policy called ‘quantitative easing’ that was used […]
4/5/2019
ELECTION/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/OBAMACARE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We don’t know what will emerge as President Trump’s plan to replace Obamacare, which he has promised to unveil immediately after the 2020 elections. But he has recently endorsed several proposals, and they could provide clues. Over the last two weeks, he has sought to re-emphasize health care as an issue, […]
4/5/2019
ECONOMY/FEDERAL RESERVE/LABOR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump on Friday [4-5-19] called on the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates and take additional steps to stimulate economic growth, his latest attempt to put the traditionally independent central bank under his thumb. Speaking to reporters before traveling to the southwestern border, the president once again criticized the Fed’s […]
4/5/2019
BORDER/CALIFORNIA/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump traveled to this small border town two hours east of San Diego on Friday [4-5-19] to highlight what he and his aides say is an out-of-control crisis caused by a surge of Central American families who have overwhelmed law enforcement facilities at the border. Just a day after retreating from […]
4/5/2019
LEGAL/TREASURY/TRUMP TAXES: “President Trump’s personal lawyer on Friday [4-5-19] asserted Mr. Trump’s right as a citizen to keep his tax returns private and told the Treasury Department not to hand the returns over to House Democrats, foreshadowing what has the potential to be a far-reaching legal fight that could reach the Supreme Court. The lawyer, […]
4/5/2019
BORDER/MIKE PENCE/NAFTA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s announcement Thursday [4-4-19] that he would be willing to sideline a new trilateral trade pact with Canada and Mexico — a move that would allow him to impose the auto tariffs he has been threatening to unveil — couldn’t have come at a worse time for Mike […]
4/5/2019
DEMS/TREASURY/TRUMP TAXES: “A lawyer for President Donald Trump is urging the Treasury Department to reject House Democrats’ demands for Trump’s tax returns. In a letter released Friday [4-5-19], William Consovoy said the administration should deny the request because lawmakers do not have a legislative reason for seeking the returns. Democrats merely want the president’s confidential […]
4/5/2019
BORDER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @WhiteHouse: Thank you to all of the brave men and women of CBP who protect our country each and every day. https://t.co/jpW7B5NK6p” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 5, 2019 6:10 pm […]
4/5/2019
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VENEZUELA: “RT @VP: The struggle in Venezuela is between dictatorship and democracy, and freedom has the momentum. Nicolas Maduro is a dictator with no…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 5, 2019 6:09 pm […]
4/5/2019
BORDER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @Scavino45: ?Happening Now: President @realDonaldTrump at the Southern Border with the great men and women who protect our country 24/7…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 5, 2019 6:08 pm […]
4/5/2019
MEXICO/NAFTA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In walking back his threat to close the US-Mexico border, President Donald Trump said Friday [4-5-19] he would override his pending US-Mexico-Canada Agreement to impose a 25% tariff on cars made south of the border if Mexico doesn’t help stem the flow of undocumented immigrants into the United States. After making a […]
4/5/2019
TRUMP PEOPLE: “Congratulations David, a very big deal! https://t.co/ymtI2ueAgA” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 5, 2019 6:06 pm […]
4/5/2019
ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @WhiteHouse: Americans will write our own economic destiny. Never believe the pessimists: Pro-growth, pro-worker policies work. America…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 5, 2019 6:05 pm […]
4/5/2019
BORDER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Just checked out the new Wall on the Border – GREAT! Leaving now for L.A.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 5, 2019 5:16 pm […]
4/5/2019
DHS/ICE/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump is pulling the nomination of Ron Vitiello to lead US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, saying he wants to go in a ‘tougher direction’ — a move that came at the urging of White House senior adviser Stephen Miller…Miller directly lobbied Trump to pull the nomination, two White House […]
4/5/2019
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/MEDICAID/OBAMACARE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As President Donald Trump continues to make clear that he wants to kill the Affordable Care Act, new research suggests that a big part of the ACA — the expansion of the Medicaid program — was linked with fewer cardiovascular-related deaths in counties where expansion took place. Between 2010 and 2016, […]
4/5/2019
BORDER/CALIFORNIA/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Join me in California for a Roundtable on Immigration and Border Security! https://t.co/hLV86lWTtA” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 5, 2019 3:33 pm […]
4/5/2019
CALIFORNIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Just arrived in Calexico, California! https://t.co/lTChNxsHj6” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 5, 2019 2:10 pm […]
4/5/2019
DEMS/HOUSE OF REPS/TRUMP TAXES: “An attorney for President Donald Trump on Friday [4-5-19] blasted U.S. House Democrats’ request for six years of Trump’s tax returns as ‘a misguided attempt’ to politicize the tax laws, accusing lawmakers of harassment and interference in IRS audits. In a statement that mapped out the legal battlefield ahead, William Consovoy […]
4/5/2019
BORDER/CALIFORNIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Will soon be landing in Calexico, California to look at a portion of the new WALL being built on our Southern Border. Within two years we will have close to 400 miles built or under construction & keeping our Country SAFE – not easy when the Dems are always fighting to stop […]
4/5/2019
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The press is doing everything within their power to fight the magnificence of the phrase, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! They can’t stand the fact that this Administration has done more than virtually any other Administration in its first 2yrs. They are truly the ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 5, […]
4/5/2019
TRUMP TAXES: [Reporter:”We’ve seen the letter that your lawyers have sent about your tax returns. Is there anything you’d like to say about it, explain?”] “Nothing whatsoever. Nothing whatsoever. I have nothing to say about it. I got elected. They elected me. Now they keep going. I’m under audit. When you’re under audit, you don’t […]
4/5/2019
JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “‘America Created 196,000 Jobs in March, Beating Expectations for 170,000’ https://t.co/TQ2LecXgfi” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 5, 2019 11:58 am […]
4/5/2019
JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I’ve employed thousands of Electrical Workers. They will be voting for me!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 5, 2019 11:44 am […]
4/5/2019
COURTS/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Congratulations to Brian Hagedorn on his big surprise win over a well funded Liberal Democrat in the Great State of Wisconsin for a very important Supreme Court seat. Republicans are producing big for Wisconsin!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 5, 2019 11:43 am […]
4/5/2019
ECONOMY/FEDERAL RESERVE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Friday [4-5-19] called on the Federal Reserve to take drastic action to support the U.S. economy, about an hour after new data showed strong jobs numbers and healthy wage growth…He also said the central bank should restart its bond-buying program known as ‘quantitative easing,’ a measure taken […]
4/5/2019
JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “JOBS! JOBS! JOBS! https://t.co/3tukVpJpzN” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 5, 2019 11:03 am […]
4/5/2019
AUTO INDUSTRY/BORDER/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump walked back his threat to shut down the U.S.-Mexico border Thursday [4-4-19], letting Mexico off with a ‘one-year warning,’ POLITICO’s Caitlin Oprysko reports. ‘The only thing frankly better, but less drastic than closing the border, is to tariff the cars coming in,’ the president told reporters at the […]
4/5/2019
BORDER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Heading to the Southern Border to show a section of the new Wall being built! Leaving now!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 5, 2019 8:22 am […]
4/5/2019
BORDER/DRUGS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….This will supersede USMCA. Likewise I am looking at an economic penalty for the 500 Billion Dollars in illegal DRUGS that are shipped and smuggled through Mexico and across our Southern Border. Over 100,00 Americans die each year, sooo many families destroyed!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 5, 2019 8:19 am […]
4/5/2019
IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….However, if for any reason Mexico stops apprehending and bringing the illegals back to where they came from, the U.S. will be forced to Tariff at 25% all cars made in Mexico and shipped over the Border to us. If that doesn’t work, which it will, I will close the Border…….” –Donald […]
4/5/2019
MEDIA/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Crazed and Dishonest Washington Post again purposely got it wrong. Mexico, for the first time in decades, is meaningfully apprehending illegals at THEIR Southern Border, before the long march up to the U.S. This is great and the way it should be. The big flow will stop…….” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April […]
4/5/2019
CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday [4-5-19] would not predict that a trade deal with China will be reached, even though talks are moving very well along with China. Trump spoke to reporters at the White House after an intense round of trade talks in Washington to hammer out an agreement […]
4/5/2019
ECONOMY/FEDERAL RESERVE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said on Friday [4-5-19] the U.S. Federal Reserve should lower interest rates and take other unconventional measures to ease pressure on an economy that he said they slowed down…The U.S. president also suggested that the central bank pursue an unconventional monetary policy called ‘quantitative easing’ that was used […]
4/5/2019
DEMS/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “‘Trolling the Mueller Report. Democrats Lost On Collusion. Now They’re Inventing A Coverup.’ @WSJopinion James Freeman @LouDobbs” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 5, 2019 6:58 am […]
4/5/2019
BORDER/MEXICO/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said on Friday [4-5-19] he is considering an economic penalty apart from tariffs to counter the smuggling of drugs from Mexico across the southern U.S. border. ‘Likewise I am looking at an economic penalty for the 500 Billion Dollars in illegal DRUGS that are shipped and smuggled through Mexico […]
4/4/2019
JOE BIDEN/SOCIAL MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump posted a mocking video of former Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday, poking fun at the potential candidate’s recent explanation that his propensity for touching other people was about making a “human connection…Trump’s video includes a cut out of Biden meandering around behind the former vice president – […]
4/4/2019
BORDER/DHS/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said on Thursday [4-4-19] that the agency is in ‘disaster response’ as a result of a steep uptick of migrants at the southern border…Administration officials have been sounding the alarm over the increase in migrants at the southern border, underscoring the change in demographics as one […]
4/4/2019
CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Thursday [4-4-19] hinted the United States and China may be inching closer to finalizing a deal to end a year-long trade impasse between the world’s two largest economic superpowers within weeks. Speaking in the Oval Office, the President said a trade agreement, which he described as ‘the […]
4/4/2019
DEMS/HOUSE OF REPS/TRUMP BUSINESS: “Three powerful House committee chairs asked Capital One for documents last month related to President Donald Trump’s business empire — and the financial giant said it was already preserving documents but needs a subpoena in order to comply, according to letters obtained by POLITICO. The March 11 request from House Oversight and […]
4/4/2019
FEDERAL RESERVE/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump said Thursday [4-4-19] that he’s recommending Herman Cain, a former pizza executive who dropped his bid for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination amid sexual harassment allegations, for a seat on the Federal Reserve Board…The announcement comes weeks after Trump floated another nominee to fill an open seat […]
4/4/2019
CABINET/TRUMP PEOPLE: “I am pleased to announce that Jovita Carranza will be nominated as the new @SBAgov Administrator. She will be replacing Linda McMahon, who has done an outstanding job. Jovita was a great Treasurer of the United States – and I look forward to her joining my Cabinet!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 4, 2019 […]
4/4/2019
AUTO INDUSTRY/BORDER/DRUGS/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Days after threatening to close the U.S. border with Mexico, President Donald Trump suggested Thursday [4-4-19] that his administration would slap tariffs on autos long before it considered sealing the nation off from its southern neighbor. ‘I don’t think we’ll ever have to close the border,’ Trump said in the Oval Office. Trump’s […]
4/4/2019
JOE BIDEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “President Trump, ignoring his own troubled history with women and bragging about sexual misconduct, went after Joseph R. Biden Jr. via Twitter on Thursday [4-4-19], posting a video that mocked the former vice president for his handsy approach to politicking. The 15-second clip tweeted Thursday by Mr. Trump — accompanied by […]
4/4/2019
BORDER/DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “.@ByronYork: ‘How bad does border have to be for Democrats to admit it’s an emergency?’ https://t.co/6LOPQQEKtP” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 4, 2019 6:47 pm […]
4/4/2019
TRUMP PEOPLE: “‘Conservative support for Trump wall soars to 99 percent’ https://t.co/Tblpox8Nsg” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 4, 2019 6:45 pm […]
4/4/2019
BORDER/DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “‘Democrats need to help fix the border crisis or get out of Trump’s way’” https://t.co/IlQ8rbjlfg” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 4, 2019 6:42 pm […]
4/4/2019
BUDGET/DEMS/GOP/NATURAL DISASTER/PUERTO RICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump received a ring from an unusual caller on Wednesday [4-3-19] evening: Democratic Sen. Doug Jones. The vulnerable Alabama Democrat urged Trump to accept more money for Puerto Rico as a way to unstick a $13 billion disaster aid bill that’s stalled in the Senate. But Trump so […]
4/4/2019
BORDER/HOUSE OF REPS/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “The Democrat-controlled House of Representatives will join a growing list of organizations mounting legal challenges to President Donald Trump’s national emergency declaration on the border, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday [4-4-19]. The lawsuit was approved with a 3-2 vote along party lines by the House Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group. The […]
4/4/2019
CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said Thursday [4-4-19] that talks with China on a comprehensive trade agreement continue to make progress, but there is still no date for a summit meeting where he and Chinese President Xi Jinping could finalize a deal…After making that statement, Trump turned to his chief negotiator, U.S. Trade […]
4/4/2019
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Thank you @Trish_Regan! https://t.co/6CyCpHnR6x” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 4, 2019 5:55 pm […]
4/4/2019
FEDERAL RESERVE/NOMINATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Mitt Romney is not particularly impressed with the idea of Herman Cain joining the Federal Reserve, though President Donald Trump is pushing forward on the possible nomination. In an interview, the Utah Republican senator brushed off the prospect of Trump following through and officially nominating Cain: ‘I doubt that will […]
3/4/2019
DEMS/HOUSE OF REPS/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Democrats in the House of Representatives are gearing up to issue subpoenas to try to obtain Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s full report on Russia’s role in the 2016 U.S. election and President Donald Trump’s actions related to the inquiry. The question is: how successful will they be? Attorney […]
4/4/2019
FOREIGN POLICY/HOUSE OF REPS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WAR: “The House on Thursday [4-4-19] approved a measure to cut off U.S. support for the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen’s bloody civil war, in yet another harsh, bipartisan rebuke of President Donald Trump’s foreign policy. Trump is expected to veto the measure, which passed with support from Republicans and Democrats […]
4/4/2019
AUTO INDUSTRY/BORDER/DRUGS/MEXICO/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump eased off his threat to shut down the U.S.-Mexico border, instead giving Mexico a ‘one-year warning’ and threatening to first impose auto tariffs before closing the border. ‘The only thing frankly better, but less drastic than closing the border, is to tariff the cars coming in,’ he told […]
4/4/2019
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “WELCOME BACK JOE! https://t.co/b2NbBSX3sx” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 4, 2019 12:53 pm […]
4/4/2019
DRUGS/LEGISLATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Sen. Cory Gardner said Thursday [4-4-19] that President Donald Trump told him he’d sign legislation to ensure states can decide for themselves whether to legalize marijuana, but that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell needs some more convincing. The Colorado Republican, along with Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), reintroduced their bicameral bill Thursday. The […]
4/4/2019
AUTO INDISTRY/BORDER/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s threat to close the U.S.-Mexico border to all trade would have an almost immediate and devastating impact on U.S. automotive and auto parts production and employment. The North American auto industry is highly integrated, and U.S. producers rely on over $113 billion in automotive and parts imports and nearly $36 billion in […]
4/4/2019
MEDIA/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The New York Times had no legitimate sources, which would be totally illegal, concerning the Mueller Report. In fact, they probably had no sources at all! They are a Fake News paper who have already been forced to apologize for their incorrect and very bad reporting on me!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
4/4/2019
DEMS/INFRASTRUCTURE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Donald Trump is in the same boat as Democratic leaders: They’re all under increasing pressure to do something about the aging infrastructure of the nation’s bridges. The recently released annual report by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association, based on an analysis of data from the Department of Transportation, paints a […]
4/4/2019
DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “There is nothing we can ever give to the Democrats that will make them happy. This is the highest level of Presidential Harassment in the history of our Country!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 4, 2019 7:46 am […]
4/4/2019
BORDER/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey softened his stance on a possible U.S.-Mexico border closure after meeting with President Donald Trump on Wednesday [4-3-19], saying he would support Trump if he opted for a shutdown but hoped any closure would be ‘as short as possible.’ The Oval Office meeting came two days after […]
4/4/2019
DEMS/POLLS/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “According to polling, few people seem to care about the Russian Collusion Hoax, but some Democrats are fighting hard to keep the Witch Hunt alive. They should focus on legislation or, even better, an investigation of how the ridiculous Collusion Delusion got started – so illegal!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 4, […]
4/4/2019
CHINA/ECONOMY/FEDERAL RESERVE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Despite the unnecessary and destructive actions taken by the Fed, the Economy is looking very strong, the China and USMCA deals are moving along nicely, there is little or no Inflation, and USA optimism is very high!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 4, 2019 7:01 am […]
4/4/2019
GOLF/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “For Donald Trump, the rigid rules of golf are flexible, allowing for the kick of a wayward ball into a better location, skipping a putt that looks close enough. What’s the big deal? That is according to Rick Reilly, a former Sports Illustrated columnist who has just written the book ‘Commander in […]
4/4/2019
ENERGY [ALTERNATIVE]/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It’s no secret that President Trump really, really dislikes wind power. He’s been vocal on the subject for years, ever since a battle with Scottish officials over a plan to build what he called a ‘really ugly wind farm’ within sight of his golf resort in Aberdeen. More recently, in rallies […]
4/4/2019
CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump stopped short of announcing a final trade deal with China on Thursday [4-4-19], saying in an Oval Office meeting with the Chinese delegation that it may take another four weeks or more to secure an “epic” trade agreement. Negotiators had originally aimed to secure a deal this week during […]
4/4/2019
JOE BIDEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “President Trump, despite his own history of buying a porn star’s silence and bragging about sexual misconduct, on Thursday [4-4-19] leveled another broadside at Joseph R. Biden Jr., tweeting a meme that mocked the former vice president for putting his hands on women’s shoulders. The 15-second meme, accompanied by the text […]
4/4/2019
JOBS/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “For President Trump’s first two years in office, an unexpected rebound in manufacturing jobs helped bolster his claims that he was restoring the United States’ battered industrial sector. Now, that surge may be nearing its end — in part because of his own trade policies. American manufacturers have added nearly half […]
4/4/2019
IRS/NOMINATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Trump earlier this year asked Senator Mitch McConnell, the majority leader, to prioritize a confirmation vote for his nominee to be the chief counsel of the Internal Revenue Service, indicating that it was a higher priority than voting on the nomination of William P. Barr as attorney general, a person […]
4/4/2019
CLIMATE CHANGE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration may have shut down the government advisory committee on climate change started by President Barack Obama, but its members considered the work so important that they did not stop working. The Advisory Committee for the Sustained National Climate Assessment was created in 2015 by the Obama administration to […]
4/4/2019
DEMS/LEGAL/MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Lawyers for Michael D. Cohen, President Trump’s former personal lawyer and fixer, told congressional lawmakers in a letter on Thursday [4-4-19] that Mr. Cohen can best help their oversight inquiries if he remains out of prison to sift through millions of his documents — and they asked the help of Democrats […]
4/3/2019
BORDER/GOP/HEALTHCARE/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “His border shutdown went from imminent to uncertain. A major health care push was declared and then delayed. Funding cuts were inserted in his proposed budget and just as quickly taken out. President Donald Trump has been exploring the art of the climb-down. Trump pivoted on two big policy fronts this week, […]
4/3/2019
CENTRAL AMERICA/FOREIGN AID/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VENEZUELA: “The Trump administration is preparing an economic relief package for Venezuela that would put United States dollars directly into the hands of Venezuelans in the event that the government of President Nicolás Maduro falls. Larry Kudlow, the director of the White House’s National Economic Council, disclosed the outlines of the […]
4/3/2019
LEGAL/SOCIAL MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In recent days, President Trump has used Twitter to warn Mexico that he may close the border, to suggest that The New York Times and The Washington Post be stripped of their Pulitzer Prizes for coverage of the special counsel’s Russia investigation and to criticize the Federal Reserve for raising interest […]
4/3/2019
HOUSE OF REPS/INTELLIGENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The House Intelligence Committee has asked one of the top contractors to President Trump’s inaugural to provide it with documents about the event, a person familiar with the situation said on Wednesday, opening up a new line of inquiry into the planning and financing of the ceremonies. The committee asked […]
4/3/2019
AGRICULTURE/EDUCATION/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A coalition of states and advocacy organizations sued the Trump administration on Wednesday [4-3-19] over its rollback of school nutritional standards championed by the former first lady Michelle Obama that required students be served healthier meals. In lawsuits filed Wednesday, the groups claim that the administration illegally issued rules last year that […]
4/3/2019
HOUSE OF REPS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LEGAL/OBAMACARE/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The House voted Wednesday [4-3-19] to condemn the Trump administration for pushing a federal appeals court to obliterate the Affordable Care Act, and it urged the Justice Department to defend the law in court. The vote, 240-186, was nonbinding, but it documented the House’s support of the health […]
4/3/2019
DEMS/HOUSE OF REPS/TRUMP TAXES: “The chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, using a little-known provision in the federal tax code, formally requested on Wednesday [4-3-19] that the I.R.S. hand over six years of President Trump’s personal and business tax returns, starting what is likely to be a momentous fight with his administration. Representative […]
4/3/2019
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “On Election Day in 2016, the Republican Party was divided against itself, split over its nominee for president, Donald J. Trump. In Ohio, a crucial battleground, the state party chairman had repeatedly chided Mr. Trump in public, amplifying the concerns of Gov. John Kasich, a Republican dissenter. In New Hampshire, the party […]
4/3/2019
DEMS/HOUSE OF REPS/TRUMP TAXES: “After months of promises and amid growing frustration from even some of his Democratic colleagues, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal formally requested six years of Donald Trump’s tax returns on Wednesday [4-3-19] — a move that will likely trigger one of the biggest political and legal showdowns of […]
4/3/2019
FBI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Wednesday [4-3-19] dismissed a recent alleged breach of his Mar-a-Lago property, saying he was ‘not concerned’ about the incident…Trump’s comments come as the FBI has begun investigating the recent Mar-a-Lago security breach incident for the possibility that it was an espionage effort, a US official told CNN. The […]
4/3/2019
2016 ELECTION/CONGRESS/DEMS/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. congressional Democrats on Wednesday [4-3-19] authorized a powerful committee chairman to subpoena Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s full report on Russia’s role in the 2016 election, moving closer to a legal clash with President Donald Trump’s administration. The Democratic-led House of Representatives Judiciary Committee voted to enable its chairman, […]
4/3/2019
DEMS/HOUSE OF REPS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP TAXES: “The House’s top tax writer formally requested President Donald Trump’s tax returns on Wednesday [4-3-19], escalating a bid by Democrats to unmask the long-hidden documents that’s likely to ignite a precedent-setting legal showdown between Congress and the administration. Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal (D-Mass.), citing an arcane law […]
4/3/2019
FOEIGN POLICY/MIKE POMPEO/STATE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Secretary of State Mike Pompeo named former Fox News contributor Morgan Ortagus, a previous critic of President Donald Trump, as the new State Department spokesperson Wednesday [4-3-19]…Ortagus, a Navy reserve officer, was the anticipated pick for the job and has extensive foreign policy experience. But in 2016, she slammed then-candidate Trump […]
4/3/2019
ENERGY [ALTERNATIVE]/ENVIRONMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Count Chuck Grassley as among those displeased by President Donald Trump’s attacks on wind energy. The longtime Iowa GOP senator told Iowa reporters on Wednesday [4-3-19] afternoon that Trump’s comments implying turbines cause cancer was ‘idiotic.’ Then he explained to Capitol Hill reporters that the president needs to stop railing […]
4/3/2019
CHINA/FOREIGN DIGNITARIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump will meet on Thursday [4-4-19] with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, who is in Washington for trade talks, according to Trump’s schedule released by the White House on Wednesday [4-3-19] night. The meeting is scheduled to take place at 4:30 p.m. EDT (2030 GMT) in the Oval Office, […]
4/3/2019
ENTITLEMENTS/JOBS/LABOR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration’s plans for food stamps could cost more than 750,000 people their benefits, and most of these folks are among the poorest of the poor. The administration wants to make more Americans work for their food stamps by limiting states’ ability to seek waivers from the current employment requirement. More […]
4/3/2019
COURTS/DEMS/GOP/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Senate Republicans used the ‘nuclear option’ Wednesday [4-3-19] to unilaterally reduce debate time on most presidential nominees, the latest in a series of changes to the fabric of the Senate to dilute the power of the minority. The move by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) immediately paves the way to […]
4/3/2019
HOUSE OF REPS/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “More than half of the House Judiciary Committee’s 81 targets in its obstruction of justice and corruption investigation into President Donald Trump have declined to produce documents, according to a POLITICO analysis. Two weeks after committee chairman Jerrold Nadler’s March 18 deadline, 14 witnesses contacted by POLITICO indicated through […]
4/3/2019
GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/LAWSUIT/OBAMACARE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The House on Wednesday [4-3-19] overwhelmingly voted to condemn the Trump administration for backing a lawsuit seeking to throw out all of Obamacare, with eight Republicans joining a near-unanimous Democratic caucus. The non-binding resolution is one of is one of several steps Democrats are taking to try to link vulnerable […]
4/3/2019
DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP TAXES: “An accounting firm is asking the House Oversight and Reform Committee to issue it a subpoena before sending lawmakers 10 years of President Donald Trump’s financial records, the panel’s chairman said on Wednesday [4-3-19], adding that the firm intends to turn over the documents. Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) told reporters that […]
4/3/2019
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The First Step Act proves that our Country can achieve amazing breakthroughs when we put politics aside, and put the interests of ALL Americans FIRST. https://t.co/dTKubkIBQn https://t.co/kILIFjXglO” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 3, 2019 12:09 pm […]