NANCY PELOSI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “All day on Thursday [1-24-19] those around the nation wondered why President Donald Trump decided to postpone his State of the Union address. The president’s Wednesday [1-23-19] decision came across as a cordial announcement on his Twitter page shortly before midnight. That surprised some people…The president’s decision followed days of partisan […]
1/24/2019
BORDER/DEMS/GOP/GOVERNMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Sometimes out of failure comes success. Or at least progress. That may be what happened on the floor of the Senate on Thursday [1-24-19] afternoon when both a Republican bill and a Democratic one designed to reopen the government failed to garner the 60 votes they needed to move forward to a […]
1/24/2019
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A third rate conman who interviewed me many years ago for just a short period of time has been playing his biggest con of all on Fake News CNN. Michael D’Antonio, a broken down hack who knows nothing about me, goes on night after night telling made up Trump stories. Disgraceful!” -Donald […]
1/24/2019
ECONOMY/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Great earnings coming out of Stock Market. Too bad Media doesn’t devote much time to this!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, January 24, 2019 10:09 pm […]
1/24/2019
BORDER/GOVERNMENT/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “After the Senate voted down two proposals to reopen the government on Thursday [1-24-19], lawmakers are searching for a way to end the partial shutdown, though it is still not clear whether Democrats and the White House will be able to find common ground as President Donald Trump continues to push for […]
1/24/2019
RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VENEZUELA: “Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday [1-24-19] warned against ‘destructive interference’ in Venezuela from outside forces and called President Nicolas Maduro to reaffirm Moscow’s support for the embattled leader – one day after the Trump administration declared Maduro’s presidency illegitimate. Putin’s phone call to Maduro was a rebuke to President Donald Trump’s […]
1/24/2019
BORDER/DEMS/GOVERNMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Donald Trump said Thursday [1-24-19] he is open to a measure to end the partial government shutdown for three weeks in exchange for a ‘down payment’ on his border wall, marking a potential breakthrough in the weekslong stalemate. Trump’s comments that he would consider a ‘reasonable agreement’ worked out by Senate […]
1/24/2019
INTELLIGENCE/MICHAEL COHEN/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen was subpoenaed Thursday [1-24-19] to testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee in mid-February, a source close to Cohen told CNN. Cohen’s lawyer Lanny Davis confirmed the subpoena was issued Thursday and said that Cohen intended to comply. ‘We will comply and hope to […]
1/24/2019
BORDER/DEMS/GOVERNMENT/NANCY PELOSI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Now that the Senate has shot down President Donald Trump’s compromise offer to end the month-long government shutdown, White House officials aren’t sure of their next move. But they do know one thing: they’re losing, and they want to cut a deal. The president is weighing the idea of a three-week […]
1/24/2019
BORDER/DHS/GOVERNMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “The White House is preparing a draft proclamation for President Donald Trump to declare a national emergency along the southern border and has identified more than $7 billion in potential funds for his signature border wall should he go that route, according to internal documents reviewed by CNN. Trump has not ruled […]
1/24/2019
BORDER/GOVERNMENT/TRUMP FAMILY: “The president’s daughter-in-law is facing criticism after saying the ongoing partial government shutdown may have inflicted a ‘little bit of pain’ on federal employees but is worth it in the fight for a wall along the southern border. In an interview with Bold TV this week, Lara Trump, who works as a campaign […]
1/24/2019
BORDER/COURTS/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration expects to launch a policy as early as Friday [1-25-19] that forces people seeking asylum to wait in Mexico while their cases wind through U.S. courts, an official said, marking one of the most significant changes to the immigration system of Donald Trump’s presidency. The changes are set to […]
1/24/2019
CALIFORNIA/DEMS/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “One of the few Republican lawmakers left in Sacramento announced he would become a Democrat, dealing another blow to the party’s California fortunes and diminishing the role of Republican moderates. With Assemblyman Brian Maienschein’s defection, Republicans hold just 19 out of 80 seats in the California Assembly. The entire state legislative delegation […]
1/24/2019
FOREIGN DIGNITARIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VENEZUELA: “Venezuelan ruler Nicolás Maduro has clung to power for years through political manipulation, harsh security measures and economic corruption — classic strongman tactics all-too common among autocratic leaders Donald Trump has praised worldwide. Yet the U.S. president has relentlessly trashed Maduro from the moment he took office. Why? For an American […]
1/24/2019
CRIME/NANCY PELOSI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Nancy just said she ‘just doesn’t understand why?’ Very simply, without a Wall it all doesn’t work. Our Country has a chance to greatly reduce Crime, Human Trafficking, Gangs and Drugs. Should have been done for decades. We will not Cave!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, January 24, 2019 11:16 am […]
1/24/2019
GARY COHN/GOVERNMENT/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Gary Cohn, the former top economic adviser to President Donald Trump, told MSNBC on Thursday [1-24-19] that his former boss has ‘got to get the government open’ and allow a steady flow of immigrants into the U.S. to maintain economic growth. Cohn, a former executive at Goldman Sachs, was director of […]
1/24/2019
CONGRESS/MICHAEL COHEN/RUDY GIULIANI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said Thursday [1-24-19] it was sad that his former personal attorney is trying to to delay his public testimony to Congress, calling it ‘so interesting’ that Michael Cohen’s legal counsel has strong ties to Trump’s 2016 opponent. Cohen, who has pleaded guilty to violations tied to his […]
1/24/2019
CRIME/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Without a Wall there cannot be safety and security at the Border or for the U.S.A. BUILD THE WALL AND CRIME WILL FALL!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, January 24, 2019 8:37 am […]
1/24/2019
MEDIA/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…back home where they belong, no more Rockets or M’s being fired over Japan or anywhere else and, most importantly, no Nuclear Testing. This is more than has ever been accomplished with North Korea, and the Fake News knows it. I expect another good meeting soon, much potential!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
1/24/2019
MEDIA/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Fake News Media loves saying ‘so little happened at my first summit with Kim Jong Un.’ Wrong! After 40 years of doing nothing with North Korea but being taken to the cleaners, & with a major war ready to start, in a short 15 months, relationships built, hostages & remains….” […]
1/24/2019
FBI/HILLARY CLINTON/MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “So interesting that bad lawyer Michael Cohen, who sadly will not be testifying before Congress, is using the lawyer of Crooked Hillary Clinton to represent him – Gee, how did that happen? Remember July 4th weekend when Crooked went before FBI & wasn’t sworn in, no tape, nothing?” -Donald Trump, […]
1/24/2019
ECONOMY/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The economy is doing great. More people working in U.S.A. today than at any time in our HISTORY. Media barely covers! @foxandfriends” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, January 24, 2019 6:56 am […]
1/24/2019
JOBS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “’This is everything FDR dreamed about, the New Deal to put America back to work. Think of LBJ, he gave people food stamps & welfare. Donald Trump’s giving them a job. He’s got a lot of good things to talk about. News stories do not accurately cover him, should correct.’ @DougWead” -Donald Trump, […]
1/24/2019
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Republican Party officials are delivering an unmistakable message as the 2020 campaign season begins: The GOP is the party of Trump. The Republican National Committee is poised to express its ‘undivided support for President Donald J. Trump and his effective Presidency’ as the committee’s members conclude their annual winter meeting here […]
1/24/2019
2016 ELECTION/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A great new book just out, ‘Game of Thorns,’ by Doug Wead, Presidential Historian and best selling author. The book covers the campaign of 2016, and what could be more exciting than that?” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, January 24, 2019 6:35 am […]
1/24/2019
DEMS/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In the future—the future being next week—your news source of choice will contain only stories about Donald Trump and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Flexing all the verve and moxie of mind-control masters, the duo has annexed the attention of the nation’s editors and producers. If he tweets about the wall or the shutdown or […]
1/24/2019
GOVERNMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/WILBER ROSS: “One White House aide mused that the shutdown was like a paid vacation for some furloughed workers. President Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law said employees’ ‘little bit of pain’ was worth it for the good of the country. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross questioned why cash-poor workers were using food banks instead of […]
1/24/2019
CONGRESS/GOVERNMENT/NANCY PELOSI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The counter-puncher caved. President Donald Trump’s decision to postpone his State of the Union address under pressure from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi surprised allies, contradicted top aides who had been working on an alternative speech plan and left all of Washington trying to determine whether it signaled new willingness by Trump […]
1/24/2019
INTELLIGENCE/MICHAEL COHEN/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Senate Intelligence Committee has issued a subpoena to compel Michael D. Cohen, President Trump’s former lawyer, to appear before the panel next month to formally correct false testimony that he delivered last year about a proposed Trump Organization project in Moscow, one of his lawyers confirmed on Thursday [1-24-19]. The […]
1/24/2019
GUNS/MICHAEL COHEN/POLICE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Trump, his eldest son, and his former lawyer, Michael D. Cohen, were among a roster of rich and powerful people who received gun licenses from the New York Police Department in return for special favors, a former lieutenant has claimed in court papers. The former lieutenant, Paul Dean, said the men […]
1/24/2019
GOP/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “For the first two years of his presidency, it seemed like Donald Trump could, as he famously put it during his campaign, shoot someone on Fifth Avenue and not lose his voters. Republican majorities in the House and the Senate negotiated his agenda on Capitol Hill. The majority leader, Mitch McConnell, […]
1/24/2019
FOREIGN POLICY/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VENEZUELA: “President Trump has finally met a strongman he does not like. After making friends with autocrats around the world, Mr. Trump has drawn a red line with Nicolás Maduro, demanding that the iron-fisted president of Venezuela hand power to his opposition. Mr. Trump’s forceful challenge to Mr. Maduro is the first […]
1/24/2019
NANCY PELOSI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When President Trump is battling a man, he tends to belittle his foe with nicknames like ‘Cryin’ Chuck’ and ‘Low-energy Jeb.’ When he is in a fight with a woman, he is known to lob insults like ‘horseface’ and ‘ugly’ and ‘dog.’ But Mr. Trump has never before faced an adversary […]
1/23/2019
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….alternative venue for the SOTU Address because there is no venue that can compete with the history, tradition and importance of the House Chamber. I look forward to giving a ‘great’ State of the Union Address in the near future!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, January 23, 2019 11:18 pm […]
1/23/2019
GOVERNMENT/NANCY PELOSI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As the Shutdown was going on, Nancy Pelosi asked me to give the State of the Union Address. I agreed. She then changed her mind because of the Shutdown, suggesting a later date. This is her prerogative – I will do the Address when the Shutdown is over. I am not […]
1/23/2019
BORDER/NANCY PELOSI/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Donald Trump is looking at his options. After being disinvited from giving his State of the Union address in the House chamber, Trump is scouting for a new venue to give the annual address. While the president had been planning to speak in the House – as is customary – […]
1/23/2019
NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House confirmed Wednesday [1-23-19] that President Donald Trump sent a letter to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Press secretary Sarah Sanders, in a short statement to reporters, said, ‘The President responded to Chairman Kim’s letter.’ Kim Yong Chol, North Korea’s lead negotiator on nuclear talks, visited Washington last […]
1/23/2019
MIKE POMPEO/TRUMP PEOPLE/VENEZUELA: “President Donald Trump on Wednesday [1-23-19] formally recognized Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó as the legitimate ‘interim president’ of the strife-ridden country, while U.S. officials urged the regime led by Nicolas Maduro to peacefully give up power. A senior Trump administration official warned that ‘all options are on the table’ when it […]
1/23/2019
GOVERNMENT/NANCY PELOSI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump will NOT be giving his State of the Union speech on the House floor next Tuesday [1-22-19]. That much now seems definite, following an exchange of hugely passive-aggressive letters between Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday [1-23-19]– a battle of words that ended with Pelosi informing […]
1/23/2019
BORDER/DEMS/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Democrats aren’t the only ones who wish President Donald Trump weren’t obsessed with building a border wall. Even hard-line conservative immigration activists are frustrated with Trump’s relentless focus on a border wall — and are pushing him to embrace what they call more effective enforcement policies as part of any deal with […]
1/23/2019
BORDER/DEMS/GOVERNMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “House Democratic leaders are drafting a letter to President Donald Trump that would propose $5 billion in border security if he agrees to reopen the government, but Trump warned Wednesday [1-23-19] that the partial government shutdown could drag on for a while. The Democrats’ proposal does not include money for any ‘new […]
1/23/2019
BORDER/DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Dems offer Trump money — with strings attached. House Democrats are drafting a letter to President Donald Trump offering roughly $5 billion for border security – if the president agrees to reopen the government. The catch: The money can’t be used for any ‘new structures’ (read: a wall) along the southern border. […]
1/23/2019
CENTRAL AMERICA/IMMIGRATION/MIKE PENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said Wednesday [1-23-19] that ‘Honduras is doing nothing’ to stop migrant caravans from coming toward the US, less than a day after Vice President Mike Pence praised Honduras for its efforts to stop caravans…The President has been a frequent critic of granting foreign aid to Central American […]
1/23/2019
BORDER/GOVERNMENT/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “The federal government has been partially shut down for more than a month because of an impasse between Donald Trump and congressional Democrats over the president’s demand for $5.7 billion to build a wall along the southern border. Democrats have remained adamant in their opposition to such a barrier. However, on Wednesday, […]
1/23/2019
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “’The Historic Results of President Donald J. Trump’s First Two Years in Office’ https://t.co/AFnWWiLlCa“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, January 23, 2019 2:09 pm […]
1/23/2019
GOVERNMENT/POLLS/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s disapproval rating is at an all-time high amid a historically long partial government shutdown and concerns about the president’s relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to a new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll. Nearly 6-in-10 voters — 57 percent — disapprove of Trump’s job performance, compared to the 40 percent […]
1/23/2019
CRIME/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Even Trump Haters like (MS)NBC acknowledge you ‘BUILD A WALL & CRIME WILL FALL!’ https://t.co/bKIgmHUW5P“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, January 23, 2019 2:00 pm […]
1/23/2019
VENEZUELA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The citizens of Venezuela have suffered for too long at the hands of the illegitimate Maduro regime. Today, I have officially recognized the President of the Venezuelan National Assembly, Juan Guaido, as the Interim President of Venezuela. https://t.co/WItWPiG9jK“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, January 23, 2019 1:47 pm […]
1/23/2019
HOUSE OF REPS/MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Former Donald Trump attorney Michael Cohen is trying to delay his public testimony before the House Oversight Committee, with Cohen’s lawyer citing ‘ongoing threats against his family’ and his continued cooperation with investigators. Cohen had been scheduled to testify on Feb. 7 at the highly anticipated hearing, which his […]
1/23/2019
DEMS/HOUSE OF REPS/NATIONAL SECURITY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “House Democratic investigators launched a probe on Wednesday [1-23-19] into the Trump administration’s use of security clearances and temporary security clearances, accusing the White House of playing fast and loose with the nation’s most guarded secrets. Oversight Chairman Elijah Cummings laid out several lines of inquiry on the matter […]
1/23/2019
GOP/GOVERNMENT/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As President Donald Trump’s approval rating falls, the Republican Party is grasping him ever tighter. Gathering in New Mexico, the Republican National Committee’s governing body will take the unusual step Friday of voting to declare the party’s ‘undivided support’ for Trump and his ‘effective presidency.’ Amid concerns about the political fallout […]
1/23/2019
GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The Republican Party’s governing body is set to offer its ‘undivided support’ for Donald Trump and his ‘effective presidency,’ lending its backing to the president and his re-election campaign. The Republican National Committee’s resolutions committee unanimously approved the measure Wednesday [1-23-19] at a winter meeting in New Mexico, clearing the way […]
1/23/2019
ECONOMY/GOVERNMENT/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “America’s corporate leaders are shrugging off a monthslong trade war, a protracted government shutdown and other looming economic threats, projecting that revenue growth in 2019 will be strong largely on the assumption that President Trump will reach a deal with China. They seem to be increasingly isolated in that view. In […]
1/23/2019
NORTH KOREA/SANCTIONS/SUMMIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “North Korean leader Kim Jong Un spoke highly of U.S. President Donald Trump, state media said on Thursday [1-24-19], and expressed satisfaction over the results of talks between officials from both countries about a second summit between Kim and Trump. Kim said he would trust Trump’s approach, the North’s official KCNA […]
1/23/2019
BORDER/DEMS/GOVERNMENT/NANCY PELOSI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump said late Wednesday [1-23-19] that he would deliver his State of the Union address once the federal government reopens, capping a day of brinkmanship with Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who told the president that he was not welcome to deliver the speech in the House chamber while the government is […]
1/23/2019
DEMS/GOVERNMENT/NANCY PELOSI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump said he would deliver his State of the Union address after the federal government reopens, capping a day of brinkmanship with Speaker Nancy Pelosi. His apparent capitulation came even as House Democrats said they were prepared to give him a substantial sum of money for border security — but […]
1/23/2019
JAPAN/NORTH KOREA/SUMMIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A month before President Trump is scheduled to meet for a second time with Kim Jong-un of North Korea, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan appealed to Mr. Trump to keep him in the loop as he seeks a disarmament deal with the North. Mr. Abe, speaking in an interview Wednesday […]
1/23/2019
NORTH KOREA/SUMMIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, praised President Trump’s ‘unusual determination and will’ to settle their nuclear arms dispute through a second summit meeting, saying that he would move ‘step by step’ to achieve his goals in negotiations with the Americans, the North’s official news media reported on Thursday [1-24-19]. Mr. Kim […]
1/23/2019
BORDER/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “As new polls released on Wednesday [1-23-19] showed that a majority of Americans had cooled to the idea of a protracted government shutdown over his long-promised border wall, President Trump woke up with the same two options facing him as the past 33 days: He could fight back or concede. Or maybe […]
1/23/2019
DEMS/MIKE PENCE/RACISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Today, the vast majority of Americans revere the legacy of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr., but they aren’t always on the same page when it comes to the meaning of that legacy. Take, for example, the contrast between how Vice President Mike Pence and two congressional Democrats spoke about […]
1/23/2019
GOVERNMENT/NANCY PELOSI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump said he would look for alternative venues for his State of the Union address on Tuesday [1-22-19], appearing to capitulate after Speaker Nancy Pelosi again told him she would not invite him to deliver it at the House until the government reopens. The decision came after a tit-for-tat between […]
1/23/2019
CRIME/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “BUILD A WALL & CRIME WILL FALL!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, January 23, 2019 7:59 am […]
1/23/2019
CRIME/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “BUILD A WALL & CRIME WILL FALL! This is the new theme, for two years until the Wall is finished (under construction now), of the Republican Party. Use it and pray!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, January 23, 2019 7:57 am […]
1/23/2019
BORDER/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Great unity in the Republican Party. Want to, once and for all, put an end to stoppable crime and drugs! Border Security and Wall. No doubt!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, January 23, 2019 7:48 am […]
1/23/2019
VENEZUELA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido as the country’s interim president sets the stage for dramatic escalation in the coming days, as forces within and outside Venezuela wrestle to determine its future. Embattled President Nicolas Maduro responded to Trump’s announcement by cutting ties with the US and […]
1/23/2019
GOVERNMENT/NANCY PELOSI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump ended the week-long skirmish over the timing of his State of the Union address Wednesday [1-23-19] night by agreeing to Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s request to delay the speech until the government shutdown is resolved. The move is a reversal from his position from earlier in the day, when […]
1/23/2019
ASIA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Three days after being sworn into office as the nation’s 45th president, Donald J. Trump on this day in 2017 fulfilled a campaign promise by signing an executive order pulling the United States out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a 12-nation free-trade pact. The president called the TPP — which had been […]
1/23/2019
GOVERNMENT/HOUSE OF REPS/STEVE MNUCHIN/TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin has declined to appear before the House Ways and Means Committee on Thursday [1-24-19] to testify on 36,000 Internal Revenue Service employees being called back to work without pay, a committee aide told CNN on Wednesday. Committee Chairman Richard Neal, a Massachusetts Democrat, had called […]
1/22/2019
DREAMERS/MITCH MCCONNELL/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “The U.S. Senate shifted slightly closer on Tuesday [1-22-19] to resolving a month-long partial government shutdown, but there was no sign of relief anytime soon for 800,000 federal workers who are furloughed or working without pay. Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell laid the groundwork for a vote on Thursday on […]
1/22/2019
DREAMERS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Supreme Court took no action on Tuesday [1-22-19] on the Trump administration’s plans to shut down a program that shields some 700,000 young undocumented immigrants from deportation. The court’s inaction almost certainly means it will not hear the administration’s challenge in its current term, which ends in June. The justices’ […]
1/22/2019
GOP/GOVERNMENT/LEGISLATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “The Senate is poised as early as Tuesday [1-22-19] to act on a Trump-backed measure to end the partial government shutdown, but a bill promoted as a compromise to pair the president’s wall with legal protections for some immigrants would also severely restrict migrants’ ability to claim asylum, drawing fierce opposition from […]
1/22/2019
LAWSUIT/MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “A federal judge appeared inclined Tuesday [1-22-19] to toss out a lawsuit against President Donald Trump by porn actress Stormy Daniels that sought to tear up a hush-money settlement about their alleged affair. Trump and his former personal lawyer asked a judge to dismiss the lawsuit after agreeing to rescind a […]
1/22/2019
REGULATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Ever since President Trump took office, his appointees have directed federal agencies to draft regulations meant to delay or reverse policies of the Obama administration. Nearly all the proposals have been tripped up by the same arcane 1946 law governing administrative policies. Just last week, two signature administration actions — to add […]
1/22/2019
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WHITE HOUSE STAFF: “White House press briefings during the Trump administration have gone from must-see TV to practically cancelled after just two seasons. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the White House press secretary, has not taken questions from the podium since Dec. 18, and she appeared just once in September, November and December. On Tuesday […]
1/22/2019
BORDER/GOVERNMENT/MITCH MCCONNELL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “At sunrise, there it was: a red-tailed hawk, its gyre widening over the United States Capitol building in the Creamsicle-colored light, like the world’s least subtle literary reference. It was still there by midafternoon, drifting on the thermals over the mostly depopulated National Mall, wheeling occasionally past the window in […]
1/22/2019
AGRICULTURE/GOVERNMENT/TRADE WARS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Like most Iowa farmers, Kate Edwards loves the rhythm of the seasons: planting in the spring, harvesting in the fall, planning it all over again each winter. But thanks to an ongoing trade war and a partial government shutdown, Edwards and her farming neighbors are stuck. Instead of planning, this winter […]
1/22/2019
RUDY GIULIANI/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Rudy Giuliani has a growing list of enemies in the White House — which now includes his boss, President Donald Trump. Trump was apoplectic after a pair of weekend media interviews by his personal lawyer, in which Giuliani said that the president had been involved in discussions to build a […]
1/22/2019
ELIZABETH WARREN/NATURAL DISASTERS/PUERTO RICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Sen. Elizabeth Warren said Tuesday [1-22-19] that President Donald Trump treated Puerto Rico with ‘extraordinary disrespect’ in his response to the devastation that followed Hurricane Maria, singling out for scorn the Trump administration’s recent draft proposal to divert the island’s storm relief funding to pay for his border wall. […]
1/22/2019
RACISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump woke up thinking about Covington Catholic. In a tweet Tuesday [1-22-19] morning, Trump again expressed support for the all-boys Catholic school in Kentucky after outrage over a viral video from the weekend of a standoff with a Native American activist exploded. More videos emerged Sunday [1-20-19], a day […]
1/22/2019
GOP/MICHAEL COHEN/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Michael Cohen’s congressional testimony next month will exclude any topic that’s ‘under investigation,’ Republicans say they were told by Cohen’s lawyer, which could mean Cohen won’t discuss lying to Congress about the Trump Tower Moscow project or the payments made to women during the 2016 campaign for their silence. Reps. […]
1/22/2019
JOHN KERRY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Former Secretary of State John Kerry said Tuesday [1-22-19] that if he could speak to President Donald Trump directly, he would tell him to ‘resign.’ Asked by CNBC’s Tania Bryer during a World Economic Forum panel in Davos, Switzerland, what he would convey to Trump, Kerry replied, “I can’t play that […]
1/22/2019
BORDER/DEMS/GOP/LEGISLATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “The Senate will take two key votes on Thursday [1-22-19] on competing proposals aimed at ending the ongoing government shutdown — one backed by Republicans and the other backed by Democrats and both likely to fail. One of the votes will be on a proposal backed by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell […]
1/22/2019
SPORTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Congratulations to Mariano Rivera on unanimously being elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame! Not only a great player but a great person. I am thankful for Mariano’s support of the Opioid Drug Abuse Commission and @FitnessGov. #EnterSandman #HOF2019? https://t.co/reU1gKWHSQ“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, January 22, 2019 7:19 pm […]
1/22/2019
CONGRESS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Shahira Knight, the president’s legislative affairs director and a central figure in the White House’s shutdown negotiations with Congress, is planning to leave the White House in the coming months, according to four sources familiar with her plans. Knight’s talk of exiting a job she took less than seven months ago […]
1/22/2019
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As much as U.S. President Donald Trump wants to boost markets through a trade pact with China, he will not soften his position that Beijing must make real structural reforms, including how it handles intellectual property, to reach a deal, advisers say. Offering to buy more American goods is unlikely by […]
1/22/2019
HOUSE OF REPS/NATO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In a warning to President Donald Trump not to try to withdraw the United States from the NATO military alliance, the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday [1-22-19] approved legislation aimed at preventing such a move. The Democratic-led House approved the measure by a bipartisan 357-22 vote, with the only […]
1/22/2019
BORDER/NANCY PELOSI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As of Tuesday [1-22-19], the government shutdown entered its second month. The principals in the dispute, President Donald Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, have dug their heels into their rigid positions to the extent that any compromise on either side will be costly in terms of both ego and political […]
1/22/2019
CHINA/ECONOMY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A top economic adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday [1-22-19] pushed back against reports that a preliminary trade meeting between U.S. and Chinese officials was canceled, saying the story was not true…The Financial Times, citing people briefed on the talks, reported earlier on Tuesday that the Trump administration had […]
1/22/2019
DREAMERS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The federal program granting quasi-legal status and work permits to so-called Dreamers is likely to remain in effect through most of this year, after the Supreme Court appeared to rebuff President Donald Trump’s bid for quick action to resolve lawsuits over his attempt to wind down the program. Trump, who repealed […]
1/22/2019
HILLARY CLINTON/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…big Crooked Hillary law firm, represented by her lawyer Michael Sussmann (do you believe this?) who worked Baker hard & gave him Oppo Research for ‘a Russia probe.’ This meeting, now exposed, is the subject of Senate inquiries and much more. An Unconstitutional Hoax. @FoxNews” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, January 22, […]
1/22/2019
FBI/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Former FBI top lawyer James Baker just admitted involvement in FISA Warrant and further admitted there were IRREGULARITIES in the way the Russia probe was handled. They relied heavily on the unverified Trump ‘Dossier’ paid for by the DNC & Clinton Campaign, & funded through a…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, January 22, […]
1/22/2019
MEDIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The reason Sarah Sanders does not go to the ‘podium’ much anymore is that the press covers her so rudely & inaccurately, in particular certain members of the press. I told her not to bother, the word gets out anyway! Most will never cover us fairly & hence, the term, Fake News!” -Donald […]
1/22/2019
ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The United States has a great economic story to tell. Number one in the World, by far!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, January 22, 2019 10:01 am […]
1/22/2019
GOVERNMENT/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Last time I went to Davos, the Fake News said I should not go there. This year, because of the Shutdown, I decided not to go, and the Fake News said I should be there. The fact is that the people understand the media better than the media understands them!” -Donald Trump, […]
1/22/2019
MILITARY/SUPREME COURT/TRANSGENDER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Supreme Court on Tuesday [1-22-19] allowed the Trump administration to go ahead with its plan to restrict military service by transgender people while court challenges continue. The high court split 5-4 in allowing the plan to take effect, with the court’s five conservatives greenlighting it and its four liberal members […]
1/22/2019
BORDER/CRIME/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Never seen @senatemajldr and Republicans so united on an issue as they are on the Humanitarian Crisis & Security on our Southern Border. If we create a Wall or Barrier which prevents Criminals and Drugs from flowing into our Country, Crime will go down by record numbers!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, January 22, […]
1/22/2019
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump on Tuesday [1-22-19] said he told White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders ‘not to bother’ with press briefings anymore, and tried to blame the media for the increasingly rare events…Under the Trump administration, formal press briefings have become a rare occurrence, and are often marked with contentious […]
1/22/2019
BORDER/DREAMERS/GOVERNMENT/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “The U.S. Senate shifted slightly closer on Tuesday [1-22-19] to resolving a month-long partial government shutdown, but there was no sign of relief anytime soon for 800,000 federal workers who are furloughed or working without pay. Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell laid the groundwork for a vote on Thursday [1-24-19] on […]
1/22/2019
LATINOS/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Marist/NPR/PBS Poll shows President Trump’s approval rating among Latinos going to 50%, an increase in one year of 19%. Thank you, working hard!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, January 22, 2019 8:25 am […]
1/22/2019
FBI/HILLARY CLINTON/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “FBI top lawyer confirms ‘unusual steps.’ They relied on the Clinton Campaign’s Fake & Unverified ‘Dossier,’ which is illegal. ‘That has corrupted them. That has enabled them to gather evidence by UNCONSTITUTIONAL MEANS, and that’s what they did to the President.’ Judge Napolitano” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, January 22, 2019 8:15 […]