COURTS/OBAMA/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Normally restrained Chief Justice John Roberts took issue on Wednesday [11-21-18] with President Donald Trump’s characterization of a federal judge who ruled against his administration as an ‘Obama judge’…Roberts issued the statement in response to a request from The Associated Press after Trump’s comments about the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals […]
11/21/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/JAMES MATTIS/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House has authorized active-duty military troops stationed along the southwest border to use lethal force, if necessary, a significant escalation of the support role they had been tasked with that may run afoul of a 140-year-old law that generally bars the military from operating within U.S. boundaries. White House […]
11/21/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/HOUSE OF REPS/TRUMP BUSINESS: “In the days after the midterm elections, executives at President Donald Trump’s family business, the Trump Organization, huddled on calls to discuss the possible implications of Democrats winning back the House of Representatives and the potential risk that poses to the company. While the Trump Organization has a long history of […]
11/21/2018
FBI/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “George Papadopoulos’ apparent double speak about his guilty plea may hurt the former Trump campaign adviser’s chance of delaying his prison time, following a series of court filings in the past week. Papadopoulos was sentenced this fall to 14 days in prison for lying to investigators about his contact with Russian affiliates […]
11/21/2018
COURTS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump fired back Wednesday [11-21-18] after Chief Justice John Roberts issued a rare rebuke of the President’s disparaging remarks about federal judges…Roberts’ comment came in response to an inquiry from The Associated Press. On Tuesday [11-20-18], Trump slammed the 9th US Circuit again, this time after a judge from […]
11/21/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @realDonaldTrump: AMERICA FIRST!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 21, 2018 5:18 pm […]
11/21/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @realDonaldTrump: MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 21, 2018 5:18 pm […]
11/21/2018
COURTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “‘79% of these decisions have been overturned in the 9th Circuit.’ @FoxNews A terrible, costly and dangerous disgrace. It has become a dumping ground for certain lawyers looking for easy wins and delays. Much talk over dividing up the 9th Circuit into 2 or 3 Circuits. Too big!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November […]
11/21/2018
CRIME/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “There are a lot of CRIMINALS in the Caravan. We will stop them. Catch and Detain! Judicial Activism, by people who know nothing about security and the safety of our citizens, is putting our country in great danger. Not good!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 21, 2018 4:42 pm […]
11/21/2018
BORDER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “’Thank you to President Trump on the Border. No American President has ever done this before.’ Hector Garza, National Border Patrol Council” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 21, 2018 4:31 pm […]
11/21/2018
BORDER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…..are so many opposing view (on Border and Safety) cases filed there, and why are a vast number of those cases overturned. Please study the numbers, they are shocking. We need protection and security – these rulings are making our country unsafe! Very dangerous and unwise!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 21, 2018 […]
11/21/2018
COURTS/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Sorry Chief Justice John Roberts, but you do indeed have ‘Obama judges,’ and they have a much different point of view than the people who are charged with the safety of our country. It would be great if the 9th Circuit was indeed an ‘independent judiciary,’ but if it is why……” -Donald […]
11/21/2018
CRIME/MITCH MCCONNELL/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump called Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell this week to press for action on a criminal justice measure that has long divided McConnell’s GOP, according to three sources familiar with the conversation. Trump’s Tuesday [11-20-18] call to McConnell comes as the criminal justice bill creates tension within the […]
11/21/2018
DRUGS/MELANIA: “Liberty University has announced that first lady Melania Trump will participate in a ‘town hall’ discussion at Liberty University next week about the opioid epidemic. Also participating in the Nov. 28 event will be Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and Dianna Hart, whose daughter Demi Lovato was […]
11/21/2018
CELEBS/ENTERTAINMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Comedians are cheering on Michelle Wolf after the comedian responded to a tweet from the president criticizing her performance at last year’s White House Correspondents Dinner. President Donald Trump referred to Wolf on Tuesday [11-20-18] as a ‘so-called comedian’ who ‘bombed so badly last year’ that the White House Correspondents’ Association decided […]
11/21/2018
E-MAILS/GOP/IVANKA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Two Republican committee heads have requested information from the White House regarding Ivanka Trump’s use of a personal email account to conduct official business throughout her time in the administration. In a letter to White House chief of staff John Kelly, House Oversight Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) asked that the administration provide […]
11/21/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Great new book out, ‘Mad Politics: Keeping Your Sanity in a World Gone Crazy’ by @RealDrGina Loudon. Go out and get your copy today — a great read!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 21, 2018 10:13 am […]
11/21/2018
MEDICAID/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “For a second time, the Trump administration has approved Kentucky’s controversial Medicaid waiver imposing work requirements on some enrollees, reports Rachana Pradhan. The waiver, which takes effect April 1, is part of a strategy to surmount a June federal court decision that blocked the Kentucky program, a major blow to the Trump […]
11/21/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “‘Trump Imitation Syndrome’ is afflicting the president’s liberal enemies’ Thank you @MGoodwin_NYPost! https://t.co/KpmsrKCaBZ“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 21, 2018 9:16 am […]
11/21/2018
CIA/INTELLIGENCE/MEDIA/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “While some members of the US intelligence community have acknowledged that they are frustrated by President Donald Trump’s public rejection of the CIA’s assessment regarding the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, current and former officials accept that it is well within the President’s rights to be skeptical about information […]
11/21/2018
OIL/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday [11-21-18] praised Saudi Arabia for helping to lower oil prices as pressure intensified for the United States to impose tougher sanctions on its Middle East ally over dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder. In a tweet, Trump thanked Riyadh for the recent drop in oil […]
11/21/2018
HOLIDAY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is spending the first day of his Thanksgiving break taking advantage of the good golfing weather. White House spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham says the president was playing ‘a quick round’ on Wednesday [11-21-18] with golf legend Jack Nicklaus, Nicklaus’s professional golfer son Gary, and his grandson G.T. Trump has also […]
11/21/2018
COURTS/OBAMA/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump and Chief Justice John Roberts clashed Wednesday [11-21-18] in an extraordinary public dispute over the independence of America’s judiciary, with Roberts bluntly rebuking the president for denouncing a judge who rejected his migrant asylum policy as an “Obama judge.’ There’s no such thing, Roberts declared in a strongly […]
11/21/2018
COURTS/OBAMA/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump and Chief Justice John Roberts are clashing over the independence of America’s judiciary, with Roberts bluntly rebuking the president for denouncing a judge who rejected his migrant asylum policy as an ‘Obama judge.’ Roberts has issued a strongly worded statement says there’s no such thing. Trump is defending […]
11/21/2018
COURTS/OBAMA/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. defended the independence and integrity of the federal judiciary on Wednesday [11-21-18], rebuking President Trump for calling a judge who had ruled against his administration’s asylum policy ‘an Obama judge.’ The chief justice said that was a profound misunderstanding of the judicial role…That blunt statement […]
11/21/2018
ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump’s protectionist impulses have upended the global debate about international trade. But so far, his policies have barely changed a fundamental reality: The United States is still less protectionist than it has been throughout most of its history or than most nations are today. Even if the tariffs currently in […]
11/21/2018
BUDGET/CONGRESS/DEMS/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Congress just can’t help itself: With a partial government shutdown potentially two weeks away, Democrats and Republicans are dug in, each side upping its demands and vowing not to buckle to the other. President Donald Trump is pressuring Republicans to obtain at least $5 billion for his border wall, far more than […]
11/21/2018
TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump campaigned on deals. Making deals — like an Israel-Palestine peace accord. And breaking deals — like the Trans-Pacific Partnership and the Iran Deal, both of which he labeled disasters. Since entering the Oval Office in 2016, Trump — a self-professed negotiator —has delivered on many of his promises […]
11/21/2018
CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Peter Navarro, the controversial White House trade policy adviser and a famous China hawk, will not be on the guest list when U.S. President Donald Trump meets his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Buenos Aires on December 1, according to a source with knowledge of the matter…The source added that Beijing and […]
11/21/2018
ECONOMY/FEDERAL RESERVE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Another brutal day on Wall Street and President Trump once again decided to blame Fed Chair Jay Powell rather than face the reality that the U.S. economy is likely to slow down next year as the tax cut stimulus fades, a trade war with China looms and the deficit spikes higher […]
11/21/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 21, 2018 7:50 am […]
11/21/2018
OIL/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Oil prices getting lower. Great! Like a big Tax Cut for America and the World. Enjoy! $54, was just $82. Thank you to Saudi Arabia, but let’s go lower!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 21, 2018 7:49 am […]
11/21/2018
BORDER/CHILDREN/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Corporate lawyers at Paul Weiss, a prestigious Manhattan law firm, often spend their days scouring the fine print of client documents and government regulations. But for the past few months, they have been on a different search. In the firm’s Midtown offices, about 75 lawyers have been trying to find more than […]
11/20/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “AMERICA FIRST!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 20, 2018 11:40 pm […]
11/20/2018
COURT/HHS/MEDICAID/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration has once again approved Kentucky’s request to require certain Medicaid recipients to get jobs or lose their benefits. The state was set to begin implementing the mandate this summer, but was blocked by a US district court judge, who voided the federal government’s earlier approval. Judge James Boasberg said […]
11/20/2018
ENTERTAINMENT/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “So-called comedian Michelle Wolf bombed so badly last year at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner that this year, for the first time in decades, they will have an author instead of a comedian. Good first step in comeback of a dying evening and tradition! Maybe I will go?” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November […]
11/20/2018
E-MAILS/HILLARY CLINTON/IVANKA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Faced with a Washington Post report that Ivanka Trump had regularly used a private email account to conduct government business in 2017, the explanation from her side went like this: She didn’t know that was wrong! I’m not kidding…As you may remember, the central attack by Donald Trump against Hillary Clinton […]
11/20/2018
FBI/HILLARY CLINTON/JAMES COMEY/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump told White House attorneys he wanted the Justice Department to prosecute Hillary Clinton and former FBI director James B. Comey, the latest indication the president views the department as a potential weapon to use against political opponents, according to a report. The New York Times, citing […]
11/20/2018
FBI/HILLARY CLINTON/JAMES COMEY/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump told the White House counsel in the spring that he wanted to order the Justice Department to prosecute two of his political adversaries: his 2016 challenger, Hillary Clinton, and the former F.B.I. director James B. Comey, according to two people familiar with the conversation. The lawyer, Donald […]
11/20/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/HUMAN RIGHTS/MEDIA/SAUDI ARABIA/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The bipartisan leadership of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee is demanding a definitive determination from President Donald Trump about whether Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia ordered the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. In a letter to Trump, the panel’s chairman, Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), and ranking […]
11/20/2018
COURT/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House backed down Monday [11-19-18] from a fight with CNN over its decision to revoke the press credentials of reporter Jim Acosta, writing in a letter to the reporter that it made a ‘final determination’ to give him back his badge. The White House also said it was establishing new […]
11/29/2018
G20/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “White House aides had hoped that the G-20 summit would be an opportunity for President Donald Trump to showcase his deal-making skills. Now, they’re worried that special counsel Robert Mueller’s latest bombshell could overshadow his latest tour on the world stage. And some think that’s just the way Mueller wanted […]
11/20/2018
ELECTION/GOP/RACISM/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump spoke up for a Republican senator Tuesday [11-20-18] facing a runoff election and fierce criticism after making a joke about a ‘public hanging.’ Trump said he plans to hold at least two campaign events, possibly even a third, to support Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in her runoff against Democrat […]
11/20/2018
CONGRESS/MEDIA/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The White House statement that defended Saudi Arabia in the killing of dissident Jamal Khashoggi was attributed to President Donald Trump. But all Rand Paul heard when he read it was John Bolton…The Kentucky Republican doesn’t break with Trump much these days, but the president’s statement propping up American support for Saudi […]
11/20/2018
MEDIA/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump rebuffed rumors that he’s too afraid to visit U.S. troops in a war zone, telling reporters that he does plan to visit a combat area at some point…Trump has faced mounting criticism for never visiting U.S. troops in a combat zone nearly two years into his presidency. During an […]
11/20/2018
E-MAILS/HILLARY CLINTON/IVANKA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Tuesday [11-20-18] defended his daughter’s use of a private email account to conduct official business, telling reporters that the controversy was a ‘whole different’ issue than what former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was accused of during her presidential campaign . The president was asked Tuesday about […]
11/20/2018
ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Tuesday [11-20-18] submitted written answers to questions from special counsel Robert Mueller related to the investigation of possible collusion between Trump associates and Russians. The responses from the President signify a major development in the Mueller probe following months of negotiations between the special counsel’s office […]
11/20/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A few hundred self-avowed nationalists waving flags at a demonstration. A public official donning the signature red hat with white embroidered letters. An activist going on Fox News to warn of an ‘invasion.’ This isn’t Trump country. It’s Tijuana, Mexico, where more than 6,000 asylum-seekers who have been traveling in a caravan […]
11/20/2018
HOLIDAY/MELANIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @WhiteHouse: President @realDonaldTrump, joined by @FLOTUS, has officially pardoned this year’s National Thanksgiving Turkey, Peas—and h…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 20, 2018 3:01 pm […]
11/20/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/HOLIDAY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Tuesday [11-20-18] used the annual presidential turkey pardoning to offer a message of unity heading into the holiday season — but first, he couldn’t resist taking a few digs at Democrats who contested heated midterm races. Trump announced that Peas beat out Carrots in an online White House […]
11/20/2018
BORDER/DEFENSE/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump has approved a memorandum that grants new authority to US troops on the Southwest border to protect Customs and Border Protection personnel from migrants if they engage in violence, according to the Pentagon. Department of Defense spokesperson Lt. Col. Michelle Baldanza confirmed to CNN that the Pentagon had received […]
11/20/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/MEDIA/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump signaled Tuesday [11-20-18] that he will not take strong action against Saudi Arabia or its Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the murder and dismemberment of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The White House has been struggling to square a widespread sense that the crown prince directed […]
11/20/2018
BORDER/COURTS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Late Monday [11-19-18] night a San Francisco federal district court temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s moves earlier this month to deny asylum to migrants who cross the border illegally. ‘Whatever the scope of the President’s authority, he may not rewrite the immigration laws to impose a condition that Congress has expressly forbidden,’ […]
11/20/2018
CONGRESS/MEDIA/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is facing pressure from Congress to punish Saudi Arabia for the killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who died Oct. 2 inside the Saudi consulate in Turkey. So far, the administration has taken two steps: • The State Department has barred 21 Saudi nationals accused of involvement […]
11/20/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Trump’s move to restrict asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border, dealing another blow to the administration’s immigration agenda. Judge Jon Tigar’s ruling suspends implementation of a fast-track regulation and presidential proclamation issued Nov. 9 that barred migrants who cross the border between ports of entry from seeking asylum. The order will remain in […]
11/20/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/MEDIA/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “By letting Saudi Arabia get away with the murder of US-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the President sent a message of startling clarity about how the United States will conduct its business in the world. Refusing to break with Saudi strongman Mohammed bin Salman over the killing in the Saudi consulate […]
11/20/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Larry Kudlow says he has made significant progress pushing a free-trade message inside President Donald Trump’s White House with a new trade deal between the United States, Canada and Mexico and potentially one with the European Union. But Kudlow, director of the National Economic Council, recognizes that Trump still may go through […]
11/20/2018
E-MAILS/IVANKA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “What should we make of the revelation Ivanka Trump primarily used a private email account (hosted on a private email domain, no less) to conduct official U.S. government business in 2017? After a presidential election in which her father routinely lambasted Hillary Clinton for her reckless use of a private email server […]
11/20/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is back in his comfort zone at the ‘winter White House’: Mar-a-Lago, where women in furs and men in diamond jewelry and monogrammed slippers mingle with Sylvester Stallone and Fabio at New Year’s Eve celebrations and Don King rubs elbows with Cabinet members, could-be ambassadors and the ‘MyPillow’ guy […]
11/20/2018
DEMS/E-MAILS/HILLARY CLINTON/IVANKA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A Congressional committee will investigate Ivanka Trump, U.S. President Donald Trump’s daughter and a White House adviser, following reports she repeatedly used a personal email account for government work, a House Democrat said on Tuesday [11-20-18]. A White House review of Ivanka Trump’s email found she used her personal account up […]
11/20/2018
ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump has submitted written answers to questions from Special Counsel Robert Mueller in his probe of Russian meddling in the 2016 election and possible collusion with the Trump campaign, Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani said on Tuesday [11-20-18]…Giuliani said Trump did not plan to answer any questions from […]
11/20/2018
HOLIDAY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In an annual Thanksgiving tradition, President Donald Trump used the power of his office Tuesday [11-20-18] to save a pair of meaty turkeys from the holiday table. But Trump jokingly warned a 39-pound bird named Peas and a 41-pound companion named Carrots that, while they are free to live, they may still […]
11/20/2018
2016 ELECTION/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump has provided the special counsel with written answers to questions about his knowledge of Russian interference in the 2016 election, his lawyers said Tuesday [11-20-18], avoiding at least for now a potentially risky sit-down with prosecutors. It’s the first time he has directly cooperated with the […]
11/20/2018
2016 ELECTION/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump laid out for the special counsel his defense in the investigation into possible ties between his associates and Russia’s election interference, the president’s lawyers said in a statement on Tuesday [11-10-18]. The details of Mr. Trump’s responses were not immediately clear, but his lawyers said that now […]
11/20/2018
INTELLIGENCE/MEDIA/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump defied the nation’s intelligence agencies and a growing body of evidence on Tuesday [11-20-18] to declare his unswerving loyalty to Saudi Arabia, asserting that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s culpability for the killing of Jamal Khashoggi might never be known. In a remarkable statement that appeared calculated to end […]
11/19/2018
FOREIGN DIGNITARIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I hope the discovery and eventual recovery of the Argentine submarine San Juan brings needed closure to the wonderful families of those brave missing sailors. I look forward to hearing more from my friend President @MauricioMacri in Argentina later this month.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 19, 2018 11:19 pm […]
11/19/2018
HOLIDAY/MELANIA: “RT @FLOTUS: The @WhiteHouse is getting ready for the Christmas season! Thank you to the Smith Family & the National Christmas Tree Associat…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 19, 2018 9:15 pm […]
11/19/2018
ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Election Day predictions of HUGE voter turnout are as old as Election Day itself. There’s always a slew of stories, tweets and videos about really long lines at some local precinct where no one has ever seen lines like these before. And then, usually, the voter turnout nationally turns out to be […]
11/19/2018
PAKISTAN/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump has defended his administration’s decision to cut off aid to Pakistan, berating the country for not doing ‘a damn thing for us.’ In an interview with Fox News’ Chris Wallace that aired on Sunday [11-18-18], Trump pointed to Osama bin Laden’s presence in Pakistan as proof. On Monday [11-19-18], […]
11/19/2018
CHINA/G20/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The United States and China were preparing to hold high-level trade negotiations in Washington until an escalating war of words between President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping this weekend prompted Chinese negotiators to cancel their plans. Now, Trump and Xi are heading for a showdown over trade at […]
11/19/2018
HHS/REFUGEES/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The Trump administration’s controversial refugee office director is being reassigned inside the department, according to an internal HHS email obtained by POLITICO. Scott Lloyd, who has come under fire for his oversight of migrant children in federal custody, is being moved to the HHS Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, where he’ll be […]
11/19/2018
BORDER/CENTRAL AMERICA/IMMIGRATION/REFUGEES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s efforts to dramatically cut asylum applications were challenged in two federal court hearings on Monday [11-19-18], and the rulings by each judge will ultimately determine how many members of the migrant caravan will be able to enter the U.S. Hundreds of the Central American caravan members have already […]
11/19/2018
HOLIDAY/MELANIA: “RT @WhiteHouse: President Trump and the First Lady Participate in the White House Christmas Tree Delivery https://t.co/O6Nr8k1mnu“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 19, 2018 3:56 pm […]
11/19/2018
ELECTION/GOP/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “In his first set of political rallies since Democrats flipped the House, President Donald Trump will travel to Mississippi on Nov. 26 to stump for Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in her runoff against Democrat Mike Espy. Trump plans to campaign at rallies in Tupelo and Biloxi for Hyde-Smith. The runoff will take […]
11/19/2018
IMMIGRATION/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Fake News is showing old footage of people climbing over our Ocean Area Fence. This is what it really looks like – no climbers anymore under our Administration! https://t.co/CD4ltRePML“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 19, 2018 2:10 pm […]
11/19/2018
ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump will give special counsel Robert Mueller written responses to a slate of questions as early as Tuesday [11-20-18]. Trump’s lawyers set an informal Thanksgiving deadline for the president to finalize his responses on topics surrounding the Russian hacking of the 2016 election, and he’s almost ready to […]
11/19/2018
FTC/LEGAL/TRUMP BUSINESS: “A liberal watchdog group on Monday [11-19-18] asked the Federal Trade Commission to investigate President Donald Trump’s involvement with a company that he has been accused of promoting to investors in unfair get-rich-quick schemes. Public Citizen, a consumer group that has often criticized the president, said in a letter to FTC Chairman Joseph […]
11/19/2018
DEMS/HOUSE OF REPS/TRUMP TAXES: “Sometime next year, we may know a lot more about President Donald Trump’s personal taxes. House Democrats are bent on getting their hands on his returns and some want to publicly air them. While it’s true that Trump’s tax practices are largely a black hole to the public, some information has […]
11/19/2018
PAKISTAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….We no longer pay Pakistan the $Billions because they would take our money and do nothing for us, Bin Laden being a prime example, Afghanistan being another. They were just one of many countries that take from the United States without giving anything in return. That’s ENDING!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 19, […]
11/19/2018
CABINET/E-MAILS/IVANKA/TRUMP FAMILY: “Ivanka Trump last year used a personal email account to discuss or relay official White House business, according to emails released by a nonpartisan watchdog group. The Washington Post reported Monday [11-19-18] the White House conducted an investigation into Trump’s email usage and that she used her personal email address for much of […]
11/19/2018
PAKISTAN/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Of course we should have captured Osama Bin Laden long before we did. I pointed him out in my book just BEFORE the attack on the World Trade Center. President Clinton famously missed his shot. We paid Pakistan Billions of Dollars & they never told us he was living there. Fools!..” –Donald […]
11/19/2018
ECONOMY/JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @realDonaldTrump: ‘Boom: Record high business optimism, need for employees Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 19, 2018 10:02 amat 45-year high’ https://t.co/jBFjEwAcfd“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 19, 2018 10:02 am […]
11/19/2018
ENDORSEMENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “.@cindyhydesmith loves Mississippi and our Great U.S.A. https://t.co/hQPC4CrhDi“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 19, 2018 9:30 am […]
11/19/2018
INTELLIGENCE/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “For a president who professes to revere the US military more than any of his predecessors, Donald Trump gets entangled in a lot of scrapes that raise doubts about the sincerity of his admiration. He has feuded with war heroes and the relatives of fallen soldiers, sparked controversy by ducking remembrance observances […]
11/19/2018
CALIFORNIA/FINLAND/NATURAL DISASTERS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Puzzled Finns have taken to Twitter to post pictures of themselves raking the forest after U.S. President Donald Trump said California should learn a lesson from the Nordic country about how to protect itself against wildfires. While visiting California’s wildfire zones on Saturday, Trump told reporters that Finland spends ‘a lot […]
11/19/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/DEMS/LEGAL/NOMINATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump’s appointment of Matthew Whitaker as acting U.S. attorney general on Nov. 7 drew another legal challenge on Monday [11-19-18], this time by three Democratic senators. Senators Richard Blumenthal, Sheldon Whitehouse and Mazie Hirono sued Whitaker and Trump, asking for a court order stating the appointment violated the […]
11/19/2018
BORDER/CHILDREN/HHS/IMMIGRATION/REFUGEES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The head of the Trump administration’s Office of Refugee Resettlement, which was criticized for its role overseeing shelters for unaccompanied immigrant minors, is leaving his post. The Department of Health and Human Services says Scott Lloyd will move to a new role at the Center for Faith and Opportunity Initiatives. Lloyd says […]
11/19/2018
JOHN KELLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump isn’t committing to a previous pledge to keep chief of staff John Kelly for the remainder of his term. It’s part of the widespread speculation about staffing changes that could soon sweep through his administration. Trump, in a wide-ranging interview that aired on ‘Fox News Sunday,’ praised […]
11/19/2018
MILITARY/PAKISTAN/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Pakistan reacted angrily on Monday [11-19-18] to criticism by President Trump that the country had not done enough in return for years of United States military aid and that the government had harbored Osama bin Laden, the leader of Al Qaeda. In an interview with ‘Fox News Sunday’ this weekend, Mr. Trump […]
11/19/2018
MILITARY/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “He was the man who oversaw the raid that killed Osama bin Laden in 2011. As a member of the Navy SEALs, he became renowned as one of the iconic military officers of the post-9/11 era. And after retiring four years ago, Adm. William H. McRaven took on a huge challenge as […]
11/19/2018
BORDER/CENTRAL AMERICA/COURTS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A federal judge on Monday [11-19-18] ordered the Trump administration to resume accepting asylum claims from migrants no matter where or how they entered the United States, dealing at least a temporary setback to the president’s attempt to clamp down on a huge wave of Central Americans crossing the border. Judge […]
11/19/2018
MILITARY/PAKISTAN/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is once again claiming he knows best — this time, criticizing the past military and political leadership for the timeline of the Osama bin Laden capture. The issue re-emerged Sunday [11-18-18] in a taped interview with Fox News’ Chris Wallace. Pivoting from a question about retired Adm. William McRaven’s […]
11/18/2018
CONGRESS/GOP/IMPEACHMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The audition to become President Donald Trump’s most visible defender in Congress — and lead the fight against any impeachment proceedings — is in full swing. One of Trump’s fiercest allies, Rep. Jim Jordan, on Friday began flirting openly with a bid to serve as the top Republican on the House […]
11/18/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @realDonaldTrump: I will be interviewed by Chris Wallace on @FoxNews at 2:00 P.M. and 7:00 P.M. Enjoy!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 18, 2018 7:22 pm […]
11/18/2018
CALIFORNIA/FINLAND/NATURAL DISASTERS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Finland’s president isn’t sure where President Donald Trump got the idea that raking is part of his country’s routine for managing its substantial forests. Trump told reporters Saturday [11-17-18] while visiting the ruins of the Northern California town where a fire killed at least 76 people that wildfires weren’t a problem […]
11/18/2018
ENDORSEMENT/SENATE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “From day one Rick Scott never wavered. He was a great Governor and will be even a greater Senator in representing the People of Florida. Congratulations to Rick on having waged such a courageous and successful campaign!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 18, 2018 2:59 pm […]
11/18/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Catch and Release is an obsolete term. It is now Catch and Detain. Illegal Immigrants trying to come into the U.S.A., often proudly flying the flag of their nation as they ask for U.S. Asylum, will be detained or turned away. Dems must approve Border Security & Wall NOW!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
11/18/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @realDonaldTrump: I will be interviewed by Chris Wallace on @FoxNews at 2:00 P.M. and 7:00 P.M. Enjoy!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 18, 2018 1:44 pm […]
11/18/2018
IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Mayor of Tijuana, Mexico, just stated that ‘the City is ill-prepared to handle this many migrants, the backlog could last 6 months.’ Likewise, the U.S. is ill-prepared for this invasion, and will not stand for it. They are causing crime and big problems in Mexico. Go home!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November […]
11/18/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/DEMS/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “So funny to see little Adam Schitt (D-CA) talking about the fact that Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker was not approved by the Senate, but not mentioning the fact that Bob Mueller (who is highly conflicted) was not approved by the Senate!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 18, 2018 1:01 pm […]