CALIFORNIA/FEMA/NATURAL DISASTERS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Was just briefed by @FEMA_Brock and @SecretaryZinke, who are in California. Thank you to the great Firefighters, First Responders and @FEMA for the incredible job they are doing w/ the California Wildfires. Our Nation appreciates your heroism, courage & genius. God Bless you all!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 14, 2018 2:35 […]
11/14/2018
JOBS/NATIONAL SECURITY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Not seen in many years, America’s steelworkers get a hard-earned raise because of my Administration’s policies to help bring back the U.S. steel industry, which is critical to our National Security. I will always protect America and its workers!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 14, 2018 2:28 pm […]
11/14/2018
ELECTION/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “By multiple accounts, Donald Trump is in one of the deepest funks of his presidency. The bad news is that the challenges and threats that are making his mood so dark are likely to get worse before they get better. The President is angry at his rebuke from voters in […]
11/14/2018
BUDGET/CHUCK SCHUMER/DHS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Wednesday [11-14-18] that budget negotiations are set to move forward so long as President Donald Trump doesn’t interfere with them…He added that Senate Democrats also want to ensure that Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker doesn’t interfere with special counsel Robert Mueller’s […]
11/14/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/HOUSE OF REPS/NAFTA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is set to formally sign a replacement for the North American Free Trade Agreement in just two weeks — but the Republican loss of the House in the midterms means he’ll need Democratic support to get the deal through Congress next year. Administration officials have expressed optimism […]
11/14/2018
ELECTION/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As speculation for 2020 begins to heat up, a little more than 3 in 10 Americans want to see President Donald Trump win a second term in the White House, according to a new poll. A Monmouth University poll out Wednesday found that though the president’s approval rating stands fairly steady at […]
11/14/2018
MELANIA/NATIONAL SECURITY/TRUMP PEOPLE: “In an extraordinary step for a first lady, Melania Trump called Tuesday [11-13-18] for the dismissal of deputy national security adviser Mira Ricardel, someone who a White House official said she’d never met. ‘It is the position of the Office of the First Lady that she (Ricardel) no longer deserves the honor […]
11/14/2018
ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “A political clobbering, bickering aides and now a public grenade launched across the White House by the first lady have placed President Donald Trump in a position he loathes: backed into a corner. A week after standing in the East Room and declaring victory in the midterm elections, the President is […]
11/14/2018
JEFF SESSIONS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A new Justice Department analysis released Wednesday [11-14-18] backs up President Donald Trump’s appointment last week of acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker despite a growing political and legal backlash. The 20-page DOJ memo — addressed to top White House attorney Emmet Flood — leans heavily on historical precedent to argue […]
11/14/2018
HUMAN RIGHTS/MEDIA/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The ‘America First’ Trump administration has surprised critics with its willingness to sanction human rights abusers around the world. But with the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, that willingness is facing its biggest test yet. Since taking office, President Donald Trump has permitted the use of a relatively new law, […]
11/14/2018
ECONOMY/EU/FOREIGN POLICY/NATO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “After taking criticism in Europe for his ‘America First’ foreign policy, President Donald Trump resumed his complaints about NATO and the costs of the military partnership with Europe on Monday [11-12-18]…Trump’s tweets reiterated his complaints about the high cost of providing military protection for countries that sell the USA more goods […]
11/14/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/STEVE MNUCHIN/TARIFFS/TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Chinese government has presented an offer to the United States to try to push forward stalled trade talks before the leaders of the two economic superpowers meet at the end of this month, according to two people briefed on the discussions. The opening bid falls short of many of the […]
11/14/2018
ENTERTAINMENT/MELANIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is skipping the Kennedy Center Honors, again. For the second year in a row, Trump and his wife Melania will not attend the event meant to honor contributions to American culture on Dec. 2, Stephanie Grisham, the first lady’s spokeswoman said Tuesday [11-13-18]. Grisham confirmed to USA TODAY that […]
11/14/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The midterms suggest that President Donald Trump needs to double down on populism, just not the sort that’s been his signature to this point. Trump is both too populist and not populist enough. His populism is largely, although not entirely, a matter of style — combative, lacerating, emotive, unpredictable and grandiose. This […]
11/14/2018
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Justice Department on Wednesday [11-14-18] defended the legality of President Donald Trump’s appointment of Matthew Whitaker as acting attorney general to replace the ousted Jeff Sessions, rejecting the views of critics that the move ran afoul of the U.S. Constitution and federal law. A legal opinion sent to […]
11/14/2018
FRANCE/SOCIAL MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “French President Emmanuel Macron said France and the United States must respect each other, in a response to a flurry of critical tweets by Donald Trump. Macron said in an interview Wednesday [11-14-18] with French television TF1 from the Charles-de-Gaulle aircraft carrier off the coast of southern France that ‘the French […]
11/14/2018
PRISONS/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump says he’s ‘thrilled’ to support a bipartisan bill to reform federal sentencing guidelines. The legislation is the first major rewrite of the nation’s criminal justice sentencing laws in a generation. Lawmakers reached agreement this week on legislation that would boost rehabilitation efforts for federal prisoners and give judges more […]
11/14/2018
DHS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump said he would make a decision on the future of U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen soon, the Daily Caller reported on Wednesday [11-14-18], with speculation rampant he would soon replace her…Asked about another possible staffing change to replace White House chief of staff John Kelly, Trump told […]
11/14/2018
IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/MEDIA/RACISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Lawyers suing President Donald Trump over his decision to end special protections shielding certain immigrants from deportation are seeking unaired footage from his reality TV show ‘The Apprentice’ to try to bolster their case alleging the move was racially motivated, the attorneys said Wednesday [11-14-18]. Lawyers for Civil Rights, which sued Trump […]
11/14/2018
LAWSUIT/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s administration is trying to fend off a legal challenge from CNN and other outlets over the revocation of journalist Jim Acosta’s White House ‘hard pass.’ U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Kelly heard arguments Wednesday afternoon from lawyers representing CNN and the Justice Department. The news network is seeking an […]
11/14/2018
GOP/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The annual convention of the Federalist Society, the conservative legal group, has long been a glittering and bustling affair. In the Trump era, though, the group has become more powerful than ever, supplying intellectual energy and judicial candidates to an assertive administration eager to reshape the legal landscape. But as the group […]
11/14/2018
FRANCE/SOCIAL MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The French president responded Wednesday [11-14-18] evening to President Trump’s scathing personal attack on him, declining to lash out and instead taking the long view. In a television interview on the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, which President Emmanuel Macron was visiting, he made clear that he was not going to […]
11/13/2018
MILITARY/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The existence of more than a dozen supposedly secret North Korean missile bases should come as a surprise to nobody — certainly not the United States or South Korea. Both have access to military intelligence that far exceeds what is available in the private sector. If anything, the latest findings […]
11/13/2018
CONGRESS/JARED KUSHNER/PRISONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is expected to throw his support behind bipartisan criminal justice legislation during an event at the White House on Wednesday [11-14-18], two sources close to the process said. Trump is scheduled to announce on Wednesday that he is supporting the latest iteration of the First Step Act, a […]
11/13/2018
BRETT KAVANAUGH/COURTS/HOLIDAY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump announced during a Diwali ceremonial lighting ceremony at the White House Tuesday [11-13-18] that he is nominating Neomi Rao to fill Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s seat on the DC Circuit Court of Appeals…The President has interviewed Rao, who currently serves as administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory […]
11/13/2018
AMBASSADOR/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump will nominate retired Gen. John Abizaid, the former head of US Central Command, as the new American ambassador to Saudi Arabia, the White House announced Tuesday [11-13-18]. The nomination comes at a critical moment in diplomatic relations between the United States and Saudi Arabia, as the White House […]
11/13/2018
MELANIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “A feud with the first lady’s office is expected to cost a senior national security adviser her job after she sparred with East Wing staff and other key members of the Trump administration. The dispute spilled into public view in extraordinary fashion on Tuesday when the first lady’s office released a statement calling […]
11/13/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/COURTS/JEFF SESSIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The state of Maryland launched a court challenge on Tuesday [11-13-18] to the legality of President Donald Trump’s appointment of Matthew Whitaker as acting U.S. attorney general, saying the president overstepped his constitutional authority and broke federal law. Trump installed Whitaker as acting attorney general last week after ordering […]
11/13/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/VOTER FRAUD: “President Donald Trump sought to intervene in Florida’s legally mandated vote recount Tuesday [11-13-18], calling on the state’s Democratic senator to admit defeat and again implying without evidence that officials in two pivotal counties are trying to steal the election…Still, the state elections department and the Florida Department of Law […]
11/13/2018
CABINET/DEMS/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump is weighing an administration-wide shakeup as he looks to prepare his White House for divided government, but it is unclear who is going and who is staying. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen was thought to be out as soon as this week, according to two people with knowledge […]
11/13/2018
CABINET/DHS/JOHN KELLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Trump is moving toward major shuffles of his cabinet and his West Wing staff, as members of the Trump family are working to leave a mark on personnel decisions after a bruising midterm election cycle, several people familiar with the discussions said on Tuesday [11-13-18]. Mr. Trump is almost […]
11/13/2018
BRETT KAVANAUGH/COURT/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump is nominating administration official Neomi Rao to fill the appeals court seat previously held by Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Trump said Tuesday that he was nominating Rao for the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Rao currently serves as the administrator of the […]
11/13/2018
CHINA/EU/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump’s trade war has provoked an internal fight among his top economic advisers, with officials sparring both publicly and behind the scenes over the best approach to dealing with China, the European Union and other trading partners. The disagreements spilled into view on Tuesday [11-13-18] as Larry Kudlow, the director […]
11/13/2018
LAWSUIT/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump and press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders often have the upper hand over CNN in the White House briefing room. But CNN has likely now claimed the advantage by moving the battle to the courtroom. First Amendment lawyers say courts have a history of defending access for journalists, and the […]
11/13/2018
ELECTION/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Bottled-up hostility in President Donald Trump’s administration flowed to the surface Tuesday [11-13-18] during a remarkable 12-hour period following an awkward midterm détente and tense trip to Paris over which the president is still seething. At the White House, Trump appeared poised to dismiss Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen […]
11/13/2018
CABINET/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Another round of upheaval engulfed President Donald Trump’s White House on Tuesday [11-13-18], with the future of several senior aides in doubt just a week after U.S. congressional elections. Three Trump cabinet members – Chief of Staff John Kelly, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke – could […]
11/13/2018
BUSINESS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “’Boom: Record high business optimism, need for employees at 45-year high’ https://t.co/jBFjEwAcfd” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 13, 2018 4:35 pm […]
11/13/2018
HOLIDAY/RELIGION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It was my great honor to host a celebration of Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights, in the Roosevelt Room at the @WhiteHouse this afternoon. Very, very special people! https://t.co/kQk7IvpSFo https://t.co/tYlBABg4JF“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 13, 2018 4:20 pm […]
11/13/2018
HOLIDAY/RELIGION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Today, we gathered for Diwali, a holiday observed by Buddhists, Sikhs, and Jains throughout the United States & around the world. Hundreds of millions of people have gathered with family & friends to light the Diya and to mark the beginning of a New Year. https://t.co/epHogpTY1A https://t.co/9LUwnhngWJ“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 13, […]
11/13/2018
HOLIDAY/RELIGION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Today, we gathered for Diwali, a holiday observed by Buddhists, Sikhs, and Jains throughout the United States & around the world. Hundreds of millions of people have gathered with family & friends to light the Diya and to mark the beginning of a New Year. https://t.co/a1QRfaPm37 https://t.co/LKRTr0nCQl“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 13, […]
11/13/2018
DEMS/FBI/HOUSE OF REPS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The incoming Democratic chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee intends to investigate President Donald Trump’s impact on the integrity of the Justice Department and the FBI, according to a letter sent to top federal law enforcement officials on Tuesday. Representative Jerrold Nadler, now the […]
11/13/2018
CALIFORNIA/NATURAL DISASTERS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We mourn for the lives lost and we pray for the victims of the California Wildfires. I want to thank the Firefighters and First Responders for their incredible courage in the face of grave danger…. https://t.co/3YQYZR8OzS“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 13, 2018 2:38 pm […]
11/13/2018
2016 ELECTION/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump is expected to provide written answers to questions from the special counsel investigating Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election as soon as this week, a person familiar with the matter said on Tuesday [11-13-18]. The questions from Special Counsel Robert Mueller that Trump […]
11/13/2018
MEDIA/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The story in the New York Times concerning North Korea developing missile bases is inaccurate. We fully know about the sites being discussed, nothing new – and nothing happening out of the normal. Just more Fake News. I will be the first to let you know if things go bad!” -Donald […]
11/13/2018
ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VOTER FRAUD: “When will Bill Nelson concede in Florida? The characters running Broward and Palm Beach voting will not be able to ‘find’ enough votes, too much spotlight on them now!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 13, 2018 11:32 am […]
11/13/2018
MELANIA/NATIONAL SECURITY/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump was under pressure from his wife, Melania, on Tuesday [11-13-18] to fire his deputy national security adviser over what two sources close to the White House said was the way Mrs Trump’s trip to Africa was handled. Two presidential aides said Trump was considering forcing out deputy national security […]
11/13/2018
BUSINESS/TECHNOLOGY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Amazon’s move to establish a new headquarters in the Washington area will have one immediate political impact: putting CEO Jeff Bezos more in President Donald Trump’s face than ever. Bezos’ ownership of The Washington Post, which he bought back in 2013, has enraged Trump, sparking Twitter-fueled allegations from the president that Amazon […]
11/13/2018
FRANCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “By the way, when the helicopter couldn’t fly to the first cemetery in France because of almost zero visibility, I suggested driving. Secret Service said NO, too far from airport & big Paris shutdown. Speech next day at American Cemetery in pouring rain! Little reported-Fake News!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 13, 2018 […]
11/13/2018
FRANCE/MILITARY/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump, fresh off a tense visit to Paris, on Tuesday [11-13-18] fired off a string of tweets attacking French President Emmanuel Macron for floating the idea of a self-reliant European military and the country’s wine tariffs, while accusing Macron of swiping at Trump’s nationalism to distract from his own shortcomings…Trump’s […]
11/13/2018
FRANCE/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Tuesday [11-13-18] claimed he tried to salvage a trip to a French cemetery for American troops, but that the Secret Service nixed his idea of driving after he reportedly couldn’t fly in the rain. The president was in Paris last weekend to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the […]
11/13/2018
FRANCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “By the way, when the helicopter couldn’t fly to the first cemetery in France because of almost zero visibility, I suggested driving. Secret Service said NO, too far from airport & big Paris shutdown. Speech next day at American Cemetary in pouring rain! Little reported-Fake News!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 13, 2018 […]
11/13/2018
FRANCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “……MAKE FRANCE GREAT AGAIN!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 13, 2018 8:18 am […]
11/13/2018
FRANCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The problem is that Emmanuel suffers from a very low Approval Rating in France, 26%, and an unemployment rate of almost 10%. He was just trying to get onto another subject. By the way, there is no country more Nationalist than France, very proud people-and rightfully so!…….” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 13, […]
11/13/2018
FRANCE/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “On Trade, France makes excellent wine, but so does the U.S. The problem is that France makes it very hard for the U.S. to sell its wines into France, and charges big Tariffs, whereas the U.S. makes it easy for French wines, and charges very small Tariffs. Not fair, must change!” […]
11/13/2018
DHS/JOHN KELLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to remove Department of Homeland Security chief Kirstjen Nielsen and is considering replacing chief of staff John Kelly in another shakeup of his administration, a source close to the White House said. Trump has been mulling removing Nielsen, a Kelly protege who became the […]
11/12/2018
ELECTION/GOP/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/VOTER FRAUD: “The concerted effort by Republicans in Washington and Florida to discredit the state’s recount as illegitimate and potentially rife with fraud reflects a cold political calculation: Treat the recount as the next phase of a campaign to secure the party’s majority and agenda in the Senate. That imperative — described […]
11/13/2018
FRANCE/MILITARY/NATIONALISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump issued a blistering personal attack on Tuesday [11-13-18] against President Emmanuel Macron of France, his host last weekend, and sought to douse a furor over his decision not to visit a cemetery of American soldiers while in France because of rain. Two days after returning from Paris, Mr. Trump responded […]
11/13/2018
ELECTION/IMMIGRATION/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “For weeks before the midterm elections, President Trump warned ominously about the threat from a caravan of migrants streaming from Central America toward Mexico’s border with the United States. It was a fearsome mix of criminals and ‘unknown Middle Easterners,’ Mr. Trump claimed darkly, one that constituted a genuine national emergency. But […]
11/13/2018
CENSUS/DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “For years, some Democrats said gerrymandering was an insurmountable roadblock to the House majority that couldn’t be cleared until after the 2020 census. Then along came President Donald Trump. House Democrats steamrolled Republicans in an array of districts last week, from those drawn by independent commissions or courts, to seats crafted […]
11/13/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/MELANIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “In this White House, no one knows when the ax will fall or who will be swinging it. A new day of firing and fury culminating in a staggering power play by first lady Melania Trump deepened already historic dysfunction in the administration on Tuesday [11-13-18], leaving top officials blindsided and confused. […]
11/12/2018
CONGRESS/JARED KUSHNER/PRISONS/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “White House officials and a bipartisan group of senators are mounting an ambitious effort to push criminal justice legislation through Congress by the end of the year, four sources close to the process told CNN. But first, Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, who has been leading the […]
11/12/2018
CALIFORNIA/NATURAL DISASTERS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump has repeatedly used his bully pulpit to threaten California’s federal funding, but the government — and his own party in Congress — don’t seem to be listening. After Trump’s latest threat over the weekend to withdraw funding, some feared the president may punish the Democratic-led state during one […]
11/12/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/ETHICS/JEFF SESSIONS/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Attorney General Matthew Whitaker is consulting with ethics officials regarding possible recusal from overseeing the special counsel’s Russia investigation, the Justice Department said on Monday [11-12-18]…Whitaker has been overseeing special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation since last Wednesday, when Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ resignation triggered a set of events that left […]
11/12/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Immigration advocates who filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration’s asylum ban are waiting for the court’s first move, which is expected on Tuesday [11-13-18]. President Donald Trump on Friday [11-9-18] signed a proclamation setting into motion a ban on most asylum claims for immigrants who cross the US-Mexico border illegally. […]
11/12/2018
MEDIA/MELANIA/OBAMA FAMILY: “In her new memoir, ‘Becoming,’ former first lady Michelle Obama writes a passage explaining how her predecessor, Laura Bush, had extended her help to Obama when she was an incoming first lady, telling her that if Obama needed help, she was ‘a phone call away.’ In turn, Obama writes she did the same […]
11/12/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/ETHICS/JEFF SESSIONS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Acting U.S. Attorney General Matthew Whitaker will consult with ethics officials about any matters that could require him to recuse himself, the Justice Department said on Monday [11-12-18], after critics called on him to step aside from overseeing a Special Counsel probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election…Whitaker […]
11/12/2018
2016 ELECTION/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “An associate of Roger Stone, a longtime ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, expects to be indicted by the U.S. special counsel probing Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election, he said on Monday [11-12-18]. Jerome Corsi, a right-wing commentator, said in a livestream posted to YouTube he expected to […]
11/12/2018
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Monday [11-12-18] suggested possible antitrust scrutiny for Comcast, which owns one of Trump’s frequent targets, NBC News…The association, which represents smaller cable companies, has asked the Justice Department’s antitrust division to investigate Comcast’s merger with NBCUniversal, saying it poses a threat to competition. The Comcast-NBCU deal was […]
11/12/2018
DEMS/HOUSE OF REPS/IMPEACHMENT/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Half of voters say the new Democratic-controlled House should not begin impeachment proceedings next year, according to a new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll. But even though overall public support for impeaching Trump is tepid (33 percent) and 51 percent don’t support impeachment, House Democrats could find themselves squeezed by a restive […]
11/12/2018
ELECTION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Florida elections officials are racing to recount ballots this week after razor-thin voting margins left the state’s marquee contests for the U.S. Senate and governor too close to call. Republicans took the lead in last Tuesday’s [11-6-18] elections, but their margins narrowed and state-mandated recounts were ordered after the processing of more than […]
11/12/2018
FRANCE/HOLIDAY/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Former Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Monday [11-12-18] that President Donald Trump’s decision to not attend a ceremony at an American burial ground in France because of rain ‘let down our country’…Trump, who was in Paris to commemorate the centennial of the end of World War I with other world leaders, has […]
11/12/2018
OIL/OPEC/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Hopefully, Saudi Arabia and OPEC will not be cutting oil production. Oil prices should be much lower based on supply!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 12, 2018 1:21 pm […]
11/12/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “American Cable Association has big problems with Comcast. They say that Comcast routinely violates Antitrust Laws. ‘These guys are acting much worse, and have much more potential for damage to consumers, than anything AT&T-Time Warner would do.’ Charlie Gasparino” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 12, 2018 1:13 pm […]
11/12/2018
CALIFORNIA/FEMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The California Fire Fighters, FEMA and First Responders are amazing and very brave. Thank you and God Bless you all!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 12, 2018 11:31 am […]
11/12/2018
DEMS/ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The prospect of Presidential Harassment by the Dems is causing the Stock Market big headaches” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 12, 2018 10:34 am […]
11/12/2018
CALIFORNIA/NATURAL DISASTERS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The president unleashed a fresh round of attacks on California as three catastrophic wildfires caused wide-spread evacuations and the loss of at least 31 lives. ‘With proper Forest Management, we can stop the devastation constantly going on in California,’ President Donald Trump tweeted Sunday [11-11-18]. ‘Get Smart!’ The tweet came a […]
11/12/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/JEFF SESSIONS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “San Francisco’s city attorney on Monday [11-12-18] questioned the recent appointment of a new acting attorney general, saying in a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice that his office may take court action if the DOJ does not provide a legal justification for the designation. President Donald Trump […]
11/12/2018
BUSINESS/ECONOMY/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The $1.5 trillion tax overhaul that President Trump signed into law late last year has already given the American economy a jolt, at least temporarily. It has fattened the paychecks of most American workers, padded the profits of large corporations and sped economic growth. Those results weren’t a surprise. Economists across the […]
11/12/2018
CYBERWAR/ELECTIONS/FRANCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Reflecting reluctance by the Trump administration to limit its options for using offensive and defensive cyberweapons, the United States declined on Monday [11-12-18] to sign a vaguely worded international call to protect civilians against cyberattacks and discourage digital meddling in elections. The United States was one of only a few Western nations […]
11/12/2018
ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Jerome Corsi, a conspiracy theorist and friend of the longtime Trump adviser Roger J. Stone Jr., said on Monday [11-12-18] that his two-month-long cooperation with the special counsel’s office has broken down and he expects to be charged with lying to investigators or a federal grand jury. Mr. Corsi, who said […]
11/12/2018
AFRICAN AMERICANS/PRISONS/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A bipartisan group of senators has reached a tentative deal on the most substantial rewrite of the nation’s sentencing and prison laws in a generation, giving judges more latitude to sidestep mandatory minimum sentences and easing drug sentences that have incarcerated African-Americans at much higher rates than white offenders. The lawmakers […]
11/12/2018
ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VOTE BY MAIL/VOTER FRAUD: “The Florida Election should be called in favor of Rick Scott and Ron DeSantis in that large numbers of new ballots showed up out of nowhere, and many ballots are missing or forged. An honest vote count is no longer possible-ballots massively infected. Must go with Election Night!” -Donald […]
11/12/2018
ELECTION/GOP/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/VOTING: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday [11-12-18] urged Florida election officials to end a recount and declare his fellow Republicans the winners of disputed races in last week’s elections, while Democrats picked up a U.S. Senate seat in Arizona. U.S. Representative Kyrsten Sinema declared victory and Republican opponent Martha McSally conceded […]
11/12/2018
TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…..of money spent on protecting other countries, and we get nothing but Trade Deficits and Losses. It is time that these very rich countries either pay the United States for its great military protection, or protect themselves…and Trade must be made FREE and FAIR!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 12, 2018 7:21 […]
11/12/2018
TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…..hundreds of billions of dollars, for the great privilege of losing hundreds of billions of dollars with these same countries on trade. I told them that this situation cannot continue – It is, and always has been, ridiculously unfair to the United States. Massive amounts…..” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 12, 2018 […]
11/12/2018
FRANCE/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Just returned from France where much was accomplished in my meetings with World Leaders. Never easy bringing up the fact that the U.S. must be treated fairly, which it hasn’t, on both Military and Trade. We pay for LARGE portions of other countries military protection,……..” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 12, 2018 7:03 […]
11/12/2018
FOREIGN DIGNITARIES/FRANCE/GERMANY/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump discussed several key issues with Russian President Vladimir Putin, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel during a lunch at Élysée Palace, according to White House press secretary Sarah Sanders…Russian state news agencies reported a brief exchange between Trump and Putin at Sunday’s armistice centenary ceremonies […]
11/11/2018
HOLIDAY/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WAR: “Exactly 100 years ago today, on November 11th, 1918, World War I came to an end. We are gathered together, at this hallowed resting place, to pay tribute to the brave Americans who gave their last breath in that mighty struggle…. https://t.co/JPUkOr4rW1“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 11, 2018 11:38 pm […]
11/8/2018
IMMIGRATION/NATIONAL SECURITY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration, invoking national security powers meant to protect the United States against threats from abroad, announced new rules on Thursday [11-8-18] that give President Trump vast authority to deny asylum to virtually any migrant who crosses the border illegally. Administration officials declined to say who will be affected by […]
11/11/2018
HOLIDAY/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @FLOTUS: Today we remember the brave actions of our troops and those of our allies during WWI. Honored to be spending this day honoring…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 11, 2018 3:55 pm […]
11/11/2018
HOLIDAY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Poland, a great country – Congratulations on the 100th Anniversary of your Independence. I will never forget my time there! https://t.co/gEme6McF1x“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 11, 2018 11:03 am […]
11/11/2018
HOLIDAY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @WhiteHouse: President Trump Attends the American Commemoration Ceremony at Suresnes American Cemetery https://t.co/P6PgE1zXuE“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 11, 2018 10:43 am […]
11/11/2018
FRANCE/HOLIDAY/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Beautiful ceremony today in Paris commemorating the end of World War One. Many World leaders in attendance. Thank you to @EmmanuelMacron, President of France! Now off to Suresnes American Cemetery to make speech in honor of our great heroes! Then back to the U.S.A.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 11, 2018 9:52 am […]
11/11/2018
HOLIDAY/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “On this Veterans Day — the 100th Anniversary of the end of WWI, we honor the brave HEROES who fought for America in the Great War, and every Veteran who has worn the uniform and kept our Nation Safe, Strong and FREE! https://t.co/zBvvYRR7XE https://t.co/YO06ztfvNm“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 11, 2018 9:16 am […]
11/11/2018
CALIFORNIA/NATURAL DISASTERS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “With proper Forest Management, we can stop the devastation constantly going on in California. Get Smart!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 11, 2018 4:40 am […]
11/10/2018
CALIFORNIA/ENVIRONMENT/NATURAL DISASTERS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Saturday [11-10-18] blamed ‘mismanagement’ of California’s forests for ongoing deadly wildfires, threatening to withhold federal payments after 25 people died in two separate blazes and evacuation orders were issued for some 250,000 state residents…Trump earlier issued an emergency declaration providing federal funds to help firefighters. Trump has […]
11/10/2018
CALIFORNIA/NATURAL DISASTERS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “These California fires are expanding very, very quickly (in some cases 80-100 acres a minute). If people don’t evacuate quickly, they risk being overtaken by the fire. Please listen to evacuation orders from State and local officials!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 10, 2018 5:20 pm […]
11/10/2018
CALIFORNIA/NATURAL DISASTERS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “More than 4,000 are fighting the Camp and Woolsey Fires in California that have burned over 170,000 acres. Our hearts are with those fighting the fires, the 52,000 who have evacuated, and the families of the 11 who have died. The destruction is catastrophic. God Bless them all.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
11/10/2018
ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VOTER FRAUD: “Trying to STEAL two big elections in Florida! We are watching closely!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 10, 2018 2:09 pm […]
11/10/2018
FOREIGN DIGNITARIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Had very productive meetings and calls for our Country today. Meeting tonight with World Leaders!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 10, 2018 2:06 pm […]