10/18/2018

DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The only thing keeping Tester alive is he has millions and millions of dollars from outside liberals and leftists, who couldn’t care less about our Country!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 18, 2018 7:11 pm […]

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10/18/2018

DEMS/ENDORSEMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Will be landing soon. Looking forward to seeing our next Senator from Montana, Matt Rosendale. He will represent our Country well, far better than Jon Tester who will vote with Cryin’ Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi – never with us!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 18, 2018 7:04 pm  […]

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10/16/2018

MEDIA/MIKE POMPEO/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday [10-16-18] that Saudi Arabia’s crown prince intends to expand an investigation into missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi and that the prince did not know what happened in the Turkish consulate where Khashoggi apparently disappeared. ‘Just spoke with the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia who […]

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10/18/2018

FOREIGN POLICY/INTELLIGENCE/MEDIA/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Since journalist Jamal Khashoggi disappeared earlier this month, President Donald Trump has acted like his own world-class spies and hackers don’t exist. The U.S. intelligence community is reportedly increasingly convinced that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is culpable in Khashoggi’s killing. Publicly, though, Trump has evinced no knowledge of […]

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10/18/2018

JAPAN/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Prime Minister @AbeShinzo of Japan has been working with me to help balance out the one-sided Trade with Japan. These are some of the investments they are making in our Country – just the beginning! https://t.co/ib2yB3Akkt“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 18, 2018 6:49 pm […]

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10/18/2018

MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “According to Collins and Zeleny, the fight — which Trump witnessed the start of (and sided with the more hard-line Bolton) — led some aides to speculate that one of the two combatants might leave the White House following it. (The betting money is on Kelly, who is not only on […]

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10/18/2018

CENTRAL AMERICA/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “More Honduran migrants tried to join a caravan of several thousand moving through Guatemala on Wednesday [10-17-18], defying calls by authorities not to make the journey after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to cut off regional aid in reprisal.The caravan has grown steadily since it left the Honduran city of San […]

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10/18/2018

CANADA/CHINA/ECONOMY/EU/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Take a trade war with China, mix in frosty economic relations with Canada and Europe, add in Federal Reserve rate hikes and here’s what you get: A recession by 2020. So says Ronald Temple, head of US equity for Lazard Asset Management. He told CNN Business that President Donald Trump’s protectionist […]

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10/18/2018

BORDER/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Mexican Ambassador to the United States Geronimo Gutierrez on Thursday [10-18-18] said he was not aware of a deal between the United States and Mexico to stop the Honduran migrant ‘caravan’ fleeing north to the United States’ southern border. When asked by CNN’s Chris Cuomo on ‘Cuomo Prime Time’ if a deal […]

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10/18/2018

CONGRESS/DEMS/FBI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “Five senior Democratic members of Congress have questioned what they say is a Trump administration plan to build a new headquarters for the Federal Bureau of Investigation across the street from Donald Trump’s downtown Washington hotel. In a letter sent on Thursday [10-18-18] to Emily Murphy, head of the General Services […]

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10/18/2018

ELECTION/HOUSE OF REPS/JOE BIDEN/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Former Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday [10-18-18] said he hopes Democrats don’t try to impeach President Donald Trump if they retake the House of Representatives following next month’s midterm elections…The former vice president said Democrats should wait until special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe is concluded […]

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10/18/2018

ENDORSEMENT/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Congressman @DaveBratVA7th is one of the hardest working, and smartest, people in Washington. He is strong on the Border, Crime, the Military, our Vets and the 2nd Amendment. He is a powerful vote for MAGA and loves the Great State of Virginia. Dave has my Total Endorsement!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October […]

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10/18/2018

BORDER/CRIME/MEXICO/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….The assault on our country at our Southern Border, including the Criminal elements and DRUGS pouring in, is far more important to me, as President, than Trade or the USMCA. Hopefully Mexico will stop this onslaught at their Northern Border. All Democrats fault for weak laws!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 18, […]

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10/18/2018

BORDER/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….In addition to stopping all payments to these countries, which seem to have almost no control over their population, I must, in the strongest of terms, ask Mexico to stop this onslaught – and if unable to do so I will call up the U.S. Military and CLOSE OUR SOUTHERN BORDER!..” –Donald […]

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10/18/2018

BORDER/CENTRAL AMERICA/DEMS/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I am watching the Democrat Party led (because they want Open Borders and existing weak laws) assault on our country by Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, whose leaders are doing little to stop this large flow of people, INCLUDING MANY CRIMINALS, from entering Mexico to U.S…..” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 18, […]

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10/18/2018

DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration said it will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene if a federal appeals court does not rule soon on the administration’s decision to end legal protections for hundreds of thousands of young immigrants. The U.S. Department of Justice wants the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals […]

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10/18/2018

MEDIA/MIKE POMPEO/SAUDI ARABIA/STEVE MNUCHIN/TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump acknowledged Thursday [10-18-18] it ‘certainly looks’ as though missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi is dead, and he threatened ‘very severe’ consequences if the Saudis are found to have murdered him. His warning came as the administration toughened its response to a disappearance that has sparked global […]

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10/18/2018

DEMS/FBI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Administration emails show that President Donald Trump intervened personally to keep FBI headquarters in downtown Washington rather than relocate it to the suburbs as had long been planned, congressional Democrats said Thursday [10-18-18]. The letter from Democratic lawmakers on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform says Trump’s direct involvement presents […]

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10/18/2018

BORDER/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Thursday [10-18-18] lashed out over a caravan of Central American migrants trying to reach the United States, saying that if Mexico does not stop them, he will use the military to ‘CLOSE OUR SOUTHERN BORDER.’ Trump tweeted that he wanted ‘Mexico to stop this onslaught.’ He also suggested […]

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10/18/2018

LAWSUIT/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “Days after President Trump had one defamation lawsuit dismissed, his lawyers were back in court Thursday [10-18-18] arguing to have another suit tossed out. Mr. Trump’s lawyers appeared before the New York Supreme Court’s Appellate Division to argue the president could not, while he is in office, be sued for defamation […]

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10/18/2018

BORDER/CENTRAL AMERICA/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A caravan of migrants, nearly all of them Hondurans, is making its way north through Guatemala toward Mexico and the United States. It is the latest, and certainly the largest, iteration of a phenomenon that has occurred from time to time: big groups of Central Americans joining together to face the […]

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10/18/2018

MEDIA/MIKE POMPEO/SAUDI ARABIA/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “President Donald Trump will meet Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday [10-18-18] as the White House struggles to contain a spiraling crisis over a journalist’s apparent death at a Saudi consulate. Trump stressed Wednesday [10-17-18] that he does not want to abandon Riyadh as it comes under increasing pressure […]

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10/18/2018

DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Don’t expect Donald Trump to cop to a ‘thumpin” or a ‘shellacking’ if the midterm elections turn into a triumph for Democrats. The President, even as he races around the country animating rowdy campaign crowds and launching a full-on media blitz, is making one thing clear: if Republicans go down on November […]

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10/17/2018

ASIA/CHINA/DEFENSE/JAMES MATTIS/MILITARY/TRUMP PEOPLE: “U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis held high-profile talks with his Chinese counterpart on Thursday [10-18-18], as the United States seeks to forge to more resilient military ties that can withstand mounting pressure between the world’s two largest economies. Mattis saw first hand last month how growing Sino-U.S. friction can undermine military contacts […]

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10/17/2018

LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “White House counsel Don McGahn’s final day at the White House was WednesdaY [10-16-18], according to a White House official and a source with knowledge of the matter. McGahn has been planning to leave the White House, but a source told CNN his departure was expedited after President Donald Trump said […]

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10/17/2018

MEDIA/MIKE POMPEO/SAUDI ARABIA/STATE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s smiling photo op with Saudi Arabia’s crown prince disguised the reality of a blunt, tough meeting in which the top US diplomat told the royal his future as king depends on his handling of Jamal Khashoggi’s suspected murder. A source familiar with Pompeo’s Tuesday [10-16-18] meeting […]

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10/17/2018

DEMS/ELECTION/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Ever since his vicious and totally false statements about Admiral Ron Jackson, the highly respected White House Doctor for Obama, Bush & me, Senator John Tester looks to be in big trouble in the Great State of Montana! He behaved worse than the Democrat Mob did with Justice K!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]

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10/17/2018

ASIA/MILITARY/NOMINATION/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “U.S. President Donald Trump plans to nominate former Air Force General David Stilwell to be the State Department’s top diplomat for East Asia, a post that has remained unfilled for more than a year despite major challenges in the region. A White House statement on Wednesday [10-17-18] said Trump had announced […]

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10/17/2018

DEMS/ELECTION/LEGAL/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s pick to fill the job of White House counsel is an indication the White House is preparing for possible post-election legal brawls with Democrats over everything from the findings of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation to possible impeachment if Democrats take over the House of Representatives. Pat […]

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10/17/2018

CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump plans to withdraw from a 144-year-old postal treaty that has allowed Chinese companies to ship small packages to the United States at a steeply discounted rate, undercutting American competitors and flooding the market with cheap consumer goods. The withdrawal, announced by the White House on Wednesday [10-17-18], is part […]

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10/17/2018

BUSINESS/REGULATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “And then there were none. The Trump administration said on Wednesday [10-17-18] that Prudential Financial, the giant insurer, would no longer be subject to stricter federal oversight, bringing to zero the number of financial firms outside the banking system that face such scrutiny. The Financial Stability Oversight Council said it was removing […]

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10/17/2018

CANADA/CHINA/MEXICO/SOUTH KOREA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Fresh off securing trade agreements with South Korea, Canada and Mexico, President Trump is embarking on a new plan: refashioning the Trans-Pacific Partnership to his liking through a flurry of bilateral trade deals. Mr. Trump, who pulled the United States out of the trade pact with 11 other countries that […]

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10/17/18

LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Donald F. McGahn II departed as White House counsel on Wednesday [10-17-18], ending a tumultuous 21-month tenure during which he spearheaded some of President Trump’s most significant political accomplishments, including two appointments to the Supreme Court, but also became a chief witness against him in the special counsel investigation. Mr. McGahn’s […]

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10/17/2018

CAMPAIGN FINANCE/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Donald J. Trump’s first campaign finance report in July 2015 revealed a shoestring operation run by a handful of loyalists working from a two-room suite in Trump Tower and funded almost entirely by $1.8 million in loans from the candidate. More than three years later, the picture is starkly different. Reports […]

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10/17/2018

EU/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Europe’s fragile peace deal with the U.S. on trade is at a breaking point. Washington is again threatening high tariffs on Europe’s all-important car industry just as U.S. President Donald Trump is seeking to whip up support before midterm elections on Nov. 6. In an unusually outspoken attack, two top U.S. […]

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10/17/2018

MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “This afternoon, it was my great honor to present @USMC Sergeant Major John Canley the Medal of Honor in the East Room of the @WhiteHouse! https://t.co/EI1DD4AkC9 https://t.co/6JJm1SRcQ9” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 17, 2018 5:03 pm  […]

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10/17/2018

ECONOMY/REGULATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday [10-17-18] praised White House efforts to remove regulations that he sees as an impediment to economic growth, saying the administration had reduced regulatory costs by $23 billion in the year ending Sept. 30. The White House said it had eliminated regulatory costs totaling $23 billion in […]

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10/17/2018

ENDORSEMENT/HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Congressman Neal Dunn (@DunnCampaign) of Florida has done an outstanding job at everything having to do with #MAGA. Now working hard on hurricane relief and rebuild. Strong on Crime, strong on Borders, loves our Military and our Vets. Neal has my highest Endorsement!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 17, 2018 2:36 pm […]

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10/17/2018

BUDGET/DEFENSE/GOVERNMENT/MILITARY/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Wednesday [10-17-18] instructed federal department leaders to slash 5 percent from their budgets next year, signaling a renewed interest in belt-tightening amid mounting deficits…Even the military could see slight cuts from its current budget: Trump said the Pentagon’s budget would ‘likely be $700 billion,’ according to a White […]

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10/17/2018

ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “College educated women want safety, security and healthcare protections – very much along with financial and economic health for themselves and our Country. I supply all of this far better than any Democrat (for decades, actually). That’s why they will be voting for me!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 17, 2018 2:24 pm […]

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10/17/2018

MEDIA/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “President Donald Trump said Wednesday [10-17-18] that his administration has asked for any video or audio intelligence from Turkey’s investigation into the disappearance of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, who Turkey says was killed at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul…Khashoggi, a Saudi journalist who had been critical of Crown Prince Mohammed […]

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10/17/2018

ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “’President Donald J. Trump is Following Through on His Promise to Cut Burdensome Red Tape and Unleash the American Economy’ Read more: https://t.co/SrBaQzpq4E https://t.co/zF8fEsw3in“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 17, 2018 12:18 pm […]

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10/17/2018

EPA/REGULATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House unveiled its semi-annual update on regulatory actions, known formally as the Unified Agenda, last night, breaking down the status of the rules under construction at each agency.The administration touted its look at CAFE and greenhouse gas standards, noting it is projecting to save between $120 and $340 billion in […]

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10/17/2018

BUDGET/CABINET/DEFICIT/MILITARY/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump, faced with a budget deficit at a six-year high, on Wednesday [10-17-18] told his Cabinet to come up with proposals to cut spending by their agencies by 5 percent, but he suggested the military would be largely spared…The administration is beginning to pull together plans for the president’s […]

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10/17/2018

BORDER/DEMS/GOP/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Hard to believe that with thousands of people from South of the Border, walking unimpeded toward our country in the form of large Caravans, that the Democrats won’t approve legislation that will allow laws for the protection of our country. Great Midterm issue for Republicans!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 17, 2018 8:45 […]

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10/17/2018

MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “’Trump could be the most honest president in modern history. When you look at the real barometer of presidential truthfulness, which is promise keeping, he is probably the most honest president in American history. He’s done exactly what he said he would do.’ Marc Thiessen, WPost” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 17, 2018 […]

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10/17/2018

IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A new migrant caravan is heading to the United States. And US President Donald Trump has already weighed in, threatening to cut foreign aid to Honduras if the group isn’t brought back to the Central American country. The caravan, which organizers say numbers thousands of people, formed in the Honduran city of […]

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10/17/2018

DEMS/HEALTHCARE/MEDICARE/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS/SOCIALISM/VENEZUELA: “We oppose efforts from Democrats to destroy your healthcare and to raid your Medicare to pay for socialism. And that’s what’s happening. You’ll end up with Venezuela. We totally support people with preexisting conditions. We have a tremendous level of talent, and we’re doing a lot of work on preexisting conditions. And Democrats […]

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10/16/2018

ELIZABETH WARREN/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Two of President Donald Trump’s top allies in the Senate joined Trump in mocking Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts over her attempt to refute Trump’s attacks on her ancestry. GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, speaking on Trump’s preferred morning show ‘Fox and Friends,’ announced Tuesday that he […]

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10/16/2018

SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham expressed happiness Tuesday [10-16-18] with President Donald Trump’s successful nominations of Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court, calling them ‘the greatest minds of their generation.’ Speaking at an event hosted by The Heritage Foundation, the senator from South Carolina recalled that when he […]

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10/16/2018

2016 ELECTION/JEFF SESSIONS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Attorney General Jeff Sessions dodged questions Tuesday [10-16-18] over whether President Donald Trump has pressured him to resign amid Trump’s relentless criticism during his tenure leading the Justice Department. Sessions acknowledged that Trump has been ‘frustrated with him,’ but said he is ‘honored’ to head the Justice […]

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10/16/2018

LAWSUIT/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald J. Trump’s frequent threats and hostile acts directed toward journalists and the media are not only offensive and unbecoming of a democratic leader; they are also illegal. In the Trump era, nasty rhetoric, insults and even threats of violence have become an occupational hazard for political reporters and commentators. To […]

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10/16/2018

CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Five years ago, China’s Xi Jinping rocked the Communist Party establishment by pledging to let markets play a ‘decisive role’ in decision making. Reformists rejoiced as President Xi signaled a revival of Deng Xiaoping’s pro-capitalism revolution. Things haven’t gone as planned. First, Xi slow-walked steps to reduce China’s reliance on runaway […]

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10/16/2018

ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Leonard Lance is a Republican congressman seeking re-election in a Republican district. But he has little to say about the Republican president. Lance’s campaign website, which outlines his positions on immigration, taxes and other hot issues, offers no statement of support for President Donald Trump. On his Twitter and Facebook accounts, […]

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10/16/2018

LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday [10-16-18] that Washington lawyer Pat Cipollone will serve as his next White House counsel. In an interview with the Associated Press, Trump said Cipollone, a former U.S. Justice Department lawyer who is currently litigation partner at Stein Mitchell Cipollone Beato & Missner, would replace Don […]

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10/16/2018

LAWSUIT/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In the three years that Donald Trump rocketed from candidate to president, the PEN American Center has criticized him as a bully, an autocrat, a user of hate speech and an enemy of free expression. It has published studies, organized petitions and established a Press Freedom Incentive Fund. Now the literary and […]

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10/16/2018

FEDERAL RESERVE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Stepping up his attacks on the Federal Reserve, President Donald Trump declared Tuesday [10-16-18] that the Fed is ‘my biggest threat’ because he thinks it’s raising interest rates too quickly. Trump said he doesn’t speak with Chairman Jerome Powell because of the Fed’s political independence but said. ‘I’m not happy […]

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10/16/2018

DRUGS/HHS/MELANIA/PENNSYLVANIA: “First lady Melania Trump will travel to Philadelphia to meet with families of children who were affected by exposure to opioids while in the womb. Mrs. Trump is being joined on her Wednesday [10-17-18] visit to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar. The hospital has provided care […]

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10/16/2018

ELECTION/GOP/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “President Trump on Tuesday [10-16-18] referred to the pornographic film actress Stephanie Clifford as ‘Horseface’ in a Twitter post, as he gloated about a recent court ruling in his favor. In his tweet, Mr. Trump was referring to a federal judge’s decision to dismiss a defamation suit filed by Ms. Clifford, who […]

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10/16/2018

BUSINESS/ENTITLEMENTS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A new Trump administration proposal that targets immigrants who receive government benefits could be a major headache for businesses — and many don’t even know it yet. Under the sweeping ‘public charge’ proposed rule, an estimated 518,000 foreigners with temporary visas seeking to extend their stay each year would be required to […]

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10/16/2018

MEDIA/MIKE POMPEO/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “The Trump administration pushed back on Tuesday [10-16-18] against rising condemnation of Saudi Arabia and showed support for its crown prince, who has been linked to the disappearance and possible murder of a leading dissident journalist inside a Saudi consulate in Turkey. In his strongest language to date over the […]

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10/16/2018

CONGRESS/DEMS/TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP TAXES: “Democrats, eyeing control of a powerful House tax-writing committee next year, are studying a century-old provision in the federal tax code that could give them access to President Trump’s long-sought tax returns and eventually the ability to make them public. The powers laid out in an obscure 1920s addition to the […]

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10/16/2018

REGULATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration said late on Tuesday [10-16-18] it has withdrawn or delayed more than 2,200 regulatory actions since taking office in January 2017 as it vows to reduce the role of government. The White House on Wednesday [10-17-18] is releasing its biannual status report on governmental regulatory efforts said in the […]

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10/16/2018

JEFF SESSIONS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Attorney General Jeff Sessions acknowledged Tuesday [10-16-18] what every reader of President Donald Trump’s Twitter feed already knows: Trump’s not happy with his top lawman. At a Justice Department news conference to announce a crackdown on a Mexican drug cartel, Sessions was asked about the president’s comment in a […]

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10/16/2018

ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “President Donald Trump slapped adult film actress Stormy Daniels with a demeaning new nickname on Tuesday [10-16-18], making her the latest of several prominent women whose personal appearance he’s insulted. Trump derided Daniels as ‘horseface’ in a tweet gloating over a judge’s Monday dismissal of a defamation lawsuit Daniels, represented by her […]

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10/16/2018

LEGAL/MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday [10-16-18] that his former attorney Michael Cohen was lying when he testified Trump had directed him to break the law, the Associated Press reported. Cohen testified in August that Trump had directed him to commit a crime by arranging payments to silence two women […]

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10/16/2018

IRAN/MILITARY/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration on Tuesday [10-16-18] hit Iran with another round of sanctions, accusing the country of recruiting child soldiers as young as 12 to fight for the regime of Bashar Al-Assad in Syria. The sanctions primarily target the Basij Resistance Force, a domestic arm of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps focused […]

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10/16/2018

ENDORSEMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “WOW, John James is making headway in Michigan. We are bringing jobs back to the State, and the People of Michigan appreciate it. Debbie Stabenow has been no help, if anything, a major hindrance. John James is a star, I hope the voters see it. Polls are tightening!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October […]

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10/16/2018

IRAN/OIL/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Iran’s oil minister said on Tuesday [10-16-18] the oil market was suffering from short supply and the U.S. President Donald Trump would not be able to bring oil prices down by ‘bullying’ other nations. ‘The oil market is suffering from short supply and this cannot be resolved by words. Trump thinks he […]

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10/16/2018

DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/TEXAS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Democratic Rep. Beto O’Rourke aggressively cast Republican Sen. Ted Cruz as ‘all talk and no action’ during the second — and potentially final — debate of the Texas Senate race Tuesday [10-16-18] night. The hour-long debate showcased a major shift in tone for O’Rourke, who rarely says the names of Cruz or President […]

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10/16/2018

JEFF SESSIONS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Conflict between Glen Simpson’s testimony to another House Panel about his contact with Justice Department official Bruce Ohr. Ohr was used by Simpson and Steele as a Back Channel to get (FAKE) Dossier to FBI. Simpson pleading Fifth.’ Catherine Herridge. Where is Jeff Sessions?” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 16, 2018 […]

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10/16/2018

LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “’Federal Judge throws out Stormy Danials lawsuit versus Trump. Trump is entitled to full legal fees.’ @FoxNews Great, now I can go after Horseface and her 3rd rate lawyer in the Great State of Texas. She will confirm the letter she signed! She knows nothing about me, a total con!” -Donald Trump, […]

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