RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Hello! This week I’m in Erie, Pa., where I’ve just been to one of the more arresting spectacles of the 2018 election calendar: a campaign rally featuring President Trump. President Trump loves rallies! He loves the adoration of the crowds who attend his rallies! He traveled here at the very moment Hurricane […]
10/12/2018
CELEBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Imagine this: A president, concerned about the opioid crisis that is ravaging many communities, particularly white, Midwestern communities, invites a retired football player and a famous musician to talk about the crisis. And imagine that this is one of the few high-level meetings he has about the crisis, which has led to […]
10/11/2018
GOP/MEDIA/SAUDI ARABIA/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A leading Republican senator said Thursday [10-11-18] that he believes Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered and that ‘there is no question the Saudis did this.’ Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Bob Corker told CNN that the ‘intel points directly’ to Saudi Arabia for the disappearance of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi […]
10/11/2018
CELEBS: “Kanye — everybody knows, right?… And Kanye has been a friend of mine for a long time.” [Kanye West: “You know, people expect that if you’re black you have to be Democrat. I’ve had conversations that basically said that welfare is the reason why a lot of black people end up being Democrat.”] -Donald […]
10/11/2018
CHINA/NUCLEAR/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration will limit sales of US civil nuclear technology to China out of concerns that it is being diverted for military and other unauthorized purposes…The decision is the result of a broad government policy review led by the National Security Council and is driven by Beijing’s efforts to obtain advanced […]
10/11/2018
CENSUS/CONGRESS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WILBUR ROSS: “An admission by the Justice Department is renewing questions about whether Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross told Congress the truth about the controversial citizenship question on the 2020 census. Steve Bannon, who was at the time a top adviser to President Donald Trump, contacted Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in the spring […]
10/11/2018
RELIGION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “US officials believe they’re on the verge of securing the release of Andrew Brunson, the American pastor jailed by Turkey on accusations he helped plot a coup against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, according to a source familiar with the matter. The source cautioned that US officials are counting on Turkish officials to […]
10/11/2018
2016 ELECTION/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Special counsel Robert Mueller has delivered written questions to President Donald Trump and his lawyers about a potential Russian conspiracy with the Republican’s 2016 campaign to influence the election, according to a source familiar with the matter. The submitted questions bypass — for now — a high-stakes legal fight over […]
10/11/2018
AFRICAN AMERICANS/CELEBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The universe threw together Donald Trump, Kanye West and the Oval Office on Thursday [10-11-18] afternoon, a collision that resulted in what may be the Trump era’s greatest mashup yet. Ahead of a planned lunch meeting, West embraced Trump in a hug at the Resolute Desk and expounded for 10 minutes […]
10/11/2018
HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @FLGuard: There are serious communication issues in the Panhandle after #HurricaneMichael. If you are worried about someone, visit https…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 11, 2018 5:49 pm […]
10/11/2018
HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @WhiteHouse: President Trump provides an update on the response to Hurricane Michael: https://t.co/zmnHXKakYw“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 11, 2018 5:14 pm […]
10/11/2018
COURTS/DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Senate Democrats accepted an offer Thursday [10-11-15] from Senate Republicans to confirm 15 lifetime federal judges in exchange for the ability to go into recess through the midterms, allowing endangered Democrats to campaign. The calculation by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and his caucus was simple: That Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) […]
10/11/2018
RUSSIA/SAUDI ARABIA/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said Thursday [10-11-18] that Saudi Arabia would redirect its spending to U.S. rivals if he cut off arms sales over the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi, noting to reporters that the journalist is not a U.S. citizen…Khashoggi, a Saudi journalist who had been living in exile in the United […]
10/11/2018
2016 ELECTION/LEGAL/ROBERT MUELLER/RUDY GIULIANI/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s lawyers are preparing answers to questions for the U.S. special counsel probing Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, a source familiar with the matter said on Thursday [10-11-18]. President Donald Trump’s lawyers are preparing answers to questions for the U.S. special counsel probing Russian […]
10/11/2018
ECONOMY/FEDERAL RESERVE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump praised Jerome Powell as ‘strong, committed and smart’ last year when he nominated the former banker to lead the Federal Reserve. Now, the president apparently thinks Powell is a dangerous lunatic. In an extraordinary series of attacks this week, Trump called the Fed ‘crazy,’ ‘loco’ and said it’s […]
10/11/2018
ENTERTAINMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @WhiteHouse: Moments ago, President Trump signed the Music Modernization Act, which will close loopholes in our digital royalty laws to…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 11, 2018 12:23 pm […]
10/11/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “https://t.co/xJ9QYGMJXa“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 11, 2018 11:21 am […]
10/11/2018
MELANIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump said Thursday [10-11-18] that he will ‘weed out’ individuals inside his administration who he does not like, echoing remarks from his wife, who told ABC News that there are people working for her husband who she does not trust. During a live phone interview Thursday morning with Fox […]
10/11/2018
ECONOMY/FEDERAL RESERVE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday [10-11-18] he is not going to fire Federal Reserve Chairman Jay Powell, but is just disappointed in the Fed’s policies. Trump continued a series of attacks on the central bank during remarks at the White House, saying the Fed was out of control and […]
10/11/2018
GOP/PROTESTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump’s planned visit to Eastern Kentucky University has sparked opposition at the school. Trump’s campaign is planning a rally Saturday to support Republican U.S. Rep. Andy Barr, who’s in a tight race with Democrat Amy McGrath for the Sixth District seat. News outlets report 120 faculty and staff signed […]
10/11/2018
MEDIA/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Fox News Channel has recently pulled back from airing President Donald Trump’s campaign-style rallies during prime time, a move that could put a crimp in Republican efforts to reach voters in the weeks before midterm elections. During much of the late summer, Fox would pre-empt its lucrative nightly lineup of Tucker […]
10/11/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/GOP/MEDIA/RUSSIA/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday [10-11-18] he saw no reason to block Saudi Arabian investments in the United States despite concern over a missing Saudi journalist, saying the Gulf nation would then just move its money into Russia and China. Trump, speaking to reporters at the White House, also […]
10/11/2018
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/MEDIA/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is suggesting he would ‘do what is necessary’ to bring the Russia probe to a conclusion, including potentially sitting down for an interview. Trump, in a wide-ranging interview with Fox & Friends on Thursday [10-11-18], said of the investigation into possible ties between his campaign and […]
10/11/2018
ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The good times President Trump brought to the stock market may be ending. The Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index is down nearly 7 percent from its peak in late September, and the Nasdaq index, which includes many hot technology stocks, has fallen nearly 10 percent from its high. Doubts appear to be […]
10/11/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “https://t.co/rsxEwbFZht“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 11, 2018 9:43 am […]
10/11/2018
ELECTION/GOP/HURRICANE/PENNSYLVANIA/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As Hurricane Michael pounded Florida, President Donald Trump took shelter at a campaign event in Pennsylvania, where he sought to boost Republicans before the midterms. Trump acknowledged the hurricane at the top of his rally Wednesday [10-9-18] night in Erie, offering his ‘thoughts and prayers’ to those in the storm’s path and […]
10/11/2018
GOP/MEDIA/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “The suspected murder of a prominent Saudi journalist exposed a growing rift on Thursday [10-11-18] between the White House and Congress over American policy on Saudi Arabia, as Republican lawmakers demanded an investigation of Jamal Khashoggi’s whereabouts even as President Trump declared his relations with Riyadh ‘excellent.’ The Saudi-led, United States-backed […]
10/11/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “https://t.co/h47S6T9u8V“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 11, 2018 9:41 am […]
10/11/2018
ECONOMY/FEDERAL RESERVE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump responded to falling stock prices on Thursday [10-11-18] by continuing to throw rocks at the Federal Reserve, which he has described as ‘crazy,’ ‘loco,’ ‘going wild’ and ‘out of control’ for slowly raising interest rates against the backdrop of a booming economy. No other modern president has publicly attacked […]
10/11/2018
CELEBS/GOP/PRISONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said the criminal justice system was unfair to African-Americans and he would discuss remedies on Thursday [10-11-18] with musician Kanye West and former football player Jim Brown. The Republican president has advocated prison reform and said he was open to changes in sentencing guidelines, an issue that divides the […]
10/11/2018
AFRICAN AMERICANS/CELEBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Rapper Kanye West, with a stream of consciousness speech in the Oval Office and a burst of profanity, defended his support for President Donald Trump on Thursday, to the great delight of Trump himself. The event was billed as a lunch at the White House to discuss prison reform, jobs for […]
10/11/2018
ELECTION/GOP/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is returning to Ohio to try to boost GOP candidates in a Republican-dominated area. Trump will headline a Friday [10-12-18] evening rally at the Warren County Fairgrounds in Lebanon, northeast of Cincinnati. The county is a GOP stronghold, and Trump won two out of every three votes there in […]
10/11/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Chinese yuan held its earlier gains in offshore markets on Thursday [10-11-18] as U.S. President Donald Trump told Fox News there was much more he could do that would hurt China’s economy further, suggesting no signs of backing off a growing trade war with Beijing. At 9:25 a.m. (1325 GMT), the […]
10/11/2018
CANADA/MEXICO/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “New and unprecedented forms of American power may have just been entrenched in the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, in a series of little-advertised negotiating achievements by the Trump administration. Alex reports that at least six provisions in the USMCA give the U.S. the power to scrutinize, micromanage, or punish its neighbors’ trade policies. […]
10/11/2018
ECONOMY/FEDERAL RESERIVE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “U.S. President Donald Trump launched a second day of criticism against the Federal Reserve on Thursday [10-11-18], calling its interest rate increases a ‘ridiculous’ policy that was making it more expensive for his administration to finance its escalating deficits…It was his second broadside against the U.S. central bank in the […]
10/11/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “On a recent Thursday [night, more than 100 people in Hollywood turned their attention to politics. They mingled with Stormy Daniels’ lawyer Michael Avenatti inside a hip piano bar lighted by a sign that screamed ‘OMG WTF.’ The sign stands for a political action committee that supports Democrats running for state posts […]
10/11/2018
RUSSIA/SUMMIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Reports of a planned meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump are not true, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Thursday [10-11-18]. There are currently no plans for such a meeting, he said.” –Reuters Staff, “Kremlin: reports of planned Trump-Putin meeting not true,” Reuters, October 11, 2018 […]
10/11/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/JARED KUSHNER/MEDIA/MIDDLE EAST/SAUDI ARABIA/TURKEY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump and Jared Kushner are learning that hyper-personalized family diplomacy and throwing in their lot with foreign strongmen can come at a damaging political price. The disappearance and possible murder of the US-based dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul is primarily a […]
10/10/2018
ARIZONA/DHS/ICE/IMMIGRATION/NGO/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Immigration and Customs Enforcement has ended its practice of coordinating plans for undocumented immigrant families, including asylum-seekers, in Arizona that are released from custody but still awaiting a court hearing on their request. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, who oversees ICE, told senators Wednesday [10-10-18] that the ‘vast’ increase in families […]
10/10/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “When President Trump mocked a Democratic senator at a midterm election rally the other night, the crowd responded with one of his supporters’ favorite chants from his own campaign two years ago. ‘Lock her up! Lock her up! Lock her up!’ The arena boomed with shouting voices and they kept going. […]
10/10/2018
GOP/ME TOO/RALLY/SEX ABUSE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “President Donald Trump mocked the #MeToo movement again at his rally in Pennsylvania on Wednesday [10-10-18] night, citing the ‘rules of MeToo’ as the reason he wasn’t ‘allowed’ to use an expression. When talking about winning the state in the 2016 presidential election Trump said, ‘Pennsylvania hasn’t been won for […]
10/10/2018
FEMA/HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Thank you to @FEMA and all First Responders! #HurricaneMichael https://t.co/vwN8BbrkkJ“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 10, 2018 8:35 pm […]
10/10/2018
HURRICANE/POLICE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Thank you Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office! #HurricaneMichael https://t.co/fuy7stLMJI“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 10, 2018 8:33 pm […]
10/10/2018
PENNSYLVANIA/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Massive overflow crowd tonight in Erie, Pennsylvania. THANK YOU to everyone who came out and joined us. Together, we are MAKING AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! https://t.co/FkPNNVpccX“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 10, 2018 8:00 pm […]
10/10/2018
PENNSYLVANIA/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Thank you Erie, Pennsylvania! Remember to get out and VOTE! #MAGA?? https://t.co/X8IEW8h9qP“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 10, 2018 7:52 pm […]
10/10/2018
ECONOMY/FEDERAL RESERVE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump sharpened his criticism of the Federal Reserve on Wednesday [10-10-18] after the stock market tanked, saying the central bank has ‘gone crazy,’ in what could be a preview of heightened attacks if the economy slows. Trump made the comment in response to a question about the more than […]
10/10/2018
BRETT KAVANAUGH/ELECTION/GOP/SENATE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday [10-9-18] used the bitter Senate confirmation battle for Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh to try to boost Republican voter enthusiasm and prevent a Democratic takeover of Congress in the Nov. 6 elections. At a political rally in support of Iowa and Nebraska Republicans, Trump […]
10/10/2018
HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @USNationalGuard: LIVE UPDATE: @AlabamaNG, @GeorgiaGuard, @FLGuard and @NCNationalGuard vehicles and personnel are staged and ready to p…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 10, 2018 5:33 pm […]
10/10/2018
FEMA/HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @fema: It’s extremely important to keep sheltering in a safe place and to stay aware as #Michael continues to move inland! https://t.co/…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 10, 2018 5:33 pm […]
10/10/2018
DHS/FEMA/HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @WhiteHouse: Earlier today: President @realDonaldTrump, joined by Homeland Security @SecNielsen, listens as @FEMA_Brock briefs reporters…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 10, 2018 4:05 pm […]
10/10/2018
PENNSYLVANIA/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Couldn’t let these great people down. They have been lined up since last night – see you soon Pennsylvania! https://t.co/jSrsmncw85“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 10, 2018 4:01 pm […]
10/10/2018
PENNSYLVANIA/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Departing the @WhiteHouse for Erie, Pennsylvania. I cannot disappoint the thousands of people that are there – and the thousands that are going. I look forward to seeing everyone this evening.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 10, 2018 2:52 pm […]
10/10/2018
ECONOMY/FEDERAL RESERVE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump said that Wednesday’s [10-9-18] stock market sell-off was in fact a long-awaited ‘correction,’ and that the Federal Reserve, which has been raising U.S. interest rates, had gone ‘crazy.’ Trump’s use of the word correction to describe the sell-off could be significant. A stock market correction is defined […]
10/10/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Even in the moment when his favored advisers announce that they’re leaving him, President Donald Trump is often already discussing how and when he can get them back. When his former top economic adviser Gary Cohn told him he was leaving last March, after losing a long-running battle on tariffs, the […]
10/10/2018
DEMS/HEALTHCARE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @USATODAY: .@usatodayopinion: Democrats want to outlaw private health care plans, taking away freedom to choose plans while letting anyo…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 10, 2018 12:39 pm […]
10/10/2018
HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @FLGuard: #HurricaneMichael is here, but so are we. Stay safe, Florida. #FloridaFirst #FLNGAlwaysThere https://t.co/e2rVNXFERp“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 10, 2018 11:52 am […]
10/10/2018
ELECTION/TRUMP FAMILY: “RT @EricTrump: All my friends in Missouri, today is your LAST CHANCE to register to vote this November! It is very easy to do – simply go t…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 10, 2018 11:43 am […]
10/10/2018
HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We are with you Florida! https://t.co/qzrVLeFbyF https://t.co/HVVhSmBg7S https://t.co/rcB6OCwLeH“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 10, 2018 11:05 am […]
10/10/2018
HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump will probably travel to the area hit by Hurricane Michael on Sunday [10-14-18] or Monday [10-15-18], after the storm passes, he told reporters on Wednesday [10-10-18]. The hurricane was closing in on the northwest coast of Florida on Wednesday, carrying top winds of 150 miles per hour (241 […]
10/10/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/UN: “President Donald Trump said on Wednesday [10-10-18] he has been talking with Goldman Sachs executive Dina Powell, one of his former advisers, about possibly succeeding Nikki Haley as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump said that he liked Powell, but that she […]
10/10/2018
BRETT KAVANAUGH/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Despite so many positive events and victories, Media Reseach Center reports that 92% of stories on Donald Trump are negative on ABC, CBS and ABC. It is FAKE NEWS! Don’t worry, the Failing New York Times didn’t even put the Brett Kavanaugh victory on the Front Page yesterday-A17!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
10/10/2018
HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @NHC_Surge: A destructive and life-threatening storm surge event will occur along portions of the Florida Panhandle, Big Bend, and Natur…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 10, 2018 7:50 am […]
10/10/2018
HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @FAANews: Due to #HurricaneMichael, flights in your area could be delayed and possibly cancelled. Please continue to check the status of…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 10, 2018 7:50 am […]
10/10/2018
HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @FLSERT: Hurricane shelter locations are accessible from: https://t.co/Hop887IoiC #HurricaneMichael https://t.co/Ljk8boFaSw“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 10, 2018 7:49 am […]
10/10/2018
HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @NHC_Atlantic: Hurricane force winds are expected to extend well inland over portions of the Florida Panhandle and portions of southeast…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 10, 2018 7:48 am […]
10/10/2018
HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @NHC_Atlantic: Hurricane #Michael. In addition to the life-threatening storm surge and wind impacts, heavy rainfall is expected across…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 10, 2018 7:48 am […]
10/10/2018
HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @NHC_Atlantic: NHC Director Ken Graham will provide a Facebook Live broadcast regarding Category 4 Hurricane #Michael at 8:45 a.m. EDT (…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 10, 2018 7:48 am […]
10/10/2018
HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @NHC_Atlantic: A Storm Surge Warning remains in effect for much of the Florida Panhandle and Big Bend region, where life-threatening sto…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 10, 2018 7:48 am […]
10/10/2018
FEMA/HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @fema: As Hurricane #Michael nears land, take shelter & stay safe. ?Follow weather updates on your phone or radio. ? In a tornado WARN…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 10, 2018 7:47 am […]
10/10/2018
ELECTION/ENDORSEMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Walker Stapleton is running as the highly respected Republican Candidate for Governor of the Great State of Colorado. His credentials and talents are impeccable. He has my complete and total Endorsement!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 10, 2018 7:47 am […]
10/10/2018
DEMS/MEDICARE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump declared Wednesday [10-10-18] that ‘the centrist Democratic Party is dead,’ writing in a USA Today op-ed that the party seeking to overtake Republicans and claim majorities in both houses of Congress will use its Medicare for all push to begin instituting a broader socialist agenda. The bulk of the […]
10/10/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/NIKKI HALEY/TRUMP PEOPLE/UN: “Nikki Haley came to her job as the top U.S. diplomat at the United Nations with no foreign policy experience, but in less than two years she made many friends — even among ambassadors from countries at odds with the Trump administration’s policies. Tuesday’s [10-9-18] sudden announcement that she was leaving […]
10/10/2018
DEMS/MEDICARE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is stepping up his attack on Democrats over a health care proposal called Medicare for All, claiming it ‘would end Medicare as we know it and take away benefits that seniors have paid for their entire lives.’ Trump, omitting any mention of improved benefits for seniors that Democrats promise, […]
10/10/2018
ME TOO/MELANIA/SEX ABUSE: “First lady Melania Trump says women who make accusations of sexual abuse ‘need to be heard’ and supported, but so do men. She says when there are accusations there needs to be ‘really hard evidence’ and accusers should ‘show the evidence.’ Mrs. Trump was interviewed on her Kenya trip by ABC, which […]
10/10/2018
NIKKI HALEY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/UN: “President Donald Trump is praising outgoing U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, saying her departure announcement ‘was very elegantly done.’ Trump tells reporters as he receives a briefing on Hurricane Michael that he hopes Haley, who announced abruptly Tuesday [10-9-18] that she would be resigning at the end of the year, returns […]
10/10/2018
ELECTION/ENDORSEMENT/GOP/PENNSYLVANIA/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is boosting Pennsylvania’s Republican candidates as he works to rally support ahead of November’s midterm elections. Trump invited Reps. Mike Kelly and Lou Barletta up on stage with him Wednesday [10-10-18] in Erie and urged attendees to vote for them. He says, ‘A vote for Mike is a vote […]
10/10/2018
ELECTION/GOP/HURRICANE/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As Hurricane Michael pounded Florida on Wednesday [10-10-18], President Donald Trump took shelter at a campaign event in Pennsylvania, where he sought to boost Republicans before the midterms. Trump acknowledged the hurricane at the top of his rally in Erie, offering his ‘thoughts and prayers’ to those in the storm’s path and […]
10/10/2018
MEDIA/MIDDLE EAST/SAUDI ARABIA/TURKEY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “After Jamal Khashoggi entered Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul a little over a week ago and disappeared, leaders and media worldwide demanded the kingdom explain Turkish claims that the journalist had been killed by the Saudi government. The US initially stayed relatively quiet — but pressure for a more robust […]
10/10/2018
PROTESTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Forget the bald eagle. The unofficial mascot of Donald Trump’s capital is a very different kind of bird. At the White House, the nearby Trump International Hotel and wherever the presidential motorcade goes, Washingtonians are greeting this presidency with an extended middle finger. As episodes like the separation of migrant families and […]
10/10/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump, who as a candidate warned that he alone could fix the nation’s ills, is making the midterms a referendum on the one thing he appears most comfortable talking about: himself. While Trump is not personally facing reelection until 2020, he is asking supporters to suspend their disbelief and imagine […]
10/10/2018
CHINA/FEDERAL RESERVE/STEVE MNUCHIN/TRADE WAR/TREASURY/ TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin isn’t buying the argument that the Federal Reserve triggered Wednesday’s [10-10-18] steep fall in US stocks…After US stocks suffered their worst sell-off in eight months on Wednesday, President Donald Trump blasted the Fed as ‘crazy’ for continuing to raise interest rates this year…Under Chairman […]
10/10/2018
BRITAIN/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The retired British spy who wrote an explosive dossier about President Donald Trump’s alleged ties to Russia broke his silence to criticize Trump and the ‘distorted’ state of US politics. The former spy, Christopher Steele, wrote to Vanity Fair shortly after he was named to the magazine’s ‘2018 New Establishment List.’ CNN […]
10/10/2018
GOP/HEALTHCARE/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS: “We’re strongly protecting Americans with preexisting conditions. That’s a very important thing to Republicans — preexisting conditions. We are protecting Americans with preexisting conditions.“ -Donald Trump as quoted by Factbase, “Remarks: Donald Trump Signs Drug Pricing Legislation at the White House – October 10, 2018,” factba.se, October 10, 2018 […]
10/9/2018
IVANKA/NIKKI HALEY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “Nikki Haley’s surprise resignation as the US ambassador to the United Nations raises the next question: Who fills her shoes? As President Donald Trump heaped praise on Haley’s performance during her tenure as the American representative to the world body, he said many people would like to replace her…Trump told reporters […]
10/9/2018
BORDER/CHILDREN/GOP/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In the Utah Senate debate Tuesday [10-9-18] night, GOP candidate Mitt Romney called family separations at the border ‘a dark chapter in American history,’ and said that “this is inexcusable, and can’t go on’…Romney faces off in November against Democratic opponent Jenny Wilson, a member of the Salt Lake County Commission. In […]
10/9/2018
CENSUS/COMMERCE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WILBER ROSS: “The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to block Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross from having to face a deposition on the decision to reinstate a citizenship question on the 2020 census. In papers filed with the court, Solicitor General Noel Francisco told the justices that a panel of judges […]
10/9/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/IVANKA/NIKKI HALEY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “Nikki Haley is resigning as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, jolting the foreign policy world and President Donald Trump’s team just weeks before the midterm elections. Haley, one of the most respected members of Trump’s Cabinet on the international front, said Tuesday [10-9-18] that she will stay in […]
10/9/2018
HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @FLGovScott: If you’re in an evacuation zone, I am urging you to leave RIGHT NOW. Do not risk your life or the lives of your loved ones-…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 9, 2018 9:28 pm […]
10/9/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Tuesday [10-9-18] repeated his threat to impose tariffs on $267 billion worth of additional Chinese imports if China retaliates for the recent levies and other measures the United States has taken in the countries’ escalating trade war. Trump, speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, also said […]
10/9/2018
NIKKI HALEY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/UN: “In the latest shake-up for President Donald Trump’s turbulent administration, U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley abruptly announced Tuesday [10-9-18] she is resigning at the end of the year, raising fresh questions about the Trump team and about the outspoken diplomat’s own political ambitions. The news blindsided some key U.S. allies and […]
10/9/2018
JEFF SESSIONS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/POLICE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration on Tuesday [10-8-18] sharply criticized a draft plan hammered out between the nation’s third-largest city and the state of Illinois that envisions far-reaching reforms of Chicago’s 12,000-officer force under close federal court supervision. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said the Department of Justice will file ‘a statement of […]
10/9/2018
AGRICULTURE/ENERGY [ALTERNATIVE]/EPA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is moving to allow year-round sales of gasoline with higher blends of ethanol, a boon for Iowa and other farm states that have pushed for greater sales of the corn-based fuel. President Donald Trump announced he is lifting a federal ban on summer sales of high-ethanol blends during […]
10/9/2018
BRETT KAVANAUGH/DEMS/SENATE/SEX ABUSE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein is calling President Donald Trump’s attack on her handling of an allegation against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh ‘ridiculous and an embarrassment.’ The ranking member of the Judiciary Committee is again denying she breached the confidence of Christine Blasey Ford, who claimed Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her […]
10/9/2018
MEDIA/SAUDI ARABIA/TURKEY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday [10-9-18] he plans to speak with Saudi Arabian officials about the disappearance of prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who went missing a week ago. Trump, speaking at the White House, said he did not know details about Khashoggi’s disappearance. Asked if he had spoken […]
10/9/2018
ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “THANK YOU IOWA & NEBRASKA! VOTE, VOTE, VOTE! https://t.co/0pWiwCHGbh https://t.co/tzkiQ4IlEd“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 9, 2018 8:23 pm […]
10/9/2018
NIKKI HALEY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/UN: “Nikki Haley is getting out of the Trump administration with her stature elevated and political prospects brightened — not something that could be said for most top political power players who leave the President’s reputation-crushing fold. Outshining the showman in chief in her Oval Office goodbye Tuesday [10-9-18], the outgoing […]
10/9/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “https://t.co/CPf3oxgdRX“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 9, 2018 8:18 pm […]
10/9/2018
RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Beautiful evening in Iowa. GOD BLESS THE U.S.A.! #MAGA?? https://t.co/Zi0rwyajrz“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 9, 2018 8:09 pm […]
10/9/2018
DEMS/GOP/SENATE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Lisa Murkowski is facing fresh political fallout for opposing confirmation of President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, as Republicans fret about her future in the GOP and whether Trump’s attacks on the Alaska senator will alienate her on future votes on his nominees. Her Senate GOP colleagues are defending her, pushing […]
10/9/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China’s yuan is forecast to pare some of its recent losses against the dollar over the coming year on hopes that risks from an escalating U.S.-China trade war and a deep sell-off in emerging markets will subside, a Reuters poll found. Having weakened over 6 percent so far this year, the […]