BRETT KAVANAUGH/LEGAL/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “When Brett M. Kavanaugh was preparing for his second confirmation hearing for a seat on a federal appeals court in 2006, he got some unwelcome news. The American Bar Association, which had earlier given him its highest rating, had reconsidered. The revised rating, the group explained, was prompted by new concerns […]
10/2/2018
BRETT KAVANAUGH/DEMS/SEX ABUSE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP PEOPLE/WOMEN: “Democratic efforts to highlight sexual assault charges that are more than 30 years old have been dismissed by supporters of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh as the dredgings of ancient history. But the judge’s response to those accusations has raised new issues that go to the core of who President Trump’s […]
10/2/2018
BETSY DEVOS/EDUCATION/SPENDING/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ security detail is projected to cost up to $7.74 million from now through the end of September 2019, a spokesman for the U.S. Marshals Service told POLITICO on Tuesday [10-2-18] night. The Marshals Service said the final cost of protection for DeVos in fiscal 2018 was $6.79 million. […]
10/2/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “GOD BLESS THE U.S.A.! #MAGA?? https://t.co/pquqyy5S3G“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 2, 2018 8:25 pm […]
10/2/2018
RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Thank you Mississippi – I love you! https://t.co/eH6x1NBNQG“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 2, 2018 8:18 pm […]
10/2/2018
CANADA/CHINA/MEXICO/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The fine print of the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement includes a provision that requires any country in the pact to give three months’ notice to other parties if it is entering into trade negotiations with a nonmarket economy, which the U.S. considers China to be. If one country enters into a […]
10/2/2018
TRUMP FAMILY/TRUMP NETWORTH/TRUMP TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump participated in dubious tax schemes during the 1990s, including instances of outright fraud, that greatly increased the fortune he received from his parents, an investigation by The New York Times has found. Mr. Trump won the presidency proclaiming himself a self-made billionaire, and he has long insisted […]
10/2/2018
2016 ELECTION/DEMS/ROBERT MUELLER/ROGER STONE/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Special counsel Robert Mueller’s team is combing through Roger Stone’s track record as a self-proclaimed ‘dirty trickster’ amid its investigation into whether Stone was involved in Russian efforts to steal and disseminate damaging information about Democrats ahead of the 2016 election. The questions about Stone’s past reveal how […]
10/2/2018
MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “President Donald Trump was personally involved in an effort to prevent adult film actress Stormy Daniels from publicly discussing an alleged sexual encounter with him, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told CNN. The President told his then-personal attorney Michael Cohen in a February phone call to seek a […]
10/2/2018
BRETT KAVANAUGH/KELLYANNE CONWAY/SEX ABUSE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Kellyanne Conway, counselor to President Donald Trump, said on Tuesday [10-2-18] that she had received a backlash after recently talking about being a survivor of sexual assault, adding that she believed people didn’t want someone who works at the White House to have ‘humanity or humility.’ Conway on Sunday […]
10/2/2018
BRETT KAVANAUGH/FBI/SENATE/SEX ABUSE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP PEOPLE/WOMEN: “Christine Blasey Ford’s attorneys on Tuesday [10-2-18] implored the FBI to interview her and act on investigative leads they have provided for its inquiry into sexual misconduct allegations against Brett Kavanaugh…The bureau is expected to wrap up its time-limited probe of the allegations against President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee […]
10/2/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “This is really an incredible time for our Nation – WE are RESPECTED AGAIN! https://t.co/94KusYcDAj“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 2, 2018 4:20 pm […]
10/2/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @WhiteHouse: ‘America will always be a nation of great builders, because in America, we honor work, we honor grit, we honor craftsmanshi…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 2, 2018 4:17 pm […]
10/2/2018
2016 ELECTION/BRETT KAVANAUGH/HILLARY CLINTON/SEX ABUSE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP PEOPLE/WOMEN: “Hillary Clinton on Tuesday [10-2-18] balked at Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s claim that the allegations of sexual misconduct against him are being carried out as part of ‘revenge on behalf of the Clintons,’ saying such a declaration ‘deserves a lot of laughter.’ During a nine-hour hearing last […]
10/2/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/NEW YORK/SENATE: “Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a frequent critic of President Donald Trump, is donating $20 million to help Democratic candidates running for the U.S. Senate, a spokesman said on Tuesday [10-2-18]. The billionaire’s contribution comes as Republicans, who currently hold a 51-49 majority in the upper chamber, grow more concerned that […]
10/2/2018
BRETT KAVANAUGH/ME TOO/SEX ABUSE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Tuesday [10-2-18] said he believes the reaction to the allegations of sexual assault and other misconduct against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh makes it ‘a very scary time for young men in America’…The allegations against Kavanaugh — including sexual assault and exposing himself to […]
10/2/2018
CANADA/MEXICO/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “’USMCA Wins Praise as a Victory for American Industries and Workers’➡️https://t.co/UWhPhNXiiL https://t.co/eBVv0nXXRT“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 2, 2018 1:18 pm […]
10/2/2018
TREASURY/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The U.S. House banking committee’s staff director, Shannon McGahn, is to leave the job, the top Republican lawmaker on the panel said on Tuesday [10-2-18], just over a month after her husband left the White House as counsel to President Donald Trump. McGahn has served on the Financial Services Committee since 2010, occupying […]
10/2/2018
TRUMP FAMILY/TRUMP TAXES: “U.S. President Donald Trump engaged in tax schemes that included cases of fraud in which he and his siblings helped their parents dodge millions of dollars in taxes, the New York Times reported on Tuesday [10-2-18]. The Times investigation, which the White House said was ‘misleading,’ showed Trump received the equivalent today […]
10/2/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “The White House on Tuesday [10-2-18] officially corrected the record on an insulting remark President Donald Trump uttered a day earlier in the Rose Garden. An official transcript distributed on Monday evening showed the President telling a female senior correspondent she wasn’t ‘thanking’ when he called on her, an odd construction that […]
10/2/2018
AFRICA/MELANIA: “Proud of our great First Lady – and she loves doing this! https://t.co/VD7wlqeJoR“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 2, 2018 12:22 pm […]
10/2/2018
MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Yesterday, it was my great honor to present the Medal of Honor to Ronald J. Shurer II, for his actions on April 6, 2008, when he braved enemy fire to treat multiple injured Soldiers. Read more: https://t.co/Nrrcp2JJUL https://t.co/A0KLHmIPZs“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 2, 2018 11:18 am […]
10/2/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “THE ONLY REASON TO VOTE FOR A DEMOCRAT IS IF YOU’RE TIRED OF WINNING!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 2, 2018 11:08 am […]
10/2/2018
BORDER/CHILDREN/DHS/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration’s ‘zero tolerance’ immigration crackdown at the U.S.-Mexico border earlier this year was plagued by a lack of preparation, resource shortfalls and communication failures, according to a government audit released on Tuesday [10-2-18]. The review, conducted by the Department of Homeland Security’s Inspector General, is the first official audit of […]
10/2/2018
CANADA/MEXICO/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Great reviews on the new USMCA. Thank you! Mexico and Canada will be wonderful partners in Trade (and more) long into the future.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 2, 2018 10:02 am […]
10/2/2018
BRETT KAVANAUGH/SEX ABUSE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “President Donald Trump said on Tuesday [10-2-18] that allegations of sexual misconduct against his U.S. Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, showed that ‘it’s a very scary time for young men in America’ who now may be presumed guilty even when innocent. Five days after an extraordinary Senate hearing watched […]
10/2/2018
TRUMP FAMILY: “Happy 7th birthday to Tristan, a very special member of the Trump family!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 2, 2018 9:52 am […]
10/2/2018
DEMS/HEALTHCARE/MEDICARE/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS/SENIORS/SOCIALISM: “And we’re strongly protecting your Medicare. We oppose efforts from Democrats to raid Medicare to fund socialism, robbing seniors of their benefits. Medicare belongs to the seniors who have earned it and paid into it for their entire lives. They want to take it away — the Democrats. And we will always protect […]
10/1/2018
AUTO INDUSTRY/CANADA/MEXICO/NAFTA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Four days before the deadline, it appeared increasingly unlikely that the United States and Canada would rally to save the three-party NAFTA framework. Intensive negotiations had yielded important progress, but the two sides remained far apart on the most contentious issues…It was a gloomy outlook for talks that had persisted for […]
10/1/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP FAMILY: “President Donald Trump jokes he’d be a ‘mess’ if he indulged in alcoholic beverages. Trump spoke about his drinking habits Monday at a news conference as he discussed Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s comments about drinking beer in high school and college. The president noted that he is not a drinker, […]
10/1/2018
BRETT KAVANAUGH/DEMS/MILITARY/SENATE/SEX ABUSE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “With his Supreme Court nominee’s confirmation under fire, President Trump lashed out on Monday [10-1-18] at Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee, renewing his attack that Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut lied about his service in Vietnam and embellishing the senator’s misdeeds far beyond the truth. Mr. Trump […]
10/1/2018
POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The image of the United States around the world has fallen substantially since Donald J. Trump became president, according to a poll of foreigners in 25 countries that was released on Monday [10-1-18]. The drop has been particularly steep in parts of Europe and Latin America, according to the survey of 26,112 […]
10/1/2018
FEMA/LAWSUIT/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Three New Yorkers are suing in federal court to try to halt a test scheduled for Wednesday [10-3-18] of a system that allows President Donald Trump or any future president to send alert messages to the cellphones of all Americans. The activists filed the suit last week in U.S. District Court […]
10/1/2018
ELECTION/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Donald Trump stumped in East Tennessee on Monday [10-1-18] night to headline a rally and fundraise for Rep. Marsha Blackburn. But his mission was broader: preventing the massive upset brewing in the state’s open Senate race. Just two years ago, Trump trounced Hillary Clinton in Tennessee, winning by 26 points. Today, […]
10/1/2018
RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “WOW – THANK YOU TENNESSEE! https://t.co/38UUDqfIz5“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 1, 2018 7:50 pm […]
10/1/2018
RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Thank you Tennessee – I love you! https://t.co/1swpoY7F5x“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 1, 2018 7:37 pm […]
10/1/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “https://t.co/5UmYGFLyLK“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 1, 2018 7:25 pm […]
10/1/2018
BRETT KAVANAUGH/FBI/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/SEX ABUSE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP PEOPLE/WOMEN: “Key Republican senators have called the White House over the past 24 hours to make clear that they expect a fulsome investigation as the FBI reviews allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, CNN has learned. Following questions about the scope and extent of the FBI investigation, a White […]
10/1/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Monday [10-1-18] dimmed the prospects of restarting talks with China any time soon to resolve an escalating trade dispute between the two nations. Speaking in the Rose Garden at the White House, Trump said it was ‘too early to talk’ with his counterparts in Beijing on trade. […]
10/1/2018
CANADA/CONGRESS/DEMS/MEXICO/NAFTA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Monday [10-1-18] praised a new trade deal struck with Canada and Mexico to revamp NAFTA, but acknowledged he could have trouble getting Congress to approve it if Democrats take control of the House or Senate in the November midterm elections…Trump savored the end of 14 months of […]
10/1/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The image of the United States has deteriorated further among its traditional allies after a year in which President Donald Trump ratcheted up his verbal attacks on countries like Canada and Germany, a leading survey showed. The survey of 25 nations by the Pew Research Center also showed that respondents from across […]
10/1/2018
AUTO INDUSTRY/ECONOMY/MEXICO/NAFTA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Mexican President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday [10-1-18] that U.S. President Donald Trump had an ‘open’ and ‘tolerant’ attitude during talks to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement. ‘The agreement gives peace of mind, gives confidence. It is creating conditions for investments to mature and for new investment […]
10/1/2018
BORDER/CONGRESS/GOVERNMENT/IMMIGRATION/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Donald Trump said three times this afternoon that he must now decide whether to push for more funding for the border wall in December — toning down a threat he previously espoused with certainty…The president has for months been throwing around the idea of forcing a government shutdown to get Congress […]
10/1/2018
CONGRESS/DEMS/ELECTION/NAFTA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “If Democrats are successful in November in taking at least a slim majority in the House of Representatives, as most current polls predict, the new NAFTA agreement reached on Sunday night will face an uphill battle to becoming law. A completed three-way deal won’t necessarily be dead on arrival in a […]
10/1/2018
BRETT KAVANAUGH/FBI/SENATE/SEX ABUSE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “President Donald Trump said on Monday [10-1-18] that he wants a ‘very comprehensive investigation’ into sexual assault claims against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, after reports emerged that the White House was seeking to limit the scope of the probe…The FBI is conducting a one-week investigation into sexual assault […]
10/1/2018
BRETT KAVANAUGH/FBI/SEX ABUSE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump has authorized the FBI to expand its investigation into sexual misconduct allegations facing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, the New York Times reported on Monday [10-1-18], citing two people briefed on the matter. The Times also reported that the FBI has already concluded interviews with the four […]
10/1/2018
CANADA/MEXICO/NAFTA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Get ready to hear a lot of talk about USMCA — the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. Trade officials struck a deal late Sunday [9-30-18] night for a three-way trade pact to replace NAFTA that includes significant changes to dairy import rules. The preliminary deal marks a major step toward fulfilling one of President […]
10/1/2018
CANADA/MEXICO/NAFTA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday [10-1-18] touted the newly reached trade deal with Canada and Mexico that will replace NAFTA as a massive job engine, creating positions across the manufacturing, agriculture, technology and financial services sectors…The three countries came to the final deal, which Trump called the ‘most modern, up-to-date […]
10/1/2018
TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “News conference on the USMCA this morning at 11:00 – Rose Garden of White House.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 1, 2018 7:08 am […]
10/1/2018
CANADA/MEXICO/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Congratulations to Mexico and Canada!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 1, 2018 5:56 am […]
10/1/2018
NAFTA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….deficiencies and mistakes in NAFTA, greatly opens markets to our Farmers and Manufacturers, reduces Trade Barriers to the U.S. and will bring all three Great Nations together in competition with the rest of the world. The USMCA is a historic transaction!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 1, 2018 5:53 am […]
10/1/2018
NAFTA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…..deficiencies and mistakes in NAFTA, greatly opens markets to our Farmers and Manufacturers, reduce Trade Barriers to the U.S. and will bring all three Great Nations closer together in competition with the rest of the world. The USMCA is a historic transaction!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 1, 2018 5:40 am […]
10/1/2018
CANADA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Late last night, our deadline, we reached a wonderful new Trade Deal with Canada, to be added into the deal already reached with Mexico. The new name will be The United States Mexico Canada Agreement, or USMCA. It is a great deal for all three countries, solves the many……” -Donald Trump, […]
10/1/2018
BRETT KAVANAUGH/FBI/SEX ABUSE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “During his time at one of the nation’s most elite universities, there’s no question that Judge Brett Kavanaugh achieved academic success. But when it comes to the frequency and severity of his drinking there, some former classmates are raising questions about how truthful Kavanaugh was in his testimony before the […]
10/1/2018
BRETT KAVANAUGH/FBI/SEX ABUSE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In a week that began mired in uncertainty — for President Donald Trump, for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, for congressional Republicans, for the FBI — the GOP still had the stolid steadiness of Mitch McConnell to lean on…McConnell’s vow that, come hell or high water, the Senate would […]
10/1/2018
BRETT KAVANAUGH/FBI/SEX ABUSE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP PEOPLE/WOMEN: “The man who has been named as a witness to the alleged incident between Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and professor Christine Blasey Ford in the early 1980s has been interviewed by the FBI, according to the man’s lawyer. In a statement on Monday [10-1-18], Mark Judge’s lawyer, Barbara Van […]
10/1/2018
IMF/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WORLD BANK/WTO: “Good intentions and realpolitik rarely mix. That may well be the case with proposals from a trio of international bodies that seek to address some of U.S. President Donald Trump’s gripes with the World Trade Organization while providing ways for other countries to liberalize commerce without his signoff. The report, […]
10/1/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday [10-1-18] said it was ‘too soon’ for Washington to talk to Beijing about working out a deal on trade, suggesting U.S. tariffs have yet to exert enough pressure to force Beijing into making concessions at the negotiating table…During his remarks, which focused on a new […]
10/1/2018
ELECTION/RALLY/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “As the fate of his Supreme Court pick hangs in the balance, President Donald Trump barnstormed Monday [10-1-18] for a Republican Senate candidate in Tennessee, warning that Democrats will unleash havoc if they gain control of Congress and accusing them of trying to sink his nominee…It was a dire picture […]
10/1/2018
AFRICA/MELANIA: “The Latest on Melania Trump’s trip to Africa (all times local): 6:20 p.m. First lady Melania Trump has departed from Washington on her first big international trip without the president. Mrs. Trump left early Monday [10-1-8] evening on a seven-day trip that will take her to the African nations of Ghana, Malawi, Kenya and […]
10/1/2018
CANADA/MEXICO/NAFTA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “There’s a lot to digest in the new trade agreement that the United States, Mexico and Canada finalized in deadline-beating fashion on Sunday [9-30-18], starting with a name change: If the new deal is adopted by all three countries, the North American Free Trade Agreement will give way to the United […]
9/30/2018
CALIFORNIA/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LAWSUIT/NET NEUTRALITY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration plans to sue California over the new net neutrality law the state enacted on Sunday [9-30-18], according to an article in the Washington Post. The lawsuit will be brought by the Justice Department, the report said, and comes after California enacted a law opposing internet service providers […]
9/30/2018
BRETT KAVANAUGH/DEMS/FBI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Wow! Just starting to hear the Democrats, who are only thinking Obstruct and Delay, are starting to put out the word that the ‘time’ and ‘scope’ of FBI looking into Judge Kavanaugh and witnesses is not enough. Hello! For them, it will never be enough – stay tuned and watch!” -Donald […]
9/30/2018
AFRICAN-AMERICAN/DEMS/JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “So if African-American unemployment is now at the lowest number in history, median income the highest, and you then add all of the other things I have done, how do Democrats, who have done NOTHING for African-Americans but TALK, win the Black Vote? And it will only get better!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
9/30/2018
CELEBS/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Like many, I don’t watch Saturday Night Live (even though I past hosted it) – no longer funny, no talent or charm. It is just a political ad for the Dems. Word is that Kanye West, who put on a MAGA hat after the show (despite being told “no”), was great. He’s […]
9/29/2018
BRETT KAVANAUGH/FBI/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “NBC News incorrectly reported (as usual) that I was limiting the FBI investigation of Judge Kavanaugh, and witnesses, only to certain people. Actually, I want them to interview whoever they deem appropriate, at their discretion. Please correct your reporting!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 29, 2018 9:49 pm […]
9/29/2018
NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump took his enthusiasm for his detente with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to new heights on Saturday [9-29-18], declaring at a rally with supporters that ‘we fell in love’ after exchanging letters. Trump and Kim have said they want to work toward denuclearizing the Korean peninsula, […]
9/29/2018
BRETT KAVANAUGH/FBI/NOMINATION/SEX ABUSE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Saturday [9-29-18] cast the FBI probe into his Supreme Court nominee’s alleged history of sexual misconduct as a potential ‘blessing in disguise,’ appearing optimistic that federal agents would absolve Brett Kavanaugh of the accusations several women have lodged against him over the past month…The president […]
9/29/2018
RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Thank you West Virginia – I love you! https://t.co/Ou2umCfKp9“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 29, 2018 7:52 pm […]
9/29/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “https://t.co/BxlF4grr9k“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 29, 2018 7:51 pm […]
9/29/2018
BRETT KAVANAUGH/ELECTION/RALLY/SEX ABUSE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday [9-29-18] used the stalled nomination of his Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh as a rallying cry for Republican voters in November congressional elections. At a West Virginia rally, Trump did not say a word about the testimony of university professor Christine Blasey […]
9/29/2018
RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Heading to West Virginia now. Big Rally. Will be live on @FoxNews tonight. Long lines, but will be great!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 29, 2018 3:36 pm […]
9/29/2018
DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senator Richard Blumenthal must talk about his fraudulent service in Vietnam, where for 12 years he told the people of Connecticut, as their Attorney General, that he was a great Marine War Hero. Talked about his many battles of near death, but was never in Vietnam. Total Phony!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September […]
9/29/2018
CONGRESS/DEMS/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP TAXES: “The years-old mystery of what’s in President Donald Trump’s tax returns will likely quickly unravel if Democrats win control of at least one chamber of Congress. Democrats, especially in the House, are quietly planning on using an obscure law that will enable them to examine the president’s tax filings without his […]
9/29/2018
BRETT KAVANAUGH/FBI/SENATE/SEX ABUSE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump ordered a limited, week-long FBI probe of the allegations against his Supreme Court pick, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, at the request of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Friday [9-28-18]. It was a 180-degree turn from his previous statements about making such a move. After the initial accusations […]
9/29/2018
CONGRESS/ELECTION/GOP/RALLY/SEX ABUSE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday [9-29-18] kicks off a week of rallies in five friendly places around the country, seeking to shore up support ahead of congressional elections even as the fate of his pick to fill a Supreme Court vacancy remains unclear. Republicans are at risk of losing […]
9/28/2018
2016 ELECTION/HOUSE OF REPS/INTELLIGENCE/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A U.S. House of Representatives committee voted on Friday [9-28-18] to release dozens of transcripts of interviews from its investigation of Russia meddling in the 2016 U.S. elections, including conversations with senior associates of President Donald Trump. The House Intelligence Committee voted unanimously to send transcripts of […]
9/28/2018
BRETT KAVANAUGH/DEMS/FBI/SENATE/SEX ABUSE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP PEOPLE/WOMEN: “Sen. Mazie Hirono, a Democrat from Hawaii, said Friday [9-28-18] that the FBI’s supplemental investigation into Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh must cover what she called ‘the three credible’ reports of misconduct…Hirono was referring to the accounts brought forward by Christine Blasey Ford, Deborah Ramirez and Julie Swetnick, who have […]
9/28/2018
BRETT KAVANAUGH/FBI/NOMINATION/SENATE/SEX ABUSE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The Senate took its first step toward formally considering Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination on the floor of the US Senate on Friday [9-28-18] evening. In a voice vote, lawmakers passed the motion to proceed on Kavanaugh’s confirmation, meaning there would be no Saturday [9-29-18] session — though the […]
9/28/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “The liberal world order is taking a beating these days, and not just at the hands of Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping. In recent months a bevy of American political scientists from the progressive left to the libertarian right has launched attacks on the very idea of the liberal […]
9/28/2018
AUTO INDUSTRY/CALIFORNIA/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “California told automakers Friday [9-28-18] they must still comply with the state’s strict vehicle mileage standards even if President Donald Trump rolls back federal rules. The action by California Air Resources Board was widely expected. It sets up a likely court battle if the Trump administration follows through with an attempt […]
9/28/2018
BUSINESS/CONGRESS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Google CEO Sundar Pichai went to Washington Friday [9-28-18] to discuss concerns about the company’s business practices with members of Congress and emerged with an invitation to meet with President Donald Trump during an upcoming roundtable. Larry Kudlow, the head of the National Economic Council, extended the invitation while meeting with Pichai […]
9/28/2018
DEMS/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A federal district judge in Washington ruled Friday [9-28-18] that a group of nearly 200 Democratic senators and representatives have legal standing to sue President Donald Trump to prove he violated the U.S. Constitution’s emoluments provision banning the acceptance of gifts from foreign and domestic interests. The U.S. District Court Judge Emmet […]
9/28/2018
2016 ELECTION/HOUSE OF REPS/INTELLIGENCE/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A U.S. House of Representatives committee voted on Friday [9-28-18] to release dozens of transcripts of interviews from its investigation of Russia meddling in the 2016 U.S. elections, including conversations with senior associates of President Donald Trump. The House Intelligence Committee voted unanimously to send transcripts of […]
9/28/2018
AUTO INDUSTRY/GERMANY/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Olaf Scholz took over as Germany’s finance minister in March. Since then, President Trump has threatened to slap tariffs on German cars, called Europe a ‘foe’ and dispatched an ambassador to Berlin who takes selfies with far-right politicians eager to bring down the German government. But in an interview in his […]
9/28/2018
BRETT KANVANAUGH/SEX ABUSE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “President Donald Trump said Friday [9-28-18] he found the testimony by a woman who said she was sexually assaulted by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh decades ago to be ‘very compelling,’ but added that he’d given no consideration to the idea of nominating someone else. ‘Not even a little […]
9/28/2018
CONGRESS/ELECTION/GOVERNMENT/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump signed an $854 billion spending bill on Friday [9-28-18] to keep the federal government open through Dec. 7, averting a government shutdown in the weeks leading up to November’s pivotal midterm elections. Trump signed the legislation to fund the military and several civilian agencies without journalists present as the […]
9/28/2018
BRETT KAVANAUGH/FBI/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump will order the FBI to conduct an investigation into allegations facing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, CNN reported on Friday, citing a White House official. Earlier on Friday [9-28-18] the Senate Judiciary Committee said it would ask Trump to initiate a supplemental background investigation into ‘current credible […]
9/28/2018
BUSINESS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Latest on Google CEO Sundar Pichai’s trip to Washington to meet with U.S. lawmakers and officials from the Trump administration (all times local): 7 p.m. Google CEO Sundar Pichai has accepted an invitation to meet with President Donald Trump at a White House roundtable about internet issues. The White House asked […]
9/28/2018
CHILE/CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VENEZUELA: “President Donald Trump met Friday [9-28-18] with President Sebastian Pinera of Chile at the White House for talks that focused on trade, security and the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela. Trump welcomed Pinera to the Oval Office days after he imposed financial sanctions on members of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s inner circle […]
9/28/2018
BRETT KAVANAUGH/LEGAL/SEX ABUSE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP PEOPLE/WOMEN: “In Maryland, 11 state lawmakers have asked Montgomery County law enforcement officials to investigate the 36-year-old sexual assault allegations against Judge Brett Kavanaugh that have gripped the nation. Kavanaugh was nominated by President Donald Trump to fill a vacancy on the US Supreme Court. He has been accused by Christine […]
9/28/2018
GOP/GOVERNMENT/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Friday [9-28-18] signed a massive spending package that funds a large section of government and averts a shutdown, a White House aide confirmed. The signing, which was scheduled to occur in private at noon on Friday, was done in the Oval Office and several lawmakers were present, the […]
9/28/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China issued a rebuke to the United States on Friday [9-28-18], decrying protectionism and unilateral trade moves that ‘bring damage to all’ in a wide-ranging challenge to President Donald Trump as tensions between the two countries continue to rise. Speaking to the United Nations General Assembly two days after Trump accused […]
9/28/2018
BRETT KAVANAUGH/DEMS/FBI/GOP/NOMINATION/SENATE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Sen. Jeff Flake had just broken Democrats’ hearts. The night before, the retiring Arizona Republican had gotten their hopes up — seeming torn on whether to support confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination after a gut-wrenching day in the Senate Judiciary Committee. But on Friday [9-28-18] morning, he issued a statement […]
9/28/2018
BRETT KAVANAUGH/FBI/HEARING/SENATE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Friday [9-28-18] that someone will have to fill President Donald Trump in on why Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the Supreme Court could be delayed a week, a half-joking remark that nonetheless highlighted confusion around what will happen next in the Senate. Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.), whose […]
9/28/2018
BRETT KAVANAUGH/FBI/SENATE/SEX ABUSE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “President Donald Trump on Friday [9-28-18] said he found the testimony of Christine Blasey Ford a day earlier ‘very credible,’ and he said he would rely on the advice of the Senate Judiciary Committee on whether to reopen an FBI background investigation into sexual assault claims against Supreme Court […]
9/28/2018
CONGRESS/DEFENSE/EDUCATION/HHS/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump signed a massive spending bill on Friday, providing hundreds of billions of dollars for the Department of Defense and averting the threat of a federal government shutdown at least until December. The bill includes $675 billion to fund the Defense Department for the full year ending on Sept. […]
9/28/2018
BRETT KAVANAUGH/NOMINATION/SENATE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said on Friday [9-28-18] he had not thought ‘even a little bit’ about alternatives if the Senate does not approve his nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, Brett Kavanaugh. He called the hearing an incredible moment in the history of the country, but suggested he was not […]
9/28/2018
FBI/GOP/JAMES COMEY/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has agreed to meet with top House lawmakers to discuss recent reports that he proposed secretly recording President Donald Trump during the tumultuous period after Trump’s decision to fire FBI Director James Comey, according to a Justice Department source. The agreement to brief lawmakers on […]
9/28/2018
ELECTION/ENERGY [ALTERNATIVE]/OIL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The largest U.S. oil trade association urged President Donald Trump on Friday [9-28-18] to halt any plans to lift a ban on summer sales of higher ethanol blends of gasoline and impose tighter trading restrictions on biofuel credits, saying such a move would be unfair to consumers. The opposition by the […]