LEGAL/PAUL MANAFORT/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP PEOPLE: “U.S. prosecutors raised the possibility on Wednesday [8-1-18] that an expected star witness may not testify against President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort even as the judge tried to rein in their portrayal of Manafort’s lavish lifestyle. Testimony in the second day of Manafort’s trial, the first stemming from […]
7/31/2018
2016 ELECTION/ROBERT MUELLER/RUDY GIULIANI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Tuesday [7-31-18] embraced a line of defense offered by his attorney, Rudy Giuliani, that ‘collusion is not a crime,’ even though he continued to deny any alleged ties between his campaign and Moscow during the 2016 election…For months, Trump has insisted that there was ‘no […]
7/31/2018
DEMS/GUNS/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “State officials, Democratic lawmakers and gun control groups waged a frantic legal fight on Tuesday [7-31-18] to block the online distribution of blueprints for 3-D printed ‘ghost guns,’ even as President Trump said he is ‘looking into’ his administration’s decision last month to allow the posting of instructions for making the untraceable, […]
7/31/2018
COURTS/NOMINATIONS/SENATE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “With another judge expected to be confirmed Tuesday [7-31-18] by the Senate, President Trump and Senate Republicans are leaving an ever-expanding imprint on the judiciary, nudging powerful appeals courts rightward through a determined effort to nominate and confirm a steady procession of young conservative jurists. The confirmation of Judge Brett […]
7/31/2018
GUNS/NRA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration supports an existing law they say makes it illegal to own or make homemade plastic guns, a White House official said Tuesday [7-31-18], coming hours after President Donald Trump tweeted that the availability of the firearms ‘doesn’t seem to make much sense!’…The administration supports the three-decade-old law, Gidley said, […]
7/31/2018
SENATE/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s repeated threats to shut down the federal government have obscured an unusual development: lawmakers are making surprisingly swift progress funding it. The Senate is expected to pass this week a package of four spending bills with bipartisan support, on top of a trio passed in late June. The House, […]
7/31/2018
LEGAL/PAUL MANAFORT/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Prosecutors accused former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort of being a ‘shrewd’ liar who orchestrated a global scheme to avoid paying taxes on millions of dollars, in opening statements that kicked off Manafort’s trial on Tuesday [7-31-18]. Manafort lived an ‘extravagant lifestyle’ fueled by ‘secret income’ that he earned from his […]
7/31/2018
2016 ELECTION/CYBERWAR/DHS/MIKE PENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Vice President Mike Pence directly criticized Russia for the Kremlin’s interference in the 2016 US elections during a speech Tuesday [7-31-18] in New York City…The vice president added that Russia’s goal was to sow discord and division and weaken the American people’s faith in democracy. Pence was the keynote speaker at […]
7/31/2018
BORDER/CHILDREN/ICE/IMMIGRATION/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement official declined repeatedly at a congressional hearing Tuesday [7-31-18] to say whether the agency can document that migrant parents captured at the border and deported under the Trump administration’s ‘zero tolerance’ policy were given the opportunity to take their children. At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, […]
7/31/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “On my way to Tampa, Florida. Look forward to seeing everyone soon! https://t.co/BSB6IjBK7r“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 31, 2018 3:49 pm […]
7/31/2018
JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “’Worker pay rate hits highest level since 2008′ https://t.co/pMDxHQqcg9“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 31, 2018 3:39 pm […]
7/31/2018
LEGAL/PAUL MANAFORT/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP PEOPLE: “A jury was sworn in Tuesday [7-31-18] for the trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, with opening statements on deck in the first case that special counsel Robert Mueller’s team is bringing to trial. The 12-person jury selected for Manafort’s trial includes six men and six women. There are […]
7/31/2018
BORDER/CHILDREN/CONGRESS/DHS/ICE/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “As lawmakers grilled them at a congressional hearing Tuesday [7-31-18], Trump administration officials defended their efforts to reunite thousands of immigrant families that the government separated. And one top immigration official told lawmakers that family detention centers are ‘more like summer camp.’ Asked at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing to describe the so-called […]
7/31/2018
2016 ELECTION/CYBERWAR/DHS/RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Federal security officials have created a new level of defense aimed at protecting banks, energy companies and other structures from massive cyberhacking attempts, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen announced Tuesday [7-31-18] in New York. The announcement of the National Risk Management Center, a physical space that was created inside DHS, […]
7/31/2018
ECONOMY/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “There’s an old political cliche that goes like this: Presidents get too much credit when the economy is going well — and too much blame when it’s going poorly. That cliche begets this political reality: When the economy is good and/or people believe the economy is good, a president is usually popular. […]
7/31/2018
BORDER/NATIONAL SECURITY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…Border Security is National Security, and National Security is the long-term viability of our Country. A Government Shutdown is a very small price to pay for a safe and Prosperous America!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 31, 2018 12:33 pm […]
7/31/2018
BORDER/DEMS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I don’t care what the political ramifications are, our immigration laws and border security have been a complete and total disaster for decades, and there is no way that the Democrats will allow it to be fixed without a Government Shutdown…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 31, 2018 12:33 pm […]
7/31/2018
JOHN KELLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “White House chief of staff John Kelly told staff on Monday [7-30-18] that President Trump had asked him to remain in his post through the 2020 election, White House officials said, a request that comes as tensions between the two men have eased in recent months. Mr. Kelly told staff he […]
7/31/2018
TRUMP PEOPLE: “.@SenJohnBarrasso has a Primary on August 21st. He doesn’t need any help because he is absolutely outstanding in every way, but I hope the great people of Wyoming will go out and show their support anyway. John is absolutely top of the line & has my Complete & Total Endorsement!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
7/31/2018
TRUMP PEOPLE: “Congressman David Kustoff has been a champion for the Trump Agenda – I greatly appreciate his support. David is strong on crime and borders, loves our Military, Vets and Second Amendment. Get out and vote for David on Thursday, August 2nd. He has my Full and Total Endorsement!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 31, […]
7/31/2018
CHUCK SCHUMER/DEMS/ELECTION/RUSSIA/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. Senate’s top Democrat, Chuck Schumer, on Tuesday [7-31-18] expressed concern about Russian interference in the upcoming November elections, saying President Donald Trump should do more to prevent meddling and that it appears a Russian agency was behind the latest Facebook fake-account controversy. ‘The administration is not doing close to […]
7/31/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump on Tuesday [7-31-18] lit into Charles and David Koch, some of the Republican Party’s top donors, in a series of tweets, after they said over the weekend they wouldn’t financially back the party’s candidate for a North Dakota Senate seat…The Koch brothers’ network of about 500 conservative and libertarian donors […]
7/31/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump blasted the media as ‘unhinged’ and ‘crazy’ on Tuesday [7-31-18] morning, adding that news organizations ruin the lives of ‘innocent’ people as he continues his long-running battle with the fourth estate…Trump’s comments come after a spat with A.G. Sulzberger, publisher of The New York Times. The pair held an […]
7/31/2018
GUNS/NRA/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump on Tuesday [7-31-18] voiced skepticism about the legal sale of 3-D printed firearms, writing on Twitter that the practice ‘doesn’t seem to make much sense!’ Mr. Trump said he had talked to the National Rifle Association about such firearms, though he didn’t give any detail about what steps he might […]
7/31/2018
JOHN KELLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “White House Chief of Staff John Kelly plans to stay in his post through the presidential election until 2020, a White House official told Reuters, putting to rest months of speculation that the retired military general would be the next to leave U.S. President Donald Trump’s inner circle. The news of […]
7/31/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump railed Tuesday [7-31-18] against billionaire conservative brothers Charles and David Koch, accusing them of being against key components of his populist agenda and suggesting they’re irrelevant in today’s Republican Party. Trump’s public attack, following a weekend in which he was criticized at a Koch network summer meeting, comes […]
7/31/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Fake News Media is going CRAZY! They are totally unhinged and in many ways, after witnessing first hand the damage they do to so many innocent and decent people, I enjoy watching. In 7 years, when I am no longer in office, their ratings will dry up and they will be […]
7/31/2018
TRUMP PEOPLE: “Will be in Tampa tonight. A big year for @RepDeSantis, who will be a great governor for Florida. Strong on Crime, Borders and our 2nd Amendment. Big help on Tax & Regulation Cuts. Loves our Military & our Vets. Has my Full & Total Endorsement!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 31, 2018 7:21 am […]
7/31/2018
GUNS/NRA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I am looking into 3-D Plastic Guns being sold to the public. Already spoke to NRA, doesn’t seem to make much sense!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 31, 2018 7:03 am […]
7/31/2018
DEMS/HILLARY CLINTON/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Collusion is not a crime, but that doesn’t matter because there was No Collusion (except by Crooked Hillary and the Democrats)!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 31, 2018 6:58 am […]
7/31/2018
BORDER/CRIME/DEMS/ICE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “One of the reasons we need Great Border Security is that Mexico’s murder rate in 2017 increased by 27% to 31,174 people killed, a record! The Democrats want Open Borders. I want Maximum Border Security and respect for ICE and our great Law Enforcement Professionals! @FoxNews” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 31, 2018 […]
7/31/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Rush Limbaugh is a great guy who truly gets it!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 31, 2018 5:50 am […]
7/31/2018
ITALY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @dougmillsnyt: .@realDonaldTrump walks with Giuseppe Conte, Prime Minister of the Italy following a joint news conference in the East Ro…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 31, 2018 5:30 am […]
7/31/2018
CYBERWAR/DHS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The Department of Homeland Security announced on Tuesday [7-31-18] the creation of a new center aimed at guarding the nation’s banks, energy companies and other industries from major cyberattacks that could cripple critical infrastructure. The launch of the National Risk Management Center was unveiled by DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen at a government-hosted cyber […]
7/31/2018
MIKE PENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VA: “RT @dougmillsnyt: .@realDonaldTrump pumps his fist after his new Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie is sworn-in by @VP Mike Pence…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 31, 2018 5:29 am […]
7/31/2018
TRUMP PEOPLE: “….them richer. Their network is highly overrated, I have beaten them at every turn. They want to protect their companies outside the U.S. from being taxed, I’m for America First & the American Worker – a puppet for no one. Two nice guys with bad ideas. Make America Great Again!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
7/31/2018
2016 ELECTION/PAUL MANAFORT/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump again attacked Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into Russia and the 2016 U.S. election on Tuesday [7-31-18], reiterating that his campaign did not collude with Moscow and saying collusion is not a crime anyway. Trump commented hours before his former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, was […]
7/31/2018
GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The globalist Koch Brothers, who have become a total joke in real Republican circles, are against Strong Borders and Powerful Trade. I never sought their support because I don’t need their money or bad ideas. They love my Tax & Regulation Cuts, Judicial picks & more. I made…..” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 31, […]
7/31/2018
GOP/SENATE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “As one of a few centrist Republicans in what is effectively a 50-49 Senate, Sen. Lisa Murkowski has enormous sway over the congressional agenda. Sometimes she wishes she had a little less of it. Murkowski is looking ahead to November for help. Because of a very favorable election map, Republicans could conceivably pick […]
7/31/2018
GOP/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday [7-31-18] slammed the powerful Koch-led political operation as ‘globalist’ and ‘a total joke,’ rejecting the conservative group amid signs of a growing public fissure between the president and business over trade. Trump’s comments follow news media reports that some officials within the Koch donor network […]
7/31/2018
LEGAL/PAUL MANAFORT/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Prosecutors and defense attorneys selected a 12-member jury on Tuesday [7-31-18] to weigh the fate of Paul Manafort, U.S. President Donald Trump’s former 2016 campaign chairman, in the first trial to arise out of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe. The jury of six men and six women will hear testimony […]
7/30/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump and the publisher of The New York Times, A. G. Sulzberger, engaged in a fierce public clash on Sunday [7-29-18] over Mr. Trump’s threats against journalism, after Mr. Sulzberger said the president misrepresented a private meeting and Mr. Trump accused The Times and other papers of putting lives at risk […]
7/30/2018
HHS/MEDICAID/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Hoping to head off a full expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, some senior officials in the Trump administration and Republican governors have been pushing hard for a smaller expansion to satisfy a growing political demand in their states. But President Trump decided on Friday [7-27-18] to shut down the […]
7/30/2018
2016 ELECTION/RUDY GIULIANI/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In the days after the 2016 presidential election, Donald J. Trump’s advisers had an unequivocal message about contacts between Russians and members of the campaign team: There were none. In the ensuing months, as numerous such communications were revealed, the message changed: There was no collusion with Russia’s effort […]
7/30/2018
STEVE MNUCHIN/TAXES/TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is considering bypassing Congress to grant a $100 billion tax cut mainly to the wealthy, a legally tenuous maneuver that would cut capital gains taxation and fulfill a long-held ambition of many investors and conservatives. Steven Mnuchin, the Treasury secretary, said in an interview on the sidelines of […]
7/30/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The Sarasota County Republican fair and rally last Saturday [7-28-18] left little mystery about what is animating the party this year. There was a ‘Trump Shop’ outside the arena, selling T-shirts extolling the president’s dominance. There was a life-size cardboard cutout of Mr. Trump, both thumbs splayed skyward, greeting visitors inside. […]
7/30/2018
BORDER/CONGRESS/ELECTION/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Trump has been threatening to close down the government if Congress doesn’t meet his immigration priorities, but he has privately agreed to put off a potential shutdown or any fight over border wall funding until after the midterm elections, an administration official said Monday [7-30-18]. In recent days Mr. Trump has […]
7/30/2018
IRAN/MIKE POMPEO/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump said he would be willing to meet with his Iranian counterpart without first demanding diplomatic concessions, the latest public overture involving nations he has also condemned and called a threat to American safety and economic security. The remark by Mr. Trump, in response to a question at a White […]
7/30/2018
MICHAEL COHEN/RUDY GIULIANI/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In a day of confusing statements, President Donald Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani first startled observers with a public claim of a previously unknown meeting involving top Trump associates and Kremlin-linked Russians — then recanted the claim and said the meeting ‘never happened.’ During a nearly 45-minute interview on CNN […]
7/30/2018
LEGAL/PAUL MANAFORT/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The criminal trial of Paul Manafort that opens in Virginia Tuesday [7-31-18] is just one part of special counsel Robert Mueller’s sprawling Russia probe — but its verdict could have an outsized impact on Mueller’s work. A conviction against Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, who is fighting major bank and […]
7/30/2018
LEGAL/MICHAEL COHEN/RUDY GIULIANI/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, said Monday [7-30-18] that he’s not sure collusion with Russia would be considered a crime. But legal experts have repeatedly said that anyone found collaborating with Russia on the 2016 election could be charged with other crimes, such as conspiracy — and special […]
7/30/2018
JOHN KELLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Congratulations to General John Kelly. Today we celebrate his first full year as @WhiteHouse Chief of Staff! https://t.co/JWCaJ3GhHV“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 30, 2018 4:20 pm […]
7/30/2018
BORDER/CONGRESS/IMMIGRATION/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Donald Trump reiterated his threat Monday [7-30-18] to shut down the government if Congress fails to pass new border security and immigration measures, but he declined to draw a line in the sand. Trump stuck to broad strokes as he warned he is willing to shut down the government if Congress […]
7/30/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TARIFFS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The influential Koch political network announced Monday [7-30-18] it is not supporting Republican Rep. Kevin Cramer in his race to unseat vulnerable Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp in North Dakota — the latest sign the conservative group is frustrated with the current state of the GOP. The decision for now to stay out of […]
7/30/2018
IRAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TWITTER: “President Trump said he would be willing to meet with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani without conditions…The U.S. and Iranian leaders swapped taunts last week, escalating security concerns between the two nations when Mr. Rouhani warned the Trump administration against continuing hard-line policies against Iran…Mr. Trump responded with his own threat, posting on […]
7/30/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “???? https://t.co/1SSUCRtMEE” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 30, 2018 2:31 pm […]
7/30/2018
NOMINATIONS/RAND PAUL/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Sen. Rand Paul threw his support behind Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on Monday [7-30-18], saying that he was satisfied by the ‘totality’ of the judge’s views and temperament. Mr. Paul, a Kentucky Republican with a libertarian streak who occasionally defies his party on major votes, had expressed concerns about Judge […]
7/30/2018
ITALY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It is my great honor to welcome Prime Minister @GiuseppeConteIT of Italy to the @WhiteHouse! Join us at 2:00pmE for our joint press conference: https://t.co/XAchZ3zUSe https://t.co/5t4QVsKKqH“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 30, 2018 12:22 pm […]
7/30/2018
IRAN/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday [7-30-18] he would be willing to meet Iran’s leader without preconditions to discuss how to improve ties after he pulled the United States out of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, saying, ‘If they want to meet, we’ll meet’…No U.S. president has met with an Iranian […]
7/30/2018
GUNS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Several U.S. states on Monday [7-30-18] said they would jointly sue the Trump administration for allowing the public to download blueprints for 3-D printable guns in a last-ditch effort to block the designs from becoming available on Wednesday [8-1-18]. Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson said at a news conference in Seattle […]
7/30/2018
BORDER/CONGRESS/IMMIGRATION/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “U.S. President Donald Trump threatened again on Monday [7-30-18] to shut down the federal government over his demands for a border wall and other changes in immigration policy, but said he remains open to talks with Congress on the issue…Congress must pass a spending bill by the end of September to avert […]
7/30/2018
EU/IMMIGRATION/ITALY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump praised Italy’s increasingly hard-line approach to immigration on Monday [7-30-18], at the start of a meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte at the White House…Conte took office last month promising to bring radical change to Italy, including more generous welfare provision and a crackdown on immigration. Immigration […]
7/30/2018
GOP/NOMINATION/SENATE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “A Republican senator who had been a holdout threw his support behind U.S. President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on Monday [7-30-18], improving chances the judge will win Senate confirmation despite a pitched battle by Democrats to block him. U.S. Senator Rand Paul had expressed concerns over Kavanaugh’s positions on […]
7/30/2018
ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TWITTER: “Donald Trump is giving Americans a glimpse of the fury raging inside him as a pivotal moment nears for special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation, and different strands of political and legal vulnerability swirling around the President become ever more threatening. Trump launched his most personal attack to date against […]
7/30/2018
BUSINESS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @GOPChairwoman: ‘David Burritt, U.S. Steel’s president and CEO, said the company was experiencing a ‘renaissance’ and credited @realDona…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 30,2018 7:06 am […]
7/29/2018
LEGAL/MICHAEL COHEN/RUDY GIULIANI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “After a week of revelations that suggest Michael Cohen may have turned on Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani, the President’s current lawyer, argued that Trump’s former attorney wasn’t credible and has ‘lied all his life.’ That’s a stark reversal from what Giuliani once said about Cohen, whom he described as truthful […]
7/30/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “We must have Border Security, get rid of Chain, Lottery, Catch & Release Sanctuary Cities – go to Merit based Immigration. Protect ICE and Law Enforcement and, of course, keep building, but much faster, THE WALL!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 30, 2018 6:57 am […]
7/30/2018
BUSINESS/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Some of the biggest winners from President Donald Trump’s new tax law are corporate executives who have reaped gains as their companies buy back a record amount of stock, a practice that rewards shareholders by boosting the value of existing shares. A POLITICO review of data disclosed in Securities and Exchange Commission […]
7/30/2018
2016 ELECTION/LEGAL/PAUL MANAFORT/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Paul Manafort on Tuesday [7-31-18] will become the first of President Donald Trump’s former aides to go on trial, accused of bank and tax fraud by federal investigators probing Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Despite a focus on financial crimes, the trial could yield politically damaging headlines […]
7/30/2018
ECONOMY/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump has come to the end of another difficult political week for himself and the Republican party. The fallout from his Helsinki news conference continues to shake the administration while the release of one of Michael Cohen’s secretly recorded audio tapes opened up new questions about the alleged payouts and […]
7/29/2018
2016 ELECTION/LEGAL/MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Trump’s allies sought to discredit his former attorney, Michael Cohen, after a week of escalating clashes that raised the question of how much Mr. Cohen may be prepared to divulge about his former boss. Rudy Giuliani, Mr. Trump’s lawyer, called Mr. Cohen a ‘pathological manipulator’ and ‘a liar’ […]
7/29/2018
2016 ELECTION/LEGAL/PAUL MANAFORT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Paul Manafort, the veteran Republican political operative and lobbyist who helped run President Trump’s 2016 campaign, is scheduled to go to trial on financial fraud charges starting on Tuesday [7-31-18] in United States District Court in Alexandria, Va. The main points to be aware of: It is the first trial stemming […]
7/29/2018
BORDER/CONGRESS/ELECTION/GOP/IMMIGRATION/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Congressional Republicans, already facing a difficult election landscape, confronted a prospect on Sunday [7-29-18] they had worked feverishly to avoid: a threat by President Trump to shut down the government over funding for a border wall…Last week, Republican leaders thought they had reached a deal with Mr. Trump to delay a confrontation […]
7/29/2018
AGRICULTURE/EU/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A top Trump administration official said Sunday [7-29-18] the U.S. will ‘immediately’ start negotiating with the European Union to forge trade agreements on farm and energy products, promising ‘an actual transaction’ right away to sell more soybeans, beef and liquefied natural gas to European countries. Larry Kudlow, President Trump’s chief economic […]
7/29/2018
ICE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @Scavino45: “@realDonaldTrump tells @ICEgov agents: ‘We always will stand with you’” https://t.co/o1P17H7IVq“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 29, 2018 6:04 pm […]
7/29/2018
LEGAL/PAUL MANAFORT/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Special counsel Robert Mueller’s team will take President Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort to court in Alexandria, Va., on Tuesday [7-31-18], in a trial with implications reaching far beyond the immediate charges ranging from tax evasion to bank fraud. The outcome of the trial, which is expected to last three […]
7/29/2018
DEMS/HILLARY CLINTON/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….Also, why is Mueller only appointing Angry Dems, some of whom have worked for Crooked Hillary, others, including himself, have worked for Obama….And why isn’t Mueller looking at all of the criminal activity & real Russian Collusion on the Democrats side-Podesta, Dossier?” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 29, 2018 3:20 […]
7/29/2018
ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Is Robert Mueller ever going to release his conflicts of interest with respect to President Trump, including the fact that we had a very nasty & contentious business relationship, I turned him down to head the FBI (one day before appointment as S.C.) & Comey is his close friend..” -Donald […]
6/29/2018
TRUMP PEOPLE/UN: “The UN migration agency on Friday [6-29-18] voted down Ken Isaacs, the Trump administration’s candidate to lead the International Organization for Migration, a US official told CNN, leaving it without an American at the helm for the first time since 1951. He was eliminated from contention after the second round of voting, a […]
7/29/2018
ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “There is No Collusion! The Robert Mueller Rigged Witch Hunt, headed now by 17 (increased from 13, including an Obama White House lawyer) Angry Democrats, was started by a fraudulent Dossier, paid for by Crooked Hillary and the DNC. Therefore, the Witch Hunt is an illegal Scam!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
7/29/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When the media – driven insane by their Trump Derangement Syndrome – reveals internal deliberations of our government, it truly puts the lives of many, not just journalists, at risk! Very unpatriotic! Freedom of the press also comes with a responsibility to report the news…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 29, 2018 2:09 […]
7/29/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…dying newspaper industry. No matter how much they try to distract and cover it up, our country is making great progress under my leadership and I will never stop fighting for the American people! As an example, the failing New York Times…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 29, 2018 2:09 pm […]
7/29/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…accurately. 90% of media coverage of my Administration is negative, despite the tremendously positive results we are achieving, it’s no surprise that confidence in the media is at an all time low! I will not allow our great country to be sold out by anti-Trump haters in the…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July […]
7/29/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…and the Amazon Washington Post do nothing but write bad stories even on very positive achievements – and they will never change!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 29, 2018 2:09 pm […]
7/29/2018
BORDER/CONGRESS/ELECTION/IMMIGRATION/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Trump renewed a threat to shut down the government unless Congress provides money for a wall at the southern border and enacts new curbs on immigration, reviving a battle he said last month should wait until Republicans gained more solid majorities after the November elections…The threat adds a new headache for […]
7/29/2018
BORDER/DEMS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “I would be willing to ‘shut down’ government if the Democrats do not give us the votes for Border Security, which includes the Wall! Must get rid of Lottery, Catch & Release etc. and finally go to system of Immigration based on MERIT! We need great people coming into our Country!” – […]
7/29/2018
ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The biggest and best results coming out of the good GDP report was that the quarterly Trade Deficit has been reduced by $52 Billion and, of course, the historically low unemployment numbers, especially for African Americans, Hispanics, Asians and Women.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 29, 2018 7:42 am […]
7/29/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Had a very good and interesting meeting at the White House with A.G. Sulzberger, Publisher of the New York Times. Spent much time talking about the vast amounts of Fake News being put out by the media & how that Fake News has morphed into phrase, ‘Enemy of the People.’ Sad!” -Donald […]
7/29/2018
TRUMP PEOPLE: “RT @realDonaldTrump: Congressman David Kustoff has been a champion for the Trump Agenda – I greatly appreciate his support. David is strong…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 29, 2018 7:00 am […]
7/29/2018
BORDER/CRIME/DEMS/IMMIGRATION/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @realDonaldTrump: Democrats, who want Open Borders and care little about Crime, are incompetent, but they have the Fake News Media almos…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 29, 2018 6:59 am […]
7/29/2018
CHUCK SCHUMER/DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @realDonaldTrump: The only things the Democrats do well is ‘Resist,’ which is their campaign slogan, and ‘Obstruct.’ Cryin’ Chuck Schume…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 29, 2018 6:59 am […]
7/29/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Please understand, there are consequences when people cross our Border illegally, whether they have children or not – and many are just using children for their own sinister purposes. Congress must act on fixing the DUMBEST & WORST immigration laws anywhere in the world! Vote ‘R’” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 29, 2018 […]
7/29/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Do you think the Fake News Media will ever report on this tweet from Michael? https://t.co/kXLCKZO5Fr“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 29, 2018 6:52 am […]
7/29/2018
POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Wow, highest Poll Numbers in the history of the Republican Party. That includes Honest Abe Lincoln and Ronald Reagan. There must be something wrong, please recheck that poll!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 29, 2018 6:44 am […]
7/29/2018
BORDER/ICE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Tom Homan, fmr ICE Director: ‘There is nobody that has done more for border security & public safety than President Trump. I’ve worked for six presidents, and I respect them all, but nobody has done more than this Administration & President Trump, that’s just a stone cold fact!’” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July […]
7/28/2018
EPA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The lawyer nominated to run the Superfund toxic cleanup program is steeped in the complexities of restoring polluted rivers and chemical dumps. He spent more than a decade on one of the nation’s most extensive cleanups, one involving Dow Chemical’s sprawling headquarters in Midland, Mich. But while he led Dow’s legal strategy there, […]
7/28/2018
IVANKA/JARED KUSHNER: “They disappointed climate change activists who thought they would keep President Trump from leaving the landmark Paris accord. They enraged Democrats and even some Republicans by not pushing back against his immigration policies, and alienated business allies by their silence over threats to Nafta. They regularly faced news stories about their unpopularity. Even […]
7/28/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “https://t.co/E3xvdUGZqa“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 28, 2018 11:37 am […]
7/27/2018
ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Trump said Friday [7-27-18] that he plans to spends almost all of his time this fall campaigning for the most vulnerable Republican congressional candidates in the midterm elections, a strategy that would have him in many districts where endangered lawmakers in his own party regard him as a liability. In […]
7/27/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “His Republican opponent doesn’t say much publicly about the Trump tax cuts, but on a warm night in a small-town union hall an hour outside Columbus, Danny O’Connor was happy to talk about them — a lot. ‘We just saw, this last December, a $2 trillion swipe of the national credit card, […]