2016 ELECTION/FBI/GOP/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The Trump administration disclosed on Saturday [7-21-18] a previously top-secret set of documents related to the wiretapping of Carter Page, the onetime Trump campaign adviser who was at the center of highly contentious accusations by Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee that the F.B.I. had abused its surveillance powers. Democrats in […]
7/21/2018
LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Inconceivable that the government would break into a lawyer’s office (early in the morning) – almost unheard of. Even more inconceivable that a lawyer would tape a client – totally unheard of & perhaps illegal. The good news is that your favorite President did nothing wrong!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 21, 2018 […]
7/20/2018
DEMS/GOP/MITCH MCCONNELL/NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Mitch McConnell has a warning for Democrats demanding copious documents on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh: Be careful what you wish for. The Senate majority leader privately told senior Republicans on Wednesday that if Democrats keep pushing for access to upwards of a million pages in records from President Donald […]
7/20/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/EU/FEDERAL RESERVE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump accused China and the European Union of manipulating their currencies and continued to criticize the Federal Reserve for raising interest rates, saying those moves are putting the United States at a disadvantage. In a flurry of early-morning Twitter posts, Mr. Trump complained that the Fed’s rate increases and a […]
7/20/2018
BRITAIN/PROTESTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The British Museum wants it. The Museum of London does, too. So does the Bishopsgate Institute, which runs an archive of the history of protest. ‘Trump Baby’ — the 19-foot balloon that mocked President Trump during his recent trip to Britain — is in demand among museums here, who want to add […]
7/20/2018
LEGAL/MEDIA/RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Bill Shine, a former co-president of Fox News hired this month as President Trump’s communications chief, brought conservative credentials and heavy baggage with him into the White House. President Trump embraced the former and ignored the latter. Mr. Shine, now struggling to limit the damage from Mr. Trump’s performance on Monday [7-16-18] with […]
7/20/2018
2016 ELECTION/FBI//LEGAL/MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “President Trump’s longtime lawyer, Michael D. Cohen, secretly recorded a conversation with Mr. Trump two months before the presidential election in which they discussed payments to a former Playboy model who said she had an affair with Mr. Trump, according to lawyers and others familiar with the recording. The F.B.I. […]
7/20/2018
BUSINESS/CHINA/GOP/SANCTION/TECHNOLOGY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Republican lawmakers backed away from a plan to reinstate stiff penalties on Chinese telecom firm ZTE, handing a win to President Trump, who had personally intervened to save the Beijing company. Congressional leaders removed a provision, tucked into a military policy bill, that would have stopped the Trump administration from lifting penalties […]
7/20/2018
SPORTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The NFL National Anthem Debate is alive and well again – can’t believe it! Isn’t it in contract that players must stand at attention, hand on heart? The $40,000,000 Commissioner must now make a stand. First time kneeling, out for game. Second time kneeling, out for season/no pay!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July […]
7/20/2018
IVANKA: “RT @IvankaTrump: .@WhiteHouse National Council for the American Worker together w/ the private sector is working to equip students + worker…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 20, 2018 4:51 pm […]
7/20/2018
MEDIA/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I got severely criticized by the Fake News Media for being too nice to President Putin. In the Old Days they would call it Diplomacy. If I was loud & vicious, I would have been criticized for being too tough. Remember when they said I was too tough with Chairman Kim? Hypocrites!” […]
7/20/2018
ESA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration announced major changes it wants to make to parts of the Endangered Species Act that it argues loosen regulations while providing the best conservation results, but environmentalists warn the suggested changes to the 45-year-old law could harm species that need protection. Among the proposed changes announced by the US […]
7/20/2018
LEGAL/MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “MIchael Cohen taped a conversation in person with Donald Trump in which the two men discussed buying the rights to a former Playboy Playmate’s story that she had an affair with Mr. Trump more than a decade ago, according to people familiar with the matter. The conversation, between the then-GOP presidential […]
7/20/2018
CHINA/CONGRESS/SANCTIONS/TECHNOLOGY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senate and House negotiators removed from a must-pass defense bill a legislative attempt to undo President’s Donald Trump’s deal with Beijing to save Chinese telecommunications giant ZTE Corp. , which has been deemed a sanctions violator and a threat to national security by U.S. officials, according to people familiar with the matter. […]
7/20/2018
INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The post-Helsinki tension between President Donald Trump and his Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats appeared to have cooled after the President reaffirmed his support for the intelligence community and its assessment that Russia interfered in the 2016 election. Then came Aspen. ‘Say that again?’ Coats said, incredulously, as he was […]
7/20/2018
RUSSIA/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Two groups representing U.S. diplomats scolded President Donald Trump for entertaining the idea of handing former Ambassador Michael McFaul over to Russia for questioning, saying such a move would ensure that ‘no diplomat could be secure in carrying out his or her instructions from Washington’…On Monday [7-16-18], Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested […]
7/20/2018
NOMINATIONS/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has raised concerns about indicting a sitting president and expressed his desire to overturn a ruling upholding the constitutionality of an independent counsel. And in newly unearthed video reviewed by CNN, Kavanaugh also implies that he believes there’s only one institution that […]
7/20/2018
ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is steering U.S. economic policy in a radically new direction. From trying to revive steelmakers with tariffs to vetoing Chinese technology investments, he is using the federal government to direct which industries prosper and which don’t. Many countries have long tilted the playing field toward favored companies and industries, […]
7/20/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/EU/FEDERAL RESERVE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump escalated his criticism of the Federal Reserve Friday [7-20-18], saying in a tweet that its efforts to raise short-term interest rates hurt the U.S. economic expansion, and he accused China and the European Union of manipulating their currencies to hurt the U.S. on trade. The tweets came shortly […]
7/20/2018
MEDIA/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @realDonaldTrump: The Summit with Russia was a great success, except with the real enemy of the people, the Fake News Media. I look forw…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 20, 2018 9:39 am […]
7/20/2018
BUSINESS/EU/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @realDonaldTrump: I told you so! The European Union just slapped a Five Billion Dollar fine on one of our great companies, Google. They…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 20, 2018 9:39 am […]
7/20/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “So important. Should have been done years ago! https://t.co/TFIqsaZWBt“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 20, 2018 9:35 am […]
7/20/2018
DEMS/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @realDonaldTrump: Will the Dems and Fake News ever learn? This is classic! https://t.co/Ksx3roi4qg“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 20, 2018 9:35 am […]
7/20/2018
JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @Scavino45: “More Winning: American Jobless Claims Drop to Lowest Level Since 1969” https://t.co/eBGUs7GlSU“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 20, 2018 9:34 am […]
7/20/2018
NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @Scavino45: ‘Former Harvard law students praise Kavanaugh in letter’ https://t.co/1ihzCwPToF“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 20, 2018 9:34 am […]
7/20/2018
GOP/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @Scavino45: ‘Senate GOP breaks record on confirming Trump picks for key court’ https://t.co/CB5Zsl5iSG“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 20, 2018 9:33 am […]
7/20/2018
CHINA/SANCTIONS/TECHNOLOGY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. lawmakers who reached an agreement on a must-pass defense bill cut from the legislation a measure that would have made it harder for the president to undo sanctions slapped on China’s ZTE Corp (0763.HK), a top Democrat in the Senate said on Friday [7-20-18]. Lawmakers from both parties have been at […]
7/20/2018
2016 ELECTION/FBI/MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “U.S. President Donald Trump’s longtime lawyer, Michael Cohen, secretly recorded a conversation with Trump before the 2016 presidential election in which they discussed payments to a former Playboy model who said she had an affair with Trump, the New York Times reported on Friday [7-20-18]. The newspaper, citing lawyers and […]
7/20/2018
AGRICULTURE/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Farmers have been on a downward trend for 15 years. The price of soybeans has fallen 50% since 5 years before the Election. A big reason is bad (terrible) Trade Deals with other countries. They put on massive Tariffs and Barriers. Canada charges 275% on Dairy. Farmers will WIN!” -Donald Trump, […]
7/20/2018
FEDERAL RESERVE/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….The United States should not be penalized because we are doing so well. Tightening now hurts all that we have done. The U.S. should be allowed to recapture what was lost due to illegal currency manipulation and BAD Trade Deals. Debt coming due & we are raising rates – Really?” […]
7/20/2018
CHINA/EU/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China, the European Union and others have been manipulating their currencies and interest rates lower, while the U.S. is raising rates while the dollars gets stronger and stronger with each passing day – taking away our big competitive edge. As usual, not a level playing field…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 20, 2018 […]
7/20/2018
NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Even as the Trump administration looks for further nuclear arms reductions with Russia and full denuclearization with North Korea, the Pentagon is making crucial changes in nuclear weapons employment and options after Defense Secretary James Mattis and Gen. Joseph Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, recently called for classified […]
7/20/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “My deepest sympathies to the families and friends of those involved in the terrible boat accident which just took place in Missouri. Such a tragedy, such a great loss. May God be with you all!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 20, 2018 7:31 am […]
7/20/2018
INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It was a jaw-dropping moment that embodied the utterly unfathomable, logic-defying and increasingly troubling twilight zone into which Washington has plunged since the Helsinki summit. Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats was onstage at a security forum in Aspen, Colorado, when he was told by NBC’s Andrea Mitchell that the White House […]
7/20/2018
ELECTION/GOP/RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “One of Capitol Hill’s most outspoken backers of Moscow is facing a tough re-election fight, with President Donald Trump’s controversial comments on Russia now taking on a central role in the race. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, a Republican representing a coastal southern California district, has focused his campaign on tax issues, not foreign policy. […]
7/20/2018
IMMIGRATION/JEFF SESSIONS/SANCTUARY CITIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The legal challenges to Attorney General Jeff Sessions’s crackdown on ‘sanctuary’ immigration practices have left Mr. Sessions’s policy in an uneven state, with both sides claiming victory. Sanctuary cities, or communities that limit their cooperation to some extent with federal immigration authorities, are part of the broader immigration debate. The […]
7/20/2018
2016 ELECTION/FBI/RUSSIA/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Russian President Vladimir Putin’s request to U.S. President Donald Trump for a joint investigation of former U.S. officials sought by the Kremlin for ‘illegal activities,’ including a U.S. ambassador to Russia, is just the latest effort in a years-long campaign to undermine a U.S. law that imposes financial sanctions on Putin’s […]
7/20/2018
BORDER/CHILDREN/ICE/IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Attorneys for the U.S. government were due in court on Friday [7-20-18] to update a federal judge on efforts to reunite some 2,500 immigrant children separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border as part of a crackdown on illegal immigration. The government has six more days to comply with the reunification […]
7/20/2018
2016 ELECTION/INTELLIGENCE/MIKE POMPEO/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday [7-19-18] he believes that Russia will try to undermine democracies around the world for the foreseeable future…Pompeo’s comments came just days after President Donald Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin one-on-one in Helsinki. Trump provoked furor in Washington when, standing beside […]
7/19/2018
2016 ELECTION/CONGRESS/DEMS/GOP/RUSSIA/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Republicans in Congress on Thursday [7-19-18] blocked a series of measures put forward by lawmakers — largely Democratic — desperate to isolate Republican leaders and publicly rebuke President Trump over his summit meeting with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia this week. In the Senate, Republicans objected to two nonbinding […]
7/19/2018
2016 ELECTION/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Trump plans to invite President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia to visit Washington in the fall, the White House said Thursday [7-19-18] — an invitation that stunned the nation’s top intelligence official, who said he was still groping for details of what the two leaders had discussed in their […]
7/19/2018
GOP/RUSSIA/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House revealed Thursday [7-19-18] it has invited Vladimir Putin here to another summit in the fall, surprising Republican lawmakers and top administration officials who said they still hadn’t been told what President Donald Trump and the Russian leader agreed to earlier this week in Helsinki. The lack of clarity about […]
7/19/2018
MEDIA/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When President Donald Trump insisted he meet his Russian counterpart one-on-one, he cited the potential for leaks as rationale to bar aides from attending the session. Four days later, a dearth of information from that scrutinized encounter has extended not only to the media, but to officials within Trump’s own administration, who […]
7/19/2018
2016 ELECTION/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump plans to invite Russian President Vladimir Putin to Washington this autumn, the White House said on Thursday [7-19-18], four days after a summit that led to an uproar in the United States over Trump’s failure to publicly confront Putin for Moscow’s meddling in the 2016 U.S. election. White […]
7/19/2018
CYBERWAR/FBI/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Three of the top cybersecurity officials at the Federal Bureau of Investigation are retiring from government service, according to people familiar with the matter—departures that come as cyberattacks are a major concern for the country’s security agencies. Senior U.S. intelligence officials warn that the country is at a ‘critical point’ facing unprecedented […]
7/19/2018
2016 ELECTION/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump has asked his national security adviser to invite Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit Washington this fall, the White House said Thursday [7-19-18]. In a tweet, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said that Mr. Trump had ‘agreed to ongoing working level dialogue between the two security council […]
7/19/2018
BUSINESS/JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A group of business leaders have committed to train 3.8 million workers with in-demand job skills over the next five years under an executive order on job creation signed by President Donald Trump Thursday [7-19-18]. FedEX, General Motors, Home Depot, IBM, Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, Walmart, and 16 other companies and trade groups […]
7/19/2018
DHS/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen on Thursday [7-19-18] declined to say she agrees that Russian election interference was designed to help President Donald Trump, though she said she accepts the US intelligence community’s assessment that concluded just that. Speaking at the Aspen Security Forum, Nielsen created some confusion when she seemed to deny that […]
7/19/2018
CHINA/CONGRESS/FOREIGN POLICY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Congress is poised to enact the first major changes in a decade to the U.S.’s process for vetting foreign investment following a bruising battle among lawmakers and some of the country’s biggest companies. Negotiators from the Senate and the House of Representatives reached a deal on the final text of a […]
7/19/2018
ECONOMY/FEDERAL RESERVE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Breaking with tradition to avoid criticizing the Fed, Trump told CNBC he’s worried that the central bank’s policies will cancel out his efforts to speed up the economy…He also said that higher interest rates will strengthen the US dollar too much, putting the United States at a ‘disadvantage’ while central banks […]
7/19/2018
MIDDLE EAST/MILITARY/RUSSIA/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A top commander of U.S. military operations in Syria said he wasn’t informed of any agreements President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin reached at their summit this week. Army Gen. Joseph Votel, commander of U.S. Central Command, which is responsible for the Middle East, said Thursday [7-19-18] in a […]
7/19/2018
DEMS/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Will the Dems and Fake News ever learn? This is classic! https://t.co/kSX3ROI4QG“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 19, 2018 1:14 pm […]
7/19/2018
2016 ELECTION/DEMS/GOP/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats said on Thursday [7-19-18] he did not know what happened in the one-on-one meeting in Helsinki between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin that has raised concern among many U.S. lawmakers. Republicans and Democrats in Congress are seeking answers on what agreements […]
7/19/2018
COURTS/NOMINATIONS/SENATE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Senate Republican leaders on Thursday [7-19-18] pulled the plug on one of President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees after lawmakers raised concerns about racially insensitive articles he wrote as a college student, marking the first time a Trump U.S. appeals court pick was not confirmed. The Republican-led Senate had been poised to vote on […]
7/19/2018
2016 ELECTION/ELECTION/POLLS/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A majority of Americans disapprove of the way President Donald Trump handled the summit in Helsinki with Russian President Vladimir Putin, a new CBS News poll finds. Fifty-five percent of respondents said they disapproved of Trump’s handling of the summit, including 83% of Democrats and 53% of independents. Just 21% of […]
7/19/2018
RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Vladimir Putin on Thursday [7-19-18] defended Donald Trump from angry criticism following their summit in Helsinki, as the U.S. president called for a second face-to-face meeting with his Russian counterpart. Mr. Putin, in his first comments in days, praised the Helsinki summit and said it led to some ‘useful promises.’ Little […]
7/19/2018
EU/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said on Thursday [7-19-18] that the European Union’s $5 billion antitrust fine on Alphabet Inc.’s Google is evidence that the bloc has ‘taken advantage of the U.S.,’ and suggested that change is on the way…The fine on Google and Mr. Trump’s sharp response come amid a growing trade […]
7/19/2018
RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “’Trump recognized Russian Meddling MANY TIMES’ https://t.co/T8MERS93wI“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 19, 2018 8:35 am […]
7/19/2018
DHS/ELECTIONS/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen on Thursday [7-19-18] said the United States needed to be prepared for an attempt by Russia to interfere in elections in all 50 U.S. states this year, adding that there was no question Moscow interfered in the 2016 U.S. presidential contest…President Donald Trump this week has struggled […]
7/19/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….proliferation, cyber attacks, trade, Ukraine, Middle East peace, North Korea and more. There are many answers, some easy and some hard, to these problems…but they can ALL be solved” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 19, 2018 8:30 am […]
7/19/2018
RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “‘Trump recognized Russian Meddling MANY TIMES.’ https://t.co/Da8T8SUsCE“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 19, 2018 8:27 am […]
7/19/2018
MEDIA/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Summit with Russia was a great success, except with the real enemy of the people, the Fake News Media. I look forward to our second meeting so that we can start implementing some of the many things discussed, including stopping terrorism, security for Israel, nuclear……..” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 19, 2018 […]
7/19/2018
BUSINESS/EU/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I told you so! The European Union just slapped a Five Billion Dollar fine on one of our great companies, Google. They truly have taken advantage of the U.S., but not for long!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 19, 2018 8:11 am […]
7/19/2018
ELECTION/RUSSIA/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday [7-19-18] said he had called on two key Senate panels to recommend additional action aimed at preventing future election meddling by Russia as well as hold hearings on Russia sanctions law. McConnell, in a statement, said he asked the Republican chairmen of the Senate […]
7/19/2018
JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Really big jobs meeting today at the White House! 3 P.M.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 19, 2018 6:37 am […]
7/19/2018
MEDIA/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “’Trump recognized Russian Meddling MANY TIMES.’ Thank you to @foxandfriends and @FoxNews for actually showing the clips. The Fake News wants no part of that narrative! Too bad they don’t want to focus on all of the ECONOMIC and JOBS records being set.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 19, 2018 6:13 am […]
7/19/2018
MEDIA/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Fake News Media wants so badly to see a major confrontation with Russia, even a confrontation that could lead to war. They are pushing so recklessly hard and hate the fact that I’ll probably have a good relationship with Putin. We are doing MUCH better than any other country!” -Donald Trump, […]
7/19/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Fake News Media is going Crazy! They make up stories without any backup, sources or proof. Many of the stories written about me, and the good people surrounding me, are total fiction. Problem is, when you complain you just give them more publicity. But I’ll complain anyway!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July […]
7/19/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/ICE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Democrats have a death wish, in more ways than one – they actually want to abolish ICE. This should cost them heavily in the Midterms. Yesterday, the Republicans overwhelmingly passed a bill supporting ICE!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 19, 2018 5:29 am […]
7/19/2018
DRUGS/PHARMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Thank you to Novartis for not increasing your prices on prescription drugs. Likewise to Pfizer. We are making a big push to actually reduce the prices, maybe substantially, on prescription drugs.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 19, 2018 5:23 am […]
7/19/2018
CONSUMER PROTECTION/IMMIGRATION/NOMINATIONS/SENATE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump’s choice to lead the U.S. consumer watchdog survived aggressive questioning by lawmakers on Thursday [7-19-18] and looked on track to secure a confirmation vote that could come as soon as this month. There were heated exchanges in the Senate as Democratic lawmakers grilled Kathy Kraninger, a government official, on […]
7/19/2018
BUSINESS/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UNION: “Richard Smallwood describes himself as a ‘pretty far right-wing conservative’ and a longtime supporter of President Trump. But like many in the auto industry, Mr. Smallwood, the president of the tire company Sumitomo Rubber North America, has been puzzled and dismayed by the president’s proposal to slap tariffs on foreign automobiles and […]
7/19/2018
MIKE POMPEO/RELIGION/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As the Trump administration continues to deal with the fallout of the president’s conflicting statements this week about Russian electoral interference, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday [7-19-18] focused attention on another issue involving Russia, saying that the United States hoped to advance religious freedom in that country. But he […]
7/19/2018
COURTS/GOP/NOMINATIONS/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The sprint by President Trump and Senate Republicans to install conservative judges to the nation’s courts hit an unexpected speed bump on Thursday [7-19-18] after a nominee for a key federal appeals court was pulled to avoid an embarrassing defeat on the Senate floor. The nomination of Ryan W. Bounds to […]
7/19/2018
2016 ELECTION/MEDIA/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump sowed even more confusion on Wednesday [7-18-19] over his recent meeting with President Vladimir V. Putin, insisting after a day of conflicting statements about Russia’s interference in the 2016 election that he had actually laid down the law with Mr. Putin. But that statement was almost completely at odds […]
7/19/2018
COMMERCE/CRISIS/ECONOMY/EDUCATION/JOBS/LABOR/TECHNOLOGY/TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS/UNION: “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to provide a coordinated process for developing a national strategy to ensure that America’s students and workers have access to affordable, relevant, and innovative education and job training that will equip them […]
7/18/2018
INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump said on Wednesday [7-18-18] that Russia was no longer targeting the United States, contradicting his own intelligence chief and just a day after promising that his administration was working to prevent Kremlin interference in the upcoming midterm elections. Mr. Trump’s comments were the latest in a dizzying collection of conflicting […]
7/18/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “A total disgrace that Turkey will not release a respected U.S. Pastor, Andrew Brunson, from prison. He has been held hostage far too long. @RT_Erdogan should do something to free this wonderful Christian husband & father. He has done nothing wrong, and his family needs him!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 18, 2018 […]
7/18/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “For Republicans running in competitive primaries this year, one question has loomed above all others: To embrace President Trump, or to oppose him? This choice can make or break a campaign. Already, repeatedly, it has. For pro-Trump insurgents, the scorecard is full of upsets — and for anti-Trump incumbents, startling defeats. Representative Martha […]
7/18/2018
DRUGS/PHARMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Novartis, the Swiss drugmaker, said Wednesday [7-18-18] that it would not raise prices on its products in the United States for the rest of 2018, joining Pfizer, which delayed its increases last week after President Trump singled out the company for criticism. Novartis’s chief executive, Vas Narasimhan, said during an earnings call […]
7/18/2018
DEMS/JARED/KUSHNER/LEGAL/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The Democratic National Committee tried and failed three times to serve Jared Kushner with a lawsuit at his Manhattan apartment and was turned away by a US Secret Service agent when it attempted to deliver the packet to the White House senior adviser’s Washington, DC, home, according to court filings. After consulting with […]
7/18/2018
INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “On Tuesday [7-17-18], President Donald Trump said he was tripped up by a double negative. On Wednesday [7-18-18], the White House claimed he was simply declining to respond when he replied ‘no’ to a reporter’s question about whether Russia is still targeting America’s democratic government. Trump’s position on Russian interference in America’s […]
7/18/2018
DRUGS/PHARMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @SecAzar: .@POTUS has made clear that it’s time for drug companies to put American Patients First — Novartis halting its prescription dr…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 18, 2018 4:34 pm […]
7/18/2018
DEMS/GANGS/ICE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The two biggest opponents of ICE in America today are the Democratic Party and MS-13!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 18, 2018 4:30 pm […]
7/18/2018
BORDER/HOUSE OF REPS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Thank you to Congressman Kevin Yoder! He secured $5 BILLION for Border Security. Now we need Congress to support. Kevin has been strong on Crime, the Border, the 2nd Amendment, and he loves our Military and Vets. @RepKevinYoder has my full and total endorsement!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 18, 2018 4:29 […]
7/18/2018
2016 ELECTION/ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE/WOMEN: “U.S. Representative Martha Roby, an Alabama Republican who spurned Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential race, has decisively won a runoff election against a former Democrat-turned-Trump supporter. With 65 of 67 counties reporting, the four-term incumbent in the House of Representatives got 68 percent of the vote compared with 32 percent for […]
7/18/2018
2016 ELECTION/INTELLIGENCE/MEDIA/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House denied Wednesday [7-18-18] that President Donald Trump said he does not believe that Russia is targeting the United States, despite him directly answering a question about it earlier in the day. Speaking during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, Trump was asked by a reporter if Russia […]
7/18/2018
ELECTION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Brian Kemp is running for Governor of the great state of Georgia. The Primary is on Tuesday [7-24-18]. Brian is tough on crime, strong on the border and illegal immigration. He loves our Military and our Vets and protects our Second Amendment. I give him my full and total endorsement.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
7/18/2018
COMMERCE/NATIONAL SECURITY/NUCLEAR/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Commerce Department has opened an investigation into whether uranium imports threaten national security, a move that could pave the way for tariffs on foreign producers of the radioactive material that fuels nuclear power plants. Uranium is used in commercial reactors that power a significant portion of the country’s electrical grid, […]
7/18/2018
2016 ELECTION/LEGAL/NEW YORK/TRUMP BUSINESS: “New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday [7-18-18] opened the door to a possible criminal case against the Donald J. Trump Foundation with a statement from his counsel that Cuomo was prepared to provide a criminal referral if asked. ‘At Governor Cuomo’s direction, the state stands ready to provide the Attorney […]
7/18/2018
DHS/IMMIGRATION/INTELLIGENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The Trump administration was warned by intelligence analysts that ending protections for hundreds of thousands of Central Americans living in the US would likely drive a spike in illegal immigration. They did it anyway. That intelligence assessment was made public late Tuesday [7-17-18] as part of an ongoing lawsuit against the […]
7/18/2018
INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Wednesday [7-18-18] defended his conduct at a news conference earlier in the week alongside Russian leader Vladimir Putin, a day after he reversed his public questioning of U.S. intelligence agencies following a barrage of criticism…The president later Wednesday morning wrote on Twitter that unspecified people hated that he […]
7/18/2018
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Robert Kingsland will have to pay hundreds of dollars if he goes without insurance next year, even though Congress recently repealed the Affordable Care Act’s penalty for not having coverage. That is because his home state of New Jersey just imposed a fine of its own for letting insurance lapse. In California, […]
7/18/2018
SECRET SERVICE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “RT @SecretService: In Remembrance: Special Agent Nole E. Remagen. This week the U.S. Secret Service lost one of America’s finest. We ask fo…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 18, 2018 12:12 pm […]
7/18/2018
DEMS/SENATE/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. Senate Democrats on Wednesday [7-81-18] lashed out at Republican President Donald Trump’s tax overhaul of December 2017, warning that it contains ‘gigantic loopholes’ that could encourage companies to move plants and jobs abroad. A report by Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee said new international provisions meant to encourage companies to […]
7/18/2018
2016 ELECTION/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House struggled on Wednesday [7-18-18] to contain the furor over President Donald Trump’s heavily criticized summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, denying Trump ever meant to say that Moscow was no longer targeting the United States. Trump, facing a political uproar over his failure to confront Putin during their […]
7/18/2018
NATO/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump seemingly questioned the United States’ commitment to defending all NATO allies in an interview that aired Tuesday [7-17-18] evening. At the end of a major international trip with three stops — a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, Finland, a visit to the United Kingdom and the […]
7/18/2018
ROBERT MUELLER/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Judge Brett Kavanaugh two years ago expressed his desire to overturn a three-decade-old Supreme Court ruling upholding the constitutionality of an independent counsel, a comment bound to get renewed scrutiny in his confirmation proceedings to sit on the high court. Speaking to a conservative group in 2016, Kavanaugh bluntly […]
7/18/2018
IMMIGRATION/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “New York and five other states filed a lawsuit on Wednesday [7-18-18] seeking to block the Trump administration from making cooperation with federal immigration authorities a condition for receiving millions of dollars in federal funding for law enforcement. The lawsuit, brought by New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Virginia and […]
7/18/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Republican lawmakers denounced him. Newt Gingrich demanded a do-over. And the hosts of ‘Fox & Friends,’ President Donald Trump’s favorite morning television show, gave him a verbal slap on the wrist for his performance during a news conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The mass desertion by some of the president’s stalwart allies […]