TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “This is now changing – for the first time! https://t.co/bRgrMbdDPp“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 14, 2018 4:18 am […]
7/14/2018
GERMANY/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @realDonaldTrump: ….On top of it all, Germany just started paying Russia, the country they want protection from, Billions of Dollars f…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 14, 2018 4:17 am […]
7/14/2018
JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @realDonaldTrump: “Trump has been the most consequential president in history when it comes to minority employment. In June, for instanc…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 14, 2018 4:16 am […]
7/13/2018
ELECTIONS/POLLS: “Seven-in-10 registered voters say they’re extremely or very interested in the November elections, a record high in Fox News polling for their midterm election tracking since 2010. More Democrats, 77%, say they’re interested in the elections, compared with 74% of Republicans and 44% of independents. The 70% figure for extremely or very interested is […]
7/13/2018
FBI/GOP/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Former FBI lawyer Lisa Page was questioned behind closed doors on Friday just hours after FBI agent Peter Strzok had been grilled in a raucous 10-hour public hearing, and Republicans said they learned new information from a witness who was able to talk more freely than Strzok. Two Republican congressmen, Reps. […]
7/13/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/MIKE POMPEO/NAFTA/NATO/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and other top US officials traveled to Mexico Friday [7-13-18] for talks with the country’s president-elect, the first high-level meeting between the Trump administration and incoming leader Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador amid heightened tensions between the two neighbors and calls from Mexican leaders for the US to […]
7/13/2018
DEMS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A dozen Russian intelligence officials were charged Friday [7-13-18] with hacking into the Democratic National Committee and the campaign of the 2016 Democratic presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton, and distributing stolen emails, according to an indictment obtained by special counsel Robert Mueller’s office. The officers spear-phished volunteers and employees of the […]
7/13/2018
BRITAIN/EU/MILITARY/NATO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “European allies knew to expect the unexpected from President Trump, especially after their rancorous encounter last month at the Group of 7 summit meeting in Canada. But Mr. Trump’s European tour has still rattled many on the Continent and in Britain, who have watched from a distance the chaos he creates on […]
7/13/2018
DEMS/ELECTIONS/HILLARY CLINTON/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The nation’s top intelligence officer said on Friday [7-13-18] that the persistent danger of Russian cyberattacks today was akin to the warnings the United States had of stepped-up terror threats ahead of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. That note of alarm sounded by Dan Coats, the director of national intelligence, came […]
7/13/2018
BRITAIN/EU/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump on Friday [7-13-18] tried to repair the diplomatic damage he caused with an explosive interview blasting his host, Prime Minister Theresa May of Britain, by praising her leadership and calling their two countries’ relationship ‘the highest level of special,’ even as he continued to publicly question her decisions. During a […]
7/13/2018
2016 ELECTION/HILLARY CLINTON/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It was one of the more outlandish statements in a campaign replete with them: In a news conference in July 2016, Donald J. Trump made a direct appeal to Russia to hack Hillary Clinton’s emails and make them public…As it turns out, that same day, the Russians — […]
7/13/2018
2016 ELECTION/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Justice Department announced indictments against 12 Russian nationals as part of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election, accusing them of engaging in a ‘sustained effort’ to hack Democrats’ emails and computer networks. All 12 defendants are members of the GRU, a […]
7/13/2018
BRITAIN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump met Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle Friday [7-13-18] evening, a regal conclusion to the official portion of the US President’s visit to the United Kingdom. The Trumps entered the castle’s Quadrangle by Range Rover after arriving on the castle grounds by helicopter. They arrived […]
7/13/2018
BREXIT/BRITAIN/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UK: “President Donald Trump affirmed his commitment to striking a trade deal with the U.K., seeking to walk back earlier comments in which he criticized Prime Minister Theresa May’s approach to Brexit and said her plan would ‘kill’ the chances of such a deal. His softening of his criticism saved Mrs. May […]
7/13/2018
2016 ELECTION/DEMS/LEGAL/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The special counsel investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election indicted 12 Russian intelligence officers on Friday [7-13-18] for hacking the Democratic National Committee and the Clinton presidential campaign. The indictment came just three days before President Trump is planning to meet with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia […]
7/13/2018
ENERGY/OIL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. and Western officials are considering an eventual emergency release of stockpiled oil if new supplies can’t prevent another sharp rise in prices, according to people familiar with the matter. The Trump administration is actively assessing whether to dip into the country’s emergency oil stocks while it simultaneously pushes other countries to […]
7/13/2018
IMMIGRATION/REFUGEES/TRUMP PEOPLE: “A White House official who supported higher numbers of refugee admissions to the United States and clashed with immigration hard-liners in the Trump administration left her position on Thursday, two U.S. officials with knowledge of the departure said. Jennifer Arangio, a senior director at the White House National Security Council for International Organizations […]
7/13/2018
2016 ELECTION/DEMS/HILLARY CLINTON/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A federal grand jury on Friday [7-13-18] charged 12 Russian intelligence officers with hacking Democratic computer networks in 2016, in the most detailed U.S. accusation yet that Moscow meddled in the presidential election to help Republican Donald Trump. The indictment, which alleges a wide-ranging conspiracy involving sophisticated hacking […]
7/13/2018
BRITAIN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Joint Press Conference with Prime Minister Theresa May… https://t.co/XQLkayYKlM“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 13, 2018 9:07 am […]
7/13/2018
BREXIT/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRSIDENT/UK: “President Donald Trump warned U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May that a plan her government released Thursday [7-12-18] outlining its future economic relationship with the European Union, if implemented, could ‘kill’ the nation’s chances of striking a bilateral trade deal with the U.S. The public rebuke of Mrs. May, published hours after […]
7/13/2018
BRITAIN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “???? https://t.co/CwnBfe3smd“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 13, 2018 01:04 am […]
7/12/2018
VLADIMIR PUTIN: “Well, he’s [Vladimir Putin’ a competitor. He’s been very nice to me the times I’ve met him. I’ve been nice to him. He’s a competitor. You know, somebody was saying, “Is he an enemy?” No, he’s not my enemy. “Is he a friend?” No, I don’t know him well enough. But the couple […]
7/12/2018
BRITAIN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “For months, British officials laid plans to make sure that President Trump, a fan of ornate housing, will see a castle or two on his visit to England after the NATO gathering. The British also know that in addition to loving all things gilded, Mr. Trump is a longtime Winston Churchill fan, […]
7/12/2018
LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “In the end, the arrest at an Ohio strip club of Stephanie Clifford, the pornographic film star who said she had an affair with Donald J. Trump before he became president, was quickly resolved because of one fact: she was not a regular employee of the club. Ms. Clifford, who performs under […]
7/12/2018
FBI/GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The embattled F.B.I. agent who oversaw the opening of the Russia investigation mounted an aggressive personal defense on Thursday [7-12-18], rejecting accusations that he let his private political views bias his official actions and labeling Republicans’ preoccupation with him ‘another victory notch in Putin’s belt…’ But in defending himself and […]
7/12/2018
2016 ELECTION/CONGRESS/FBI/HILLARY CLINTON/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “An FBI agent whose anti-Trump text messages prompted sharp criticism over his handling of two politically charged investigations, told Congress he never permitted his views to affect his official actions, a claim GOP lawmakers derided. Peter Strzok’s testimony at a joint House committee hearing repeatedly devolved into partisan discord, with […]
7/12/2018
CHINA/ENERGY/NORTH KOREA/RUSSIA/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “The Trump administration asked a United Nations panel this week to ban oil-product sales to North Korea for the rest of the year, calling out China and Russia for exports Washington alleges have often been in violation of the international body’s sanctions against Pyongyang, according to people familiar with the matter. […]
7/12/2018
MILITARY/NATO/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump jolted U.S. allies on Thursday [7-12-18] with fresh demands to boost military spending swiftly, prompting some NATO members to worry his critical approach was undermining the alliance. Mr. Trump said ‘tremendous progress’ was made on boosting defense outlays during a North Atlantic Treaty Organization summit and declared the group […]
7/12/2018
GOP/SENATE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “As Brett Kavanaugh makes the rounds on Capitol Hill to meet influential senators, he is being shadowed by Donald McGahn, the White House lawyer who is reshaping some of the most influential courts across the country, including the Supreme Court. Dressed in a navy suit and yellow tie, Mr. McGahn accompanied Judge […]
7/12/2018
FBI/GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Peter Strzok tussled with GOP lawmakers at a contentious hearing Thursday [7-12-18], with the FBI agent denying that anti-Trump text messages he sent influenced his work and Republicans accusing him of epitomizing purported bias among federal investigators..Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R., Va.) said Mr. Strzok’s exchange of thousands of […]
7/12/2018
NATO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As a NATO summit he threw into chaos wrapped up Thursday [7-12-18], President Donald Trump cheekily declared himself a ‘very stable genius.’ The other world leaders present mostly begged to differ. Trump’s wildly unpredictable performance over two days in Brussels left many European leaders convinced that there is little method to the […]
7/12/2018
PROTESTS/UK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “US President Donald Trump arrived for a controversial two-day visit to the UK Thursday [7-12-18], shrugging off the prospect of protests and declaring that he was popular with Britons because of his hardline stance on immigration. Shortly before leaving a turbulent NATO summit in Brussels, Trump said the British people shared his […]
7/12/2018
SUPREME COURT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “A top economic aide to President Donald Trump is taking over the White House’s legislative affairs shop as Marc Short, Trump’s current legislative director, prepares to leave the West Wing next week. The White House announced the appointment of Shahira Knight, deputy director of the National Economic Council, as Short’s replacement on […]
7/12/2018
MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump took the unusual step Thursday [7-12-18] of releasing a letter he received last week from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un that hailed their summit meeting in Singapore as the ‘start of a meaningful journey’ and called for ‘practical actions’ on both sides. The letter illustrated Mr. […]
7/12/2018
CHILDREN/DHS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration said on Thursday [7-12-18] it had reunited all eligible young migrant children with their parents after they had been separated when crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, two days after a court-imposed deadline. But nearly half – 46 of the 103 children under the age of 5 who were placed in […]
7/12/2018
BRITAIN/PROTESTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The president and the first lady attended a dinner Thursday [7-12-18] evening hosted by Prime Minister May at Blenheim Palace. The dinner itself was closed to the press, but shortly before 8 p.m., Mr. and Ms. Trump arrived at the place and were greeted by Mrs. May and her husband, Philip. The […]
7/12/2018
NATO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “US President Donald Trump’s NATO summit in Brussels unfolded like a three-act play. Throughout it all, Trump deployed the tactics, stagecraft and rhetorical flourish that have come to define his approach to politics and international diplomacy, alternating between insults, threats and praise to whiplash effect. The curtain opened in Brussels with a […]
7/12/2018
NATO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Great success today at NATO! Billions of additional dollars paid by members since my election. Great spirit!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 12, 2018 12:52 pm […]
7/12/2018
LEGAL/PAUL MANAFORT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Paul Manafort arrived at the jail in Alexandria, Virginia — the William G. Truesdale Adult Detention Center — Thursday [7-12-18] morning, according to a spokesperson for the Alexandria Sheriff’s Office. A mugshot released by the sheriff’s office shows an unsmiling Manafort with graying hair and light facial stubble four weeks after the […]
7/12/2018
FRANCE/NATO/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “French President Emmanuel Macron has rejected a claim by US President Donald Trump that NATO allies had agreed to increase defense spending ‘at levels that they never thought of before.’ At the end of a two-day NATO summit in Brussels, Macron referred reporters to the communique released Wednesday, which recommitted members of […]
7/12/2018
NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A very nice note from Chairman Kim of North Korea. Great progress being made! https://t.co/6NI6AqL0xt“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 12, 2018 11:32 am […]
7/12/2018
SENATE/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Republican and Democratic U.S. senators blasted Trump administration trade policy on Thursday [7-12-18] and vowed to press ahead with legislation to give Congress a say in decisions to impose tariffs on national security grounds. Prompting criticism from many of his fellow Republicans and business groups as well as Democrats, Trump has […]
7/12/2018
FBI/GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “An FBI agent who criticized then-presidential candidate Donald Trump in text messages during the 2016 election campaign vigorously defended himself at a raucous hearing on Thursday, describing Republican lawmakers’ attacks on him as helping America’s enemies. Republican and Democratic lawmakers shouted and swapped insults in the U.S. House of Representatives […]
7/12/2018
JOBS/MINORITIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “’Trump has been the most consequential president in history when it comes to minority employment. In June, for instance, the unemployment rate for Hispanics and Latinos 16 years and older fell to 4.6%, its lowest level ever, from 4.9% in May.’ https://t.co/ex9jizOyAV“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 12, 2018 10:10 am […]
7/12/2018
NATO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @dougmillsnyt: .@realDonaldTrump’s shadow is reflected on the wall as he makes a statement and answers questions as he departs the NATO…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 12, 2018 10:00 am […]
7/12/2018
BRITAIN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @dougmillsnyt: .@realDonaldTrump & @FLOTUS walk off Air Force One as they arrive at London Stansted Airport in Stansted, England. https:…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 12, 2018 10:00 am […]
7/12/2018
GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/PAUL RYAN/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan said on Thursday [7-12-18] that while he does not support President Donald Trump’s moves to impose tariffs on major U.S. trading partners’ goods, he questioned the wisdom of Congress taking legislative action to stop such sanctions…U.S. farmers and other businesses in states that strongly […]
7/12/2018
NATO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Thank you #NATO2018! https://t.co/nk85QBv1u7“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 12, 2018 9:12 am […]
7/12/2018
NATO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “#NATOSummit2018 Press Conference in Brussels, Belgium: https://t.co/iEOeGV6YBI“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 12, 2018 5:57 am […]
7/11/2018
MILITARY/NATO/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Mr. Trump called on other NATO members to more than double their military spending in talks on Wednesday [7-11-18], the White House said, although he and other leaders signed a statement that largely reiterates existing principles and commitments…Still, along with 28 other heads of state, Mr. Trump signed the 23-page NATO declaration, […]
7/11/2018
DEMS/ELECTIONS/HOUSE OF REPS/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS/SENATE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Joe Donnelly knew his audience: Addressing a group of camouflage-clad union mine workers and retirees here last weekend, the Democratic senator trumpeted his efforts to protect their pensions and health care, asked attendees to raise their hands if they knew someone with a pre-existing health condition, and made not […]
7/11/2018
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/NOMINATION/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Rod J. Rosenstein, the deputy attorney general, has asked federal prosecutors to help review the government documents of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, according to a letter obtained by The New York Times on Wednesday [7-11-18]. Mr. Rosenstein’s request was an unusual insertion of politics into federal […]
7/11/2018
DEMS/GOP/SENATE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Judge Brett Kavanaugh launched his courtship Tuesday [7-10-18] of the senators who will determine whether he ascends to the Supreme Court, the first salvo of the summer’s fiercest political battle. In their opening move, Republicans touted Judge Kavanaugh’s academic credentials and long record of decisions, while Democrats flagged concerns about how […]
7/11/2018
CONGRESS/FBI/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump called out Lisa Page after the former FBI lawyer failed to appear before Congress Wednesday [7-11-18]. ‘Ex-FBI LAYER Lisa Page today defied a House of Representatives issued Subpoena to testify before Congress!,’ Trump, in Europe for a high-stakes NATO summit, tweeted. ‘Wow, but is anybody really surprised!…The misspelling […]
7/11/2018
FBI/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “How can the Rigged Witch Hunt proceed when it was started, influenced and worked on, for an extended period of time, by former FBI Agent/Lover Peter Strzok? Read his hate filled and totally biased Emails and the answer is clear!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 11, 2018 5:47 pm […]
7/11/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/NATO/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Bob Corker bluntly warned Wednesday [7-11-18] that US influence around the world is ‘diminishing’ and said that President Donald Trump’s comments about NATO have been ‘damaging’ to American leadership in an apparent effort to ‘tear apart’ a critical alliance. Corker has grown increasingly unnerved about Trump’s […]
7/11/2018
CONGRESS/FBI/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Ex-FBI LAYER Lisa Page today defied a House of Representatives issued Subpoena to testify before Congress! Wow, but is anybody really surprised! Together with her lover, FBI Agent Peter Strzok, she worked on the Rigged Witch Hunt, perhaps the most tainted and corrupt case EVER!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 11, 2018 […]
7/11/2018
GERMANY/NATO/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “German Chancellor Angela Merkel appeared to hit back at US President Donald Trump’s claim that ‘Germany is a captive of Russia’ by drawing on her own upbringing in Soviet-controlled East Germany. ‘I wanted to say that, because of current events, I have witnessed this myself, that a part of Germany was controlled […]
7/11/2018
DEMS/FOREIGN POLICY/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey said Wednesday [7-11-18] that he is ‘worried how the President will unfold’ during the upcoming summit between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki. Trump said on Tuesday [7-10-18] that out of several meetings he will attend abroad in the coming […]
7/11/2018
FRANCE/NATO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @Scavino45: President @realDonaldTrump and President @EmmanuelMacron of France meeting earlier today at #NATOSummit2018 in Brussels, Bel…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 11, 2018 4:11 pm […]
7/11/2018
GERMANY/NATO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @Scavino45: President @realDonaldTrump meets with Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, along with their respective delegations at #NATOS…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 11, 2018 4:11 pm […]
7/11/2018
AGRICULTURE/NATO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @realDonaldTrump: I am in Brussels, but always thinking about our farmers. Soy beans fell 50% from 2012 to my election. Farmers have don…” – Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 11, 2018 4:10 pm […]
7/11/2018
NATO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @realDonaldTrump: …things up, better than ever before, but it can’t go too quickly. I am fighting for a level playing field for our fa…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 11, 2018 4:10 pm […]
7/11/2018
MELANIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @Scavino45: President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump participate in the Tri-Mission Embassy Meet and Greet Wednesday, July…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 11, 2018 4:10 pm […]
7/11/2018
CONGRESS/DEMS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @realDonaldTrump: Democrats in Congress must no longer Obstruct – vote to fix our terrible Immigration Laws now. I am watching what is g…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 11, 2018 4:10 pm […]
7/11/2018
DEMS/ELECTIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “If the Democrats want to win Supreme Court and other Court picks, don’t Obstruct and Resist, but rather do it the good ol’ fashioned way, WIN ELECTIONS!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 11, 2018 4:09 pm […]
7/11/2018
EPA/ETHICS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “In his first public appearance since taking over as the acting head of the Environmental Protection Agency, Andrew Wheeler told employees gathered at agency headquarters Wednesday [7-11-18] that he was ‘proud’ of his work as a coal industry lobbyist. Wheeler, who took the agency’s helm on Monday [7-9-18], spoke to employees and the […]
7/11/2018
NATO/SENATE/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “For the second day in a row, the Senate pushed back on President Donald Trump, showing stiff resistance to his key policy decisions on tariffs and NATO even as the President is at a summit in Europe wrestling with allies over those same issues. Senators voted overwhelmingly Wednesday [7-11-18] calling on Trump […]
7/11/2018
MILITARY/NATO/RUSSIA/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump pressured allies to double their military spending target to 4% of GDP, while questioning NATO’s value and bashing Germany for supporting a major gas deal with Russia. After attacking North Atlantic Treaty Organization leaders for months for not meeting a 2% military spending target, Mr. Trump said on Wednesday […]
7/11/2018
DEMS/HEALTHCARE/NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Democrats on Wednesday [7-11-18] were reorienting their uphill push to block U.S. Senate confirmation of President Donald Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court, moving healthcare to the center of their strategy and putting less emphasis on abortion rights. While the two issues are closely linked, the change aligns with polling that […]
7/11/2018
CHINA/ELECTIONS/MIKE PENCE/TRADE WAR/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Vice President Mike Pence begins a campaign swing through the Midwest on Wednesday [7-11-18] designed to fire up the base in three battleground House districts. But there’s also a secondary mission: damage control. In the face of a trade war that intensified just four days ago, Pence is quietly setting up […]
7/11/2018
BORDER/CHILDREN/HHS/IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A day after dozens of parents were reunited with children who had been separated at the U.S.-Mexico border by immigration officials, the U.S. government faces a looming deadline to match another roughly 2,000 children with parents. The struggle to track and match parents with children under five suggests meeting a July 26 […]
7/11/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S.’s plan to wallop China with new tariffs is putting Beijing in a bind, forcing it to retaliate in ways likely to cast doubt on its commitment to rules-based global trade. The Trump administration’s announcement that it plans to clamp 10% tariffs on a further $200 billion in Chinese goods—from […]
7/11/2018
CHINA/GOP/SENATE/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “With the Trump administration announcing a new round of tariffs on China, the Senate on Wednesday [7-11-18] took a step toward asserting its power over levies that President Donald Trump has already imposed. The vote was viewed as a gauge of whether the GOP-controlled chamber had the appetite to try to rein […]
7/11/2018
LEGAL/PAUL MANAFORT/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP PEOPLE: “U.S. President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort has been able to review evidence and is being treated like a ‘VIP’ in jail, prosecutors said on Wednesday [7-11-18], arguing against Manafort’s efforts to postpone his trial on fraud charges. In a filing to a Virginia federal judge overseeing one of […]
7/11/2018
EU/GERMANY/NATO/RUSSIA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “What good is NATO if Germany is paying Russia billions of dollars for gas and energy? Why are there only 5 out of 29 countries that have met their commitment? The U.S. is paying for Europe’s protection, then loses billions on Trade. Must pay 2% of GDP IMMEDIATELY, not by 2025.” […]
7/11/2018
EU/GERMANY/NATO/RUSSIA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “What good is NATO if Germany is paying Russia billions of dollars for gas and energy? Why are their only 5 out of 29 countries that have met their commitment? The U.S. is paying for Europe’s protection, then loses billions on Trade. Must pay 2% of GDP IMMEDIATELY, not by 2025.” […]
7/11/2018
CHILDREN/CONGRESS/DEMS/EU/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Democrats in Congress must no longer Obstruct – vote to fix our terrible Immigration Laws now. I am watching what is going on from Europe – it would be soooo simple to fix. Judges run the system and illegals and traffickers know how it works. They are just using children!” -Donald Trump, […]
7/11/2018
EPA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s acting chief said on Wednesday [7-11-18] he would push to cut regulations on industry and speed up decisions on permits, echoing the policies of former head Scott Pruitt who stepped down last week. Andrew Wheeler, a longtime Washington insider, took the reins on Monday [7-9-18] after Pruitt, a […]
7/11/2018
SENATE/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. Senate made a minor effort to push back against President Donald Trump’s trade policies on Wednesday [7-11-18] by backing a non-binding motion to give Congress a role in his decisions to impose tariffs for national security reasons. The vote was 88-11 in favor of the measure, part of an effort […]
7/11/2018
MILITARY/NORTH KOREA/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “At the Singapore summit with Kim Jong Un last month, President Donald Trump said he was canceling military exercises between the U.S. and South Korea, because they were provocative to North Korea and ‘tremendously expensive.’ The cost? According to a new Pentagon analysis prompted by Mr. Trump’s statement, the military […]
7/11/2018
AGRICULTURE/NATO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…things up, better than ever before, but it can’t go too quickly. I am fighting for a level playing field for our farmers, and will win!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 11, 2018 7:40 am […]
7/11/2018
AGRICULTURE/NATO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I am in Brussels, but always thinking about our farmers. Soy beans fell 50% from 2012 to my election. Farmers have done poorly for 15 years. Other countries’ trade barriers and tariffs have been destroying their businesses. I will open…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 11, 2018 7:40 am […]
7/11/2018
NATO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @realDonaldTrump: Bilateral Breakfast with NATO Secretary General in Brussels, Belgium… https://t.co/l0EP3lzhCM” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 11, 2018 5:37 am […]
7/11/2018
ENERGY/GERMANY/NATO/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @realDonaldTrump: What good is NATO if Germany is paying Russia billions of dollars for gas and energy? Why are there only 5 out of 29 c…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 11, 2018 4:11 pm […]
7/11/2018
NATO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Bilateral Breakfast with NATO Secretary General in Brussels, Belgium… https://t.co/l0EP3lzhCM“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 11, 2018 3:04 am […]
7/11/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/CRIME/DOJ/TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS: “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to strengthen the efforts of the Department of Justice and Federal, State, local, and tribal agencies to investigate and prosecute crimes of fraud committed against the U.S. Government […]
7/10/2018
GOP/RUSSIA/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Even for an era of strained relations, the images that crossed back over the Atlantic last week stood out: Seven Republican senators and one Republican congresswoman ushered into a Moscow conference room, exchanging pleasantries with top Russian officials on the eve of American Independence Day. But if the delegation was intended […]
7/10/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration escalated its trade dispute with China on Tuesday [7-10-18], saying it would impose tariffs on roughly $200 billion worth of Chinese fish, petroleum, chemicals, handbags, textiles and other products if Beijing does not change its trade practices. The threat comes just days after President Trump imposed levies on […]
7/10/2018
SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump often disparages the Washington elite, but both of his Supreme Court nominees fall squarely into that category. Before being nominated by Mr. Trump, Justice Neil M. Gorsuch and Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh attended the same Washington prep school before earning law degrees from Ivy League schools. They went on […]
7/10/2018
DEMS/NOMINATIONS/SENATE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senate Democrats, facing an uphill struggle to defeat the nomination of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, opened a broad attack on Tuesday, painting him as an archconservative who would roll back abortion rights, undo health care protections, ease gun restrictions and protect President Trump against the threat of […]
7/10/2018
BORDER/CHILDREN/HHS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said Tuesday [7-10-18] that his department was performing ‘one of the great acts of American generosity and charity’ in its care of immigrant children. Repeatedly pressed by CNN’s Wolf Blitzer on ‘The Situation Room’ about why HHS won’t allow media cameras into facilities housing children, Azar […]
7/10/2018
DEMS/OBAMACARE/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Most of the funding for an Affordable Care Act outreach program is being cut by the Trump administration, a move announced late Tuesday [7-10-18] that touched off an angry response from Democrats who called it another attempt to sabotage the health law. The program, which provides money to outreach groups urging people […]
7/10/2018
ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESETIGATION/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It is not every day that a potential constitutional showdown over a presidential subpoena coincides with a confirmation hearing for a crucial Supreme Court seat. Less likely yet is a nominee who has written extensively about the very question at the heart of the dispute. But that novel historical […]
7/10/2018
ELECTIONS/GOP/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump’s selection of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh as his second Supreme Court nominee could be a consequential moment for the midterm elections. Republicans hope a confirmation battle will galvanize voters on the right, while Democrats are balancing their own energized liberal base against the political pressure on some red-state Democrats […]
7/10/2018
CLIMATE CHANGE/EPA/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Long before President Trump nominated him for the Supreme Court on Monday [7-9-18], Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh had already made a name for himself as an influential conservative critic of sweeping environmental regulations. During his 12 years on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, often […]
7/10/2018
EU/NATO/RUSSIA/SPENDING/TRADE WARS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump renewed his criticism of European allies on Tuesday [7-10-18] and said he was most optimistic about meeting with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, as he departed for a summit meeting in Brussels that threatens to highlight acrimony within NATO. Mr. Trump’s comments touched off a round of trans-Atlantic […]
7/10/2018
PARDONS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Trump on Tuesday [7-10-18] pardoned a pair of Oregon cattle ranchers who had been serving sentences for arson on federal land — sentences that set off the armed occupation of a wildlife refuge in 2016. Dwight L. Hammond, now 76, and his son, Steven D. Hammond, 49, became a cause célèbre that […]
7/10/2018
GOVERNMENT/TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS: “The Federal Government benefits from a professional cadre of administrative law judges (ALJs)… Pursuant to my authority under section 3302(1) of title 5, United States Code, I find that conditions of good administration make necessary an exception to the competitive hiring rules and examinations for the position of ALJ. These conditions include the […]
7/10/2018
DEMS/NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senate Democrats, facing an uphill struggle to reject the nomination of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, opened a broad attack on Tuesday [7-10-18], painting him as an arch-conservative who would roll back abortion rights, undo health care protections, ease gun restrictions and protect President Trump against the threat […]