ABORTION/DEMS/NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Even before Justice Anthony M. Kennedy announced his retirement, Judicial Crisis Network, a conservative advocacy group, had reserved more than two dozen internet domain names — one for each candidate on President Trump’s list of potential Supreme Court nominees. The idea, said Carrie Severino, the group’s chief counsel, was to […]
7/10/2018
NOMINATIONS/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/VA: “A Senate committee voted on Tuesday [7-10-18] to advance President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs, after a largely noncontroversial confirmation hearing last month. Trump nominated Robert Wilkie, who is a Pentagon undersecretary, to lead the department after ousting former VA Secretary David Shulkin. The President initially […]
7/10/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/NOMINATIONS/SENATE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court unleashed two political fights Tuesday [7-10-18]: one over his confirmation in a narrowly divided Senate, the other a broader battle to energize voters of both parties ahead of November’s midterm elections. In the Senate, where Judge Kavanaugh was meeting […]
7/10/2018
EU/MELANIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The first couple departed the White House for a week in Europe early Tuesday [7-10-18] morning, walking hand in hand across the South Lawn to Marine One…And while the first lady isn’t set to give any formal remarks during the trip — which includes stops in Belgium, the United Kingdom, Scotland and […]
7/10/2018
EU/FOREIGN POLICY/MILITARY/NATO/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump leveled fresh criticism against allies over their military spending as he headed off on seven-day tour through Europe that begins with a NATO gathering and ends with a summit with President Vladimir Putin aimed at resetting U.S. relations with Moscow. The trip will showcase two foreign-policy thrusts of […]
7/10/2018
LEGAL/LOBBYING/MICHAEL FLYNN/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Former national security adviser Mike Flynn has a new job: He has joined a global lobbying and investment advisory firm. As he awaits sentencing for lying to federal investigators, he is going into business with Washington lobbyist Nick Muzin and his New York partner Joey Allaham with a new firm called […]
7/10/2018
HOUSE OF REPS/SEX ABUSE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “House Majority Whip Steve Scalise on Tuesday [7–10-18] came out in support of Ohio Republican Rep. Jim Jordan, the first member of the House leadership team to do so since the congressman has been rocked by accusations that he turned a blind eye to alleged sexual abuse while an assistant […]
7/10/2018
ELECTIONS/GOP/RACISM/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Atlantic County Republican Chairman Keith Davis said Tuesday [7-10-18] he won’t withdraw his support for congressional candidate Seth Grossman, despite Grossman’s sharing of a racist article from a white nationalist website on social media…Media Matters for America, a liberal watchdog group, revealed Monday [7-9-18] that Grossman, the GOP candidate in New Jersey’s 2nd […]
7/10/2018
AGRICULTURE/EU/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The European Union makes it impossible for our farmers and workers and companies to do business in Europe (U.S. has a $151 Billion trade deficit), and then they want us to happily defend them through NATO, and nicely pay for it. Just doesn’t work!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 10, 2018 1:52 […]
7/10/2018
DEMS/ELECTIONS/MIKE PENCE/NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The day after he was nominated to become a Supreme Court justice, Brett Kavanaugh visited Capitol Hill, where his possible future on the high court will be determined. Kavanaugh and Vice President Mike Pence met Tuesday [7-10-18] with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. The meeting came at almost the […]
7/10/2018
OBAMA/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A recent Emerson College ePoll said that most Americans, especially Hispanics, feel that they are better off under President Trump than they were under President Obama.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 10, 2018 1:42 pm […]
7/10/2018
NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee may not have to wait too long for controversial cases if he is confirmed to the job, with disputes involving abortion, immigration, gay rights, voting rights and transgender troops possibly heading toward the justices soon. Republicans are hoping Brett Kavanaugh, the conservative U.S. appeals court judge […]
7/10/2018
NOMINATIONS/SENATE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Sen. Lisa Murkowski, one of the most watched Republicans in the Trump administration’s fight to confirm Brett Kavanaugh as a Supreme Court justice, told CNN Tuesday [7-10-18] that her vetting of the nominee will take weeks, not days, and says all senators need to do their ‘due diligence’ before deciding how […]
7/10/2018
NATO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Many countries in NATO, which we are expected to defend, are not only short of their current commitment of 2% (which is low), but are also delinquent for many years in payments that have not been made. Will they reimburse the U.S.?” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 10, 2018 12:01 pm […]
7/10/2018
DEMS/ELECTIONS/GOP/NOMINATIONS/SENATE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The drama surrounding this election-year Supreme Court nomination now fully swings from who the pick would be—it’s D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Brett Kavanaugh—to which senators announce their support or opposition, and when. The margin for error for Republicans to get Mr. Trump’s pick confirmed is very thin, so in […]
7/10/2018
GOP/SENATE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Informing the Republican Senators of my nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh. #SCOTUS https://t.co/O5cAaVAtQt“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 10, 2018 9:49 am […]
7/10/2018
FBI/NATO/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I am on Air Force One flying to NATO and hear reports that the FBI lovers, Peter Strzok and Lisa Page are getting cold feet on testifying about the Rigged Witch Hunt headed by 13 Angry Democrats and people that worked for Obama for 8 years. Total disgrace!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
7/10/2018
EU/NATO/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said his easiest meeting on his foreign trip to Europe during the next week may be his sit down with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Trump spoke to reporters before leaving for the NATO summit in Brussels, the first stop on his trip. He then plans to travel to the […]
7/10/2018
ECONOMY/FEDERAL RESERVE/GOP/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The tax cuts Republicans enacted in late 2017 will likely provide less of a boost to economic growth than many forecasters predict—and possibly none at all—economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco said Monday [7-9-18]. That’s because the changes took effect at a time when the economy was already […]
7/10/2018
BORDER/CHILDREN/COURTS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. government must reunite 63 children under the age of five who were separated by immigration officials after crossing into the United States from Mexico as soon as Tuesday [7-10-18] or face penalties, a federal judge said. U.S. Judge Dana Sabraw in San Diego told government attorneys he was sticking with […]
7/10/2018
FBI/LEGAL/MICHAEL FLYNN/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser who pleaded guilty in a case related to the Russian election collusion investigation, is eager to move to the sentencing phase and put his legal ordeal behind him, Flynn’s lawyer said at a hearing on Tuesday. Robert Kelner confirmed at the […]
7/10/2018
CHILDREN/THAILAND/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “On behalf of the United States, congratulations to the Thai Navy SEALs and all on the successful rescue of the 12 boys and their coach from the treacherous cave in Thailand. Such a beautiful moment – all freed, great job!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 10, 2018 7:39 am […]
7/10/2018
DEMS/NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh visited top U.S. Senate Republicans on Capitol Hill on Tuesday [7-10-18], seeking to build support among lawmakers in what promises to be a contentious confirmation battle with Democrats. Top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer vowed an all-out battle against Kavanaugh, but senators in his […]
7/10/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @realDonaldTrump: They just didn’t get it, but they do now! https://t.co/9T50NupkDy“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 10, 2018 6:38 am […]
7/10/2018
GOP/POLLS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Thank you to all of my great supporters, really big progress being made. Other countries wanting to fix crazy trade deals. Economy is ROARING. Supreme Court pick getting GREAT REVIEWS. New Poll says Trump, at over 90%, is the most popular Republican in history of the Party. Wow!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
7/10/2018
EU/MELANIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @ShennaFoxxx: @realDonaldTrump #TrumpUKVisit?? To the 45th @POTUS Donald J Trump @FLOTUS @MELANIATRUMP The British people are looking f…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 10, 2018 5:44 am […]
7/10/2018
NATO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “NATO countries must pay MORE, the United States must pay LESS. Very Unfair!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 10, 2018 5:42 am […]
7/10/2018
EU/NATO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Behind President Donald Trump’s frequent attacks on European allies is a deeper neglect of the trans-Atlantic relationship: unfilled positions, truncated meetings, missed or crossed signals and confusion over basic policies. Aides to the president insist that Trump’s disputes with Europe are part of a long history of disagreements between leaders who, in […]
7/10/2018
IMMIGRATION/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday [7-10-18] pushed back against court rulings against his administration’s migrant detention policies, saying immigrants should not come to the United States illegally…On Monday [7-9-18], U.S. District Court Judge Dolly Gee in Los Angeles dismissed the U.S. Justice Department’s request to allow long-term detention for children […]
7/10/2018
EU/NATO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Getting ready to leave for Europe. First meeting – NATO. The U.S. is spending many times more than any other country in order to protect them. Not fair to the U.S. taxpayer. On top of that we lose $151 Billion on Trade with the European Union. Charge us big Tariffs (& Barriers)!” […]
7/10/2018
DEMS/ICE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “RT @KatrinaPierson: The stupidity of the left was on full display in Oakland. The #AbolishICE protest was actually the execution of a warra…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 10, 2018 4:07 am […]
7/10/2018
IRAN/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @realDonaldTrump: Iranian Harassment of U.S. Warships: 2015: 22 2016: 36 2017: 14 2018: 0 Source: @USNavy” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 10, 2018 4:03 am […]
7/10/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @Scavino45: ‘The Rule of Law is our Nation’s proud heritage. It is the cornerstone of our Freedom. It is what guarantees equal justice -…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 10, 2018 4:00 am […]
7/10/2018
SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @Scavino45: Judge Brett Kavanaugh watches with his family as President Donald J. Trump signs the document Monday evening, July 9, 2018,…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 10, 2018 4:00 am […]
7/10/2018
TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS: Executive Order Excepting Administrative Law Judges From the Competitive Service […]
7/10/2018
DOJ/TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS: “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including sections 3301 and 3302 of title 5, United States Code, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Providing Appointment Authority. (a) Good administration of the executive branch necessitates that the […]
7/9/2018
COURTS/IMMIGRATION/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A judge on Monday [7-9-18] refused the Trump administration’s request to change a longstanding federal court settlement so that officials could detain asylum-seeking families together during lengthy immigration proceedings. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Dolly M. Gee in Los Angeles further complicates the administration’s efforts to reunite more than more […]
7/9/2018
ELECTIONS/GOP/NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Mitch McConnell and his Republican Caucus are enthusiastic about the prospect of filling a Supreme Court vacancy before the midterm elections. But they don’t deny the enormity of the task at hand. McConnell is overseeing the slimmest Senate majority in modern times to handle D.C. Circuit Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the […]
7/9/2018
GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “House Majority Whip Steve Scalise on Monday [7-9-18] released a statement backing Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) against accusations that he turned a blind eye to sexual abuse decades ago. The Louisiana Republican is the first member of leadership to publicly back Jordan, who has long been a thorn in GOP leadership’s […]
7/9/2018
NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/ TRUMP PEOPLE: “In choosing Brett M. Kavanaugh, 53, to replace Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, President Trump opted for a Washington insider who, according to at least one measure, may be less conservative than Mr. Trump’s first Supreme Court nominee, Neil M. Gorsuch. According to an analysis based on political donations given […]
7/9/2018
BORDER/CHILDREN/COURTS/IMMIGRATION/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Roughly half of the children under 5 years old who were separated from their parents at the border will be back with their moms and dads by a court-imposed deadline Tuesday [7-10-18], but the Trump administration is still not sure when the rest will be reunified. Still, at a court hearing […]
7/9/2018
EPA/ETHICS/SCOTT PRUITT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The acting Environmental Protection Agency chief, Andrew Wheeler, is bringing to the job a ‘change in tone,’ the agency said, that could shed greater light on the decisions and actions of EPA leadership. The EPA’s former administrator, Scott Pruitt, broke with his predecessors’ common practices of publishing a calendar online and announcing […]
7/9/2018
NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Signaling he has not yet settled on his pick for the Supreme Court, President Trump on Monday [7-9-18] morning worked the phones primarily seeking input about two judges who are apparently the finalists, Brett M. Kavanaugh and Thomas M. Hardiman, people familiar with the discussions said. Mr. Trump appeared to be […]
7/9/2018
MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “HAPPY 100TH BIRTHDAY to our amazing current and former Army Warrant Officers. Thank you for your century of service, as the indispensable guardians of our great @USArmy’s technology! #CenturyOfService https://t.co/hD42XseaTG“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 9, 2018 5:22 pm […]
7/9/2018
NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump has settled on a nominee for Supreme Court hours before a scheduled announcement, as some advocates prepared for the rollout of Judge Thomas Hardiman of Pennsylvania. Allies of Judge Hardiman said they had been told to be ready to start touting the one-time taxi driver’s blue-collar roots, in […]
7/9/2018
EU/GERMANY/NATO/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited Donald Trump shortly after he took office, the new U.S. president opened the meeting by telling her, ‘Angela, you owe me one trillion dollars.’ It was his estimate of a 14-year gap between what Germany spent on its own defense and what it had promised to […]
7/9/2018
AFGHANISTAN/MIKE POMPEO/TALIBAN/TRUMP PEOPLE: “U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, making an unannounced visit to the Afghan capital on Monday [7-9-18], said the prospect for talks between the Kabul government and Taliban militants was now brighter thanks to the Trump administration’s rejuvenated strategy for fighting the 17-year war. Mr. Pompeo’s first official visit to Afghanistan since […]
7/9/2018
NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When President Donald Trump unveils his second Supreme Court pick Monday [7-9-18] night with the prime-time flourish of a reality show star, he will lay a momentous marker in modern political history…Trump’s pick will cement a 5-4 majority on the court for conservatives who could quite possibly dominate for a generation […]
7/9/2018
CHILDREN/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WHO/WOMEN: “President Donald Trump on Monday [7-9-18] attacked a New York Times story that reported how his administration attempted to weaken a World Health Assembly resolution to promote breastfeeding, saying women shouldn’t be denied access to formula. The president’s tweet was spillover from a feud over a proposed breastfeeding resolution earlier this year […]
7/9/2018
2016 ELECTION/LEGAL/MICHAEL COHEN/RUDY GIULIANI/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Michael Cohen, the President’s former fixer and ultimate loyalist, is sending a clear signal to President Donald Trump and his attorney, Rudy Giuliani, that ‘the truth is not you(r) or your client’s friend,’ according to sources with knowledge of Cohen’s thinking. Two sources familiar with Cohen’s thinking say he […]
7/9/2018
DRUGS/PHARMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Pfizer & others should be ashamed that they have raised drug prices for no reason. They are merely taking advantage of the poor & others unable to defend themselves, while at the same time giving bargain basement prices to other countries in Europe & elsewhere. We will respond!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July […]
7/9/2018
CHILDREN/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “The failing NY Times Fake News story today about breast feeding must be called out. The U.S. strongly supports breast feeding but we don’t believe women should be denied access to formula. Many women need this option because of malnutrition and poverty.’ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 9, 2018 12:04 pm […]
7/9/2018
CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said Monday [7-9-18] that he was confident North Korean leader Kim Jong Un would ‘honor the contract’ the two leaders signed last month in Singapore, while suggesting that China was ‘exerting negative pressure’ on the agreement amid its trade fight with the U.S…After their meeting last […]
7/9/2018
2016 ELECTION/RUSSIA/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Based on meetings he and other senators just held with Russian leaders in Moscow, Sen. Jerry Moran has a few words of caution for President Donald Trump as he prepares to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin…Moreover, Sen. Moran suggests the president might want to think twice about his plan to […]
7/9/2018
BORDER/CHILDREN/IMMIGRATION/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. government is struggling to reunite immigrant families it separated at the border with Mexico and only about half the children under age 5 will be back with their parents by a court-ordered deadline of Tuesday, a government attorney told a judge on Monday [7-9-18]. U.S. Judge Dana Sabraw in […]
7/9/2018
NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump has decided on who he will pick for a lifetime position on the U.S. Supreme Court and will announce the nomination later on Monday [7-9-18], with four conservative federal appellate judges as the top contenders to succeed retiring long-time Justice Anthony Kennedy. The Republican president, with an opportunity […]
7/9/2018
CHINA/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I have confidence that Kim Jong Un will honor the contract we signed &, even more importantly, our handshake. We agreed to the denuclearization of North Korea. China, on the other hand, may be exerting negative pressure on a deal because of our posture on Chinese Trade-Hope Not!” -Donald Trump, […]
7/9/2018
SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I have long heard that the most important decision a U.S. President can make is the selection of a Supreme Court Justice – Will be announced tonight at 9:00 P.M.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 9, 2018 7:14 am […]
7/9/2018
EU/NATO/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…Europe far more than it does the U.S. By some accounts, the U.S. is paying for 90% of NATO, with many countries nowhere close to their 2% commitment. On top of this the European Union has a Trade Surplus of $151 Million with the U.S., with big Trade Barriers on U.S. […]
7/9/2018
GERMANY/NATO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The United States is spending far more on NATO than any other Country. This is not fair, nor is it acceptable. While these countries have been increasing their contributions since I took office, they must do much more. Germany is at 1%, the U.S. is at 4%, and NATO benefits…….” -Donald Trump, […]
7/9/2018
ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Who’s the biggest loser when tariffs are imposed on imports? The surprising answer: exporters. Though completely counterintuitive, theory and evidence show that taxes on imports act just like a tax on exports. Though it’s early, the Trump administration’s recent round of tariffs is already rippling out to exporters: Soybean farmers face […]
7/9/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Those who know Donald Trump say it was always going to go this way with China. The New York real estate tycoon began issuing bitter tirades against foreign countries ‘ripping off’ the United States on trade back in the 1980s. At an expletive-laden political rally in Las Vegas in 2011, Trump […]
7/9/2018
ELECTIONS/GOP/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Ben Sasse has so far been spared the public floggings that Donald Trump inflicted on two since-vanquished GOP critics in the Senate, Jeff Flake and Bob Corker. But that may soon change. As the ‘never Trump’ faction of the Republican Party dwindles to a lonely few, the Nebraska senator has shown little […]
7/9/2018
ELIZABETH WARREN/ME TOO/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Sen. Elizabeth Warren fired back at President Donald Trump for trying to ‘bully her to shut her up’ with his comments questioning her Native American heritage last week, calling them an attempt to ‘bully women all across the country.’ The Democratic senator from Massachusetts made the comments at a […]
7/9/2018
RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump’s new Supreme Court pick, Brett Kavanaugh, could soon be in a position to address several big legal questions at the center of special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation. The list includes the question of whether Trump can be subpoenaed to testify in a criminal case; the […]
7/8/2018
HEALTHCARE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WHO/WOMEN: “A resolution to encourage breast-feeding was expected to be approved quickly and easily by the hundreds of government delegates who gathered this spring in Geneva for the United Nations-affiliated World Health Assembly. Based on decades of research, the resolution says that mother’s milk is healthiest for children and countries should strive to […]
7/8/2018
EPA/SCOTT PRUITT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Scott Pruitt’s brief, tumultuous tenure as the head of the Environmental Protection Agency has left him disgraced in the eyes of many in Washington and across the country. But it may not have done him much harm in his home state. Though a comeback for Mr. Pruitt is far from assured, some […]
7/8/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “They just didn’t get it, but they do now! https://t.co/9T50NupkDy“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 8, 2018 4:58 pm […]
7/8/2018
SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Looking forward to announcing my final decision on the United States Supreme Court Justice at 9:00pmE tomorrow night at the @WhiteHouse. An exceptional person will be chosen!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 8, 2018 4:27 pm […]
7/8/2018
IRAN/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Iranian Harassment of U.S. Warships: 2015: 22 2016: 36 2017: 14 2018: 0 Source: @USNavy” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 8, 2018 3:29 pm […]
7/8/2018
2016 ELECTION/FBI/LEGAL/MICHAEL COHEN/RUDY GIULIANI/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s attorney, Rudy Giuliani, said Sunday [7-8-18] that he isn’t concerned about Michael Cohen potentially cooperating with federal prosecutors…Giuliani also said that if Cohen tells the truth, ‘we’re home free.’ The comments follow an interview Cohen had with ABC News last week in which he suggested […]
7/8/2018
HISPANICS/JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @CortesSteve: Today’s report: Hispanic jobs hit another record, unemployment at an all-time low. Of 9 months in history under 5% jobless…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 8, 2018 9:55 am […]
7/8/2018
ASIA/CHILDREN: “The U.S. is working very closely with the Government of Thailand to help get all of the children out of the cave and to safety. Very brave and talented people!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 8, 2018 8:14 am […]
7/7/2018
MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo brushed off North Korean charges that he used ‘gangster-like’ diplomacy in negotiations in Pyongyang, saying on Sunday [7-8-18] after meeting his Japanese and South Korean counterparts that he would keep pursuing denuclearization talks with North Korea. Pompeo said in Tokyo there was still […]
7/7/2018
HEALTHCARE/MEDICAID/PLANNED PARENTHOOD/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is on a losing streak in court cases challenging its efforts to abruptly change health care policy, but the naming of a new Supreme Court justice could alter the trajectory on some of the most controversial cases, from funding Planned Parenthood to mandating contraceptive coverage. The cases […]
7/7/2018
NOMINATIONS/SENATE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senator Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader, told President Trump this past week that Judges Raymond M. Kethledge and Thomas M. Hardiman presented the fewest obvious obstacles to being confirmed to replace Justice Anthony M. Kennedy on the Supreme Court, according to Republican officials briefed on the conversation. While careful not to […]
7/7/2018
LOBBYING/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Six months after Republicans pushed a $1.5 trillion tax overhaul through Congress, many of the most influential players who worked behind the scenes on the legislation are no longer on Capitol Hill or in the Trump administration. They are now lobbyists. The two-way street between lobbying and lawmaking is well worn in Washington. […]
7/7/2018
DEMS/FBI/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Rigged Witch Hunt, originally headed by FBI lover boy Peter S (for one year) & now, 13 Angry Democrats, should look into the missing DNC Server, Crooked Hillary’s illegally deleted Emails, the Pakistani Fraudster, Uranium One, Podesta & so much more. It’s a Democrat Con Job!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July […]
7/7/2018
DEMS/FBI/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Public opinion has turned strongly against the Rigged Witch Hunt and the ‘Special’ Counsel because the public understands that there was no Collusion with Russia (so ridiculous), that the two FBI lovers were a fraud against our Nation & that the only Collusion was with the Dems!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July […]
7/7/2018
DEMS/FBI/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Public opinion has turned strongly against the Rigged Witch Hunt and the ‘Special’ Councel because the public understands that there was no Collusion with Russia (so ridiculous), that the two FBI lovers were a fraud against our Nation & that the only Collusion was with the Dems!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July […]
7/7/2018
MEDIA/SOCIAL MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Twitter is getting rid of fake accounts at a record pace. Will that include the Failing New York Times and propaganda machine for Amazon, the Washington Post, who constantly quote anonymous sources that, in my opinion, don’t exist – They will both be out of business in 7 years!” -Donald Trump, […]
7/7/2018
DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @DanScavino: ‘When they lose, Democrats just want to change the rules’ https://t.co/L9sYIwYLd2“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 7, 2018 7:06 am […]
7/7/2018
HISPANIC/JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @Scavino45: “Hispanic-Latino Unemployment Rate Hits Lowest Level on Record in June” https://t.co/27VkUgSVso“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 7, 2018 7:06 am […]
7/7/2018
MINORITIES/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @Scavino45: ‘Six months in, TAX CUTS are already providing historic gains for minorities, women, and small businesses’ https://t.co/a54B…“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 7, 2018 7:06 am […]
7/7/2018
ICE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @Scavino45: ‘ICE says it seized $43M worth of counterfeit items in Laredo, Texas’ https://t.co/d6X8uKkHWd“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 7, 2018 7:06 am […]
7/6/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Accusing the United States of ‘typical trade bullying,’ China on Friday [7-6-18] imposed $34 billion in retaliatory tariffs on American soybeans, cars and other products, suggesting dim prospects for resolving a potentially bruising trade war between the two economic powerhouses. Beijing said on Friday that its levies had kicked in immediately […]
7/6/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It’s official: The United States and China are in a trade war after the Trump administration imposed tariffs at 12:01 a.m. Friday [7-6-18] on $34 billion worth of Chinese products. Beijing immediately retaliated with its own penalties. The Chinese government is targeting a range of American products with tariffs, including pork, […]
7/6/2018
BRITAIN/PROTESTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A week before President Trump’s working visit to Britain, the mayor of London has allowed an additional participant in the city’s welcome reception: a giant orange balloon of the president depicted as a baby in a diaper. The balloon was approved amid ‘Stop Trump’ protests planned for the visit starting on July […]
7/6/2018
DEMS/NOMINATIONS/PLANNED PARENTHOOD/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “California Sen. Dianne Feinstein warned that President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, who is set to be announced Monday [7-9-18], ‘could eviscerate women’s freedoms for generations…’ Feinstein, who appeared at an Oakland roundtable discussion held by California Planned Parenthood, acknowledged that with Republican control of the White House and Congress, the […]
7/6/2018
LEGAL/PAUL MANAFORT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Paul Manafort does not want to visit court until his Virginia criminal trial and he waived his right to appear in court for any upcoming hearings in the Eastern District of Virginia, his attorneys wrote in a filing Friday [7-6-18]. No other hearings are currently scheduled before the district court until his […]
7/6/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. Trade Representative outlined a way for companies to get their products excluded from fresh tariffs on $34 billion worth of Chinese exports that were imposed on Friday [7-6-18]. The Trade Representative’s office said the proceeding would address situations where a product was hit with tariffs because it was part […]
7/6/2018
BORDER/CHILDREN/HHS/IMMIGRATION/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is asking a judge for more time to reunite families who cross the border illegally then seek asylum, saying in court documents that officials are still struggling to match some children with parents arrested at the border. A federal judge gave the government until Tuesday [7-10-18] to reunite […]
7/6/2018
DEMS/EPA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Andrew Wheeler, the new acting head of the Environmental Protection Agency, should do everything he can ‘to restore the American people’s confidence in the agency’s mission, which is the protection of human health and our environment,’ Delaware Sen. Tom Carper, the top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, wrote in a […]
7/6/2018
DEMS/ICE/IMMIGRATION/MIKE PENCE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Vice President Mike Pence said Friday [7-6-18] that the calls within the Democratic Party to abolish the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency are ‘irresponsible’ and ‘unacceptable…’ Pence argued that dismantling the agency would lead to more violent crime, more gangs like MS-13, more drugs in the country, and increased human trafficking. ICE […]
7/6/2018
BORDER/CHILDREN/COURT/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It’s been more than a week since a federal judge in California ordered the Trump administration to reunite the families it separated at the border. Officials say they’re working to comply and meet deadlines the court set. But they’ve been tight-lipped about many details. At a status hearing in a San Diego […]
7/6/2018
BRITAIN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump will aim to ‘strengthen and nurture’ the U.S. relationship with Britain in his visit to London next week, during which the leaders are expected to discuss national security issues and a possible bilateral trade deal, a U.S. official said Friday [7-6-18]. ‘The president knows this country probably better than […]
7/6/2018
DEMS/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Just won lawsuit filed by the DNC and a bunch of Democrat crazies trying to claim the Trump Campaign (and others), colluded with Russia. They haven’t figured out that this was an excuse for them losing the election!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 6, 2018 11:57 am […]
7/6/2018
CHINA/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “As China and the United States escalate a trade war, the Chinese government is turning to familiar Wall Street and Washington insiders for advice on understanding President Donald Trump — with underwhelming results. Corporate leaders and former U.S. officials who have spent years cultivating relationships with Beijing — such as […]
7/6/2018
JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “JOBS, JOBS, JOBS! https://t.co/Tz2PQ2xetT“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 6, 2018 11:12 am […]
7/6/2018
BORDER/CHILDREN/COURTS/IMMIGRATION/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration said Friday [7-6-18] that it may need more time to reunite the immigrant families it separated. The Department of Justice informed a federal judge in San Diego that the administration is in compliance with the judge’s order requiring the end of family separations at the US-Mexico border, except […]