ECONOMY/JOBS/LABOR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Job growth decelerated in June, the government reported Friday [7-6-18], as employers struggled to find qualified workers to fill an abundance of job openings. The Labor Department reported 213,000 new jobs in June, down from 244,000 added in May. Unemployment ticked up to 4 percent after falling to 3.8 percent in May. […]
7/6/2018
CIA/DEFENSE/MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Secretary of State Mike Pompeo kicked off talks in North Korea with one of leader Kim Jong Un’s top lieutenants, Gen. Kim Yong Chol, soon after arriving in Pyongyang. During his trip, Mr. Pompeo aims to fill out the details of a North Korean pledge to work toward denuclearization, including […]
7/6/2018
ELECTION/ELIZABETH WARREN/GOP/ME TOO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump understands what got him elected — a willingness to throw caution and decorum to the wind and to assail what his supporters see as rampant political correctness. On Thursday [7-5-18] night, when he mocked the #MeToo movement as his tour targeting red-state Democratic senators hit Montana, he […]
7/6/2018
BORDER/CHILDREN/COURT/IMMIGRATION/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. government may not meet a court-ordered deadline to reunite migrant parents with their children who were separated after illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, according to court documents filed overnight. The U.S. Department of Justice asked the U.S. District Court in San Diego to clarify if it would be breaching […]
7/6/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The fallout from President Donald Trump’s tariffs and China’s countertariffs—which formally went into effect on Friday [7-6-18]—will have the greatest impact on the U.S. counties that voted Mr. Trump into office. The U.S. tariffs on China will initially hit about $34 billion of goods, with plans in place to raise that […]
7/5/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Bill Shine, the former Fox News executive who was pushed out over his handling of sexual harassment scandals at the network, was named the White House deputy chief of staff for communications on Thursday [7-5-18]. The move formalizes a job that Mr. Shine has been in since earlier this week, according to White […]
7/5/2018
DEMS/ELIZABETH WARREN/ME TOO/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VA: “President Trump lobbed personal and derogatory attacks at two Democratic senators, mocked the #MeToo movement and vouched for President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia on Thursday [7-5-18] during a freewheeling, raucous rally ostensibly intended to solidify support for Montana’s Republican Senate candidate. Taunting Senator Elizabeth Warren, Democrat of Massachusetts, with […]
7/5/2018
RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, the front-runner to replace Justice Anthony M. Kennedy on the Supreme Court, once argued that President Bill Clinton could be impeached for lying to his staff and misleading the public, a broad definition of obstruction of justice that would be damaging if applied to President Trump […]
7/5/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/FED/JOBS/LABOR/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. economy created more jobs than expected in June, but steady wage gains pointed to moderate inflation pressures that should keep the Federal Reserve on a path of gradual interest rate increases this year. Nonfarm payrolls rose by 213,000 jobs last month as manufacturers stepped up hiring, the Labor Department […]
7/5/2018
NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump said he has narrowed his search for a Supreme Court justice to two to four candidates and expects to settle on a nominee this weekend ahead of a prime-time announcement Monday [7-9-18] night. Speaking to reporters on Air Force One en route to Montana for a campaign […]
7/5/2018
GOP/SEX ABUSE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump came to Rep. Jim Jordan’s defense Thursday [7-5-18] after the Ohio Republican denied claims that he overlooked years of sexual abuse when he was a wrestling coach at Ohio State University…Trump further asserted Jordan’s innocence, saying he doesn’t believe the allegations. ‘I don’t believe them at all,’ Trump said. […]
7/5/2018
FBI/LEGAL/MICHAEL COHEN/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump’s embattled former personal lawyer Michael Cohen, who has dropped hints that he may cooperate with federal prosecutors investigating his former boss, has hired an attorney and PR man who led former President Bill Clinton’s public defense against multiple scandals in the 1990s. Lanny Davis, who spent countless hours […]
7/5/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump has appointed former Fox News executive Bill Shine as an assistant to the president and deputy chief of staff for communications, the White House said Thursday [7-5-18]. Mr. Shine began working at the White House on Monday [7-2-18], according to an administration official. He will oversee the White […]
7/5/2018
2016 ELECTION/EU/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump plans to raise the issue of Russia’s ‘malign activity’ in Europe, its efforts to meddle in the 2016 U.S. election and allegations that Moscow possesses banned missile technology in a one-on-one meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin later this month, a senior administration official said Thursday [7-5-18]. […]
7/5/2018
BUSINESS/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “With tariffs driving up the price of stainless steel, the precision-part manufacturer Accu-Swiss in Oakdale, Calif., came up with a plan to save money: turn off the lights but keep the machines on…As every business school student learns, developing plans to deal with disruptions — from a hurricane to a rail […]
7/5/2018
CLIMATE CHANGE/ENERGY/EPA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration has drafted a new proposal to regulate carbon dioxide emissions from coal-fired power plants, one that is far less stringent than the climate plan finalized in 2015 by former President Barack Obama. In writing the new rule to replace Mr. Obama’s Clean Power Plan, the Trump administration is […]
7/5/2018
LEGAL/PAUL MANAFORT/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Special counsel Robert Mueller’s prosecutors are urging a federal appeals court to reject former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort’s bid to be released on bail as he prepares for two criminal trials, including one set to begin later this month. In a filing Thursday [7-5-18], Mueller’s team urged the U.S. Court […]
7/5/2018
EPA/ETHICS/SCOTT PRUITT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Scott Pruitt’s once bright political future is in doubt after his sudden fall from grace as head of the EPA, following an avalanche of revelations about his first-class flights, pricey security trappings, backdoor raises for proteges and sweetheart deals with lobbyists stretching from his Oklahoma roots to his arrival in Washington. Some […]
7/5/2018
BRITAIN/PROTESTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A 6 meter-tall inflatable of U.S President Donald Trump as an angry baby will be flown above London during the president’s official trip to the United Kingdom. The Greater London Authority on Thursday [7-5-18] approved a request to allow the orange inflatable to fly near parliament during Trump’s visit on July 13, […]
7/5/2018
EPA/SCOTT PRUITT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt has resigned after months of ethics controversies, President Donald Trump tweeted Thursday [7-5-18]…An ethics cloud hung over Pruitt for months, as lawmakers from both parties, environmental groups and government watchdogs raised questions about his spending, housing arrangements, security team and raises for political appointees. A […]
7/5/2018
EPA/SCOTT PRUITT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt has resigned from his post, President Donald Trump said. Mr. Pruitt exits amid a series of allegations over ethics and spending. ‘I have accepted the resignation of Scott Pruitt as the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Within the Agency Scott has done an outstanding job, […]
7/5/2018
EPA/ETHICS/SCOTT PRUITT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Two Democratic Congressmen Thursday [7-5-18] called on the EPA’s Inspector General to investigate whether Administrator Scott Pruitt committed a federal crime by allegedly hiding or falsifying records of meetings and discussions with industry representatives. The calls for the IG to examine Pruitt come two days after an exclusive CNN investigation featuring […]
7/5/2018
BORDER/CHILDREN/DHS/HHS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar now estimates that under 3,000 kids who may have been separated from their parents are in government custody — a figure far higher than his department released just nine days ago. HHS had previously reported that it had 2,047 children from separated families in its […]
7/5/2018
ELECTION/IMMIGRATION/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Immigration tops the economy and healthcare as the most important issue determining Americans’ vote ahead of the midterm elections in November, a new Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll shows. Reuters/Ipsos data shows that immigration became a top concern for registered voters in the United States after the Trump administration in May announced its ‘zero […]
7/5/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Matt Rosendale, the Republican looking to unseat Democratic Montana Sen. Jon Tester in November, is running as an unflinching supporter of President Donald Trump, welcoming the President’s visit to Great Falls on Thursday [7-5-18]. But Rosendale, the state auditor, was not always as enamored with the businessman-turned-politician as he is today. During one […]
7/5/2018
EPA/SCOTT PRUITT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “I have accepted the resignation of Scott Pruitt as the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Within the Agency Scott has done an outstanding job, and I will always be thankful to him for this. The Senate confirmed Deputy at EPA, Andrew Wheeler, will…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 5, 2018 […]
7/5/2018
EPA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “…on Monday [7-9-18] assume duties as the acting Administrator of the EPA. I have no doubt that Andy will continue on with our great and lasting EPA agenda. We have made tremendous progress and the future of the EPA is very bright!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 5, 2018 2:37 pm […]
7/5/2018
CHUCK SCHUMER/NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer appealed to President Donald Trump to repeat his predecessor’s choice and nominate federal judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court for a second time ‘as a way to unify the country,’ according to a source. The President phoned the New York Democrat on Tuesday […]
7/5/2018
CALIFORNIA/COURTS/IMMIGRATION/SANCTUARY CITIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “California’s ‘sanctuary state’ laws largely survived a legal attack by the Trump administration on Thursday [7-5-18] after a federal judge declined to block state measures aimed at thwarting cooperation with Washington’s crackdown on illegal immigration. But the judge, John Mendez of U.S. District Court in Sacramento, also rebuked lawmakers, saying that […]
7/5/2018
EPA/ETHICS/SCOTT PRUITT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt, who pleased President Donald Trump with his aggressive efforts to roll back environmental regulations, resigned on Thursday [5-7-18] under heavy fire for a series of ethics controversies. Pruitt had been under scrutiny for months for his first-class travel at taxpayer expense, lavish spending on […]
7/5/2018
2016 ELECTION/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump and his US delegation intend to raise the issues of arms control, Ukraine, Syria and election meddling during their meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, a senior administration told reporters Thursday [7-5-18]. The senior administration official stressed that while US officials have ‘repeatedly’ raised election meddling in meetings […]
7/5/2018
CONGRESS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Congress – FIX OUR INSANE IMMIGRATION LAWS NOW!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 5, 2018 9:17 am […]
7/5/2018
IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…..Country being forced to endure a long and costly trial. Tell the people ‘OUT,’ and they must leave, just as they would if they were standing on your front lawn. Hiring thousands of ‘judges’ does not work and is not acceptable – only Country in the World that does this!” –Donald Trump, […]
7/5/2018
BORDER/CONGRESS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Congress must pass smart, fast and reasonable Immigration Laws now. Law Enforcement at the Border is doing a great job, but the laws they are forced to work with are insane. When people, with or without children, enter our Country, they must be told to leave without our……..” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July […]
7/5/2018
NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Conservative federal appeals court judges Brett Kavanaugh and Raymond Kethledge are the two most serious contenders being considered by President Donald Trump for the U.S. Supreme Court, a source familiar with the process said on Thursday [7-5-18]. Kavanaugh serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. […]
7/5/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VENEZUELA: “President Donald Trump last August asked several top foreign policy advisers about the possibility of invading Venezuela during a meeting about diplomatic sanctions the US was enacting on the autocratic government, a senior administration official familiar with the comments said. Trump’s aides, including then-national security adviser HR McMaster, vigorously urged him […]
7/4/2018
HOLIDAY: “Happy Birthday, America! https://t.co/SIi6xXsfof“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 4, 2018 9:47 pm […]
7/4/2018
SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s search for a Supreme Court justice to succeed Anthony Kennedy is focusing on a trio of federal judges, with a decision expected this week in anticipation of an announcement on Monday [7-9-18], people familiar with the search said. Following a brisk round of interviews Monday [7-2-18] and Tuesday […]
7/4/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Jerry Swick, an Army veteran who currently resides in this mountainous capital city, plans to vote this fall to keep Democratic Sen. Jon Tester in Congress. He just doesn’t know how he would tell that to President Donald Trump, for whom Mr. Swick voted in 2016. Mr. Trump will host a campaign […]
7/4/2018
CRIME/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Donald J. Trump first reached out to them about three years ago, when he was regarded as a political sideshow and they were desperate for any attention to their plight. Today, thanks to the platform now afforded by President Trump, the group he calls ‘angel families’ — relatives of people killed by […]
7/4/2018
BUSINESS/ECONOMY/NAFTA/OIL/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “’The assault on the American auto industry is over,’ President Trump declared last spring in Detroit, promising auto executives that he would throttle back Obama-era regulations on vehicle pollution. The moment embodied one of Mr. Trump’s main political promises — to promote pro-business policies that unshackle industry and the economy. He has […]
7/4/2018
NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When the North Koreans were shooting off missile tests and detonating new, more powerful atomic bombs last year, President Trump responded with threats of ‘fire and fury’ and ordered the military to come up with new, if highly risky, pre-emptive strike options. But since the one-day summit meeting last month in […]
7/4/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “https://t.co/ue5JEZy85v“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 4, 2018 9:44 am […]
7/4/2018
HOLIDAY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Happy Fourth of July….Our Country is doing GREAT!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 4, 2018 9:42 am […]
7/4/2018
BORDER/CHILDREN/ICE/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Immigrants separated from their children after being arrested for illegally entering the U.S. at the Mexican border are being asked to choose between being deported alone or with their children. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement started giving parents who have been given deportation orders a form laying out their options after a […]
7/4/2018
OIL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The OPEC Monopoly must remember that gas prices are up & they are doing little to help. If anything, they are driving prices higher as the United States defends many of their members for very little $’s. This must be a two way street. REDUCE PRICING NOW!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 4, […]
7/3/2018
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EDUCATION/OBAMA ADMIN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is planning to rescind Tuesday [7-3-18] a set of Obama-era policies that encourage the use of race in college admissions to promote diverse educational settings, according to two people familiar with the plans. The move comes as the Justice Department is investigating whether Harvard University is illegally […]
7/3/2018
MASS SHOOTING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump on Tuesday [7-3-18] ordered the American flag to be lowered to half-staff to honor the victims of last week’s mass shooting at the Capital Gazette newsroom in Annapolis, Md. The city’s mayor, Gavin Buckley, said his initial request, submitted last week through Maryland’s congressional delegation, was denied. But he […]
7/3/2018
ABORTION/LGBTQ/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In the week since Justice Anthony M. Kennedy announced his retirement, the future of Roe v. Wade has dominated the conversation among both liberals and conservatives, becoming a flash point in the partisan battle over President Trump’s pick to fill the seat. The effect Justice Kennedy’s retirement could have on lesbian, […]
7/3/2018
SOCIAL MEDIA/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Even before President Trump’s new Supreme Court nominee is announced, a fight over the choice is raging on social media. In the days since Justice Anthony M. Kennedy said he would retire, partisan groups have turned to Facebook, Twitter and other social networks with political ads. Some of the ads […]
7/3/2018
GOLF/HOLIDAY/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump celebrated the service of military members and the talents of professional golfers on Tuesday [7-3-18] in a reserved speech that, but for the presidential seal on the lectern and a few improvised flourishes, offered little deviance from the standard pre-dinner remarks at a signature sporting event. In remarks at the […]
7/3/2018
DRUGS/HHS/PHARMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump in May said that drugmakers would soon announce ‘massive’ price cuts, and his administration rolled out a plan to bring down the cost of medicines. But the companies don’t appear to have gotten that message. Bayer raised the price of two cancer drugs by hundreds of dollars in May […]
7/3/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Just arrived in West Virginia! https://t.co/yjI0Xl5rMh“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 3, 2018 05:21 pm […]
7/3/2018
MILITARY/NATO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is demanding that Norway ramp up its defense spending as a NATO partner, according to a letter he wrote to Prime Minister Erna Solberg that was obtained by CNN. The letter was one of a series that Trump sent to NATO allies, including Germany, Belgium, Canada and others, demanding […]
7/3/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Washington Post is constantly quoting ‘anonymous sources’ that do not exist. Rarely do they use the name of anyone because there is no one to give them the kind of negative quote that they are looking for. They are a disgrace to journalism but then again, so are many others!” -Donald […]
7/3/2018
MELANIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @FLOTUS: I had a wonderful visit to @WRBethesda today. Thank you to the many dedicated service members & medical staff who take such go…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 3, 2018 04:35 pm […]
7/3/2018
TRUMP PEOPLE: “Heading to West Virginia to be with my friend, @WVGovernor Jim Justice, at his beautiful Greenbrier Resort. He works hard, does a great job, and raises lots of money for charities!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 3, 2018 4:26 pm […]
7/3/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “After having written many best selling books, and somewhat priding myself on my ability to write, it should be noted that the Fake News constantly likes to pour over my tweets looking for a mistake. I capitalize certain words only for emphasis, not b/c they should be capitalized!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July […]
7/3/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Washington Post is constantly quoting ‘anonymous sources’ that do not exist. Rarely do they use the name of anyone because there is no one to give them the kind of negative quote that they are looking for. They are a discgrace to journalism but then again, so are many others!” -Donald […]
7/3/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Washington Post is constantly quoting ‘anonymous sources’ that do not exist. Rarely do they use the name of anyone because there is no one to give them the kind of negative quote that they are looking for. They are a discgrace to journalism but then again, so are many others!” -Donald […]
7/3/2018
2016 ELECTION/RUSSIA/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Breaking with their House Republican counterparts, the Senate Intelligence Committee said Tuesday [7-3-18] that the intelligence community properly concluded in January of last year that Russian President Vladimir Putin was trying to help Donald Trump when Moscow meddled in the 2016 election. The Senate panel released a summary Tuesday of its […]
7/3/2018
BORDER/CHILDREN/HHS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “How many immigrant families have been reunited since a judge ordered the US government to halt most family separations at the border? And how many kids from separated immigrant families are still in government custody? We don’t know, because officials aren’t saying. It’s been a week since they released a tally of […]
7/3/2018
NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Utah Sen. Mike Lee, who has indicated his openness to being nominated to the Supreme Court, was interviewed by President Donald Trump by telephone about the post, his office said Tuesday [7-3-18]. Mr. Lee, 47 years old, is a libertarian Republican and an attorney who ousted a sitting Republican senator to […]
7/3/2018
EPA/ETHICS/SCOTT PRUITT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt and his aides have kept ‘secret’ calendars and schedules to overtly hide controversial meetings or calls with industry representatives and others, according to a former EPA official who is expected to soon testify before Congress. A review of EPA documents by CNN found discrepancies between Pruitt’s official calendar […]
7/3/2018
BUSINESS/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. auto sales have proved resilient so far in 2018, with many of the largest car sellers posting sales increases over the first six months of the year despite predictions that demand would cool. Rising interest rates and more choices of late-model used vehicles were expected to curb new-vehicle sales this year. […]
7/3/2018
OIL/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Oil prices reversed gains after hitting $75 a barrel on Tuesday [7-3-18], as Saudi Arabia said it is prepared to pump more oil to ease supply constraints in the market. Prices swung wildly. Light, sweet crude for August delivery traded in the morning at the highest level since November 2014, before […]
7/3/2018
IMMIGRATION/POLLS/RACISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “More than half of American voters surveyed by Quinnipiac University for a recent poll said they disapprove of the way President Donald Trump has handled immigration. Just 39 percent of those polled said they approve of Trump’s handling of immigration, while 58 percent said they disapprove. But 50 percent of respondents said […]
7/3/2018
BUSINESS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. retailer Walmart Inc (WMT.N) faced an outcry from supporters of President Donald Trump on Tuesday [7-3-18] for listing for sale on its open marketplace clothing with the slogan ‘Impeach 45,’ an apparent reference to Trump, the country’s 45th president. The hashtag #BoycottWalmart was among the top-trending topics in the United States […]
7/3/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Sen. Bob Menendez said he hopes the White House will ‘dramatically change their protocol’ after a prank call from a comedian impersonating the senator got through to President Donald Trump, who called the prankster back from Air Force One. Podcast host John Melendez, better known as ‘Stuttering John,’ pretended to be the Democratic […]
7/3/2018
BORDER/CHILDREN/COURTS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A federal judge on Monday [7-2-18] became the latest to rebuke the Trump administration for its immigration practices — this time ordering the administration not to deny asylum seekers potential release from detention. The lawsuit predates the administration’s now-reversed practice of separating families at the border, but the national outcry over the […]
7/3/2018
NSA/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump suggested Tuesday [7-3-18] that the National Security Agency had violated Americans’ privacy through unauthorized collection of phone and text message data, seemingly attempting to tie the data collection to the investigation of special counsel Robert Mueller…The NSA announced late last month that it was deleting improperly collected phone […]
7/3/2018
CENSUS/COURTS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A federal judge on Tuesday [7-3-18] ordered President Donald Trump’s administration to hand information about its plan to ask people filling out the 2020 census form whether they are U.S. citizens over to a group of states and cities suing the administration over the question. At a hearing in Manhattan federal court, […]
7/3/2018
BUSINESS/EU/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Tuesday [7-3-18] continued his criticisms of Harley-Davidson, saying his administration is working with motorcycle companies who want to work in the United States…Harley-Davidson and Trump have been at odds since last week after the company announced it would move some production overseas to avoid tariffs imposed by the […]
7/3/2018
MASS SHOOTING/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump ordered flags across to country to be flown at half-staff on Tuesday [7-3-18] in memory of the five people killed in last week’s shooting at the Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis, Md…Last Thursday, a gunman with an apparent longtime grievance against the Capital Gazette entered the paper’s small […]
7/3/2018
ABORTION/NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “From the moment Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement from the U.S. Supreme Court last week, speculation has centered on whether his replacement would vote to overturn a woman’s right to abortion. But the individuals considered top contenders for Kennedy’s seat have produced a sparse record of legal rulings and writings […]
7/3/2018
NSA/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Wow! The NSA has deleted 685 million phone calls and text messages. Privacy violations? They blame technical irregularities. Such a disgrace. The Witch Hunt continues!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 3, 2018 9:18 am […]
7/3/2018
BUSINESS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Now that Harley-Davidson is moving part of its operation out of the U.S., my Administration is working with other Motor Cycle companies who want to move into the U.S. Harley customers are not happy with their move – sales are down 7% in 2017. The U.S. is where the Action is!” -Donald […]
7/3/2018
IRAN/OBAMA ADMIN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Just out that the Obama Administration granted citizenship, during the terrible Iran Deal negotiation, to 2,500 Iranians – including to government officials. How big (and bad) is that?” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 3, 2018 7:03 am […]
7/3/2018
ASIA/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Many good conversations with North Korea-it is going well! In the meantime, no Rocket Launches or Nuclear Testing in 8 months. All of Asia is thrilled. Only the Opposition Party, which includes the Fake News, is complaining. If not for me, we would now be at War with North Korea!” –Donald […]
7/3/2018
BORDER/CRIME/DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “How can the Democrats, who are weak on the Border and weak on Crime, do well in November. The people of our Country want and demand Safety and Security, while the Democrats are more interested in ripping apart and demeaning (and not properly funding) our great Law Enforcement!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July […]
7/3/2018
DEMS/GANGS/ICE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When we have an ‘infestation’ of MS-13 GANGS in certain parts of our country, who do we send to get them out? ICE! They are tougher and smarter than these rough criminal elelments that bad immigration laws allow into our country. Dems do not appreciate the great job they do! Nov.” –Donald […]
7/3/2018
ECONOMY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The economy is doing perhaps better than ever before, and that’s prior to fixing some of the worst and most unfair Trade Deals ever made by any country. In any event, they are coming along very well. Most countries agree that they must be changed, but nobody ever asked!” -Donald Trump, […]
7/3/2018
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EDUCATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration plans to encourage colleges to ignore race in their admissions process, abandoning guidelines that called on universities to consider race as a way of promoting diversity, the Wall Street Journal and New York Times reported on Tuesday [7-3-18]. The guidelines, put in place under President Barack Obama in […]
7/3/2018
SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I interviewed 4 very impressive people yesterday. On Monday [7-9-18] I will be announcing my decision for Justice of the United States Supreme Court!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 3, 2018 5:25 am […]
7/3/2018
DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Crazy Maxine Waters, said by some to be one of the most corrupt people in politics, is rapidly becoming, together with Nancy Pelosi, the FACE of the Democrat Party. Her ranting and raving, even referring to herself as a wounded animal, will make people flee the Democrats!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 3, […]
7/3/2018
BUSINESS/ECONOMY/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is now at full-scale war over trade policy with some of the Republican Party’s staunchest allies in big business, including executives at iconic American brands such as General Motors and Harley-Davidson who previously shied away from criticizing an often irascible president. Trump’s approach has created a high-stakes showdown without […]
7/3/2018
ABORTION/RUSSIA/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Supreme Court confirmation hearings often develop their own tenor, depending on the nominee and the issues of the day. Even without a choice yet from President Donald Trump, two themes already have emerged: Russia and Roe. Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that made abortion legal nationwide, has been a Senate […]
7/2/2018
IRAN/OIL/SANCTIONS/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is softening its earlier demand that countries like China, India and Turkey end all imports of Iranian oil by Nov. 4, as a top State Department official on Monday [7-2-18] said the United States would allow reduced oil flows, in certain cases…His announcement was a delicate attempt at reassuring […]
7/2/2018
LEGAL/MICHAEL COHEN/ TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When Michael D. Cohen, President Trump’s longtime personal fixer, sat down with ‘Good Morning America’ for his first interview since federal agents raided his office in April, he said it was a step toward reaching his ultimate goal of ‘resolution.’ But as revealing as it was, the interview that aired […]
7/2/2018
SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump said he spoke Monday [7-2-18] morning with four candidates to replace Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, who is retiring, as the White House raced to meet the president’s deadline to announce a Supreme Court nominee in one week. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Mr. Trump said he likely […]
7/2/2018
BORDER/FOREIGN DIGNITARIES/MEXICO/NAFTA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump reached out to Mexico’s new populist president-elect on Monday [7-2-18] in an early, but potentially short-lived, show of détente, saying the two leaders engaged in a ‘good conversation’ about border security and the North American Free Trade Agreement. The two countries remain locked in a heated dispute over the […]
7/2/2018
NATO/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump has written sharply worded letters to the leaders of several NATO allies — including Germany, Belgium, Norway and Canada — taking them to task for spending too little on their own defense and warning that the United States is losing patience with what he said was their failure to meet […]
7/2/2018
SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump interviewed four candidates on Monday [7-2-18] to take Justice Anthony M. Kennedy’s place on the Supreme Court as the White House raced to meet the president’s promise to announce a replacement for the retiring justice early next week. The White House refused to disclose the names of whom the […]
7/2/2018
DEMS/ICE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Many Democrats are deeply concerned about the fact that their ‘leadership’ wants to denounce and abandon the great men and women of ICE, thereby declaring war on Law & Order. These people will be voting for Republicans in November and, in many cases, joining the Republican Party!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 2, […]
7/2/2018
BORDER/COURTS/DHS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “An order a federal judge issued Monday [7-3-18] requiring individualized decisions on whether some asylum-seekers can be released into the U.S. poses a new legal threat to President Donald Trump’s effort to crack down on migrants crossing the border from Mexico. U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg said there is strong evidence […]
7/2/2018
DEMS/ICE/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Erupting at growing criticism of its hardline immigration policies, the Trump administration on Monday [7-2-18] ripped into Democratic Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris, unleashing the White House’s official Twitter account to accuse Harris of ‘supporting the animals of MS-13…’ The attack on the California senator followed a similar rebuke of Warren, […]
7/2/2018
NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Defense Intelligence Agency believes that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has no intention of engaging in a full denuclearization program, at least for now, according to an administration official familiar with the agency’s finding. A second official tells CNN the Trump administration plans to present the North Koreans with […]
7/2/2018
MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday [7-5-18] will leave for North Korea to engage in the first high-level talks on eliminating Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons and programs since the Singapore summit in June, U.S. officials said. The trip comes amid growing concerns that Washington and Pyongyang may not share the […]
7/2/2018
BORDER/CHILDREN/HHS/IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Federal officials are struggling to reunite migrant children with their families despite a court deadline, and agencies do not have the resources or procedures to help thousands of children detained at the border back into the arms of their parents, according to a dozen current and former officials, advocates and experts. With […]
7/2/2018
ABORTION/POLLS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Voters overwhelmingly agree with the Supreme Court decision on Roe v. Wade, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Monday [7-2-18]. More than 6 in 10 voters — 63% — agree with the landmark Supreme Court decision on abortion, while 31% disagree. There’s a surprisingly small gender divide on the issue, […]