FOREIGN DIGNITARIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Today, it was my great honor to welcome Prime Minister Mark Rutte of the Netherlands, to the @WhiteHouse! https://t.co/Zn6ZLM0tzy“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 2, 2018 4:48 pm […]
7/2/2018
IMMIGRATION/PROTESTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Thousands gathered in cities across the U.S. to protest the Trump administration’s now-reversed policy of separating migrant families at the U.S. border. Organizers of the Families Belong Together march called for a large gathering in Washington, D.C., and expected further protests in hundreds of cities. Tweets highlighted gatherings in Sacramento, Calif., Carlsbad, […]
7/2/2018
IRAN/MILITARY/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is weighing whether to label a powerful arm of Iran’s military as a terrorist group, part of an effort to use every possible tool in the box to pressure Tehran. Senior current and former officials familiar with the matter tell CNN the White House is considering designating Iran’s powerful […]
7/2/2018
NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said Monday [7-2-18] that he met with four potential Supreme Court nominees earlier in the day and planned to meet ‘two or three more’ ahead of the planned announcement of his decision next week. Speaking alongside Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte at the White House, Mr. Trump said […]
7/2/2018
RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump plans to meet one-on-one with Vladimir Putin at the start of their July 16 summit in Helsinki, Finland, according to a person familiar with the plans, before allowing other aides to join the highly anticipated encounter with the Russian leader. The meeting will be the first formal summit talks […]
7/2/2018
EU/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WTO: “U.S. President Donald Trump warned the World Trade Organization on Monday [7-2-18] that ‘we’ll be doing something’ if the United States is not treated properly, just hours after the European Union said that U.S. automotive tariffs would hurt its own vehicle industry and prompt retaliation. Trump, speaking to reporters during a meeting […]
7/2/2018
AGRICULTURE/NAFTA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. Farm Belt helped deliver Donald Trump to the White House, drawn to his promises to revive rural America and deregulate industry. Now, the president’s global trade offensive is threatening the livelihoods of many farmers. Mounting trade disputes, spurred by U.S. threats to withdraw from the North American Free Trade […]
7/2/2018
IRAN/OIL/SANCTIONS/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration will consider requests for waivers from economic sanctions against Iran on a ‘case-by-case’ basis, a senior State Department official said Monday [7-2-18], a step back from threats to insist on zero imports by a Nov. 4 deadline. Buyers of Iranian crude oil have been hoping for relief from U.S. […]
7/2/2018
DEA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The Trump administration on Monday [7-2-18] named a top White House lawyer as the new head of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration after the agency’s prior acting administrator announced his retirement last month. Uttam Dhillon, who most recently served as deputy White House counsel, was named as the DEA’s acting administrator […]
7/2/2018
NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The White House on Monday [7-2-18] announced key members of the team that will work to ensure President Donald Trump’s next nominee to the Supreme Court is confirmed. White House counsel Don McGahn, who has been eyeing the White House exits amid tensions with Trump in recent months, will oversee […]
7/2/2018
DHS/ICE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @DHSgov: Today, DHS, @CBP, and @ICEgov will be sharing stories of the brave men and women who put their lives on the line every day with…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 2, 2018 11:29 am […]
7/2/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Forty percent of the staff members who were working a year ago in U.S. President Donald Trump’s White House have since left for other jobs, a new report shows, providing a snapshot of the chaos among Trump’s closest subordinates. At all levels of seniority and pay levels, Trump staff churn has […]
7/2/2018
DEMS/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright said Sunday [7-1-18] that she doesn’t believe President Trump is a fascist but called him the ‘most undemocratic president in modern American history’…Albright, who led the State Department under President Bill Clinton between 1997 and 2001, has publicly written that fascism and the ‘tendencies that lead […]
7/2/2018
NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump said he met with four potential Supreme Court justices on Monday [7-2-18], while a person familiar with the selection process said Trump was focused keenly on two people, although others were still in contention. Trump told reporters at the White House that he will meet with ‘two […]
7/2/2018
MEXICO/NAFTA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Mexican presidential election on Sunday [7-1-18] removes a hurdle to the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement, raising the likelihood that the 24-year-old treaty once again will become a focal point in President Donald Trump’s effort to rewrite the rules of global trade. Efforts to overhaul the pact had […]
7/2/2018
ICE/IMMIGRATION/PRISONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration’s new push for more federal detention facilities for immigrants awaiting asylum hearings or deportation has brightened the outlook for the country’s two largest private prison operators. Tennessee-based CoreCivic Inc. and Florida-based Geo Group had already been helped by higher federal spending on Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Now, the Trump […]
7/2/2018
DREAMERS/GOP/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “House Republicans left Washington last week relieved that their ugly, months-long fight over immigration was behind them. The reality? It’s far from over. President Donald Trump has been pestering Congress to send him big money for his border wall with Mexico, a demand that could lead to a government shutdown just weeks […]
7/1/2018
DEMS/ICE/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump has gone on the attack against Democratic lawmakers who have called for abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement, seeking to seize political advantage on an issue that has put him on the defensive for weeks and offer a winning message for Republicans facing a forbidding midterm election…The president encouraged Democratic candidates […]
6/1/2018
GOP/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senator Susan Collins, a moderate Maine Republican whose vote could prove decisive in filling the Supreme Court’s vacant seat, said on Sunday [7-1-18] that she would not vote for a nominee who showed ‘hostility’ toward Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision establishing a constitutional right to abortion…The remarks appeared to […]
7/1/2018
MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Trump’s national security adviser said on Sunday [7-1-18] that North Korea could dismantle all of its nuclear weapons, threatening missiles and biological weapons ‘in a year,’ a far more aggressive schedule than the one Secretary of State Mike Pompeo outlined for Congress recently, reflecting a strain inside the […]
7/1/2018
ELECTION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Congratulations to Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on becoming the next President of Mexico. I look very much forward to working with him. There is much to be done that will benefit both the United States and Mexico!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 1, 2018 10:01 pm […]
7/1/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @larryelder: BEWARE! #TrumpDerangementSyndrome can be career ending. https://t.co/qm86ya6PlJ“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 1, 2018 6:24 pm […]
7/1/2018
SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A big week, especially with our numerous victories in the Supreme Court. Heading back to the White House now. Focus will be on the selection of a new Supreme Court Justice. Exciting times for our country. Economy may be stronger than it has ever been!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 1, 2018 […]
7/1/2018
CRIME/DEMS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Liberal Left, also known as the Democrats, want to get rid of ICE, who do a fantastic job, and want Open Borders. Crime would be rampant and uncontrollable! Make America Great Again” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 1, 2018 7:11 am […]
7/1/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I will be interviewed by @MariaBartiromo at 10:00 A.M. on @FoxNews” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 1, 2018 7:00 am […]
6/30/2018
IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When people come into our Country illegally, we must IMMEDIATELY escort them back out without going through years of legal maneuvering. Our laws are the dumbest anywhere in the world. Republicans want Strong Borders and no Crime. Dems want Open Borders and are weak on Crime!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 30, 2018 […]
6/30/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I will be interviewed by @MariaBartiromo on Sunday [6-1-18] on @FoxNews at 10:00 A. M. Enjoy!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 30, 2018 2:31 pm […]
6/30/2018
CHUCK SCHUMER/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Either we need to elect more Republicans in November or Republicans must end the ridiculous 60 vote, or Filibuster, rule – or better yet, do both. Cryin’ Chuck would do it on day one, but we’ll never give him the chance. Some great legislation awaits – be smart!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
6/30/2018
GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I never pushed the Republicans in the House to vote for the Immigration Bill, either GOODLATTE 1 or 2, because it could never have gotten enough Democrats as long as there is the 60 vote threshold. I released many prior to the vote knowing we need more Republicans to win […]
6/30/2018
SEAN SPICER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A friend of mine and a man who has truly seen politics and life as few others ever will, Sean Spicer, has written a great new book, ‘The Briefing: Politics, the Press and the President.’ It is a story told with both heart and knowledge. Really good, go get it!” -Donald […]
6/30/2018
SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I will be making my choice for Justice of the United States Supreme Court on the first Monday after the July 4th Holiday, July 9th!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 30, 2018 7:33 am […]
6/30/2018
OIL/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Just spoke to King Salman of Saudi Arabia and explained to him that, because of the turmoil & disfunction in Iran and Venezuela, I am asking that Saudi Arabia increase oil production, maybe up to 2,000,000 barrels, to make up the difference…Prices to high! He has agreed!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June […]
6/30/2018
DEMS/ICE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “To the great and brave men and women of ICE, do not worry or lose your spirit. You are doing a fantastic job of keeping us safe by eradicating the worst criminal elements. So brave! The radical left Dems want you out. Next it will be all police. Zero chance, It will […]
6/30/2018
DEMS/GANGS/ICE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Democrats are making a strong push to abolish ICE, one of the smartest, toughest and most spirited law enforcement groups of men and women that I have ever seen. I have watched ICE liberate towns from the grasp of MS-13 & clean out the toughest of situations. They are great!” -Donald […]
6/30/2018
TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @realDonaldTrump: Six months after our TAX CUTS, more than 6 MILLION workers have received bonuses, pay raises, and retirement account c…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 30, 2018 5:59 am […]
6/30/2018
DEMS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “RT @DanScavino: “@GovMikeHuckabee: Trump could nominate Moses for Supreme Court and Democrats would fight it” https://t.co/5wx3nVJxvF“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 30, 2018 5:59 am […]
6/30/2018
MASS SHOOTING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @realDonaldTrump: Before going any further today, I want to address the horrific shooting that took place yesterday at the Capital Gazet…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 30, 2018 5:57 am […]
6/30/2018
IVANKA/MIKE POMPEO/STATE: “RT @IvankaTrump: Thank you @SecPompeo. It was an honor to join you and your talented, passionate colleagues at @StateDept to honor the her…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 30, 2018 5:49 am […]
6/30/2018
EDUCATION/IVANKA: “RT @IvankaTrump: Thank you Senator Alexander for your leadership on career + technical education. 11+ million students and workers across o…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 30, 2018 5:49 am […]
6/29/2018
SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump singled him out for praise even while attacking other members of the Supreme Court. The White House nominated people close to him to important judicial posts. And members of the Trump family forged personal connections. Their goal was to assure Justice Anthony M. Kennedy that his judicial legacy would […]
6/29/2018
BUSINESS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The new plant being built by Foxconn in Wisconsin is incredible. Congratulations to the people of Wisconsin and to Governor Scott Walker @GovWalker and his talented representatives for having pulled it off. Great job!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 29, 2018 6:30 pm […]
6/29/2018
ECONOMY/IVANKA/MEDIA: “RT @FoxBusiness: .@IvankaTrump: ‘I think one of the tremendous opportunities that were seeing because the economy is so strong is that peop…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 29, 2018 6:21 pm […]
6/29/2018
ICE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @Scavino45: ‘@ICEgov New York operation leads to arrests of 3 dozen Darknet vendors selling illicit goods, weapons, drugs seized and mor…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 29, 2018 6:20 pm […]
6/29/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WTO: “President Donald Trump said today he does not intend to withdraw the U.S. from the World Trade Organization, despite a news report earlier today that he often privately expresses that desire to advisers. ‘I’m not talking about pulling out,’ Trump told reporters on his way to Bedminster, New Jersey, where he owns […]
6/29/2018
NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump said on Friday that he planned to interview one or two candidates to fill Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy’s seat this weekend at his Bedminster, N.J., resort, and plans to announce his final pick on July 9…The president also said he wouldn’t specifically ask candidates about Roe v. Wade, […]
6/29/2018
HHS/MEDICAID/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “A federal judge ruled Friday [6-29-18] that Kentucky cannot require certain Medicaid recipients to get jobs or lose their benefits. In a closely watched case, US District Court Judge James Boasberg voided the federal government’s approval of Kentucky’s request to implement work requirements and kicked the matter back to the Department […]
6/29/2018
HHS/LAWSUIT/MEDICAID/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A federal judge on Friday [6-29-18] struck down the Trump administration’s approval of a Kentucky plan to impose work requirements on many Medicaid recipients, a ruling that could have a chilling effect on other states seeking new rules for the program covering 75 million people. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg said Health […]
6/29/2018
HUMAN RIGHTS/RACISM/STATE/UN/TRUMP PEOPLE: “A Trump administration appointee to the State Department tore into standard UN documents that condemn racism as a threat to democracy. The deputy assistant secretary for refugees and migration, a foreign service officer promoted by the White House to an unusually senior position for his rank, disputed the idea that leaders have […]
6/29/2018
DEFICIT/FEDERAL RESERVE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump’s top economic adviser said he hoped the Federal Reserve would raise interest rates ‘very slowly,’ breaking with a 25-year White House precedent of generally refraining from commenting on monetary policy. Lawrence Kudlow, the director of the National Economic Council, made the comments Friday [6-29-18] morning during an interview on […]
6/29/2018
JOHN KELLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday [6-29-18] he is not looking for a new chief of staff to replace John Kelly but at some point, ‘things happen.’ Kelly, a retired general, is nearing a year in the job and could be leaving soon, a source familiar with the situation […]
6/29/2018
ABORTION/NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Now that President Donald Trump has the opportunity to appoint a new justice to the Supreme Court, some abortion opponents hope that Roe v. Wade will end up overturned or gutted — and they have already been working towards that moment. Over the past year, state legislatures in Iowa, Louisiana and […]
6/29/2018
STEVE MNUCHIN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WTO: “President Donald Trump has been privately suggesting that he wants the US to withdraw from the World Trade Organization, according to a new report. Trump has been repeatedly telling White House officials he wants out from the global trade organization, Axios reported Friday [6-29-18]…The President’s economic advisers have pushed back when […]
6/29/2018
TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Six months after our TAX CUTS, more than 6 MILLION workers have received bonuses, pay raises, and retirement account contributions. #TaxCutsandJobsAct https://t.co/MevjwIINGU“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 29, 2018 1:06 pm […]
6/29/2018
GUNS/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump pledged support for the families of the five people killed in the ‘horrific’ Capital Gazette shooting on Thursday [6-28-18] afternoon, saying journalists should not be attacked for doing their jobs…The president made the comments at an event on Friday afternoon, his first public appearance since a gunman opened fire […]
6/29/2018
GUNS/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Before going any further today, I want to address the horrific shooting that took place yesterday at the Capital Gazette newsroom in Annapolis, Maryland. This attack shocked the conscience of our Nation, and filled our hearts with grief… https://t.co/LALXGhk04b“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 29, 2018 12:59 pm […]
6/29/2018
GUNS/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Before going any further today, I want to address the horrific shooting that took place yesterday at the Capital Gazette newsroom in Annapolis, Maryland. This attack shocked the conscience of our Nation, and filled our hearts with grief…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 29, 2018 12:59 pm […]
6/29/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “On the Saturday before Utah’s primary, Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams was hustling — knocking on doors and on the hunt for persuadable Republicans to support his congressional bid. Here in Utah’s Fourth District, a boot-shaped district covering the suburbs south of Salt Lake City, the primary election Tuesday was a […]
6/29/2018
DEMS/TAXES/TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Sticking to a pledge that Americans will be able to file tax returns on a postcard under President Donald Trump’s tax code overhaul, the U.S. Treasury Department released a new Form 1040 for individuals on Friday [6-29-18], but met swift Democratic criticism about its potential complexity. The Treasury and Internal Revenue Service […]
6/29/2018
ELECTION/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Every two years, a small league of political scientists and economists fire up computer models they’ve developed to predict who will win the U.S. congressional elections in November. Several who use economic data in their models have concluded that unless the economy gets quite a bit stronger Republicans will not be able […]
6/29/2018
FBI/PAUL MANAFORT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “A personal assistant to Paul Manafort granted the FBI access to a storage locker, allowing the government to secure evidence that President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager is trying to suppress, according to testimony on Friday [6-29-18] in a federal court hearing in Virginia. FBI special agent Jeff Pfeiffer made […]
6/29/2018
JOHN KELLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump is consulting with advisers about whom he should tap as his next chief of staff, with John Kelly expected to depart the administration as early as this summer, possibly soon, according to people familiar with the matter. The two front-runners for the job, the people said, are […]
6/29/2018
GUNS/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump condemned the deadly newsroom shooting in Maryland, declaring on Friday [6-29-18] that ‘journalists, like all Americans, should be free from the fear of being violently attacked while doing their jobs.’ Mr. Trump has labeled the news media ‘the enemy of the people’ and routinely encourages supporters at his rallies to […]
6/29/2018
DEMS/ICE/IMMIGRATION: “Abolish ICE! That was the seemingly radical message that Chardo Richardson, a House candidate in Florida, published in an online statement four months ago, endorsing a call to eliminate the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. To that point, the idea had largely been passed around on social media; among political candidates, Mr. Richardson was […]
6/29/2018
BUSINESS/CHINA/COMMERCE/NAFTA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “General Motors warned Friday [6-29-18] that if President Trump pushed forward with another wave of tariffs, the move could backfire, leading to ‘less investment, fewer jobs and lower wages’ for its employees. The automaker said that tariffs on imports of cars and car parts — on top of an earlier spate of […]
6/29/2018
FBI/JAMES COMEY/TRUMP PEOPLE: “In the days after the F.B.I. director James B. Comey was fired last year, the deputy attorney general, Rod J. Rosenstein, repeatedly expressed anger about how the White House used him to rationalize the firing, saying the experience damaged his reputation, according to four people familiar with his outbursts. In public, Mr. […]
6/29/2018
CHILDREN/IMMIGRATION/PROTESTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “More than 500 people, including at least one member of Congress, were arrested and escorted from the Philip A. Hart Senate Office Building on Thursday [6-28-18] after staging a sit-in during a women-led march against the Trump administration’s ‘zero-tolerance’ approach to illegal immigration. The United States Capitol Police charged approximately 575 people […]
6/28/2018
CHILDREN/IMMIGRATION/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The State Department warned in a report on Thursday [6-28-18] that separating children from their parents can cause lasting psychological damage that leaves them vulnerable to trafficking, a cautionary tale that comes amid an uproar over a Trump administration immigration policy that has temporarily broken up migrant families as they enter the […]
6/28/2018
CLIMATE CHANGE/EPA/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The retirement of Justice Anthony M. Kennedy from the Supreme Court could significantly reshape environmental law in the decades ahead and potentially make it easier for the Trump administration to roll back Obama-era climate change policies in the coming years, legal experts said. In his 30 years on the court, […]
6/28/2018
DHS/ICE/IMMIGRATION/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Investigators with the Department of Homeland Security made an unannounced visit on Wednesday [6-27-18] to the home of a former Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesman who abruptly resigned three months ago because he could not bring himself to lie on behalf of the Trump administration. The former spokesman, James Schwab, […]
6/28/2018
CRIME/ICE/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “At least 19 Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigators are seeking to dissolve the agency, concerned that the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal migrants has limited their ability to pursue national security threats, child pornography and transnational crime. In a letter sent last week to Kirstjen Nielsen, the homeland security secretary, the […]
6/28/2018
DEMS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A political war over replacing Justice Anthony M. Kennedy roared to life in Washington Thursday [6-28-18] morning, just hours after the Supreme Court announced a retirement that could reshape the country’s judicial future. Democrats and liberal advocacy organizations face enormous challenges if they hope to prevent President Trump and the Republicans […]
6/28/2018
DEMS/GOP/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Republicans and Democrats readied for the battle to choose Justice Anthony Kennedy’s successor, with the White House dusting off the plan it used to win last year’s Supreme Court fight and Democrats searching for a way to derail President Donald Trump’s nominee amid a heated midterm election campaign. The White House […]
6/28/2018
EU/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “EU leaders agreed to hold their tongues — and their noses — as they brace for U.S. President Donald Trump to barnstorm into Europe. As leaders convened in Brussels on Thursday [6-28-18] for one of their busiest summits in recent memory, Trump provided fresh outrage — an assertion at a rally in […]
6/28/2018
ABORTION/GOP/SENATE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Sen. Susan Collins took a notable phone call Thursday [6-28-18] as she enters the eye of the Supreme Court confirmation storm: It was White House counsel Don McGahn, sounding out the moderate Maine Republican in what she called a ‘preliminary discussion’ of the high court vacancy. Republicans control the Senate by a […]
6/28/2018
DEMS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Democrats on Thursday [6-28-18] weighed how to block a Supreme Court nominee with the potential to reshape the court for a generation, as the White House considered its options for one of the most consequential decisions of Donald Trump’s presidency. The retirement announcement Wednesday of Justice Anthony Kennedy gives Mr. Trump […]
6/28/2018
IRS/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the IRS owns a stake in two rental units at a Trump-branded hotel in Hawaii. Charles Rettig was questioned by members of the Senate Finance Committee Thursday [6-28-18] on topics ranging from his experience as a tax attorney to his management style. He was also asked to […]
6/28/2018
ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER/ENERGY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “‘The Terminator’ has a message for President Donald Trump: Don’t go back in time to ‘rescue the coal industry.’ In a video uploaded to Facebook by media company ATTN: on Thursday, former California Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger references a popular movie role he played to mock what he describes as efforts […]
6/28/2018
RUSSIA/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump once again raised the idea of pulling the US out of Syria this week — this time privately during a meeting with King Abdullah II of Jordan at the White House, according to two diplomatic sources familiar with the sit-down. The two leaders discussed Syria at length. One source […]
6/28/2018
JOHN KELLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump is consulting with advisers about whom he should tap as his next chief of staff, with John Kelly expected to depart the administration as early as this summer, possibly even this week, according to people familiar with the matter. The two front-runners for the job, the people […]
6/28/2018
BUSINESS/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As President Donald Trump took a victory lap at the groundbreaking of Foxconn’s $10 billion southeastern Wisconsin-based plant Thursday [6-28-18], he had a stern message for a neighboring manufacturer…It was a sign of the times in the Trump economy, where the Foxconn investment comes with a price to taxpayers and Harley-Davidson faces […]
6/28/2018
GUNS/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Prior to departing Wisconsin, I was briefed on the shooting at Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland. My thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families. Thank you to all of the First Responders who are currently on the scene.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 28, 2018 3:49 pm […]
6/28/2018
POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When asked if registered voters think Donald Trump deserves to be re-elected as President or if it’s time to give a new person a chance, around 55% in Arizona, Florida and Arizona say they would rather look to a new candidate, according to series of new NBC News polls conducted by Marist. […]
6/28/2018
FBI/HILLARY CLINTON/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and FBI Director Christopher Wray rejected assertions by Republicans Thursday [6-28-18] that their agencies hadn’t been forthcoming in responding to Congress’s requests for information about the Russia and Hillary Clinton email investigations. Mr. Rosenstein became testy at times in answering sharp questions from House […]
6/28/2018
IMMIGRATION/MIKE PENCE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Vice President Mike Pence plans to urge the leaders of three Central American nations to do more to stop the flow of migrants from their countries in a meeting later Thursday [6-28-18], while Congress and the Trump administration struggle to find a solution back home. The vice president wraps up his three-country […]
6/28/2018
RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It ought to be nothing but good news that two nations who could obliterate the globe with their nuclear weapons are meeting to mend their dangerously spiraling relations…But when Trump and Putin sit down in Helsinki the spotlight will be on everything but their crucial talks on North Korea, Syria, Iran and […]
6/28/2018
BORDER/CHILDREN/IMMIGRATION/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The State Department said children held in government facilities are at higher risk of psychological damage and should be separated from their families only as a ‘last resort.’ The finding, part of the agency’s Trafficking in Persons Report released Thursday [6-28-18], came as President Donald Trump seeks to quiet public furor […]
6/28/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “AMERICA IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS! https://t.co/fuRF2Z6CZl“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 28, 2018 2:09 pm […]
6/28/2018
JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Today, we broke ground on a plant that will provide jobs for up to 15,000 Wisconsin Workers! As Foxconn has discovered, there is no better place to build, hire and grow than right here in the United States! https://t.co/tOFFodZYvK“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 28, 2018 1:57 pm […]
6/28/2018
SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump will be advised by a small group of deeply conservative lawyers, some inside the White House and at least one from outside, on choosing a nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy, said several sources familiar with the process. Kennedy announced his retirement […]
6/28/2018
JOBS/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Six months after our TAX CUTS, more than 6 MILLION workers have received bonuses, pay raises, and retirement account contributions. #TaxCutsandJobsAct https://t.co/MevjwIINGU“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 28, 2018 1:06 pm […]
6/28/2018
JOHN KELLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “With John Kelly’s tenure as White House chief of staff possibly winding down, President Donald Trump has been consulting with some of his advisers on who should succeed Kelly in that post, a source familiar with the situation said on Thursday. Kelly, a retired general, is nearing a year in […]
6/28/2018
ROBERT MUELLER/ROGER STONE/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller has issued a grand jury subpoena to another associate of longtime Donald Trump adviser Roger Stone, a lawyer for Andrew Miller, the subject of the subpoena, said on Thursday [6-28-18]. The subpoena is the latest to suggest that Mueller, who is probing Russian meddling in […]
6/28/2018
GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “House Republicans on Thursday [6-28-18] mounted a multi-front effort to rebuke and embarrass the GOP-led Justice Department, hauling Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein before an ’emergency’ hearing of the Judiciary Committee just as the House voted to accuse him of flouting congressional document requests. Face-to-face with Rosenstein and FBI […]
6/28/2018
EU/FRANCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday [6-29-18] he would not comment directly on a report that Donald Trump suggested France leave the EU — but his commitment to Europe made clear what his response would have been. Back in April, Trump proposed to Macron that France leave the EU, the Washington Post […]
6/28/2018
FBI/GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “U.S. House Republican allies of President Donald Trump shouted and attacked Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein on Thursday [6-28-18], alleging he was improperly withholding documents related to the FBI’s investigation of Trump’s 2016 campaign. The tense congressional hearing came as Republicans brought to the House floor a non-binding resolution that […]
6/28/2018
JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I am in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for meetings. Soon to leave for a big groundbreaking for Foxconn, which is building a great new electronics plant in Wisconsin. 15,000 Jobs, so great!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 28, 2018 8:06 am […]
6/28/2018
FBI/HILLARY CLINTON/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….persecuted on old and/or totally unrelated charges (there was no collusion and there was no obstruction of the no collusion)…And what is going on in the FBI & DOJ with Crooked Hillary, the DNC and all of the lies? A disgraceful situation!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 28, 2018 7:56 am […]
6/28/2018
ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When is Bob Mueller going to list his Conflicts of Interest? Why has it taken so long? Will they be listed at the top of his $22,000,000 Report…And what about the 13 Angry Democrats, will they list their conflicts with Crooked H? How many people will be sent to jail […]
6/28/2018
JAMES COMEY/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Peter Strzok worked as the leader of the Rigged Witch Hunt for a long period of time – he got it started and was only fired because the gig was up. But remember, he took his orders from Comey and McCabe and they took their orders from you know […]
6/28/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Just watched @SharkGregNorman on @foxandfriends. Said ‘President is doing a great job. All over the world, people want to come back to the U.S.’ Thank you Greg, and you’re looking and doing great!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 28, 2018 6:38 am […]