CIA/NOMINATIONS/SENATE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee will vote on Wednesday [5-16-18] morning on President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the new director of the CIA, Gina Haspel, a committee aide said on Monday [5-14-18]. The vote will take place behind closed doors, as is customary for the intelligence panel. Haspel was grilled by lawmakers […]
5/14/2018
BUSINESS/RUSSIA/SANCTIONS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “A former senior campaign and transition aide to President Donald Trump recently inked a deal to help a Russian oligarch’s conglomerate shed sanctions the Trump administration slapped on them last month. Bryan Lanza, who is in regular contact with White House officials, is lobbying on behalf of the chairman of EN+ Group, an […]
5/14/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/IRAN/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Nobody said national-security policy was simple or easy. For proof, look at the current state of U.S. views on North Korea and Iran. At the moment, President Donald Trump has nice things to say about North Korea, which has built a nuclear weapon, has threatened to use it against the […]
5/14/2018
DRUGS/MEDICARE/PHARMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is considering expanding Medicare’s ability to negotiate the cost of drugs by giving private payers a role in setting the price of medicines administered in hospitals and doctors’ offices, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said on Monday [5-14-18]. Azar’s comments provided more details on the plan announced […]
5/14/2018
ISRAEL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. Embassy opening in Jerusalem will be covered live on @FoxNews & @FoxBusiness. Lead up to 9:00 A.M. (eastern) event has already begun. A great day for Israel!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 14, 2018 5:54 am […]
5/14/2018
ECONOMY/ELECTION/GOP/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Republicans facing a tough midterm election season are pointing to the strong economy as proof their new tax law is working its magic. But as campaign ads tout swelling payrolls and lawmakers spotlight companies handing out employee bonuses, there’s little evidence the tax cuts are already having an impact across the economy, […]
5/13/2018
EU/IRAN/MIKE POMPEO/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “John R. Bolton, the national security adviser, said on Sunday [5-13-18] that European officials should have known that President Trump would withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal, despite months of negotiations to salvage the accord that they believed had brought them close to satisfying the president’s demands…Mr. Bolton’s remarks could […]
5/13/2018
ELECTION/GOP/SENATE/TRUMP PEOPLE: There was not an overabundance of enthusiasm for Senator Dean Heller when the Nevada Republican Men’s Club gathered for its monthly luncheon at the Bali Hai Golf Club here. Karl Johnson, a precinct director for the Clark County Republican Party, wrinkled his nose and raised his eyebrows when asked about Mr. Heller’s prospects […]
5/13/2018
IRAN/NUCLEAR/TRUMP PEOPLE: “While many hands gripped the sword that undercut the Iran nuclear deal, no one outside the Trump administration was a more persistent or effective critic than Mark Dubowitz, the chief executive of a hawkish Washington think tank. But rather than publicly celebrate President Trump’s decision Tuesday [5-8-18] to jettison the accord, he is […]
5/13/2018
BUSINESS/LEGAL/MICHAEL COHEN/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP PEOPLE: “When Michael Cohen came knocking after the 2016 election, touting himself as the president’s lawyer, a man who could decipher the new administration, Ford Motor Co. said no. So did Uber Technologies Inc. He managed to notch AT&T Inc. and Novartis AG . And Squire Patton Boggs, a law and lobbying […]
5/13/2018
FRANCE/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “So sad to see the Terror Attack in Paris. At some point countries will have to open their eyes & see what is really going on. This kind of sickness & hatred is not compatible with a loving, peaceful, & successful country! Changes to our thought process on terror must be made.” […]
5/13/2018
HOLIDAY: “Happy Mother’s Day!!! https://t.co/zw71dnT7TJ“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 13, 2018 7:29 am […]
5/13/2018
IRAN/MIDDLE EAST/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Remember how badly Iran was behaving with the Iran Deal in place. They were trying to take over the Middle East by whatever means necessary. Now, that will not happen!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 13, 2018 3:11 pm […]
5/13/2018
CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China and the United States are working well together on trade, but past negotiations have been so one sided in favor of China, for so many years, that it is hard for them to make a deal that benefits both countries. But be cool, it will all work out!” -Donald Trump, […]
5/13/2018
IRAN/MILITARY/NUCLEAR/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump repeated a misleading claim about Iran’s military budget Saturday [5-12-18], saying it had increased by more than 40 percent since the negotiation of the Iran nuclear deal. ‘Iran’s Military Budget is up more than 40% since the Obama negotiated Nuclear Deal was reached…just another indicator that it was all […]
5/13/2018
GOP/JOHN MCCAIN/TRUMP PEOPLE: “White House aide Kelly Sadler promised Meghan McCain she would apologize publicly for mocking her father’s health, a source familiar with the conversation has told CNN, but Sadler has yet to do so. Sadler, a special assistant for surrogate communications, made the promise in an apologetic phone call to McCain after it […]
5/13/2018
BUSINESS/CHINA/COMMERCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Xi of China, and I, are working together to give massive Chinese phone company, ZTE, a way to get back into business, fast. Too many jobs in China lost. Commerce Department has been instructed to get it done!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 13, 2018 10:01 am […]
5/12/2018
BORDER/SENATE/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Donald Trump said Saturday [5-12-18] that the Senate should approve a government spending package that includes funding for border security and a wall before the August break or not go on recess. Congress passed a $1.3 trillion spending bill in March that will fund the government through the end of September. […]
5/12/2018
BORDER/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “The Senate should get funding done before the August break, or NOT GO HOME. Wall and Border Security should be included. Also waiting for approval of almost 300 nominations, worst in history. Democrats are doing everything possible to obstruct, all they know how to do. STAY!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 12, 2018 […]
5/12/2018
IRAN/MILITARY/NUCLEAR/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Iran’s Military Budget is up more than 40% since the Obama negotiated Nuclear Deal was reached…just another indicator that it was all a big lie. But not anymore!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 12, 2018 5:02 pm […]
5/12/2018
NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “North Korea has announced that they will dismantle Nuclear Test Site this month, ahead of the big Summit Meeting on June 12th. Thank you, a very smart and gracious gesture!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 12, 2018 4:08 pm […]
5/12/2018
ISRAEL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump spent roughly 10 minutes of an hourlong speech Thursday [5-10-18] night in Indiana telling the story of how he saved nearly $999,800,000 on controversial plans to move the US Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem — a claim he has made before in the months leading up […]
5/11/2018
ELECTION/GOP/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “After days of high-stakes negotiations with foreign governments, President Trump traveled to a rally here Thursday [5-10-18] night, briefly swapping his role as grim-faced statesman for one that comes more naturally to him: campaign trail firebrand. In a visit meant to bolster Mike Braun, a wealthy former state legislator who won […]
5/11/2018
BUSINESS/LEGAL/MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP PEOPLE/WOMEN: “Randall L. Stephenson, AT&T’s chief executive, said on Friday [5-11-18] that the company had made a ‘big mistake’ by hiring President Trump’s personal lawyer, Michael D. Cohen, to advise on the telecommunications giant’s deal to buy Time Warner. ‘Our company has been in the headlines for all the wrong reasons these last […]
5/11/2018
AMBASSADOR/ISRAEL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The United States Embassy in Jerusalem is set to open with great fanfare on Monday [5-14-18], but the American ambassador to Israel will not yet work permanently out of his new office there, administration officials said Friday [5-11-18], and instead will split his time between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. That solution might […]
5/11/2018
DEMS/JOHN MCCAIN/SENATE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “A Democratic senator called on President Donald Trump Friday [5-11-18] to repudiate a White House aide’s comment about ‘dying’ Republican Sen. John McCain, who has brain cancer…White House aide Kelly Sadler had responded to McCain’s opposition to Gina Haspel’s nomination for CIA director by attempting to joke Thursday [5-10-18] morning that ‘he’s […]
5/11/2018
BRITAIN/IRAN/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Theresa May of the United Kingdom condemned recent suspected Iranian rocket attacks on Israel in a phone call on Friday [5-11-18], according to statements from both administrations. But only a U.K. readout of the call addressed May’s concerns about the United States’ withdrawal from the Iran […]
5/11/2018
2016 ELECTION/JAMES COMEY/RUSSIA/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Former FBI Director James Comey is skipping a closed-door Senate hearing next week to discuss the intelligence community’s findings about Russian interference in the 2016 elections…Comey was among four former intelligence community leaders invited to attend the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing. The other three, former National Intelligence Director James Clapper, […]
5/11/2018
DEMS/LEGAL/MICHAEL COHEN/PHARMA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “A key Democratic senator is joining at least one other lawmaker Friday [5-11-18] in requesting that pharmaceutical giant Novartis turn over documents relating to President Donald Trump’s personal attorney Michael Cohen. Sen. Patty Murray of Washington state, the top Democrat on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, has sent a […]
5/11/2018
JOHN MCCAIN/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The White House on Friday [5-1–18] refused either to acknowledge or disown a purported barb about Sen. John McCain’s health by a communications staffer. Instead, press secretary Sarah Sanders suggested questions about the incident were meant to sow discord among President Donald Trump’s aides. ‘I’m not going to get into a back […]
5/11/2018
MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said his conversations with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un were ‘warm’ and ‘good.’ Pompeo spoke to reporters at the State Department a day after returning from a trip to Pyongyang to negotiate with the North Korean leader and retrieve three Americans held by the […]
5/11/2018
DRUGS/HEALTHCARE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The American people deserve a healthcare system that takes care of them – not one that takes advantage of them. We will work every day to ensure all Americans have access to the quality, affordable medication they need and deserve. We will not rest until the job is done! https://t.co/9BzevAniNx” –Donald Trump, […]
5/11/2018
DHS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen got into a lengthy, heated argument during a Cabinet meeting focused on immigration Wednesday [5-9-18], a source with knowledge of the blowup told CNN. Trump was furious with Nielsen, telling her he didn’t think she was doing enough to secure the border. […]
5/11/2018
DRUGS/PHARMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Today, my Administration is launching the most sweeping action in history to lower the price of prescription drugs for the American People. We will have tougher negotiation, more competition, and much lower prices at the pharmacy counter! https://t.co/xdakX43a4d” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 11, 2018 2:30 pm […]
5/11/2018
DRUGS/HEALTHCARE/PHARMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday [5-11-18] blasted drugmakers and healthcare ‘middlemen’ for making prescription drugs unaffordable for Americans, but healthcare stocks rose as experts said the administration avoided taking aggressive and direct measures to cut drug prices. Trump said his administration would take aim at the ‘middlemen’ in the drug industry […]
5/11/2018
ENERGY [ALTERNATIVE]/OIL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration will scale back the use of biofuels waivers for small refineries and count ethanol exports toward federal biofuels usage quotas as part of a broad overhaul of the nation’s renewable fuel policy, a source briefed on the plans said on Friday [5-11-18]. The changes are aimed at easing […]
5/11/2018
EPA/SCOTT PRUITT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday [5-11-18] said that embattled Environmental Protection Agency Director Scott Pruitt still has his confidence. Pruitt has been criticized for a series of potential ethics lapses, including flying first class, excessive spending on security, and the rental of a room in a Washington condominium owned by the […]
5/11/2018
CHINA/EU/FOREIGN POLICY/IRAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It’s Donald Trump’s latest rebrand — global man of action. The President is taking his political chaos theory beyond America’s borders and racking up wins for his faithful political base. Positioning himself as a domineering global figure to shore up his standing back home, Trump is changing the subject from the […]
5/11/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration’s efforts to block imports are bringing back a long-forgotten headache for manufacturers: the quota. U.S. officials have so far largely relied on tariffs—essentially taxes at the border—in their efforts to reduce imports of steel, aluminum and Chinese goods. But some countries are accepting hard limits, or quotas, on […]
5/10/2018
BUSINESS/NAFTA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump frequently talks about reviving the American auto industry, but his approach to trade policy may backfire on the country’s carmakers. Mr. Trump’s efforts to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement, to impose tariffs on imported aluminum and steel and to reduce America’s trade deficit with China could limit […]
5/10/2018
IRAN/MIDDLE EAST/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump sent two private letters to Middle East allies in recent weeks complaining that the United States has spent too much money in the region and urging them to pick up more of the burden as part of a coalition to counter Iran’s influence, a person familiar with them said […]
5/10/2018
DRUGS/MEDICARE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump will lay out on Friday [5-11-18] a broad strategy to reduce prescription drug prices, but in a break from one of his most popular campaign promises, he will not call for Medicare to negotiate lower prices with drug manufacturers, senior administration officials said. The White House will issue a blueprint […]
5/10/2018
NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SINGAPORE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Less than a year ago, President Trump was savaging Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader, as a ‘madman’ and murderer of his own people, branding him as ‘Little Rocket Man’ for his nuclear testing exploits and poking fun at his portly stature. Early Thursday [5-10-18] morning, a jubilant Mr. Trump described […]
5/10/2018
BORDERS/DHS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Kirstjen Nielsen, the homeland security secretary, told colleagues she was close to resigning after President Trump berated her on Wednesday [5-9-18] in front of the entire cabinet for what he said was her failure to adequately secure the nation’s borders, according to several current and former officials familiar with the episode. Ms. Nielsen, […]
5/10/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/MIDDLE EAST/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The way President Donald Trump sees it, why go for a solid single when you can swing for a home run? Trump’s upcoming summit with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un is only the latest example of the president’s go-big strategy. From tax reform to international trade to foreign policy, […]
5/10/2018
NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SINGAPORE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump announced on Thursday [5-10-18] that his meeting with the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, will be held on June 12 in Singapore. The announcement came in a tweet just hours after Mr. Trump met the three recently freed American hostages at Joint Base Andrews, where they arrived in the […]
5/10/2018
LEGAL/MICHAEL COHEN/RUDY GIULIANI/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudolph W. Giuliani, abruptly resigned from his law firm after weeks of tensions over his public comments. Mr. Giuliani took a leave of absence last month from the firm, Greenberg Traurig, one of the nation’s largest, to represent Mr. Trump. But the firm announced on Thursday [5-10-18] […]
5/10/2018
MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/PRISONER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Three American prisoners freed from North Korea arrived here early Thursday [5-10-18] to a personal welcome from President Trump, who traveled to an air base in the middle of the night to meet them. Waving their hands and flashing peace signs, the freed prisoners — Kim Dong-chul, Tony Kim and […]
5/10/2018
BUSINESS/CANADA/MEXICO/NAFTA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S., Canada and Mexico are focusing on rewriting the auto rules at the center of the North American Free Trade Agreement as negotiators face hard deadlines in an election year, raising the possibility of less drastic changes to other controversial parts of Nafta, according to people following the talks. A Republican […]
5/10/2018
HEALTHCARE/HHS/NATIVE AMERICANS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “HHS leaders want states to settle the contentious question of whether Native Americans should get jobs in order to keep their health care — a move that likely won’t resolve the underlying challenge to tribal sovereignty and was sparked by an unusual split between the agency’s politically appointed administrators and legal […]
5/10/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Thank you Indiana! #MAGA?? https://t.co/fCv76VyUax“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 10, 2018 7:49 pm […]
5/10/2018
GOP/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/ROBERT MEULLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “A pair of top Republican lawmakers met with senior officials at the Justice Department Thursday [5-10-18] in an attempt to resolve a standoff over GOP requests for classified information related to the special counsel’s investigation into Russian election meddling. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R., Calif.) and fellow […]
5/10/2018
DREAMERS/GOP/IMMIGRATION/PAUL RYAN/TRUMP PEOPLE: “House Speaker Paul Ryan (R., Wis.), facing rising discontent within GOP ranks over congressional inaction on immigration policy, is working to tamp down an attempt by a group of centrist Republicans to force votes on the issue. Speaking to reporters Thursday [5-10-18], Mr. Ryan argued that the move to use a ‘discharge […]
5/10/2018
IRAN/JAMES MATTIS/NUCLEAR/RUDY GIULIANI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Defense Secretary James Mattis may have come to terms with President Donald Trump’s decision to quit the Iran nuclear deal, but he suggested the administration is still grappling with how to define US policy on countering Tehran following public calls for regime change from national security adviser John Bolton […]
5/10/2018
CONGRESS/DHS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VISAS: “The Trump administration is expected to make about 15,000 additional H-2B visas available for low-skilled foreign workers this summer, a modest supplement to the popular program, lawmakers and aides familiar with the planning said. The number of visas available each year is capped by statute at 66,000, evenly divided between the summer […]
5/10/2018
NOMINATIONS/SENATE/TREASURY/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Adam Lerrick has withdrawn as President Donald Trump’s nominee for assistant Treasury secretary for international finance, after languishing for more than a year without Senate confirmation. Lerrick, a visiting scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and a former investment banker, has extensive experience in dealing with sovereign debt crises in countries like Greece, […]
5/10/2018
IRAN/SANCTIONS/TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday [5-10-18] levied sanctions against several Iranian firms, individuals and officials it said are operating an illegal currency-exchange network in the United Arab Emirates, and accused Iran’s central bank of being complicit in operations that funneled dollars into the country for Iran’s elite military unit, the Quds […]
5/10/2018
CHINA/TECHNOLOGY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “White House officials promised to keep the U.S. in the lead on emerging artificial-intelligence technologies, despite growing competition from China and worries about potential impacts on American workers. At a White House conference on artificial intelligence, Trump technology adviser Michael Kratsios pledged that the administration would make a priority of advancing artificial-intelligence […]
5/10/2018
LEGAL/MICHAEL COHEN/ROBERT MUELLER/RUDY GIULIANI/TRUMP PEOPLE/WOMEN: “Rudy Giuliani, who last month joined the team of lawyers representing President Donald Trump in the Russia investigation, resigned from his law firm on Thursday [5-10-18], citing the ‘pressing demands’ of the special counsel probe. Mr. Giuliani said last month that he would take a ‘temporary leave of absence’ from […]
5/10/2018
LEGAL/MICHAEL COHEN/RUDY GIULIANI/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump’s new attorney, Rudy Giuliani, told CNN on Thursday [5-10-18] that Trump ‘wasn’t aware’ his longtime personal lawyer Michael Cohen pitched his access to the President to potential clients following the 2016 election and landed lucrative consulting deals as a result…One Republican strategist described Cohen’s pitch as follows: ‘I […]
5/10/2018
HUD/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s administration signaled on Thursday [5-10-18] it may reverse housing anti-discrimination protections established under Democratic former President Barack Obama that exposed companies to a broad range of legal claims under federal law. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) said it will reconsider the 2013 rule issued […]
5/10/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/NORTH KOREA/PRISONERS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Just maybe, the extraordinary scene that unfolded in the dead of night on an airfield outside Washington early Thursday [5-10-18] is the start of something truly historic. President Donald Trump welcomed home three American prisoners from North Korea, citing their release as proof that his diplomacy with the isolated state […]
5/10/2018
BUSINESS/CALIFORNIA/REGULATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The leaders of the world’s biggest car companies are arriving at the White House on Friday [5-11-18], and it may be their last chance to stop the Trump administration from a head-on collision with California. The Trump administration wants to dramatically cut back on Obama-era emissions regulations, which are supported by California […]
5/10/2019
NORTH KOREA/SINGAPORE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The highly anticipated meeting between Kim Jong Un and myself will take place in Singapore on June 12th. We will both try to make it a very special moment for World Peace!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 10, 2018 9:37 am […]
5/10/2018
ISIS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Five Most Wanted leaders of ISIS just captured!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 10, 2018 9:33 am […]
5/10/2018
CHUCK SCHUMER/IRAN/JAMES COMEY/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senator Cryin’ Chuck Schumer fought hard against the Bad Iran Deal, even going at it with President Obama, & then Voted AGAINST it! Now he says I should not have terminated the deal – but he doesn’t really believe that! Same with Comey. Thought he was terrible until I fired […]
5/10/2018
DREAMERS/GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/IMMIGRATIOM/PAUL RYAN/TRUMP PEOPLE: “U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan on Thursday [5-10-18] said he wants a bipartisan immigration bill enacted before November congressional elections by addressing young illegal ‘Dreamer’ immigrants as well as border security issues. ‘I want to fix this problem, so I would like to have an immigration vote before […]
5/10/2018
LEGAL/MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Michael Cohen served loyally as Donald Trump’s right-hand man for more than a decade, taking care of anything and everything the New York real estate baron needed to get done. On November 8, 2016, Cohen’s stock suddenly soared: He was now the personal attorney to the President-elect of the United States, with […]
5/10/2018
DRUGS/PHARMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Friday [5-10-18] plans to outline a series of initiatives aimed at curbing drug prices, unveiling a blueprint to drive down costs amid complaints that Washington has done little to address the issue. The speech, which has been twice delayed, is spurring skepticism from industry experts and Democrats who […]
5/10/2018
BUSINESS/LEGAL/MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “From its origins as a conduit to pay hush money, Essential Consultants LLC has evolved into a nexus in federal investigations buffeting the Trump administration. Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s personal attorney, set up the Delaware limited liability company to pay former adult-movie actress Stephanie Clifford, professionally known as Stormy Daniels. […]
5/10/2018
NORTH KOREA/PRISONERS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “On behalf of the American people, WELCOME HOME! https://t.co/hISaCI95CB“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 10, 2018 5:01 am […]
5/9/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/IRAN/IRAQ/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WAR: “Fifteen years after invading Iraq over weapons of mass destruction and ties to al Qaeda that both proved non-existent, the United States is again steering toward a possible confrontation with a Middle East power for suspected work on nuclear weapons and support for terrorism. U.S. President Donald Trump’s Iran policy sounds […]
5/9/2018
BETSY DEVOS/EDUCATION/RELIGION/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, a lifelong advocate of Christian education, moved on Wednesday [5-9-18] to loosen federal regulations on religious colleges and universities, after a Supreme Court decision that restricted states from denying some kinds of aid to religious institutions. The measure is part of a sweeping deregulatory agenda for the […]
5/9/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Republican voters rejected ex-convict Don Blankenship in a West Virginia Senate primary in which he sold himself as ‘Trumpier than Trump’ but was vigorously opposed by Trump himself. GOP voters in Indiana, meanwhile, chose wealthy businessman Mike Braun over two sitting congressmen to lead the party’s charge against a vulnerable Democratic […]
5/9/2018
IRAN/NUCLEAR/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump said on Wednesday [5-9-18] that he expects Iran to continue to comply with the terms of the 2015 deal that limits Tehran’s nuclear program, even as the United States violates it by reimposing what he called ‘among the strongest sanctions that we’ve ever put on a country…’ Beyond betting that […]
5/9/2018
IRAN/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Iran’s supreme leader chastised President Donald Trump on Wednesday [5-9-18] over his decision to pull America out of the 2015 nuclear deal, while lawmakers lit a paper U.S. flag on fire inside parliament, shouting, ‘Death to America!’ The government backlash reflected broad public anger in Iran over Trump’s decision, which threatens to […]
5/9/2018
IRAN/NUCLEAR/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump warned Iran on Wednesday [5-9-18] against resuming its nuclear weapons program, a day after announcing that he was withdrawing the U.S. from the landmark Iran nuclear deal…The comments came a day after Trump announced he was withdrawing the U.S. from the accord with Iran, abruptly restoring harsh sanctions in […]
5/9/2018
NORTH KOREA/PRISONER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The release of three American prisoners cleared away a last obstacle on Wednesday [5-9-18] to a landmark nuclear summit meeting between President Trump and North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un. North Korea freed the prisoners, all Americans of Korean descent, even as the two countries finalized details for a meeting between their […]
5/9/2018
MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “After paying off a pornographic film actress and doing other tasks to help his boss win the presidency, Michael D. Cohen was surprised to find that the doors to the White House were mostly closed to him. Mr. Cohen did not land a hoped-for job in President Trump’s administration — he […]
5/9/2018
ELECTION/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump connected by phone on Wednesday [5-9-18] with Don Blankenship, the former coal baron and ex-con whose Senate candidacy he helped sink. Trump and Blankenship spoke briefly, according to three people familiar with the discussion. The conversation was described as straightforward, polite and cordial, with the president calling to […]
5/9/2018
ASIA/EU/IRAN/MIDDLE EAST/MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SANCTIONS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Having returned from North Korea on Thursday [5-10-18], Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will embark on talks to persuade allies in Europe, the Middle East and Asia to press Iran to return to negotiations over its nuclear and missile programs, U.S. officials said. The open question is whether the allies, […]
5/9/2018
LEGAL/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “An attorney for porn star Stormy Daniels said on Wednesday [5-9-18] he has more evidence of ties between a Russian oligarch sanctioned by the United States and a payment to U.S. President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, and questioned other companies’ dealings with Cohen’s firm. In two television interviews, Daniels’ attorney, […]
5/9/2018
MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “North Korea released three U.S. citizens imprisoned for more than a year and allowed them to fly home with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, removing a source of diplomatic friction between Washington and Pyongyang ahead of a summit between the leaders of the two adversaries. The three men— Kim Dong-chul, Tony […]
5/9/2018
MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/PRISONERS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump welcomed three Americans who had been held prisoner in North Korea back home on Thursday [5-10-18], thanking its leader Kim Jong Un for their release and sounding upbeat about a planned U.S.-North Korea summit.The former prisoners, freed after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo traveled to Pyongyang […]
5/9/2018
ELECTIONS/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Don Blankenship, a former coal baron who went to prison for his role in a deadly mine disaster, was soundly defeated in the West Virginia Republican Senate primary on Tuesday [5-8-18], according to The Associated Press, after President Trump and other Republicans urged voters to reject him. The state’s attorney general, Patrick Morrisey, […]
5/9/2018
MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Secretary of State Mike Pompeo extended an olive branch to senior North Korean officials on Wednesday [5-9-18]: ‘All the opportunities your people so richly deserve’ in exchange for the shutting down of the North’s nuclear weapons program…Mr. Pompeo arrived in Pyongyang on Wednesday on a mission to smooth any remaining wrinkles […]
5/9/2018
EU/FOREIGN POLICY/IRAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It is by now a familiar, humiliating pattern. European leaders cajole, argue and beg, trying to persuade President Trump to change his mind on a vital issue for the trans-Atlantic alliance. Mr. Trump appears to enjoy the show, dangling them, before ultimately choosing not to listen. Instead, he demands compliance, seemingly […]
5/9/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/IRAN/NAFTA/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The relative caution that constrained President Trump for much of his first year in office has been cast aside, and an emboldened commander in chief is finally reshaping foreign policy to reflect the ‘America First’ philosophy he promised during his campaign. Having shed or sidelined some of the top advisers […]
5/9/2018
EU/IRAN/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “European leaders on Wednesday [5-9-18] began drawing up plans to preserve the Iran nuclear accord, in defiance of President Donald Trump’s Tuesday [5-8-18] decision to abandon what he called the ‘rotten’ agreement. The possible action includes legislation that would block Washington from punishing European companies that continue to do business with Iran. […]
5/9/18
DEMS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Democratic lawmakers urged President Donald Trump in a letter Wednesday [5-9-18] to drop his nominee to lead the Department of Justice’s criminal division due to his past work for a Russian bank with ties to President Vladimir Putin. The group — spearheaded by Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) — […]
5/9/2018
BUDGET/CONGRESS/HEALTHCARE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House is seeking to cut funding from the Children’s Health Insurance Program, known as CHIP, as part of its larger request for cuts to the federal budget in a rescissions package sent to Congress this week. The request from President Donald Trump includes a $7 billion cut to the popular […]
5/9/18
LEGAL/MICHAEL COHEN/RUSSIA/TREASURY/TRUMP PEOPLE/WOMEN: “The Treasury Department’s Inspector General is investigating whether confidential financial information related to President Donald Trump’s longtime personal attorney Michael Cohen might have been leaked, IG spokesman Rich Delmar confirmed Wednesday [5-9-18]. The probe was launched after Michael Avenatti, lawyer to adult film star Stormy Daniels, distributed a document claiming that AT&T, […]
5/9/2018
IRAN/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump announced Tuesday [5-8-18] he is quitting the Iran nuclear deal, pitting him against the United States’ closest allies and leaving the future of Tehran’s nuclear ambitions in question…In announcing his long-telegraphed decision, Trump said he would initiate new sanctions on the regime, crippling the touchstone agreement negotiated by […]
5/9/2018
NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump told reporters Wednesday [5-9-18] that while ‘everyone thinks’ he deserves a Nobel Peace Prize for his involvement in the warming of relations with North Korea, the only prize he wants is a victory for the world. Trump was asked by a reporter while holding a Cabinet meeting at […]
5/9/2018
AGRICULTURE/ENTITLEMENTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is expected to tell senior lawmakers in a meeting this week that he will veto the farm bill if it doesn’t include tighter work requirements for people receiving food stamps, according to two people familiar with his deliberations. That stance would immediately intensify the fight around work requirements, the […]
5/9/2018
CIA/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump’s pick to be America’s top spy said she wouldn’t allow the Central Intelligence Agency to undertake ‘immoral’ actions even if ordered to do so by the president, and pledged not to restart the agency’s controversial interrogation program. Gina Haspel, addressing the Senate Intelligence Committee that is first considering […]
5/9/2018
MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump ruled out the Korean Demilitarized Zone as the site of his upcoming talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, despite previously suggesting it would provide a fitting backdrop. ‘It will not be’ at the DMZ, Trump said in response to a question from reporters at the […]
5/9/2018
ELECTIONS/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey won his state’s Republican Senate primary Tuesday [5-8-2018], an outcome welcomed by President Donald Trump and GOP leaders who warned that a victory by at least one of his rivals would have hurt their chances of defeating Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin. Mr. Morrisey beat Rep. Evan Jenkins […]
5/9/2018
BORDER/COURTS/IMMIGRATION/JEFF SESSIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “At the height of President Barack Obama’s crackdown on illegal crossings from Mexico seven years ago, San Diego’s federal courts were so clogged that immigrants arrested near the border sometimes slept on the floor of border patrol stations for days before seeing a judge. Now, with Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ vow […]
5/9/2018
BUSINESS/LEGAL/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Novartis AG was drawn into Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe of suspected Russian meddling in the U.S. presidential election after paying $1.2 million to a consulting firm led by Donald Trump’s lawyer. The Swiss drugmaker said Wednesday [5-9-18] that it had a one-year agreement with attorney Michael Cohen’s firm that began […]