NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump said on Monday [4-30-18] that he would like to meet North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, at the Demilitarized Zone that separates North and South Korea, declaring that if their rendezvous is a success, ‘there’s a great celebration to be had on the site.’ In a tone that mixed […]
4/30/2018
POLLS/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VA: “It makes all the sense in the world that President Donald Trump would personally go after Sen. Jon Tester. Mysteriously and without any proof, Trump said he knows things that could sink the Montana Democrat’s re-election bid. We assume this is a specious claim from a master conspiracy theorist until we see […]
4/30/2018
EU/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A trade standoff between the U.S. and the European Union went late into Monday [4-30-18], with the Trump administration deferring until the last minute a decision on whether to impose planned tariffs on steel and aluminum imported from the bloc’s members and other countries. Just hours ahead of a self-imposed midnight […]
4/30/2018
SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VA: “The chairman of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee refused Monday [4-30-18] to agree with President Donald Trump’s criticism of the panel’s top Democrat, Sen. Jon Tester of Montana, nor the President’s call for the Montana Democrat to resign in the wake of the Dr. Ronny Jackson scandal. ‘I’m not in the critiquing […]
4/30/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House is running very smoothly despite phony Witch Hunts etc. There is great Energy and unending Stamina, both necessary to get things done. We are accomplishing the unthinkable and setting positive records while doing so! Fake News is going ‘bonkers!’” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 30, 2018 6:02 pm […]
4/30/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Fake News is going crazy making up false stories and using only unnamed sources (who don’t exist). They are totally unhinged, and the great success of this Administration is making them do and say things that even they can’t believe they are saying. Truly bad people!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 30, […]
4/30/2018
BUSINESS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “During Small Business Week, we celebrate the great, hard-working entrepreneurs across our country who have started and operate a small business!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 30, 2018 5:39 pm […]
4/30/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/SANCTUARY CITIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The migrant ‘caravan’ that is openly defying our border shows how weak & ineffective U.S. immigration laws are. Yet Democrats like Jon Tester continue to support the open borders agenda – Tester even voted to protect Sanctuary Cities. We need lawmakers who will put America First.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 30, […]
4/30/2018
LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “Stephanie Clifford, the former adult-film actress professionally known as Stormy Daniels, filed a lawsuit on Monday [4-30-18] against President Donald Trump in Manhattan federal court, accusing him of defaming her in a recent tweet. Mr. Trump posted the tweet on April 18, in response to a sketch Ms. Clifford released of a […]
4/30/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “While Democrats came up short in last Tuesday’s 4-24-18] Arizona special election — losing by fewer than five points in a district Donald Trump carried by 21 points — the results offer yet another sign the party still holds the energy edge heading into November’s midterm election. As we approach […]
4/30/2018
CONGRESS/DEMS/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Enthusiasm for the Democratic Party is waning among millennials as its candidates head into the crucial midterm congressional elections, according to the Reuters/Ipsos national opinion poll. The online survey of more than 16,000 registered voters ages 18 to 34 shows their support for Democrats over Republicans for Congress slipped by about 9 […]
4/30/2018
BUSINESS/ECONOMY/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “After years of costly layoffs and plant closings, things are looking up for the heavy-machinery giant Caterpillar, which forecasts solid global sales growth and increased demand this year. Yet despite the corporate investment incentives at the center of President Trump’s tax overhaul, the company’s executives have no plans to supercharge investment or […]
4/30/2018
IMMIGRATION/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/MUSLIMS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump said on Monday [4-30-18] that he would not apologize for campaign statements calling for a ‘Muslim ban,’ appearing to undercut an assertion at a Supreme Court argument last week from Solicitor General Noel J. Francisco. In defending Mr. Trump’s efforts to restrict travel from several predominantly Muslim countries, […]
4/30/2018
AFRICA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In January, when word got out that President Trump had disparaged African nations in vulgar terms during an Oval Office rant about immigration policy, his remarks were met with alarm and outrage by leaders and others on the continent. But on Monday [4-30-18] at the White House, both Mr. Trump and President […]
4/30/2018
CHINA/INTELLIGENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It sounds like something out of a science fiction movie: In April, China is said to have tested an invisibility cloak that would allow ordinary fighter jets to suddenly vanish from radar screens. This advancement, which could prove to be a critical intelligence breakthrough, is one that American officials fear China may […]
4/30/2018
CANADA/EU/MEXICO/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration said on Monday [4-30-18] that it would delay a decision to impose steel and aluminum tariffs on the European Union, Canada and Mexico for another 30 days, giving key allies a reprieve as the White House tries to extract concessions from trading partners who have resisted those demands. The […]
4/30/2018
LEGAL/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel investigating Russia’s election interference, has at least four dozen questions on an exhaustive array of subjects he wants to ask President Trump to learn more about his ties to Russia and determine whether he obstructed the inquiry itself, according to a list of the […]
4/30/2018
CONGRESS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I recently had a terrific meeting with a bipartisan group of freshman lawmakers who feel very strongly in favor of Congressional term limits. I gave them my full support and endorsement for their efforts. #DrainTheSwamp” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 30, 2018 1:54 pm […]
4/30/2018
MARCO RUBIO/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Republican U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, in a move that may undercut his party’s message about the recent tax overhaul ahead of the 2018 midterm elections, told the Economist magazine there is ‘no evidence whatsoever’ the law significantly helped American workers…The tax overhaul, which sailed through the Republican-controlled U.S. Congress in December […]
4/30/2018
IRAN/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday [4-30-18] that pulling out of the Iran nuclear deal would not have a negative impact on his upcoming nuclear talks with North Korea, and he said he would be open to negotiating a new nuclear accord with Tehran…Trump declined to say whether the United […]
4/30/2018
ISRAEL/MIKE POMPEO/PALESTINE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Monday [4-30-18] said Israel has the right to defend itself after a month of deadly clashes at the fence dividing the country and the Gaza Strip, calling on both sides to resume political engagement. President Donald Trump’s chief diplomat was concluding his first-ever international trip after […]
4/30/2018
NORTH KOREA/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Numerous countries are being considered for the MEETING, but would Peace House/Freedom House, on the Border of North & South Korea, be a more Representative, Important and Lasting site than a third party country? Just asking!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 30, 2018 7:19 am […]
4/30/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House Correspondents’ Dinner is DEAD as we know it. This was a total disaster and an embarrassment to our great Country and all that it stands for. FAKE NEWS is alive and well and beautifully represented on Saturday night!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 30, 2018 7:10 am […]
4/29/2018
MEDIA/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Headline: ‘Kim Prepared to Cede Nuclear Weapons if U.S. Pledges Not to Invade’ – from the Failing New York Times. Also, will shut down Nuclear Test Site in May.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 29, 2018 9:59 pm […]
4/29/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House Correspondents’ Dinner was a failure last year, but this year was an embarrassment to everyone associated with it. The filthy ‘comedian’ totally bombed (couldn’t even deliver her lines-much like the Seth Meyers weak performance). Put Dinner to rest, or start over!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 29, 2018 9:38 pm […]
4/29/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “‘Trump’s Triumphs are driving his critics Crazy!’ Thank you Steve Hilton @NextRevFNC, just want to do what is right for our wonderful U.S.A.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 29, 2018 8:29 pm […]
4/29/2018
IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A long, grueling journey gave way to what could be a long, uncertain asylum process Sunday [4-29-18] as a caravan of immigrants finally reached the border between the United States and Mexico, setting up a dramatic moment and a test of President Trump’s anti-immigrant politics. More than 150 migrants, part of a […]
4/29/2018
NOMINATIONS/TRUMP PEOPLE/VA: “Dr. Ronny L. Jackson, who withdrew from consideration for secretary of veterans affairs last week amid allegations related to his professional conduct, is unlikely to return to his role as the president’s doctor, according to a person familiar with the matter. It was unclear if Dr. Jackson, a Navy rear admiral, would remain […]
4/29/2018
OBAMA/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Just got recent Poll – much higher than President O at same time….Well, much more has been accomplished!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 29, 2018 6:54 am […]
4/29/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “While Washington, Michigan, was a big success, Washington, D.C., just didn’t work. Everyone is talking about the fact that the White House Correspondents Dinner was a very big, boring bust…the so-called comedian really ‘bombed.’ @greggutfeld should host next year! @PeteHegseth” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 29, 2018 6:45 am […]
4/29/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Great evening last night in Washington, Michigan. The enthusiasm, knowledge and love in that room was unreal. To the many thousands of people who couldn’t get in, I cherish you….and will be back!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 29, 2018 6:21 am […]
4/28/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Join me LIVE in Washington, Michigan at 7:00pmE on @FoxNews! #MAGA” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 28, 2018 5:45 pm […]
4/28/2018
DEMS/SENATE/TRUMP PEOPLE/VA:: “Secret Service has just informed me that Senator Jon Tester’s statements on Admiral Jackson are not true. There were no such findings. A horrible thing that we in D.C. must live with, just like phony Russian Collusion. Tester should lose race in Montana. Very dishonest and sick!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 28, 2018 […]
4/28/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Look forward to being in the Great State of Michigan tonight. Major business expansion and jobs pouring into your State. Auto companies expanding at record pace. Big crowd tonight, will be live on T.V.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 28, 2018 8:54 am […]
4/28/2018
NORTH KOREA/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Just had a long and very good talk with President Moon of South Korea. Things are going very well, time and location of meeting with North Korea is being set. Also spoke to Prime Minister Abe of Japan to inform him of the ongoing negotiations.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 28, […]
4/28/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT : “‘Clapper lied about (fraudulent) Dossier leaks to CNN’ @foxandfriends FoxNews He is a lying machine who now works for Fake News CNN.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 28, 2018 7:58 am […]
4/28/2018
DEMS/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP PEOPLE/VA: “….great people of Montana will not stand for this kind of slander when talking of a great human being. Admiral Jackson is the kind of man that those in Montana would most respect and admire, and now, for no reason whatsoever, his reputation has been shattered. Not fair, Tester!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April […]
4/28/2018
DEMS/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP PEOPLE/VA: “Allegations made by Senator Jon Tester against Admiral/Doctor Ron Jackson are proving false. The Secret Service is unable to confirm (in fact they deny) any of the phony Democrat charges which have absolutely devastated the wonderful Jackson family. Tester should resign. The…..” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 28, 2018 7:07 am […]
4/27/2018
TRUMP PEOPLE/VA: “President Donald Trump is calling White House doctor Ronny Jackson an ‘American hero’ a day after Jackson withdrew from consideration for Veterans Affairs secretary in the wake of allegations about his conduct. Trump says during a joint press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel that Jackson is ‘a great doctor’ and ‘a great […]
4/27/2018
ANGELA MERKEL/EU/FRANCE/IRAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “This time, there were fewer hugs. President Donald Trump welcomed German Chancellor Angela Merkel to the White House on Friday [4-27-18] for a visit of less than three hours. He greeted Merkel outside the West Wing with a handshake and a kiss on each cheek, a traditional welcome but far short […]
4/27/2018
NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump claimed credit Friday [4-27-18] for a historic inter-Korean summit and insisted that the United States was ‘not going to be played’ by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Trump said the U.S. had narrowed down to two or three locations his planned meeting with Kim. The U.S. […]
4/27/2018
EPA/SCOTT PRUITT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Scott Pruitt has something to boast about when it comes to the Environmental Protection Agency’s record on cleaning up toxic sites since he took over the agency. But it’s a boast only made possible by achievements of the Obama administration…The EPA declared seven cleanups complete from its Superfund priority list last year, […]
4/27/2018
MIKE POMPEO/NATO/SECRETARY OF STATE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “A day after he was sworn in as secretary of state, Mike Pompeo arrived at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Friday morning with some words his hosts eagerly wanted to hear as he started a four-day, four-nation trip that will include talks with top allies about Russian aggression and the […]
4/27/2018
HILLARY CLINTON/LEGAL/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Russian lawyer who met with Trump campaign officials in Trump Tower in June 2016 on the premise that she would deliver damaging information about Hillary Clinton has long insisted she is a private attorney, not a Kremlin operative trying to meddle in the presidential election. But newly released emails show […]
4/27/2018
JAMES COMEY/NORTH KOREA/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TWITTER: “President Trump on Friday [4-27-18] renewed his attacks on the former F.B.I. director James B. Comey, kicking off a morning Twitter barrage by once again accusing Mr. Comey of leaking classified information and lying to cover it up, even as the leaders of North and South Korea held a […]
4/27/2018
2016 ELECTION/HOUSE OF REPS/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee found no evidence during a monthslong investigation that the Trump campaign aided Russia’s election meddling, the lawmakers concluded in a 250-page report released on Friday [4-27-18] that assails President Trump’s political rivals and criticizes the F.B.I. and the intelligence community for their responses […]
4/27/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Rep. Claudia Tenney learned last week that she’d been outraised by her Democratic opponent for the third quarter in a row, a sign that her hold on a moderate upstate New York district is in peril. But if GOP leaders thought that would be a five-alarm reminder for the vulnerable freshman to pursue […]
4/27/2018
SPORTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @WhiteHouse: ‘So today, on behalf of the United States, I want to thank every Olympian and Paralympian… To every member of @TeamUSA, I…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 27, 2018 3:05 pm […]
4/27/2018
DRUGS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I urge all Americans to participate in #takebackday tomorrow! Let’s come together and BEAT last October’s record of disposed prescription pills! Visit https://t.co/QCG7bHvvxd to learn more on how to participate Saturday and every day. https://t.co/W00YxL1RwK“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 27, 2018 2:23 pm […]
4/27/2018
ANGELA MERKEL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @WhiteHouse: ‘Today I am honored to welcome Chancellor Angela Merkel back to the White House… We are also pleased to have our newly co…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 27, 2018 2:22 pm […]
4/27/2018
NORTH KOREA/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The list of potential sites for a summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have been narrowed to ‘two or three’ locations, Trump said Friday [4-27-18]. The development comes as negotiations speed ahead for the historic face-to-face. Trump hailed talks Friday between Kim and South […]
4/27/2018
2016 ELECTION/LEGAL/PAUL MANAFORT/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has lost his lawsuit claiming that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and special counsel Robert Mueller exceeded their authority in charging him with alleged crimes that he says have nothing to do with the 2016 campaign. A judge said Friday [4-27-18] that Manafort […]
4/27/2018
GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Republican-led House Intelligence Committee released its long-awaited report on Russian interference in the 2016 election, concluding that Moscow waged a campaign to undermine the legitimacy of the American democratic process, but finding no evidence that Donald Trump or his campaign assisted in the effort. Democrats on the committee contested […]
4/27/2018
2016 ELECTION/LEGAL/PAUL MANAFORT/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Paul Manafort, the former Trump campaign manager indicted on tax and lobbying charges, lost his bid Friday [4-27-18] to restrict special counsel Robert Mueller through a civil lawsuit. The order dismissed a civil case Mr. Manafort had brought alleging that the Justice Department had exceeded its authority in establishing […]
4/27/2018
OIL/REGULATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Federal regulators next week will unveil proposed changes to a major rule passed in the wake of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster, which the Trump administration says it can revise to be less of a burden on offshore oil drillers without compromising safety. The existing rule—six years in the making and known […]
4/27/2018
ANGELA MERKEL/FRANCE/GERMANY/NUCLEAR/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s backslapping diplomacy with France’s President Emmanuel Macron gave way to an altogether more businesslike encounter with another European ally, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, at the White House on Friday [4-27-18]. If Macron represented a friendly, if assertive, voice on matters of deep European concern, Merkel arrived […]
4/27/2018
INFRASTRUCTURE/TAXES/TRANSPORTATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “States and cities that raise taxes and tolls will have a better chance at winning federal money for roads and bridges, part of a Trump administration strategy to have states carry a bigger portion of infrastructure spending. The move is a result of a Transportation Department overhaul to a popular infrastructure grant […]
4/27/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/MIKE POMPEO/SECRETARY OF STATE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The confirmation of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday [4-26-18] installed the final piece of President Donald Trump’s revamped foreign policy team, transforming his inner circle from a disparate group of strangers to a band of Washington insiders who have accrued more than 115 years of government service. […]
4/27/2018
DEMS/NANCY PELOSI/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Nancy Pelosi, the top Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives, said on Friday [4-27-18] that House Democrats will continue to investigate alleged Russian meddling in U.S. elections despite a report on the matter released by the House intelligence committee. She also called on House Republicans to release transcripts from the […]
4/27/2018
GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Just Out: House Intelligence Committee Report released. ‘No evidence’ that the Trump Campaign ‘colluded, coordinated or conspired with Russia.’ Clinton Campaign paid for Opposition Research obtained from Russia- Wow! A total Witch Hunt! MUST END NOW!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 27, 2018 9:14 am […]
4/27/2018
ANGELA MERKEL/GERMANY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Look forward to meeting with Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany today. So much to discuss, so little time! It will be good for both of our great countries!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 27, 2018 8:28 am […]
4/27/2018
AFRICAN-AMERICANS/CELEBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Kanye West has performed a great service to the Black Community – Big things are happening and eyes are being opened for the first time in Decades – Legacy Stuff! Thank you also to Chance and Dr. Darrell Scott, they really get it (lowest Black & Hispanic unemployment in history).” –Donald Trump, […]
4/27/2018
IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Massachusetts’ top federal prosecutor defended immigration authorities’ decision to arrest a Chinese woman at a courthouse this week after she was sentenced to probation, a move that outraged the judge overseeing her case. The judge had expressed concern that the presence of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents at court proceedings […]
4/27/2018
2016 ELECTIONS/CONGRESS/GOP/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Russia ran an information warfare campaign to disrupt the 2016 U.S. presidential election, but there is no evidence that President Donald Trump’s campaign colluded with Moscow, Republicans on a congressional panel said in a report released on Friday [4-27-18]. The findings of majority Republicans on the U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence […]
4/27/2018
CHINA/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Please do not forget the great help that my good friend, President Xi of China, has given to the United States, particularly at the Border of North Korea. Without him it would have been a much longer, tougher, process!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 27, 2018 6:50 am […]
4/27/2018
MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “So great to have Staff Sgt. Dan Nevins and the incredible WOUNDED WARRIORS with me in the White House yesterday. These are truly brave and special people!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 27, 2018 6:23 am […]
4/27/2018
NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “KOREAN WAR TO END! The United States, and all of its GREAT people, should be very proud of what is now taking place in Korea!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 27, 2018 5:55 am […]
4/27/2018
NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “After a furious year of missile launches and Nuclear testing, a historic meeting between North and South Korea is now taking place. Good things are happening, but only time will tell!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 27, 2018 5:41 am […]
4/27/2018
JAMES COMEY/LEAKS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Is everybody believing what is going on. James Comey can’t define what a leak is. He illegally leaked CLASSIFIED INFORMATION but doesn’t understand what he did or how serious it is. He lied all over the place to cover it up. He’s either very sick or very dumb. Remember sailor!” -Donald […]
4/27/2018
GOVERNMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Job vacancies are fast becoming a singular threat to President Donald Trump’s administration, with a record number of openings that stretch from low-level appointments to the secretary’s office at the Department of Veterans Affairs. While civil servants have stepped up to fill gaps, their power and influence is limited — and many […]
4/27/2018
CONGRESS/DEMS/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Paul Davis has a simple formula for winning over President Donald Trump’s supporters in his Kansas race for Congress: He talks about kitchen table issues, like prescription drug prices and farm tariffs. And he is in no hurry to announce he’s a Democrat. Davis and other party moderates believe that neglected rural […]
4/26/2018
SPORTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump suggested [Thursday 4-26-18] evening that the U.S. consider removing support for certain nations if they lobbied against a joint bid by the U.S., Canada and Mexico to host the 2026 World Cup…Recent news reports have said the joint North American bid is in peril because of Trump’s rhetoric and […]
4/26/2018
TRUMP PEOPLE: “‘Everything he touches,’ Fred Trump once said of his son, ‘turns to gold.’ That was in 1973. Things are … a little different now. Ronny Jackson is only the latest to join the ever-growing scrap heap of the Trump administration—people who volunteered or were summoned to serve, only to find themselves discarded and […]
4/26/2018
DEMS/EPA/GOP/HEARING/SCOTT PRUITT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Scott Pruitt, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, is testifying on Capitol Hill on Thursday [4-26-18] afternoon, the second and final session in what’s turning out to be a daylong grilling over allegations of ethical infractions and lavish spending. The E.P.A. chief, whose job may be hanging by a thread, delivered […]
4/26/2018
DEMS/GOP/SENATE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “When it comes to presidential nominations, the clock is working against the Trump administration and Senate Republicans in more ways than one. Frustrated over Democrats slow-walking many executive and judicial branch nominees and chewing up Senate floor time in the bargain, Republicans moved on Wednesday [4-25-18] toward shortening stringent time requirements that can […]
4/26/2018
ANGELA MERKEL/FRANCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany arrives at the White House on Friday in the broad wake of a visit this week by the French president, Emmanuel Macron. But don’t expect a sequel to the buddy movie. Already, the contrasts could not be starker. Mr. Macron was treated by President Trump to […]
4/26/2018
EPA/ETHICS/SCOTT PRUITT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “U.S. Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt on Thursday rejected a litany of ethics complaints against him as distortions intended to derail President Donald Trump’s agenda, and put much of the blame for any agency missteps on his staff.During two tense congressional hearings, Pruitt faced tough questions from Democrats and even some […]
4/26/2018
SUPREME COURT/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A 15-month legal battle over President Trump’s efforts to impose a ban on travel to the United States from several predominantly Muslim countries reached a final stage on Wednesday [4-25-18] at the Supreme Court, with its five-member conservative majority signaling it was ready to approve a revised version of the […]
4/26/2018
LEGAL/MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/WOMEN: “President Trump distanced himself from his longtime lawyer, Michael D. Cohen, on Thursday [4-26-18], saying that a federal criminal investigation was focused on Mr. Cohen’s business dealings and had nothing to do with his legal representation of the president. The president acknowledged that Mr. Cohen represents him in connection with […]
4/26/2018
NOMINATIONS/TRUMP PEOPLE/VA: “The White House withdrew the nomination of Dr. Ronny L. Jackson, the White House physician, to lead the Veterans Affairs Department on Thursday [4-26-18] after lawmakers went public with a torrent of accusations leveled against him by nearly two dozen current and former colleagues from the White House medical staff. In a statement […]
4/26/2018
BRITAIN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House announced on Thursday [4-26-18] that President Trump will make his first visit to Britain on July 13, a trip the White House had repeatedly put off amid friction between the American president and one of the United States’ closest allies. Prime Minister Theresa May of Britain was the first […]
4/26/2018
TRUMP PEOPLE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Another day, another casualty. Or two. By the time the sun set Thursday [4-26-18], Dr. Ronny L. Jackson was a failed cabinet nominee whose life had been picked apart for public consumption, and Michael D. Cohen was back in court facing possible criminal prosecution. A ride on President Trump’s bullet train […]
4/26/2018
NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/VA: “Dr. Ronny Jackson exuded confidence when he emerged from a Capitol Hill office Tuesday 4-24-18] evening, telling reporters that he looked forward to answering tough questions from lawmakers about his past. By Thursday [4-26-18] morning, Jackson was back in the White House basement, returning to his job as the President’s physician […]
4/26/2018
LEGAL/MICHAEL COHEN/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The bully president has been taking it on the chin from coast to coast. First, in the Southern District of New York, he has been fighting for a special protocol that would permit him and his lawyer, Michael Cohen, to review — before the government can — the materials of […]
4/26/2018
SPORTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. has put together a STRONG bid w/ Canada & Mexico for the 2026 World Cup. It would be a shame if countries that we always support were to lobby against the U.S. bid. Why should we be supporting these countries when they don’t support us (including at the United Nations)?” […]
4/26/2018
DONALD JR/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/SENATE: “Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said this week that he is eager to release transcripts of interviews with Donald Trump Jr. and other participants in a 2016 Trump Tower meeting that included a Kremlin-linked Russian lawyer. Grassley first announced plans to release the transcripts in January, one day after two […]
4/26/2018
DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/VA: “Jon Tester didn’t intend to play a central role in taking down President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Veterans Affairs Department. Yet that’s exactly what the Montana Democrat ended up doing And now, Trump is coming after him.The president is enraged over Tester’s work documenting allegations of malfeasance by Rear […]
4/26/2018
ELECTION/ELECTORAL COLLEGE: “And by the way, they also like to always talk about [the] Electoral College. Well, it’s an election based on the Electoral College. I would rather have a popular election, but it’s a totally different campaign… It’s as though you’re running — if you’re a runner you’re practicing for the 100-yard dash as […]
4/26/2018
AFRICAN AMERICANS/POLITICAL FIGURES: “People don’t realize, you know, if you go back to the Civil War, it was the Republicans that really did the thing. Lincoln was a Republican. I mean, somehow it changed over the years, and I will say I really believe it’s changing back. Remember, I was going to get no black […]
4/26/2020
CELEBS: “You know, I have known Kanye [West] a little bit, and I get along with Kanye. I get along with a lot of people, frankly. But Kanye looks, and he sees black unemployment at the lowest it’s been in the history of our country, okay? He sees Hispanic unemployment at the lowest it’s been […]
4/26/2018
ANGELA MERKEL/EU/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “German Chancellor Angela Merkel is traveling to Washington for a high-stakes meeting with President Donald Trump on Friday [4-27-18], in a last-ditch effort to avoid the biggest trade conflict in years between the U.S. and the European Union. European officials expect the White House to make good on its threat […]
4/26/2018
RUSSIA/VLADIMIR PUTIN: “There’s no collusion with me and the Russians. Nobody’s been tougher to Russia than I am. You can ask President Putin about that. There’s been nobody. Between the military and the oil and all of the other things that I’ve done — the aluminum tax.” -Donald Trump as quoted by Aaron Blake, “Trump’s unwieldy […]
4/26/2018
IRAN/OBAMA ADMIN: “Iran is a real problem for this country. The president made a horrible deal. When I say the president, I’m talking about past [Obama] administration made a horrible deal giving $150 billion, giving $1.8 billion in cash — in actual cash carried out in barrels and in boxes from airplanes. It’s inconceivable — […]
4/26/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Loved being on @foxandfriends this morning. Great show!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 26, 2018 5:17 pm […]
4/26/2018
JAMES COMEY/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “James Comey thinks Donald Trump is empty, desperate for affirmation and lacks the confidence to be humble — but he still wants him to succeed. In a CNN town hall event Wednesday [4-25-18], Comey built on the devastating character sketch he has created over 10 days promoting his new book, which […]
4/26/2018
LEGAL/MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump distanced himself from his longtime personal lawyer Michael Cohen on Thursday [4-26-18], hours before a judge ruled that documents seized from Cohen by the FBI should be reviewed by an independent court-appointed official.The appointment of former judge Barbara Jones as a ‘special master,’ to review the documents […]
4/26/2018
FBI/LEGAL/MICHAEL COHEN/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In the 15 months since Donald Trump shut him out of a White House job, Michael Cohen, the president’s personal lawyer, has made a show of publicly dining with a vocal Trump critic, the billionaire Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban. After lunch at Freds restaurant in New York in April […]
4/26/2018
MIKE POMPEO/SECRETARY OF STATE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The Senate on Thursday [4-26-18] confirmed Mike Pompeo to be the next secretary of state, ending one of the most divisive confirmation battles for the nation’s top diplomatic job in recent memory. Mr. Pompeo was confirmed by a vote of 57-42 in the Republican-controlled Senate. Mr. Pompeo drew the support […]
4/26/2018
DEMS/EPA/ETHICS/GOP/HEARINGS/SCOTT PRUITT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt, yet another Trump administration official with his job on the line over ethical concerns, took heat from lawmakers Thursday [4-26-18] over his profligate spending and lobbyist ties and tried to divert responsibility to underlings. The EPA administrator said ‘twisted’ allegations against him were meant to undermine […]
4/26/2018
MIKE POMPEO/SECRETARY OF STATE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Mike Pompeo says he’s ‘humbled by the responsibility’ of serving as secretary of state as he departs on his first trip as America’s top diplomat. Pompeo was sworn in Thursday [4-26-18] shortly after being confirmed by the Senate. He immediately headed to Andrews Air Force Base to fly to Brussels. […]