BORDER/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Donald Trump on Tuesday [4-3-18] said he planned to use U.S. military forces to protect the nation’s southern border with Mexico until there is a border wall and ‘proper security.”We are going to be doing things militarily,’ Trump told reporters at the White House, adding that he had discussed the idea […]
4/3/2018
DEMS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/MEDIA/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump spent a second day Tuesday [4-3-18] attacking CNN and other mainstream media outlets while defending Sinclair Broadcast Group, the local-news giant whose anchors were required to deliver an on-air monologue denouncing ‘the troubling trend of irresponsible, one-sided news stories plaguing our country.’ Trump spread around his anger on […]
4/3/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Mexico has firmly rejected US President Donald Trump’s accusations of lax efforts to stop illegal migration over the Mexican-US border, saying in a statement Monday [4-2-18] that it does not promote such activity under any circumstances. Mexico’s foreign ministry issued the statement after Trump spent Sunday [4-1-18] and Monday tweeting against Mexico’s […]
4/3/2018
BUSINESS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I am right about Amazon costing the United States Post Office massive amounts of money for being their Delivery Boy. Amazon should pay these costs (plus) and not have them bourne by the American Taxpayer. Many billions of dollars. P.O. leaders don’t have a clue (or do they?)!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April […]
4/3/2018
BUSINESS/CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The so-called ‘Trump rally’ has morphed into a presidential plunge. The total paper gain of U.S. stocks since Election Day has been sliced from $8.7 trillion at the market’s Jan. 26 all-time high to $5.7 trillion after Tuesday’s rebound on Wall Street, according to Wilshire Associates. In a span of nine weeks, […]
4/3/2018
CENSUS/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A group of U.S. states and cities sued the Trump administration to stop it from asking people filling out 2020 census forms whether they are citizens.The lawsuit by 17 states, Washington D.C. and six cities challenged what they called last week’s ‘unconstitutional and arbitrary’ decision by the U.S. Department of Commerce, which […]
4/3/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The warning from China’s ambassador to the United States, Cui Tiankai, came after Beijing slapped tariffs on $3 billion worth of US exports including fruit, pork and steel pipes. Those measures were in response to President Donald Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminum from China and other countries. But Trump has […]
4/3/2018
MEDIA/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Thank you to Rasmussen for the honest polling. Just hit 50%, which is higher than Cheatin’ Obama at the same time in his Administration.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 3, 2018 6:08am […]
4/3/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Check out the fact that you can’t get a job at ratings challenged @CNN unless you state that you are totally anti-Trump? Little Jeff Zuker, whose job is in jeopardy, is not having much fun lately. They should clean up and strengthen CNN and get back to honest reporting!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
4/3/2018
BORDER/MEXICO/NAFTA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The big Caravan of People from Honduras, now coming across Mexico and heading to our ‘Weak Laws’ Border, had better be stopped before it gets there. Cash cow NAFTA is in play, as is foreign aid to Honduras and the countries that allow this to happen. Congress MUST ACT NOW!” -Donald Trump, […]
4/3/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Fake News Networks, those that knowingly have a sick and biased AGENDA, are worried about the competition and quality of Sinclair Broadcast. The ‘Fakers’ at CNN, NBC, ABC & CBS have done so much dishonest reporting that they should only be allowed to get awards for fiction!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April […]
4/3/2018
CABINET/ENERGY/RICK PERRY/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Energy Secretary Rick Perry once called for abolishing the agency he now runs — though he forgot its name. His biggest policy initiative of the past year went down in resounding defeat. And he was photographed in a bear hug with a coal magnate seeking a special break from the White House. […]
4/3/2018
2016 ELECTION/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/PAUL MANAFORT/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Robert Mueller, the U.S. Justice Department’s special counsel, is specifically authorized to investigate allegations that Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, colluded with Russia to interfere with the 2016 presidential election, a court filing showed late on Monday [4-2-18]. The court documents also show that Mueller […]
4/2/2018
JEFF SESSIONS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Department of Justice has announced it will evaluate immigration judges on how many cases they close and how fast they hear cases, a move that judges and advocates criticize as potentially jeopardizing the courts’ fairness and perhaps leading to far more deportations. The policy has been in the works […]
4/2/2018
SCOTT PRUITT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The White House is conducting a review of Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt’s activities after reports that he had rented accommodations in Washington at below-market rates from the family of an energy lobbyist, a White House official said Monday [4-2-18]. While there is no sign yet that Mr. Pruitt’s job is […]
4/2/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP POSITION CHANGES: “President Donald Trump is facing cresting challenges at home and overseas by rejecting traditional West Wing structures and defying an orthodox policy process while stacking his administration with subordinates who share his combative reflexes. A month of turmoil, staff purges and sharp policy shifts by a President determined more […]
4/2/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “In many parts of the country, Republican candidates are trying to put distance between themselves and President Trump. In the Indiana Senate primary, the bruising fight is over which candidate is the more authentically Trumpian. As the May 8 primary election approaches, the race here has taken a nasty turn, with candidates attacking […]
4/2/2018
IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “When President Trump began railing against the current state of American immigration measures over the weekend, it was hard to tell where his thoughts ended and Brandon Judd’s began. Mr. Judd is the president of the National Border Patrol Council, a frequent guest on Fox News and a reliably vocal supporter […]
4/2/2018
CALIFORNIA/JEFF SESSIONS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration took aim on Monday [4-2-18] at a land use law passed by California lawmakers last year, the latest salvo in a battle between the two governments that prompted Attorney General Jeff Sessions to complain that the state’s leaders were acting as if they were ‘above the law.’ […]
4/2/2018
LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “President Trump and a company affiliated with him filed court papers on Monday [4-2-18] seeking to force the pornographic film actress Stephanie Clifford to raise her disputes through private arbitration, not lawsuits. Ms. Clifford, whose stage name is Stormy Daniels, was paid $130,000 to keep quiet about her claims of an affair […]
4/2/2018
ECONOMY/STEVE MNUCHIN/TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Trump on Monday [4-2-18] will tap Justin Muzinich, a top aide to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, as the Treasury Department’s deputy secretary, a powerful role that includes overseeing a broad portfolio of policy matters like taxes, financial regulation, trade and economic sanctions. The nomination fills a void in the […]
4/2/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump has begun a new push for legislation to crack down on illegal immigration and make it more difficult to obtain refuge in the United States, White House officials said Monday [4-2-18], arguing that lax laws have drawn a flood of migrants to the country’s borders. The proposals include toughening laws […]
4/2/2018
LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “When Donald J. Trump was running for president, he promised to ‘open up our libel laws.’ No one quite knew what he meant. Last month, Mr. Trump started to make good on his campaign pledge. But he did so inadvertently — as a libel defendant on the losing side of a decision […]
4/2/2018
CONGRESS/DEMS/DREAMERS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump declared on Monday [4-2-18] that a plan to protect young immigrants from deportation is ‘dead’ and repeated his calls for Mexico to enforce border security laws and prevent immigrants from coming to the United States illegally…. The president on Monday blamed Democrats for weak immigration policy and called on Congress […]
4/2/2018
LEGAL/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “A lawyer for President Donald Trump has begun the process of appealing last month’s decision by a New York judge to allow a defamation case brought by former ‘Apprentice’ contestant Summer Zervos to proceed. The lawyer, Marc Kasowitz, filed the notice of appeal in New York County Supreme Court on Sunday […]
4/2/2018
DEMS/ETHICS/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Congressional Democrats raised ethics questions on Monday [4-2-18] about the framework of a defense fund set up to help pay legal costs for White House, Trump campaign and transition officials caught up in investigations into Russian meddling in the election. Eighteen House Democrats claim the new defense fund appears to be structured […]
4/2/2018
BUSINESS/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign spent more than $150,000 on purchases from Amazon, the company now facing his ire amid claims it doesn’t pay its fair share of shipping costs and taxes. A report by CBS News digging into Federal Election Commission records found that in 2015 and 2016 the campaign spent […]
4/2/2018
FBI/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TWITTER: “President Donald Trump ended a 12-day respite from Twitter assaults about the Justice Department Monday [4-2-18], resurrecting a charge levied by Republican lawmakers that the department and FBI are dragging their feet in handing over documents related to several controversial investigations. ‘So sad that the Department of ‘Justice’ and the FBI […]
4/2/2018
CABINET/DAVID SHULKIN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VA: “Former Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin has repeatedly insisted that the White House fired him from his job at the department. The White House says Shulkin resigned. Which of those two things actually happened could have sweeping implications that could throw an agency beset with challenges even further into turmoil. When […]
4/2/2018
RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump recently raised the idea of inviting Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to the White House, the Kremlin said Monday [2-2-18], putting the relationship between the two leaders front and center amid worsening ties between their governments. The suggestion, which came in a March 20 telephone call, followed Mr. Putin’s […]
4/2/2018
CALIFORNIA/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. Justice Department sued California over a state law that aims to stop the Trump administration from selling or transferring federal lands to private corporations, hitting the state with yet another legal challenge. The lawsuit, filed in federal court on Monday [4-2-18] in Sacramento, the state capital, comes less than […]
4/2/2018
CONSUMER PROTECTION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The head of the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau asked Congress on Monday [4-2-18] to trim the agency’s power to write rules and spend money. Mick Mulvaney, the head of the CFPB, said the agency has the kind of power that should only rest with Congress. President Donald Trump tapped Mulvaney to […]
4/2/2018
ECONOMY/MANUFACTURING/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Manufacturing activity fell slightly in March, the Institute for Supply Management said Monday [4-2-18]. New orders and production dropped a notch, but the industry still grew for the 19th straight month. Comments published along with the ISM report show that factory owners are concerned about the tariffs, which took effect March 23. […]
4/2/2018
EGYPT/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump congratulated his Egyptian counterpart, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, on his re-election in a phone call on Monday [4-2-18] and reaffirmed the U.S. strategic partnership with Egypt, the White House said.Sisi, who had no real opposition, was elected with 97 percent of the vote, official returns showed. The White House […]
4/2/2018
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Monday [4-2-18] morning defended Sinclair Broadcasting after the company came under fire for requiring local news anchors to read promotional material alleging bias from other media organizations. ‘So funny to watch Fake News Networks, among the most dishonest groups of people I have ever dealt with, criticize Sinclair […]
4/2/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “John Tompkins had voted for Barack Obama, but in 2016 he eagerly backed Donald Trump. ‘Trump is on the right track,’ said the 83-year-old Air Force veteran. ‘He wants to get rid of the illegals.’ Mr. Tompkins’ friends, gathered for morning coffee at the Hy-Vee Grille, said they had made the same […]
4/2/2018
BORDER/DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump declared as ‘dead’ on Monday [4-2-18] a program that protects immigrants brought to the United States illegally as children and pressed Congress to ‘immediately’ pass legislation to secure the U.S. border with Mexico.Trump, who has taken a hard line toward immigration, said in September he would terminate the Deferred […]
4/2/2018
CALIFORNIA/STATES RIGHTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The Trump administration is all in favor of states’ rights. Except when it’s not. Attorney General Jeff Sessions brushed aside state autonomy to sue California over its so-called sanctuary policies that shield undocumented immigrants from deportation. He also unleashed federal prosecutors to go after marijuana businesses in the states that […]
4/2/2018
BORDER/DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “On Sunday [4-1-18] morning, President Donald Trump referenced an impending series of immigrant ‘caravans’ moving through Mexico to spark his call for Congress to pass strict border laws. ‘Border Patrol Agents are not allowed to properly do their job at the Border because of ridiculous liberal (Democrat) laws like Catch & Release. […]
4/1/2018
ENERGY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration’s commitment to coal is under its stiffest test yet after an Ohio energy company made a plea to favor that power source over its many rivals, including oil and natural gas, in a clash that could end with higher costs for consumers. FirstEnergy Corp.’s fleet of coal- and nuclear-power […]
4/1/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration this week will unveil a list of advanced technology Chinese imports targeted for U.S. tariffs to punish Beijing over technology transfer policies, a move expected to intensify trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies. U.S. tariffs on $50 billion to $60 billion worth of annual imports is expected […]
4/1/2018
KELLYANNE CONWAY/LEAKS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP FAMILY: “The author of a new book on the current state of affairs in the White House claims that Kellyanne Conway is the ‘number one leaker’ in President Donald Trump’s White House. In a Sunday [4-1-18] interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union,” Ronald Kessler, the author of […]
4/1/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Chinese government hit back Monday [4-2-18] at President Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminum by acting on a threat to put tariffs as high as 25 percent on imports of 128 American-made products, including pork and seamless steel pipes. The Chinese Ministry of Commerce indicated that the tariffs, which it first […]
4/1/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/NAFTA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump, blaming Democrats and the Mexican government for an increasingly ‘dangerous’ flow of illegal immigrants, unleashed a series of fiery tweets on Sunday [4-1-2018] in which he vowed ‘NO MORE DACA DEAL’ and threatened to walk away from the North American Free Trade Agreement. Minutes after wishing the nation a happy […]
4/1/2018
DEMS/GOP/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Even for Senator Jeff Flake, an Arizona Republican who has emerged as one of his party’s most fervent critics of President Trump, the warning he issued recently that firing the special counsel could lead to the president’s impeachment was extraordinary… But it is anything but clear that the long-speculated dismissal […]
4/1/2018
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “These big flows of people are all trying to take advantage of DACA. They want in on the act!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 1, 2018 9:28am […]
4/1/2018
BORDER/MEXICO/NAFTA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Mexico is doing very little, if not NOTHING, at stopping people from flowing into Mexico through their Southern Border, and then into the U.S. They laugh at our dumb immigration laws. They must stop the big drug and people flows, or I will stop their cash cow, NAFTA. NEED WALL!” –Donald Trump, […]
4/1/2018
ECONOMY/OBAMA ADMIN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “During Barack Obama’s presidency, uncertainty about U.S. economic policy was much higher than it had been during the previous 25 years, according to calculations by a trio of academic economists. You would think uncertainty would be low now, with economic expansion advanced and secure, the global economy on a stable footing, […]
4/1/2018
BORDER/DEMS/GOP/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Border Patrol Agents are not allowed to properly do their job at the Border because of ridiculous liberal (Democrat) laws like Catch & Release. Getting more dangerous. ‘Caravans’ coming. Republicans must go to Nuclear Option to pass tough laws NOW. NO MORE DACA DEAL!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 1, 2018 8:56am […]
4/1/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “HAPPY EASTER!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 1, 2018 7:27am […]
3/31/2018
CALIFORNIA/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Gov. Jerry Brown of California on Friday [3-30-18] pardoned five ex-convicts facing possible deportation, drawing criticism from President Trump and heightening continued tensions between Washington and California. The five immigrants were among 56 pardons and 14 commutations Mr. Brown granted on Friday — Good Friday and the start of Passover — to […]
3/31/2018
CALIFORNIA/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Governor Jerry “Moonbeam” Brown pardoned 5 criminal illegal aliens whose crimes include (1) Kidnapping and Robbery (2) Badly beating wife and threatening a crime with intent to terrorize (3) Dealing drugs. Is this really what the great people of California want? @FoxNews” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 31, 2018 7:53am […]
3/31/2018
BUSINESS/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…does not include the Fake Washington Post, which is used as a ‘lobbyist’ and should so REGISTER. If the P.O. ‘increased its parcel rates, Amazon’s shipping costs would rise by $2.6 Billion.’ This Post Office scam must stop. Amazon must pay real costs (and taxes) now!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 31, 2018, […]
3/31/2018
BUSINESS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “While we are on the subject, it is reported that the U.S. Post Office will lose $1.50 on average for each package it delivers for Amazon. That amounts to Billions of Dollars. The Failing N.Y. Times reports that “the size of the company’s lobbying staff has ballooned,” and that…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
3/30/2018
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/NATIONAL SECURITY/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Before taking his new job as White House national security adviser in 10 days, John Bolton will have to wind down his multimillion-dollar political operation that is already in the thick of the 2018 election, according to the White House and an independent federal watchdog agency. Under the […]
3/30/2018
2016 ELECTION/BUSINESS/ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Two days after Donald J. Trump won the 2016 election, executives at Google consoled their employees in an all-staff meeting broadcast around the world…Sixteen months later, Google’s parent company, Alphabet, has most likely saved billions of dollars in taxes on its overseas cash under a new tax law signed by Mr. […]
3/30/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/HOUSE OF REPS/PENNSYLVANIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “One thing has become clear about the midterm elections, which will determine the political script for the rest of President Trump’s term: Pennsylvania is where much of the action will be. Democrats eager to take control of the House of Representatives see rich opportunities in Pennsylvania to pry seats from […]
3/30/2018
CONGRESS/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump insisted he will never again sign a huge catchall spending measure of the sort he just grudgingly approved to fund the government. But he will probably have little choice if he wants to keep the government open in the future. The steady deterioration of the congressional appropriations process makes it […]
3/30/2018
DAVID SHULKIN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/VA: “Former Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin isn’t going anywhere. In the hours since President Donald Trump fired Shulkin, announcing in a signature tweet that he planned to replace him with White House physician Ronny Jackson, the former secretary has waged a scorched earth campaign, sitting for a slew of TV […]
3/30/2018
SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Donald Trump promised to build a ‘big, beautiful’ wall, but a border official’s description of the first major steps of the project framed it as more of a fixer-upper. U.S. Customs and Border Protection Acting Deputy Commissioner Ronald Vitello told reporters during a news conference Friday [3-30-18] that the administration would […]
3/30/2018
TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump has wondered aloud over the past weeks — to pretty much anyone listening — who would occupy the singular role of confidant and conspirator that long-time top aide Hope Hicks was leaving behind. The answer, at least in come capacity, will be Dan Scavino, the social media director who this […]
3/30/2018
CONGRESS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration doesn’t need Congress to pass a law or make a sweeping regulation to overhaul the US immigration system — it’s already doing it through a series of small moves that add up to dramatic change. While the administration continues to pressure Congress to grant it broad new authorities, just […]
3/30/2018
https://t.co/UM3YJ6lUiD –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 30, 2018, 3:24pm […]
3/30/2019
2016 ELECTION/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “An American academic who supports U.S. President Donald Trump and is a strong advocate of Britain’s exit from the European Union will testify next month before the federal grand jury considering evidence in the investigation into possible collusion between Trump’s 2016 election campaign and Russia.Theodore Malloch, the author of […]
3/30/2018
PAUL MANAFORT/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Special counsel Robert Mueller’s team last year made clear it wanted former Trump campaign deputy Rick Gates’ help, not so much against his former business partner Paul Manafort, but with its central mission: investigating the Trump campaign’s contact with the Russians. New information disclosed in court filings and to CNN […]
3/30/2018
ANDREW MCCABE/FBI/LEGAL/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, who was fired by the Trump administration but has said he was terminated because he is a crucial witness in the Russia investigation, has raised more than $292,000 in seven hours to help cover costs defending against other ongoing government probes, the funding website showed. […]
3/30/2018
MILITANTS/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is telling advisers he wants an early exit of U.S. troops from Syria, two senior administration officials said on Friday [3-30-18], a stance that may put him at odds with many top U.S. officials.Trump is spending Easter weekend at his Palm Beach, Florida, estate. During a speech in Richfield, […]
3/30/2018
BUSINESS/IMMIGRATION/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Demand for low-skilled worker visas for the summer season starting Sunday [4-1-18] is again far outstripping supply, with the Trump administration forced to choose between helping businesses seeking more visas or trying to save those jobs for American workers. Some lawmakers tried and failed this month to secure an increase in the […]
3/30/2018
BETSY DEVOS/BUDGET/CONGRESS/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Congress just gave Education Secretary Betsy DeVos everything she didn’t want: a bigger budget and a guarantee that certain department offices wouldn’t be cut. Mrs. DeVos had sought significant cuts to both the department’s budget and staff. But Congress didn’t go along with her plans in the big spending bill that it […]
3/30/2018
GOVERNMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “One Health and Human Services employee swore off online dating after potential suitors repeatedly got upset that he worked for the Trump administration. An Education Department fellow eagerly returned to teaching after listening to Betsy DeVos bash public schools. And one Environmental Protection Agency official said staffers are distraught at having to […]
3/30/2018
IMMIGRATION/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In a broad expansion of the information gathered from applicants for U.S. visas, the federal government is proposing to collect social media identities from nearly everyone who seeks entry into the United States, according to a State Department filing on Friday [3-30-18]. The proposal, if approved by the Office of Management and […]
2/29/2018
LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “Donald Trump so far has weathered accusations and hot mic admissions of sexual assault. But even as the president denies Stormy Daniels’ account of their alleged affair more than a decade ago, calling it ‘FAKE NEWS,’ her claims have stayed in the media’s eye for weeks now. Her appearance Sunday on ’60 […]
3/29/2018
2016 ELECTION/BUSINESS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “In July, David J. Pecker, the chairman of the company that owns The National Enquirer, visited his old friend President Trump at the White House. The tabloid publisher took along a special guest, Kacy Grine, a French businessman who advises one of Saudi Arabia’s richest men and sometimes acts as […]
3/29/2018
NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump heralded a new trade agreement with South Korea at his first public appearance in nearly a week on Thursday [3-29-18], but then immediately suggested that he might delay finalizing it while negotiating with North Korea over its nuclear program…It was unclear what leverage Mr. Trump believed he could […]
3/29/2018
DAVID SHULKIN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VA: “President Trump’s dismissal of David J. Shulkin, the secretary of veterans affairs — and the nomination of a Navy doctor with no known policy views to take his place — has brought renewed focus to an increasingly contentious debate over whether to give veterans the option of using the benefits they […]
3/29/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Hope Hicks, the White House communications director who worked behind the scenes to direct the president through multiple professional crises — and decided to resign after she found herself exhausted by them — has left the building. Those left behind are wondering what happens now. Thursday [3-29-18] was the last day […]
3/29/2018
FBI/GOP/JEFF SESSIONS/RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Attorney General Jeff Sessions is not naming a new special counsel to investigate Republican-driven accusations against the FBI — at least for now. Instead, Sessions revealed Thursday [3-29-18]that Utah’s top federal prosecutor, John Huber, is looking into allegations that the FBI abused its powers in surveilling a former Trump campaign adviser, and […]
3/29/2018
2016 ELECTION/GOP/JEFF SESSIONS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Justice Department’s inspector general, facing increasing political pressure from Republicans in Congress and Attorney General Jeff Sessions, said on Wednesday [3-28-18] that his office would investigate the surveillance of a former Trump campaign official. The announcement came amid a stream of attacks in recent months from the White […]
3/29/2018
ARIZONA/ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/WOMEN: “With allegations of sexual misconduct swirling around President Trump, Debbie Lesko — a Republican candidate for Congress — sat down recently and clicked on ’60 Minutes.’ There was Stephanie Clifford, the pornographic film actress known as Stormy Daniels, saying that she had hidden a sexual encounter with Mr. Trump out of […]
3/29/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Trump made a personal phone call on Wednesday [3-28[18] to a political supporter with a huge megaphone — Roseanne Barr. Mr. Trump called Ms. Barr to congratulate her on the revival of her comedy, “Roseanne,” and to thank her for her support. The call was confirmed by Sarah Huckabee Sanders, […]
3/29/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/LEGAL/OBAMA ADMIN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Eric H. Holder Jr., the United States attorney general for six years under President Barack Obama, stepped away from public service in 2015 but has since emerged as a bulwark against the Trump administration, taking a leading role in challenging the president’s policies in court and trying to chip away […]
3/29/2018
COMMERCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump escalated his attack on Amazon on Thursday [2-29-18], saying that the online behemoth does not pay enough taxes — and strongly suggesting that he may try to rein in the e-commerce business. The president’s commentary was made in a Twitter post in which he accused Amazon of putting thousands of […]
3/29/2018
DAVID SHULKIN//TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/VA: “Capitol Hill lawmakers reacted guardedly to President Donald Trump’s nomination of the White House physician to head the Department of Veterans Affairs, with key members noting that they know little about him. Dr. Ronny Jackson, a U.S. Navy rear admiral who has served as a White House physician during the […]
3/29/2018
CENSUS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Amid accusations of politicizing the US Census, President Donald Trump’s campaign touted the administration’s move to add a question about citizenship status on the consequential survey in an email to supporters on Wednesday [3-29-18]. The email with the subject line ‘GOOD NEWS: We are asking about citizenship’ was sent to the […]
3/29/2018
INFRASTRUCTURE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Washington spent trillions building up foreign countries while allowing OUR OWN infrastructure to fall into a state of total disrepair. No more! It’s time to REBUILD, and we will do it with American WORKERS, American GRIT, and American PRIDE!” https://t.co/Q9rPZi2D2s -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 29, 2018 3:06pm […]
3/29/2018
ECONOMY/JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT : “JOBS, JOBS, JOBS! Unemployment claims have fallen to a 45-year low. Together, we are making the economy great again!” https://t.co/pN2TE5HDQm –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 29, 2018 2:58pm […]
3/29/2018
CALIFORNIA/LEGAL/MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “A federal judge in California put a temporary stop Thursday [3-29-18] to efforts by Stormy Daniels’ attorney to depose President Donald Trump and his personal lawyer, Michael Cohen over a $130,000 payout from Cohen to the porn star before the 2016 election. Judge S. James Otero of the US District Court […]
3/29/2018
INFRASTRUCTURE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We are going to REBUILD our crumbling infrastructure, and there is no better place to begin this campaign than in the Great State of Ohio. A tremendous honor to be here today at a state-of-the-art training site, where the skills of the American Worker are forged and refined!” https://t.co/bU3KS62c0x -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
3/29/2018
KELLYANNE CONWAY/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Kellyanne Conway’s husband has begun deleting a series of tweets he posted in the last month that are critical of President Donald Trump. George Conway, a conservative lawyer Trump once considered nominating as solicitor general, deleted several tweets that called attention to Trump’s legal woes, his difficulty in finding his next communications […]
3/29/2018
MIKE POMPEO/SECRETARY OF STATE/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “As President Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, prepares to face lawmakers for his second major confirmation hearing as a Trump nominee, scores of former diplomats are urging lawmakers to ‘focus public attention on the urgent need to restore the power and influence of American […]
3/29/2018
GOP/JEFF SESSIONS/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Investigators probing whether Donald Trump’s presidential campaign colluded with Russia have been questioning witnesses about events at the 2016 Republican National Convention, according to two sources familiar with Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s inquiries. Mueller’s team has been asking about a convention-related event attended by both Russia’s U.S. ambassador and Jeff […]
3/29/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Several of President Donald Trump’s outside advisers have told him over the past week he requires neither a chief of staff nor a communications director, at least in the traditional definition of those jobs, according to a person familiar with the conversations. Trump has absorbed the advice, but offered little indication […]
3/29/2018
DAVID SHULKIN/TRUMP PEOPLE/VA: “Former Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin used an op-ed late Wednesday [3-28-18] to blast ‘the environment in Washington’ that ‘has turned so toxic, chaotic, disrespectful and subversive that it became impossible for me to accomplish the important work’ of his job. ‘As I prepare to leave government,’ he wrote in an op-ed […]
2/29/2018
CONGRESS/ENERGY [ALTERNATIVE]/PENNSYLVANIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is seriously considering abandoning efforts to remake the nation’s biofuel laws after wading deep into an issue that divides some of his core constituencies, according to three sources familiar with the administration’s thinking. Advisers have urged Trump to instead let Congress tackle the biofuel reforms, but use the […]
3/29/2018
COMMERCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I have stated my concerns with Amazon long before the Election. Unlike others, they pay little or no taxes to state & local governments, use our Postal System as their Delivery Boy (causing tremendous loss to the U.S.), and are putting many thousands of retailers out of business!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. […]
3/29/2018
2016 ELECTION/DEVIN NUNEZ/GOP/RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Devin Nunes had recently graduated from the tiny College of the Sequoias when he won his first election, defeating a popular incumbent on the college’s board of trustees. That election marked the start of a political rise by the young Republican from dairy farmer to chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, […]
3/29/2018
IMMIGRATION/JEFF SESSIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration has sharply curtailed a once-common practice of granting long-term reprieves to immigrants targeted for deportation, a Reuters analysis of court records shows, adding to an already huge backlog of cases in U.S. immigration courts.The trend underscores how the Trump administration’s broad crackdown on illegal immigration has sometimes had […]
3/29/2018
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/MICHAEL FLYNN/PAUL MANAFORT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “On Wednesday [3-28-18] , The New York Times reported that President Donald Trump’s former lawyer John Dowd floated the possibility that Trump might issue pardons to Michael Flynn and Paul Manafort with their attorneys last year. Meanwhile, CNN has learned there was a discussion within the Department of Justice last […]
3/28/2018
JARED KUSHNER/NATIONAL SECURITY/REX TILLERSON/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump’s shake-up of his national-security team is likely to reshape the role played by Jared Kushner, who has been a key counselor but whose global portfolio created friction with departing Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, administration officials and others close to him said. But the arrival […]
3/28/2018
SOUTH KOREA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump scored his first significant trade deal this week, securing a pact with South Korea that represents the type of one-on-one agreement that Mr. Trump says makes the best sense for American companies and workers. The deal, which is expected to be formally announced on Wednesday [3-28-18], opens the […]