ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump delivered his first State of the Union address on Tuesday [1-30-18] night, a (very) lengthy speech in which he largely revisited his accomplishments over his first year in office and offered a handful of proposals he’d like to see considered in the coming year. While it’s important not […]
1/31/2018
DONALDISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump delivered his first State of the Union address on Tuesday [1-30-18] night, a (very) lengthy speech in which he largely revisited his accomplishments over his first year in office and offered a handful of proposals he’d like to see considered in the coming year. While it’s important not to […]
1/31/2018
OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump delivered his first State of the Union address on Tuesday [1-30-18] night, a (very) lengthy speech in which he largely revisited his accomplishments over his first year in office and offered a handful of proposals he’d like to see considered in the coming year. While it’s important not to […]
1/31/2018
DONALD ON DONALD/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump delivered his first State of the Union address on Tuesday [1-30-18] night, a (very) lengthy speech in which he largely revisited his accomplishments over his first year in office and offered a handful of proposals he’d like to see considered in the coming year. While it’s important […]
1/31/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump delivered his first State of the Union address on Tuesday [1-30-18] night, a (very) lengthy speech in which he largely revisited his accomplishments over his first year in office and offered a handful of proposals he’d like to see considered in the coming year. While it’s important not to […]
1/31/2018
DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump delivered his first State of the Union address on Tuesday [1-30-18] night, a (very) lengthy speech in which he largely revisited his accomplishments over his first year in office and offered a handful of proposals he’d like to see considered in the coming year. While it’s important not to […]
1/31/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Russia is solidifying its footing close to U.S. shores, in the Caribbean, a region Moscow abandoned after the Cold War and has gradually returned to with investment, diplomacy and military hardware. In recent months Russia has developed a multidimensional relationship with the tiny nation of Grenada, whose name has resonated with […]
1/31/2018
FEMA/PUERTO RICO: “Politicians from both political parties reacted angrily to news of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s plan to end shipment of emergency food and water supplies to storm-battered Puerto Rico. On Tuesday [1-30-18], several lawmakers called on the agency to reverse its decision. Details of FEMA’s plan – which the agency said would take […]
1/31/2018
CIA/MIKE POMPEO/RUSSIA: “CIA Director Mike Pompeo recently met with his Russian counterparts when they traveled to the US, according to US ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman. Russian media is reporting those who met with Pompeo may have included the country’s sanctioned spy chief, Sergey Naryshkin. Talks between top US and Russian intelligence officials occurred just […]
1/31/2018
2016 ELECTION/LEGAL/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Special Counsel Robert Mueller is seeking to interview the former spokesman of President Donald Trump’s legal team as part of an investigation into potential collusion between Russia and Trump’s campaign to sway the 2016 U.S. presidential election, according to a source with knowledge of the matter. Mark Corallo had represented […]
1/31/2018
NONTRUTHS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump’s first State of the Union address was billed as a bid for unity, a call for all to rise above party and faction in pursuit of national ideas and ideals. In fact, scattered throughout the 80-minute speech were several moments that might qualify as outreach. But if you blinked, you […]
1/31/2018
AFGHANISTAN/FOREIGN POLICY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “US President Donald Trump’s first State of the Union touched on a number of international issues, including North Korea and the battle to defeat ISIS, but he didn’t offer any specifics and barely mentioned Russia or China… Here’s what he did include: Afghanistan Amid a deteriorating security situation on the ground, […]
1/31/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/ISRAEL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “US President Donald Trump’s first State of the Union touched on a number of international issues, including North Korea and the battle to defeat ISIS, but he didn’t offer any specifics and barely mentioned Russia or China… Here’s what he did include: Israel One of the Trump administration’s staunchest international allies, […]
1/31/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/IRAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “US President Donald Trump’s first State of the Union touched on a number of international issues, including North Korea and the battle to defeat ISIS, but he didn’t offer any specifics and barely mentioned Russia or China… Here’s what he did include: Iran Trump has persistently criticized the multilateral Iranian nuclear […]
1/31/2018
GUANTANAMO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “US President Donald Trump’s first State of the Union touched on a number of international issues, including North Korea and the battle to defeat ISIS, but he didn’t offer any specifics and barely mentioned Russia or China… Here’s what he did include: Guantanamo Trump signed a new executive order Tuesday to keep […]
1/31/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “US President Donald Trump’s first State of the Union touched on a number of international issues, including North Korea and the battle to defeat ISIS, but he didn’t offer any specifics and barely mentioned Russia or China… Here’s what he did include: ISIS One of Trump’s major foreign policy successes, he […]
1/31/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “US President Donald Trump’s first State of the Union touched on a number of international issues, including North Korea and the battle to defeat ISIS, but he didn’t offer any specifics and barely mentioned Russia or China… Here’s what he did include: North Korea The threat posed by North Korea’s […]
1/31/2018
GUANTANAMO/TRUMP EXEC ORDERS: “President Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order to keep open the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, after pledging during the campaign to ‘load it up with some bad dudes.’… Trump’s order revokes one issued by President Obama in his first days in office that called for the facility to close, […]
1/31/2018
HILLARY CLINTON/LEGAL: “Hillary Clinton, the Democratic presidential nominee in 2016, said on Tuesday [1-30-18]that she regretted protecting a former campaign adviser accused of sexual harassment on her 2008 campaign. ‘The short answer is this: If I had to do it again, I wouldn’t,’ she wrote on Facebook. The message was posted just moments before President […]
1/30/2018
NONTRUTHS/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The president drew on the stories of two victims of North Korean cruelty: an American college student, Otto F. Warmbier, who fell into an irreversible coma while in detention in Pyongyang, the capital, and later died; and a North Korean man who lost his leg while searching for food for his […]
1/30/2018
AMBASSADOR/NOMINATIONS/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP POSITION CHANGES: “The Trump administration is searching for a new candidate to be the ambassador to South Korea, after U.S. officials said Tuesday [1-30-18] that its previous pick, Victor Cha, is no longer under consideration. The Trump administration notified the South Korean government in December that Mr. Cha would be its […]
1/30/2018
IMMIGRATION/STATE OF THE UNION: “In recent months, my Administration has met extensively with both Democrats and Republicans to craft a bipartisan approach to immigration reform… The first pillar of our framework generously offers a path to citizenship for 1.8 million illegal immigrants who were brought here by their parents at a young age — that […]
1/30/2018
JOBS/STATE OF THE UNION/TAXES: “Since the election, we have created 2.4 million new jobs, including 200,000 new jobs in manufacturing alone. After years of wage stagnation, we are finally seeing rising wages. Unemployment claims have hit a 45-year low. African-American unemployment stands at the lowest rate ever recorded, and Hispanic American unemployment has also reached […]
1/30/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Join me live for the #SOTU https://t.co/0SLktWxfHi” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 30, 2018 09:00pm […]
1/30/2018
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A Brooklyn federal judge criticized President Donald Trump’s comments about Latino immigrants as ‘vicious’ and ‘extremely volatile’ during court arguments Tuesday over whether to stop the Trump administration from rescinding protections for undocumented immigrants who entered the U.S. as children… The plaintiffs who sued the Trump administration, including 16 states, have argued […]
1/30/2018
SEC: “The latest caper in the fast-moving world of initial coin offerings comes from a company that aimed to raise $1 billion and claimed to raise $600 million. In reality, it may not have raised much more than $1 million. Federal regulators moved to halt the coin offering of Dallas-based AriseBank, in one of the […]
1/30/2018
EPA/SCOTT PRUITT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt said Tuesday [1-30-18] that he has no recollection of stinging remarks he made back in 2016 when he argued that Donald Trump would use executive power ‘in a way that is truly unconstitutional’ and would be ‘more abusive’ to the Constitution than President Barack Obama. […]
1/30/2018
GOP: “The chairwoman of the Republican National Committee said Tuesday that the party wouldn’t return donations from Steve Wynn, its former finance chairman who faces allegations of sexual misconduct dating back decades, unless an investigation by his company’s outside directors finds wrongdoing. In an interview with Fox News, Ronna Romney McDaniel called the allegations against […]
1/30/2018
RUSSIA/STEVE MNUCHIN/TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told lawmakers that the Trump administration plans to levy new Russia sanctions based on a list of oligarchs and senior government officials published late Monday [1-29-18]. Mr. Mnuchin’s comments on Tuesday come as some lawmakers criticized the administration for failing to issue new sanctions under a […]
1/30/2018
2016 ELECTION/GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/INTELLIGENCE/PAUL RYAN: “House Speaker Paul Ryan (R., Wis.) defended Tuesday [1-30-18] the GOP decision to make public a classified Republican-authored memo that alleges surveillance abuses against an associate of President Donald Trump dating to the 2016 campaign… The GOP-led House Intelligence Committee voted Monday night to release the memo, which was drawn […]
1/30/2018
BUSINESS/ECONOMY/HEALTHCARE: “Three corporate behemoths are promising to shake up the health care industry — a notoriously inefficient sector that represents nearly a fifth of the U.S. economy. Though the surprise Tuesday [1-30-18] morning announcement from Amazon, JPMorgan Chase and Berkshire Hathaway was grand in ambition, it was scarce in details, leaving plenty of questions about […]
1/30/2018
CAMPAIGN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s campaign website is offering this chance for a few seconds of fame to supporters who donate to his re-election effort. It can happen for as little as $1. The campaign’s original pitch was $35, but a subsequent email from the Trump campaign provided a link for donors to contribute […]
1/30/2018
POLITICAL FIGURES/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump will deliver his first State of the Union address on Tuesday [1-30-18] night from the US Capitol, but not all of Congress will be in attendance. Trump’s tumultuous first year in office was marked by controversy, leading several Democratic lawmakers to announce that they plan to boycott the […]
1/30/2018
CENSUS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Census Bureau has scrapped a plan to overhaul how it asks about race and Hispanic ethnicity in the 2020 Census, after the Trump administration delayed making a decision on the matter in time for the rollout. As a result, the Census will keep separate questions for race and Hispanic ethnicity instead […]
1/30/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/PALESTINE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “Almost a dozen countries have agreed to advance their annual contributions to the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees to help it plug a major shortfall after a partial cut-off of U.S. funding, its chief said on Tuesday [1-31-18]. The move by the Trump administration appears linked to a United Nations vote […]
1/30/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/RUSSIA/TREASURY: “The U.S. Treasury Department released an unclassified list of Russian senior political figures and oligarchs, provoking ire in Moscow even as its consequences were unclear. The list totaled more than 200 names of top officials, heads of state-controlled companies and wealthy businessmen. President Vladimir Putin isn’t on the list, but top Kremlin aides […]
1/30/2018
CONFLICT OF INTEREST/DEMS/INFRASTRUCTURE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s critics are already lining up to undercut his infrastructure proposal — the purported bipartisan centerpiece of Tuesday’s [1-30-18] State of the Union speech — as a giveaway to his well-connected friends and a rollback of popular environmental protections. Even before the president formally calls for a deal […]
1/30/2018
MILITARY: “The Pentagon is reviewing policies that allow deployed troops to use activity-measuring devices and fitness apps that rely on GPS tracking, after publication of a digital map online accidentally exposed information that could reveal where American troops are deployed or even precisely where they exercise overseas. An interactive display called the Global Heat Map, […]
1/30/2018
9/11/DEFENSE/IRAQ/ISIS/SYRIA/TALIBAN/TERRORISM/TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS: “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Findings. (a) Consistent with long-standing law of war principles and applicable law, the United States may detain certain persons captured in connection with an […]
1/29/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: ” ‘American carnage’ appears to be out. Bipartisanship is in. And not everyone is happy about it. When President Trump delivers his first State of the Union address on Tuesday [1-30-18] at 9 p.m. ET, his most fervent supporters are anxious that he will squander the most high-profile moment of his presidency […]
1/29/2018
DEFENSE/RUSSIA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration announced Monday [1-29-18] that it had decided against imposing any sanctions on countries that buy Russian military equipment, saying that a new law was already deterring billions of dollars in such purchases. The law required that sanctions be imposed against large purchasers of Russian arms, but it granted […]
1/29/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP FAMILY/MELANIA: “Over the past week, Melania Trump, a notoriously private first lady, made three very public decisions: She canceled a trip abroad with the president, made an impromptu visit to the Holocaust Memorial Museum and flew to Mar-a-Lago, where she spent part of her short trip relaxing at the spa… Aides to […]
1/29/2018
AMBASSADOR/FOREIGN POLICY/IRAN/NIKKI HALEY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “The Trump administration escalated efforts to put pressure on Iran on Monday [1-29-18], taking ambassadors from the United Nations Security Council on a field trip to inspect what American officials called remnants of Iranian missiles and other weaponry illegally supplied to Yemen rebels. The ambassadors were also White House lunch […]
1/29/2018
FBI/GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/RUSSIA: “Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee, apparently disregarding Justice Department warnings that their actions would be ‘extraordinarily reckless,’ voted Monday [1-29-18] evening to release a contentious secret memorandum said to accuse the department and the F.B.I. of misusing their authority to obtain a secret surveillance order on a former Trump campaign […]
1/29/2018
FBI: “Andrew G. McCabe has stepped down as the F.B.I.’s deputy director, a move that was widely expected as he has repeatedly come under fire from Republicans in Congress and from President Trump. An American official said Mr. McCabe made his intentions known on Monday [1-29-18]. He will immediately go on leave and plans to […]
1/29/2018
ABORTION/DEMS/POLITICS: “A bill criminalizing abortions performed after 20 weeks of pregnancy failed to advance in the Senate on Monday [1-29-18] but forced Democrats up for re-election in competitive races to take sides on the contentious issue. The legislation secured 51 votes, mostly from Republicans, shy of the 60 the bill needed to move forward. The […]
1/29/2018
2016 ELECTION/GOP/INTELLIGENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A congressional panel voted on Monday [1-29-18] to make public a classified Republican-authored memo that alleges surveillance abuses against an associate of President Donald Trump dating back to the 2016 campaign. The GOP-led House Intelligence Committee invoked an obscure rule in its effort to release the memo that was drawn from […]
1/29/2018
IMMIGRATION/NATIONAL SECURITY/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration said Monday [1-29-18] it was resuming refugee admissions from 11 countries deemed national-security risks, while adding additional screening measures for them. Senior administration officials said the new vetting would include more independent interviews of refugee applicants and their families, but gave no other details. The decision comes […]
1/29/2018
NASA/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s pick to run NASA faces what increasingly seem insurmountable obstacles to confirmation by the current Senate, according to industry officials and congressional staffers. The combination of unanimous Democratic opposition plus stiff resistance from Florida’s Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, these people said, creates the biggest roadblock for the nominee, GOP […]
1/29/2018
CANADA/MEXICO/NAFTA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Negotiations to revamp the North American Free Trade Agreement survived what was seen as the crucial sixth round, with the U.S., Canada and Mexico tackling difficult issues even as tensions flared between the U.S. and Canada over auto-industry rules… Still, Mr. Lighthizer and his Mexican and Canadian counterparts nodded to progress […]
1/29/2018
CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/TRADE DEALS: “Lawmakers are moving to stanch the flow of U.S. technology to foreign investors, creating potential problems for a number of American companies that have bet big on partnering with China. The Senate and House, with the backing of the White House, are working on bipartisan legislation to broaden the authority of the […]
1/29/2018
HHS/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Congratulations to America’s new Secretary of @HHSGov, Alex Azar! https://t.co/Y9inQaCt7o” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 29, 2018 03:12pm […]
1/29/2018
HOUSE OF REPS/POLITICAL FIGURES: “Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen, chairman of the powerful House Appropriations Committee, Monday [1-29-18] said he wouldn’t seek re-election in 2018, making him the latest in a parade of senior House Republicans and committee leaders heading to the exits. The New Jersey congressman, who comes from a storied political family and whose father […]
1/29/2018
MILITARY/NAVY/RUSSIA: “A Russian military jet performed an unsafe intercept of a US Navy P-3 Orion surveillance plane while it was flying in international airspace over the Black Sea Monday [1-29-18], three defense officials told CNN. The American pilots reported that the Russian jet came within five feet of the US plane, according to two of […]
1/29/2018
2016 ELECTION/CARTER PAGE/FBI/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT: “Former Donald Trump campaign adviser Carter Page said Monday [1-29-18] that he wanted more information from the Justice Department before weighing in on a report that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein approved an application to extend a secret surveillance warrant against him early last year. In text messages, Page said he’s […]
1/29/2018
TRUMP PEOPLE: “Omarosa Manigault Newman, former White House director of communications for the Office of Public Liaison who left the administration in December, is a part of the cast for the latest season of ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ — marking what is likely the fastest move from the White House to reality television. CBS announced the […]
1/29/2018
BUSINESS/CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY: “Lawmakers are moving to crack down on the flow of U.S. technology to foreign investors, creating potential problems for a number of American companies that have bet big on partnering with China. The Senate and House, with the backing of the White House, are working on bipartisan legislation to broaden the authority of […]
1/29/2018
HILLARY CLINTON/NIKKI HALEY/UN: “At least one member of the Trump administration wasn’t laughing at a skit involving Hillary Clinton. Nikki Haley, the US ambassador to the United Nations, tweeted her disapproval over a skit involving the former presidential candidate ‘auditioning’ to perform the audio version of Michael Wolff’s bombshell book about President Donald Trump. ‘I […]
1/29/2018
ABORTION/POLITICS: “The Senate on Monday [1-29-18] evening is set to consider a bill criminalizing abortions performed after 20 weeks of pregnancy, a vote that is almost certain to fail but may force Democrats up for re-election in largely Republican states to publicly take sides on the issue. The legislation has become a core plank of […]
1/29/2018
CHINA/FCC: “The top U.S. communications regulator on Monday [1-29-18] said he opposed an idea by some security officials to counter the threat of China spying on U.S. phone calls by having the government build and run a national, super-fast 5G wireless network… Three of the other four FCC commissioners also said Monday they oppose nationalizing […]
1/29/2018
TRUMP FAMILY/MELANIA: “First lady Melania Trump took 21 flights in a three-month period on Air Force jets at a cost of more than $675,000 before she moved to the White House in June 2017, military records show. Air Force jets flew Mrs. Trump to and from New York City, Florida and Washington under an arrangement […]
1/28/2018
HILLARY CLINTON/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Hillary Clinton made an unexpected cameo at the Grammy Awards on Sunday [1-28-18], delighting many in the audience but turning off some high-profile viewers at home. James Corden, the show’s host, introduced the bit on the premise of interviewing candidates to record the audio version of ‘Fire and Fury,’ the political […]
1/28/2018
2016 ELECTION/GOP/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT: “A secret, highly contentious Republican memo reveals that Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein approved an application to extend surveillance of a former Trump campaign associate shortly after taking office last spring, according to three people familiar with it. The renewal shows that the Justice Department under President Trump saw reason to […]
1/28/2018
GOP: “Republicans on Sunday [1-28-18] worked to distance themselves from Steve Wynn in the wake of a Wall Street Journal report of former employees describing a decadeslong pattern of sexual misconduct by the casino mogul and GOP financial bigwig. The allegations against one of Las Vegas’s most powerful figures reverberated in the political world over […]
1/28/2018
GOP: “Republicans on Sunday [1-28-18] worked to distance themselves from Steve Wynn in the wake of a Wall Street Journal report of former employees describing a decadeslong pattern of sexual misconduct by the casino mogul and GOP financial bigwig. The allegations against one of Las Vegas’s most powerful figures reverberated in the political world over […]
1/28/2018
FBI/INTELLIGENCE/TRUMP FAMILY/DONALD JR: “President Donald Trump’s eldest son, Donald Trump, Jr., said Sunday [1-28-18] that he is betting the Democratic response to the much talked about House intelligence memo will leak to the media before the actual memo is made public… Trump Jr. was referring to Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and a Democratic rebuttal to […]
1/28/2018
GOP/MIKE PENCE: “Vice President Mike Pence, looking to buttress his party ahead of what is shaping up to be a difficult midterm election season, will headline a high-dollar fundraising dinner Monday [1-29-18] that is expected to net about $500,000 for his leadership PAC, according to an administration official. The Great America Committee event, to be […]
1/28/2018
TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump extended his threats of action against America’s trading partners, this time hinting at major retaliation against the European Union for what he described as its ‘very unfair’ trade policy toward the U.S. Mr. Trump has repeatedly complained about global trading arrangements that he says discriminate against the U.S. […]
1/28/2018
CANADA/MEXICO/NAFTA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Mexico and Canada have rejected a proposal by the Trump administration to remake a corporate arbitration system that is a key part of the North American Free Trade Agreement, according to people involved in talks to update the pact. The two countries’ resistance to the U.S. plan to change the system, […]
1/28/2018
GOP: “The billionaire Koch brothers’ political organization spent more than $200 million in the past decade on what official Tim Phillips calls ‘without question our biggest policy defeat,’ the quest to kill the Affordable Care Act. Now, the network of donors is turning its attention to the more urgent matter of protecting Republican majorities in […]
1/28/2018
GOP/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Republican lawmakers warned President Donald Trump Sunday [1-28-18] against firing special counsel Robert Mueller, in the wake of reports last week that the president considered dismissing him in June… GOP leaders have remained supportive of Mr. Mueller, who is leading an investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. Mr. Trump […]
1/28/2018
GOP/LEGAL/MARCO RUBIO: “Sen. Marco Rubio said late Saturday [1-27-18] night that he had fired his chief of staff after learning a day earlier of allegations of improper conduct. The Florida Republican said he first learned Friday of allegations that his chief of staff, Clint H. Reed, had ‘violated office policies regarding proper relations between a […]
1/28/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP POSITION CHANGES: “When President Donald Trump makes his first State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday [1-30-18], it will offer an opportunity to build momentum behind his second-year agenda on the heels of a government shutdown and ahead of a contentious immigration policy fight. Even for Mr. Trump, […]
1/28/2018
JOBS: “Somebody please inform Jay-Z that because of my policies, Black Unemployment has just been reported to be at the LOWEST RATE EVER RECORDED!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 28, 2018 08:18am […]
1/28/2018
BUSINESS/ECONOMY: “Our economy is better than it has been in many decades. Businesses are coming back to America like never before. Chrysler, as an example, is leaving Mexico and coming back to the USA. Unemployment is nearing record lows. We are on the right track!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 28, 2018 08:18am […]
1/28/2018
STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A growing number of State Department employees are charging they are being put in career purgatory because of their previous work on policy priorities associated with President Barack Obama and in offices the Trump administration is interested in closing. The situation has got so serious that several officials tell CNN they have […]
1/28/2018
CUBA/FOREIGN POLICY/GOP: “U.S. supporters of improved relations with Cuba joined the top leadership of the Caribbean country on Sunday [1-28-18] to inaugurate a replica of a New York statue of its independence hero Jose Marti. Just a few years ago, the hundreds gathered for the event overseen by Cuban President Raul Castro would have been […]
1/27/2018
BORDER/DEMS/MILITARY: “Democrats are not interested in Border Safety & Security or in the funding and rebuilding of our Military. They are only interested in Obstruction!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 27, 2018 11:08pm […]
1/27/2018
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP POSITION CHANGES: “I have offered DACA a wonderful deal, including a doubling in the number of recipients & a twelve year pathway to citizenship, for two reasons: (1) Because the Republicans want to fix a long time terrible problem. (2) To show that Democrats do not want to solve DACA, only use it!” -Donald […]
1/27/2018
AFGHANISTAN/TERRORISM: “Taliban targeted innocent Afghans, brave police in Kabul today. Our thoughts and prayers go to the victims, and first responders. We will not allow the Taliban to win!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 27, 2018 05:59pm […]
1/27/2018
HOLIDAY/RELIGION: “On Holocaust Remembrance Day we mourn and grieve the murder of 6 million innocent Jewish men, women and children, and the millions of others who perished in the evil Nazi Genocide. We pledge with all of our might and resolve: Never Again! https://t.co/PfHM7UiZ0C https://t.co/25W0SZHTOu” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 27, 2018 02:30pm […]
1/27/2018
TRUMP FAMILY/MELANIA: “First lady Melania Trump’s plane arrived in West Palm Beach, Florida, Thursday [1-25-18], the same week she cancelled her planned trip with her husband to Davos, Switzerland, at the last minute. A law enforcement source confirmed to CNN the first lady was on the plane, and a motorcade was seen leaving the airport. […]
1/27/2018
BORDER/WALL: “Thank you to Brandon Judd of the National Border Patrol Council for his strong statement on @foxandfriends that we very badly NEED THE WALL. Must also end loophole of ‘catch & release’ and clean up the legal and other procedures at the border NOW for Safety & Security reasons.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 27, […]
1/26/2018
NATIONAL SECURITY/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It was all but ignored last year when it was wrapped into a sanctions law punishing Russian aggressions. But in recent weeks, a requirement that the United States identify Russian oligarchs in a public list has set off a cavalcade of anxious lobbying across Washington by those who fear their links […]
1/26/2018
MISC: “Thank you for the wonderful welcome @WEF! #Davos2018 https://t.co/IQkoQJxR5B” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 26, 2018 06:27pm […]
1/26/2018
DEMS/DREAMERS: “DACA has been made increasingly difficult by the fact that Cryin’ Chuck Schumer took such a beating over the shutdown that he is unable to act on immigration!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 26, 2018 12:16pm […]
1/26/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Heading back from a very exciting two days in Davos, Switzerland. Speech on America’s economic revival was well received. Many of the people I met will be investing in the U.S.A.! #MAGA” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 26, 2018 12:12pm […]
1/26/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said the U.S. is ‘open for business’ and asserted the nation’s interest in partnering with other nations, in an address Friday [1-26-18] to foreign leaders and business executives gathered at the World Economic Forum. ‘I am here today to represent the interests of the American people, and […]
1/26/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Join me live at the 2018 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland! #WEF18 https://t.co/fdHejCmv73 https://t.co/DuKJlVTWB8” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 26, 2018 07:54am […]
1/26/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Great bilateral meeting with President @Alain_Berset of the Swiss Confederation – as we continue to strengthen our great friendship. Such an honor to be in Switzerland! #WEF18 https://t.co/87pLrCpQkZ” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 26, 2018 06:23am […]
1/26/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It was an honor to meet with Republic of Rwanda President Paul Kagame this morning in Davos, Switzerland. Many great discussions! #WEF18 https://t.co/SaPzwVhDiB” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 26, 2018 05:46am […]
1/26/2018
DONALD ON DONALD/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Will be interviewed on @SquawkCNBC by @JoeSquawk coming up at 6:00amE from Davos, Switzerland. Enjoy! #WEF18 https://t.co/7egYlxnFBd” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 26, 2018 05:11am […]
1/26/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/IRAN/NAVY: “The Iranian military has halted the routine harassment by its armed ‘fast boats’ of U.S. naval vessels in the Persian Gulf, the U.S. military said, a turnabout that officials welcomed but were at a loss to explain. The boats for at least two years would dart toward the U.S. vessels as they passed […]
1/25/2018
CLIMATE CHANGE/EPA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is withdrawing a decades-old air policy aimed at reining in some of the largest sources of hazardous pollutants like mercury and lead. The Environmental Protection Agency said late Thursday [1-25-18] it is getting rid of requirements that it forever keep sites classified as ‘major sources’ of hazardous air […]
1/25/2018
ECONOMY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump arrived at this mountaintop resort town on Thursday [1-25-18] ready to challenge the prevailing economic order as he takes his ‘America First’ message directly to the banking titans, corporate magnates and international leaders who have spent years preaching the virtues of global integration. After a trans-Atlantic flight to Zurich, […]
1/25/2018
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP POSITION CHANGES: “President Donald Trump proposed a path to citizenship for 1.8 million undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children, if lawmakers agree to create a $25 billion fund to expand barriers along the Mexican border and implement other deep changes to the immigration system. The White House suggested the proposal […]
1/25/2018
NASA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Today, Americans everywhere remember the brave men and women of @NASA who lost their lives in our Nation’s eternal quest to expand the boundaries of human potential. https://t.co/clBsJTGz8B https://t.co/jTJkusdBQA” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 25, 2018 05:38pm […]
1/25/2018
FBI/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT: “The Justice Department’s internal watchdog has recovered an undisclosed number of missing text messages between an FBI agent and another bureau employee who have come under fire for privately criticizing President Donald Trump during the 2016 campaign. Republicans and allies of Mr. Trump had raised concerns about the missing texts, which cover a […]
1/25/2018
TAXES/TREASURY: “Treasury Department tax experts are skeptical about states allowing taxpayers to make charitable contributions to circumvent a new cap on deductions for state and local taxes, a department official said Thursday [1-25-18]. The comments from Thomas West, the tax legislative counsel, serve as a warning to lawmakers in New York, New Jersey and California […]
1/25/2018
LEGAL/TRUMP BUSINESS: “President Donald Trump managed to defeat the first lawsuit challenging his receipt of business profits while in office, but knocking out the second case over his alleged violations of the Constitution’s emoluments clauses may not be so easy. As a daylong hearing on that second suit kicked off in a Maryland courtroom Thursday […]