CANADA/MEXICO/NAFTA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Canadian and Mexican trade officials in Montreal on Sunday [1-21-18] began laying out proposals aimed at convincing their U.S. counterparts not to put an end to the North American Free Trade Agreement. Delegations from Canada and Mexico will present an array of responses to some of the Trump administration’s most hard-line […]
1/22/2018
BUDGET/POLITICAL FIGURES/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP POSITION CHANGES: “Lawmakers who have complained publicly that they are not sure what President Donald Trump wants out of a deal to end the ongoing government shutdown are “not paying attention,” White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Monday morning, accusing Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of being unable to […]
1/22/2018
BUDGET/DEMS/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Democrats have shut down our government in the interests of their far left base. They don’t want to do it but are powerless!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 22, 2018 08:15am […]
1/22/2018
BUDGET/DEMS/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Democrats are turning down services and security for citizens in favor of services and security for non-citizens. Not good!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 22, 2018 08:07am […]
1/22/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/RUSSIA/UKRAINE: “U.S. negotiators this week will test Russian seriousness about a peace deal for Ukraine, where fighting between Kiev forces and Russia-backed separatists has been intensifying. Talks slated for Friday [1-26-18]are the first since the U.S. said it would provide Kiev with defensive weapons and come after Russian negotiators cancelled a proposed meeting in […]
1/22/2018
BUDGET/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The effects of a government shutdown that began Saturday [1-20-18] will kick in more forcefully Monday morning across the federal bureaucracy, as agencies begin implementing contingency plans to scale back operations and send workers home. The Senate is scheduled to vote at noon EST Monday whether to advance a measure that would […]
1/22/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/REX TILLERSON/STATE/UK: “The United States needs to pay attention to its treasured relationship with Britain, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Monday [1-22-18] just days after Donald Trump canceled a trip to London citing anger at the sale of an embassy. Trump’s cancellation of his trip has raised questions in Britain over […]
1/21/2018
BUDGET/POLITICS: “Senators failed on Sunday [1-21-18] to reach an agreement to end the government shutdown, ensuring that hundreds of thousands of federal employees would be furloughed Monday morning even as the outlines of a potential compromise came into focus. For much of the day, feverish work by a bipartisan group of senators offered a reason […]
1/21/2018
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When President Trump mused last year about protecting immigrants brought to the United States illegally as children, calling them ‘these incredible kids,’ aides implored him privately to stop talking about them so sympathetically. When he batted around the idea of granting them citizenship over a Chinese dinner at the White House last […]
1/21/2018
DONALD ON DONALD/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Thank you to Brad Blakeman on @FoxNews for grading year one of my presidency with an ‘A’-and likewise to Doug Schoen for the very good grade and statements. Working hard!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 21, 2018 08:21pm […]
1/21/2018
FBI/GOP/HILLARY CLINTON/LEGAL/POLITICAL FIGURES: “The FBI is missing five months of text messages between two senior officials who Republicans on Capitol Hill have accused of political bias, Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) revealed in a letter to the bureau made public on Sunday [1-21-18]. Republicans have been scrutinizing the text messages between senior counterintelligence agent Peter Strzok […]
1/21/2018
BUDGET/DEMS/GOP/MILITARY: “Republicans on Sunday [1-21-18] escalated their accusations that Democrats are abandoning the military, banking that the plight of unpaid troops on the front lines will be one of the GOP’s most potent political weapons in the standoff over the government shutdown. The GOP coalesced around that message in statements by congressional leaders, tweets from […]
1/21/2018
IMMIGRATION/JOHN KELLY/STEVE BANNON/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “White House Chief of Staff John Kelly is emerging from his usual behind-the-scenes role to become one of the president’s chief conservative anchors on the immigration issue, a spot once occupied by former chief strategist Steve Bannon. While Mr. Kelly drew the president’s ire last week after suggesting his boss’s […]
1/21/2018
BUDGET/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Great to see how hard Republicans are fighting for our Military and Safety at the Border. The Dems just want illegal immigrants to pour into our nation unchecked. If stalemate continues, Republicans should go to 51% (Nuclear Option) and vote on real, long term budget, no C.R.’s!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 21, […]
1/21/2018
BUDGET/IMMIGRATION/POLITICS: “For months, lawmakers were convinced that an inevitable showdown over immigration would come down to funding for President Donald Trump’s promised border wall as part of a package to protect young immigrants. Instead, the fight that sparked the continuing government shutdown centers on an array of other conservative policies Mr. Trump is insisting on […]
1/20/2018
NATIONAL SECURITY: “The leader of the Hawaii National Guard told state lawmakers that he informed the governor that a panic-inducing missile alert was a false alarm two minutes after it had been sent to cellphones statewide. The leader, Maj. Gen. Arthur J. Logan, made the revelation about the Jan. 13 episode at a hearing on […]
1/20/2018
TRUMP FAMILY/ERIC TRUMP: “Eric Trump on @JudgeJeanine on @FoxNews now!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 20, 2018 09:18pm […]
1/20/2018
HOUSE OF REPS/LEGAL/POLITICAL FIGURES: “House Speaker Paul Ryan ordered an investigation into workplace harassment allegations against a Pennsylvania Republican on Saturday and removed him from the panel that investigates and adjudicates such complaints. The New York Times on Saturday reported that Rep. Patrick Meehan used taxpayer funds to settle a case brought against him by […]
1/20/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump Administration has terminated more UNNECESSARY Regulation, in just twelve months, than any other Administration has terminated during their full term in office, no matter what the length. The good news is, THERE IS MUCH MORE TO COME!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 20, 2018 07:47pm […]
1/20/2018
DONALD ON DONALD/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Unprecedented success for our Country, in so many ways, since the Election. Record Stock Market, Strong on Military, Crime, Borders, & ISIS, Judicial Strength & Numbers, Lowest Unemployment for Women & ALL, Massive Tax Cuts, end of Individual Mandate – and so much more. Big 2018!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. […]
1/20/2018
PROTESTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “Beautiful weather all over our great country, a perfect day for all Women to March. Get out there now to celebrate the historic milestones and unprecedented economic success and wealth creation that has taken place over the last 12 months. Lowest female unemployment in 18 years!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 20, 2018 […]
1/20/2018
BUDGET/DEMS/IMMIGRATION/MILITARY/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Democrats are holding our Military hostage over their desire to have unchecked illegal immigration. Can’t let that happen!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 20, 2018 09:27am […]
1/20/2018
DONALDISM: “#AMERICA FIRST!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 20, 2018 06:47am […]
1/20/2018
GOP/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “For those asking, the Republicans only have 51 votes in the Senate, and they need 60. That is why we need to win more Republicans in 2018 Election! We can then be even tougher on Crime (and Border), and even better to our Military & Veterans!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 20, 2018 […]
1/20/2018
BUDGET/DEMS/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “This is the One Year Anniversary of my Presidency and the Democrats wanted to give me a nice present. #DemocratShutdown” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 20, 2018 06:33am […]
1/20/2018
BUDGET/DEMS/IMMIGRATION/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Democrats are far more concerned with Illegal Immigrants than they are with our great Military or Safety at our dangerous Southern Border. They could have easily made a deal but decided to play Shutdown politics instead. #WeNeedMoreRepublicansIn18 in order to power through mess!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 20, 2018 06:17am […]
1/19/2018
ATF/TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration has drafted plans to strip key authorities from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, senior administration officials said on Friday, an acknowledgment that the agency has all but abandoned its legacy of fighting liquor and tobacco smugglers… But the modern A.T.F. has focused its stagnant budget on […]
1/19/2018
CHINA/DEFENSE/JAMES MATTIS/MILITARY/RUSSIA: “The United States is switching its priority to countering Chinese and Russian military might after almost two decades of focusing on the fight against terrorism, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Friday [1-19-18], unveiling a national defense strategy that Pentagon officials say will provide a blueprint for years to come. The new strategy echoes […]
1/19/2018
BUDGET/MILITARY/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Not looking good for our great Military or Safety & Security on the very dangerous Southern Border. Dems want a Shutdown in order to help diminish the great success of the Tax Cuts, and what they are doing for our booming economy.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 19, 2018 09:28pm […]
1/19/2018
2016 ELECTION/HOUSE OF REPS/INTELLIGENCE/POLITICAL FIGURES: “House conservatives are demanding the public release of a memo spearheaded by Rep. Devin Nunes, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, detailing allegations of FBI missteps during the 2016 election — a move that Democrats say is an effort to torpedo special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into the Trump […]
1/19/2018
LEGAL/STEVE BANNON/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The White House move this week to limit Steve Bannon’s congressional testimony while permitting a current administration official to speak freely reveals how precisely it is controlling what is shared with lawmakers. The White House told Bannon not to answer questions about his time working on the presidential transition and as chief […]
1/19/2018
POLITICAL FIGURES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said their 90-minute talk at the White House on Friday [1-19-18] yielded progress but disagreements remain, as the deadline for a government shutdown loomed Friday night. The president referred to the meeting and called for a four-week funding extension in a tweet […]
1/19/2018
BUDGET/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Excellent preliminary meeting in Oval with @SenSchumer – working on solutions for Security and our great Military together with @SenateMajLdr McConnell and @SpeakerRyan. Making progress – four week extension would be best!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 19, 2018 05:17pm […]
1/18/2018
DONALDISM: “AMERICA will once again be a NATION that thinks big, dreams bigger, and always reaches for the stars. YOU are the ones who will shape America’s destiny. YOU are the ones who will restore our prosperity. And YOU are the ones who are MAKING AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! #MAGA https://t.co/f2abNK47II” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 18, […]
1/19/2018
2016 ELECTION/INTELLIGENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Just signed 702 Bill to reauthorize foreign intelligence collection. This is NOT the same FISA law that was so wrongly abused during the election. I will always do the right thing for our country and put the safety of the American people first!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 19, 2018 03:53pm […]
1/19/2018
IMMIGRATION/SUPREME COURT/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Supreme Court on Friday [1-19-18] agreed to consider the legality of President Donald Trump’s latest ban on travelers from certain countries, giving the justices a chance to settle a yearlong legal battle over one of the White House’s most controversial initiatives. The justices in a brief written order said […]
1/19/2018
JOHN KELLY/TRUMP POSITION CHANGES: “After moving into his West Wing corner office, John Kelly, President Donald Trump’s chief of staff, replaced the three large flatscreen televisions over the fireplace with a portrait of Abraham Lincoln. The quiet imposed by the retired four-star Marine general presents a counterpoint to Trump and his loyalists, many of whom […]
1/19/2018
ABORTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Today, I was honored and proud to address the 45th Annual @March_for_Life! You are living witnesses of this year’s March for Life theme: #LoveSavesLives. https://t.co/DMST4qhDmp” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 19, 2018 01:39pm […]
1/19/2018
ABORTION/HHS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump touted his administration’s anti-abortion record on Friday [1-19-18] during remarks that made him the first sitting president to speak via video feed to the March for Life gathering in Washington… Trump’s video address heralding his administration for a series of anti-abortion decisions that have been made over the last […]
1/19/2018
RACISM/TERRORISM: “The number of killings carried out by white supremacists in the U.S. more than doubled from 2016 to 2017, according to a watchdog’s report. The Anti-Defamation League said this week that white supremacists were directly responsible for 18 of the 34 extremist-related killings in 2017. The group said Islamic extremists were linked to nine […]
1/19/2018
ENERGY/OIL/TRADE DEALS: “Surging U.S. crude oil production this year is expected to surpass output in Saudi Arabia and rival that of Russia, the world’s two largest oil producers, the International Energy Agency said Friday [1-19-18]. Boosted by a resurgent shale industry, U.S. crude production will likely climb above 10 million barrels a day in 2018, […]
1/19/2018
BUDGET/DEMS/POLITICAL FIGURES/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “‘Shutting down the government is a very serious thing. People die, accidents happen. I don’t know how I would vote right now on a CR, OK?’ Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif) https://t.co/7xP3CBnv5j -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 19, 2018 11:28am […]
1/19/2018
BUDGET/TREASURY: “.@WhiteHouse Briefing with Director Marc Short and Director Mick Mulvaney… https://t.co/0O0VsYXmHB” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 19, 2018 11:14am […]
1/19/2018
BANKING/BUSINESS/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The new U.S. tax law has eroded the value of an incentive that developers have long used to help finance renovations of historic buildings around the country, raising worries about the prospects for future projects. The law, signed by President Donald Trump last month, changed the federal historic tax credit, which provides […]
1/19/2018
BUDGET/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Federal agencies are bracing for a shutdown amid growing uncertainty about whether the Senate will vote to keep the government open past midnight. Unlike the last federal shutdown in 2013, which President Barack Obama had signaled for weeks, this threat arrived abruptly. On Thursday [1-18-18] morning, President Donald Trump fired off a […]
1/19/2018
FBI/JAMES COMEY: “Former FBI Director James Comey will teach a course on ethical leadership at William and Mary beginning in the fall, according to an article on the Virginia college’s website. The course will meet primarily at the college’s Washington, DC, center and once at the campus in Williamsburg, Virginia. Comey will co-teach the course […]
1/19/2018
RACISM/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Trump administration appointee Carl Higbie resigned Thursday [1-18-18] as chief of external affairs for the federal government’s volunteer service organization after a CNN KFile review of racist, sexist, anti-Muslim and anti-LGBT comments he made on the radio. ‘Effective immediately, Carl Higbie has resigned as Chief of External Affairs at CNCS,’ Samantha Jo Warfield, […]
1/19/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In the year since President Donald Trump took office, his approval rating has dropped and Americans have turned less hopeful, but he is getting credit for economic improvements and the surging stock market, a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll has found. Overall, 39% said they approved of Mr. Trump’s performance in […]
1/19/2018
2016 ELECTION/INTELLIGENCE/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Congress is probing the Obama administration’s decision to use research by an ex-British spy to justify, in part, surveillance of an associate of Donald Trump, as Republican scrutiny rises of law-enforcement actions during 2016 presidential campaign. In the final days of the campaign, the Justice Department used information from Christopher […]
1/19/2018
HEALTHCARE/HHS/OBAMACARE(ACA)/PLANNED PARENTHOOD: “U.S. health officials on Friday [1-19-18] said they were revoking legal guidance issued by the Obama Administration that had sought to discourage states from trying to defund organizations that provide abortion services, such as Planned Parenthood. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) officials also said the department is issuing a […]
1/19/2018
BUDGET/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Government Funding Bill past last night in the House of Representatives. Now Democrats are needed if it is to pass in the Senate – but they want illegal immigration and weak borders. Shutdown coming? We need more Republican victories in 2018!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 19, 2018 07:04am […]
1/19/2018
AIR FORCE/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. Air Force is considering forming international squadrons of low-cost fighter planes to strike terrorist targets in the Middle East, Africa and Asia, allowing deployment of higher-tech jets to areas requiring their advanced capabilities. A new unit employing relatively inexpensive off-the-shelf aircraft could free up cutting-edge U.S. and allied jet […]
1/19/2018
MILITARY/PHILIPPINES/TERRORISM: “The U.S. military has launched a new counterterrorism mission in the Philippines, making operations there eligible for the same funding used to finance the long-running wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, military officials said. The decision by the Trump administration to elevate the U.S. mission to an Overseas Contingency Operation, or OCO, was made last […]
1/19/2018
BUDGET/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. Congress raced the clock to avoid a federal government shutdown before a midnight deadline on Friday [1-19-18] after a meeting between President Donald Trump and Democratic Senate leader Chuck Schumer failed to produce a deal. Trump invited Schumer to the White House for talks as a stopgap bill to fund […]
1/19/2018
BUDGET: “The threat of a partial government shutdown intensified as senators signaled opposition to a short-term spending bill that the House passed Thursday [1-18-17] evening. Senate Democrats indicated on Thursday they had the votes to block the measure to keep the government funded through Feb. 16, according to multiple congressional aides. At least two Republican […]
1/17/2018
RACISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP FAMILY/ERIC TRUMP: “Eric Trump is defending his father, President Donald Trump, against accusations that he’s racist after he reportedly called certain African nations ‘shithole countries.’ ‘My father sees one color, green,’ Trump said on ‘Fox and Friends’ Wednesday [1-17-18] morning. ‘That’s all he cares about. He cares about the economy.’ ‘He’s the […]
1/18/2018
DEMS/IMMIGRATION/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/SANCTUARY CITIES: “Senate Democrats are questioning the Trump administration’s latest salvo in its push for strict immigration enforcement: possible criminal charges for local politicians in so-called sanctuary cities. The Justice Department is exploring ‘what avenues might be available’ to criminally charge state and local officials who enact laws or guidelines limiting cooperation with federal […]
1/18/2018
GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump blew up Republican strategies to keep the government open past Friday [1-12-18] when on Thursday morning he said a long-term extension of the popular Children’s Health Insurance Program should not be part of a stopgap spending bill pending before the House. With a possible government shutdown looming this weekend, the […]
1/18/2018
CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Much of the world has soured on American leadership since President Trump took office, a loss of faith that has opened up opportunities for other countries like China, Russia and Germany to assert themselves on the international stage, according to an extensive new survey of people living around the globe. Just […]
1/18/2018
HUD/TAXES: “The last time that Congress approved a sweeping overhaul of the federal tax code, in 1986, it created a tax credit meant to encourage the private sector to invest in affordable housing. It has grown into a $9 billion-a-year social program that has funded the construction of some three million apartments for low-income residents. […]
1/18/2018
FEDERAL RESERVE/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Federal Reserve is facing a significant change in leadership that goes beyond the installation of a new chairman. It is also awaiting the appointment of two other top officials who will play a crucial role in shaping Fed policy. President Trump, who has already nominated Jerome H. Powell as the […]
1/18/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/ISRAEL/PALESTINE/REX TILLERSON/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is accelerating efforts to move the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and has decided to modify an existing property to accommodate the new mission that will open next year, U.S. officials said. The U.S. won’t be building a new structure, in a shift […]
1/18/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In high-stakes negotiations over immigration, the Trump administration is pushing for policy changes that limit the rights of asylum seekers and unaccompanied children who cross the U.S. border, as well as for more money for the president’s promised border wall. Democrats oppose all these elements, but with the clock ticking toward a […]
1/18/2018
FEDERAL RESERVE/NOMINATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House is considering John Williams, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, as a candidate to serve as the vice chairman of Federal Reserve Board in Washington, according to people familiar with the matter. Mr. Williams succeeded Fed Chairwoman Janet Yellen as the San Francisco Fed […]
1/18/2018
HOUSE OF REPS/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Hope Hicks’ highly anticipated testimony before the House Intelligence Committee was abruptly delayed Thursday [1-18-18] amid questions about whether the White House communications director would be able to respond to inquiries about topics after the campaign season, four sources told CNN. The surprise move came after Steve Bannon refused to answer […]
1/18/2018
BUDGET/HOUSE OF REPS: “House of Representatives needs to pass Government Funding Bill tonight. So important for our country – our Military needs it!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 18, 2018 06:39pm […]
1/18/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/IRAN/REX TILLERSON/STATE/SYRIA: “The U.S. will turn its focus in Syria to moving to reduce Iranian influence there, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said in a policy speech that marked a shift in U.S. strategy in Syria away from Islamic State. Mr. Tillerson on Wednesday [1-17-18] said the U.S. will reinvigorate diplomatic efforts and maintain […]
1/18/2018
LEGAL/TRUMP BUSINESS/WOMEN: “President Donald Trump’s lawyer used a private Delaware company to pay a former adult-film star $130,000 in return for her agreeing to not publicly discuss an alleged sexual encounter with Mr. Trump, according to corporate records and people familiar with the matter. The lawyer, Michael Cohen, established Essential Consultants LLC, on Oct. 17, […]
1/18/2018
LEGAL/SUPREME COURT: “European lawmakers and companies worry that a lawsuit the U.S. government has brought to the Supreme Court could clash with European Union law, trapping tech companies between complying with U.S. data requests and strict EU data-privacy rules. The case, set to be heard next month, stems from a dispute between the Justice Department […]
1/18/2018
JOHN KELLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP POSITION CHANGES: “President Donald Trump vented frustration at White House Chief of Staff John Kelly on Wednesday [1-17-18], upset about how Mr. Kelly described his immigration views in a Fox News interview and how he presented them to members of Congress earlier in the day, according to a person familiar with […]
1/18/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Departing Pittsburgh now, where it was my great honor to stand with our incredible workers, and to show the world that AMERICA is back – and we are coming back bigger and better and stronger than ever before! https://t.co/kWPgylqFzj” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 18, 2018 03:45pm […]
1/18/2018
SUPREME COURT/VOTING: “The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday [1-18-18] blocked a lower court’s order for North Carolina to rework its congressional map because Republicans violated the Constitution by drawing electoral districts intended to maximize their party’s chances of winning. The conservative-majority court granted a bid by Republican legislators in North Carolina to suspend the Jan. […]
1/18/2018
BUDGET/DEMS/GOP: “A growing number of Democrats and Republicans on Thursday [1-18-18] resisted an emerging short-term spending bill that would avoid a partial government shutdown this weekend, prompting GOP leaders to pressure recalcitrant lawmakers to avoid a spectacle while Democrats worked to hammer out their own strategy in the standoff. The House is expected to vote […]
1/18/2018
HOUSE OF REPS/INTELLIGENCE: “Transcripts of testimony given by Fusion GPS co-founder Glenn Simpson to the U.S. House Intelligence Committee includes allegations the Trump Organization may have engaged in money laundering, the panel’s top Democrat said in a statement on Thursday [1-18-18]. Transcripts of testimony given by Fusion GPS co-founder Glenn Simpson to the U.S. House […]
1/18/2018
CYBERWAR/INTELLIGENCE: “The U.S. Senate on Thursday [1-18-18] voted to reauthorize for six years a key surveillance law, sending a bill that permits a wide range of electronic spying to President Donald Trump for his approval. With the bill’s passage, Congress rejected an attempt by a coalition of conservative Republicans, civil libertarians and liberal Democrats to […]
1/18/2018
MIKE PENCE: “Vice President Mike Pence still plans to depart for a trip to the Middle East on Friday [1-19-18] evening, his office said Thursday, as a government shutdown appeared increasingly likely. Pence has been the White House’s primary link to critical House conservatives in tricky legislative negotiations in the past, particularly with the House […]
1/18/2018
HOUSE OF REPS/PAUL RYAN: “Members of the U.S. House of Representatives could no longer use public funds for awards or settlements in sexual harassment cases under bipartisan legislation unveiled on Thursday [1-18-18] that updates a 20-year law governing the rights of congressional employees. Leaders from both parties, including Speaker Paul Ryan, the most powerful lawmaker […]
1/18/2018
INTELLIGENCE/LEGAL/RUSSIA: “The House Intelligence Committee on Thursday [1-18-18] voted to release the transcript of its interview with Fusion GPS co-founder Glenn Simpson, with Democrats and Republicans joining together in a move likely to shed new light on the opposition research dossier on Trump and Russia. The committee voted in a closed-door meeting to release the […]
1/18/2018
INTELLIGENCE/STEVE BANNON: “The House Intelligence Committee has agreed to give former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon until the end of the month to return to the panel and finish his closed-door interview, according to a source with knowledge of the matter. Bannon’s attorney, in a letter to the committee shared with CNN, said the […]
1/18/2018
HEALTHCARE/HHS/RELIGION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is planning new exemptions for health-care practitioners with moral or religious objections to performing procedures such as gender-reassignment surgery and abortions. The move is part of a broader White House effort to protect religious rights that critics say roll back anti-discrimination protections. The Department of Health and Human Services […]
1/18/2018
BORDER/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP POSITION CHANGES/WALL: “President Donald Trump on Thursday [1-18-18] insisted that ‘the Wall is the Wall’ and his conception of it had never changed, the morning after Hispanic lawmakers said his chief of staff told them that the president’s promise to build a wall along the Mexican border was ‘not fully informed.’ ‘The […]
1/18/2018
BUDGET: “A long-running fight over spending and immigration was headed for a showdown Friday [1-19-18], as Senate Democrats prepared to reject a short-term spending bill just hours before the government’s funding expires at midnight. The House on Thursday evening passed, largely along party lines, a one-month spending bill by 230-197 votes that would keep the […]
1/18/2018
POLITICS/PROTESTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Women around the world will return to the streets this weekend, one year after millions marched to protest U.S. President Donald Trump’s election, with a new goal – electing more women’s rights advocates. Trump’s misogynist comments and policies rolling back birth control and equal pay efforts have propelled many women into activism […]
1/18/2018
BUDGET/CONSUMER PROTECTION/FEDERAL RESERVE: “Every quarter, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau formally requests its operating funds from the Federal Reserve. Last quarter, former director Richard Cordray asked for $217.1 million. Cordray, an appointee of President Barack Obama, needed just $86.6 million the quarter before that. And yesterday, President Donald Trump’s acting CFPB director, Mick Mulvaney, sent […]
1/18/2018
BUDGET/DEMS/MILITARY: “A government shutdown will be devastating to our military…something the Dems care very little about!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 18, 2018 08:49am […]
1/18/2018
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “CHIP should be part of a long term solution, not a 30 Day, or short term, extension!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 18, 2018 08:37am […]
1/18/2018
GOP/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “After a critical loss for Republicans in Alabama last month, President Donald Trump is wading back into congressional politics on Thursday [1-18-18] when he travels to western Pennsylvania to signal his backing for the party’s candidate in a special election. Trump said on Twitter on Thursday he was making the trip ‘in […]
1/18/2018
2016 ELECTION/FBI/NRA/RUSSIA: “The FBI’s Russia investigation has new targets in its sights, a Moscow banker and his friends at the NRA, according to a report. Investigators are looking into whether Alexander Torshin, a deputy at Russia’s central bank, illegally sent money to the National Rifle Association to support the election of President Trump, McClatchy reported […]
1/18/2018
BUDGET/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said on Thursday the U.S. government ‘could very well’ shut down and that would be very harmful to the military. ‘If the country shuts down, which could very well be, the budget should be handled a lot differently than it has been handled for the last long period of […]
1/18/2018
BORDER/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “We need the Wall for the safety and security of our country. We need the Wall to help stop the massive inflow of drugs from Mexico, now rated the number one most dangerous country in the world. If there is no Wall, there is no Deal!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 18, 2018 […]
1/18/2018
POLITICS: “Will be going to Pennsylvania today in order to give my total support to RICK SACCONE, running for Congress in a Special Election (March 13). Rick is a great guy. We need more Republicans to continue our already successful agenda!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 18, 2018 07:53am […]
1/18/2018
DEMS/GOP/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump, cabinet officials and other Washington Republicans are scrambling to fend off a Democratic upset in a congressional special election, this one in a southwestern Pennsylvania district that Mr. Trump carried by 20 percentage points in 2016. The Democrats, in contrast, have yet to invest significant resources in the race, […]
1/18/2018
OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump, after years of slamming former President Barack Obama for golfing, comes to the end of a year in office having spent close to 100 days at a golf club that bears his name. The President’s favorite haunts are International Golf Club in Palm Beach County, Florida, Trump National Golf […]
1/18/2018
KEYSTONE/PIPELINES: “TransCanada Corp said it received enough interest from clients for its $8 billion Keystone XL oil pipeline, bringing it closer to a final decision on when it will start work on the project. The controversial pipeline has pitted environmentalists worried about spills and global warming against business advocates who say the project will shore […]
1/18/2018
BORDER/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “The Wall is the Wall, it has never changed or evolved from the first day I conceived of it. Parts will be, of necessity, see through and it was never intended to be built in areas where there is natural protection such as mountains, wastelands or tough rivers or water… The Wall […]
1/18/2018
EDUCATION/TAXES: “The Juilliard School, New York’s magnet for aspiring artists, is bracing for a 1.4% tax on income from its $1 billion endowment. Three miles away, Columbia University and its $10 billion endowment will remain untouched for now. A college-endowment tax, enacted in December in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act signed by President Donald […]
1/18/2018
COMMERCE/INFRASTRUCTURE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is finalizing its long-awaited infrastructure plan, which would push most of the financing of projects to private investment and state and local taxpayers, according to sources familiar with the proposal taking shape. President Donald Trump, who spoke frequently of improving U.S. infrastructure during his 2016 campaign, may preview the […]
1/18/2018
EPA: “A massive coal ash spill near Knoxville, Tenn., in 2008 forever changed life for Janie Clark’s family and left her husband with crippling health problems. So Clark was astounded late last year when she heard what the Environmental Protection Agency had done. In September, at the behest of power companies, the agency shelved a […]
1/18/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is further tightening immigration rules for Haitians, as it plans to remove the country from a program for temporary seasonal jobs, weeks after ending a humanitarian program that allowed tens of thousands of others to live and work in the U.S. According to a notice that was set […]
1/17/2018
DONALD ON DONALD/WOMEN: “Two reports this week offered more details about what they described as a sexual relationship between Donald J. Trump and Stephanie Clifford, the pornographic-film actress who was reportedly paid $130,000 in hush money shortly before the 2016 election. In Touch magazine published excerpts on Wednesday from its 2011 interview with Ms. Clifford, […]