DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “For 55 minutes, with cameras rolling, President Trump engaged in a vigorous discussion of immigration with congressional leaders of both parties in a setting usually reserved for bland talking points and meaningless photo opportunities. In effect, the president and his visitors threw away the blah-blah scripts and negotiated possible legislation in front […]
1/9/2018
ENERGY/TAXES: “The newly passed tax law could save Americans billions of dollars on their utility bills. In recent days, electric companies in Massachusetts, Illinois, Oregon and other states have announced plans to pass their tax cuts on to customers through lower rates. On Tuesday, Pepco, which provides power to nearly 300,000 customers in Washington, D.C., […]
1/9/2018
TRUMP EXEC ORDER/VA/VETS: “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. Policy. It is the policy of the United States to support the health and well-being of uniformed service members and veterans. After serving our […]
1/9/2018
2016 ELECTION/LEGAL/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump’s longtime lawyer, Michael D. Cohen, filed a defamation lawsuit on Tuesday [1-9-18] in federal court against Fusion GPS, the firm behind a salacious and largely unsubstantiated dossier that purported to lay out how Russia had aided the Trump campaign. The dossier portrayed Mr. Cohen as a central figure in […]
1/9/2018
DHS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VOTER FRAUD: “The White House intends to destroy voter data collected by the election fraud commission President Donald Trump recently shut down, the Justice Department said in a court filing Tuesday [1-9-18] night. White House Director of Information Technology Charles Herndon said in a declaration submitted to a federal court in Washington that […]
1/9/2018
RELIGION/TRUMP MEMORANDA: “Delegation of Responsibilities under the Frank R. Wolf International Religious Freedom Act of 2016 By the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code, I hereby delegate to the Secretary of State the functions […]
1/9/2018
2016 ELECTION/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In congressional testimony released Tuesday, a founder of a research firm behind a controversial dossier about Donald Trump provided a detailed account of how the investigation began and how that information ended up in the hands of federal law-enforcement agencies during the 2016 presidential campaign. The 35-page dossier, which contained salacious […]
1/9/2018
BORDER/DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “As I made very clear today, our country needs the security of the Wall on the Southern Border, which must be part of any DACA approval.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 9, 2018 07:16pm […]
1/9/2018
TRUMP EXEC ORDER/VA/VETS: “Today, it was my great honor to sign a new Executive Order to ensure Veterans have the resources they need as they transition back to civilian life. We must ensure that our HEROES are given the care and support they so richly deserve! https://t.co/0MdP9DDIAS https://t.co/LP2a8KCBAp” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 9, 2018 06:07pm […]
1/9/2018
DEMS/GOP/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Thanks to all of the Republican and Democratic lawmakers for today’s very productive meeting on immigration reform. There was strong agreement to negotiate a bill that deals with border security, chain migration, lottery and DACA. https://t.co/SdqAQ3aL3z https://t.co/8DYHZHspAy” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 9, 2018 05:51pm […]
1/9/2018
FBI/REX TILLERSON/STATE: “Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will order a special panel to investigate the U.S. response to mysterious illnesses that have stricken American diplomats and their relatives in Havana. The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the State Department have been probing the incidents in recent months after the administration said they resulted from attacks. […]
1/9/2018
GUNS/LEGAL/NEW YORK: “Lawmakers in the New York region are starting the new year with a drive to ban the sale and possession of ‘bump stocks,’ devices that allow semiautomatic weapons to essentially act as automatic firearms. Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy on Tuesday [1-9-18] said the Las Vegas mass shooting in October demonstrated the need for […]
1/9/2018
DRUGS/LEGAL/PHARMA: “A federal judge is pushing for a swift resolution to hundreds of lawsuits filed by cities and counties over the opioid crisis, saying Tuesday [1-9-18] that too many people are dying each year from opioid abuse. ‘I don’t think anyone in the country is interested in a whole lot of finger pointing at this […]
1/9/2018
AGRICULTURE/TAXES: “The new U.S. tax law has placed Rick Tronson, a North Dakota grain-company operator, in a precarious position by unexpectedly bestowing big benefits on his main competitors. A provision inserted into the tax code during Senate and House negotiations in December gave farmers more lucrative deductions when they sell agricultural products directly to the […]
1/9/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It was my great honor to sign H.R. 267, the ‘Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park Act,’ which redesignates the Martin Luther King, Junior, National Historic Site in the State of Georgia as the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park. https://t.co/Qe0b6HBFTY https://t.co/QTgaqTawPT” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 9, 2018 03:17pm […]
1/9/2018
POLITICAL FIGURES: “Joe Arpaio, a former sheriff whose hard-line immigration stance led to a federal conviction before President Donald Trump pardoned him last year, said Tuesday [1-9-18] he is running for U.S. Senate in Arizona, scrambling the politics of one of this year’s most competitive races. Mr. Arpaio, 85 years old, is entering the GOP […]
1/9/2018
POLICE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “On behalf of the American people, THANK YOU to our incredible law enforcement officers. As President of the United States – I will fight for you, and I will never, ever let you down. Now, more than ever, we must support the men and women in blue! #LawEnforcementAppreciationDay https://t.co/Qb4uxB4JRm” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
1/9/2018
ECONOMY/FOREIGN POLICY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump plans to attend the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, later this month, his press secretary announced on Tuesday [1-9-18]. Sarah Sanders said Trump was excited to attend the tony forum in the Swiss Alps, his fifth foreign trip as president… American administrations regularly send representatives to […]
1/9/2018
MENTAL HEALTH/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Democratic Pennsylvania Rep. Brendan Boyle is unveiling a bill called the ‘Stable Genius Act’ that would require all presidential candidates to undergo a medical exam and publicly disclose the results before the election. The Stabile Genius Act is an acronym for the Standardizing Testing and Accountability Before Large Elections Giving Electors […]
1/9/2018
INTERIOR/OIL/RYAN ZINKE: “Trump administration officials are looking to rally support among members of Congress and state-level officials for a plan to expand offshore drilling in waters along the U.S. coast. Some of their toughest customers will be in their own party. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, leading a sales pitch expected to last at least 18 […]
1/9/2018
INTERIOR/RYAN ZINKE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration told Florida’s governor it won’t consider new oil and gas drilling off the state’s coast, backtracking on plans to expand offshore drilling all around the U.S. and bowing to pressure from fellow Republicans in the state. The move is a crack in a five-year drilling plan the Interior […]
1/9/2018
AMBASSADOR/NOMINATIONS/RACISM/RELIGION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The new US ambassador to the Netherlands, who was confronted last month by a Dutch reporter with comments he made in 2015 about Islamic ‘no-go zones,’ repeatedly made unsubstantiated claims about the nature of Muslim communities in Europe and pushed a hardline view of Islam, a KFile review of his public appearances […]
1/9/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SOUTH KOREA: “South Korea sought unsuccessfully to raise the North’s nuclear program during bilateral talks, but the two sides reached a deal for Pyongyang to participate in next month’s Winter Olympics and agreed to hold military talks, providing a small opening to the stalemate on the peninsula. The face-to-face discussions on Tuesday [1-9-18] […]
1/9/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/CRIME/JEFF SESSIONS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT: “The Justice Department has agreed to seek the federal death penalty in at least two murder cases, in what officials say is the first sign of a heightened effort under Attorney General Jeff Sessions to use capital punishment to further crack down on violent crime. In a decision made public Monday […]
1/9/2018
BANKING/LEGAL: “Efforts to overhaul U.S. anti-money-laundering laws are gathering steam, as large banks, anticorruption groups and law-enforcement authorities coalesce around the idea of creating a national database of corporations and their true owners… The financial industry’s support for the plan, which would require new and existing corporations to register with the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes […]
1/9/2018
DEMS/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The new tax law’s limit on the state and local tax deduction may pose a fiscal threat to high-tax states and their affluent taxpayers. But it’s also a political gift to Democratic officials in those states seeking to raise their national profiles by challenging President Donald Trump and circumventing the law. For […]
1/9/2018
2016 ELECTION/FBI/GOP/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Broadening their political counterattack in defense of the White House, President Donald Trump’s allies in Congress are placing new scrutiny on contacts between top Justice Department officials and reporters covering the Trump-Russia investigation. In recent weeks, GOP congressional investigators have publicly and privately questioned senior Justice Department and FBI leaders […]
1/9/2018
OPRAH/TRUMP FAMILY/IVANKA: “Praise is still pouring in for Oprah Winfrey’s address at the 75th Golden Globes, a rousing declaration that ‘a new day is on the horizon’ for women and girls in light of recent public discourse about sexual misconduct. During the actress’s acceptance speech for the Cecil B. DeMille Award, Winfrey made a statement […]
1/9/2018
DEFENSE/DHS/HEALTHCARE/MILITARY/TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS/VA/VETS: “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. Policy. It is the policy of the United States to support the health and well-being of uniformed service members and veterans. After serving our […]
1/8/2018
NET NEUTRALITY: “On Monday [1-8-18], Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri announced she was the 30th senator to call for the Senate to vote on whether to restore net-neutrality rules… Net neutrality means internet service providers, like your cable company, can’t do things like slow down or block certain websites or apps — like Netflix or […]
1/8/2018
TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump delivered an economic victory lap during a speech to farmers on Monday [1-8-18] in which he vastly overstated the size of the tax cuts passed by Congress late last year and played up a rollback of regulations on American businesses. Declaring that the ‘American dream is roaring back to life,’ […]
1/8/2018
BORDER/DHS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP POSITION CHANGES/WALL: “The Trump administration would cut or delay funding for border surveillance, radar technology, patrol boats and customs agents in its upcoming spending plan to curb illegal immigration — all proven security measures that officials and experts have said are more effective than building a wall along the Mexican border. President […]
1/8/2018
POLITICAL FIGURES: “Gov. Sam Brownback of Kansas was giving a tender goodbye. Speaking to a roomful of fellow Republicans over lunch at the Wichita Pachyderm Club last month, he mused about his next act, a post in the Trump administration as ambassador at large for international religious freedom, which was announced in July… Jeff Colyer, […]
1/8/2018
IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Nearly 200,000 people from El Salvador who have been allowed to live in the United States for more than a decade must leave the country, two government officials familiar with the decision said on Monday [1-8-18]. It is the Trump administration’s latest reversal of years of immigration policies and one of the […]
1/9/2018
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/LABOR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “They clean federal office buildings in Washington and nurse the elderly in Boston. They are rebuilding hurricane-wrecked Houston. The Atlanta Falcons’ new stadium, plumbing and heating systems at Fannie Mae’s new headquarters, the porterhouse at Peter Luger Steak House and even the Disney World experience have all depended, in small part or […]
1/8/2018
BUSINESS/JOBS/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In Indiana, Missouri and Pennsylvania, President Trump used the same promise to sell the tax bill: It would bring jobs streaming back to struggling cities and towns. The bill that Mr. Trump signed, however, could actually make it attractive for companies to put more assembly lines on foreign soil. Under the new […]
1/8/2018
CALIFORNIA/LEGAL/TEXAS: “California communities demanding oil companies protect them from rising sea levels weren’t as sure about their vulnerability to climate change when they sold debt to investors, according to court filings and bond documents. Seven local governments in California are suing Exxon Mobil Corp. and other major oil producers for court orders forcing those companies […]
1/8/2018
IMMIGRATION/POPE FRANCIS: “Pope Francis has sharply criticized global leaders who only talk about the plight of migrants and refugees ‘for the sake of stirring up primal fears,’ telling ambassadors accredited to the Vatican in an annual address Jan. 8 it is time to ‘abandon the familiar rhetoric’ and help the record numbers of people fleeing […]
1/8/2018
AGRICULTURE/NAFTA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump told a gathering of farmers Monday [1-8-18] that he is seeking a better trade deal with Canada and Mexico that will benefit both the agricultural industry and manufacturing, but he didn’t reiterate previous warnings on withdrawing from the North American Free Trade Agreement… Mr. Trump has said he […]
1/8/2018
INTERIOR/TRUMP MEMORANDA: “Supporting Broadband Tower Facilities in Rural America on Federal Properties Managed by the Department of the Interior 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. Policy. It is the policy of the executive […]
1/8/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump signed a measure Monday [1-8-18] creating a new national historic park for Martin Luther King Jr. during a trip to the college football national championship game in Atlanta. The President performed the signing on Air Force One with Alveda King, the niece of the late iconic civil rights leader, […]
1/8/2018
ENERGY/ENERGY ALT/NUCLEAR ENERGY: “Federal energy regulators on Monday [1-8-18] rejected a Trump administration proposal aimed at shoring up struggling coal-fired and nuclear power plants to bolster the nation’s electricity grid, saying the administration hadn’t persuaded them the plan was needed to ensure the system’s reliability. The administration plan, proposed in September, is one of its […]
1/8/2018
LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The #MeToo movement has created an atmosphere of zero tolerance for any claims of sexual harassment involving prominent men in entertainment, the media, business and Congress — but so far it seems that rule doesn’t apply in the Trump administration. Latest case in point: The White House is considering finding a […]
1/8/2018
GOP/POLITICAL FIGURES: “Rep. Ed Royce will not seek reelection this year, the California Republican announced Monday. Royce, the powerful chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, becomes the latest committee chairman to forego a reelection bid in what is shaping up to be a challenging midterm election for the GOP… In total, seven GOP committee […]
1/8/2018
MIKE PENCE/POLITICS: “Vice President Mike Pence is jumping into the midterm elections, planning visits soon to Nevada and Pennsylvania and helping recruit a candidate in Ohio amid an aggressive push to retain Republican control of Congress. Mr. Pence, in an interview at his White House office Monday, conceded that history shows it is difficult for […]
1/8/2018
MENTAL HEALTH/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “If President Donald Trump were any other 71-year-old — covered by Medicare and having his annual wellness visit — he’d be checked on his cognitive functions and possible safety risks. But when the president goes for his physical exam Friday [1-12-18], the White House said his mental fitness won’t be tested. […]
1/8/2018
AGRICULTURE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We are fighting for our farmers, for our country, and for our GREAT AMERICAN FLAG. We want our flag respected – and we want our NATIONAL ANTHEM respected also! https://t.co/16eOLXg6Fi” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 8, 2018 06:19pm […]
1/8/2018
AGRICULTURE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In every decision we make, we are honoring America’s PROUD FARMING LEGACY. Years of crushing taxes, crippling regs, & corrupt politics left our communities hurting, our economy stagnant, & millions of hardworking Americans COMPLETELY FORGOTTEN. But they are not forgotten ANYMORE! https://t.co/MdYS7xnukQ” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 8, 2018 05:59pm […]
1/8/2018
AGRICULTURE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We have been working every day to DELIVER for America’s Farmers just as they work every day to deliver FOR US. #AFBF18 https://t.co/QDH7fvFkZ7” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 8, 2018 05:58pm […]
1/8/2018
AGRICULTURE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Can’t wait to be back in the amazing state of Tennessee to address the 99th American @FarmBureau Federation’s Annual Convention in Nashville! #AFBF18 On my way now – join me LIVE at 4:00pmE: https://t.co/QaljAqekdD. https://t.co/Wm7Io0hYT8” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 8, 2018 02:06pm […]
1/8/2018
2016 ELECTION/LEGAL/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Anticipating that special counsel Robert Mueller will ask to interview President Donald Trump, the president’s legal team is discussing a range of potential options for the format, including written responses to questions in lieu of a formal sit-down, according to three people familiar with the matter. Lawyers for Trump have […]
1/8/2018
SUPREME COURT: “The Supreme Court on Monday [1-8-18] ordered lower courts to consider claims by a black convict from Georgia who alleges his death sentence was tainted with racial bias. Keith Tharpe was convicted of the 1990 murder of his sister-in-law, Jacquelyn Freeman, who had been accompanying his estranged wife. After shooting Ms. Freeman with […]
1/8/2018
LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House’s demand that Macmillan cease publication of a controversial new book about President Donald Trump and his administration is ‘flagrantly unconstitutional’ and runs afoul of the First Amendment, said John Sargent, chief executive of the publisher… …Mr. Sargent described President Trump’s actions as ‘a clear effort by the President of […]
1/8/2018
LGBTQ/SUPREME COURT: “The Supreme Court declined Monday [1-8-18] to consider a challenge to a Mississippi law authorizing individuals and merchants to deny service to same-sex couples on the basis of ‘sincerely held religious beliefs or moral convictions.’ The brief order comes as the justices grapple with a case posing many of the same issues in […]
1/8/2018
AFRICAN AMERICAN/JOBS: “African American unemployment is the lowest ever recorded in our country. The Hispanic unemployment rate dropped a full point in the last year and is close to the lowest in recorded history. Dems did nothing for you but get your vote! #NeverForget @foxandfriends” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 8, 2018 09:20am […]
1/8/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “TRUMP’S SCHEDULE TODAY [1-8-18] 11 a.m.: President Donald Trump will receive his daily intelligence briefing in the Oval Office. 1 p.m.: Trump will depart the White house en route to Nashville, Tennessee. 4:10 p.m.: Trump will deliver remarks at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s Annual Convention in Nashville. 5:10 p.m.: Trump will […]
1/8/2018
NATIONAL SECURITY/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/POPE FRANCIS/SOUTH KOREA: “Pope Francis Monday [1-8-18] called for stronger efforts for nuclear disarmament, particularly on the Korean Peninsula, the day before representatives of South and North Korea are due to meet in Seoul for their first official bilateral talks in two years. ‘It is of paramount importance to support every effort at […]
1/8/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/NORTH KOREA/SOUTH KOREA: “South and North Korea are scheduled to begin their first official face-to-face talks in two years on Tuesday [1-9-18], with hopes the discussions could ease tensions on the peninsula stemming from the North’s nuclear-weapons program. The talks come as the Trump administration leads a global push to isolate the North Korean […]
1/8/2018
2016 ELECTION/CAMPAIGN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “A former adviser to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign said Monday [1-8-18] that the decision to give White House access to the author of a bombshell book about the Trump administration was a mistake. Michael Caputo told CNN’s ‘New Day’ that Michael Wolff’s book, ‘Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White […]
1/8/2018
HHS/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When Donald Trump’s nominee for HHS secretary was a top executive at Eli Lilly, the patent on its blockbuster Cialis was soon to expire. So Lilly tested it on kids. The drugmaker believed the erectile dysfunction drug might help a rare and deadly muscle-wasting disease that afflicts boys. The drug didn’t work […]
1/8/2018
TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS: Streamlining and Expediting Requests To Locate Broadband Facilities in Rural America […]
1/7/2018
DEMS/ETHICS/POLITICAL FIGURES: “A prominent donor to the Democratic Party says she is considering withdrawing support for senators who urged their colleague Al Franken to resign after he was accused of sexual misconduct. The donor, Susie Tompkins Buell, has been one of the Democratic Party’s most generous supporters for decades. In particular, she has been a […]
1/7/2018
CONFLICT OF INTERESTS/ETHICS/ISRAEL/TRUMP FAMILY/JARED KUSHNER: “Last May, Jared Kushner accompanied President Trump, his father-in-law, on the pair’s first diplomatic trip to Israel, part of Mr. Kushner’s White House assignment to achieve peace in the Middle East. Shortly before, his family real estate company received a roughly $30 million investment from Menora Mivtachim, an insurer that […]
1/7/2018
DONALD ON DONALD/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: ” ‘His is turning out to be an enormously consequential presidency. So much so that, despite my own frustration over his missteps, there has never been a day when I wished Hillary Clinton were president. Not one. Indeed, as Trump’s accomplishments accumulate, the mere thought of…Clinton in the WH, doubling […]
1/7/2018
DONALD ON DONALD/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: ” ‘His is turning out to be an enormously consensual presidency. So much so that…there has never been a day that I wished Hillary Clinton were President. Not one. Indeed, as Trump’s accomplishments accumulate, the mere thought of Clinton in the W.H., doubling down on Obama’s…failed policies, washes away any […]
1/7/2018
IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration has until Monday [1-8-18] to decide whether some 200,000 Salvadoran immigrants allowed to live and work in the U.S. since 2001 may stay in the country under protections that were meant to be temporary. Many are already looking for ways to circumvent a potential end to those protections and […]
1/7/2018
DHS/IMMIGRATION/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. admitted about 5,000 refugees in the first three months of fiscal year 2018, far below similar periods in recent years, as the Trump administration implemented tougher screening and all but halted admissions from parts of the world that generate large numbers of refugees. Unless the pace of admissions picks up, […]
1/7/2018
FAKE NEWS/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the ‘fake news awards’ he teased recently will be postponed, saying interest had exceeded his expectations. ‘The Fake News Awards, those going to the most corrupt & biased of the Mainstream Media, will be presented to the losers on Wednesday, January 17th, rather than […]
1/7/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/IRAN/NATIONAL SECURITY/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The 2015 Iran nuclear agreement faces a potentially fateful week, with a series of deadlines awaiting President Donald Trump as Tehran reacts to recent antigovernment protests. Mr. Trump is expected to again notify Congress he doesn’t believe the Iran deal is in the best interest of the U.S., restating a […]
1/7/2018
DOW/JOBS: “The Stock Market has been creating tremendous benefits for our country in the form of not only Record Setting Stock Prices, but present and future Jobs, Jobs, Jobs. Seven TRILLION dollars of value created since our big election win!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 7, 2018 03:42pm […]
1/7/2018
FAKE NEWS/MEDIA: “The Fake News Awards, those going to the most corrupt & biased of the Mainstream Media, will be presented to the losers on Wednesday, January 17th, rather than this coming Monday. The interest in, and importance of, these awards is far greater than anyone could have anticipated!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 7, 2018 […]
1/7/2018
CIA/MENTAL HEALTH/MIKE POMPEO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “CIA Director Mike Pompeo defended President Donald Trump’s mental abilities in the wake of a book claiming Trump does not read or properly process information presented to him. ‘Those statements are just absurd,’ Pompeo said on ‘Fox News Sunday.’ When he delivers information to Trump almost daily, the President engages […]
1/7/2018
CRISIS/HEALTHCARE/PUERTO RICO: “The U.S. is facing a nationwide shortage of intravenous bags just as flu cases accelerate, forcing many hospitals to use more time-consuming ways to administer drugs and to weigh a halt on elective procedures and clinical trials. Some hospital officials said they have only a day or two of supplies and worry whether […]
1/7/2018
STEVE BANNON/TRUMP PEOPLE: “White House senior policy adviser Stephen Miller unloaded on CNN host Jake Tapper on Sunday [1-7-18] — trashing Michael Wolff as a ‘garbage author of a garbage book,’ calling Steve Bannon an ‘angry and vindictive person’ and accusing CNN of ‘sticking knives’ into President Donald Trump’s allies. The explosive 12-minute interview on […]
1/7/2018
FAKE NEWS/MEDIA: “Jake Tapper of Fake News CNN just got destroyed in his interview with Stephen Miller of the Trump Administration. Watch the hatred and unfairness of this CNN flunky!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 7, 2018 10:15am […]
1/7/2018
FAKE NEWS: “I’ve had to put up with the Fake News from the first day I announced that I would be running for President. Now I have to put up with a Fake Book, written by a totally discredited author. Ronald Reagan had the same problem and handled it well. So will I!” -Donald Trump, […]
1/7/2018
TRUMP PEOPLE: “She may be the most lasting legacy of Anthony Scaramucci’s 11-day stint in the White House. Professional stylist Katie Price, who previously worked as a hair and makeup artist for Russia Today and CNN, is now a full-time White House official with a desk in the press office and the title of production […]
1/7/2018
CABINET/DONALD ON DONALD/POLITICS: “Leaving Camp David for the White House. Great meetings with the Cabinet and Military on many very important subjects including Border Security & the desperately needed Wall, the ever increasing Drug and Opioid Problem, Infrastructure, Military, Budget, Trade and DACA.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 7, 2018 09:33am […]
1/6/2018
2016 ELECTION/DONALD ON DONALD/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump again insisted on Saturday [1-7-18] that he was not under investigation by Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel investigating Russian influence on the 2016 election, adding that ‘there’s been no collusion, there’s been no crime.’ ‘Everything I’ve done is 100 percent proper,’ Mr. Trump said […]
1/6/2018
DONALD ON DONALD/MENTAL HEALTH/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump, whose sometimes erratic behavior in office has generated an unprecedented debate about his mental health, declared on Saturday [1-6-18] that he was perfectly sane and accused his critics of raising questions to score political points. In a series of Twitter posts that were extraordinary even by the […]
1/6/2018
DEMS/DONALD ON DONALD/FAKE NEWS/MEDIA/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Now that Russian collusion, after one year of intense study, has proven to be a total hoax on the American public, the Democrats and their lapdogs, the Fake News Mainstream Media, are taking out the old Ronald Reagan playbook and screaming mental stability and intelligence…Actually, throughout my life, my […]
1/6/2018
LEGAL/SEC/TRUMP FAMILY/JARED KUSHNER: “The Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating the real-estate company run by the family of President Donald Trump’s senior adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner for its use of a federal investment-for-visa program known as EB-5, according to people familiar with the matter. In May 2017, Kushner Cos. received a subpoena from the […]
1/6/2018
DOW: “Brian Ross, the reporter who made a fraudulent live newscast about me that drove the Stock Market down 350 points (billions of dollars), was suspended for a month but is now back at ABC NEWS in a lower capacity. He is no longer allowed to report on Trump. Should have been fired!” –Donald Trump, […]
1/6/2018
AFRICAN AMERICAN/JOBS: “The African American unemployment rate fell to 6.8%, the lowest rate in 45 years. I am so happy about this News! And, in the Washington Post (of all places), headline states, ‘Trumps first year jobs numbers were very, very good.’ “ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 6, 2018 06:49am […]
1/5/2018
STEVE BANNON: “Michael Wolff is a total loser who made up stories in order to sell this really boring and untruthful book. He used Sloppy Steve Bannon, who cried when he got fired and begged for his job. Now Sloppy Steve has been dumped like a dog by almost everyone. Too bad! https://t.co/mEeUhk5ZV9” -Donald Trump, […]
1/5/2018
RAND PAUL: “Good idea Rand! https://t.co/55sqUDiC0s” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 5, 2018 11:19pm […]
1/5/2018
LEGAL/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Even as President Trump threatened to block the publication of a book detailing his slapdash approach to the presidency, his White House is scheduled to receive a cinematic, if belated, lesson on the failed precedent of prior restraint on the American press. This particular lesson stars Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep. Setting […]
1/5/2018
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “For more than a year, Twitter has faced censure for allowing President Trump to use its service to say whatever he wants. And for more than a year, the company has not addressed the criticism definitively. On Friday [1-5-18], the company tackled the matter head on. Without ever mentioning Mr. Trump by […]
1/5/2018
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Friday [1-5-18] said he would resubmit more than 20 judicial nominees to the Senate for confirmation, including his picks for federal judge positions in Alabama, Colorado, Louisiana—states the White House says ‘are suffering from judicial emergencies.’ The judge picks were among nearly 100 nominees that Congress returned […]
1/5/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/SOUTH KOREA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration and South Korean officials will meet on Friday [1-5-18] to begin formally renegotiating a free-trade pact that has served as a source of conflict between the two allies. The meeting comes at a moment of heightened tension in the Korean Peninsula and unease in the broader […]
1/5/2018
JEFF SESSIONS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LEGAL/POLITICS: “The Trump administration finally crossed the line for some members of Congress this week, provoking bipartisan umbrage and accompanying pledges to hold top officials accountable. Many thought the day had been far too long in coming. Few thought the galvanizing issue would be weed. Both Republicans and Democrats reacted with dismay and […]
1/5/2018
TRUMP FAMILY/MELANIA: “Melania Trump’s communications director on Friday [1-5-18] unleashed — for the second time — a fiery missive dismissing the juicy tell-all that paints a chaotic picture of White House happenings. ‘The book is a work of fiction. It is a long-form tabloid that peddles false statements and total fabrications about Mrs. Trump,’ said […]
1/5/2018
GOP/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT: “Two Republican senators have asked the Justice Department to open a criminal investigation into whether the author of a controversial research document on President Donald Trump lied to investigators. Sens. Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina said they have seen evidence that former British spy Christopher Steele made false […]
1/5/2018
MIKE PENCE: “Vice President Mike Pence’s chief lawyer and domestic policy director are leaving his office at the beginning of the New Year, according to four sources familiar with the staff turnover. The moves come amid high tensions and staff turnover in the Trump administration thanks to the ongoing Russia probe and a new tell-all […]
1/5/2018
FBI/HILLARY CLINTON: “Federal authorities are actively investigating allegations of corruption related to the Clinton Foundation, the charity of Bill and Hillary Clinton, according to a US official briefed on the matter. The FBI and federal prosecutors are looking into whether donors to the foundation were improperly promised policy favors or special access to Hillary Clinton […]
1/5/2018
SEAN SPICER/STEVE BANNON/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Former White House press secretary Sean Spicer said Thursday [1-4-18] he is troubled that former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon has not denied the statements attributed to him in a recent book about the early days of President Donald Trump’s tenure. ‘While he may continue to say he’s a […]
1/5/2018
STEVE BANNON: “The Mercer Family recently dumped the leaker known as Sloppy Steve Bannon. Smart!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 5, 2018 10:34am […]
1/5/2018
BORDER/DHS/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “The Trump administration is asking Congress for nearly $18 billion to construct more than 700 miles of new and replacement barriers along the southwest border, offering its most detailed description yet of the president’s vision for a border wall with Mexico. The request, if granted, would be a major expansion from the […]
1/5/2018
FAKE NEWS/FBI/RUSSIA: “Well, now that collusion with Russia is proving to be a total hoax and the only collusion is with Hillary Clinton and the FBI/Russia, the Fake News Media (Mainstream) and this phony new book are hitting out at every new front imaginable. They should try winning an election. Sad!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. […]
1/5/2018
COMMERCE/TRADE DEALS: “The U.S. trade gap rose to a nearly six-year high in November, driven by a surge in imports as upbeat American households stepped up purchases of cellphones, household items and other products. The trade deficit widened 3.2% from a month earlier to $50.5 billion, the highest since January 2012, the Commerce Department said […]