IRAN/OBAMA/PROTESTS: “The people of Iran are finally acting against the brutal and corrupt Iranian regime. All of the money that President Obama so foolishly gave them went into terrorism and into their ‘pockets.’ The people have little food, big inflation and no human rights. The U.S. is watching!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 2, 2018 07:09am […]
1/1/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/ISRAEL/PALESTINE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “An emboldened Israeli right wing is moving quickly in the new year to make it far more difficult to create a Palestinian state, signaling its intention to doom hopes for a two-state solution to the conflict. The actions have come on multiple fronts, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s party for the […]
1/1/2018
BUSINESS/ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A wave of optimism has swept over American business leaders, and it is beginning to translate into the sort of investment in new plants, equipment and factory upgrades that bolsters economic growth, spurs job creation — and may finally raise wages significantly. While business leaders are eager for the tax cuts that […]
1/1/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/IRAN/PROTESTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The biggest wave of protests to hit Iran in almost a decade has backed the country’s leaders into a corner, and the Trump administration is increasing the pressure by threatening fresh sanctions if the government forcefully cracks down on the demonstrations. Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani, who has been a favorite of […]
1/1/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/IRAN/LOBBYING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is lobbying countries world-wide to support Iranians’ right to peaceful protest and is prepared to impose fresh sanctions if Iran’s government cracks down forcefully on the demonstrations spreading throughout the country, U.S. officials said. The new U.S. sanctions would be imposed under existing authority to respond to human-rights […]
1/1/2018
CALIFORNIA/GOP/HOUSE OF REPS: “California is the nation’s most populous state, home to 53 seats in the House of Representatives, reservoir of 55 Electoral College votes—and a growing political problem for Republicans as the 2018 midterm election year dawns. GOP fortunes have been declining for the last two decades in California, a trend that may be […]
1/1/2018
DONALD ON DONALD/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Will be leaving Florida for Washington (D.C.) today at 4:00 P.M. Much work to be done, but it will be a great New Year!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 1, 2018 08:37am […]
1/1/2018
IRAN/OBAMA ADMIN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Iran is failing at every level despite the terrible deal made with them by the Obama Administration. The great Iranian people have been repressed for many years. They are hungry for food & for freedom. Along with human rights, the wealth of Iran is being looted. TIME FOR CHANGE!” -Donald Trump, […]
1/1/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/PAKISTAN: “The United States has foolishly given Pakistan more than 33 billion dollars in aid over the last 15 years, and they have given us nothing but lies & deceit, thinking of our leaders as fools. They give safe haven to the terrorists we hunt in Afghanistan, with little help. No more!” -Donald Trump, […]
12/31/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As he walked down the red carpet to begin his New Year’s Eve celebrations Sunday [12-31-17] night, President Trump stopped to predict ‘a tremendous year’ ahead. It certainly appeared to be getting off to a lavish start at his Mar-a-Lago club. Before the president arrived — flanked by his 11-year-old son, Barron, […]
12/31/2017
HOLIDAY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “HAPPY NEW YEAR! We are MAKING AMERICA GREAT AGAIN, and much faster than anyone thought possible!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 31, 2017 06:43pm […]
12/31/2017
FAKE NEWS/HOLIDAY/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As our Country rapidly grows stronger and smarter, I want to wish all of my friends, supporters, enemies, haters, and even the very dishonest Fake News Media, a Happy and Healthy New Year. 2018 will be a great year for America!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 31, 2017 05:18pm […]
12/31/2017
IRAN/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Iran, the Number One State of Sponsored Terror with numerous violations of Human Rights occurring on an hourly basis, has now closed down the Internet so that peaceful demonstrators cannot communicate. Not good!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 31, 2017 05:00pm […]
12/31/2017
DONALDISM/HOLIDAY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “What a year it’s been, and we’re just getting started. Together, we are MAKING AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! Happy New Year!! https://t.co/qsMNyN1UJG” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 31, 2017 02:06pm […]
12/31/2017
POLICE: “My deepest condolences to the victims of the terrible shooting in Douglas County @DCSheriff, and their families. We love our police and law enforcement – God Bless them all! #LESM” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 31, 2017 01:36pm […]
12/31/2017
OBAMA ADMIN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “At least a dozen former aides and policy staff who worked for President Barack Obama have entered the midterm races, running for office for the first time. The Obama administration alumni are part of a Democratic Party effort to take back control of the House of Representatives and create a counter […]
12/31/2017
DEMS/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Why would smart voters want to put Democrats in Congress in 2018 Election when their policies will totally kill the great wealth created during the months since the Election. People are much better off now not to mention ISIS, VA, Judges, Strong Border, 2nd A, Tax Cuts & more?” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
12/31/2017
DEMS/HILLARY CLINTON: “If the Dems (Crooked Hillary) got elected, your stocks would be down 50% from values on Election Day. Now they have a great future – and just beginning! https://t.co/9TzSC8F8vY” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 31, 2017 08:26am […]
12/31/2017
IRAN/PROTESTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Big protests in Iran. The people are finally getting wise as to how their money and wealth is being stolen and squandered on terrorism. Looks like they will not take it any longer. The USA is watching very closely for human rights violations!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 31, 2017 08:03am […]
12/30/2017
DOW/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: ” ‘Trump Rally: Stocks put 2017 in the record books’ https://t.co/0foQGaFjMh” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 30, 2017 11:46pm […]
12/30/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration this week dismissed the remaining members of a federal advisory council on H.I.V. and AIDS. The group’s executive director said the move was a common occurrence in new administrations, but others questioned that. Six members of the body, the Presidential Advisory Council on H.I.V. and AIDS, resigned this year […]
12/30/2017
GOP/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A growing campaign by President Trump’s most ardent supporters to discredit the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, and the law enforcement agencies assisting his investigation is opening new fissures in the Republican Party, with some lawmakers questioning the damage being done to federal law enforcement and to a political party […]
12/30/2017
JOBS/TAXES: “Jobs are kicking in and companies are coming back to the U.S. Unnecessary regulations and high taxes are being dramatically Cut, and it will only get better. MUCH MORE TO COME!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 30, 2017 05:42pm […]
12/30/2017
FAKE NEWS/MEDIA: “I use Social Media not because I like to, but because it is the only way to fight a VERY dishonest and unfair ‘press,’ now often referred to as Fake News Media. Phony and non-existent ‘sources’ are being used more often than ever. Many stories & reports a pure fiction!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
12/30/2017
MEDIA/TAXES: “On Taxes: ‘This is the biggest corporate rate cut ever, going back to the corporate income tax rate of roughly 80 years ago.This is a huge pro-growth stimulus for the economy. Every year the Obama WH overstated how the economy would grow. Now real economics and jobs.’ @WSJ Report” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 30, […]
12/30/2017
IRAN/PROTESTS: “Oppressive regimes cannot endure forever, and the day will come when the Iranian people will face a choice. The world is watching! https://t.co/kvv1uAqcZ9” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 30, 2017 02:02pm […]
12/30/2017
IRAN/MILITARY/PROTESTS: “The entire world understands that the good people of Iran want change, and, other than the vast military power of the United States, that Iran’s people are what their leaders fear the most…. https://t.co/W8rKN9B6RT” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 30, 2017 02:00pm […]
12/29/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/PAKISTAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When Pakistani forces freed a Canadian-American family this fall held captive by militants, they also captured one of the abductors. United States officials saw a potential windfall: He was a member of the Taliban-linked Haqqani network who could perhaps provide valuable information about at least one other American hostage. The Americans […]
12/29/2017
CRISIS/PUERTO RICO: “For the first time in the 100 days since Hurricane Maria slammed Puerto Rico, the government finally knows how many people still don’t have power: about half. The figure released Friday [12-29-17] by the island’s governor and power utility company indicates that more than 1.5 million people on the island are still in […]
12/29/2017
IRAN/PROTESTS/TERRORISM: “Many reports of peaceful protests by Iranian citizens fed up with regime’s corruption & its squandering of the nation’s wealth to fund terrorism abroad. Iranian govt should respect their people’s rights, including right to express themselves. The world is watching! #IranProtests” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 29, 2017 10:42pm […]
12/29/2017
CHINA/NORTH KOREA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “Beijing and Washington clashed over a U.S. push to blacklist cargo ships for violating international sanctions against North Korea, including one vessel South Korea said it seized after an illegal transfer of oil. The confrontation, playing out in jockeying at the United Nations, comes amid an escalating war of words […]
12/29/2017
BORDER/DEMS/DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION: “The Democrats have been told, and fully understand, that there can be no DACA without the desperately needed WALL at the Southern Border and an END to the horrible Chain Migration & ridiculous Lottery System of Immigration etc. We must protect our Country at all cost!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 29, 2017 08:16am […]
12/29/2017
MISC: “Why is the United States Post Office, which is losing many billions of dollars a year, while charging Amazon and others so little to deliver their packages, making Amazon richer and the Post Office dumber and poorer? Should be charging MUCH MORE!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 29, 2017 08:04am […]
12/29/2017
FAKE NEWS/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “While the Fake News loves to talk about my so-called low approval rating, @foxandfriends just showed that my rating on Dec. 28, 2017, was approximately the same as President Obama on Dec. 28, 2009, which was 47%…and this despite massive negative Trump coverage & Russia hoax!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 29, […]
12/28/2017
INTERIOR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is poised to roll back offshore drilling safety regulations that were put in place after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil rig disaster in the Gulf of Mexico that killed 11 people and caused the worst oil spill in American history. A proposal by the Interior Department’s Bureau of Safety […]
12/28/2017
CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China said on Thursday [12-28-17] that it would temporarily exempt foreign companies from paying tax on their earnings, a bid to keep American businesses from taking their profits out of China following Washington’s overhaul of the United States tax code. There is, however, a catch: To be eligible, foreign companies must […]
12/28/2017
ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump said Thursday that he believes Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel in the Russia investigation, will treat him fairly, contradicting some members of his party who have waged a weekslong campaign to try to discredit Mr. Mueller and the continuing inquiry. During an impromptu 30-minute interview with The […]
12/28/2017
CLIMATE CHANGE/HOLIDAY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In the East, it could be the COLDEST New Year’s Eve on record. Perhaps we could use a little bit of that good old Global Warming that our Country, but not other countries, was going to pay TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS to protect against. Bundle up!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 28, 2017 […]
12/28/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Together, we are MAKING AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! https://t.co/OeyTdFyl1Q https://t.co/wdLQkfdy4m” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 28, 2017 06:14pm […]
12/28/2017
NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I’ve been saying it for a long, long time. #NoKo https://t.co/LQl7tGhMdO” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 28, 2017 02:20pm […]
12/28/2017
CHINA/NORTH KOREA: “Caught RED HANDED – very disappointed that China is allowing oil to go into North Korea. There will never be a friendly solution to the North Korea problem if this continues to happen!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 28, 2017 11:24am […]
12/28/2017
ECONOMY: “Retail sales are at record numbers. We’ve got the economy going better than anyone ever dreamt – and you haven’t seen anything yet!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 28, 2017 11:18am […]
12/28/2017
MEDIA: “Vanity Fair, which looks like it is on its last legs, is bending over backwards in apologizing for the minor hit they took at Crooked H. Anna Wintour, who was all set to be Amb to Court of St James’s & a big fundraiser for CH, is beside herself in grief & begging for […]
12/27/2017
EPA/SCOTT PRUITT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A federal appeals court on Wednesday [12-27-17] ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to revise its nearly 17-year-old standard for dangerous levels of lead in paint and dust within one year, a rare legal move that amounts to a sharp rebuff of President Trump and Scott Pruitt, the E.P.A. administrator. The decision […]
12/27/2017
FDA/HHS: “The Food and Drug Administration is not moving quickly enough to ensure that contaminated food is removed from store shelves, despite being given the necessary authority, federal investigators have concluded. The inspector general of the Department of Health and Human Services examined 30 of 1,557 food recalls between 2012 and 2015. The investigators found […]
12/27/2017
CRIME/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: ” ‘Arrests of MS-13 Members, Associates Up 83% Under Trump’ https://t.co/70iPHy2Yqn” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 27, 2017 09:46pm […]
12/27/2017
IRAQ/MILITARY/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: ” ‘On 1/20 – the day Trump was inaugurated – an estimated 35,000 ISIS fighters held approx 17,500 square miles of territory in both Iraq and Syria. As of 12/21, the U.S. military est the remaining 1,000 or so fighters occupy roughly 1,900 square miles..’ @jamiejmcintyre @dcexaminer https://t.co/OgYEuDgzD2″ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. […]
12/27/2017
CRISIS: “Just left West Palm Beach Fire & Rescue #2. Met with great men and women as representatives of those who do so much for all of us. Firefighters, paramedics, first responders – what amazing people they are!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 27, 2017 06:11pm […]
12/27/2017
IRAQ/MILITARY/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: ” ‘On 1/20 – the day Trump was inaugurated – an estimated 35,000 ISIS fighters held approx 17,500 square miles of territory in both Iraq and Syria. As of 12/21, the U.S. military estimates the remaining 1,000 or so fighters occupy roughly 1,900 square miles…’ via @jamiejmcintyre https://t.co/0lXKMUoPE9″ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. […]
12/26/2017
DHS: “The Department of Homeland Security is increasingly going global. An estimated 2,000 Homeland Security employees — from Immigration and Customs Enforcement special agents to Transportation Security Administration officials — now are deployed to more than 70 countries around the world. Hundreds more are either at sea for weeks at a time aboard Coast Guard […]
12/26/2017
DEMS/GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Affordable Care Act was conceived as a mix of publicly funded health care and privately purchased insurance, but Republican attacks, culminating this month in the death of a mandate that most Americans have insurance, are shifting the balance, giving the government a larger role than Democrats ever anticipated. And while President […]
12/26/2017
FCC/LEGAL/NEW YORK: “Eric Schneiderman, New York’s attorney general, reached a milestone of sorts recently. By moving to sue the Federal Communications Commission over net neutrality this month, his office took its 100th legal or administrative action against the Trump administration and congressional Republicans. His lawyers have challenged Mr. Trump’s first, second and third travel bans […]
12/26/2017
DOW/JOBS/TAXES: “All signs are that business is looking really good for next year, only to be helped further by our Tax Cut Bill. Will be a great year for Companies and JOBS! Stock Market is poised for another year of SUCCESS!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 26, 2017 05:17pm […]
12/26/2017
2016 ELECTION/CAMPAIGN/FBI/HILLARY CLINTON/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “WOW, @foxandfrlends ‘Dossier is bogus. Clinton Campaign, DNC funded Dossier. FBI CANNOT (after all of this time) VERIFY CLAIMS IN DOSSIER OF RUSSIA/TRUMP COLLUSION. FBI TAINTED.’ And they used this Crooked Hillary pile of garbage as the basis for going after the Trump Campaign!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 26, 2017 […]
12/26/2017
DEMS/GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TAXES: “Based on the fact that the very unfair and unpopular Individual Mandate has been terminated as part of our Tax Cut Bill, which essentially Repeals (over time) ObamaCare, the Democrats & Republicans will eventually come together and develop a great new HealthCare plan!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 26, 2017 06:58am […]
12/25/2017
DONALDISM/HOLIDAY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I hope everyone is having a great Christmas, then tomorrow it’s back to work in order to Make America Great Again (which is happening faster than anyone anticipated)!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 25, 2017 06:33pm […]
12/25/2017
HOLIDAY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! https://t.co/mYtV5GNdLl” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 25, 2017 08:36am […]
12/24/2017
HOLIDAY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “MERRY CHRISTMAS!! https://t.co/xa2qxcisVV” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 24, 2017 10:51pm […]
12/24/2017
PROTESTS/STEVE MNUCHIN/TREASURY: “A box filled with manure and addressed to Steven Mnuchin, the Treasury secretary, was left Saturday [12-24-17] at his neighbor’s home in the upscale Bel-Air neighborhood of Los Angeles, the police told KNBC-TV. Helicopter footage from the station showed the manure spilling onto the ground after the authorities emptied the box, which was […]
12/24/2017
DONALDISM/HOLIDAY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “People are proud to be saying Merry Christmas again. I am proud to have led the charge against the assault of our cherished and beautiful phrase. MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 24, 2017 09:56pm […]
12/24/2017
TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Tax Cut/Reform Bill, including Massive Alaska Drilling and the Repeal of the highly unpopular Individual Mandate, brought it all together as to what an incredible year we had. Don’t let the Fake News convince you otherwise…and our insider Polls are strong!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 24, 2017 03:35pm […]
12/24/2017
FAKE NEWS: “The Fake News refuses to talk about how Big and how Strong our BASE is. They show Fake Polls just like they report Fake News. Despite only negative reporting, we are doing well – nobody is going to beat us. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 24, 2017 08:48am […]
12/24/2017
2016 ELECTION/CAMPAIGN/FBI/HILLARY CLINTON: “.@FoxNews-FBI’s Andrew McCabe, ‘in addition to his wife getting all of this money from M (Clinton Puppet), he was using, allegedly, his FBI Official Email Account to promote her campaign. You obviously cannot do this. These were the people who were investigating Hillary Clinton.’ “ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 24, 2017 07:25am […]
12/24/2017
IRAQ/LEGAL/MILITARY: “A federal judge ruled the military must provide immediate access to legal counsel for a U.S. citizen being held as an enemy combatant at a secret location in Iraq. The unnamed U.S. citizen was captured in September by Syrian opposition forces fighting Islamic State and transferred to U.S. custody in Iraq, court records show. […]
12/23/2017
FBI/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The F.B.I.’s embattled deputy director, Andrew G. McCabe, an unlikely lightning rod who has been attacked repeatedly by President Trump and congressional Republicans, is expected to retire after he becomes eligible for his pension early next year, according to people familiar with his decision. While Mr. McCabe’s plans to leave aren’t unexpected, […]
12/23/2017
IMMIGRATION/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A federal judge in Seattle on Saturday [12-24-17] partially lifted a Trump administration ban on certain refugees after two groups argued that the policy prevented people from some mostly Muslim countries from reuniting with family living legally in the United States. U.S. District Judge James Robart heard arguments Thursday in lawsuits […]
12/23/2017
FBI/RUSSIA: “Wow, ‘FBI lawyer James Baker reassigned,’ according to @FoxNews.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 23, 2017 03:32pm […]
12/23/2017
GOP/POLITICAL FIGURES: “Remember, the Republicans are 5-0 in Congressional races this year. In Senate, I said Roy M would lose in Alabama and supported Big Luther Strange – and Roy lost. Virginia candidate was not a ‘Trumper,’ and he lost. Good Republican candidates will win BIG!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 23, 2017 05:57pm […]
12/23/2017
DOW/FAKE NEWS/MEDIA: “The Stock Market is setting record after record and unemployment is at a 17 year low. So many things accomplished by the Trump Administration, perhaps more than any other President in first year. Sadly, will never be reported correctly by the Fake News Media!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 23, 2017 05:44pm […]
12/23/2017
FBI: “FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe is racing the clock to retire with full benefits. 90 days to go?!!!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 23, 2017 03:30pm […]
12/22/2017
ABORTION/IMMIGRATION/LEGAL: “The 17-year-old migrant was pregnant. She said she had been raped in her home county, and she knew from the timing that she was carrying her attacker’s child. She wanted to terminate her pregnancy. But she was underage and undocumented, and, after she was caught crossing the border illegally, living in a government shelter. […]
12/22/2017
LEGAL/TRUMP FAMILY/JARED KUSHNER: “Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn have sought bank records about entities associated with the family company of Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, according to four people briefed on the matter. In recent weeks, prosecutors from the United States attorney’s office in the Eastern District of New York subpoenaed records from […]
12/22/2017
AMBASSADOR/FAKE NEWS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The new US ambassador to the Netherlands has been caught out on Dutch television after a journalist quizzed him about comments he had made about Islamic extremism in the country. Pete Hoekstra denied he had ever said there were ‘no-go zones’ in the Netherlands, calling it ‘fake news’. But the Dutch […]
12/22/2017
JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “At this sprawling steel mill on the outskirts of Philadelphia, the workers have one number in mind. Not how many tons of steel roll off the line, or how many hours they work, but where they fall on the plant’s seniority list. In September, ArcelorMittal, which owns the mill, announced that it […]
12/22/2017
EPA/SCOTT PRUITT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “More than 700 people have left the Environmental Protection Agency since President Trump took office, a wave of departures that puts the administration nearly a quarter of the way toward its goal of shrinking the agency to levels last seen during the Reagan administration… The departures reflect poor morale and a […]
12/22/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TAXES: “Remember, the most hated part of ObamaCare is the Individual Mandate, which is being terminated under our just signed Tax Cut Bill.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 22, 2017 05:11pm […]
12/22/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/UN: “The United Nations Security Council just voted 15-0 in favor of additional Sanctions on North Korea. The World wants Peace, not Death!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 22, 2017 03:47pm […]
12/22/2017
TAXES: “Today, it was my great honor to sign the largest TAX CUTS and reform in the history of our country. Full remarks: https://t.co/kMxoxEB68G https://t.co/OeAoA0sLfx” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 22, 2017 03:47pm […]
12/22/2017
INTERIOR/RYAN ZINKE: “Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s former PAC blamed a technical glitch for a nearly $200,000 discrepancy in its campaign finance reports and said it is working to fix problems identified by the FEC. SEAL PAC told the FEC on Friday [12-22-17] that faulty software led it to report having more cash on hand at […]
12/22/2017
POLITICS: “Congressman Ron DeSantis is a brilliant young leader, Yale and then Harvard Law, who would make a GREAT Governor of Florida. He loves our Country and is a true FIGHTER!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 22, 2017 01:40pm […]
12/22/2017
MEXICO/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Mexico’s finance ministry will evaluate whether to make fiscal changes in response to the U.S. tax reform, according to a document seen by Reuters on Friday [12-22-17]. In the document, the ministry said Mexico would not make changes that left it with a higher public sector deficit. ‘Nevertheless, there will be an […]
12/22/2017
DEMS/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “95% of Americans will pay less or, at worst, the same amount of taxes (mostly far less). The Dems only want to raise your taxes!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 22, 2017 11:46am […]
12/22/2017
DEMS/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “About 100 of President Donald Trump’s nominees have been kicked back to the White House, prolonging an unusually high number of vacancies across his administration and escalating the Senate’s long-running nomination wars. While the Senate agreed to keep roughly 150 of Trump’s picks for consideration next year, it refused to do so […]
12/22/2017
LEGAL/POLITICS: “A key Senate committee on Thursday [12-21-17] night publicly released data about workplace settlements reached and paid out in the Senate since 1997, totaling some two dozen cases amounting to $1.45 million. The breakdown, which the Senate Rules and Administration Committee said was information provided by the Office of Compliance, included 13 settlements for […]
12/22/2017
ETHICS/LEGAL: “A former aide to GOP Rep. Blake Farenthold contacted the House Ethics Committee last week to detail what she said were regular requests from the congressman and his chief of staff to perform campaign-related duties even though she was never paid by or volunteered with his congressional campaign. Elizabeth Peace, who was Farenthold’s communications […]
12/22/2017
FBI: “The FBI’s general counsel James Baker is being reassigned, according to a report by the Washington Post. Sources told the Post that Baker informed his colleagues on Wednesday [12-20-17] that his duties at the agency would be changing. Baker expected to be reassigned following FBI Director Christopher Wray’s confirmation in August, according to the […]
12/22/2017
DEFENSE/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Will be signing the biggest ever Tax Cut and Reform Bill in 30 minutes in Oval Office. Will also be signing a much needed 4 billion dollar missile defense bill.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 22, 2017 10:07am […]
12/22/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “With all my Administration has done on Legislative Approvals (broke Harry Truman’s Record), Regulation Cutting, Judicial Appointments, Building Military, VA, TAX CUTS & REFORM, Record Economy/Stock Market and so much more, I am sure great credit will be given by mainstream news?” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 22, 2017 10:04am […]
12/22/2017
HOUSE OF REPS/STEVE BANNON/RUSSIA: “Steve Bannon, a former top White House strategist and a former chief campaign aide to Donald Trump, has been asked to testify before the U.S. House of Representatives intelligence panel next month, Bloomberg News reported. Corey Lewandowski, Trump’s former campaign manager, was also asked to testify in early January, Bloomberg reported […]
12/22/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: ” ‘The President has accomplished some absolutely historic things during this past year.’ Thank you Charlie Kirk of Turning Points USA. Sadly, the Fake Mainstream Media will NEVER talk about our accomplishments in their end of year reviews. We are compiling a long & beautiful list.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 22, 2017 […]
12/22/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/LEGAL/TREASURY: “The U.S. on Thursday [12-21-17] blacklisted 13 individuals it accused of serious human rights abuse and corruption, including a former Chinese security official, the son of a top Russian prosecutor, and a billionaire Israeli businessman linked to the Congo’s ‘blood diamond’ industry. The sanctions are the first under new powers signed into law […]
12/22/2017
DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “At some point, and for the good of the country, I predict we will start working with the Democrats in a Bipartisan fashion. Infrastructure would be a perfect place to start. After having foolishly spent $7 trillion in the Middle East, it is time to start rebuilding our country!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
12/22/2017
MISC: “So true! https://t.co/1c8hu6O5t9” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 22, 2017 07:50am […]
12/22/2017
POLITICS/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Our big and very popular Tax Cut and Reform Bill has taken on an unexpected new source of ‘love’ – that is big companies and corporations showering their workers with bonuses. This is a phenomenon that nobody even thought of, and now it is the rage. Merry Christmas!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. […]
12/22/2017
HOUSE OF REPS/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA: “House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi sent a letter Thursday [12-21-17] to House Speaker Paul Ryan urging him not to allow the House Russia investigation to be shut down… Rep. Adam Schiff of California, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, warned last week that he was concerned House Republicans might end the […]
12/22/2017
MILITARY/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday [12-22-17] accused the United States of plotting to withdraw from the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces treaty, which bans short and intermediate-range land-based nuclear and conventional missiles. Both Russia and the United States have accused each other of breaking the landmark arms control treaty that helped end the […]
12/22/2017
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. Statutory Pay Systems. The rates of basic pay or salaries of the statutory pay systems (as defined in 5 U.S.C. 5302(1)), as adjusted under […]
12/21/2017
GOP/TAXES: “The sweeping tax overhaul approved by Congress this week hands Republicans a long-sought achievement they believe will bolster their defenses in next year’s midterm campaign, but party officials concede the measure can only mitigate their losses in what is shaping up to be a punishing election year. While the tax legislation is broadly unpopular […]
12/21/2017
DHS/NATIONAL SECURITY: “A new report concludes that a Department of Homeland Security pilot program improperly gathers data on Americans when it requires passengers embarking on foreign flights to undergo facial recognition scans to ensure they haven’t overstayed visas. The report, released on Thursday [12-21-17] by researchers at the Center on Privacy and Technology at Georgetown […]
12/21/2017
HUMAN RIGHTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) (NEA), the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (Public […]