MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A great guy (with great ratings)! https://t.co/S0S6xqrjSC” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 23, 2017 11:42pm […]
11/23/2017
DEMS/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “ObamaCare premiums are going up, up, up, just as I have been predicting for two years. ObamaCare is OWNED by the Democrats, and it is a disaster. But do not worry. Even though the Dems want to Obstruct, we will Repeal & Replace right after Tax Cuts!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 23, […]
11/23/2017
MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “My great honor to join our incredible men and women of the @USCG, at the Lake Worth Inlet Station, in Riviera Beach, Florida today! #HappyThanksgiving https://t.co/C35HR9opbP” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 23, 2017 05:54pm […]
11/23/2017
HOLIDAY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “HAPPY THANKSGIVING! https://t.co/nQhi7XopMW” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 23, 2017 10:35am […]
11/23/2017
HOLIDAY/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Will be doing a live Thanksgiving Video Teleconference with Members of the Military at 9:00 A.M. Afghanistan, Iraq, USS Monterey, Turkey & Bahrain. Then going to Coast Guard Quarters, Florida.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 23, 2017 08:43am […]
11/23/2017
DONALDISM: “MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 23, 2017 06:44am […]
11/23/2017
DONALDISM: “.@ThePlumLineGS MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 23, 2017 06:31am […]
11/23/2017
HOLIDAY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “HAPPY THANKSGIVING, your Country is starting to do really well. Jobs coming back, highest Stock Market EVER, Military getting really strong, we will build the WALL, V.A. taking care of our Vets, great Supreme Court Justice, RECORD CUT IN REGS, lowest unemployment in 17 years….!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 23, 2017 06:28am […]
11/23/2017
ECONOMY/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Taxes are going up around the world, but the U.S. is already bucking that trend. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development on Thursday [11-23-17] said the share of economic output taken by governments in developed economies as taxes has risen to its highest level since records began 50 years ago. But […]
11/22/2017
HILLARY CLINTON: “Another Crooked Hillary Fan! https://t.co/1LidydhORD” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 22, 2017 06:08am […]
11/22/2017
1A/JEFF SESSIONS/LGBTQ/RELIGION: “The details were spare when the event appeared this past summer on Attorney General Jeff Sessions’s public schedule. He would speak to a group called Alliance Defending Freedom at a summit on religious liberty. It would be in Orange County, Calif., but no exact location was specified. No news media would be allowed […]
11/22/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TAXES: “….And it will get even better with Tax Cuts! https://t.co/75wozGJQoP” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 22, 2017 09:06pm […]
11/22/2017
MISC: “I have long given the order to help Argentina with the Search and Rescue mission of their missing submarine. 45 people aboard and not much time left. May God be with them and the people of Argentina!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 22, 2017 04:32pm […]
11/22/2017
HOLIDAY: “51 Million American to travel this weekend – highest number in twelve years (AAA). Traffic and airports are running very smoothly! @FoxNews” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 22, 2017 04:25pm […]
11/22/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “President Trump is spending this Thanksgiving weekend at Mar-a-Lago. It’s his first trip back since April, when his private club closed for the season. Since his inauguration 10 months ago, the president has visited at least one of his properties on 34 out of his 45 weekends in office (including this […]
11/22/2017
HOUSE OF REPS/POLITICAL FIGURES: “Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) admitted that a nude picture of him circulating online is authentic and apologized to his constituents… The longtime congressman, the ninth most-senior member of the House, told the Tribune he is considering his political future, after announcing plans to seek reelection just three weeks ago. His suggestion […]
11/22/2017
FEDERAL RESERVE: “Federal Reserve officials said at their latest meeting they likely would raise short-term interest rates ‘in the near term’ due to a strengthening economy, although several said their support for the move would hinge on whether they see inflation picking up. Minutes of the Oct. 31-Nov. 1 meeting, released Wednesday [11-22-17] with the […]
11/22/2017
2016 ELECTION/CAMPAIGN/LEGAL/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Here is a look, by the numbers, at all the known contacts between Trump associates and Russians. From meetings to emails, to text messages and Skype sessions, these lists have been growing throughout the year as more details drip out in the investigations into Russian meddling in the 2016 US […]
11/22/2017
CYBERWAR/LEGAL/NSA: “A federal judge threw out two long-running lawsuits challenging the National Security Agency’s collection of phone records under a surveillance program that Congress curbed in 2015. The 2013 lawsuits, filed by conservative legal activist Larry Klayman, alleged the government violated the Constitution when it gathered millions of Americans’ phone records so it could search […]
11/22/2017
CONFLICT OF INTEREST/ETHICS/TRUMP BUSINESS: “Bottles from Trump Winery have been on sale at a gift shop in Shenandoah National Park, located about two hours from Washington, D.C. Ethics watchdogs have slammed President Donald Trump for apparent conflicts of interest, particularly opportunities to make money from his public position. But the park and store management say […]
11/22/2017
ETHICS/KELLYANNE CONWAY/LEGAL: “A prominent government ethics expert has filed a complaint against White House counselor Kellyanne Conway, alleging that she violated federal law Monday [11-20-17] by appearing to advocate against Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore’s Democratic opponent. Walter Shaub, who resigned in July as the head of the Office of Government Ethics, said on Twitter […]
11/22/2017
TRUMP BUSINESS: “The announcement came on his television show, ‘The Apprentice.’ Donald J. Trump would open his second luxury hotel in New York, a ‘work of art’ in the SoHo neighborhood of Manhattan that would become ‘an awe-inspiring masterpiece.’ That was 11 years ago. The 46-story skyscraper, it turned out, was actually an albatross for […]
11/22/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/MILITARY/REX TILLERSON/STATE: “Secretary of State Rex Tillerson declared Wednesday [11-22-17] that Myanmar’s military operation against Rohingya Muslims constitutes ethnic cleansing and said the U.S. is weighing targeted sanctions to hold perpetrators accountable… Mr. Tillerson’s assessment follows a visit last week to Myanmar, where he met with State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi and the […]
11/22/2017
FCC/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LEGAL/NET NEUTRALITY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Over just two days this week, the Trump administration has both sued AT&T Inc. to block its planned takeover of Time Warner Inc. and proposed allowing internet-service providers—like AT&T—to form closer alliances with content companies, like Time Warner. The two government moves seem to go in opposite directions, on the […]
11/22/2017
ETHICS/LEGAL/POLITICAL FIGURES/WOMEN: “Rep. John Conyers (D., Mich.) acknowledged he settled a wrongful-dismissal claim in 2015 involving a former female employee, but denied allegations of sexual harassment. Mr. Conyers on Tuesday [11-21-17] said he settled the complaint to avoid litigation. He added he would cooperate with any further investigation in the House. News of the settlement […]
11/22/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/LEGAL/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VENEZUELA: “Four of the six Citgo Petroleum Corp. executives arrested here Tuesday [11-21-17] for alleged corruption are U.S. citizens, a company official said Wednesday. Venezuela’s military intelligence agency on Tuesday arrested six top executives of the U.S. subsidiary of state-oil company Petróleos de Venezuela SA, as part of what authorities are calling […]
11/22/2017
NAVY: “The @USNavy is conducting search and rescue following aircraft crash. We are monitoring the situation. Prayers for all involved. https://t.co/1AxmegKqvu” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 22, 2017 08:00am […]
11/22/2017
BUDGET/DEBT/GOP/TAXES: “The North Olmsted City school district in suburban Cleveland was planning to wait a few years before refinancing $48 million in outstanding bonds used to build a new middle school and high school. Now Treasurer Robert Matson is hoping to get the deal done before Christmas. The reason: The Republican tax plan in congress […]
11/22/2017
DOW/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “Will be having meetings and working the phones from the Winter White House in Florida (Mar-a-Lago). Stock Market hit new Record High yesterday – $5.5 trillion gain since E. Many companies coming back to the U.S. Military building up and getting very strong.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 22, 2017 06:51am […]
11/22/2017
PROTESTS/SPORTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The NFL is now thinking about a new idea – keeping teams in the Locker Room during the National Anthem next season. That’s almost as bad as kneeling! When will the highly paid Commissioner finally get tough and smart? This issue is killing your league!…..” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 22, 2017 05:48am […]
11/22/2017
CHINA/CRIME/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It wasn’t the White House, it wasn’t the State Department, it wasn’t father LaVar’s so-called people on the ground in China that got his son out of a long term prison sentence – IT WAS ME. Too bad! LaVar is just a poor man’s version of Don King, but without the hair. […]
11/20/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/IRAQ/MILITARY: “The Iraqi Kurdish government has asked the U.S. to appoint a special envoy to mediate a deepening and potentially dangerous dispute between the central government in Baghdad and the semiautonomous Kurdish region, a top Kurdish official said Monday [11-20-17]. Falah Mustafa Bakir, the head of foreign relations for Iraqi Kurdistan, told The Wall […]
11/21/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump will soon have to decide whether to impose the types of tariffs on imported products that he has long championed after a federal body again recommended stiff levies, this time on foreign-made washing machines. The United States International Trade Commission, a quasi-judicial body that rules on trade cases, […]
11/21/2017
LEGAL/LGBTQ/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A second federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s proposed ban on transgender troops Tuesday [11-21-17], saying President Trump’s announcement of the ban in a series of tweets this summer was ‘capricious, arbitrary, and unqualified.’ In a preliminary injunction, Judge Marvin J. Garbis of the Federal District Court for Maryland halted a policy […]
11/21/2017
PUERTO RICO: “With less than half the power on Puerto Rico restored two months after a deadly hurricane hit the island, the company hired to help bring back the electricity is ‘standing down,’ it said, because it is owed tens of millions of dollars for weeks of work. Whitefish Energy Holdings had already been fired […]
11/21/2017
CRIME/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/POLICE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Six years ago, a police officer in this city in eastern Washington was convicted of beating a disabled man to death and trying to cover it up. After other alarming episodes involving Spokane officers came to light, the city asked federal officials to suggest changes to the police department as part […]
11/21/2017
GOP/LEGAL/POLITICAL FIGURES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “President Trump broke with leading Republicans on Tuesday [11-21-17] and voiced support for Roy S. Moore, the Republican Senate candidate in Alabama who has been accused of sexual misconduct with teenagers and has seen his campaign’s prospects imperiled. In his first extensive remarks on the accusations that date back decades, the […]
11/21/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/PALESTINE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Palestinian leadership has frozen communications with the Trump administration following the White House’s threat to close the office of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in Washington. Ashraf Khatib, a spokesman for the PLO Negotiations Affairs Department, confirmed the move to CNN on Tuesday [11-21-17]. The decision comes after the Trump […]
11/21/2017
NAFTA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The fifth round of talks among the United States, Mexico and Canada over the North American Free Trade Agreement drew to a close on Tuesday with negotiators still at odds. Over a week of meetings in Mexico City, officials hammered out more technical details of the trade agreement, but barely broached […]
11/21/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/MILITARY/REX TILLERSON/STATE: “The State Department on Tuesday defended Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s exclusion of Iraq, Afghanistan and Myanmar from a list of countries cited for recruiting and using child soldiers, a decision that went against recommendations from top department officials. Mr. Tillerson in June disregarded internal department recommendations and decided not to include […]
11/21/2017
HOUSE OF REPS/LGBTQ/POLITICS: “With Virginia’s first openly transgender elected official preparing to take her seat in the House of Delegates, the Republican leader of that chamber says it is time to end a tradition of addressing lawmakers by formal male and female pronouns. Instead of the ‘gentleman’ or ‘gentlewoman’ from a given jurisdiction, lawmakers will […]
11/21/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP FAMILY/JARED KUSHNER/UN: “Robert Mueller’s investigators are asking questions about Jared Kushner’s interactions with foreign leaders during the presidential transition, including his involvement in a dispute at the United Nations in December, in a sign of the expansive nature of the special counsel’s probe of Russia’s alleged meddling in the election, according to […]
11/21/2017
HOLIDAY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Today, we continued a wonderful American Tradition at the White House. Drumstick and Wishbone will live out their days in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains at Gobbler’s Rest… https://t.co/fsS8B8f5UR” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 21, 2017 05:49pm […]
11/21/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/TRUMP FAMILY/IVANKA: “Ivanka Trump is India-bound, traveling to Hyderabad just after the Thanksgiving holiday. Building on a series of international visits and meetings here in the United States with world leaders, Trump will lead the US delegation to the Global Entrepreneurship Summit, which is being cohosted by the United States and India. The first […]
11/21/2017
EDUCATION/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT: “The Justice Department has opened an investigation into the use of race in Harvard University’s admissions practices and has accused the university of failing to cooperate with the probe, according to documents reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. The Justice Department is investigating complaints that formed the basis of a federal civil lawsuit […]
11/21/2017
HOLIDAY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP FAMILY/MELANIA: “President Donald J. Trump and @FLOTUS Melania Participate in the Pardoning of the National Thanksgiving Turkey at the White House. https://t.co/Zauqz4jfWv” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 21, 2017 01:25pm […]
11/21/2017
DEMS/LEGAL/POLITICAL FIGURES/WOMEN: “House Democrats found themselves plunged into crisis on Tuesday [11-21-17] after Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) — the ‘dean of the House’ and one of the most prominent African-American lawmakers in Congress — was revealed to have used public funds to settle a sexual harassment claim from a staffer… The Michigan Democrat, first elected […]
11/21/2017
GOP/MIKE PENCE: “Vice President Mike Pence will dip into his new political-action committee to help Republicans keep control of Congress and statehouses, contributing more than $200,000 to candidates in dozens of races across the country, his office said. The money will go to 36 GOP candidates for U.S. Senate, House and gubernatorial seats, a list […]
11/21/2017
FCC/NET NEUTRALITY: “The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday [11-21-17] unveiled plans to repeal a landmark 2015 order that barred internet service providers from blocking or slowing down consumer access to web content, and said the regulator will prevent states and cities from adopting similar protections. FCC chief Ajit Pai, a Republican appointed […]
11/21/2017
TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch prides himself on a history of bipartisan legislating, but in the push for a U.S. tax overhaul, it has been anything but that. In a heated exchange last week, Mr. Hatch, a Utah Republican, shouted at Sen. Sherrod Brown after the Ohio Democrat argued the plan was aimed […]
11/21/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “President Donald Trump returns to his private Palm Beach club Tuesday [11-21-17] for the first time since April, and several of his dues-paying members said they plan on making a beeline there in hopes of catching a glimpse of the president or even chatting him up over the holiday weekend, including […]
11/21/2017
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/POLITICS: “Concern is growing in both parties that a clash over the fate of Dreamers will trigger a government shutdown this December. House conservatives have warned Speaker Paul Ryan against lumping a fix for undocumented immigrants who came to the country as minors into a year-end spending deal. They want him to keep the two […]
11/21/2017
NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is leaning toward naming Thomas Brunell, a Texas professor with no government experience, to the top operational job at the U.S. Census Bureau, according to two people who have been briefed on the bureau’s plans. Brunell, a political science professor, has testified more than half a dozen times on […]
11/21/2017
IMMIGRATION/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/SUPREME COURT/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Justice Department asked the Supreme Court on Monday [11-20-17] to fully reinstate its travel restrictions on residents of six Muslim-majority countries, the latest move in a legal battle over entry to the U.S. that has raged since the Trump administration’s first days… U.S. Solicitor General Noel Francisco, the […]
11/20/2017
DHS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is ending a humanitarian program that has allowed some 59,000 Haitians to live and work in the United States since an earthquake ravaged their country in 2010, Homeland Security officials said on Monday. Haitians with what is known as Temporary Protected Status will be expected to leave the United […]
11/20/2017
NATIONAL SECURITY/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump on Monday [11-20-17] officially designated North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism, returning the rogue nation to a list from which it had been removed during the George W. Bush administration. North Korea had been removed from the list under the George W. Bush administration in an […]
11/20/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VOTER FRAUD: “A commission that President Donald Trump tasked with investigating his own unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud won’t meet again this year, according to court records, fueling more questions about the panel’s future and its viability. In an order Monday [11-20-17], U.S. District Court Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly said a Justice Department attorney […]
11/20/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “President Trump’s charitable foundation increased its fund-raising and giving during his campaign last year, even as it became the subject of criticism that prompted a decision to dissolve it, according to paperwork submitted this month to the I.R.S. The Donald J. Trump Foundation raised $2.9 million in 2016 — almost as […]
11/19/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Big-game trophy decision will be announced next week but will be very hard pressed to change my mind that this horror show in any way helps conservation of Elephants or any other animal.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 19, 2017 06:57pm […]
11/20/2017
ETHICS/INTERIOR/RYAN ZINKE: “Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s wife has frustrated department staffers by saddling them with extra work when she traveled with her husband on official business, according to new records that a liberal watchdog group says uncover the potential misuse of government resources. The records document Lola Zinke’s last-minute requests to join high-level dinners and […]
11/20/2017
TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration on Monday [11-20-17] imposed sanctions on what the Treasury Department describes as a ‘large-scale’ Iranian counterfeiting ring that it says is run by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and potentially worth hundreds of millions of dollars. The action against the network affiliated with the IRGC, an elite military wing […]
11/20/2017
FCC/LEGAL: “The Federal Election Commission has levied a fine on three conservatives groups, a rare move for an agency where partisan gridlock in recent years has meant less enforcement of campaign-finance rules. The commission determined that the American Conservative Union illegally funneled money from a nonprofit that doesn’t disclose its donors to a super PAC […]
11/20/2017
FEDERAL RESERVE: “Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen said Monday [11-20-17] she will leave the central bank once her term as chair ends in February, wrapping up a pivotal tenure in which the Fed began to reverse its extraordinary, decadelong support for the economy. Yellen’s departure from the Fed long before her term as a governor […]
11/20/2017
LEGAL/POLITICAL FIGURES/WOMEN: “A second woman has accused Al Franken of sexual misconduct, saying the senator groped her while they were being photographed together at the Minnesota State Fair in 2010, CNN reported Monday [11-20-17].A second woman has accused Al Franken of sexual misconduct, saying the senator groped her while they were being photographed together at […]
11/20/2017
LEGAL/SANCTUARY CITIES/TRUMP EXEC ORDERS: “A federal judge on Monday [11-20-17] permanently blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order to cut funding from cities that limit cooperation with U.S. immigration authorities. U.S. District Court Judge William Orrick rejected the administration’s argument that the executive order applies only to a relatively small pot of money and said Trump […]
11/20/2017
LEGAL/REX TILLERSON/STATE: “A group of about a dozen U.S. State Department officials have taken the unusual step of formally accusing Secretary of State Rex Tillerson of violating a federal law designed to stop foreign militaries from enlisting child soldiers, according to internal government documents reviewed by Reuters. A confidential State Department ‘dissent’ memo not previously […]
11/20/2017
GOP/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Republican head of the Senate Judiciary Committee has curtailed one of the last legislative limits on a president’s power to shape the federal courts, giving Donald Trump more freedom than any U.S. president in modern times to install his judges of choice, legal experts said. Last week, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R., […]
11/20/2017
LEGAL/POLITICS: “As the outcry against sexual misconduct ripples from Hollywood to corporations to Washington, D.C., it also is growing in a realm long plagued by such behavior—state capitols. Allegations of sexual harassment or sexual misconduct by state lawmakers have surfaced in at least a dozen states, prompting investigations, changes in reporting and investigation protocols, and […]
11/20/2017
BUSINESS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LEGAL: “The Justice Department sued to block AT&T Inc. from taking over Time Warner Inc. on Monday [11-20-17], a sweeping challenge to a deal it says would give one company too much control in a rapidly evolving media landscape. AT&T Chief Executive Randall Stephenson said the suit ‘defies logic’ and that the company would […]
11/20/2017
HEALTHCARE/VA/VETS: “The top official at the Department of Veterans Affairs said he wants private-sector providers to play a larger role in veterans’ health care, a view likely to draw opposition for a Trump cabinet member who has enjoyed rare bipartisan support. David Shulkin said in an interview that he wants to make the VA’s hospital […]
11/20/2017
KEYSTONE/PIPELINES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Nebraska officials on Monday [11-20-17] are set to decide whether to green-light the Keystone XL pipeline, the last major regulatory approval standing in the way of the long-delayed project. TransCanada Corp. first proposed Keystone XL, which would extend the company’s existing Keystone pipeline to carry oil 1,700 miles from Alberta to Steele […]
11/20/2017
FCC/NET NEUTRALITY: “Federal regulators this week are expected to unveil their plans for reversing Obama-era rules that require internet service providers to treat all web traffic equally, a move that could fundamentally reshape the internet economy and consumers’ online experience. The changes, expected to be adopted at the Federal Communications Commission meeting in mid-December, would […]
11/20/2017
JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Under President Trump unemployment rate will drop below 4%. Analysts predict economic boom for 2018! @foxandfriends and @Varneyco” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 20, 2017 06:55am […]
11/20/2017
PROTESTS/SPORTS: “Marshawn Lynch of the NFL’s Oakland Raiders stands for the Mexican Anthem and sits down to boos for our National Anthem. Great disrespect! Next time NFL should suspend him for remainder of season. Attendance and ratings way down.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 20, 2017 06:25am […]
11/20/2017
FEDERAL RESERVE: “Federal Reserve governor Jerome Powell had regular meetings with an array of Wall Street executives after taking on new responsibilities this year as the Fed’s point person on bank regulation. Mr. Powell, who has been nominated by President Donald Trump to succeed Fed Chairwoman Janet Yellen when her term expires in February, also […]
11/19/2017
LEGAL/POLITICAL FIGURES/WOMEN: “As allegations of sexual misconduct have mounted against Roy Moore and Republican leaders have urged him to end his run for U.S. Senate in Alabama, Mr. Moore is relying on his most loyal constituency to keep his campaign afloat: evangelical Christians. In just over a week since the allegations surfaced, Mr. Moore has spoken […]
11/19/2017
GOP/TAXES: “Republican Senators are working very hard to get Tax Cuts and Tax Reform approved. Hopefully it will not be long and they do not want to disappoint the American public!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 19, 2017 09:21pm […]
11/19/2017
BORDER/CRIME/WALL: “Border Patrol Officer killed at Southern Border, another badly hurt. We will seek out and bring to justice those responsible. We will, and must, build the Wall!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 19, 2017 08:29pm […]
11/19/2017
CHINA/CRIME/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Donald Trump on Sunday [11-19-17] said he should have left three college basketball players in a Chinese jail, after the father of one of the players minimized the U.S. president’s role in securing their release… Later on Sunday, Mr. Trump tweeted that he ‘should have gotten his son out during my next […]
11/19/2017
CHINA/CRIME/SPORTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Shoplifting is a very big deal in China, as it should be (5-10 years in jail), but not to father LaVar. Should have gotten his son out during my next trip to China instead. China told them why they were released. Very ungrateful!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 19, 2017 06:36pm […]
11/19/2017
GOP/POLITICAL FIGURES/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Sen. Jeff Flake(y), who is unelectable in the Great State of Arizona (quit race, anemic polls) was caught (purposely) on ‘mike’ saying bad things about your favorite President. He’ll be a NO on tax cuts because his political career anyway is ‘toast.’ “ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 19, 2017 06:22pm […]
11/19/2017
CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A month before President Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing, Chinese officials presented an offer they thought Washington couldn’t refuse. China proposed that during the trip, Mr. Trump and his counterpart, Xi Jinping, unveil a plan to widen foreign firms’ access to China’s vast financial industry, according to people with knowledge of […]
11/19/2017
IMMIGRATION/JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is adding hurdles and increasing scrutiny in the employment-visa application process, making it harder for businesses to hire foreign workers, and companies and immigration attorneys are bracing for more changes soon. President Donald Trump has long campaigned against illegal immigration, but he also backs reductions to legal immigration, arguing […]
11/18/2017
CHINA/CRIME/SPORTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Now that the three basketball players are out of China and saved from years in jail, LaVar Ball, the father of LiAngelo, is unaccepting of what I did for his son and that shoplifting is no big deal. I should have left them in jail!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 19, 2017 12:42pm […]
11/19/2017
GOP/TAXES: “Sen. Susan Collins on Sunday [11-19-17] recited a list of concerns she had with the Republican tax bill barreling through the Senate, raising pressure on the party’s leadership to slow its progress and make changes to secure passage… Ms. Collins is one of a small group of senators whose opposition could block the bill. […]
11/18/2017
MILITARY/NATIONAL SECURITY/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The top U.S. nuclear commander said on Saturday [11-19-17] that he would resist President Donald Trump if he ordered an ‘illegal’ launch of nuclear weapons. Air Force General John Hyten, commander of the U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM), told an audience at the Halifax International Security Forum in Nova Scotia, Canada that […]
11/18/2017
HILLARY CLINTON: “Crooked Hillary Clinton is the worst (and biggest) loser of all time. She just can’t stop, which is so good for the Republican Party. Hillary, get on with your life and give it another try in three years!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 18, 2017 08:31am […]
11/17/2017
HOLIDAY/TRUMP MEMORANDA: “President Donald J. Trump Proclaims November 19 through November 25, 2017, as National Family Week During National Family Week, we emphasize the importance of preserving and promoting strong families, the cornerstone of our society. Families are as diverse as our Nation. They often extend beyond moms, dads, and their children, and include adoptive […]
11/17/2017
HOLIDAY/TRUMP MEMORANDA: “President Donald J. Trump Proclaims Thursday, November 23, 2017, as a National Day of Thanksgiving On Thanksgiving Day, as we have for nearly four centuries, Americans give thanks to Almighty God for our abundant blessings. We gather with the people we love to show gratitude for our freedom, for our friends and families, […]
11/17/2017
GOP/LEGAL/POLITICAL FIGURES/WOMEN: “Roy S. Moore, the cowboy-hat-wearing Republican running for the Senate in Alabama, had been known for years as an attention-grabbing judge who blocked same-sex marriages and insisted on displaying the Ten Commandments in his courthouse. But as women have accused Mr. Moore of sexual misconduct and assault in recent days, and as politicians […]
11/17/2017
INTERIOR/RYAN ZINKE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump on Friday [11-17-17] reversed the government’s decision to start allowing hunters to import trophies of elephants that were killed in two African countries, pending a further review. His evening Twitter message reversed a decision by his own administration over Zimbabwe that was announced this week and promoted as recently […]
11/17/2017
RYAN ZINKE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Put big game trophy decision on hold until such time as I review all conservation facts. Under study for years. Will update soon with Secretary Zinke. Thank you!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 17, 2017 07:47pm […]
11/17/2017
SPORTS: “Today, it was an honor to celebrate the Collegiate National Champions of 2016/2017 at the @WhiteHouse! #NCAAChampions?Photos: https://t.co/Ecl2phhzyl https://t.co/w8jE24pLwa” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 17, 2017 06:13pm […]
11/17/2017
NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In a move certain to please conservatives, President Donald Trump on Friday [11-17-17] added five names to his list of candidates for a prospective U.S. Supreme Court vacancy as he presses ahead with a campaign to move the federal judiciary to the right. Two of them are appellate judges who were […]
11/17/2017
DEMS/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “President Donald Trump felt compelled to tweet out his thoughts on allegations of sexual misconduct against Sen. Al Franken because they represented a ‘brand new news story,’ counselor to the president Kellyanne Conway said Friday, explaining away the difference between the president’s Franken tweets and his relatively couched comments on allegations against […]
11/17/2017
CRIME: “Together, we’re going to restore safety to our streets and peace to our communities, and we’re going to destroy the vile criminal cartel, #MS13, and many other gangs… ‘Hundreds arrested in MS-13 crackdown’ https://t.co/Mp268d8RaU https://t.co/mrynwnTuoO” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 17, 2017 10:03am […]
11/17/2017
ETHICS/LEGAL: “Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s call for ethics investigations into two Democratic senators and a Republican candidate is putting a spotlight on a Senate committee that largely operates in secret and doesn’t disclose the results of many of its investigations. On Thursday, a woman accused Sen. Al Franken (D., Minn.) of sexual misconduct in […]
11/17/2017
BUDGET/CRISIS: “The White House on Friday [11-17-17] said it had asked Congress for $44 billion in supplemental disaster assistance to help those hurt by recent hurricanes that hit Puerto Rico, Texas, Florida and the U.S. Virgin Islands, far short of the aid some officials have called for. The White House said it expected to seek […]
11/17/2017
DEMS/POLITICS/TAXES: “If Democrats were not such obstructionists and understood the power of lower taxes, we would be able to get many of their ideas into Bill!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 17, 2017 06:00am […]
11/17/2017
HEALTHCARE/HHS/OBAMACARE(ACA): “The next head of the Department of Health and Human Services will be handed an agency facing criticism from state officials and internal strife. HHS, which employs about 80,000 people, oversees Medicaid, Medicare, the Affordable Care Act, and such agencies as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It has been caught up in […]