CUBA/FOREIGN POLICY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration on Wednesday [11-8-17] continued to pare back rules intended to normalize ties with Cuba, announcing new regulations tightening travel and financial transactions by Americans. President Donald Trump had said in June he would reverse steps taken by predecessor Barack Obama to relax a decades-old U.S. embargo against the […]
11/8/2017
DHS/DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A Mexican man who earlier this year sued the Trump administration, alleging he had been unlawfully deported, was arrested this week and charged with illegally re-entering the U.S. Juan Manuel Montes Bojorquez, 23 years old, was arrested near Calexico, Calif., along the Mexican border, on Monday [11-6-17], according to federal court records. […]
11/8/2017
SUPPORTERS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Congratulations to all of the ‘DEPLORABLES’ and the millions of people who gave us a MASSIVE (304-227) Electoral College landslide victory! https://t.co/7ifv5gT7Ur” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 8, 2017 01:17pm […]
11/8/2017
CHINA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Looking forward to a full day of meetings with President Xi and our delegations tomorrow. THANK YOU for the beautiful welcome China! @FLOTUS Melania and I will never forget it! https://t.co/sQoUWIGAiQ” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 8, 2017 10:40am […]
11/8/2017
TPP/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Almost 10 months after President Donald Trump pulled the U.S. out of a sweeping Pacific trade pact, the 11 countries left behind are pushing forward for an agreement without Washington on the sidelines of the Pacific Rim’s biggest annual economic summit. Led by Japan, trade negotiators are meeting in this seaside […]
11/8/2017
NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “NoKo has interpreted America’s past restraint as weakness. This would be a fatal miscalculation. Do not underestimate us. AND DO NOT TRY US. https://t.co/4llqLrNpK3” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 8, 2017 10:15am […]
11/8/2017
CHINA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP FAMILY/MELANIA: “On behalf of @FLOTUS Melania and I, THANK YOU for an unforgettable afternoon and evening at the Forbidden City in Beijing, President Xi and Madame Peng Liyuan. We are looking forward to rejoining you tomorrow morning! https://t.co/ma0F7SHbVU” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 8, 2017 09:27am […]
11/7/2017
CHINA/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Leaving South Korea now heading to China. Looking very much forward to meeting and being with President Xi!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 7, 2017 11:57pm […]
11/7/2017
NORTH KOREA/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Together, we dream of a Korea that is free, a peninsula that is safe, and families that are reunited once again! https://t.co/9tsZRCC83j” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 7, 2017 10:43pm […]
11/7/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Anyone who doubts the strength or determination of the U.S. should look to our past….and you will doubt it no longer. https://t.co/zyuYc0fIH6” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 7, 2017 10:14pm […]
11/7/2017
NATIONAL SECURITY/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The North Korean regime has pursued its nuclear & ballistic missile programs in defiance of every assurance, agreement, & commmitment it has made to the U.S. and its allies. It’s broken all of those commitments… https://t.co/xJ4jUpA8d8” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 7, 2017 10:12pm […]
11/7/2017
MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S., under my administration, is completely rebuilding its military, and they’re spending hundreds of billions of dollars to the newest and finest military equipment anywhere in the world, being built right now. I want peace through strength! https://t.co/2YXkIvRIFi” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 7, 2017 10:09pm […]
11/7/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Join me LIVE in South Korea???? #NationalAssembly #POTUSinAsia ➡️https://t.co/M3iEhPdkas https://t.co/hSxdtd2UnY” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 7, 2017 09:14pm […]
11/7/2017
GUNS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump said on Tuesday [11-7-17] that stricter gun laws would not have prevented the shooting in a Texas church that killed 26 people and that they could have driven the death toll into the hundreds, since the gunman was shot by an armed bystander. Mr. Trump was asked during a joint […]
11/7/2017
POLITICS/VOTING: “Ed Gillespie worked hard but did not embrace me or what I stand for. Don’t forget, Republicans won 4 out of 4 House seats, and with the economy doing record numbers, we will continue to win, even bigger than before!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 7, 2017 08:40pm […]
11/7/2017
CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Getting ready to make a major speech to the National Assembly here in South Korea, then will be headed to China where I very much look forward to meeting with President Xi who is just off his great political victory.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 7, 2017 08:00pm […]
11/7/2017
2016 ELECTION/CAMPAIGN/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “A former Trump campaign adviser told Congress he had a private conversation with a Russian deputy prime minister during the 2016 presidential campaign and that at least two members of the president’s team were aware, providing more details to what is publicly known about Moscow’s access to President Trump’s circle, […]
11/7/2017
CLIMATE CHANGE/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Then there was one. Syria announced during United Nations climate talks on Tuesday [11-7-17] that it would sign the Paris agreement on climate change. The move, which comes on the heels of Nicaragua signing the accord last month, will leave the United States as the only country that has rejected the […]
11/7/2017
DRUGS/PHARMA: “Thank you to all Americans who participated in Nat’l Rx Drug Take Back Day. A record amount of drugs collected & disposed. We can do this!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 7, 2017 04:50pm […]
11/7/2017
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LEGAL: “The Justice Department has dropped its case against a woman who laughed out loud during the confirmation hearing for Attorney General Jeff Sessions, ending months of legal wrangling. The woman, Desiree Fairooz, was protesting with Code Pink, a progressive group whose activists are regularly seen around Washington. She was arrested by a Capitol […]
11/7/2017
HOUSE OF REPS/TAXES: “Social conservatives have urged House Republicans to retain a tax credit for families who adopt children in their tax overhaul bill, arguing the party shouldn’t gin up revenue at the expense of vulnerable children and the taxpayers who would give them homes. The adoption tax credit is on the chopping block in […]
11/7/2017
ETHICS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “One Saturday in early April, Omarosa Manigault caused a stir in the White House. The Apprentice villain turned senior White House official brought members of her 39-person bridal party to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue for an extended wedding photo shoot, catching fellow senior aides and some security officials by surprise in her bridal attire. […]
11/7/2017
HOUSE OF REPS/TAXES: “More than 60% of taxpayers, including much of the middle class, would see lower taxes in 2019 under the House Republican tax plan while 8% would pay more, according to a new analysis released Tuesday [11-7-17]. But by 2027, many of those effects would peter out and nearly one in five households […]
11/7/2017
SPORTS/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The National Football League said on Tuesday [11-7-17] it opposes a tax bill proposed by U.S. House of Representatives Republicans that could force teams to put up more of their own money to fund stadium construction. Under the legislation unveiled last week, local governments could no longer fund the building or renovation […]
11/7/2017
FEDERAL RESERVE/NEW YORK: “Help Wanted: A senior executive with a keen knowledge of markets and economics, but who isn’t too close to Wall Street because he or she will be responsible for regulating some of the world’s biggest banks. This is the balancing act facing a newly formed search committee for the next president of […]
11/7/2017
2A/AIR FORCE/CRISIS/GUNS: “How a man who was discharged from the US Air Force for assaulting his spouse and child was able to purchase the firearms he used to carry out the deadliest shooting rampage in Texas history is just one of many questions facing investigators as they continue to look for answers on Sunday’s church […]
11/7/2017
LEGAL/PUERTO RICO: “A Tuesday [11-7-17] congressional hearing on the Puerto Rico government’s response to Hurricane Maria won’t feature the electric utility executive who signed a $300 million construction contract that was later canceled under bipartisan criticism. The House Committee on Natural Resources was informed on Monday that Ricardo Ramos, the executive director of Puerto Rico’s […]
11/7/2017
MISC: “Franklin, such a great photo. HAPPY 99th BIRTHDAY to your father, @BillyGraham! https://t.co/l0c7RvvOa1” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 7, 2017 09:30am […]
11/7/2017
GUNS: “One of America’s leading and most controversial gun-accessory makers says it will resume sales Tuesday of a device known as a ‘bump stock.’ Bump stocks dramatically accelerate the rate-of-fire of semi-automatic rifles, allowing them to shoot almost as fast as fully-automatic machine guns, which are far more tightly regulated and expensive in the U.S. […]
11/7/2017
POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VOTING: “The governor’s races in Virginia and New Jersey usually receive heightened attention because they are the first big statewide races (except for special elections) after a new president takes office. But after all the tumult of Donald Trump’s first months as president, this year’s focus is even more intense — for at […]
11/7/2017
2016 ELECTION/ATTORNEY GENERAL/JEFF SESSIONS/RUSSIA: “U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions will testify before the House Judiciary Committee about issues facing the Justice Department on Nov. 14, the committee confirmed on Tuesday [11-6-17]. The hearing will take place at 10 a.m. (1500 GMT), it said in a statement. Reuters reported on Monday that the committee would hold […]
11/7/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/NATIONAL SECURITY/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP POSITION CHANGES: “President Donald Trump left open the door for North Korea to return to negotiations and said there were signs of progress in the nuclear standoff, his conciliatory tone marking a departure from recent hostile rhetoric toward Pyongyang… On Tuesday, standing 35 miles from the North Korean border, […]
11/7/2017
POLITICS/VOTING: “.@EdWGillespie will totally turn around the high crime and poor economic performance of VA. MS-13 and crime will be gone. Vote today, ASAP!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 7, 2017 05:56am […]
11/7/2017
POLITICS/VOTING: “Ralph Northam will allow crime to be rampant in Virginia. He’s weak on crime, weak on our GREAT VETS, Anti-Second Amendment… and has been horrible on Virginia economy. Vote @EdWGillespie today!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 7, 2017 05:53am […]
11/7/2017
DOW/TAXES: “Stock market hit yet another all-time record high yesterday. There is great confidence in the moves that my Administration… is making. Working very hard on TAX CUTS for the middle class, companies and jobs!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 7, 2017 05:37am […]
11/7/2017
SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Thank you to President Moon of South Korea for the beautiful welcoming ceremony. It will always be remembered. https://t.co/bMvJz1iV2a” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 7, 2017 05:25am […]
11/7/2017
MILITARY/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It was my great honor to have lunch with our INCREDIBLE U.S. and ROK troops at Camp Humphreys, in South Korea. ???? https://t.co/5NJirz4iNM https://t.co/kNLyONhBCC” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 7, 2017 02:39am […]
11/7/2017
BUSINESS/LOBBYING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “During the eight years of the Obama administration, business lobbyists often found the gates to the White House closed tight. They are open now under President Donald Trump. That is not altogether unexpected as the New York real estate developer did campaign during the 2016 presidential election on a promise to elevate […]
11/7/2017
2016 ELECTION/CAMPAIGN/CARTER PAGE/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump’s campaign team was briefed before and after foreign-policy adviser Carter Page’s trip to Moscow last year, with Mr. Page saying upon his return that he had gotten ‘incredible insights and outreach’ from senior members of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s administration, newly released testimony reveals. Mr. Page, […]
11/6/2017
DHS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration has decided to end a humanitarian program that shields about 5,000 Nicaraguan immigrants from deportation. A senior administration official said late Monday that those immigrants, living in the U.S. as part of a program called Temporary Protected Status, will have until January 2019 to prepare to leave or apply […]
11/6/2017
NATIONAL SECURITY/TRUMP MEMORANDA: “Notice Regarding the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction On November 14, 1994, by Executive Order 12938, the President declared a national emergency with respect to the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States […]
11/6/2017
TRUMP MEMORANDA: “Notice Regarding the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Burundi On November 22, 2015, by Executive Order 13712, the President declared a national emergency to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States constituted by the situation in Burundi, which has […]
11/6/2017
IRAN/TRUMP MEMORANDA: “Text of a Letter from the President to the Congress of the United States Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless, within 90 days before the anniversary date of its declaration, the President publishes in the Federal Register and transmits […]
11/6/2017
IRAN/TRUMP MEMORANDA: “Notice Regarding the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Iran On November 14, 1979, in Executive Order 12170, the President declared a national emergency with respect to Iran pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706) to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, […]
11/6/2017
SECRET SERVICE: “The Secret Service arrested a man near the White House on Monday [11-6-17], after they had been told to be on the lookout for a man who allegedly threatened to kill ‘all white police’ there. Monday afternoon, police in Montgomery County, Maryland, alerted the US Secret Service that the man planned to go […]
11/6/2017
CRISIS/GUNS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As Americans struggled Monday [11-6-17] to make sense once again of the mass shootings plaguing the United States, President Trump sought to steer the national conversation to questions about the mental capacity of those pulling the triggers, not the weapons themselves… Mr. Trump’s answer to the fifth-deadliest mass shooting in modern American […]
11/6/2017
COMMERCE/CONFLICT OF INTEREST/RUSSIA/WILBUR ROSS: “The commerce secretary, Wilbur L. Ross Jr., indicated on Monday [11-6-17] that he would probably sell his stake in a shipping company with business ties to Russian President Vladimir V. Putin’s inner circle, amid fallout from publication of a vast leak of offshore files that documented the connection. Mr. Ross retained […]
11/6/2017
SAUDI ARABIA: “I have great confidence in King Salman and the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, they know exactly what they are doing… Some of those they are harshly treating have been ‘milking’ their country for years!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 6, 2017 06:03pm and 06:05pm […]
11/6/2017
SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Getting ready to leave for South Korea and meetings with President Moon, a fine gentleman. We will figure it all out!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 6, 2017 04:28pm […]
11/6/2017
2016 ELECTION/LEGAL/RUSSIA/TRUMP FAMILY/DONALD JR: “The Russian lawyer who met last year with senior members of the Trump campaign said Donald Trump Jr. told her at the meeting that a Trump administration would be willing to review a 2012 sanctions law. Natalia Veselnitskaya, the lawyer who attended the meeting, made her comments from Moscow in an […]
11/6/2017
JAPAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “My visit to Japan and friendship with PM Abe will yield many benefits, for our great Country. Massive military & energy orders happening+++!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 6, 2017 04:15pm […]
11/6/2017
POLITICS/VOTING: “The state of Virginia economy, under Democrat rule, has been terrible. If you vote Ed Gillespie tomorrow, it will come roaring back!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 6, 2017 04:12pm […]
11/6/2017
BUDGET/MILITARY/NATIONAL SECURITY/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump asked Congress on Monday for $4 billion to support missile defense to counter the threat from North Korea, just ahead of his first visit to South Korea since taking office in January… He made his request during his maiden trip to Asia as president, featuring repeated […]
11/6/2017
DEFENSE/FDA: “The Defense Department — and not FDA — would have the power to approve drugs and medical devices under the defense policy bill that’s being hammered out by a conference committee, alarming congressional staff and Health and Human Services officials who say it would undermine medical safety and potentially put soldiers at risk. Section […]
11/6/2017
DODD-FRANK/TREASURY: “Economist Richard Berner plans to leave his post as the Treasury Department’s first-ever director of the Office of Financial Research at the end of the year. The office was created by the Dodd-Frank financial overhaul to analyze financial data to spot potential market risks, and its director is confirmed to a six-year term, which […]
11/6/2017
CRISIS/GUNS/KELLYANNE CONWAY: “White House counselor Kellyanne Conway on Monday [11-6-17] criticized Democrats for ‘pointing fingers’ and calling for increased gun control measures in response to the deadly Texas shooting over the weekend, saying the quick reaction is ‘disrespectful to the dead.’… Conway lamented Sunday’s lethal shooting, which left at least 26 dead after a gunman […]
11/6/2017
FEDERAL RESERVE: “The Federal Reserve Bank of New York announced Monday [11-6-17] that its leader William Dudley is planning to step down early and retire in the middle of next year. In a press release, the bank said Mr. Dudley was stepping down ahead of the end of his current term’s conclusion in January 2019 […]
11/6/2017
POLITICAL FIGURES/RAND PAUL: “Sen. Rand Paul calls it an ‘unfortunate event.’ Police are calling it assault — and many people are trying to figure out why Paul’s neighbor, a fellow medical doctor, might allegedly have attacked him with enough force to fracture five ribs. Paul was reportedly tackled while he was mowing the grass at […]
11/6/2017
2016 ELECTION/CAMPAIGN/LEGAL/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A U.S. District judge again declined to ease bail conditions for President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort and his business associate Richard Gates on Monday [11-6-17], saying they still needed to provide more financial information. Judge Amy Berman Jackson said she was concerned about some of the $12 million […]
11/6/2017
JAPAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “#USA?? #Japan?? https://t.co/EvxFqAVnFS” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 6, 2017 08:09am […]
11/6/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “The United States has partially resumed issuing visas in Turkey after getting assurances about the safety of staff at its missions there, the U.S. embassy said on Monday, in the first step to ease a diplomatic crisis between the two allies. The Turkish embassy in Washington said almost immediately it would […]
11/6/2017
LEGAL/POLITICS/WOMEN: “After six women accused Florida Senate budget chairman Jack Latvala of sexual harassment, his allies launched a counteroffensive over the weekend targeting the accusers as well as a congressman who had faulted his fellow Republican for being ‘a hound.’… Latvala is facing pressure publicly from the Florida House and privately from within the Senate […]
11/6/2017
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LEGAL/LOBBYING/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA: “Two prominent Washington lobbying firms are in the crosshairs of the Justice Department’s special counsel investigation as new details of their relationship with Paul Manafort and his deputy Rick Gates were revealed in court filings. In the indictment of Manafort and Gates unsealed this week, the lobbying firms were described only as […]
11/6/2017
2016 ELECTION/CYBERWAR/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Kremlin-backed support for Donald Trump’s candidacy over social media began much earlier than previously known, a new analysis of Twitter data shows. Russian Twitter accounts posing as Americans began lavishing praise on Mr. Trump and attacking his rivals within weeks after he announced his bid for the presidency in June 2015, […]
11/6/2017
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LEGAL/POLITICAL FIGURES: “As the bribery case against Sen. Bob Menendez concludes, Senate Democrats could face a stark question — how long will they stick by the New Jersey Democrat if he’s convicted? Menendez’s lawyers have a final chance Monday [11-6-17] in their closing arguments to persuade the jury hearing his case in Newark that […]
11/6/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/JAPAN/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump pushed for Japan to buy ‘massive’ amounts of military equipment from the U.S., saying that it would help the country shoot down missiles like the pair that nearby North Korea has fired overhead in recent months… Mr. Abe, in turn, anticipated buying more military equipment from the U.S., […]
11/5/2017
COMMERCE/ETHICS/RUSSIA/WILBUR ROSS: “Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross failed to disclose business connections to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s family and inner circle on a required personal financial-disclosure form earlier this year, according to documents released over the weekend. Mr. Ross said earlier this year that he would retain stakes owned by his private-equity firm in a gas-shipping […]
11/5/2017
GOP/HOUSE OF REPS: “In his five years as chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology, Representative Lamar Smith transformed the once almost invisible position into a powerful bully pulpit…But with his run as chairman nearly done, the 69-year-old Texan announced on Thursday that he would retire rather than seek a 17th term […]
11/5/2017
IRS: “For years, conservative activists have clamored for the ouster of John A. Koskinen, the Internal Revenue Service commissioner, who became a boogeyman for the right amid accusations that the agency was unfairly targeting Republicans. This week, their wish for his departure will finally be fulfilled. Mr. Koskinen’s term in office ends on Thursday [11-9-17], […]
11/5/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald J. Trump has spoken with the king of Saudi Arabia to offer a wholehearted endorsement of a drive to modernize the kingdom, as the Saudi authorities arrested scores of prominent business people and ministers in a sweeping anti-corruption crackdown. In an unusually lengthy and detailed readout of the […]
11/5/2017
RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The group behind the release of last year’s Panama Papers has published a new collection of documents about offshore finance that touches the Trump administration. The so-called Paradise Papers show financial connections between wealthy Russians and two members of President Donald Trump’s administration, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and White House adviser […]
11/5/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/JAPAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump opened his 10-day swing through Asia on Sunday [11-5-17] with some of the familiar trappings from home: donning a leather bomber jacket before addressing U.S. troops stationed in Japan and golfing nine holes with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Things become more rigorous Monday, as Messrs. Trump and Abe […]
11/5/2017
CRISIS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “May God be w/ the people of Sutherland Springs, Texas. The FBI & law enforcement are on the scene. I am monitoring the situation from Japan.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 5, 2017 03:06pm […]
11/5/2017
2016 ELECTION/DEMS/HILLARY CLINTON: “Donna Brazile, the former Democratic National Committee interim leader, stood by her assertions in a new book that she considered replacing Hillary Clinton as the party’s nominee late in the 2016 presidential race, continuing an intraparty feud that some of her colleagues have deemed an unhelpful distraction… Democratic leaders and members of […]
11/5/2017
CRISIS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…Americans do what we do best: we pull together. We join hands. We lock arms and through the tears and the sadness, we stand strong… https://t.co/qkCPgtKGkA” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 5, 2017 11:48pm […]
11/5/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Heading into the 12 days with great negotiating strength because of our tremendous economy. https://t.co/4HnXkR3EhW” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 5, 2017 02:37am […]
11/5/2017
JAPAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It was a true honor to be at Yokota Air Base with our GREAT @USForcesJapan! https://t.co/KEXnIkkQks” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 5, 2017 02:28am […]
11/5/2017
JAPAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Playing golf with Prime Minister Abe and Hideki Matsuyama, two wonderful people! https://t.co/vYLULe0o2K” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 5, 2017 01:25am […]
11/4/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/JAPAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Just gave a speech to the great men and women at Yokota Air Base in Tokyo, Japan. Leaving to see Prime Minister Abe. https://t.co/6LRAgojvDB” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 4, 2017 09:59pm […]
11/4/2017
AFGHANISTAN/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Airstrikes carried out by the American military killed at least 13 civilians on Saturday in the northern Afghan province of Kunduz, according to residents and officials in the area, a difficult battleground for both Afghan and American forces. The airstrikes took place in the Chardara district, where Afghan commandos, often advised by […]
11/4/2017
MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I am landing shortly. Can’t wait to be with our GREAT MILITARY. See you soon! https://t.co/AVLrrOxmm4” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 4, 2017 07:43pm […]
11/4/2017
POLITICAL FIGURES/RAND PAUL: “A man has been arrested and charged with assaulting and injuring U.S. Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, authorities said Saturday [11-4-17]. Kentucky State Police said in a news release that Mr. Paul suffered a minor injury when 59-year-old Rene Boucher allegedly assaulted him at the Republican senator’s Warren County home on Friday […]
11/4/2017
DHS/FOREIGN POLICY/IMMIGRATION/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is set to decide by Monday [11-6-17] whether 86,000 Hondurans and 5,000 Nicaraguans living in the U.S. can remain here under a program that protects immigrants from countries that have suffered major disasters or social upheaval. The decision could signal the administration’s overall approach to the program, known […]
11/4/2017
STATE: “The State Department on Saturday [11-4-17] requested all non-essential US citizen employees leave the Somali capital of Mogadishu due to ‘specific threat information against U.S. personnel on the Mogadishu International Airport.’ ‘The security situation in Somalia is extremely unstable, and the threat to all U.S. citizens in Somalia remains critical,’ the statement reads. Last […]
11/4/2017
SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Would very much appreciate Saudi Arabia doing their IPO of Aramco with the New York Stock Exchange. Important to the United States!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 4, 2017 07:49am […]
11/4/2017
DOW/JOBS: “Unemployment is down to 4.1%, lowest in 17 years. 1.5 million new jobs created since I took office. Highest stock Market ever, up $5.4 trill” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 4, 2017 07:35am […]
11/4/2017
MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Thank you to our GREAT Military/Veterans and @PacificCommand. Remember #PearlHarbor. Remember the @USSArizona! A day I’ll never forget. https://t.co/CMkB0kTkSc” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 4, 2017 02:08am […]
11/3/2017
MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Thank you for such a beautiful welcome Hawaii. My great honor to visit @PacificCommand upon arrival. Heading to Pearl Harbor w/ @FLOTUS now. https://t.co/6gDME9cmnS” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 3, 2017 10:07pm […]
11/3/2017
CLIMATE CHANGE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Earth is experiencing the warmest period in the history of civilization and humans are the dominant cause of the temperature rise that has occurred since the start of the 20th century, according to an exhaustive scientific report unveiled Friday by 13 federal agencies. The report was approved by the White […]
11/3/2017
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In an extraordinary Supreme Court filing on Friday, the Justice Department accused the American Civil Liberties Union of misconduct in the case of an undocumented teenager known as Jane Doe. The teenager obtained an abortion last month over the government’s objection after an appeals court allowed it… David Cole, the A.C.L.U.’s […]
11/3/2017
TRUMP FAMILY/IVANKA/WOMEN: “Ivanka Trump, the president’s daughter and adviser, was the much-heralded guest at a government-sponsored conference on women’s empowerment in Tokyo on Friday [11-3-17], just two days before President Trump’s scheduled arrival here on his first stop of an Asia tour. Yet Ms. Trump spoke to a room with so many empty seats that […]
11/3/2017
2016 ELECTION/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump pressed the Justice Department again on Friday [11-3-17] to investigate his political opponents, lashing out at Democrats as he argued that they were the ones who acted corruptly during last year’s election and not his own campaign, which actually is under investigation. Shortly before leaving Washington for an […]
11/3/2017
ENERGY/RICK PERRY : “A proposal by Energy Secretary Rick Perry to alter the nation’s electricity markets would provide a windfall for a small group of companies — most strikingly one owned by coal magnate Bob Murray, a prominent backer of President Donald Trump. Perry’s plan would force consumers to subsidize ailing coal-fired and nuclear power […]
11/3/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Getting ready to land in Hawaii. Looking so much forward to meeting with our great Military/Veterans at Pearl Harbor!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 3, 2017 05:44pm […]
11/3/2017
LEGAL/MILITARY: “A military judge has found that U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl should serve no prison time for endangering his comrades by walking off his Afghanistan post. The judge also gave Mr. Bergdahl a dishonorable discharge, reduced his rank to private and said he must forfeit pay equal to $1,000 a month for 10 months. […]
11/3/2017
HOUSE OF REPS/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA: “Three House Republicans on Friday [11-3-17] moved to pressure special counsel Robert Mueller to resign over what they contend are ‘obvious conflicts of interest,’ the latest instance of rising GOP resistance to his Russia probe. Reps. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) and Louie Gohmert (R-Texas), introduced a measure that, while […]
11/3/2017
CRIME/MILITARY: “The decision on Sergeant Bergdahl is a complete and total disgrace to our Country and to our Military.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 3, 2017 11:54am […]
11/3/2017
JOBS: “JOBS, JOBS, JOBS! https://t.co/twUNktGbnb” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 3, 2017 11:22am […]
11/3/2017
2016 ELECTION/DEMS: “The rigged Dem Primary, one of the biggest political stories in years, got ZERO coverage on Fake News Network TV last night. Disgraceful!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 3, 2017 11:09am […]
11/3/2017
DONALD ON DONALD/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Just took off for ceremony @ Pearl Harbor. Will then be heading to Japan, SKorea, China, Vietnam & the Philippines. Will never let you down!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 3, 2017 09:45am […]