2016 ELECTION/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP FAMILY/JARED KUSHNER: “In a secured room in the basement of the Capitol in July, Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, fielded question after question from members of the House Intelligence Committee. Though the allotted time for the grilling had expired, he offered to stick around as long as they wanted. But […]
10/22/2017
CYBERWAR/DHS/ENERGY/NATIONAL SECURITY/NUCLEAR/POLICE: “The Department of Homeland Security plans to close a New York-based laboratory that has helped the city’s Police and Fire Departments develop systems to detect nuclear and biological threats, a move that some local officials fear could hamper efforts to prevent and respond to terrorist attacks. The radiological program that the laboratory, the […]
10/22/2017
EPA: “The Environmental Protection Agency has canceled the speaking appearance of three agency scientists who were scheduled to discuss climate change at a conference on Monday in Rhode Island, according to the agency and several people involved. John Konkus, an E.P.A. spokesman and a former Trump campaign operative in Florida, confirmed that agency scientists would […]
10/22/2017
MILITARY/SYRIA: “United States-backed militia fighters seized Syria’s largest oil field from the Islamic State on Sunday [10-22-17], according to the militia, narrowly beating pro-government forces to an area critical to the war-torn country’s economy. Although it is unclear what the capacity of the oil field is today, after years of airstrikes by the coalition on […]
10/22/2017
IRAN/REX TILLERSON/STATE/TRADE DEALS: “Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson warned Europeans on Sunday [10-22-17] not to invest in certain Iranian businesses as the Trump administration considers walking away from the Iran nuclear deal and reimposing sanctions against Iran. Speaking during a visit to Saudi Arabia, Mr. Tillerson said, ‘Both of our countries believe that those […]
10/22/2017
CHRIS WRAY/FBI: “Chris Wray, the new director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, said Sunday [10-22-17] that one of his top priorities would be to improve diversity in the bureau’s ranks… More than 67% of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s 13,000 agents are white men and 16% are white women, according to statistics on the […]
10/22/2017
DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Democratic mega-donor and billionaire environmentalist Tom Steyer is spending what an aide says is ‘well over $10 million’ on a national TV ad campaign Friday [10-20-17] calling for President Donald Trump’s impeachment… The ads are running on broadcast stations in New York and California and nationally on cable television. Accompanying the TV […]
10/22/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Consumer groups and some state officials, facing new pressure to show the Affordable Care Act remains in place after President Donald Trump declared it dead, have begun launching urgent outreach programs to sign people up for health coverage during the coming open-enrollment period. The ACA’s fifth open-enrollment season, which this year runs […]
10/22/2017
ENERGY/EPA/NUCLEAR ENERGY: “A Trump administration proposal aimed at shoring up coal-fired and nuclear power plants across the nation has generated opposition from an array of energy and consumer interests, including some who are often at odds on energy policy. Oil and gas companies, wind and solar power producers, some public utilities, electricity consumers and environmentalists—rarely […]
10/22/2017
FAKE NEWS/MEDIA: “It is finally sinking through. 46% OF PEOPLE BELIEVE MAJOR NATIONAL NEWS ORGS FABRICATE STORIES ABOUT ME. FAKE NEWS, even worse! Lost cred.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 22, 2017 07:08am […]
10/22/2017
DEMS/GOP: “Wacky Congresswoman Wilson is the gift that keeps on giving for the Republican Party, a disaster for Dems. You watch her in action & vote R!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 22, 2017 07:02am […]
10/22/2017
POLICE/RACISM: “The appearance of white nationalist Richard Spencer on Thursday [10-19-17] at the University of Florida sparked a declaration of a state of emergency by Florida’s governor. The event ended up generating little more than shouting and a few arrests. There was no violence. Still, the massive preparations for potentially violent civil disobedience came with […]
10/22/2017
DONALD ON DONALD/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Doing interview today with Maria Bartiromo at 10:00 A.M. on @FoxNews – ENJOY!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 22, 2017 06:50am […]
10/21/2017
POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I agree getting Tax Cuts approved is important (we will also get HealthCare), but perhaps no Administration has done more in its first… 9 months than this Administration. Over 50 Legislation approvals, massive regulation cuts, energy freedom, pipelines, border security… 2nd Amendment, Strong Military, ISIS, historic VA improvement, Supreme Court Justice, Record […]
10/21/2017
JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Just out, but lightly reported: ‘Fewest jobless claims since 1973 show firm U.S. Job Market’ Lowest since March 1973. @bpolitics” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 21, 2017 05:51pm […]
10/21/2017
2016 ELECTION/HILLARY CLINTON: “Crooked Hillary Clinton spent hundreds of millions of dollars more on Presidential Election than I did. Facebook was on her side, not mine!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 21, 2017 04:21pm […]
10/21/2017
CYBERWAR/FAKE NEWS/MEDIA: “Keep hearing about ‘tiny’ amount of money spent on Facebook ads. What about the billions of dollars of Fake News on CNN, ABC, NBC & CBS?” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 21, 2017 03:06pm […]
10/21/2017
FBI/INTELLIGENCE/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT: “Officials behind the now discredited ‘Dossier’ plead the Fifth. Justice Department and/or FBI should immediately release who paid for it.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 21, 2017 02:59pm […]
10/21/2017
TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: ” ‘Trump hails liberation of Raqqa as critical breakthrough in anti-ISIS campaign’ https://t.co/2eoYXJB7h0″ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 21, 2017 11:50am […]
10/21/2017
DOW/FAKE NEWS: “Stock Market hits another all time high on Friday. 5.3 trillion dollars up since Election. Fake News doesn’t spent much time on this!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 21, 2017 08:14am […]
10/21/2017
DEMS/POLITICS: “People get what is going on! https://t.co/Pdg7VqQv6M -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 21, 2017 08:08am […]
10/21/2017
NATIONAL SECURITY: “Subject to the receipt of further information, I will be allowing, as President, the long blocked and classified JFK FILES to be opened.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 21, 2017 07:35am […]
10/21/2017
FAKE NEWS/MEDIA: “I hope the Fake News Media keeps talking about Wacky Congresswoman Wilson in that she, as a representative, is killing the Democrat Party!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 21, 2017 07:07am […]
10/21/2017
BUDGET/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Budget that just passed is a really big deal, especially in terms of what will be the biggest tax cut in U.S. history – MSM barely covered!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 21, 2017 06:52am […]
10/20/2017
OBAMA: “Former President Barack Obama, returning to the campaign trail on Thursday for the first time since leaving the White House, issued an unexpectedly stinging attack on the immigration-focused campaign of the Republican candidate for Virginia governor. Seeking to lift the candidacy of Lt. Gov. Ralph S. Northam, the Democratic nominee for governor, Mr. Obama […]
10/20/2017
MISC: “Great book just out, ‘A Place Called Heaven,’ by Dr. Robert Jeffress – A wonderful man!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 20, 2017 06:52pm […]
10/20/2017
TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to offer historic tax relief to the American people! Join me today: https://t.co/9czcJDbmVW https://t.co/s3kXpvbYih” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 20, 2017 04:10pm […]
10/20/2017
BUDGET/NATIONAL DEBT/TREASURY: “The federal budget deficit widened in fiscal year 2017 to the sixth highest deficit on record as government spending growth outpaced growth in tax collections for the second year in a row, the Treasury Department said Thursday [10-19-17]. The budget shortfall rose to $666 billion in the fiscal year that ended on Sept. […]
10/20/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “Today, it was an honor to have @UN Secretary-General @AntonioGuterres at the @WhiteHouse. Speaking for the U.S.A., we appreciate all you do! https://t.co/Sk0Jcazzxw” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 20, 2017 01:50pm […]
10/20/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Thank you @GeraldoRivera @FoxandFriends. Agree! https://t.co/8cZLdAbgzw” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 20, 2017 01:31pm […]
10/20/2017
GOP: “Washington hasn’t ever been known for its round-the-clock nightlife. A group of Republican senators is looking to change that. In a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, 11 Senate Republicans urged their leader to keep the Senate open for 24 hours a day, seven days a week, ‘to advance the president’s agenda.’… Having […]
10/20/2017
CAMPAIGN/INTELLIGENCE/LEGAL/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Senate Intelligence Committee has indefinitely postponed a public hearing planned for next week with Michael Cohen, the longtime Trump attorney and 2016 campaign surrogate… Cohen had been slated to appear in a private session last month but the committee called it off abruptly after Cohen arrived, citing his decision to release […]
10/20/2017
SPORTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A fundraising committee backing President Donald Trump has launched a petition calling for supporters to be counted among those who believe in standing for the National Anthem. The message is paid for by a joint fundraising group between Trump’s campaign and the Republican National Committee and is posted on the Republican Party’s […]
10/20/2017
GOP/LABOR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “At the largest meeting of organized labor next week, U.S. unions are shutting out politicians so they can determine who their friends are. The question for labor unions is how to deal with a Republican White House that many of its members oppose but whose policies also appeal to significant elements of […]
10/20/2017
SPORT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump has stepped up the pressure on the National Football League over protests by its players during the national anthem by launching a petition and asking his supporters to show their patriotism by backing it. The move came after NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell this week rejected Trump’s calls to […]
10/20/2017
TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UK: “Just out report: ‘United Kingdom crime rises 13% annually amid spread of Radical Islamic terror.’ Not good, we must keep America safe!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 20, 2017 05:31am […]
10/20/2017
BUDGET/GOP: “The Budget passed late last night, 51 to 49. We got ZERO Democrat votes with only Rand Paul (he will vote for Tax Cuts) voting against… This now allows for the passage of large scale Tax Cuts (and Reform), which will be the biggest in the history of our country!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October […]
10/20/2017
ENERGY/EPA/SCOTT PRUITT: “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has backed off a series of proposed changes to the nation’s biofuels policy after a massive backlash from corn-state lawmakers worried the moves would undercut ethanol demand, according to a letter from the agency to lawmakers seen by Reuters. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt said in the letter dated […]
10/20/2017
DRUGS/HHS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump overrode his own advisers when he promised to deliver an emergency declaration next week to combat the nation’s worsening opioid crisis… Blindsided officials are now scrambling to develop such a plan, but it is unclear when it will be announced, how or if it will be done, and whether […]
10/20/2017
NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is pushing the limits of an obscure federal law that restricts nominees from serving in federal positions before they’re approved by the Senate. A POLITICO review has identified four officials at three different agencies doing substantially similar work to the position for which they have been nominated – despite […]
10/20/2017
MEDIA/JOHN KELLY/TRUMP PEOPLE: “White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said something during her daily press briefing Friday [10-20-17] that actually took my breath away. CBS News’ Chip Reid asked Sanders about a factual inaccuracy in White House chief of staff and retired Marine Corps Gen. John Kelly’s attack on Florida Democratic Rep. Frederica Wilson on […]
10/20/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s reversals in the past week on maintaining Obamacare subsidies to insurers are sowing new confusion over what kind of health insurance will be available to consumers, and at what price, when enrollment for 2018 begins in two weeks. Trump said last week his administration would stop paying billions of […]
10/20/2017
BUDGET/TAXES: “Great news on the 2018 budget @SenateMajLdr McConnell – first step toward delivering MASSIVE tax cuts for the American people! #TaxReform https://t.co/aBzQR7KR0c” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 20, 2017 12:12am […]
10/20/2017
9/11/AIR FORCE/ARMY/DEFENSE/NAVY/NEW YORK/PENNSYLVANIA/TERRORISM/TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS: “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), and in furtherance of the objectives of Proclamation 7463 of September 14, 2001 (Declaration of National Emergency by Reason of […]
10/19/2017
FAKE NEWS/MEDIA: “The Fake News is going crazy with wacky Congresswoman Wilson(D), who was SECRETLY on a very personal call, and gave a total lie on content!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 19, 2017 09:53pm […]
10/19/2017
CIA/INTELLIGENCE/MIKE POMPEO/NATIONAL SECURITY/RUSSIA: “CIA Director Mike Pompeo drew sharp criticism Thursday [10-19-17] after wrongly stating that the U.S. intelligence community had found that Russian meddling did not tilt the 2016 presidential election. Pompeo made the inaccurate claim at an event hosted by the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, a conservative think tank close to […]
10/19/2017
MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Keep up the GREAT work. I am with you 100%! ‘ISIS is losing its grip…’ Army Colonel Ryan Dillon CJTF–OIR https://t.co/jVGuvv5mzm https://t.co/PSCXg38CtS” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 19, 2017 08:43pm […]
10/19/2017
TRUMP FAMILY/IVANKA/WOMEN: “Ivanka Trump is heading to Japan next week, where she will deliver a speech at the invitation of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. On Friday, November 3, the first daughter and adviser to President Donald Trump will discuss women’s participation in the economy and women’s entrepreneurship at the World Assembly for Women 2017, […]
10/19/2017
FBI/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Federal Bureau of Investigation has joined the investigation into how a group of militants thought to be Islamists killed four American soldiers in Niger two weeks ago, a move that comes as U.S. officials face criticism over their struggle to answer questions about the incident. U.S. military officials said Thursday [10-19-17] […]
10/19/2017
REX TILLERSON/STATE/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Secretary of State Rex Tillerson described how he seeks to manage an often-fraught relationship with President Donald Trump, saying he tries to deliver short-term victories to an impatient commander-in-chief while focusing on a longer horizon himself. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal Thursday, Mr. Tillerson acknowledged the contrasting […]
10/19/2017
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Nearly two dozen major companies in technology and other industries are planning to launch a coalition to demand legislation that would allow young, illegal immigrants a path to permanent residency, according to documents seen by Reuters. The Coalition for the American Dream intends to ask Congress to pass bipartisan legislation this year […]
10/19/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS: “Sens. Lamar Alexander (R., Tenn.) and Patty Murray (D., Wash.) released their bipartisan bill Thursday [10-19-17] with the backing of 22 additional senators, evenly split between the two parties. Acknowledging the challenge of advancing legislation currently opposed by Mr. Trump, both senators said they were open to working with the president to strengthen it… […]
10/19/2017
ABORTION/HHS/IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TEXAS: “A lawsuit at the intersection of two emotional issues—illegal immigration and abortion—is speeding through the courts, as judges consider whether an undocumented teen in U.S. custody may terminate her pregnancy over the wishes of the Trump administration. The 17-year-old girl has been held in a government-funded shelter in Texas since September, when she crossed […]
10/19/2017
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump has personally interviewed at least two potential candidates for U.S. attorney positions in New York, according to two sources familiar with the matter — a move that critics say raises questions about whether they can be sufficiently independent from the president. Trump has interviewed Geoffrey Berman, who is […]
10/19/2017
JOHN KELLY/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “White House Chief of Staff John Kelly defended President Donald Trump’s comments to an Army widow, saying the president expressed his condolences to the families of fallen soldiers the ‘best way he could.’… Mr. Kelly, who said he had counseled the president on what to say, denounced Ms. Wilson, calling her […]
10/19/2017
PUERTO RICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It was great to have Governor @RicardoRossello of #PuertoRico??with us at the @WhiteHouse today. We are with you! #PRStrong https://t.co/Op2xDZxvNc” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 19, 2017 03:40pm […]
10/19/2017
CRISIS/HEALTHCARE/NAVY/PUERTO RICO: “After Hurricane Maria ravaged this island, leaving most hospitals here without reliable power, the U.S. Navy sent a massive floating hospital to help fill gaps in the fragile health-care system. Hardly anyone has used it. The USNS Comfort, a 70,000-metric-ton ship staffed with roughly 800 medical and support personnel and 250 beds, has […]
10/19/2017
BUSH W: “Former President George W. Bush offered an unmistakable denunciation of Trumpism Thursday [10-19-17] without mentioning the president by name, decrying bigotry, bullying and fabrication as he urged citizens to oppose threats to American democracy… By chance, Bush was standing in the same spot at the Time Warner Center where former President Barack Obama […]
10/19/2017
POLITICAL FIGURES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Sen. Bob Corker, the Tennessee Republican who dished out scathing criticism of President Donald Trump, said Thursday [10-19-17] that the White House includes staff with instincts that run counter to ‘prudent norms.’… Corker, the seasoned and smooth chairman of the Senate foreign relations committee, has taken off the gloves in recent […]
10/19/2017
2016 ELECTION/CYBERWAR/NIKKI HALEY/RUSSIA/UN: “U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said Thursday that interference in U.S. elections by another nation ‘is warfare,’ telling an audience in New York that such meddling has become Russia’s go-to tactic… While President Donald Trump has questioned at times whether or not the Russian government was behind a campaign […]
10/19/2017
CIA/MILITARY/NORTH KOREA: “Former CIA Director John Brennan estimated that the U.S. has at least a 20% likelihood of becoming engaged in military conflict with North Korea amid President Donald Trump’s discord with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. ‘Having this back-and-forth on the public stage is not the way to de-escalate here,’ Mr. Brennan said […]
10/19/2017
ENTERTAINMENT: “Big ratings getter @seanhannity and Apprentice Champion John Rich are right now going on stage in Las Vegas for #VegasStrong. Great Show!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 19, 2017 10:00pm […]
10/19/2017
EPA/HOUSE OF REPS: “A group of 22 members of the U.S. House of Representatives asked the Environmental Protection Agency in a letter on Thursday [10-19-17] not to lower some requirements for mixing biofuels into the country’s fuel supply, but also not to let ethanol exports qualify for renewable fuel credits, according to a copy of […]
10/19/2017
SECRET SERVICE: “A man dressed as the Pokémon character Pikachu attempted to infiltrate the White House Tuesday [10-17-17] morning before he was caught by Secret Service officers manning the perimeter, authorities said. Curtis Combs, 36, of Somerset, Kentucky, jumped a concrete barrier on the outer perimeter of the south grounds of the White House complex […]
10/19/2017
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Construction crews are erecting eight looming prototypes of President Trump’s border wall in a remote section of the San Diego borderlands. Four are solid concrete; four are made of steel and concrete; one is topped with spikes. They all approach 30 feet in height. Customs and Border Protection is paying $20 million […]
10/19/2017
BUDGET/CRISIS/PUERTO RICO: “U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday [10-19-17] he will work with the U.S. Congress to approve grants and loans to help rebuild Puerto Rico after it was devastated by Hurricane Maria a month ago. Speaking with reporters in the Oval Office, Trump did not give any specifics about how much money the […]
10/19/2017
FTC/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump will nominate antitrust attorney Joseph Simons as chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, moving to install a hand-picked leader at the consumer protection agency that’s been without a permanent head for 10 months. He also will nominate Noah Phillips, chief counsel for Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), for the FTC […]
10/19/2017
DEA/DRUGS/LEGAL: “In September 2016, local Rep. Judy Chu met with then-head of the Drug Enforcement Agency Chuck Rosenberg. She was reassured by Rosenberg that recently passed legislation related to the oversight of how opioids are distributed, which she cosponsored, ‘did not interfere with the DEA’s ability to successfully stop bad actors.’ Now, Chu has written […]
10/19/2017
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “.@foxandfriends ‘Russia sent millions to Clinton Foundation’ “ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 19, 2017 07:21am […]
10/19/2017
INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Workers of firm involved with the discredited and Fake Dossier take the 5th. Who paid for it, Russia, the FBI or the Dems (or all)?” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 19, 2017 06:56am […]
10/19/2017
FAKE NEWS/MEDIA/RUSSIA: “Uranium deal to Russia, with Clinton help and Obama Administration knowledge, is the biggest story that Fake Media doesn’t want to follow!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 19, 2017 06:17am […]
10/19/2017
BUDGET/GOP/TAXES: “Republicans are going for the big Budget approval today, first step toward massive tax cuts. I think we have the votes, but who knows?” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 19, 2017 05:54am […]
10/19/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Foreign companies operating in the U.S. could face major changes in their tax bills under an overhaul being planned by Republicans. Those could include new surtaxes or limits on how much the companies can deduct on certain expenses such as rent, royalties and interest on debt. The changes would be meant […]
10/19/2017
FEDERAL RESERVE/GOP/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “After criticizing the Federal Reserve for the past eight years, Republicans have a chance to change the course of the central bank when President Donald Trump nominates someone to take the helm in early 2018. But they are divided over which direction monetary policy should take. GOP efforts to subject the […]
10/19/2017
RACISM: “Hundreds of police officers wearing bulletproof vests were deployed at the University of Florida on Thursday [10-19-17] to guard against unrest over a speech by a white nationalist that was expected to draw thousands in protest. Richard Spencer’s event at the university in Gainesville, which prompted the governor to declare a state of emergency […]
10/18/2017
FAKE NEWS/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: ” ‘46% of Americans think the Media is inventing stories about Trump & his Administration.’ @FoxNews It is actually much worse than this!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 18, 2017 10:03pm […]
10/18/2017
OBAMA: “President Barack Obama will hit the campaign trail on Thursday [10-19-17] to rally black voters behind candidates for governor in Virginia and New Jersey amid stern warnings that African Americans may not come out in force on an Election Day that is just three weeks away… Phillip E. Thompson, the president of the N.A.A.C.P. […]
10/18/2017
ABORTION/IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TEXAS: “A federal judge on Wednesday [10-18-17] ordered top United States government officials to allow a pregnant 17-year-old immigrant to get an abortion — the first ruling in a case that could eventually grow to include hundreds of other undocumented minors who seek access to an abortion while in federal custody. In issuing a temporary […]
10/18/2017
GOP/POLITICAL FIGURES: “In a sign of mounting frustration among Republicans in Washington, Representative Pat Tiberi of Ohio, a senior lawmaker with close ties to his party’s leaders, is expected to resign and take up an executive post with a business group in his home state, according to three Republicans briefed on his plans. An abrupt […]
10/18/2017
LEGAL/TRUMP BUSINESS: “Federal prosecutors in Brazil on Wednesday charged a Brazilian partner in the former Trump Hotel Rio de Janeiro with paying bribes to propel the city’s bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games. The businessman, Arthur César de Menezes Soares Filho, is a fugitive in the United States, according to Brazilian prosecutors. They expressed […]
10/18/2017
MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump has denied a congresswoman’s account that he told a grieving soldier’s widow in a phone call that the soldier ‘knew what he signed up for,’ saying on Wednesday [10-18-17] that the Democratic representative’s description was ‘totally fabricated.’ Representative Frederica Wilson, Democrat of Florida, recounted details of Mr. Trump’s call with […]
10/18/2017
CONFLICT OF INTERESTS/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: ” ‘Donald J. Trump, Defendant’ has graced reams of court papers through decades of dealmaking and New York real estate litigiousness. ‘Donald J. Trump, in his official capacity as President of the United States of America’ remains a relatively new phenomenon. But inside a federal courtroom on Wednesday in […]
10/18/2017
CLIMATE CHANGE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “When Trump administration officials travel to Germany next month for United Nations climate change discussions, they will face a fundamental contradiction: how to negotiate the terms of a deal they say they’re walking away from. Like a spouse who demands a divorce but then continues to live at home, the relationship […]
10/18/2017
MEDIA/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said Rep. Frederica Wilson’s conduct regarding President Donald Trump’s call with Myeshia Johnson, the widow of Sgt. La David Johnson, is ‘appalling and disgusting.’ ‘I think it is appalling what the congresswoman has done and the way she has politicized this issue and the way […]
10/18/2017
MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “.@DanaPerino & @BradThor, Thank you so much for the wonderful compliment. Working hard! #MAGA https://t.co/AKWlsMsCVH” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 18, 2017 06:31pm […]
10/18/2017
DOW/ECONOMY: ” ‘20,000?21,000?22,000? 23,000?this year…FOUR one thousand milestones this year…’ #Dow23K #MAGA https://t.co/GQ5f2eVvEI” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 18, 2017 05:49pm […]
10/18/2017
CYBERWAR/JOHN MCCAIN/POLITICS: “A proposal to require social-media companies to disclose information about political advertising on their platforms has drawn the support of a key Senate Republican. Sen. John McCain (R, Ariz.), a longtime proponent of stricter political advertising disclosure rules and spending restrictions, has signed onto a bill being written by two Senate Democrats that […]
10/18/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “This is what REAL PRIDE in our COUNTRY is all about! #USA?? https://t.co/kyv866prdE” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 18, 2017 05:19pm […]
10/18/2017
FBI/JAMES COMEY/JEFF SESSIONS: “Attorney General Jeff Sessions defended his role in the firing of James Comey as FBI director, making some of his fullest remarks on the issue to date on Wednesday [10-18-17] in a Senate hearing dominated by questions related to Russia but also touching on immigration, civil rights and other issues. Speaking before […]
10/18/2017
MIKE PENCE: “Mike Pence’s older brother Greg Pence is running for the vice president’s old congressional seat representing rural eastern Indiana. Greg Pence, who has not run for office before, filed paperwork with the IRS on Monday launching ‘Greg Pence for Congress Inc.’ — a move to set up his bid for the reliably Republican […]
10/18/2017
NIKKI HALEY/UN: ” ‘Iran hides behind its assertion of technical compliance w/the nuclear deal, while it brazenly violates the other limits..’ Amb. @NikkiHaley https://t.co/xvHgx7d1cT” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 18, 2017 02:27pm […]
10/18/2017
LEGAL/LGBTQ: “Transgender people would be allowed to use public restrooms in North Carolina that match their gender identity under a settlement agreement filed on Wednesday that aims to resolve the federal lawsuit over the state’s widely criticized bathroom law. The consent decree proposed by Governor Roy Cooper, the American Civil Liberties Union and transgender people […]
10/18/2017
POLITICS/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It was an honor to welcome Republican and Democratic members of the Senate Finance Committee to the @WhiteHouse today. #TaxReform https://t.co/ge4Xic9fId” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 18, 2017 01:20pm […]
10/18/2017
CRIME/DRUGS/JEFF SESSIONS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/OBAMA ADMIN: “Former Obama administration Attorney General Eric Holder on Wednesday [10-18-17] slammed the Trump administration’s approach to crime and called on Congress to impose change. Holder, speaking at a Washington event for law enforcement supportive of criminal justice reforms — such as increasing mental health and drug treatment, federal support for community […]
10/18/2017
CALIFORNIA/FEMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Our hearts are with all affected by the wildfires in California. God bless our brave First Responders and @FEMA team. We support you! https://t.co/YaoPbaVI5L” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 18, 2017 11:58am […]
10/18/2017
CYBERWAR/FOREIGN POLICY/JAMES MATTIS/MILITARY: “U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis this week asked Congress to halt pending legislation that would compel the U.S. to alert foreign governments when the Pentagon has decided to combat certain cyber attacks, according to a letter sent to lawmakers. The letter, sent to members of Congress on Tuesday and seen by […]
10/18/2017
DEMS/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump intensified his efforts to sell Democrats on his tax reform plan on Wednesday [10-18-17] even as Senate Republicans edged closer to passing a budget measure that would push forward a tax bill without Democratic support. Trump, whose plan would bestow up to $6 trillion in tax cuts on businesses […]
10/18/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A bipartisan proposal on health care teetered Wednesday [10-18-17] after President Donald Trump withdrew his support and conservative GOP lawmakers said it didn’t do enough to roll back the Affordable Care Act. The two senators behind the deal, Lamar Alexander (R., Tenn.) and Patty Murray (D., Wash.), remained publicly upbeat about the […]
10/18/2017
LEGAL/MICHAEL FLYNN/NATIONAL SECURITY/ROBERT MUELLER: “Democrats pressed Wednesday [10-18-17] for Rep. Trey Gowdy — the Republican chairman of the powerful House oversight committee — to subpoena the White House for documents related to former national security adviser Michael Flynn… In the letter, the committee’s 18 Democrats detailed the March 22 request for documents from the White […]
10/18/2017
MILITARY/NATIONAL SECURITY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Staffers at the National Security Council drafted and circulated a statement of condolence for President Donald Trump to make almost immediately after a deadly ambush of U.S. soldiers in Niger earlier this month. But Trump never publicly issued the statement, and, some two weeks later, is now in hot water over […]