HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump Wednesday [10-18-17] morning said he would ‘never support bailing out’ health insurance companies — an ominous sign for the Obamacare deal crafted by Sens. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.)… It would be all but impossible for Republicans lawmakers to support the deal — let alone bring it […]
10/18/2017
HEALTHCARE/LEGAL/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A federal judge said Wednesday [10-18-17] he plans to rule next week on a request to force the Trump administration to make Obamacare subsidy payments that it plans to cut off beginning with a payment due on Friday. A group of 19 states filed suit last week in federal court in San […]
10/18/2017
TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s drive to overhaul the U.S. tax code headed for a pivotal moment on Thursday [10-19-17], with Senate Republicans poised to approve a budget measure that would help them pass tax legislation without Democratic support. The Senate and the House of Representatives must agree on a fiscal year 2018 budget […]
10/18/2017
TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The current tax code is a burden on American taxpayers & harmful to job-creators. Americans need #TaxReform! More: https://t.co/qXyiYiFWCO https://t.co/NGIjJOc3TP” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 18, 2017 10:07am […]
10/18/2017
IRAN/TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A U.S. Treasury Department official said Washington would roll out more sanctions on Iran later this month as part of a preview of the U.S. strategy toward that country following the decision by President Donald Trump not to re-certify Iran’s compliance with a nuclear agreement. As part of the new Iran policy, […]
10/18/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I am supportive of Lamar as a person & also of the process, but I can never support bailing out ins co’s who have made a fortune w/ O’Care.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 18, 2017 08:41am […]
10/18/2017
2016 ELECTION/JEFF SESSIONS/RUSSIA: “Attorney General Jeff Sessions is set to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday [10-18-17] morning, where he will likely face questions on contentious issues such as immigration, civil rights and his recusal from the investigation into Russia’s meddling in the 2016 election. Democrats said they plan to push Mr. Sessions […]
10/18/2017
MILITARY/POLITICAL FIGURES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Democrat Congresswoman totally fabricated what I said to the wife of a soldier who died in action (and I have proof). Sad!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 18, 2017 06:25am […]
10/18/2017
SPORTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The NFL has decided that it will not force players to stand for the playing of our National Anthem. Total disrespect for our great country!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 18, 2017 06:06am […]
10/18/2017
JAMES COMEY: “As it has turned out, James Comey lied and leaked and totally protected Hillary Clinton. He was the best thing that ever happened to her!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 18, 2017 05:56am […]
10/18/2017
IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A second U.S. federal judge has blocked parts of President Donald Trump’s latest travel ban on people entering the United States from eight countries, dealing another legal blow to the administration’s third bid to impose travel restrictions. U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang in Maryland, in a ruling issued overnight, said the […]
10/18/2017
POLITICS/TAXES: “The Democrats will only vote for Tax Increases. Hopefully, all Senate Republicans will vote for the largest Tax Cuts in U.S. history.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 18, 2017 05:38am […]
10/18/2017
FBI/HILLARY CLINTON/JAMES COMEY/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT: “Wow, FBI confirms report that James Comey drafted letter exonerating Crooked Hillary Clinton long before investigation was complete. Many…people not interviewed, including Clinton herself. Comey stated under oath that he didn’t do this-obviously a fix? Where is Justice Dept?” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 18, 2017 05:21am and 05:27am […]
10/18/2017
SPORTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “.@NFL: Too much talk, not enough action. Stand for the National Anthem.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 18, 2017 03:42pm […]
10/17/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS: “Two leading senators have reached a bipartisan deal to provide funding for critical subsidies to health insurers that President Trump said last week that he would cut off, Senator Lamar Alexander, Republican of Tennessee, said Tuesday [10-17-17]. The plan agreed to by Mr. Alexander and Senator Patty Murray of Washington, a Democrat, is intended […]
10/17/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The most important truth our FOUNDERS understood was: FREEDOM is NOT a gift from Govt. FREEDOM is a GIFT from GOD. ?https://t.co/rmAzGt8SuG https://t.co/SrPavwrt2R” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 17, 2017 09:21pm […]
10/17/2017
BUSINESS/IRAQ/LEGAL: “A lawsuit filed in federal court on Tuesday [10-17-17] contends that major American corporations doing business with the Iraqi government during the Iraq War also provided it with free drugs and medical devices that became an important source of funding for a Shiite militia that targeted United States troops. The lawsuit was filed on […]
10/17/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS: “Two key senators reached a bipartisan agreement Tuesday [10-17-17] aimed at shoring up the Affordable Care Act and lifting some of the health law’s requirements, drawing support from President Donald Trump who called it a ‘short-term deal.’ While some details are still being completed, the proposal by Sens. Lamar Alexander (R., Tenn.) and Patty […]
10/17/2017
DOW/ECONOMY: “Thank you @Heritage! This is our once-in-a-generation opportunity to revitalize our economy, revive our industry & renew the AMERICAN DREAM! https://t.co/HI30nojsGo” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 17, 2017 07:44pm […]
10/17/2017
FBI/ROBERT MUELER/RUSSIA/SEAN SPICER: “President Donald Trump’s former press secretary Sean Spicer met with special counsel Robert Mueller’s team on Monday [10-16-17] for an interview that lasted much of the day, according to multiple people familiar with the meeting. During his sitdown, Spicer was grilled about the firing of former FBI director James Comey and his […]
10/17/2017
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A federal judge in California on Tuesday [10-17-17] ordered the Trump administration to turn over emails, letters, memos and other materials related to its decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. The order by U.S. District Judge William Alsup, based in San Francisco, also appears to cover legal advice […]
10/17/2017
DOW/ECONOMY: “WOW! https://t.co/eKfRktNVuy” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 17, 2017 06:06pm […]
10/17/2017
BORDER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “BORDER WALL prototypes underway! https://t.co/arFNO80zmO” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 17, 2017 06:03pm […]
10/17/2017
GOP/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump and Senate GOP leaders are desperate for a show of legislative unity on tax reform after the collapse of Obamacare repeal. But they’re unlikely to get it thanks to Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky. The frequent GOP contrarian is digging in against the budget as written — an ominous […]
10/17/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “Any increase in ObamaCare premiums is the fault of the Democrats for giving us a ‘product’ that never had a chance of working.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 17, 2017 04:56pm […]
10/17/2017
FAKE NEWS/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “So much Fake News being put in dying magazines and newspapers. Only place worse may be @NBCNews, @CBSNews, @ABC and @CNN. Fiction writers!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 17, 2017 04:51pm […]
10/17/2017
FAKE NEWS/LGBTQ/MIKE PENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House is hitting back at The New Yorker magazine after an explosive profile of Vice President Mike Pence, contesting an anecdote about President Donald Trump joking that Pence wanted to ‘hang’ homosexuals as well as other details reported in the story. Reporter Jane Mayer wrote that the president […]
10/17/2017
IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A federal judge on Tuesday [10-17-17] blocked the Trump administration from implementing its planned new travel restrictions on people from six Muslim-majority countries, ruling the president’s latest ban on travel is likely unlawful. U.S. District Judge Derrick Watson in Hawaii issued a temporary restraining order that prohibits the administration from enforcing […]
10/17/2017
LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As the Trump administration seeks to obliterate Obama-era policies, progressive lawyers are racing to court asking for an extreme form of relief, urging judges to reach deep into their judicial tool kits and issue national — even global — injunctions. Such injunctions are a relatively new phenomenon, and some legal scholars worry […]
10/17/2017
GREECE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When President Donald Trump sat for talks Tuesday [10-17-17] with his left-wing Greek counterpart Alexis Tsipras, he faced a man who last year warned his own citizens that Trump represented an ‘evil’ raft of ideas with no place in western democracy. Now that Trump is President, Tsipras finds himself among the club […]
10/17/2017
CHINA/DRUGS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT: “The Justice Department said Tuesday [10-17-17] that it has indicted two Chinese nationals suspected of manufacturing and then distributing in the U.S. a synthetic opioid that officials say kills thousands of Americans every year. The two suspects, Xiaobing Yan and Jian Zhang, face a raft of charges, including conspiracy to distribute large quantities […]
10/17/2017
NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Rep. Tom Marino is the eleventh nominee to withdraw from consideration for a Trump administration post, according to CNN’s nomination tracker… Once he formally withdraws, Marino will become the twelfth recalled nomination by the Trump administration. This number is not unprecedented, according to the Partnership for Public Service, a nonpartisan nonprofit […]
10/17/2017
GREECE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It was my great honor to welcome Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras of Greece to the WH today! ?https://t.co/Bn1vM6fYW9 ?https://t.co/j0roMFT3YL https://t.co/MPe5HWFcZ1” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 17, 2017 01:59pm […]
10/17/2017
BETSY DEVOS/DEMS/EDUCATION/LEGAL: “A group of 18 Democratic attorneys general is suing the Trump administration over its oversight of for-profit colleges, saying that the Education Department’s refusal to enforce a regulation punishing predatory career programs ‘leaves students vulnerable to exploitation and fraud.’ Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, who has made a rollback of President Obama’s higher education […]
10/17/2017
JOHN KELLY/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Tuesday [10-17-17] invoked the death of the son of his chief of staff, John Kelly, as he defended his claim from a day before that Barack Obama and other past presidents didn’t always call the families of slain service members… ‘Now, as far as other representatives, I […]
10/17/2017
GREECE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Join me LIVE from the Rose Garden at 1:30pmE with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras of Greece. ➡️https://t.co/Bn1vM6fYW9 https://t.co/dZB4mDBKpi” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 17, 2017 12:25pm […]
10/17/2017
CRIME/RACISM: “When Hurricane Irma was bearing down on Florida last month, Gov. Rick Scott declared a state of emergency. On Monday [10-16-17], he did the same thing in Alachua County, ahead of a speech by white nationalist Richard Spencer at the University of Florida in Gainesville… ‘I find that the threat of a potential emergency […]
10/17/2017
DRUGS/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s pick for White House drug czar removed himself from consideration after a backlash over his role in passing a law that made it tougher to limit the spread of opioid drugs. In a Twitter post Tuesday [10-17-17] morning, the president said that Rep. Tom Marino, a Pennsylvania Republican, ‘informed […]
10/17/2017
DOW/ECONOMY: ” ‘Dow Passes 23,000 for the First Time, Fueled by Strong Earnings’ #Dow23K?https://t.co/wnkrddYlb9 https://t.co/wlP0NCNcou” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 17, 2017 11:16am […]
10/17/2017
KELLYANNE CONWAY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Counselor to the president Kellyanne Conway said Tuesday [10-17-17] that she does not see in President Donald Trump any of the ‘spurious nationalism’ that Sen. John McCain condemned in a Monday night speech in Philadelphia, expressing optimism that the two men might soon find themselves on the same legislative page. McCain […]
10/17/2017
MILITARY: “U.S.-backed forces said Tuesday [10-17-17] they have captured Islamic State’s de facto capital of Raqqa, Syria, wrenching away the terror group’s last major urban stronghold in the Middle East. The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, backed by U.S. airstrikes and American special forces on the ground, said they had completed their four-month battle for the […]
10/17/2017
GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Sen. John McCain took aim at nationalist, isolationist rhetoric that has swept through the Republican party and secured a toehold in the White House, in remarks Monday [10-16-17] night accepting an award honoring his fight for liberty around the world. ‘To fear the world we have organized and led for three-quarters of […]
10/17/2017
DRUGS/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Rep.Tom Marino has informed me that he is withdrawing his name from consideration as drug czar. Tom is a fine man and a great Congressman!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 17, 2017 07:39am […]
10/17/2017
GOP/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump has nominated 50 candidates to lifetime appointments to the federal bench — including a man who asserted transgender children were evidence of ‘Satan’s plan,’ one deemed unqualified by the American Bar Association and a handful of prolific bloggers. And the GOP has unanimously stuck by Trump’s judges. Senate […]
10/16/2017
COLOMBIA/CRIME/DRUGS/TRUMP MEMORANDA: “Notice Regarding the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Significant Narcotics Traffickers Centered in Colombia On October 21, 1995, by Executive Order 12978, the President declared a national emergency with respect to significant narcotics traffickers centered in Colombia pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706) to deal […]
10/16/2017
ABORTION/HHS/IMMIGRATION/LEGAL: “The Trump administration is preventing an undocumented, pregnant teenager detained in a Brownsville refugee shelter from getting an abortion in a policy shift with big implications for hundreds of other pregnant, unaccompanied minors held in such shelters… For the last seven months, the Health and Human Services Department has intervened to prevent abortions sought […]
10/16/2017
MILITARY/NORTH KOREA/SOUTH KOREA: “The United States military said on Monday [10-16-17] that it would practice evacuating noncombatant Americans out of South Korea in the event of war and other emergencies, as the two allies began a joint naval exercise amid heightened tensions with North Korea. The evacuation drill, known as Courageous Channel, is scheduled from […]
10/16/2017
GOP/POLITICAL FIGURES/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, whose relationship has been tense for months, offered a united front Monday [10-16-17] to promote their plans to rewrite the tax code as the Senate nears a critical vote. The White House had asked for the meeting over a week ago, according […]
10/16/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Always great to see the wonderful people of South Carolina. Thank you for the beautiful welcome at Greenville-Spartanburg Int’l Airport! https://t.co/maO9Nc0sTe” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 16, 2017 06:32pm […]
10/16/2017
CUBA/FOREIGN POLICY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said Monday [10-16-17] he believes Cuba ‘is responsible’ for the mysterious ailments that have left at least 22 American government employees and family members in Cuba with hearing loss, cognitive problems and other symptoms. But it was unclear if he meant to formally blame Havana for what the […]
10/16/2017
FEDERAL RESERVE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump plans to meet Thursday [10-19-17] with Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen to discuss the possibility of nominating her for a second term as central-bank chief, according to a person familiar with the matter. Ms. Yellen’s four-year term as chairwoman expires in early February. She is one of several […]
10/16/2017
AMBASSADOR/NOMINATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. Senate on Monday [10-16-17] voted to confirm President Donald Trump’s nomination of Callista Gingrich to be the U.S. Ambassador to the Vatican. Gingrich, 51, an author, documentary filmmaker and former congressional aide, is the wife of former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Newt Gingrich, a vocal Trump ally. […]
10/16/2017
GOP/MITCH MCCONNELL/STEVE BANNON: [Reporter: “Mr. President, do you approve of Steve Bannon’s war on Mitch McConnell and the Republican establishment?”] “Well, Steve is very committed. He’s a friend of mine, and he’s very committed to getting things passed. I mean, look, I have — despite what the press writes, I have great relationships with actually […]
10/16/2017
IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A U.S. judge on Monday [10-16-17] questioned attorneys defending the Trump administration about a classified report the government is using to justify its latest ban on citizens of some countries from entering the United States. U.S. District Court Judge Theodore Chuang in Maryland heard arguments for and against President Donald Trump’s […]
10/16/2017
STEVE BANNON/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump offered up praise for Steve Bannon when asked about his former chief strategist’s war against Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell… Trump added that he ‘can understand where Steve Bannon is coming from’ given Republican lawmakers’ failure so far to pass an Obamacare repeal, tax reform and other big […]
10/16/2017
DRUGS/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday [10-16-17] he would review a report that his nominee for drug czar championed a law that weakened the government’s ability to fight the nation’s opioid epidemic, and said he could consider jettisoning the pick… Asked if the report had undercut his confidence in his nominee […]
10/16/2017
CALIFORNIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP TAXES: “Democratic Governor Jerry Brown vetoed a bill on Sunday [10-15-17] that was hailed as an effort to force President Donald Trump and future White House hopefuls to disclose their personal tax returns in order to be put on the California ballot. Brown argued that the measure would likely be overturned by […]
10/16/2017
SUPREME COURT: “The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether technology firms with U.S. operations have to retrieve electronic information stored abroad if American authorities demand it under U.S. law. Law enforcement officials say they need the ability to compel U.S.-based firms to comply with subpoenas and search warrants, but the companies argue that giving […]
10/16/2017
EPA/SCOTT PRUITT: “The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a directive to his agency on Monday [10-16-17] seeking to end the practice of settling lawsuits with environmental groups behind closed doors, saying the groups have had too much influence on regulation. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, who sued the agency he now runs more […]
10/16/2017
HOUSE OF REPS/INTELLIGENCE: “The U.S. political research firm that commissioned a dossier on Donald Trump while he was running for president said on Monday [10-16-17] it would not comply with subpoenas issued by the U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee. Lawyers for Fusion GPS, which hired former British spy Christopher Steele to produce the Trump […]
10/16/2017
HILLARY CLINTON: “I was recently asked if Crooked Hillary Clinton is going to run in 2020? My answer was, ‘I hope so!’ “ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 16, 2017 08:12am […]
10/16/2017
DOW/ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. has gained more than 5.2 trillion dollars in Stock Market Value since Election Day! Also, record business enthusiasm.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 16, 2017 07:57am […]
10/16/2017
DOW/ECONOMY: “Since Election Day on November 8, the Stock Market is up more than 25%, unemployment is at a 17 year low & companies are coming back to U.S.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 16, 2017 07:54am […]
10/16/2017
IRAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Dem Senator Schumer hated the Iran deal made by President Obama, but now that I am involved, he is OK with it. Tell that to Israel, Chuck!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 16, 2017 07:49am […]
10/16/2017
TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The tax-overhaul plan being negotiated in Washington has the potential to virtually eliminate a break lawmakers once considered untouchable: the mortgage interest deduction. The break allows homeowners to deduct from federal taxes money spent on interest tied to mortgage loans of as much as $1 million. So far the deduction is one […]
10/16/2017
DEMS/TAXES: “The Democrats only want to increase taxes and obstruct. That’s all they are good at!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 16, 2017 07:21am […]
10/16/2017
TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Art Laffer just said that he doesn’t know how a Democrat could vote against the big tax cut/reform bill and live with themselves! @FoxNews” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 16, 2017 07:17am […]
10/16/2017
CYBERWAR/DHS: “The Trump administration on Monday [10-16-17] will order federal agencies to adopt common email security standards in an effort to better protect against hackers, a senior Department of Homeland Security official said. DHS Assistant Secretary for Cybersecurity Jeanette Manfra, speaking at an event in New York, said the agency would issue a binding directive […]
10/16/2017
BUSINESS/LABOR: “The Labor Department is enlisting the help of corporate executives, labor unions and governors to develop its policy of expanding the use of apprenticeships in the U.S. The department will announce 23 members of the president’s apprenticeship task force on Monday, charging them with crafting a plan to expand use of the training strategy […]
10/16/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As the Trump administration takes steps to weaken provisions of the Affordable Care Act, voters in Maine are being asked whether the state should embrace a central plank of the 2010 law. The November statewide ballot measure proposes the state accept enhanced federal funding available under the health law to extend Medicaid […]
10/16/2017
SOCIAL SECURITY: “No one intended for the Social Security number to become the cornerstone of Americans’ financial lives. But it has, and the Equifax Inc. hack has shown how ill-suited the nine-digit figure is to this role. Now, bankers and policy makers are saying it is time to find a better tool to help establish […]
10/15/2017
POLITICAL FIGURES/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Before Bob Corker, there was Jeff Flake. Mr. Flake, the even-tempered Republican senator from Arizona, has for months offered stinging critiques of President Trump’s character, demeanor and truthfulness — the same message forcefully echoed a week ago by Mr. Corker, a Republican colleague from Tennessee, who warned that Mr. Trump’s reckless […]
10/15/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The House won a major institutional victory over the White House on health care spending last week, but it wasn’t really a fair fight in the end. The Trump administration capitulated in a long-running legal dispute over health insurance subsidies paid out under the Affordable Care Act, concurring with House Republicans’ claim […]
10/15/2017
HEALTHCARE/MEDICARE/NEW YORK: “Organizations working with AIDS and HIV patients are a well-established presence in New York City. But as infection rates have dropped and improved medicines have enabled people with the virus to live longer, some groups are adapting their service models and expanding their reach, taking on new health issues from heart disease to […]
10/15/2017
IRAN/NIKKI HALEY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. officials defended President Donald Trump’s refusal to certify the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement, saying the country threatens global stability even while technically complying with the accord itself… Ms. Haley stopped short of saying Iran had violated the terms of the agreement, however. ‘No one is questioning…they are in compliance’ with […]
10/15/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Senate this week will grapple with President Donald Trump’s decision to stop making subsidy payments to health insurers, with lawmakers seeking a deal that would keep the money flowing while Republicans try to fold in conservative-oriented health-care priorities… The result, driven by unexpectedly far-reaching moves by Mr. Trump on health care […]
10/15/2017
LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “A former contestant on ‘The Apprentice’ who accuses President Donald Trump of past sexual misconduct has filed a subpoena for ‘all documents concerning any woman who asserted that Donald J. Trump touched her inappropriately,’ it was revealed on Sunday [10-15-17]… More than a dozen women publicly accused Trump of sexual assault or […]
10/15/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump will hurt low-income Americans by doing away with Obamacare subsidies and make it harder for him to engage in bipartisan talks with Democrats as Congress edges toward a possible government shutdown, lawmakers said on Sunday. The White House has announced that the Republican administration will stop paying billions […]
10/15/2017
NAFTA/TAXES/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Donald Trump’s presidency has so far been largely good for big business and investors, with deregulation in train, hopes for corporate tax cuts, and stocks hitting records. But the risk of a serious jolt now looms: the potential end of the North American Free Trade Agreement, which has governed continental commerce […]
10/15/2017
CAMPAIGN/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign raised more than $10.1 million in the third quarter of 2017 and spent $4 million, including $1.1 million on legal fees. Trump’s campaign paid $237,924 to lawyer Alan Futerfas, who is representing Donald Trump Jr. in matters related to the campaign’s involvement with Russian interference in the […]
10/15/2017
FAKE NEWS/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Failing @nytimes, in a story by Peter Baker, should have mentioned the rapid terminations by me of TPP & The Paris Accord & the fast… approvals of The Keystone XL & Dakota Access pipelines. Also, look at the recent EPA cancelations & our great new Supreme Court Justice!” -Donald Trump, […]
10/14/2017
DEMS/GOP: “The Democrats in the Southwest part of Virginia have been abandoned by their Party. Republican Ed Gillespie will never let you down!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 14, 2017 04:27pm […]
10/14/2017
BUSINESS/CRISIS/PUERTO RICO: “Weeks after Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico, Alejandra Fedato, owner of a clothing boutique in San Juan’s Condado neighborhood, is having a hard time reopening. Without power, she can’t take customer credit cards. She is still waiting for an insurance adjuster to assess the costs of flood damage. Never mind that many of […]
10/14/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP EXEC ORDER: “Very proud of my Executive Order which will allow greatly expanded access and far lower costs for HealthCare. Millions of people benefit!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 14, 2017 06:27am […]
10/14/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “Health Insurance stocks, which have gone through the roof during the ObamaCare years, plunged yesterday after I ended their Dems windfall!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 14, 2017 06:18am […]
10/13/2017
POLITICAL FIGURES: “Such a wonderful statement from the great @LouDobbs. ‘We take up what may be the most accomplished presidency in modern American history.’ “ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 13, 2017 08:31pm […]
10/13/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “ObamaCare is causing such grief and tragedy for so many. It is being dismantled but in the meantime, premiums & deductibles are way up!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 13, 2017 08:17pm […]
10/13/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “Money pouring into Insurance Companies profits, under the guise of ObamaCare, is over. They have made a fortune. Dems must get smart & deal!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 13, 2017 08:10pm […]
10/13/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/IRAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Many people talking, with much agreement, on my Iran speech today. Participants in the deal are making lots of money on trade with Iran!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 13, 2017 08:02pm […]
10/13/2017
FOREIGN POLICY: “Starting to develop a much better relationship with Pakistan and its leaders. I want to thank them for their cooperation on many fronts.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 13, 2017 07:53pm […]
10/13/2017
HHS/VA/VETS: “David Shulkin, the current U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs and a holdover from the Obama administration, has been interviewed by the White House for the top job at Health and Human Services, according to sources familiar with the meetings. He is one of a number of leading contenders for the position, which has been […]
10/13/2017
GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration and congressional Republicans in recent weeks have renewed the fight over opening part of an enormous wildlife refuge in northern Alaska to oil and gas exploration. The battle over the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, which pits Republicans in Washington and much of the political and business establishment in Alaska […]
10/13/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/IRS/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump and congressional lawmakers are not the only ones interested in collecting taxes on global profits that American corporations are hoarding overseas. European regulators, knee deep in their own campaign to stamp out tax avoidance, have their own plans for that money. Last week, for instance, the European Commission billed […]
10/13/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “#WeeklyAddress?? https://t.co/riqEiBNwk2” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 13, 2017 05:01pm […]
10/13/2017
NATIONAL SECURITY/TRUMP FAMILY/JARED KUSHNER: “The head of a government bureau responsible for clearing background checks told lawmakers Wednesday [10-18-17] he has ‘never seen that level of mistakes’ when asked about numerous omissions in Jared Kushner’s security clearance application. Charles Phalen, the director of the National Background Investigations Bureau, a newly created division within the Office […]
10/13/2017
IRAN/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Today, I announced our strategy to confront the Iranian regime’s hostile actions and to ensure that they never acquire a nuclear weapon. https://t.co/N4ISdjuEdC” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 13, 2017 01:09pm […]
10/13/2017
DOW/ECONOMY: ” ‘Consumer confidence soars to highest level since 2004’ ?https://t.co/RvxCPAFI2A https://t.co/U8MS9K45fX” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 13, 2017 12:41pm […]
10/13/2017
RELIGION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In America, we don’t worship government – we worship God. #ValuesVotersSummit https://t.co/YQ3iDlWylK” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 13, 2017 12:07pm […]
10/13/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/IRAN/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump will announce on Friday [10-13-17] that he won’t certify that Iran is complying with the 2015 nuclear agreement and will ask Congress to set trigger points that would reinstate sanctions on Tehran, according to senior officials. The Trump administration also wants to initiate talks with European partners to […]
10/13/2017
NAVY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I have no greater privilege than to serve as your Commander-in-Chief. HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the incredible men and women @USNavy! #242NavyBday https://t.co/qcdB4U8CqA” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 13, 2017 11:30am […]