STEVE MNUCHIN/TAXES/TREASURY: “Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Friday [10-13-17] that some parts of a Republican plan to overhaul the tax code could be permanent, while others would only be temporary. Mr. Mnuchin, speaking at a conference of international bankers, also said he expects Congress can have a bill to the president’s desk by the beginning […]
10/13/2017
RELIGION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump spoke to one of the most faithful blocs of his base on Friday [10-13-17], telling attendees at this year’s Values Voter Summit that in America ‘we don’t worship government, we worship God.’ Trump was the first sitting president to address the annual gathering of Christian conservatives, and while he’s had […]
10/13/2017
PUERTO RICO: “The wonderful people of Puerto Rico, with their unmatched spirit, know how bad things were before the H’s. I will always be with them!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 13, 2017 07:01am […]
10/13/2017
CRIME/SANCTUARY CITIES: “Hard to believe that the Democrats, who have gone so far LEFT that they are no longer recognizable, are fighting so hard for Sanctuary crime” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 13, 2017 06:51am […]
10/13/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “ObamaCare is a broken mess. Piece by piece we will now begin the process of giving America the great HealthCare it deserves!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 13, 2017 06:14am […]
10/13/2017
FAKE NEWS/MEDIA: “Sadly, they and others are Fake News, and the public is just beginning to figure it out! https://t.co/8B8AyA7V1s” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 13, 2017 06:10am […]
10/13/2017
2016 ELECTION/CYBERWAR/RUSSIA: “Twitter has deleted tweets and other user data of potentially irreplaceable value to investigators probing Russia’s suspected manipulation of the social media platform during the 2016 election, according to current and former government cybersecurity officials. Federal investigators now believe Twitter was one of Russia’s most potent weapons in its efforts to promote Donald […]
10/13/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Democrats ObamaCare is imploding. Massive subsidy payments to their pet insurance companies has stopped. Dems should call me to fix!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 13, 2017 04:36am […]
10/13/2017
HEALTHCARE/HHS/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration will end billions of dollars in payments to insurers under the Affordable Care Act program, but President Donald Trump has privately told at least one lawmaker that the payments may continue if a bipartisan deal is reached on heath care, according to people familiar with the matter on Capitol […]
10/12/2017
DHS/STATE/TREASURY/TRUMP MEMORANDA: “Memorandum for the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Secretary of Homeland Security Delegation of Certain Functions and Authorities under the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act of 2017… I hereby delegate to the Secretary of State the functions and authorities vested in the President by section 110 of […]
10/12/2017
STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “The Trump administration announced on Thursday [10-12-17] that it would withdraw from Unesco, the United Nations cultural organization, after years of America distancing itself because of what it called the group’s ‘anti-Israel bias.’ ‘This decision was not taken lightly,’ according to a State Department statement on Thursday. In addition to anti-Israel bias, […]
10/12/2017
BUSINESS/HEALTHCARE/TRUMP EXEC ORDERS: ” ‘Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition Across the United States’ Trump’s Executive Order on health care seeks to do three main things: allow small businesses more leeway to group together when providing or purchasing insurance, increase the availability and duration of short-term health insurance plans and widen the use of Health Reimbursement […]
10/12/2017
CRISIS/PUERTO RICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump suggested again on Thursday [10-12-17] that Puerto Rico bore some of the blame for its current crisis following twin hurricanes, and that there were limits to how long he would keep troops and federal emergency workers on the island to help. Mr. Trump, who has been criticized for a […]
10/12/2017
POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “On Wednesday [10-11-17], the 264th day of Donald J. Trump’s presidency, a Democratic congressman from Texas walked onto the floor of the House and presented articles of impeachment against the commander in chief. President Trump has not necessarily committed a crime, the congressman said, but he has ‘undermined’ the integrity of his […]
10/12/2017
TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It is time to take care of OUR COUNTRY, to rebuild OUR COMMUNITIES, and to protect our GREAT AMERICAN WORKERS! #TaxReform https://t.co/FEjGjT4xp9” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 12, 2017 08:18pm […]
10/12/2017
CONFLICT OF INTERESTS/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As a top executive at AccuWeather, Barry Myers has pushed for limits on the kinds of products that the National Weather Service offers to the public, saying they offered unfair competition to his industry. Now, President Donald Trump’s nomination of Myers to lead the weather service’s parent agency could allow […]
10/12/2017
FEDERAL RESERVE/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is nearing a decision on whom to pick to lead the Federal Reserve, and met Wednesday [10-11-17] with one of four candidates, according to people familiar with the matter. Mr. Trump met with Stanford University economist John Taylor, a White House official said. Mr. Taylor has criticized the […]
10/12/2017
FAKE NEWS/MEDIA: “People are just now starting to find out how dishonest and disgusting (FakeNews) @NBCNews is. Viewers beware. May be worse than even @CNN!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 12, 2017 07:12pm […]
10/12/2017
DEFENSE/MILITARY/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Pentagon has no current plans to increase the size of the U.S. nuclear arsenal. In fact, it can barely sustain the existing force, which is decades old and is in some respects almost decrepit. The arsenal is far from being in the ‘perfect shape’ that President Donald Trump said Wednesday [10-11-17] […]
10/12/2017
JEFF SESSIONS/LEGAL/LGBTQ: “Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Thursday [10-12-17] that the administration wants to overhaul a variety of laws and regulations to make the process of applying for asylum in the U.S. more difficult, and to crack down on what he described as rampant fraud within that realm of the immigration system. Among the necessary […]
10/12/2017
BUDGET/CRISIS/FEMA/HOUSE OR REPS: “The House of Representatives on Thursday [10-12-17] passed legislation that would provide $36.5 billion in disaster relief for victims of recent hurricanes and wildfires, as well as emergency credit to help Puerto Rico keep its government functioning. The 353-69 vote came hours after President Donald Trump questioned in Twitter posts how long […]
10/12/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/IRAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is expected to announce on Friday [10-13-17] that he won’t certify Iran is complying with the 2015 multinational nuclear agreement and will take Tehran to task more broadly for practices ranging from missile tests to support of violent groups, U.S. officials said. The refusal to certify Iran’s compliance […]
10/12/2017
ETHICS/GOP/POLITICAL FIGURES: “The House Ethics Committee said Thursday [10-12-17] it will continue to look into New York GOP Rep. Chris Collins’ dealings with an Australian biotech company, but has not moved ahead with a full-scale investigation into the matter. The Office of Congressional Ethics, an independent watchdog, had unanimously recommended that the Ethics Committee launch […]
10/12/2017
HOLIDAY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Happy #NationalFarmersDay! ?https://t.co/dN39R1IMlA https://t.co/QbUG1pztaI” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 12, 2017 03:19pm […]
10/12/2017
2016 ELECTION/CYBERWAR/RUSSIA: “Facebook Inc. will publicly disclose the types of people targeted by Russian-backed ads during and after the 2016 presidential election, operating chief Sheryl Sandberg said. In an interview Thursday [10-12-17]with Axios, Ms. Sandberg acknowledged Facebook’s platform was manipulated in a way it shouldn’t have been during the election. She said the company was […]
10/12/2017
TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We need a tax system that is FAIR to working FAMILIES & that encourages companies to STAY in AMERICA, GROW in AMERICA, and HIRE in AMERICA! https://t.co/DdI1yWi7YZ” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 12, 2017 01:17pm […]
10/12/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The time has come to take action to IMPROVE access, INCREASE choices, and LOWER COSTS for HEALTHCARE! ➡️https://t.co/mz5fdveTVh https://t.co/dDZLsKuNSe” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 12, 2017 12:06pm […]
10/12/2017
JOHN KELLY/MEDIA: “White House chief of staff John Kelly told reporters on Thursday [10-12-17] he was not so frustrated in his job that he was considering leaving, tamping down reports about tension in the West Wing. ‘Although I read it all the time, pretty consistently … I‘m not quitting today. I don’t believe, and I […]
10/12/2017
IMMIGRATION/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Over many years, the U.S. has resettled more refugees than any other nation, but the U.S. commitment has not kept pace as the number of refugees in need of resettlement has rapidly risen, a new report from the Pew Research Center finds. Since 1980, the U.S. has resettled about 3 million […]
10/12/2017
ECONOMY/GOP/TAXES: “The Republican plan to overhaul the U.S. tax code would likely lift economic growth in the short term, economists say, but they are split over whether the boost would last longer than a few years. An overwhelming majority of forecasters in The Wall Street Journal’s monthly survey of economists said the GOP tax plan […]
10/12/2017
FAKE NEWS/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Fake News Is going all out in order to demean and denigrate! Such hatred!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 12, 2017 07:45am […]
10/12/2017
IMMIGRATION/JEFF SESSIONS: “U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said on Thursday [10-12-17] the policies that allow immigrants to seek asylum in the United States were broken and subject to ‘rampant abuse and fraud.’… Overhauling the U.S. asylum system was on a list of immigration proposals the White House sent Congress over the weekend that President Donald […]
10/12/2017
CRISIS/PUERTO RICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: ” ‘Puerto Rico survived the Hurricanes, now a financial crisis looms largely of their own making.’ says Sharyl Attkisson. A total lack of… accountability say the Governor. Electric and all infrastructure was disaster before hurricanes. Congress to decide how much to spend… We cannot keep FEMA, the Military & the First […]
10/12/2017
JOHN KELLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “White House Chief of Staff John Kelly defended his moves to manage the West Wing and better control access to President Donald Trump, while also brushing off talk that he was frustrated in the post. Mr. Kelly said he has imposed more organization on the West Wing but isn’t running operations […]
10/12/2017
MEDIA/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Clips from tax speech and @seanhannity on @foxandfriends now. Have a great day!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 12, 2017 05:04am […]
10/12/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS: “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Policy. (a) It shall be the policy of the executive branch, to the extent consistent with law, to facilitate the purchase of insurance across […]
10/11/2017
ECONOMY/IMF/TAXES: “The International Monetary Fund delivered a blunt warning to international policy makers ahead of the fund’s annual meeting this week: Governments risk undermining global economic growth by cutting taxes on the wealthy. The message, while aimed broadly at all developed nations, carries particular resonance in the United States as the Trump administration and Republican […]
10/11/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/IRAN/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump is coming under mounting pressure from European allies and fellow Republicans to preserve the Iran nuclear deal. With the president widely expected to disavow the agreement when he outlines his Iran strategy on Friday [10-13-17], defenders and even erstwhile opponents of the deal are urging him not to unravel […]
10/11/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP EXEC ORDERS: “President Donald Trump is planning to sign an executive order Thursday [10-12-17] to initiate the unwinding of the Affordable Care Act, paving the way for sweeping changes to health-insurance regulations by instructing agencies to allow the sale of less-comprehensive health plans to expand. Mr. Trump, using his authority to accomplish […]
10/11/2017
ETHICS/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “A federal judge indicated Wednesday [10-11-17] that she was taken aback by how little information the government turned over in a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit seeking records about President Donald Trump’s visitors at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, but she turned aside a request to rule that the authorities appeared […]
10/11/2017
TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump added a new sweetener to his sales pitch for tax reform Wednesday [10-11-17], saying average Americans would benefit greatly if U.S. corporations bring money home from abroad under a special low tax rate. That move, combined with lower corporate tax rates, would pump an additional $4,000 into the average […]
10/11/2017
POLITICS/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said Wednesday [10-11-17] that average U.S. households could save $4,000 on their taxes if Congress approves his plan to overhaul the federal tax code, the first such estimate the White House has attached to its proposal. Speaking in Harrisburg, Pa., Mr. Trump said those savings would result from his […]
10/11/2017
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Network news has become so partisan, distorted and fake that licenses must be challenged and, if appropriate, revoked. Not fair to public!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 11, 2017 07:09pm […]
10/11/2017
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Joining @SeanHannity tonight at 9pmE on @FoxNews. Enjoy! https://t.co/RCfiJus5Rw” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 11, 2017 06:56pm […]
10/11/2017
GOP/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, reiterated his authority to handle judicial nominations Wednesday [10-11-17], after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he would end the practice of securing home-state senators’ approval before advancing judicial nominees. Mr. McConnell (R., Ky.) told The Weekly Standard he would no longer […]
10/11/2017
TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We need a tax system that is FAIR to working families & that encourages companies to STAY in America, GROW in America, and HIRE in America?? https://t.co/u9ZgijgLE3” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 11, 2017 06:28pm […]
10/11/2017
CANADA/COMMERCE/MEXICO/NAFTA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump, speaking alongside Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, opened the door to separate trade deals with Canada and Mexico to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement and repeated his warnings that the U.S. could withdraw from the pact… Asked if he would consider separate deals with Canada and […]
10/11/2017
GUNS/HOUSE OF REPS: “House Speaker Paul Ryan (R., Wis.) said the nation’s chief firearm regulator should reconsider its earlier decisions allowing the sale of bump stocks, a device used in last week’s mass shooting in Las Vegas, arguing a regulatory fix would be preferable to new legislation. Lawmakers from both parties have backed legislation that […]
10/11/2017
MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I will be interviewed tonight on @FoxNews by @SeanHannity at 9pmE. Enjoy!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 11, 2017 04:32pm […]
10/11/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Join me LIVE at 5:45pmE from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania! #TaxReform #USA?? https://t.co/fDUEMpRTcE https://t.co/1mMjl1HNpl” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 11, 2017 04:18pm […]
10/11/2017
CRISIS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Happy to announce we are awarding $1M to Las Vegas – in order to help local law enforcement working OT to respond to last Sunday’s tragedy.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 11, 2017 02:49pm […]
10/11/2017
NAVY: “The secretary of the U.S. Navy plans to unveil potentially far-reaching changes in the wake of a deadly collisions at sea that led to the dismissal Wednesday of two top commanders. Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer said the ‘stress and strain’ on Navy crews in the Pacific from the high pace of operations clearly […]
10/11/2017
GOP/POLITICAL FIGURES: “Populist conservative groups are calling on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and other members of the Senate Republican leadership team to resign from their top roles, saying the lawmakers have ‘made war with your own grassroots’ while failing to deliver on promises… Some of the leaders also threatened to oppose any Senate Republicans […]
10/11/2017
CYBERWAR/RUSSIA: “The Russian government used a popular antivirus software to secretly scan computers around the world for classified U.S. government documents and top-secret information, modifying the program to turn it into an espionage tool, according to current and former U.S. officials with knowledge of the matter. The software, made by the Moscow-based company Kaspersky Lab, […]
10/11/2017
DHS/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is expected to nominate Kirstjen Nielsen to run the Department of Homeland Security, possibly as soon as Wednesday [10-11-17], according to two administration officials and three outside advisers familiar with the process. Nielsen served as White House chief of staff John Kelly’s top aide during his time as DHS […]
10/11/2017
FCC/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump has said a lot of bad things about the media since he started running for president two-plus years ago. He’s suggested that the press doesn’t really like America. He has said the media is the ‘enemy of the American people.’ He has repeatedly called journalists the ‘most dishonest’ people. […]
10/11/2017
DHS/DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Even as the Trump administration is asking Congress to approve a tough overhaul of the nation’s immigration laws, the Department of Homeland Security is also quietly exploring ways it could transform the US immigration system on its own. The department has been examining a range of subtle modifications to immigration policies that […]
10/11/2017
FCC/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Wednesday [10-11-17] suggested that NBC’s broadcast license should be pulled as punishment after NBC News published a report stating that the president sought a dramatic increase in the nation’s nuclear arsenal… It is the second time in as many weeks that Trump has felt compelled to attack NBC […]
10/11/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/GOP/IRAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s expected policy shift on Iran would put the GOP Congress in a difficult but familiar position: tackling issues that they opposed during the Obama administration but now look at in the new light of being the governing majority on Capitol Hill with a Republican in the White House. […]
10/11/2017
LEGAL/LGBTQ/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Dozens of businesses asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday [10-11-17] to find that federal law bars discrimination based on sexual orientation, putting companies including Apple Inc., Cigna Corp. , Morgan Stanley and Viacom Inc. at odds with the Trump administration. The businesses asked the court to hear the appeal of a […]
10/11/2017
BUDGET/CRISIS/FEMA/HOUSE OF REPS: “House Republicans released a bill late Tuesday [10-10-17] night that would provide $36.5 billion in emergency funding for hurricane and wildfire relief, and extend credit to Puerto Rico to help the storm-ravaged island keep its government operating. The aid is more than the $29 billion requested last week by the Trump administration, […]
10/11/2017
FAKE NEWS/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “With all of the Fake News coming out of NBC and the Networks, at what point is it appropriate to challenge their License? Bad for country!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 11, 2017 08:55am […]
10/11/2017
FAKE NEWS/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Fake @NBCNews made up a story that I wanted a ‘tenfold’ increase in our U.S. nuclear arsenal. Pure fiction, made up to demean. NBC = CNN!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 11, 2017 08:45am […]
10/11/2017
NAFTA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration has honed its strategy for remaking the North American Free Trade Agreement in advance of the next round of talks starting Wednesday [10-11-17]—by proposing a number of specific ways to water down the pact and reduce its influence on companies. U.S. trade officials have made that theme clear […]
10/11/2017
SPORTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It is about time that Roger Goodell of the NFL is finally demanding that all players STAND for our great National Anthem-RESPECT OUR COUNTRY” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 11, 2017 05:47am […]
10/11/2017
DEMS/GOP/TAXES: “The Democrats want MASSIVE tax increases & soft, crime producing borders.The Republicans want the biggest tax cut in history & the WALL!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 11, 2017 05:36am […]
10/11/2017
FAKE NEWS/MEDIA/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It would be really nice if the Fake News Media would report the virtually unprecedented Stock Market growth since the election.Need tax cuts” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 11, 2017 05:31am […]
10/11/2017
DOW/ECONOMY/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Stock Market has increased by 5.2 Trillion dollars since the election on November 8th, a 25% increase. Lowest unemployment in 16 years and… if Congress gives us the massive tax cuts (and reform) I am asking for, those numbers will grow by leaps and bounds. #MAGA” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 11, 2017 […]
10/10/2017
FAKE NEWS/JOHN KELLY/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Tuesday [10-10-17] night rebuffed what he said was a news report claiming that his chief of staff ‘will soon be fired,’ even though there appeared to be no such reporting by the national media. ‘The Fake News is at it again, this time trying to hurt […]
10/10/2017
EPA/SCOTT PRUITT: “When Scott Pruitt, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, signed a blueprint Tuesday [10-10-17] to eliminate a major Obama-era climate change regulation, the text said the agency would at some point consider a new rule to ratchet down greenhouse gas emissions. But those adept at reading between the lines of dense federal […]
10/10/2017
IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/SUPREME COURT/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Supreme Court is one step closer to sidestepping a decision on President Donald Trump’s expiring travel ban, even while lawsuits on a new version of the ban move forward. The high court late Tuesday [10-10-17] dismissed one of two pending cases on Mr. Trump’s executive order from March that […]
10/10/2017
NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Hogan Gidley, a former press secretary for Mike Huckabee’s presidential campaign, will start as the deputy White House press secretary on Wednesday [10-11-17]. Gidley will serve under White House press secretary Sarah Sanders — who is Huckabee’s daughter. He previously worked as an aide to Rick Santorum and is the former executive […]
10/10/2017
SPORTS/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump threatened on Tuesday [10-10-17] to use federal tax law to penalize the National Football League over players who kneel in protest during the national anthem as he sought to escalate a political fight that has resonated with his conservative base. In one of a series of combative early morning tweets, […]
10/10/2017
HHS/NOMINATIONS/TOM PRICE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump has appointed Eric Hargan as acting Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), the White House said on Tuesday [10-10-17]. Hargan, the deputy secretary of HHS, formerly served on Trump’s transition team for HHS. The appointment follows Tom Price’s resignation as HHS Secretary late in September over his […]
10/10/2017
FAKE NEWS/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Fake News is at it again, this time trying to hurt one of the finest people I know, General John Kelly, by saying he will soon be… fired. This story is totally made up by the dishonest media.The Chief is doing a FANTASTIC job for me and, more importantly, for […]
10/10/2017
INTELLIGENCE/LEGAL/POLITICS/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A congressional committee has issued subpoenas targeting a research firm that compiled a dossier of unverified and unflattering information about President Donald Trump. The subpoenas were recently issued by the House Intelligence Committee to employees at Fusion GPS, which performs research for political and corporate clients. During the 2016 presidential campaign, Fusion […]
10/10/2017
SPORTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “My great honor to host the 2017 back-to-back #StanleyCup Champion Pittsburgh Penguins at the WH with @FLOTUS today! https://t.co/qyT4bcHVuR https://t.co/rBwGmhMnPX” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 10, 2017 06:29pm […]
10/10/2017
CLIMATE CHANGE/ENERGY/EPA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Some of the biggest U.S. power companies said they are pushing ahead with investments in renewable and gas-fired electricity and are including climate change as a part of their corporate strategy, regardless of the Trump administration’s plans to roll back Obama-era environmental rules. President Donald Trump has pledged to boost the […]
10/10/2017
CARTER PAGE/LEGAL/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Carter Page, a former foreign policy adviser to the Trump campaign, informed the Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday [10-10-17] that he will not be cooperating with any requests to appear before the panel for its investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election and would plead the Fifth, according to a […]
10/10/2017
CALIFORNIA/CRISIS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump gave his condolences to citizens affected by the wildfires currently raging in northern California, saying that the federal government ‘will stand with’ them through the crisis. The President addressed the wildfires from the White House on Tuesday and added that he’s been in contact with California Gov. Jerry Brown. […]
10/10/2017
INTELLIGENCE/LEGAL/PROTESTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A D.C judge has ordered web hosting company DreamHost to turn over information about an anti-Trump website, but moved to conceal the identities of users who feared government retaliation for engaging in innocent political speech… The order Chief Judge Robert Morin issued Tuesday [10-10-17] still compels DreamHost to give government lawyers files, […]
10/10/2017
BUDGET/CRISIS/FEMA: “Some small-business owners struggling to recover from this year’s series of brutal hurricanes said the federal government needs to beef up its response. Unlike individuals, businesses aren’t eligible for grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. They can receive disaster-recovery loans, but many entrepreneurs aren’t interested in taking on debt after a big storm, […]
10/10/2017
CYBERWAR: “Driver’s license data for around 10.9 million Americans were compromised during the breach of Equifax Inc.’s systems, according to people familiar with the matter. The license information was accessed by hackers who also took vital personal information, including Social Security numbers, of potentially 145.5 million Americans. Not all those people would have had license […]
10/10/2017
FDA/NOMINATIONS/SCOTT GOTTLIEB: “U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, considered a potential successor to recently departed Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, said on Tuesday [10-10-17] he believed he could best serve the Trump administration in his current role… He declined to say whether he had been approached about the job by the […]
10/10/2017
PROTESTS/SPORTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The National Football League said it would consider requiring all of its personnel to stand for the national anthem, a move that could defuse a dispute with President Donald Trump but create a showdown with players over their right to protest… The controversy is ‘threatening to erode the unifying power of our […]
10/10/2017
CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/NAVY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A U.S. Navy destroyer sailed near islands claimed by China in the South China Sea on Tuesday [10-10-17], three U.S. officials told Reuters, even as President Donald Trump’s administration seeks Chinese cooperation in dealing with North Korea’s missile and nuclear programs. The operation was the latest attempt to counter what Washington […]
10/10/2017
BUDGET/MIKE PENCE/NASA: “Last week, Vice President Mike Pence announced a bold new mission for NASA: creating a sustained human presence, perhaps like a lunar base, on the Moon’s surface. It’s a big change for the agency, which has been focused on going to Mars for the last seven years. But just saying NASA is going […]
10/10/2017
NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump told Forbes in an interview published Tuesday [10-10-17] that the size of some federal agencies is ‘unnecessary,’ offering an explanation as to why he has left so many positions requiring a presidential appointment vacant… According to a database maintained by The Washington Post and the Partnership for Public Service […]
10/10/2017
CYBERWAR/NORTH KOREA/SOUTH KOREA: “Suspected North Korean hackers stole sensitive military secrets, including joint U.S.-South Korean plans detailing how to eliminate the Pyongyang leadership, during an attack on Seoul’s defense data system last year, a South Korean lawmaker said. Rhee Cheol-hee, a member of the ruling Democratic Party, said in an interview with local media published […]
10/10/2017
MEDIA/POLITICAL FIGURES: “The Failing @nytimes set Liddle’ Bob Corker up by recording his conversation. Was made to sound a fool, and that’s what I am dealing with!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 10, 2017 07:50am […]
10/10/2017
TRUMP BUSINESS: “Highly respected author, Christopher Bedford, just came out with book, ‘The Art of the Donald, Lessons from America’s….’ Really good book!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 10, 2017 07:13am […]
10/10/2017
ARMY/FOREIGN POLICY/NATIONAL SECURITY/NORTH KOREA: “US Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley made clear Monday [10-9-17] what a bind the US is in when it comes to solving the challenge of North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs, stating there are ‘no risk-free options’ but said there is also not an ‘indefinite amount of time’ to […]
10/10/2017
PROTESTS/SPORTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “With Jemele Hill at the mike, it is no wonder ESPN ratings have ‘tanked,’ in fact, tanked so badly it is the talk of the industry!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 10, 2017 05:42am […]
10/10/2017
HEALTHCARE: “Since Congress can’t get its act together on HealthCare, I will be using the power of the pen to give great HealthCare to many people – FAST” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 10, 2017 05:30am […]
10/10/2017
DEMS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The problem with agreeing to a policy on immigration is that the Democrats don’t want secure borders,they don’t care about safety for U.S.A.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 10, 2017 05:18am […]
10/10/2017
ECONOMY/JOBS/TRADE DEALS: “U.S. President Donald Trump said he has prepared an ‘economic-development’ measure that would punish companies that globally outsource jobs. The bill would provide economic incentives for companies, Trump said in an interview published on Tuesday, and reward firms that maintain jobs in the United States, and deliver punitive measures against those that move […]
10/10/2017
PROTESTS/SPORTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Why is the NFL getting massive tax breaks while at the same time disrespecting our Anthem, Flag and Country? Change tax law!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 10, 2017 05:13am […]
10/10/2017
COMMERCE/NAFTA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. Chamber of Commerce urged the Trump administration on Tuesday [10-10-17] to moderate its stance in the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement, describing some of Washington’s demands as ‘poison pill proposals’ that could doom the talks… The group has argued repeatedly in recent weeks that NAFTA is […]
10/10/2017
INTELLIGENCE/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT: “The Justice Department put technology companies on notice Tuesday [10-10-17] that it intends to be more aggressive in seeking access to encrypted information on consumer devices, setting the stage for potential legal and legislative clashes in the tug of war between data privacy and public safety. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein issued the […]
10/9/2017
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is moving to head off a public fight with conservative outside groups that have become increasingly frustrated over the Senate’s sluggish pace in confirming President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees. The influential Judicial Crisis Network had planned on launching a $250,000 ad buy in Washington on […]