CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Wednesday [9-13-17] blocked a Beijing-backed fund’s attempt to buy an American chip maker, signaling his administration will closely scrutinize Chinese efforts to invest in U.S. semiconductor technology. Mr. Trump rejected the transaction after the would-be deal makers—Chinese government-backed Canyon Bridge Capital Partners and Lattice Semiconductor Corp. —made […]
9/13/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS: “Two groups of senators on Wednesday [9-13-17] released the details of diametrically opposed health plans, reflecting an enduring partisan split on health care despite calls for more bipartisanship after the failed Republican effort to dismantle the Affordable Care Act. A week after Republicans and Democrats held the first bipartisan hearing on ways to fix […]
9/13/2017
MILITARY/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Senate voted Wednesday [9-13-17] to retain two resolutions authorizing the use of military force that date back to the early 2000s, even while lawmakers from both parties complained that Congress has avoided reopening debate on U.S. military commitments overseas. In a 61-36 vote, the Senate set aside an amendment from Sen. […]
9/13/2017
CYBERWAR/DHS/RUSSIA: “In a move likely to escalate tensions between Washington and Moscow, the Department of Homeland Security has ordered all federal agencies to stop using software made by the Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab, citing concerns that the Moscow-based firm’s software could give the Kremlin a foothold in the U.S. government. The directive gives federal […]
9/13/2017
BUDGET/NATIONAL DEBT/TREASURY: “The U.S. government ran a $108 billion budget deficit in August ahead of a late September deadline for Congress to raise the federal borrowing limit and authorize new spending to keep the government open. Federal government outlays last month totaled $334 billion, exceeding $226 billion in total receipts, the Treasury Department said Wednesday […]
9/13/2017
BUSINESS/TAXES: “Governments around the world have continued to cut their tax rates on company profits, pushing them further below that of the U.S. as the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development warned the competition to aid businesses may be going too far. In its annual review of changes to tax policies, the Paris-based think tank […]
9/13/2017
HILLARY CLINTON/RUSSIA/TRUMP FAMILY/DONALD JR: “The scramble to obfuscate the true nature of Donald Trump Jr.’s meeting last summer with a Russian attorney with ties to the Kremlin is ‘ridiculous’ and ‘an absurd lie,’ former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton said Wednesday [9-13-17] morning. Trump Jr. met last summer with a Russian attorney whom he had […]
9/13/2017
HEALTHCARE/MEDICARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) unveiled his long-anticipated legislation to create a national single-payer health system on Wednesday, boasting support from 15 Democratic Senate co-sponsors. The health proposal, dubbed Medicare for all, would offer the same suite of medical benefits required for some insurance plans under the Affordable Care Act and eliminate most out-of-pocket […]
9/13/2017
IMMIGRATION/STATE: “The U.S. State Department on Wednesday [9-13-17] will stop issuing certain kinds of visas to some citizens of Cambodia, Eritrea, Guinea and Sierra Leone because the nations are not taking back their citizens the United States wants to deport. The new policies, laid out in State Department cables sent on Tuesday and reviewed by […]
9/13/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “With Irma and Harvey devastation, Tax Cuts and Tax Reform is needed more than ever before. Go Congress, go!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 13, 2017 07:36am […]
9/13/2017
LEGAL/MICHAEL FLYNN/NUCLEAR ENERGY: “As a top official in President Donald Trump’s transition team, Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn actively promoted a private-sector scheme to build dozens of nuclear reactors across the Middle East known informally in the transition as the ‘Marshall Plan.’ But he did not publicly disclose that backers of the plan had paid him […]
9/13/2017
COAST GUARD/CRISIS/FEMA: “I will be traveling to Florida tomorrow to meet with our great Coast Guard, FEMA and many of the brave first responders & others.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 13, 2017 06:34am […]
9/13/2017
POLITICS/TAXES: “The approval process for the biggest Tax Cut & Tax Reform package in the history of our country will soon begin. Move fast Congress!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 13, 2017 06:28am […]
9/13/2017
BUSINESS/TAXES: “Sen. Ted Cruz (R., Texas) will lay down a marker in the tax debate on Wednesday [9-13-17], endorsing full and immediate deductions for capital investment by businesses. In a speech at a Tax Foundation event, Mr. Cruz will emphasize that such full expensing instead of current multiyear depreciation schedules would make the tax code […]
9/13/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS: “Two Senate bills aimed at shaping the future of the Affordable Care Act are facing uncertainty, as the White House voices tepid support for an ACA repeal effort and opposition to a bipartisan bill to shore up insurance markets. Republican senators Bill Cassidy of Louisiana and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina on Wednesday plan […]
9/13/2017
BERNIE SANDERS/HEALTHCARE/MEDICARE: “A growing number of Democrats have endorsed a single-payer health bill to be proposed Wednesday [9-13-17] by Sen. Bernie Sanders, embracing a bigger government role in health care after years of opposing that approach. Supporters of Mr. Sanders’s bill include several Democratic senators considering a bid for the Oval Office in 2020: Cory […]
9/12/2017
BUDGET/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “The chairman of the Senate Finance Committee and the top Democrat on the panel announced on Tuesday [9-12-17] night that they had reached agreement on a plan to prevent the imminent exhaustion of federal funds for the Children’s Health Insurance Program. The current appropriation runs out at the end of this month, and many […]
9/12/2017
JAMES COMEY/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LEAKS/LEGAL: “Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the White House press secretary, said on Tuesday [9-12-17] that the Justice Department should ‘certainly look at’ charging James B. Comey, the F.B.I. director whom President Trump fired, for what she described as leaks of classified information… Ms. Sanders did not answer the question directly, but she said that […]
9/12/2017
NATO/RUSSIA/TURKEY: “In the clearest sign of his pivot toward Russia and away from NATO and the West, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Tuesday [9-12-17] that Turkey had signed a deal to purchase a Russian surface-to-air missile system. The deal cements a recent rapprochement with Russia, despite differences over the war in Syria, and comes […]
9/12/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/MALAYSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump touted what he described as a plan by Malaysia Airlines Bhd. to spend between $10 billion and $20 billion on Boeing Co. jets and General Electric Co. engines as he opened a White House meeting with Malaysia’s prime minister. Mr. Trump, in a public appearance with Prime Minister […]
9/12/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/MALAYSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When President Trump welcomed Malaysia’s prime minister, Najib Razak, to the White House on Tuesday [9-12-17], he thanked him for ‘all the investment you’ve made in the United States.’ Mr. Trump did not single out Mr. Najib’s patronage of his hotel two blocks from the White House, but he could have: […]
9/12/2017
CHINA/STEVE BANNON/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In the White House, Stephen K. Bannon helped shape President Trump’s nationalistic rhetoric that blamed China for economic woes in the United States. Now, less than a month after leaving the government, Mr. Bannon, the former chief strategist to Mr. Trump, has come to Hong Kong, at the invitation of a […]
9/12/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The last time South Korea is known to have plotted to assassinate the North Korean leadership, nothing went as planned. In the late 1960s, after North Korean commandoes tried to ransack the presidential palace in Seoul, South Korea secretly trained misfits plucked from prison or off the streets to sneak […]
9/12/2017
DONALD ON DONALD/FAKE NEWS/MEDIA: “Fascinating to watch people writing books and major articles about me and yet they know nothing about me & have zero access. #FAKE NEWS!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 12, 2017 07:56am […]
9/12/2017
IMMIGRATION/SUPREME COURT/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Supreme Court on Tuesday [9-12-17] again ordered a reinstatement of the Trump administration’s restrictions on refugee entry into the U.S., another shift in the seesaw legal battle over President Donald Trump’s temporary travel ban. The high court issued an emergency order that sided with the Trump administration, after a federal […]
9/12/2017
BUDGET/CRISIS/NATIONAL DEBT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The hurricane relief and debt deal signed by President Donald Trump last Friday [9-8-17] suspends the government’s borrowing limit through Dec. 8, but the real deadline will likely be next spring, according to analysts and congressional aides, adding a new wrinkle to upcoming negotiations. The new 2018 deadline could align with […]
9/12/2017
CYBERWAR/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA: “The bipartisan leadership of the Senate Intelligence Committee said Tuesday [9-12-17] they are likely to call representatives from Facebook Inc. to Capitol Hill to publicly detail Russian activity on the company’s platform during the 2016 election. In separate interviews with reporters, Sens. Richard Burr (R., N.C.) and Mark Warner (D., Va.) said they are […]
9/12/2017
MALAYSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It was a great honor to welcome Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak of Malaysia and his distinguished delegation to the @WhiteHouse today! https://t.co/3pWrBOh8dG” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 12, 2017 03:12pm […]
9/12/2017
TRUMP FAMILY/ERIC TRUMP: “Congratulations to Eric & Lara on the birth of their son, Eric ‘Luke’ Trump this morning! https://t.co/Aw0AV82XdE” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 12, 2017 01:41pm […]
9/12/2017
POLITICS/RACISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Senate has approved a resolution condemning white supremacists, neo-Nazis and other hate groups following a white-nationalist rally in Virginia that descended into deadly violence. Democratic Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine of Virginia introduced the measure along with four colleagues from both parties. The resolution, approved unanimously Monday [9-11-17] night, recognizes […]
9/12/2017
BORDER/DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “A top White House aide indicated Tuesday [9-12-17] that the Trump administration would not insist that legislation protecting young immigrants known as Dreamers be tied to funding for a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border… The comments underscore President Donald Trump’s desire to see Congress approve a legislative fix for the Deferred Action […]
9/11/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump observed the 16th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in ceremonies Monday [9-11-17] at the Pentagon, promising that the United States will ‘prevail’ and that the memory of those lost will ‘never, ever die.’ ‘On that day, not only did the world change but we all changed,’ […]
9/12/2017
BUDGET/DEFENSE/JAMES MATTIS/MILITARY: “Defense Secretary James Mattis is warning Congress that a long-term continuing resolution to fund the government will lead to irrecoverable lost training time, delayed ship maintenance and critical personnel gaps. In a letter to defense committee leaders obtained by CNN, Mattis detailed the effects of a continuing resolution, which Congress frequently uses to […]
9/12/2017
STEVEN MNUCHIN/TAXES/TREASURY: “Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Tuesday [9-12-17] the GOP’s tax overhaul proposal would seek to exclude services companies from enjoying a new lower rate on businesses that don’t pay corporate taxes. Mr. Mnuchin emphasized that policy makers want to ensure they don’t create loopholes for certain individuals or businesses to take advantage of […]
9/12/2017
STEVE BANNON/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon remains in frequent contact with President Donald Trump weeks after leaving his administration job, Mr. Bannon told a private lunchtime gathering Tuesday [9-12-17] in Hong Kong. Mr. Bannon said he talks to Mr. Trump every two to three days, and that the pair last […]
9/12/2017
CRISIS/MEXICO/TEXAS: “Mexico will no longer send the emergency aid offered to Texas after Hurricane Harvey, to focus on those affected by a deadly earthquake and Hurricane Katia that struck the eastern state of Veracruz last week, the Mexican Foreign Ministry said Monday [9-11-17]. In a statement, the ministry said the decision was taken in light […]
9/12/2017
CRISIS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The devastation left by Hurricane Irma was far greater, at least in certain locations,than anyone thought – but amazing people working hard!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 12, 2017 08:11am […]
9/12/2017
NOMINATIONS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Hope Hicks, who was named interim White House communications director in August, will now hold the job on a permanent basis, a White House spokesperson told CNN Tuesday [9-12-17]. Hicks, a longtime aide to President Donald Trump who was one of the first staffers to join Trump’s 2016 campaign, became the interim communications […]
9/12/2017
CONSUMER PROTECTION/CYBERWAR/FTC/TREASURY: “A U.S. senator on Tuesday [9-12-17] called for a criminal investigation of executives from credit bureau Equifax Inc (EFX.N) for stock sales after a massive data breach this summer, and said their actions were comparable to insider trading. The breach, which the company learned about in July but did not acknowledge until this […]
9/12/2017
LEGAL/ROBERT MULLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Lawyers representing Donald Trump’s current and former aides are giving their clients one simple piece of advice: Don’t lie to protect the president. As special counsel Robert Mueller and congressional investigators prepare to question high-ranking aides — including Hope Hicks, Reince Priebus and Sean Spicer — in the coming weeks, […]
9/11/2017
NATIONAL SECURITY/TERRORISM/TRUMP MEMORANDA: “Notice Regarding the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Certain Terrorist Attacks Consistent with section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1622(d), I am continuing for 1 year the national emergency previously declared on September 14, 2001, in Proclamation 7463, with respect to the terrorist attacks of September […]
9/11/2017
NATIONAL SECURITY/TERRORISM/TRUMP MEMORANDA: “A Message to the Congress of the United States Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1622(d), provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless, within 90 days of the anniversary date of its declaration, the President publishes in the Federal Register and transmits to the Congress a […]
9/11/2017
IMMIGRATION/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Justice Anthony M. Kennedy on Monday [9-11-17] issued a temporary order allowing the Trump administration to exclude most refugees from entering the United States while the Supreme Court considers challenges to its revised travel ban. The so-called administrative stay will probably be in place for only a short time, and the […]
9/11/2017
CLIMATE CHANGE/DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/POPE FRANCIS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As he flew near Caribbean islands devastated by Hurricane Irma on his way back to the Vatican from Colombia on Sunday [9-10-17], Pope Francis said that political leaders and others who denied climate change reminded him of a passage from the psalms about man’s stubbornness. ‘Man is stupid, the Bible […]
9/11/2017
LEGAL/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP FAMILY/JARED KUSHNER: “Some of President Donald Trump’s lawyers earlier this summer concluded that Jared Kushner should step down as senior White House adviser because of possible legal complications related to a probe of Russia’s involvement in the 2016 presidential election and aired concerns about him to the president, people familiar with the […]
9/11/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/NIKKI HALEY/NORTH KOREA/TRADE DEALS/UN: “The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted new sanctions against North Korea on Monday [9-11-17] after U.S. officials eased their demands to convince China and Russia to approve the measure. The U.S., which drafted the initial resolution while pledging the harshest possible sanctions yet, rolled back its initial insistence on […]
9/11/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump led a national moment of silence on the 16th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on World Trade Center and the Pentagon on Monday [9-11-17], the first commemoration for a New York native who has described the destruction of the Twin Towers as a defining event in his political life. At […]
9/11/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/NORTH KOREA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “The Trump administration has backed away from some of the most stringent penalties it had sought to impose on North Korea, in an apparent effort to draw Russian and Chinese backing for a new raft of sanctions over the country’s nuclear weapons advances. Whether the administration will garner the […]
9/11/2017
JANET YELLEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP FAMILY/IVANKA: “Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen met with Ivanka Trump in July, roughly a week before President Donald Trump said he was considering nominating the central bank chief to a second term. Ms. Yellen met the president’s eldest daughter and senior adviser for a one-hour breakfast July 17 in a room […]
9/11/2017
DEMS/LEGAL/TRUMP FAMILY/JARED KUSHNER: “Washington lawyer Abbe Lowell has represented high-profile clients on both sides of the political spectrum—a Republican governor, a conservative super-lobbyist and a former Democratic vice-presidential nominee—and even played a key role in defending President Bill Clinton during his impeachment proceedings. Now, he is simultaneously representing major players in separate cases that could […]
9/11/2017
DEFENSE/LGBTQ/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Senate is likely to tackle a slew of contentious issues this week during debate over the annual defense policy bill, from the status of transgender troops to war powers and even a surprise push by Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) to allow the military to close bases across the country. It’ll also […]
9/11/2017
VOTING: “Election administrators in Virginia ordered the state’s remaining touch-screen electronic voting machines be taken out of service in advance of the coming statewide election, after hackers demonstrated vulnerabilities in an array of election technology at a recent security convention. Virginia, one of two states holding statewide elections for governor and state legislature this year, […]
9/11/2017
IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/SUPREME COURT/TRAVEL BAN: “The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday [9-11-17] to put on hold a federal appeals court ruling from last week that narrowed the scope of the travel ban as it applies to a certain class of refugees. In a brief filed with the Supreme Court, Justice Department lawyers said that […]
9/11/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “May God Forever Bless the United States of America. #NeverForget911 https://t.co/erycJgj23” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 11, 2017 01:35pm […]
9/11/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “#NeverForget https://t.co/rmQ1a5bDon” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 11, 2017 01:02pm […]
9/11/2017
SECRET SERVICE: “The U.S. Secret Service has restored access to the White House and surrounding areas after objects were thrown over the fence. The agency — which is responsible for security at the White House — tweeted late Monday [9-11-17 morning that a male subject has been arrested and turned over to the local police […]
9/11/2017
2016 ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A few weeks after Donald Trump won the presidential election last year, the Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll asked Trump voters why they went for the man who had just shocked the world. Four in 10 Trump voters said one of the primary reasons was that he would change business as […]
9/11/2017
AFGHANISTAN/MILITARY/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan said on Monday [9-11-17] Washington would never allow militants to use the country as a sanctuary, as American and allied troops in Kabul commemorated the Sept. 11 attacks. U.S. President Donald Trump in August committed nearly 4,000 additional troops to Afghanistan as part of an open-ended campaign […]
9/11/2017
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “The top U.N. human rights official voiced concern on Monday [9-11-17] at the Trump administration’s decision to end the DACA program for immigrants who arrived illegally as children and urged the U.S. Congress to give them lasting legal status in the country. Referring to a move to end the Deferred Action for […]
9/10/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VOTER FRAUD: “President Trump’s commission on voter fraud, which has ricocheted between controversies since its creation in May, is scheduled to hold its second public meeting on Tuesday [9-12-17] in New Hampshire. Already, the commission’s de facto leader has warmed up for the session by suggesting that the election in November of Senator […]
9/10/2017
CRISIS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As Congress returns to work this week, absent some members whose states were hit by Hurricane Irma, a leading question is whether last week’s burst of bipartisanship will prove to be durable. President Donald Trump, who made a deal with Democrats on disaster relief and the debt limit, returned Sunday [9-10-17] to […]
9/10/2017
POLITICS/PAUL RYAN: “Paul D. Ryan rode to power two years ago like a hero on a white horse, a reluctant candidate for House speaker elected to heal wounds left by his predecessor, who could not tame the incessant infighting between hard-line conservatives and establishment Republicans. In one of his first real tests, Mr. Ryan discovered […]
9/10/2017
JAMES COMEY/MEDIA/STEVE BANNON: “In his first extended interview since he left the White House last month, Stephen K. Bannon was unsparing in his criticism: calling out top Republicans, West Wing staff, the ‘pearl-clutching mainstream media,’ special counsel investigators and the Roman Catholic Church. He even singled out President Trump, labeling his firing of James B. […]
9/10/2017
ECONOMY/NATIONAL SECURITY/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/UN: “The Trump administration is turning to economic warfare—an intensified sanctions program—to deal with an increasingly belligerent North Korean regime. But economic tools have a mixed record of success addressing geopolitical problems. Sanctions helped end apartheid in South Africa. They pushed Iran to an agreement to curtail its nuclear program, though many critics […]
9/10/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/MALAYSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump will host Malaysia’s premier this week, in a visit that shows how hard his administration is working to court Asian allies to pressure North Korea over its nuclear-weapons program. Tuesday’s [9-12-17] visit by Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak comes as a U.S. Justice Department investigation into the […]
9/9/2017
COAST GUARD/CRISIS/FEMA: “The U.S. Coast Guard, FEMA and all Federal and State brave people are ready. Here comes Irma. God bless everyone!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 9, 2017 09:56pm […]
9/9/2017
CRISIS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Heed the advice of @FLGovScott! ‘If you’re in an evacuation zone, you need to get to a shelter…there’s not many hours left.’ Gov. Scott https://t.co/92W8ViNMUK” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 9, 2017 07:03pm […]
9/9/2017
CRISIS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “This is a storm of enormous destructive power, and I ask everyone in the storm’s path to heed ALL instructions from government officials. https://t.co/nJfM2Sdme1” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 9, 2017 04:44pm […]
9/9/2017
CRISIS: “FLORIDA- Visit https://t.co/pdBaD9t8SK to find shelters, road closures, & evacuation routes. Helpful Twitter list: https://t.co/BUMVlxGFe8 https://t.co/ncnuqCeB5K” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 9, 2017 10:41am […]
9/8/2017
BUDGET/CRISIS/TRUMP MEMORANDA: “Text of a Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) In accordance with section 114(c) of division D of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 (the “Act”), I […]
9/8/2017
BUDGET/CRISIS/TRUMP MEMORANDA: “Text of a Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) In accordance with section 114(c) of division D of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 (the “Act”), I […]
9/8/2017
STATE/TREASURY/TRUMP MEMORANDA: “Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Treasury Delegation of Authority under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 301 of title 3, United States Code, […]
9/8/2017
FEMA/RELIGION/TEXAS: “Churches in Texas should be entitled to reimbursement from FEMA Relief Funds for helping victims of Hurricane Harvey (just like others).” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 8, 2017 07:56pm […]
9/8/2017
BUDGET/CRISIS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Friday [9-8-17] afternoon signed a measure tying emergency funding for hurricane relief with measures that would raise the debt ceiling and keep the government open for three months. The measure was the result of a deal struck between Trump and Democratic leaders, to the consternation of many Republicans. […]
9/8/2017
BUDGET/GOP/TAXES: “A crucial Republican senator said he could accept a tax-policy framework that would let the GOP cut taxes by about $250 billion over the next decade and possibly hundreds of billions of dollars more, staking out a position that could help shape the party’s planned tax overhaul. Sen. Bob Corker (R., Tenn.), a pivotal […]
9/8/2017
CALIFORNIA/DHS/DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The University of California and its president, a former secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, on Friday [9-8-17] filed suit challenging President Donald Trump’s decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, claiming it violates due process provisions of the Constitution. The lawsuit comes two days after 15 states […]
9/8/2017
JOHN KELLY: “Chief of staff John Kelly’s no-nonsense deputy, Kirstjen Nielsen, has only been working in the White House for five weeks. But in her short tenure, the new sheriff’s no. 2 has already helped set a new tone in the West Wing that was described by more than ten senior administration officials and outside […]
9/8/2017
HEALTHCARE: “While Bernie Sanders readies a single-payer health care bill that the GOP is itching to attack, one of his Democratic colleagues is proposing a step toward that goal that could give cover to the party’s vulnerable incumbents. Sen. Chris Murphy, a potential presidential contender, is working on legislation expected this fall that would let […]
9/8/2017
COMMERCE/NAFTA/TRADE DEALS/WILBUR ROSS: “Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross on Friday [9-8-17] backed President Donald Trump’s ever-present threat of terminating NAFTA, saying that withdrawal would be ‘the right thing’ to do if trilateral talks between Mexico, Canada and the U.S. are not successful. Ross noted that even though the renegotiation is in its early stages, the Trump […]
9/8/2017
CRISIS/HOUSE OF REPS/NATIONAL DEBT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The House on Friday approved a package of $15.25 billion in relief for victims of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma as well as a three-month extension of the government’s funding and borrowing limit. Passed in a 316-90 vote, the bill was the result of an unexpected deal President Donald Trump […]
9/8/2017
CRISIS: “A message to my fellow Americans??#IrmaHurricane2017 ?https://t.co/jyg6AlyAAb ?https://t.co/iPujtHzejr https://t.co/HCQ9kmKc4E” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 8, 2017 10:02am […]
9/8/2017
GOP/STEVE BANNON: “Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon told CBS this week that Washington’s ‘Republican establishment,’ including the top GOP leaders in both houses of Congress, ‘is trying to nullify the 2016 election.’ That more traditional Republicans are looking to undermine President Donald Trump, Bannon said, is as ‘obvious as night follows day.’ ‘The […]
9/8/2017
RUSSIA: “Russia’s newly installed ambassador to Washington said on Friday [9-8-17] that he had a warm and constructive meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, Russian news agencies reported. ‘I was received by President Trump, I presented my credentials, for my part I said that we are looking forward to an improvement in the relations between […]
9/8/2017
CRISIS/POLITICAL FIGURES: “All five living former US presidents are joining together to support a relief and recovery effort after Hurricane Harvey. Former Presidents Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama appeared in a video and asked Americans to respond to the devastation wrought by the hurricane… The office of […]
9/8/2017
GOP/TAXES: “Republicans must start the Tax Reform/Tax Cut legislation ASAP. Don’t wait until the end of September. Needed now more than ever. Hurry!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 8, 2017 07:57am […]
9/8/2017
GOP/HEALTHCARE: “Republicans, sorry, but I’ve been hearing about Repeal & Replace for 7 years, didn’t happen! Even worse, the Senate Filibuster Rule will… never allow the Republicans to pass even great legislation. 8 Dems control – will rarely get 60 (vs. 51) votes. It is a Repub Death Wish!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 8, 2017 […]
9/8/2017
COAST GUARD/CRISIS: “Our incredible U.S. Coast Guard saved more than 15,000 lives last week with Harvey. Irma could be even tougher. We love our Coast Guard!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 8, 2017 07:37am […]
9/8/2017
CRISIS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Hurricane Irma is of epic proportion, perhaps bigger than we have ever seen. Be safe and get out of its way,if possible. Federal G is ready!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 8, 2017 07:34am […]
9/8/2017
CLIMATE CHANGE/UN: “The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee passed a spending bill on Thursday [9-7-17] evening that includes $10 million to help fund the United Nations’ climate change body that oversees the Paris Climate Agreement, despite President Donald Trump’s decision to stop funding it. The 30-member Senate panel, which allocates federal funds to various government agencies […]
9/8/2017
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LEGAL/LGBTQ: “The Trump administration told the Supreme Court Thursday [9-7-17] that the First Amendment entitles a Colorado baker to turn away gay couples seeking wedding cakes, despite state law prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation. While businesses that sell off-the-shelf goods may be bound by antidiscrimination laws, those that make custom products, like the […]
9/7/2107
MILITARY/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Overnight strikes Thursday [9-8-17] on Syrian military sites — which are said to produce chemical weapons and advanced missiles — brought renewed attention to Syria’s chemical weapons, and appear to have been an escalation of Israel’s efforts to prevent its enemies from gaining access to sophisticated weapons. The Syrian military said Israeli […]
9/7/2017
IMMIGRATION/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A federal appeals court on Thursday [9-7-17] reopened the country’s door to thousands of refugees who had been temporarily blocked by President Trump’s travel ban, and also upheld a lower court decision that had exempted grandparents and other relatives from the ban. The ruling, from the United States Court of Appeals […]
9/7/2017
CRISIS/DONALDISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We will confront ANY challenge, no matter how strong the winds or high the water. I’m proud to stand with Presidents for #OneAmericaAppeal.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 7, 2017 08:33pm […]
9/7/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/MILITARY/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump refused to rule out military action against North Korea on Thursday [9-7-17], but he stopped short of answering a reporter’s question as to whether he would tolerate a nuclearized North Korean state if the threat were contained… Continuing several months of rhetoric between the U.S. and North […]
9/7/2017
PAUL RYAN/RACISM: “A coalition of House Democrats is urging Speaker Paul D. Ryan to establish a select committee on ‘the rise of white supremacy and domestic terrorism.’ The lawmakers, in a letter sent Wednesday [9-6-17] to Mr. Ryan, argued that Congress needed to study an ‘outbreak of hate’ brought on by last year’s presidential election, […]
9/7/2017
LEGAL/RUSSIA/TRUMP FAMILY/DONALD JR: “Donald Trump Jr. told Senate investigators on Thursday [9-7-17] that he set up a June 2016 meeting with a Russian lawyer because he was intrigued that she might have damaging information about Hillary Clinton, saying it was important to learn about Mrs. Clinton’s ‘fitness’ to be president. But nothing came of the […]
9/7/2017
CRIME/DHS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s Department of Homeland Security had planned nationwide raids to target 8,400 undocumented immigrants later this month, according to three law enforcement officials and an internal document that described the plan as ‘the largest operation of its kind in the history of ICE,’ an acronym for U.S. Immigration and Customs […]
9/7/2017
CRISIS: “I encourage EVERYONE in the path of #HurricaneIrma to heed the advice and orders of local & state officials! https://t.co/AQmawTpZs0” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 7, 2017 07:57pm […]
9/7/2017
DEMS/GOP/NATIONAL DEBT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump signaled he was open to making more deals with Democrats in Congress despite anger from fellow Republicans over a bipartisan agreement that passed the Senate Thursday yoking hurricane aid to an extension of the government’s ability to borrow. For months, Mr. Trump has publicly mused about negotiating with […]
9/7/2017
NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Two Senate Democrats said Thursday [9-7-17] they will block yet another nominee from President Donald Trump to the nation’s powerful appellate courts — inflaming a growing battle between Democratic senators and the White House over judicial candidates. The White House nominated Ryan Bounds to the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on […]