DHS/JOHN KELLY/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Texas Rep. Mike McCaul has emerged as a leading candidate in the White House’s search for a homeland security secretary, according to three people familiar with the conversations. The White House hasn’t rushed to fill the post — which was vacated in July when President Donald Trump tapped John Kelly, who […]
9/7/2017
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Some 690,000 undocumented immigrants are currently enrolled in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and risk losing protections if Congress doesn’t act, the Department of Homeland Security said. DACA provides two-year, renewable work permits and safe harbor from deportation to people brought to the U.S. as children. DHS figures show that […]
9/7/2017
CHRIS WRAY/FBI/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA: “FBI Director Chris Wray said Wednesday he had not detected ‘any whiff of interference’ by White House officials or any other individuals in the federal investigation into Russia’s meddling in the 2016 election. In his first public comments since taking the reins of the Federal Bureau of Investigation early last month, Mr. […]
9/7/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/SAUDI ARABIA: “During my trip to Saudi Arabia, I spoke to the leaders of more than 50 Arab & Muslim nations about the need to confront our shared enemies.. https://t.co/8oeAQfIeX8” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 7, 2017 03:18pm […]
9/7/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/MILITARY/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump downplayed the possibility of military action against North Korea on Thursday, saying such an event is neither inevitable nor preferable. ‘Military action would certainly be an option,’ he said during a White House news conference, but added later: ‘It would be great if something else could be […]
9/7/2017
DONALDISM: “Together, we will show the world that the forces of destruction and extremism are NO MATCH for the BLESSINGS of PROSPERITY and PEACE! https://t.co/aL6In83eWK” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 7, 2017 02:48pm […]
9/7/2017
BUDGET/CRISIS/DEMS/NATIONAL DEBT: “The Senate Thursday [9-7-17] advanced a contentious deal struck between President Donald Trump and Democratic leaders that rolled together emergency relief for victims of Hurricane Harvey with a short-term extension of the government’s funding and its borrowing limit. In a 79-18 cloture vote that came together swiftly on Thursday, the Senate ended debate […]
9/7/2017
LEGAL/RUSSIA/TRUMP FAMILY/DONALD JR: “President Donald Trump’s eldest son told congressional investigators Thursday [9-7-17] he agreed to meet a Russian lawyer last summer who he was told had damaging information about Hillary Clinton because he believed the meeting could shed light on the ‘fitness, character or qualifications of a presidential candidate.’ In a closed-door meeting with […]
9/7/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Welcome to the @WhiteHouse, Amir Sabah al-Ahmed al-Jaber al-Sabah of Kuwait! Joint press conference coming up soon: https://t.co/8T4Nyzlp4Y https://t.co/lfRa4AATaM” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 7, 2017 01:13pm […]
9/7/2017
HOUSE OF REPS/PAUL RYAN/TAXES: “House Speaker Paul Ryan said Thursday [9-7-17] President Donald Trump’s goal of lowering the corporate tax rate to 15% would be difficult to achieve… Mr. Ryan’s tax plan, which he released in 2016 alongside other House Republicans, called for a 20% corporate tax rate and a 25% tax rate on so-called […]
9/7/2017
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/NANCY PELOSI: “House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said President Donald Trump has indicated he would be willing to sign a version of the DREAM Act, legislation that would provide protections for undocumented immigrants who entered the United States as children, that could get Democratic support. Her comments came during a Thursday [9-7-17] press conference, after […]
9/7/2017
CRISIS/ECONOMY: “Hurricane Harvey will distort measures of the U.S. economy in weeks and months ahead. Everything from jobless claims, which already surged in a report on Thursday [9-7-17], to gross domestic product and inflation, will be knocked off course by the storm. The storm will make it difficult for economists to gauge the trajectory of […]
9/7/2017
GOP/PAUL RYAN: “Leaders of the House Freedom Caucus downplayed differences with Speaker Paul Ryan on Thursday [9-7-17], despite reports that they confronted him Wednesday with concerns about his leadership. Freedom Caucus Chairman Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) said House conservatives are frustrated at leadership’s tactical decisions — from going home for the August recess to advocating for […]
9/7/2017
GARY COHN/STEVE BANNON/TRUMP PEOPLE: “White House economic adviser Gary Cohn ‘absolutely’ should have resigned instead of voicing his objections to President Donald Trump’s response to a deadly white supremacist rally in Virginia last month from inside the administration, former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon said in an interview broadcast Thursday morning… Bannon told CBS’ […]
9/7/2017
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “For all of those (DACA) that are concerned about your status during the 6 month period, you have nothing to worry about – No action!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 7, 2017 08:42am […]
9/7/2017
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/STEVE BANNON/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon said he doesn’t agree with President Donald Trump’s decision to end the DACA program and blasted the Catholic Church’s support for undocumented immigrants because ‘they need illegal aliens to fill the churches.’… Bannon told Rose that he disagreed with Trump’s decision this week to […]
9/7/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Thank you, our great honor! https://t.co/StrciEwuWs” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 7, 2017 07:51am […]
9/7/2017
CRISIS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Hurricane Irma is raging but we have great teams of talented and brave people already in place and ready to help. Be careful, be safe! #FEMA” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 7, 2017 07:33am […]
9/6/2017
GOP/SUPREME COURT/VOTING: “Breaking ranks with many of their fellow Republicans, a group of prominent politicians filed briefs on Tuesday [9-5-17] urging the Supreme Court to rule that extreme political gerrymandering — the drawing of voting districts to give lopsided advantages to the party in power — violates the Constitution. The briefs were signed by Republicans […]
9/6/2017
MILITARY/NORTH KOREA/SOUTH KOREA: “The United States military plans to complete the deployment of an advanced missile-defense system in South Korea on Thursday [9-7-17], days after North Korea detonated what it called a missile-delivered hydrogen bomb in an underground nuclear test, the South Korean Defense Ministry said. Despite angry protests from China, Seoul and Washington have […]
9/6/2017
CRISIS/GOP/NATIONAL DEBT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump stunned Republicans on Wednesday [9-6-17] when he overrode pleas from GOP congressional leaders and sided with Democrats on a proposal to attach emergency aid for Hurricane Harvey victims to measures to keep the government funded and its borrowing limit suspended until mid-December. Mr. Trump’s decision to strike a […]
9/6/2017
MILITARY/NORTH KOREA/UN: “The Trump administration on Wednesday [9-6-17] circulated a draft resolution at the United Nations Security Council that would effectively empower the United States Navy and Air Force to interdict North Korean ships at sea, inspect them to determine whether they are carrying weapons material or fuel into the country, and use ‘all necessary […]
9/5/2017
CRISIS/EPA/TEXAS: “The city of Houston, the Environmental Protection Agency and an environmental advocacy group are investigating a potentially hazardous plume of a carcinogenic substance in one neighborhood after a nearby oil refiner reported its operations suffered hurricane-related damage. The city and the Environmental Defense Fund said extra air monitors they dispatched to Houston’s Manchester region […]
9/6/2017
ECONOMY/JOBS: “We want our companies to hire & grow in AMERICA, to raise wages for AMERICAN workers, & to help rebuild our AMERICAN cities & towns! #USA?? https://t.co/sglubjcbW4” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 6, 2017 08:26pm […]
9/6/2017
IRAN/LEGAL: “Federal prosecutors in New York announced on Wednesday [9-6-17] the filing of a new indictment that charges a former Turkish economy minister and three other Turks with participating in a broad conspiracy to violate the United States’ sanctions against Iran. The new charges represent a significant expansion of a case that had already drawn […]
9/6/2017
ECONOMY/FEDERAL RESERVE/GARY COHN/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump is unlikely to nominate Gary Cohn, his top economic adviser, as the next Federal Reserve chairman, according to people familiar with the president’s thinking, adding to the uncertainty over the U.S. central bank’s leadership and policies next year. Mr. Trump told The Wall Street Journal in July that […]
9/6/2017
ECONOMY/TAXES: “If we want to renew our PROSPERITY, restore OPPORTUNITY, & re-establish our economic DOMINANCE, then we need tax reform that is pro-growth.. https://t.co/9NzLg2Qzpo” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 6, 2017 07:18pm […]
9/6/2017
DEMS/DREAMERS/GOP/IMMIGRATION: “Democrats and Republicans scrambling to protect Dreamers before a March deadline will almost certainly have to swallow tougher immigration measures in return. GOP lawmakers on Capitol Hill, from the top tiers of leadership down to key rank and file, are quickly coalescing around pairing a measure that codifies the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals […]
9/6/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Thank you for joining me in Mandan, ND Gov. @DougBurgum, Lt. Gov. @BrentSanfordND, @SenJohnHoeven, @RepKevinCramer & @SenatorHeitkamp. https://t.co/8nIvtHvpu6” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 6, 2017 07:04pm […]
9/6/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Wonderful to be in North Dakota with the incredible hardworking men & women @ the Andeavor Refinery. Full remarks: ?https://t.co/uxBpyeERUm https://t.co/fV9R9gJxDS” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 6, 2017 06:20pm […]
9/6/2017
AFGHANISTAN/MILITARY: “The U.S. military in Afghanistan apologized Wednesday [9-6-17] for dropping leaflets in a northern province of the country that it said mistakenly contained an image deeply insulting to Muslims. Maj. Gen. James Linder, commander of the Special Operations Joint Task Force in Afghanistan, didn’t describe the derogatory image, saying in a statement only that […]
9/6/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS: “A hearing that unfolded Wednesday [9-6-17] in a Senate office building marked a first on Capitol Hill in seven years: a bipartisan discussion on ways to repair, not repeal, the Affordable Care Act. Convened by U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander (R., Tenn.), chairman of the Senate health committee, the hearing was the first of four […]
9/6/2017
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/LEGAL: “More than a dozen states sued the Trump administration on Wednesday [9-6-17], challenging the president’s plan to rescind a program that protects undocumented immigrants who entered the U.S. as children. The lawsuit came a day after Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the end of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, created by former […]
9/6/2017
CRISIS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Just spoke w/ Governors Rick Scott of Florida, Kenneth Mapp of the U.S. Virgin Islands & Ricardo Rosselló of Puerto Rico. WE ARE W/ YOU ALL! https://t.co/k92cslgKFa” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 6, 2017 02:26pm […]
9/6/2017
BUDGET/CRISIS/POLITICS: “The House approved the first installment of emergency aid for victims of Hurricane Harvey on Wednesday [9-6-17], but partisan disagreements emerged over a plan to combine it in the Senate with an increase in the federal government’s borrowing limit. U.S. treasury officials have said Congress needs to raise the borrowing limit by the end […]
9/6/2017
LEGAL/RUSSIA/TRUMP FAMILY/DONALD JR: “Several congressional committees investigating Russian activity during the 2016 U.S. election are expected to hear this week from witnesses connected to the controversy, which has dominated the early months of Donald Trump’s presidency. Donald Trump Jr., the president’s eldest son, is scheduled to meet privately Thursday [9-7-17] with staff on the Senate […]
9/6/2017
CRISIS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “‘President Donald J. Trump Approves Emergency Declarations’ ➡️https://t.co/xSHSyNkvuP ➡️https://t.co/UbBSFOhMM7 ➡️https://t.co/xWOfp9Z9iR https://t.co/qoJOM54Gy8” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 6, 2017 12:52pm […]
9/6/2017
DREAMERS/HOUSE OF REPS/IMMIGRATION: “House Speaker Paul Ryan said Wednesday [9-6-17] he would work to find a compromise that protects young undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children, suggesting the measure may be paired with additional border security. The Wisconsin Republican said it was important to protect the young people in the wake of President […]
9/6/2017
NOMINATIONS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Conservative pundit Mercedes Schlapp, wife of American Conservative Union chairman Matthew Schlapp, is expected to join the White House in a senior role in the communications department, according to three White House officials with knowledge of the situation. The role for Mercedes Schlapp, a former Fox News contributor who served in the George […]
9/6/2017
ECONOMY/FEDERAL RESERVE: “Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer announced his intention to resign Wednesday [9-6-17], months before his term as the central bank’s No. 2 official was due to expire in June 2018. Mr. Fischer, a respected economist and former head of the Bank of Israel, said his resignation was due to personal reasons and […]
9/6/2017
LEGAL/RUSSIA/TRUMP FAMILY/DONALD JR: “Donald Trump Jr. is scheduled to meet in private Thursday [9-7-17] with the Senate Judiciary Committee for a long-awaited interview to discuss a 2016 meeting he arranged with a Kremlin-linked lawyer who promised damaging information about Hillary Clinton during the height of last year’s presidential campaign, according to Trump Jr.s’ attorney. The […]
9/6/2017
HOUSE OF REPS: “The U.S. House unanimously approved on Wednesday [9-6-17] a sweeping proposal to speed the deployment of self-driving cars without human controls and bar states from blocking autonomous vehicles. The bill now goes to the Senate and would allow automakers to obtain exemptions to deploy up to 25,000 vehicles without meeting existing auto […]
9/6/2017
EPA/LEGAL: “The Trump administration and major U.S. states appear to be headed for a showdown over landmark rules aimed at doubling the fuel efficiency of vehicles sold in the United States. At an Environmental Protection Agency public hearing on Wednesday [9-6-17] on the fuel rules in Washington, California air resources board official Annette Hebert warned […]
9/6/2017
CRISIS: “Hurricane looks like largest ever recorded in the Atlantic!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 6, 2017 05:53am […]
9/6/2017
CRISIS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Watching Hurricane closely. My team, which has done, and is doing, such a good job in Texas, is already in Florida. No rest for the weary!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 6, 2017 05:51am […]
9/6/2017
TAXES: “Will be going to North Dakota today to discuss tax reform and tax cuts. We are the highest taxed nation in the world – that will change.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 6, 2017 05:47am […]
9/5/2017
CHINA/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Vladimir V. Putin seemed to be in top form during a news conference in China on Tuesday [9-5-17], answering a question about President Trump by saying the American leader is ‘not my bride, and I am not his groom.’ While the comment could be interpreted as a subtle jab by a […]
9/5/2017
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump on Tuesday [9-5-17] ordered an end to the Obama-era executive action that shields young undocumented immigrants from deportation, calling the program an ‘amnesty-first approach’ and urging Congress to replace it with legislation before it begins phasing out on March 5, 2018… The statement was released shortly after Mr. Trump, who […]
9/5/2017
CHINA/NORTH KOREA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “What the Chinese call the Friendship Pipeline runs for 20 miles, crossing under the Yalu River and spanning the border between North Korea and China. For more than half a century, it has been both a symbol of the two nations’ alliance and a lifeline for the North’s economy. Now, […]
9/5/2017
BUDGET/GOP/TAXES: “The U.S. policy makers on taxes known collectively as the ‘Big Six’ gathered Tuesday [9-5-17] with President Donald Trump at the White House—and they have some big decisions to make. Republicans are trying to rewrite significant portions of the tax system by year’s end, giving them little time to agree on policy changes and […]
9/5/2017
EPA/JOBS: “Nearly 400 workers have left the Environmental Protection Agency in recent days, the agency said Tuesday [9-5-17], a wave of departures that soon could take the agency’s staffing to its lowest point in almost 30 years. The departures come primarily from buyouts offered as part of President Donald Trump’s efforts to fulfill a campaign […]
9/5/2017
AMBASSADOR/IRAN/NIKKI HALEY/UN: “U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley on Tuesday [9-5-17] laid out a path for the White House to declare that Iran isn’t complying with the 2015 nuclear deal—but leave it to Congress to decide what to do. Although the U.S. has said Tehran is technically abiding by its commitments, Ms. Haley […]
9/5/2017
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION: “Congress now has 6 months to legalize DACA (something the Obama Administration was unable to do). If they can’t, I will revisit this issue!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 5, 2017 07:38pm […]
9/5/2017
NAFTA/TRADE DEALS: “U.S., Canadian and Mexican officials, buffeted by political disagreements and controversial moves by the Trump administration, notched relatively minor progress in recent days in a big push to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement this year. The second round of Nafta talks in Mexico City wasn’t intended to result in major breakthroughs […]
9/5/2017
FEMA/RELIGION: “Three Texas churches damaged by Hurricane Harvey are suing the Federal Emergency Management Agency, alleging that the agency unconstitutionally denies them disaster relief funds. Under existing FEMA policy, houses of worship are not eligible for disaster aid. Eric Rassbach, a lawyer with the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, which is representing the churches, said […]
9/5/2017
IMMIGRATION/POLITICS: “I look forward to working w/ D’s + R’s in Congress to address immigration reform in a way that puts hardworking citizens of our country 1st.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 5, 2017 03:45pm […]
9/5/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TAXES: “Industry groups are ramping up a campaign to repeal or delay two Affordable Care Act taxes that have critics in both parties, the latest effort to tackle the health-care system following the collapse of the broad Republican push to repeal the Obama-era law. The taxes, one on medical devices and another on health-insurance plans, […]
9/5/2017
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The head of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce resigned from President Donald Trump’s National Diversity Council Tuesday over the administration’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. ‘I tried to work as hard as I could with this administration on this issue and I continue to want to […]
9/5/2017
BUSINESS/DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/JOBS: “American employers say they are missing one key ingredient these days: Workers. Finding qualified and available candidates is a major challenge for companies. Some have cut back on hiring as a result. Many businesses — from farmers to Facebook — plug the gap with some of the 27 million foreign-born workers living in the […]
9/5/2017
BUDGET/CRISIS/HOUSE OF REPS/NATIONAL BUDGET: “House Republicans plan to pass a three-month continuing resolution to fund the government this month and will push any fight over President Donald Trump’s border wall until later this year, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy said Tuesday [9-5-17]… Congress needs to pass a temporary spending bill to avert a government shutdown […]
9/5/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UKRAINE: “President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday [9-5-17] that any delivery of weapons by the Trump administration to Ukraine’s government could inflame hostilities and cause Russia-supported separatists to expand the theater of conflict. The comments are the Kremlin’s starkest warning yet about the potential consequences of any deliveries, and underscore the dilemma the […]
9/5/2017
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s move to end a program that protects young, undocumented immigrants sets up a six-month scramble among Republicans who want to save the protections, others who want to kill them and still others who hope to use the program’s future as a bargaining chip for other goals such as funding […]
9/5/2017
FBI/HOUSE OF REPS/JAMES COMEY/JEFF SESSIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A House of Representatives committee said on Tuesday [9-5-17] it will consider this week a resolution asking President Donald Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions to provide documents related to Trump’s firing of James Comey as FBI director. The House Judiciary Committee said it would consider the resolution […]
9/5/2017
SOUTH KOREA/TRADE DEALS: “Senior U.S. Republicans and Democrats on congressional committees overseeing trade policy on Tuesday [9-5-17] said that while improvements were needed in South Korea’s compliance with a U.S.-Korean free trade deal, the United States ‘must not withdraw from the agreement.’ The chairmen and senior Democrats on the House of Representatives Ways and Means […]
9/5/2017
JAPAN/SOUTH KOREA/TRADE DEALS: “I am allowing Japan & South Korea to buy a substantially increased amount of highly sophisticated military equipment from the United States.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 5, 2017 07:36am […]
9/5/2017
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Congress, get ready to do your job – DACA!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 5, 2017 07:04am […]
9/5/2017
NATIONAL SECURITY/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR: “A top U.S. naval commander said Tuesday [9-5-17] that Pyongyang’s recent string of missile and nuclear tests has brought the U.S. closer to its allies in Tokyo and Seoul—rather than dividing them, as he says North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had hoped. The remarks from Adm. Scott Swift, commander of the […]
9/5/2017
TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump’s allies are worried that the most damaging of the many recent departures from his White House may be that of Keith Schiller, a little-known former bodyguard who’s one of the president’s closest confidants outside his family. Schiller is leaving the White House soon to return to the private security business, […]
9/4/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Big week coming up!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 4, 2017 09:49pm […]
9/4/2017
CHINA/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “South Korea warned that North Korea appears to be preparing to test another intercontinental ballistic missile, and the U.S. told the United Nations that the regime is ‘begging for war’ after Pyongyang on Sunday [9-3-17] set off its most powerful nuclear bomb yet. U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley on […]
9/4/2017
BUDGET/GOP/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Congress returns Tuesday [9-5-17] from its summer break and, in a test of the uneasy alliance between President Donald Trump and Senate Republicans, will have to grapple with keeping the federal government open, paying U.S. creditors and passing a hurricane-aid bill. The list is long, and the time is short. The Trump […]
9/4/2017
CRISIS/EPA/HHS/TEXAS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Water is subsiding in flooded neighborhoods, the mayor is insisting Houston ‘is open for business,’ and shelters are emptying out, but Texans returning to flood-damaged homes face plenty of obstacles: the threat of toxic pollutants in the air and drinking water, and even hungry, dislocated animals seeking shelter. On Monday [9-4-17], authorities […]
9/4/2017
BETSY DEVOS/EDUCATION: “US Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos is planning to make a major announcement on Title IX, the campus gender equality law, on Thursday [9-7-17] at George Mason University, BuzzFeed News has learned. DeVos will speak at George Mason’s Antonin Scalia Law School, named for the late conservative Supreme Court justice, according to a […]
9/4/2017
CHINA/NORTH KOREA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s stern warning that the U.S. may halt trade with countries doing business with North Korea was seen as a direct shot at China, the regime’s biggest trading partner. But China is America’s largest single trading partner as well, highlighting how difficult it would be for the Trump […]
9/4/2017
DONALDISM/JOBS/LABOR: “We are building our future with American hands, American labor, American iron, aluminum and steel. Happy #LaborDay! https://t.co/lyvtNfQ5IO” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 4, 2017 11:38am […]
9/4/2017
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “New York and Washington state on Monday [9-5-17] vowed to sue President Donald Trump if he scraps a program shielding from deportation immigrants who came to the United States illegally as children. The Trump administration is expected to announce on Tuesday that he will end the so-called Dreamers program but give the […]
9/4/2017
BUDGET/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “A deadline for insurers to file 2018 prices for health insurance sold through Affordable Care Act exchanges arrives Tuesday [9-5-17], but state regulators are still struggling to make decisions about pricing and coverage amid uncertainty in federal health policy. The upshot is confusion in what is typically an orderly, regimented regulatory process for reviewing […]
9/4/2017
CONSUMER PROTECTION: “Democrat Richard Cordray delivered a campaign-style stump speech at a sprawling Labor Day celebration on Monday [9-4-17], but the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau chief stopped short of saying whether he intends to run for governor of Ohio. If Cordray were to step down to run for political office it would allow President […]
9/4/2017
CRISIS/ENERGY: “The International Energy Agency (IEA) still sees no need for a coordinated international release of oil stocks after Hurricane Harvey disrupted a large chunk of U.S. refining and some production facilities, IEA boss Fatih Birol said on Monday [9-4-17]. ‘Currently as far as Harvey is concerned, we do not see that there is a […]
9/3/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The United States is considering, in addition to other options, stopping all trade with any country doing business with North Korea.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 3, 2017 11:14am […]
9/3/2017
JAMES MATTIS/JOHN KELLY/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I will be meeting General Kelly, General Mattis and other military leaders at the White House to discuss North Korea. Thank you.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 3, 2017 11:07am […]
9/3/2017
NORTH KOREA/SOUTH KOREA: “South Korea is finding, as I have told them, that their talk of appeasement with North Korea will not work, they only understand one thing!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 3, 2017 06:46am […]
9/3/2017
NATIONAL SECURITY/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR: “North Korea has conducted a major Nuclear Test. Their words and actions continue to be very hostile and dangerous to the United States… North Korea is a rogue nation which has become a great threat and embarrassment to China, which is trying to help but with little success.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September […]
9/3/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “So much SPIRIT in LA! Thank you to all of our HEREOS who saved many lives. An honor to spend time w/ @NationalGuard, #LEOs & the #CajunNavy! https://t.co/7PEtSL6RKF” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 3, 2017 12:17am […]
9/2/2017
CRISIS/TEXAS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Remember, Sunday is National Prayer Day (by Presidential Proclamation)!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 2, 2017 10:02pm […]
9/2/2017
CRISIS/TEXAS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Just got back to the White House from the Great States of Texas and Louisiana, where things are going well. Such cooperation & coordination!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 2, 2017 09:57pm […]
9/2/2017
ECONOMY/JOBS: “The Manufacturing Index rose to 59%, the highest level since early 2011 – and we can do much better!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 2, 2017 09:50pm […]
9/2/2017
CRISIS/TEXAS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Together, we will prevail in the GREAT state of Texas. We love you! GOD BLESS TEXAS & GOD BLESS THE USA?? https://t.co/1rzmEenQIb” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 2, 2017 08:55pm […]
9/20/2017
CLIMATE CHANGE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UK/UN: “U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May said the Paris climate agreement is a key part of promoting global security and prosperity in what appeared to be a rebuke of President Donald Trump’s pledge to leave the accord. Mrs. May, in her remarks to the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday [9-20-17], said […]
9/2/2017
NASA/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Republican Rep. Jim Bridenstine, named on Friday [9-1-17] as President Donald Trump’s choice to head the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, faces tough policy, personnel and political challenges repositioning the agency in an era of booming commercial space ventures. The decision to nominate the former Navy aviator and three-term Oklahoma lawmaker, a […]
9/2/2017
CRISIS/TEXAS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “TEXAS: We are with you today, we are with you tomorrow, and we will be with you EVERY SINGLE DAY AFTER, to restore, recover, and REBUILD! https://t.co/p1Fh8jmmFA” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 2, 2017 11:56am […]
9/2/2017
CRISIS/TEXAS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Departing for Texas and Louisiana with @FLOTUS Melania right now @JBA_NAFW. We will see you soon. America is with you! https://t.co/z3bHVdJVPr” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 2, 2017 08:58am […]
9/1/2017
RUSSIA: “Amid rare extreme heat in San Francisco, it was unusual to see black smoke billowing from a chimney on Friday [9-1-17]— not to mention that it was coming from the Russian Consulate, the day after the Trump administration ordered it closed. Neighbors gathered on the sidewalks to gawk; the Fire Department came to investigate; […]
9/1/2017
2016 ELECTION/CYBERWAR/VOTING: “The calls started flooding in from hundreds of irate North Carolina voters just after 7 a.m. on Election Day last November. Dozens were told they were ineligible to vote and were turned away at the polls, even when they displayed current registration cards. Others were sent from one polling place to another, only […]
9/1/2017
JAMES COMEY/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, has obtained a letter that President Trump and a top political aide drafted in the days before Mr. Trump fired the F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, which explains the president’s rationale for why he planned to dismiss the director. The May letter had […]
9/1/2017
CRISIS/TEXAS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “On behalf of @FLOTUS Melania & myself, THANK YOU for today’s update & GREAT WORK! #SouthernBaptist @SendRelief, @RedCross & @SalvationArmyUS https://t.co/DLgFNiCxN2” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 1, 2017 07:34pm […]
9/1/2017
CRISIS/TEXAS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I will be going to Texas and Louisiana tomorrow with First Lady. Great progress being made! Spending weekend working at White House.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 1, 2017 07:03pm […]
9/1/2017
FBI/JAMES COMEY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The weekend before he fired FBI Director James Comey, President Donald Trump drafted a letter to him laying out the reasons why he didn’t want him to stay in the job, a senior Trump administration official said Friday [9-1-17]. Mr. Trump, who worked on the draft at his golf club in […]
9/1/2017
BUDGET/GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “If Republicans want to try again to repeal the Affordable Care Act with just a simple majority, they only have until the end of September to do it. That’s according to Sen. Bernie Sanders, the ranking member on the Senate’s budget committee. According to Sanders, the Senate parliamentarian declared Friday that the Senate’s 2017 […]
9/1/2017
CRISIS/TEXAS: ” ‘President Donald J. Trump Proclaims September 3, 2017, as a National Day of Prayer’ #HurricaneHarvey #PrayForTexas https://t.co/shen5JxChQ https://t.co/MpLB7WpxfT” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 1, 2017 02:47pm […]