FOREIGN POLICY/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VENEZUELA: “President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela had become a pariah among fellow Latin American leaders as his beleaguered country staggered toward dictatorship. But a threat by President Trump to use the American military against Mr. Maduro’s government has united those leaders in a different direction: demanding that the United States keep out […]
8/14/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump has mastered the art of the swaggering politician, but when tragedy strikes, he has struggled to find his footing. By projecting the persona of a chin-out American leader eager to punch first and deal with the consequences later, Trump is missing the softer touch that past presidents have effectively […]
8/14/2017
MILITARY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Leaving for New York City and meetings on military purchases and trade.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 14, 2017 05:29pm […]
8/14/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Big day in Washington, D.C., even though White House & Oval Office are being renovated. Great trade deals coming for American workers!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 14, 2017 05:17pm […]
8/14/2017
PHARMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “.@Merck Pharma is a leader in higher & higher drug prices while at the same time taking jobs out of the U.S. Bring jobs back & LOWER PRICES!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 14, 2017 05:09pm […]
8/14/2017
EPA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order as soon as Tuesday [8-15-17] that would sharply compress the time federal agencies spend weighing environmental reviews of highways, bridges and other infrastructure projects. The order, according to a senior administration official, will require federal agencies to cooperate from the earliest stages of […]
8/14/2017
OBAMA/RACISM: “Former president Barack Obama still knows how to find the right words after a national tragedy. With more than 2.4 million likes and counting, Obama’s tweet Saturday [8-12-17] quoting Nelson Mandela in the wake of white supremacist violence in Charlottesville, Va., is the third-most liked tweet since Twitter launched. One woman was killed and […]
8/14/2017
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LEGAL/PROTESTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A Los Angeles-based tech company is resisting a federal demand for more than 1.3 million IP addresses to identify visitors to a website set up to coordinate protests on Inauguration Day — a request whose breadth the company says violates the Constitution… The request also covers emails between the site’s organizers […]
8/14/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump is expected to stay at his home in Trump Tower Monday {8-14-17] night for the first time in his presidency. Mr. Trump is scheduled to leave his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, Monday for a quick stop at the White House to sign a presidential memorandum on China’s laws, […]
8/14/2017
CHINA/NORTH KOREA/TRADE DEALS: “China is banning imports of North Korean coal, iron and seafood, starting Tuesday [8-15-17], in a move that could assuage U.S. demands while enforcing new United Nations sanctions targeting Pyongyang’s nuclear-weapons program. The trade halt, announced Monday by China’s Commerce Ministry and customs agency, follows a weekend phone call between Chinese President […]
8/14/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/MILITARY/NORTH KOREA: “Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the U.S. must take threats from North Korea seriously, despite fresh skepticism from South Korea that Pyongyang has the ability to reliably deliver an intercontinental ballistic missile to the U.S… Gen. Dunford noted that North Korea had conducted missile and […]
8/14/2017
CLIMATE CHANGE/ENERGY/RICK PERRY: “Environmental group the Sierra Club sued the U.S. Energy Department on Monday [8-14-17] in hopes of forcing it to reveal the groups it has consulted in conducting an eagerly awaited study on the electricity grid. It was the latest push-back on the department’s study from backers of renewable energy such as wind […]
8/14/2017
ATTORNEY GENERAL/CRIME/JEFF SESSIONS/RACISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Monday [8-14-17] morning he expects President Donald Trump to explicitly condemn white supremacists, in the wake of deadly violence at a weekend rally in Virginia and growing pressure on Mr. Trump to break decisively with nationalist groups that backed his campaign and presidency. ‘He will […]
8/14/2017
DRUGS/PHARMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Now that Ken Frazier of Merck Pharma has resigned from President’s Manufacturing Council,he will have more time to LOWER RIPOFF DRUG PRICES!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 14, 2017 07:54am […]
8/14/2017
POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Luther Strange of the Great State of Alabama has my endorsement. He is strong on Border & Wall, the military, tax cuts & law enforcement.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 14, 2017 05:38am […]
8/14/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Heading to Washington this morning. Much work to do. Focus on trade and military. #MAGA” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 14, 2017 05:26am […]
8/14/2017
CANADA/NAFTA/TRADE DEALS: “Canada laid down a tough line ahead of talks on modernizing NAFTA on Monday, suggesting it could walk away if the United States pushed to remove a key dispute-settlement mechanism in the trade deal. Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland, giving the most substantive outline yet of Canada’s goals, said she was ‘very optimistic’ the […]
8/14/2017
GOP/POLITICS: “Roy Moore lacks the war chest of two chief rivals in his bid to become the next senator from Alabama. He didn’t land the coveted endorsement of President Donald Trump, and doesn’t enjoy the advantages of incumbency. Yet the controversial former state Supreme Court justice is coasting over his Republican challengers in Tuesday’s closely […]
8/14/2017
TAXES: “With U.S. Congress members focused during their August recess on finding ways to lower the corporate tax rate, industry groups and other sectors of society are gearing up to fight proposed changes to the personal income tax. While tax cuts for business have garnered the most headlines, lobbyists and lawmakers have conceded that rewriting […]
8/13/2017
MIKE PENCE/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VENEZUELA: “Vice President Mike Pence tamped down President Donald Trump’s threats of U.S. military intervention in Venezuela amid growing regional fears that such comments have strengthened that country’s president, Nicolás Maduro. Mr. Pence spoke Sunday [8-13-17] night in neighboring Colombia, two days after Mr. Trump jolted the region by saying he was […]
8/13/2017
HEALTHCARE/HHS/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump has threatened to blow up Obamacare. But his own administration is separately dangling hundreds of millions of dollars before states to bail out their insurance markets. Alaska will get $323 million over the next five years to coax its lone Obamacare insurer to remain in the market and hold […]
8/13/2017
CRIME/RACISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump, in the wake of deadly weekend violence at a white-supremacy rally in Virginia, is facing pressure to break decisively with such nationalist groups that largely backed his campaign and presidency, or risk a fraying of his fragile governing coalition. The rally erupted in violence in Charlottesville on Saturday [8-12-17], […]
8/13/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Inside President Donald Trump’s White House, no one seems to be looking forward to September. Senior officials have described the coming month as ‘brutal,’ ‘bad’ or ‘really tough’ because of the confluence of complicated issues — but they also say it’s pivotal to getting the presidency back on course. Aides hope […]
8/12/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VENEZUELA: “President Trump’s remarks on Friday [8-11-17] that he would not rule out a ‘military option’ to quell the chaos in Venezuela set off a late-night diplomatic duel, with the defense minister accusing Mr. Trump of ‘an act of madness’ and the White House saying it had turned away a call from […]
8/12/2017
CRIME/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Condolences to the family of the young woman killed today, and best regards to all of those injured, in Charlottesville, Virginia. So sad!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 12, 2017 06:25pm […]
8/12/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We will continue to follow developments in Charlottesville, and will provide whatever assistance is needed. We are ready, willing and able. https://t.co/mCTYBgUePi” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 12, 2017 04:49pm […]
8/12/2017
DONALDISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We must remember this truth: No matter our color, creed, religion or political party, we are ALL AMERICANS FIRST. https://t.co/FesMiQSKKn” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 12, 2017 04:19pm […]
8/12/2017
CRIME/RACISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “What is vital now is a swift restoration of law and order and the protection of innocent lives. #Charlottesville https://t.co/DB22fgnu6L” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 12, 2017 03:23pm […]
8/12/2017
CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration announced plans Saturday [8-12-17] to pressure China over alleged intellectual property theft, adding the threat of trade retaliation to an ongoing campaign seeking greater cooperation from Beijing in the North Korean nuclear crisis. Aides said President Donald Trump will sign a directive Monday ordering his trade representative […]
8/12/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Join me live from Bedminster, New Jersey: https://t.co/P3cRVvE0cY” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 12, 2017 02:26pm […]
8/12/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Am in Bedminster for meetings & press conference on V.A. & all that we have done, and are doing, to make it better-but Charlottesville sad!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 12, 2017 01:00pm […]
8/12/2017
CRIME/RACISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We ALL must be united & condemn all that hate stands for. There is no place for this kind of violence in America. Lets come together as one!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 12, 2017 12:19pm […]
8/11/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/TRUMP FAMILY/JARED KUSHNER: “Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, will soon travel to the Middle East for yet another foray into trying to forge a peace deal between Israelis and Palestinians, one of the most difficult diplomatic assignments of the Trump administration. Mr. Kushner, who traveled to the region in June, will […]
8/11/2017
CUBA/FOREIGN POLICY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The University of Miami received a nervous call from the Trump administration: American diplomats in Havana were getting sick with headaches, dizziness and hearing loss. Washington needed answers. At least six patients were flown from Cuba to the university’s hospital this year to determine the cause of a medical mystery that […]
8/11/2017
JOHN KELLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “White House chief of staff John Kelly spent this week in Bedminster, N.J., pondering changes in the West Wing, according to four White House officials. Kelly summoned aides to President Donald Trump’s golf club there to ask about their portfolios and make suggestions on how to make the West Wing […]
8/11/2017
AFRICAN AMERICANS/MEDIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The appearance of Omarosa Manigault-Newman, a White House aide, caused an uproar at a National Association of Black Journalists convention on Friday [8-11-17] after she refused to answer some questions about President Trump’s recent remarks encouraging the police to be rougher while arresting criminal suspects. Ms. Manigault-Newman, whose role in the Trump […]
8/11/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Press Conference – Following National Security Briefing in Bedminster, New Jersey. ?https://t.co/v5O8GglOIK https://t.co/H1Zi5XRKEo” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 11, 2017 09:06pm […]
8/11/2017
RUSSIA/TRUMP FAMILY/JARED KUSHNER: “The Senate Judiciary Committee is calling on the White House to provide new details about President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner’s security clearance application, including whether he could be trusted with sensitive information after he initially failed to disclose meetings with Russian officials. The committee, led by Republican Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa, […]
8/11/2017
ECONOMY/JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As promised on the campaign trail, we will provide opportunity for Americans to gain skills needed to succeed & thrive as the economy grows! https://t.co/ZycW4PPcU5” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 11, 2017 04:43pm […]
8/11/2017
JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We want to make sure that we have the workforce development programs we need to ensure these jobs are…. https://t.co/tyqbvvmBn4” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 11, 2017 01:29pm […]
8/11/2017
LEGAL/PAUL MANAFORT: “Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort’s son-in-law, Jeffrey Yohai, met with Department of Justice investigators in recent months, according to two sources familiar with the matter. Yohai provided information and documents to federal investigators in New York more than two months ago, according to one of the sources. The sources say the Justice […]
8/11/2017
MILITARY/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Shortly after tweeting the US military was ‘locked and loaded’ should North Korea ‘act unwisely,’ President Donald Trump returned to Twitter on Friday [8-11-17] to emphasize his point by retweeting images of US B-1 bombers currently stationed in Guam. Featuring a series of photos depicting B-1B Lancers deployed to the US […]
8/11/2017
JOHN KELLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Under former White House chief of staff Reince Priebus, there was no formal policymaking process in the West Wing: no set protocol for meeting with the president, giving him information, or presenting various options with which to make decisions. Sometimes, multiple staffers said, disagreements broke out in the Oval Office in […]
8/11/2017
AL GORE/CLIMATE CHANGE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore said on Friday [8-11-17] that President Donald Trump’s rejection of the Paris climate change agreement was fueling, rather than weakening, momentum among environmental activists. Gore, whose follow-up to his 2006 Oscar-winning documentary ‘An Inconvenient Truth’ is showing in movie theaters worldwide this month, said […]
8/11/2017
ETHICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “President Trump’s hotel in Washington, DC, jacked up its rates after he took office more than it had planned to charge — and the posh facility outperformed his company’s expectations as a result, a new report said Friday [8-11-17]. The Trump International Hotel, in the opulently renovated Old Post Office near […]
8/11/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump issued his starkest warning yet against North Korea, saying that ‘military solutions’ were ‘in place, locked and loaded’ should Pyongyang ‘act unwisely.’ From his working vacation at his golf resort in Bedminister, N.J., the president made the warning Friday [8-11-17] on Twitter just before 7:30 a.m. Eastern […]
8/11/2017
LGBTQ/NAVY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer said he would follow directions from the president on transgender people in the military but believes ‘any patriot’ should be allowed to serve. Spencer, speaking to reporters on Thursday [8-10-17] on a visit to Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia, said he would abide by any policy […]
8/11/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The United States has been engaging in back-channel diplomacy with North Korea for several months, the Associated Press reported on Friday [8-11-17], as President Donald Trump stepped up his warnings to Pyongyang amid rising tensions in the region. The dialogue involved Joseph Yun, the U.S. envoy for North Korea policy, […]
8/11/2017
MILITARY/NORTH KOREA: “Military solutions are now fully in place,locked and loaded,should North Korea act unwisely. Hopefully Kim Jong Un will find another path!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 11, 2017 06:29am […]
8/11/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/GERMANY/NATO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “On the outskirts of this small town in southern Germany, the U.S. is spending $1 billion on a hospital an Army general describes as the most ambitious medical construction project the military has ever undertaken. The excavators rumbling across an expanse of red soil close to the size of 90 football […]
8/11/2017
MCMASTER/NATIONAL SECURITY/STEVE BANNON/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The conservative news site Breitbart has waged a nonstop campaign against national security adviser H.R. McMaster, but so far it seems to have done the most damage to someone else: Steve Bannon. A Wall Street Journal editorial earlier this week accused Bannon of using the right-wing media to go after his […]
8/10/2017
EDUCATION/JOBS: “…The teachers, who were attending a summer training program, are helping West Virginia in another kind of transformation. Long one of the poorest states, it is now leading the way in turning vocational education from a Plan B for underachieving students into what policy makers hope will be a fuel source for the state’s […]
8/10/2017
ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP POSITION CHANGES: “President Trump said on Thursday [8-10-17] that he had not considered firing Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel investigating Russian meddling in the election, contradicting private statements the president has made to his aides and friends about his desire to dismiss Mr. Mueller… The Justice Department investigation into […]
8/10/2017
LGBTQ/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump said on Thursday [8-10-17] that he is doing the United States military a ‘great favor’ by barring transgender people from serving in its ranks — even though the Pentagon has made no move to expel personnel since the commander in chief first tweeted the policy about-face two weeks ago. The […]
8/10/2017
AMBASSADOR/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump offered gratitude rather than outrage on Thursday [8-10-17] for Russia’s decision to force the United States Embassy in Moscow to slash its personnel by 755 people, despite bipartisan condemnation from other American leaders who protested the Cold War-style move. President Vladimir V. Putin last month ordered the seizure of two […]
8/10/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/PHARMA/TAXES: “Insurers are making final decisions about their Obamacare rates for next year. So far, it looks as if many of them will be building in an uncertainty tax… Two themes stick out: One is that, while insurance premiums will rise substantially in many cities, the increases are generally not bigger than they were last […]
8/10/2017
FBI/INTELLIGENCE/TERRORISM: “U.S. investigators uncovered a global financial network run by a senior Islamic State official that funneled money to an alleged ISIS operative in the U.S. through fake eBay transactions, according to a recently unsealed FBI affidavit. The alleged recipient of the funds was an American citizen in his early 30s who had been arrested […]
8/10/2017
NORTH KOREA/REX TILLERSON/STATE: “White House aide Sebastian Gorka said Thursday [8-10-17] that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was out of line with remarks he made a day earlier assuring Americans that military action against North Korea is not imminent, telling BBC radio that it was ‘nonsensical’ for the nation’s chief diplomat to speak on military […]
8/10/2017
CRIME/DRUGS/NATIONAL SECURITY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump declared the opioid epidemic a national emergency Thursday [8-10-17], establishing a formal designation for the crisis that could shape the way his administration responds… A White House commission on the opioid crisis led by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, a one-time Republican rival and subsequent backer of Mr. […]
8/10/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/GOP/OIL/VENEZUELA: “Four U.S. Senate Republicans from oil refining states urged the Trump administration on Thursday [8-10-17] to not block oil shipments from Venezuela as part of U.S. sanctions against the country, saying it could raise costs for U.S. fuel consumers. The United States sanctioned President Nicolas Maduro and other Venezuelan officials after Maduro established […]
8/10/2017
LEGAL/PAUL MANAFORT/RUSSIA: “Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager, has tapped a new legal team to represent him as government lawyers examine possible Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, his spokesman Jason Maloni said. Law firm WilmerHale had been speaking on Manafort’s behalf to investigators, but that relationship has ended, Maloni said. […]
8/10/2017
2016 ELECTION/CYBERWAR/DHS: “The Department of Homeland Security is clearing the way for state election officials to apply for security clearances so they can review classified information about cyberthreats to their election systems, federal and state authorities said in interviews this week. The move comes after many state officials criticized the federal agency for, in their […]
8/10/2017
TRUMP FAMILY/IVANKA/WOMEN: “.@IvankaTrump will lead the U.S. delegation to India this fall, supporting women’s entrepreneurship globally. #GES2017 @narendramodi” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 10, 2017 03:18pm […]
8/10/2017
EPA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The amount of money the Environmental Protection Agency is penalizing polluters they’ve sued for breaching federal regulations has plummeted by 60% under President Donald Trump, a report released Thursday [8-10-17] has found. Between January and July, fines resulting from settlements have been significantly lighter on polluters’ pocketbooks on average compared to previous […]
8/10/2017
ATTORNEY GENERAL/JEFF SESSIONS/NOMINATIONS: “Attorney General Jeff Sessions is urging the White House to nominate a federal judge and tough-on-crime ex-prosecutor once nicknamed ‘Hang ’Um High’ Henry Hudson to an independent, bipartisan panel that issues sentencing guidelines. Mr. Sessions’ recommendation for one of three openings on the U.S. Sentencing Commission, confirmed by people familiar with the […]
8/10/2017
POLITICAL FIGURES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Tensions flared publicly between President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, with the president criticizing his party’s Senate leader for the failure to advance a health-care bill through the Republican-led chamber… The president’s tweets followed criticism from Dan Scavino Jr., Mr. Trump’s social-media director and a senior aide, who […]
8/10/2017
HEALTHCARE/POLITICAL FIGURES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Mitch, get back to work and put Repeal & Replace, Tax Reform & Cuts and a great Infrastructure Bill on my desk for signing. You can do it!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 10, 2017 11:40am […]
8/10/2017
NATIONAL SECURITY/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When North Korea has made military threats in recent times, it has usually sought an off-ramp before tensions could spill over into armed conflict. But the current standoff—U.S. President Donald Trump warning North Korea of ‘fire and fury,’ Pyongyang declaring its intention to send missiles into the waters off Guam, […]
8/10/2017
IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Jamaicans and other foreign workers have long powered the summer economy in the upscale tourist haven of Martha’s Vineyard, cleaning hotel rooms, waiting tables and mixing fudge. This year, many local businesses had to come up with a Plan B. Facing a shortage of foreign laborers, local restaurants have reduced hours of […]
8/10/2017
CUBA/FOREIGN POLICY/STATE: “The U.S. has expelled two Cuban diplomats in retaliation for a bizarre incident purportedly involving a covert sonic device that allegedly left a group of American diplomats in Havana with severe hearing loss. State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert on Wednesday [8-9-17] spoke only cryptically about the matter, referring to an ‘incident’ without elaboration. […]
8/10/2017
BUDGET/TREASURY: “The risks of a budget crisis or fiscal mishap in Washington are rising, which could weigh on financial markets in the weeks ahead. Forecasters in The Wall Street Journal’s monthly survey of economists see on average a 22% chance of the government shutting down at the end of next month and a 17% chance […]
8/10/2017
CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/NORTH KOREA: “To many Americans, China bears a huge responsibility for the North Korea crisis because of its failure to rein in its volatile ally in Pyongyang. But in Beijing, the view is different. Here, a large slice of the blame goes to Washington, because of its consistently hostile attitude toward North Korea — […]
8/10/2017
SANCTUARY CITIES: “A U.S. district judge in Austin has rejected an effort by Texas to have a law that would punish so-called sanctuary cities be declared constitutional ahead of the measure taking effect next month. The Republican-backed law is the first of its kind since Republican Donald Trump became president in January, promising to crack […]
8/10/2017
NATIONAL SECURITY/RUSSIA: “A low-flying Russian airplane created a buzz in the nation’s capital on Wednesday [8-9-17], but it turns out the surveillance flight over the Capitol, Pentagon and other sites was cleared by the U.S. government under a long-standing global treaty. The flight, which was filmed by The Associated Press, was permitted under the Open […]
8/10/2017
HEALTHCARE/POLITICAL FIGURES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Can you believe that Mitch McConnell, who has screamed Repeal & Replace for 7 years, couldn’t get it done. Must Repeal & Replace ObamaCare!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 10, 2017 05:54am […]
8/10/2017
BETSY DEVOS/EDUCATION: “After barely surviving her confirmation battle and facing sporadic protests during visits to schools, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos could hardly have teed up a more fraught, emotional and divisive issue to launch her tenure: campus sexual assault. Though almost no one is happy with the Obama administration’s efforts to prod colleges and universities […]
8/10/2017
CHINA/MILITARY/NAVY: “A U.S. Navy destroyer carried out a ‘freedom of navigation operation’ on Thursday [8-10-17], coming within 12 nautical miles of an artificial island built up by China in the South China Sea, U.S. officials told Reuters. The operation came as President Donald Trump’s administration seeks Chinese cooperation in dealing with North Korea’s missile and […]
8/9/2017
POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Washington needs a vacation from itself. ‘Doing nothing is exhausting,’ said Jason Chaffetz, the former Republican congressman from Utah, whose head start began with a surprise resignation in June. Yet for those who remain in Congress — and across the city’s motley roster of aides, journalists, consultants and lobbyists — the collective […]
8/9/2017
INTELLIGENCE/PAUL MANAFORT/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA: “Investigators for the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, recently searched a home of President Trump’s former campaign manager, Paul Manafort, for tax documents and foreign banking records, according to a person briefed on the matter. Officials did not disclose where the search warrant was carried out. Mr. Manafort has homes in […]
8/9/2017
DOLLAR/ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It is the closest thing to a certainty in the global economy. When trouble flares and anxiety mounts, people who manage money traditionally entrust it to a seemingly indomitable refuge, the American dollar. Yet on Wednesday, in the hours after President’s Trump’s threat to unleash ‘fire and fury’ on North Korea if […]
8/9/2017
NATIONAL SECURITY/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Senior American officials sent mixed signals on North Korea on Wednesday [8-9-17] as President Trump’s ‘fire and fury’ warning rattled allies and adversaries alike, a sign of his administration’s deep divisions as the outcast state once again threatened to wage nuclear war on the United States. The president’s advisers […]
8/9/2017
FBI/INTELLIGENCE/PAUL MANAFORT: “Federal investigators sought cooperation from Paul Manafort’s son-in-law in an effort to increase pressure on President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, according to three people familiar with the probe. Investigators approached Jeffrey Yohai, who has partnered in business deals with Manafort, earlier this summer, setting off ‘real waves’ in Manafort’s orbit, one of […]
8/9/2017
ENERGY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice is asking President Donald Trump to extend his support for the coal industry by providing some $4.5 billion a year in federal funding for Eastern coal, a proposal miners in Western states say goes against free-market principles. The governor, who days ago switched parties to Republican from […]
8/9/2017
DONALDISM: “#GodBlessTheUSA?? https://t.co/Fkq2gJQOKk” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 9, 2017 04:36pm […]
8/9/2017
PROTESTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP TAXES: “The White House has an unusual onlooker Wednesday [8-9-17] — a large, inflatable chicken with golden orange hair. The inflatable chicken, situated on the Ellipse facing 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, is a visual that organizers of the Tax Day March have used in the past to coax President Trump to release his […]
9/9/2017
ECONOMY: “U.S. worker productivity picked up modestly in the second quarter but showed little sign of breaking out of the sluggish trend that has prevailed for more than a decade, holding back economic growth and living standards. The lethargic pace of productivity growth seen in recent years could have a critical effect on the future […]
8/9/2017
GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “Senator Mitch McConnell said I had ‘excessive expectations,’ but I don’t think so. After 7 years of hearing Repeal & Replace, why not done?” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 9, 2017 01:14pm […]
8/9/2017
GOP/POLITICAL FIGURES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A close aide to President Donald Trump hit back Wednesday [8-9-17] against Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, exhibiting further tension between the White House and Congress over Republicans’ failure to pass health care legislation. Dan Scavino, the White House director of social media, responded to McConnell’s comments that the President had […]
8/9/2017
NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Texas megachurch pastor Robert Jeffress, one of President Trump’s evangelical advisers who preached the morning of his inauguration, has released a statement saying the president has the moral authority to ‘take out’ North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. ‘When it comes to how we should deal with evildoers, the Bible, […]
8/9/2017
LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “A lawsuit contending that President Donald Trump’s business dealings with and in foreign countries violate the Constitution is set to get a public airing in October in a New York federal courtroom. U.S. District Court Judge George Daniels issued an order Wednesday [8-9-17] setting oral arguments for Oct. 18 on a […]
8/9/2017
NATIONAL SECURITY/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Wednesday [8-9-17] boasted of the strength of the U.S. nuclear arsenal, vowing ‘there will never be a time that we are not the most powerful nation in the world.’ ‘My first order as President was to renovate and modernize our nuclear arsenal. It is now far stronger […]
8/9/2017
NATIONAL SECURITY/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/REX TILLERSON/STATE: “Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Wednesday [8-9-17] that ‘Americans should sleep well at night,’ free from worry that North Korea’s ever-progressing nuclear program presents an ‘imminent threat’ to the United States. En route to Guam, the U.S. territory in the Pacific that North Korea has threatened to destroy with an […]
8/9/2017
LEGAL/LGBTQ/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Two advocacy groups sued President Trump in federal court Wednesday [8-9-17] over his declaration on Twitter last month that the Pentagon would a reinstate a ban on transgender people serving in the U.S. military. So far, the armed services have not implemented a ban or moved to discharge anyone, saying that it […]
8/9/2017
MILITARY/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “My first order as President was to renovate and modernize our nuclear arsenal. It is now far stronger and more powerful than ever before… Hopefully we will never have to use this power, but there will never be a time that we are not the most powerful nation in the world!” -Donald […]
8/9/2017
NATIONAL SECURITY/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “North Korea is reviewing plans to strike U.S. military targets in Guam with its medium-range ballistic missiles to create ‘enveloping fire,’ according to state media. The message came hours after President Trump warned North Korea that it will be ‘met with fire and fury and, frankly, power, the likes of […]
8/9/2017
GOP/PAUL RYAN: “A conservative group is launching a major $2.5 million ad buy Wednesday [8-9-17] to ramp up public pressure on Republican members of Congress to address tax reform. American Action Network’s Middle-Class Growth Initiative, a nonprofit funded by House Speaker Paul Ryan supporters, unveiled a new TV ad that will run on national cable […]
8/8/2017
IRAN/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “An unarmed Iranian drone buzzed an American Super Hornet fighter jet as it circled an aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf, Defense Department officials said on Tuesday [8-8-17]. A statement released by the military’s Central Command said that despite repeated radio calls demanding that Iran keep the drone clear of American flight […]
8/8/2017
GOP/POLITICS: “Senator Luther Strange has done a great job representing the people of the Great State of Alabama. He has my complete and total endorsement!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 8, 2017 08:16pm […]
8/8/2017
HHS/TOM PRICE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price announced Tuesday [8-8-17] that President Donald Trump has no immediate plans to declare the nation’s opioid epidemic a public health emergency, a decision that flies in the face of the key recommendation by the President’s bipartisan opioid commission. Public health experts had said that […]
8/8/2017
CRIME/DRUGS: “President Donald Trump pledged a tougher law enforcement response to an epidemic of opioid addiction, and top officials in his administration said they wanted to increase the availability of an anti-overdose treatment in response to the crisis… Mr. Trump cited a dramatic rise in opioid overdose deaths in the past two decades and a […]