CYBERWAR/VOTER FRAUD: “A touch-screen voting machine used in a 2014 election in Virginia was hacked in about 100 minutes by exploiting a Windows XP flaw that was more than a decade old as part of a demonstration on security vulnerabilities in election technology. The hacker was Carsten Schürmann, an associate professor with IT University of […]
7/29/2017
GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “Unless the Republican Senators are total quitters, Repeal & Replace is not dead! Demand another vote before voting on any other bill!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 29, 2017 03:36pm […]
7/29/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Saturday [7-29-17] to end government payments to health insurers if Congress does not pass a new healthcare bill and goaded them to not abandon their seven-year quest to replace the Obamacare law. In a Twitter message on Saturday, Trump said ‘if a new HealthCare Bill is […]
7/29/2017
ECONOMY: “U.S. Stock Market up almost 20% since Election!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 29, 2017 12:04pm […]
7/29/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “If a new HealthCare Bill is not approved quickly, BAILOUTS for Insurance Companies and BAILOUTS for Members of Congress will end very soon!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 29, 2017 11:27am […]
7/29/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “After seven years of ‘talking’ Repeal & Replace, the people of our great country are still being forced to live with imploding ObamaCare!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 29, 2017 11:19am […]
7/29/2017
DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “If the Senate Democrats ever got the chance, they would switch to a 51 majority vote in first minute. They are laughing at R’s. MAKE CHANGE!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 29, 2017 06:47am […]
7/29/2017
GOP/POLITICS: “Republicans in the Senate will NEVER win if they don’t go to a 51 vote majority NOW. They look like fools and are just wasting time… 8 Dems totally control the U.S. Senate. Many great Republican bills will never pass, like Kate’s Law and complete Healthcare. Get smart!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 29, 2017 […]
7/29/2017
BUDGET/GOP: “The very outdated filibuster rule must go. Budget reconciliation is killing R’s in Senate. Mitch M, go to 51 Votes NOW and WIN. IT’S TIME!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 29, 2017 06:28am […]
7/29/2017
GOP/POLITICS: “Republican Senate must get rid of 60 vote NOW! It is killing the R Party, allows 8 Dems to control country. 200 Bills sit in Senate. A JOKE!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 29, 2017 06:20am […]
7/29/2017
2016 ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In other words, Russia was against Trump in the 2016 Election – and why not, I want strong military & low oil prices. Witch Hunt! https://t.co/mMSxj4Su5z” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 29, 2017 06:07am […]
7/28/2017
HEALTHCARE/LGBTQ/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump’s tweets banning transgender Americans from serving in the armed forces not only sent shockwaves from the barracks to Capitol Hill, they also rocked the families of service members whose military health care coverage provides essential care for their transgender children. ‘I instantly started crying,’ Amanda Brewer told NBC Washington. Her […]
7/28/2017
FDIC/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House is considering a regional bank lawyer and former Senate staffer to lead the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., according to people familiar with the matter. Jelena McWilliams, chief legal officer at Fifth Third Bancorp . , could be nominated to be FDIC chairwoman, the people said. If chosen, she would […]
7/28/2017
GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “For years, Congressional Republicans have promised that their policy ideas, paired with a Republican in the White House, would lead to an instant obliteration of President Barack Obama’s health care law and the advent of something less expensive, more efficient and delivering better care. In the wee hours of Friday [7-28-17] morning, that plan […]
7/28/2017
CRIME/DONALDISM: “We will defend our country, protect our communities and put the safety of the AMERICAN PEOPLE FIRST! Replay: https://t.co/dcZxPKOPZ9 https://t.co/0NGiIhGY18” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 28, 2017 07:06pm […]
7/28/2017
TRUMP PEOPLE/JOHN KELLY/REINCE PRIEBUS: “Reince Priebus, the establishment Republican-turned-loyalist to President Trump who served as his White House chief of staff for the last six months, was pushed out on Friday in the latest convulsion in a chaos-wracked West Wing to which he had repeatedly failed to bring some semblance of order. Convinced that Mr. […]
7/28/2017
CRIME/POLICE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump told a crowd of law-enforcement officers on Friday [7-28-17] they shouldn’t be ‘too nice’ when arresting ‘thugs,’ in remarks about combating gang activity. Addressing federal, state and local law-enforcement officers in Brentwood, N.Y., on the threat posed by the transnational street gang MS-13, Mr. Trump also talked about the […]
7/28/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/JOHN KELLY: “I am pleased to inform you that I have just named General/Secretary John F Kelly as White House Chief of Staff. He is a Great American… and a Great Leader. John has also done a spectacular job at Homeland Security. He has been a true star of my Administration” -Donald […]
7/28/2017
TRUMP FAMILY/IVANKA/UN: “Ivanka Trump, U.S. President Donald Trump’s daughter and informal adviser, met with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for lunch at U.N. headquarters in New York on Friday amid a push by the president to slash funding for the world body. Ivanka Trump is seen as an important influence on her father, and her […]
7/28/2017
COMMERCE/ECONOMY: “The U.S. entered the ninth year of economic expansion on a familiar path of steady but unspectacular growth, with few obvious indications it is near exhausting itself. Gross domestic product, a broad measure of goods and services produced in the U.S., rose at a 2.6% annual rate in the April to June period, the […]
7/28/2017
CRIME/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Departing for Long Island now. An area under siege from #MS13 gang members. We will not rest until #MS13 is eradicated. #LESM https://t.co/GsgbBUXyHS” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 28, 2017 11:24am […]
7/28/2017
CRIME/DONALDISM: “We will always ENFORCE our laws, PROTECT our borders, and SUPPORT our police! #LESM Harrisburg, Pennsylvania #FlashbackFriday #MS13 https://t.co/79Tskiv69j” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 28, 2017 11:13am […]
7/28/2017
TRUMP PEOPLE/ANTHONY SCARAMUCCI/REINCE PRIEBUS: “White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus may have little left of his job but his title. In the swirl of Shakespearean intrigue that surrounds Donald Trump’s White House, Priebus’ fortunes have long been a source of speculation, given his limited role, colorful band of rivals and the president’s public slights. […]
7/28/2017
HEALTHCARE/JOHN MCCAIN/OBAMCARE(ACA): “In the end, it was a simple hand gesture – Senator John McCain pointing his right index finger in a downward motion to register a no vote – that ruined his party’s seven-year effort to repeal Obamacare. But in that signal in the early hours of Friday [7-28-17], the 80-year-old McCain also delivered […]
7/28/2017
DEMS/GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “If Republicans are going to pass great future legislation in the Senate, they must immediately go to a 51 vote majority, not senseless 60… Even though parts of healthcare could pass at 51, some really good things need 60. So many great future bills & budgets need 60 votes…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 28, […]
7/28/2017
GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/PHARMA: “Senate Republicans’ failure to pass their limited health bill is a relief for health insurers, but it leaves the companies struggling with increasingly urgent questions as they make decisions about participating in the Affordable Care Act’s exchanges. Insurers had already been pressing for legislation aimed at stabilizing the marketplaces, an idea that is likely […]
7/28/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/RUSSIA: “Russia on Friday [7-28-17] ordered the United States to cut hundreds of diplomatic staff in retaliation for a new round of U.S. sanctions, and said it was seizing two U.S. diplomatic properties. Moscow’s decision, which had echoes of the Cold War, was announced by the Foreign Ministry a day after the U.S. Senate […]
7/28/2017
DEMS/GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “3 Republicans and 48 Democrats let the American people down. As I said from the beginning, let ObamaCare implode, then deal. Watch!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 28, 2017 01:25am […]
7/27/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/IRAN/NATIONAL SECURITY: “Iran successfully launched a missile into space on Thursday [7-27-17], state media reported, two days after the United States House of Representatives approved a bill that would impose additional sanctions against the country, and Russia and North Korea. Such tests of what are essentially carrier rockets are not prohibited under the landmark […]
7/27/2017
GOP/HEALTHCARE: “Go Republican Senators, Go! Get there after waiting for 7 years. Give America great healthcare!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 27, 2017 09:43pm […]
7/27/2017
NOMINATIONS/POLITICAL FIGURES/RELIGION/TRUMP PEOPLE/SAM BROWNBACK: “For more than six years, Gov. Sam Brownback has steered Kansas on a hard right turn on one issue after another: taxes, guns, abortion rights, Medicaid and welfare benefits. He will leave as an unpopular leader of a state in uncertain fiscal health, with more robust conservative policies and governed by […]
7/27/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/STATE/VENEZUELA: “The State Department on Thursday [7-27-17] ordered family members of American employees at the U.S. embassy in Caracas to leave Venezuela, days ahead of a contentious vote that Washington has warned could undermine the South American nation’s democracy. The State Department said Thursday evening that it also will facilitate voluntary departures of American […]
7/27/2017
ANTHONY SCARAMUCCI/LEAKS: “In the five days since he was named White House communications director, Anthony Scaramucci has vowed to hunt down leakers and fire anyone he catches. By the end of his fifth day, he was on the receiving end of what he called a leak about himself. The financial disclosure form that Mr. Scaramucci […]
7/27/2017
LEAKS/TRUMP PEOPLE/ANTHONY SCARAMUCCI/REINCE PRIEBUS: “The internal rivalries of the White House spilled out into stark public view on Thursday [7-27-17] morning as President Trump’s new communications director called out his chief of staff on live television, suggesting that he may be a leaker — all over a leak that was not actually a leak. Anthony […]
7/27/2017
JOBS/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “New York officials have sought to help people in ailing upstate counties by offering jobs programs or tax cuts. President Donald Trump this week suggested another plan for residents there: Leave. ‘When you have an area that just isn’t working like upper New York state…you can leave, it’s OK, don’t worry […]
7/27/2017
JEFF SESSIONS/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senate Republicans on Thursday moved to block every path President Donald Trump might try to use to fire and replace Attorney General Jeff Session s, a step they worry would disrupt the independence of the investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election. Sending the most powerful signal yet that Mr. […]
7/27/2017
BORDER/HOUSE OF REPS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “House Republicans passed legislation on Thursday [7-27-17] funding President Donald Trump’s promised wall along the southwest border, having set the terms of the debate to let members avoid having to vote directly on the proposal. The measure passed 235-192. Five Democrats voted for the bill, with the support of 230 […]
7/27/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/RUSSIA: “The Senate approved new sanctions to punish Russia for its alleged interference in the 2016 U.S. election on an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote Thursday [7-27-17], gaining tentative support from the White House before its passage. The measure, which also imposes sanctions on North Korea and Iran, passed the Senate on a 98-2 vote. The […]
7/27/2017
COMMERCE/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s pledge to quickly provide big import protection to U.S. steelmakers has gotten bogged down in ‘complexity,’ with no clear deadline for completion, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross told Congress on Thursday [7-27/17], according to lawmakers who attended the briefing. ‘The secretary used the word ‘complexity’ more than any other […]
7/27/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It was my great HONOR to present our nation’s highest award for a public safety officer – THE MEDAL OF VALOR to FIVE AMERICAN HEROES! https://t.co/j7ceXuBZ3f” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 27, 2017 05:49pm […]
7/27/2017
CRIME/POLITICS: “Today, we gathered in the East Room to pay tribute to the HEROES whose courageous actions under fire saved so many lives in Alexandria, VA. https://t.co/it52TkLsye” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 27, 2017 04:36pm […]
7/27/2017
LEGAL/LGBTQ/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s three-tweet plan to stop transgender individuals from serving in the military has yet to be clarified or implemented, but as it stands could run headlong into established case law. The same is true for the position the Trump administration took late on Wednesday [7-26-17], declaring that federal anti-discrimination law […]
7/27/2017
CRIME/POLITICS: “Join me live as we recognize the first responders to the June 14th shooting involving @SteveScalise. #TeamScalise https://t.co/qOolNmB65d https://t.co/6OCn9JfMAG” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 27, 2017 02:08pm […]
7/27/2017
CRIME/DONALDISM: “Big progress being made in ridding our country of MS-13 gang members and gang members in general. MAKE AMERICA SAFE AGAIN!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 27, 2017 01:37pm […]
7/27/2017
GOP/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A senior Republican senator said Thursday [7-27-17] he is crafting legislation to protect the independence of the special counsel investigation into Russian activity during the 2016 election, a response to President Donald Trump’s criticism of the probe, which he has called a ‘witch hunt.’ Sen. Lindsey Graham (R., S.C.) told reporters Thursday […]
7/27/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Chief Scout Executive for the Boy Scouts of America apologized Thursday [7-27-17] to anyone in the scouting community who may have been offended or alarmed by President Donald Trump’s speech at the organization’s National Jamboree earlier this week. ‘I want to extend my sincere apologies to those in our Scouting family […]
7/27/2017
DEMS/ETHICS/INTELLIGENCE/INTERIOR/RYAN ZINKE: “The top Democrat on the House Natural Resources Committee said Thursday [7-27-17] he will request a formal investigation into whether Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke threatened projects important to Alaska in retribution for Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s vote against health care legislation. Zinke called Murkowski and fellow Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan Wednesday afternoon — a […]
7/27/2017
LGBTQ/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “There will be ‘no modifications’ to the military’s transgender policy as a result of President Donald Trump’s declared ban on transgender men and women on Twitter, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs said in a message to top military officers on Thursday — the latest sign of the disarray following the commander-in-chief’s […]
7/27/2017
NATIONAL DEBT/STEVE MNUCHIN/TREASURY: “Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told lawmakers Thursday [7-27-17] he has ‘no intent’ to prioritize certain government payments and delay others if Congress fails to raise the federal borrowing limit… Government debt hit the statutory limit in mid-March, and Treasury has been using extraordinary measures since then to raise enough cash to keep […]
7/27/2017
MIKE PENCE/MILITARY: “The vice president of the US once claimed that he was ‘victimized’ by Mulan, a 1998 animated Disney film about a young woman who tries to join the Chinese military. ‘I suspect that some mischievous liberal at Disney assumes that Mulan’s story will cause a quiet change in the next generation’s attitude toward […]
7/27/2017
MEDIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “With little pomp or circumstance, Sarah Huckabee Sanders stepped up to the briefing room podium and got straight to business Friday [7-28-17], reading announcements about ‘Made in America Week’ and a new executive order on defense. Minutes later, newly minted communications director Anthony Scaramucci announced she was formally taking over as White House […]
7/27/2017
NATIONAL SECURITY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “A top adviser on Middle East issues to U.S. President Donald Trump left the National Security Council on Thursday [7-27-17] as the White House grapples with internal divisions as well as major policy issues involving Syria, Iran and Iraq. The Weekly Standard magazine was first to report the departure of […]
7/27/2017
TRUMP FAMILY/MELANIA: “In September, eight months into her tenure as first lady of the United States, first lady Melania Trump will make her first official solo trip to a foreign country. Trump announced in a statement Thursday that she will lead the US delegation to this year’s Invictus Games, being held in Toronto, Canada, September […]
7/27/2017
CRIME/DRUGS/PHARMA: “The top-ranking Democrat on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee expanded a probe into the opioid addiction crisis, asking four more drug companies and three drug distributors to provide documents. Sen. Claire McCaskill (D.-Mo.) sent letters Wednesday [7-26-17] to drugmakers Mallinckrodt PLC, Endo International PLC, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. and Allergan PLC, […]
7/27/2017
FAKE NEWS/MEDIA/POLITICS/RUSSIA: ” ‘One of the things that has been lost in the politics of this situation is that the Russians collected and spread negative information… about then candidate Trump.’ Catherine Herridge @FoxNews. So why doesn’t Fake News report this? Witch Hunt! Purposely phony reporting.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 27, 2017 08:35am to 08:45am […]
7/27/2017
LGBTQ/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Marine General Joseph Dunford, said in a written message on Thursday [7-27-17] to military leaders that there has been no change yet to the military’s policy on transgender personnel, despite plans for a ban announced by President Donald Trump. ‘There will be no modifications […]
7/27/2017
GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “Come on Republican Senators, you can do it on Healthcare. After 7 years, this is your chance to shine! Don’t let the American people down!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 27, 2017 06:24am […]
7/27/2017
GOP/LGBTQ/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Republicans on Capitol Hill are scrambling to respond to President Donald Trump’s announcement Wednesday [7-27-17] to reinstitute a ban on transgender people serving in the military after conservatives who lobbied the White House say they were pushing only to prevent the Pentagon from paying for medical costs associated with gender confirmation — […]
7/27/2017
FAKE NEWS/MEDIA: “Wow, the Failing @nytimes said about @foxandfriends ‘….the most powerful T.V. show in America.’ “ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 27, 2017 05:48am […]
7/27/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump could veto pending legislation that would slap new sanctions on Russia in order to push for a tougher deal, a top White House aide said on Thursday [7-27-17], as Moscow warned of retaliation if Washington pressed ahead with the measure. The idea of Trump seeking to strengthen […]
7/27/2017
LGBTQ/MILITARY/PROTESTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Demonstrators flocked to a military recruiting station in New York City and gathered at a plaza named for a San Francisco gay-rights icon on Wednesday [7-26-17] to protest President Donald Trump’s abrupt ban on transgender troops in the military. A crowd of at least a few hundred people gathered around the U.S. […]
7/26/2017
ATTORNEY GENERAL/JEFF SESSIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump publicly attacked Attorney General Jeff Sessions for a third consecutive day on Wednesday [7-26-17], questioning why Mr. Sessions has not fired the acting director of the F.B.I. over his wife’s political ties to Hillary Clinton. Mr. Trump has previously criticized the deputy F.B.I. director, Andrew G. McCabe, who […]
7/26/2017
ETHICS: “David J. Apol, named by President Trump last week as the new head of the Office of Government Ethics, has repeatedly clashed with colleagues over his career at the agency as he sought to roll back or loosen ethics requirements on federal employees, including those in the White House, three former senior officials at […]
7/26/2017
COAST GUARD/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “It is not often that the interests of a quiet rural community overtake those of the president. But after opposition from veterans, Olympians and children’s summer camps, the Coast Guard is retreating from plans to increase security on the Potomac River behind the Trump National Golf Club in Virginia. The […]
7/26/2017
ATTORNEY GENERAL/JEFF SESSIONS/SANCTUARY CITIES: “Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Tuesday [7-25-17] moved once again to punish so-called sanctuary cities, announcing that cities and states could lose millions of dollars in federal grants unless they began cooperating with immigration agents. Only hours before, President Trump had issued his latest public rebuke of Mr. Sessions, amplifying the […]
7/26/2017
ATTORNEY GENERAL/JEFF SESSIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump has discussed with confidants and advisers in recent days the possibility of installing a new attorney general through a recess appointment if Jeff Sessions leaves the job, but he has been warned not to move to push him out because of the political and legal ramifications, according to […]
7/26/2017
NOMINATIONS/RELIGION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Sam Brownback, the beleaguered governor of Kansas whose aggressively conservative fiscal polices turned some fellow Republicans against him, will be nominated to serve as ambassador at large for international religious freedom, the White House said in a statement on Wednesday [7-26-17]. Mr. Brownback, 60, represented his home state in Congress before being […]
7/26/2017
ATTORNEY GENERAL/GOP/JEFF SESSIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “For a week, some of President Trump’s top aides have tried to talk him down from his public campaign against Attorney General Jeff Sessions. It was exposing tensions within the administration, stirring consternation with the conservative base and setting off a revolt among Senate Republicans incensed over the treatment […]
7/26/2017
STATE/TRUMP PEOPLE/REX TILLERSON: “Secretary of State Rex Tillerson flashed a grin Wednesday [7-27-17] and insisted that he is ‘not going anywhere,’ comments that came amid tussles with the White House over policy and staffing as well as questions about his future as the nation’s chief diplomat. Mr. Tillerson told reporters at the State Department on […]
7/26/2017
ECONOMY/JOBS: “Thank you Foxconn, for investing $10 BILLION DOLLARS with the potential for up to 13K new jobs in Wisconsin! MadeInTheUSA?? https://t.co/jJghVeb63s” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 26, 2017 07:01pm […]
7/26/2017
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LGBTQ/LEGAL: “The US Justice Department on Wednesday [7-26-17] argued in a major federal lawsuit that a 1964 civil rights law doesn’t protect gay workers from discrimination, thereby diverging from a separate, autonomous federal agency that had supported the gay plaintiff’s case. The Trump administration’s filing is unusual in part because the Justice Department isn’t […]
7/26/2017
DONALDISM: “Congratulations to Boys and Girls Nation. It was my great honor to welcome you to the WH today! Full Remarks: https://t.co/Pb5FTTOyWf https://t.co/U6tfV93dDG” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 26, 2017 03:54pm […]
7/26/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “The Senate’s marathon debate to dismantle Obamacare enters Day Two on Wednesday [7-26-17], as Republican senators continue painstaking deliberations to reach an ultimate agreement on health care reform. The first order of business Wednesday afternoon: senators will consider as an amendment an Obamacare repeal bill — without an immediate replacement — that Congress passed […]
7/26/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/HUMAN RIGHTS/VENEZUELA: “The U.S. plans to put sanctions on 13 high-ranking Venezuelan officials for alleged corruption, human-rights violations and undermining the country’s democracy, a congressional aide briefed on the White House’s plans said on Wednesday. The sanctions, expected to be announced later on Wednesday [7-26-17], come days before embattled President Nicolás Maduro has scheduled […]
7/26/2017
DONALDISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “IN AMERICA WE DON’T WORSHIP GOVERNMENT – WE WORSHIP GOD!?https://t.co/jIejSgVnnA” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 26, 2017 12:21pm […]
7/26/2017
BUDGET/STEVE MNUNCHIN/TREASURY: “Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Wednesday [7-26-17] his agency’s efforts to conserve cash until Congress raises the federal borrowing limit impose a ‘significant’ cost on taxpayers. Government debt hit the borrowing limit in mid-March, and the Treasury has been using these ‘extraordinary measures’ since then to raise cash to keep paying the government’s […]
7/26/2017
GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “President Donald Trump accused Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski, a fellow Republican, of disappointing the country by opposing the GOP effort to demolish the Obama health care law, after initial votes demonstrated the party will be hard pressed to make any sweeping changes in the statute. Senators planned to vote Wednesday [7-26-17] on a Republican […]
7/26/2017
TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Six months into his presidency, Donald Trump’s detractors portray him as a do-nothing president with no big wins on issues such as health care, taxes and infrastructure. That may be true if the benchmark is legislation, but that’s an incomplete benchmark. To gauge a president’s impact you have go beyond the laws […]
7/26/2017
LGBTQ/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump will bar transgender individuals from serving in the U.S. military, he said, arguing their service brought ‘tremendous medical costs and disruption.’ ‘After consultation with my Generals and military experts, please be advised that the United States Government will not accept or allow transgender individuals to serve in any capacity […]
7/26/2017
ATTORNEY GENERAL/FBI/HILLARY CLINTON/JEFF SESSIONS: “Why didn’t A.G. Sessions replace Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe, a Comey friend who was in charge of Clinton investigation but got… big dollars ($700,000) for his wife’s political run from Hillary Clinton and her representatives. Drain the Swamp!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 26, 2017 08:48am to 08:52am […]
7/26/2017
CRIME/TRUMP FAMILY/JARED KUSHNER: “President Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, and some Republican lawmakers are discussing potential changes to the criminal justice system, including to mandatory minimum sentencing, that could conflict with Attorney General Jeff Sessions ’ tough-on-crime agenda. Mr. Kushner met this month with House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R., Va.), continuing a […]
7/26/2017
CRIME/IMMIGRATION/SANCTUARY CITIES: “During his campaign, President Donald Trump repeatedly pointed to the wrenching story of Kate Steinle—a young woman allegedly murdered by an undocumented Mexican—as a prime example of violent crimes committed by illegal immigrants. Now, the man accused of killing Ms. Steinle, Juan Francisco Lopez-Sanchez, will soon be on trial, refocusing attention on an […]
7/26/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The European Union stands ready to act ‘within days’ if its concerns about the U.S. bill to impose new sanctions on Russia aren’t addressed, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said Wednesday [7-26-17]. The bill, which was passed Tuesday, includes provisions allowing President Donald Trump to sanction European companies who work on […]
7/26/2017
LGBTQ/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “After consultation with my Generals and military experts, please be advised that the United States Government will not accept or allow… Transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the U.S. Military. Our military must be focused on decisive and overwhelming… victory and cannot be burdened with the tremendous medical costs and […]
7/26/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/PHARMA: “Anthem Inc said it may exit more individual Obamacare markets as the future of the national healthcare law and the government subsidies that make insurance affordable for millions of Americans remain up in the air. Republican lawmakers are in the midst of a freewheeling debate to craft a bill that would end Obamacare, but […]
7/26/2017
CONFLICT OF INTEREST/ETHICS/TRUMP BUSINESS: “Promotional materials for the Trump Tower in Mumbai improperly featured a reference to President Donald Trump, showing how difficult it is to separate the president from a brand whose value is based on his name. A public-relations campaign for the 75-story condominium tower—set to be completed in less than two years […]
7/26/2017
GOP/HEALTHCARE/POLITICS: “Senator @lisamurkowski of the Great State of Alaska really let the Republicans, and our country, down yesterday. Too bad!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 26, 2017 06:13am […]
7/26/2017
SUPPORTERS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The crowd in Ohio was amazing last night – broke all records. We all had a great time in a great State. Will be back soon!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 26, 2017 05:49am […]
7/26/2017
INTELLIGENCE/LEGAL/PAUL MANAFORT/RUSSIA: “The Senate judiciary committee will drop its subpoena of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, a source familiar with the matter told CNN on Tuesday, hours after the committee announced its subpoenas. The two sides have agreed to continue talking, and he will no longer be compelled to appear at a hearing the […]
7/25/2017
GOP/HEALTHCARE/JOHN MCCAIN/MIKE PENCE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “Senate Republicans overcame a range of internal fissures in narrowly voting on Tuesday [7-26-17] to begin debate on their health-care overhaul, but the party suffered a setback hours later when a proposal replacing major portions of the Affordable Care Act failed to attract enough votes to pass. In a dramatic day at […]
7/25/2017
GOP/POLITICS: “Senator Jeff Flake, Republican of Arizona, faces political challenges from both sides in seeking re-election next year: On the left, emboldened Democrats are aggressively recruiting candidates to run against him. On the right, allies of President Trump are devising ways to punish Mr. Flake for his outspoken rejection of Mr. Trump last year. Yet […]
7/25/2017
ATTORNEY GENERAL/JEFF SESSIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDNET: “President Donald Trump expressed his disappointment in Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Tuesday and questioned the importance of Mr. Sessions’s early endorsement of Mr. Trump’s candidacy, but the president declined to say whether he planned to fire him. ‘It’s not like a great loyal thing about the endorsement,’ Mr. Trump said […]
7/25/2017
INTELLIGENCE/LEGAL/PAUL MANAFORT/RUSSIA: “President Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, met with Senate Intelligence Committee investigators on Tuesday [7-25-17] to discuss the June 2016 meeting between a Russian lawyer and Mr. Trump’s inner circle that was set up to receive damaging information about Hillary Clinton, according to a spokesman for Mr. Manafort. ‘Paul Manafort met this […]
7/25/2017
ANTHONY SCARAMUCCI/LEAKS: “Anthony Scaramucci, President Trump’s new communications director, vowed on Tuesday [7-25-17] to crack down on leaks from the White House, threatening to fire everyone in the press office if necessary to stop aides from disclosing West Wing business to reporters. ‘I’m going to fire everybody — that’s how,’ Mr. Scaramucci told reporters in […]
7/25/2017
CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/NORTH KOREA/STATE/TREASURY/UN: “The U.S. soon will issue new sanctions against Chinese entities for violating United Nations sanctions against North Korea, a senior State Department official said Tuesday [7-25-17]. Susan Thornton, acting assistant secretary of the State Department’s East Asian bureau, told a Senate Foreign Affairs subcommittee the Treasury Department shortly will be targeting more […]
7/25/2017
ECONOMY/SEC: “The Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday [7-25-17]moved to restrain a hot new fundraising method involving sales of digital coins, saying rules meant for everyday stock sales may apply to these offerings, too. The comments were the first from the SEC specifically to address initial coin offerings, a nascent area where more than $1 […]
7/25/2017
ENERGY/RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE/RICK PERRY/UKRAINE: “U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry optimistically discussed expanding American coal exports to Ukraine and other energy matters during a lengthy phone call this month with a Russian prankster who Perry thought was Ukraine’s prime minister. Perry actually was talking with comedians known in Russia for targeting celebrities and politicians with audacious stunts, […]
7/25/2017
ATTORNEY GENERAL/GOP/JEFF SESSIONS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Republicans and former Justice Department officials rallied around Attorney General Jeff Sessions as he continued to weather public criticism from President Donald Trump over his decision to recuse himself from investigations into Russia’s election interference, and other concerns. The defenders voiced their support in response to a flurry of […]
7/25/2017
SUPPORTERS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP FAMILY/MELANIA: “Just arrived in Youngstown, Ohio with @FLOTUS Melania! #MakeAmericaGreatAgain?? ?https://t.co/A1mrxSksR3 https://t.co/jWX9yBlX8z” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 25, 2017 05:15pm […]
7/24/2017
GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump called Monday [7-24-17] on Republican senators to vote this week to initiate debate on the party’s effort to overturn the law they call Obamacare, saying ‘now is the time’ for senators to keep their campaign promises. ‘For the past seven years Republicans have been united in standing up for […]