Donald Trump to rally supporters in Green Bay April 27President Donald Trump will once again skip the White House Correspondents Dinner in Washington, D.C. and appear at Green Bay rally April 27. ….. Read More.Journal Sentinel – Politics | Politics & GovernmentTue, April 16, 20192 days ago
Trump Absurdly Claims He Has ‘Taken Better Care Of Puerto Rico Than Any Man EverR…“Puerto Rico has been taken care of better by Donald Trump than by any living human being,” the president said of himself. ….. Read More.HUFFINGTON POST – Politics | Politics & GovernmentThu, March 28, 20193 weeks ago
Trade, North Korea on agenda for Abe-Trump White House meeting April 26Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expected to meet U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on April 26 to discuss trade and efforts to contain North Korea’s nuclear program, a U.S. official said on Wednesday. ….. Read More.REUTERS – Politics | Politics & GovernmentWed, April 17, 201916 hours ago
A Survival Guide for the Trump White HouseAll of the White House comings and goings raise a question: What does it take to remain in President Donald Trump’s favor and keep your job? If the show were called Survivor: White House Edition (and with the former Apprentice host as president, the conceit feels apt), what sorts of skills does one need to avoid the ax?No president in recent memory has churned through senior aides and Cabinet officials at a faster clip than Trump, with turnover accelerating as he fumes over his administration’s struggle to curb migration at the southern border.Last week, Trump began clearing out the upper echelon of the Homeland Security department. First, he tweeted the ouster of the department’s secretary, Kirstjen Nielsen, then followed by removing Secret Service Director Randolph “Tex” Alles. More firings loom as Trump loses patience with officials who can’t create the impregnable border he…
How the Kremlin Shapes the Trump-Putin RelationshipIn December 2017, Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with President Donald Trump at least twice by phone, ostensibly about economic and counterintelligence issues. Americans first learned about both calls from the Kremlin. When then–CIA Director Mike Pompeo met with Russian intelligence officials subjected to sanctions in January 2018 at Langley, Americans learned about it first from the Russian Embassy—via Twitter.A couple of months later, when Trump congratulated Putin on an election victory widely deemed a sham, the Kremlin disclosed the conversation first. And in July and November 2018, in Finland and then Argentina, Trump and Putin reportedly met with no U.S. aides or interpreters present. A leaked Russian document said they discussed arms control at the private meeting in Finland, forcing the White House to respond. “There were no commitments to undertake any action,” a spokesman said at the time.Special Counsel Robert Mueller concluded…
Despite Pressure From Trump, House Democrats See No Urgency To Pass A Border BillPresident Trump has called on Congress to return early from its recess to pass a bill addressing the surge in illegal border crossings. But Democrats say Trump’s demands are a non-starter.(Image credit: Jacquelyn Martin/AP) ….. Read More.NPR – Politics | Politics & GovernmentWed, April 17, 201915 hours ago