Trump: Day 625
-158th Day at a Trump Golf Club
-209th Day at a Trump Property
-Picks Bag Designer 2B Ambassador
-NYC Regulators Examine Tax Fraud
-Chao Clocked 290 "Private" Hours
-Trove of Kavanaugh Docs Coming
-GOP Operative Sought HRC Emails
-EPA Will Lift Ethenol Restrictions
-158th Day at a Trump Golf Club
-209th Day at a Trump Property
-Picks Bag Designer 2B Ambassador
-NYC Regulators Examine Tax Fraud
-Chao Clocked 290 "Private" Hours
-Trove of Kavanaugh Docs Coming
-GOP Operative Sought HRC Emails
-EPA Will Lift Ethenol Restrictions
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Day 730 since Donald Trump admitted to sexual assault — yet he’s still in the Oval Office
Day 730 since Donald Trump admitted to sexual assault — yet he’s still in the Oval Office
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Day 581 of NO EVIDENCE produced by Trump that his phones were tapped by Obama.
The FISA warrant Trump referenced targeted Carter Page. #TrumpLies
Day 581 of NO EVIDENCE produced by Trump that his phones were tapped by Obama.
The FISA warrant Trump referenced targeted Carter Page. #TrumpLies
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Day 371 since the deadliest mass shooting on U.S soil in Las Vegas that killed 58, injured 546 and Congress has taken NO action to prevent future mass shootings. #NeverForget #NeverAgain #EnoughIsEnough
Day 371 since the deadliest mass shooting on U.S soil in Las Vegas that killed 58, injured 546 and Congress has taken NO action to prevent future mass shootings. #NeverForget #NeverAgain #EnoughIsEnough
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As per real-time statistics, there have been 11K+ gun deaths, 21K+ gun injuries, and 44K+ incidents of U.S. gun violence/gun crime in the 280 days of 2018.
Why is Congress doing nothing?
As per real-time statistics, there have been 11K+ gun deaths, 21K+ gun injuries, and 44K+ incidents of U.S. gun violence/gun crime in the 280 days of 2018.
Why is Congress doing nothing?
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Day 191 without Trump publicly offering his condolences for Master Sgt. Jonathan Dunbar, the fallen American service member who lost his life after an IED bombing in Syria. Why?
Day 191 without Trump publicly offering his condolences for Master Sgt. Jonathan Dunbar, the fallen American service member who lost his life after an IED bombing in Syria. Why?
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Sgt. James Slape, 23, KIA as a result of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device.
Slape was from Morehead City, NC, and was assigned to the 60th Troop Command of the North Carolina Army National Guard.
Trump remains silent.
Sgt. James Slape, 23, KIA as a result of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device.
Slape was from Morehead City, NC, and was assigned to the 60th Troop Command of the North Carolina Army National Guard.
Trump remains silent.
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Day 191 Since Hope Hicks left as Trump’s 4th Communications Director after testifying to a Congressional committee that she had told "white lies" on Trump's behalf.
With Bill Shine, Trump is directing all White House messaging and communication.
Day 191 Since Hope Hicks left as Trump’s 4th Communications Director after testifying to a Congressional committee that she had told "white lies" on Trump's behalf.
With Bill Shine, Trump is directing all White House messaging and communication.
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Day 170 since Trump began forcibly separating immigrant children from their families.
136 of 2,654 migrant kids separated from parents are *still* in custody.
3 still-separated kids are under 5.
Day 170 since Trump began forcibly separating immigrant children from their families.
136 of 2,654 migrant kids separated from parents are *still* in custody.
3 still-separated kids are under 5.
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Reminder: The Trump administration is systematically locking up thousands of children at unheard of rates - now a staggering 12,800.
The government classifies these children as "unaccompanied"
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Reminder: The Trump administration is systematically locking up thousands of children at unheard of rates - now a staggering 12,800.
The government classifies these children as "unaccompanied"
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Day 118 since Trump made specific commitments to end military exercises with South Korea & eventually withdraw US forces from the peninsula without NO specific commitments on timing or verification of denuclearization from Kim Jong-un.
Day 118 since Trump made specific commitments to end military exercises with South Korea & eventually withdraw US forces from the peninsula without NO specific commitments on timing or verification of denuclearization from Kim Jong-un.
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Pompeo wraps up fourth trip to North Korea after meeting Kim Jong Un to press progress in denuclearization effort.
Kim Jong Un agrees to second meeting with Trump "as soon as possible"
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Pompeo wraps up fourth trip to North Korea after meeting Kim Jong Un to press progress in denuclearization effort.
Kim Jong Un agrees to second meeting with Trump "as soon as possible"
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Several of North Korea’s cargo vessels appear to be resuming regular traffic to Chinese ports capable of handling coal and iron
What's the point of sanctions if you don't enforce them?
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Several of North Korea’s cargo vessels appear to be resuming regular traffic to Chinese ports capable of handling coal and iron
What's the point of sanctions if you don't enforce them?
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Day 48 since Trump was implicated as an unindicted co-conspirator in violating federal campaign finance laws to keep affairs quiet and Congress has refused to call for investigations and impeachment.
Is Trump above the law?
Day 48 since Trump was implicated as an unindicted co-conspirator in violating federal campaign finance laws to keep affairs quiet and Congress has refused to call for investigations and impeachment.
Is Trump above the law?
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New York City officials said they have joined state regulators in scrutinizing whether Trump’s family engaged in dubious — and potentially illegal — tax schemes while expanding their sprawling real estate empire.
nytimes.com/2018/10/04/us/…
New York City officials said they have joined state regulators in scrutinizing whether Trump’s family engaged in dubious — and potentially illegal — tax schemes while expanding their sprawling real estate empire.
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Brett Kavanaugh once said a president who interferes with a special counsel should be impeached, Mother Jones reports.
motherjones.com/politics/2018/…
Brett Kavanaugh once said a president who interferes with a special counsel should be impeached, Mother Jones reports.
motherjones.com/politics/2018/…
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@FareedZakaria: Do you think that this president can be a moral leader for the world?
Colin Powell: “I don’t know that he can do that... Recently it’s become ‘Me the President’ as opposed to ‘We the People.’ And you see things that should not be happening.”
@FareedZakaria: Do you think that this president can be a moral leader for the world?
Colin Powell: “I don’t know that he can do that... Recently it’s become ‘Me the President’ as opposed to ‘We the People.’ And you see things that should not be happening.”
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The former dean of Yale Law School: Kavanaugh's "very presence will undermine the court's claim to legitimacy; it will damage the nation's commitment to the rule of law. It will be an American tragedy."
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The former dean of Yale Law School: Kavanaugh's "very presence will undermine the court's claim to legitimacy; it will damage the nation's commitment to the rule of law. It will be an American tragedy."
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"Do you view Justice Brett Kavanaugh as a legitimate justice?
Mazie Hirono: "He's going to be on the Supreme Court with a huge taint and a big asterisk after his name. The partisanship that he showed was astounding." (via ABC)
"Do you view Justice Brett Kavanaugh as a legitimate justice?
Mazie Hirono: "He's going to be on the Supreme Court with a huge taint and a big asterisk after his name. The partisanship that he showed was astounding." (via ABC)
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Trump visited the Trump National Golf Club in Virginia, marking the 158th day at one of his golf clubs and 209th day at a Trump property since taking office at our expense.
Trump visited the Trump National Golf Club in Virginia, marking the 158th day at one of his golf clubs and 209th day at a Trump property since taking office at our expense.
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A day for golf?
On Fox News Sunday, Chris Wallace asked @LindseyGrahamSC if he is playing golf with Trump today and Graham responded, "yes"
A day for golf?
On Fox News Sunday, Chris Wallace asked @LindseyGrahamSC if he is playing golf with Trump today and Graham responded, "yes"
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Trump's Turnberry golf course in Scotland lost $4,500,000 in 2017, according to newly filed Trump Organization documents — marking its fourth consecutive year in the red. washingtonpost.com/politics/trump…
Trump's Turnberry golf course in Scotland lost $4,500,000 in 2017, according to newly filed Trump Organization documents — marking its fourth consecutive year in the red. washingtonpost.com/politics/trump…
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Trump has reportedly picked a handbag designer to be Ambassador to South Africa. She frequents Mar-a-Lago and even held her daughter's wedding at Trump's club.
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Trump has reportedly picked a handbag designer to be Ambassador to South Africa. She frequents Mar-a-Lago and even held her daughter's wedding at Trump's club.
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Sen. Susan Collins on Christine Blasey Ford: "I do not believe that Brett Kavanaugh was her assailant. I do believe that she was assaulted. I don't know by whom, and I'm not certain when, but I do not believe he was the assailant" #CNNSOTU
Sen. Susan Collins on Christine Blasey Ford: "I do not believe that Brett Kavanaugh was her assailant. I do believe that she was assaulted. I don't know by whom, and I'm not certain when, but I do not believe he was the assailant" #CNNSOTU
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Susan Collins on “60 Minutes":
“Given (Kavanaugh's) denials and the lack of evidence that this happened I just did not think that it was fair to ruin the life of this distinguished judge and his family over allegations that cannot be proven.”
He lied. Repeatedly.
Susan Collins on “60 Minutes":
“Given (Kavanaugh's) denials and the lack of evidence that this happened I just did not think that it was fair to ruin the life of this distinguished judge and his family over allegations that cannot be proven.”
He lied. Repeatedly.
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Opinion | Susan Collins’s Declaration of Cowardice, by @Milbank washingtonpost.com/opinions/susan…
Opinion | Susan Collins’s Declaration of Cowardice, by @Milbank washingtonpost.com/opinions/susan…
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New details have emerged about thousands of Kavanaugh's W.H. emails and records related to the Bush-era hacking scandal and other controversial subjects that have not been disclosed to the Senate. The docs are set to be released in the coming weeks.
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New details have emerged about thousands of Kavanaugh's W.H. emails and records related to the Bush-era hacking scandal and other controversial subjects that have not been disclosed to the Senate. The docs are set to be released in the coming weeks.
yahoo.com/news/lawsuits-…
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After the vote, Lisa Murkowski seemed drained. "I don't know what you were doing when those voices were shouting — and screams and, I'm sure, tears, but I was closing my eyes and praying for them and praying for us and praying for the country." nytimes.com/2018/10/06/us/…
After the vote, Lisa Murkowski seemed drained. "I don't know what you were doing when those voices were shouting — and screams and, I'm sure, tears, but I was closing my eyes and praying for them and praying for us and praying for the country." nytimes.com/2018/10/06/us/…
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"A man emailed recently in response to something I'd written about harassment. He was so glad his daughter never experienced anything like that. Less than a day later, he wrote again. They just talked. She told him she'd been harassed many times."
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"A man emailed recently in response to something I'd written about harassment. He was so glad his daughter never experienced anything like that. Less than a day later, he wrote again. They just talked. She told him she'd been harassed many times."
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Elana Kagan: "It's an incredibly important thing for the court to guard this reputation of being fair of being impartial of being neutral."
Sonia Sotomayor agreed, adding justices must "rise above partisanship" in a their personal relationships.
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Elana Kagan: "It's an incredibly important thing for the court to guard this reputation of being fair of being impartial of being neutral."
Sonia Sotomayor agreed, adding justices must "rise above partisanship" in a their personal relationships.
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The GOP just secured the last major lever of power it didn’t already control: the Supreme Court.
It dominates American government in Washington and at the state level more* than at any point since the Great Depression
(* before the midterms) washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/…
The GOP just secured the last major lever of power it didn’t already control: the Supreme Court.
It dominates American government in Washington and at the state level more* than at any point since the Great Depression
(* before the midterms) washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/…
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Peter Smith, veteran GOP operative, solicited and raised at least $100,000 from donors as part of an effort to obtain what he believed to be emails stolen from Hillary Clinton, activities that remain of intense interest to Mueller, WSJ reports. wsj.com/articles/gop-o…
Peter Smith, veteran GOP operative, solicited and raised at least $100,000 from donors as part of an effort to obtain what he believed to be emails stolen from Hillary Clinton, activities that remain of intense interest to Mueller, WSJ reports. wsj.com/articles/gop-o…
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Russian hackers 'target Cancer Research UK': Cyber criminals 'tried to steal card details of people buying gifts through charity's website' - the same Russian hackers behind recent cyber attacks on Ticketmaster and British Airways
dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6…
Russian hackers 'target Cancer Research UK': Cyber criminals 'tried to steal card details of people buying gifts through charity's website' - the same Russian hackers behind recent cyber attacks on Ticketmaster and British Airways
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Elaine Chao's calendars are filled with large swaths of time blocked out as "private," according to POLITICO — a pattern several ex-DOT officials called unusual.
Chao clocked more than 290 hours of "private" appointments during her 1st 14 months. politico.com/interactives/2…
Elaine Chao's calendars are filled with large swaths of time blocked out as "private," according to POLITICO — a pattern several ex-DOT officials called unusual.
Chao clocked more than 290 hours of "private" appointments during her 1st 14 months. politico.com/interactives/2…
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Stricter Trump immigration policies have stymied Pentagon plans to restart a program that allowed thousands of people with critical medical or Asian and African language skills to join the military and become American citizens, according to the AP. apnews.com/84530d3799004a…
Stricter Trump immigration policies have stymied Pentagon plans to restart a program that allowed thousands of people with critical medical or Asian and African language skills to join the military and become American citizens, according to the AP. apnews.com/84530d3799004a…
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PRRI Poll: More than half of Republicans would consider voting for a candidate accused of sexual harassment.
Basket of deplorables.
nbcnews.com/politics/first…
PRRI Poll: More than half of Republicans would consider voting for a candidate accused of sexual harassment.
Basket of deplorables.
nbcnews.com/politics/first…
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Booker blasts Trump: "We are not defined by a president who does not believe women" hill.cm/T5mtlYI
Booker blasts Trump: "We are not defined by a president who does not believe women" hill.cm/T5mtlYI
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Week 99 has 164 not normal items.
This week, veering off norm after norm, and stoking a culture war between #MeToo & his newly coined #HeToo movement, Trump, with the help of Mitch McConnell plowed through to confirm Brett Kavanaugh. @Amy_Siskind
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Week 99 has 164 not normal items.
This week, veering off norm after norm, and stoking a culture war between #MeToo & his newly coined #HeToo movement, Trump, with the help of Mitch McConnell plowed through to confirm Brett Kavanaugh. @Amy_Siskind
theweeklylist.org/weekly-list/we…
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30 Days until midterm elections.
We've got great candidates, great energy, and great issues. Take nothing for granted -- we can't let up.
To power a 🌊 this November, make SURE you're registered, help others register & vote early!
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30 Days until midterm elections.
We've got great candidates, great energy, and great issues. Take nothing for granted -- we can't let up.
To power a 🌊 this November, make SURE you're registered, help others register & vote early!
IWillVote.com
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