The following article by Glenn Kessler was posted on the Washington Post website February 10, 2017:
Welcome to the fifth installment of Fact Checker’s series highlighting what President Trump got wrong on Twitter in a given week.
Here’s a look at what Trump got wrong in 11 tweets this week, listed in chronological order. Continue reading “What Trump got wrong on Twitter this week (#5)”
National security adviser Michael Flynn privately discussed U.S. sanctions against Russia with that country’s ambassador to the United States during the month before President Trump took office, contrary to public assertions by Trump officials, current and former U.S. officials said. Continue reading “National security adviser Flynn discussed sanctions with Russian ambassador, despite denials, officials say”
The following was posted on the trumpaccountable.org website February 10, 2017:
A Department of Homeland Security report seen by Reuters apparently contains the following bad news for Donald Trump: it could cost 21.6 billion dollars to construct fences and walls that would span most – but not all – of the US-Mexico border. During the election Trump repeatedly promised that the wall would cost 8 -12 billion dollars and that Mexico would pay for it. It looks like he will not keep either promise. Continue reading “Border Wall Will Cost Double Trump’s Estimate”
The following article by Aaron Blake was posted on the Washington Post website February 9, 2017:
Donald Trump took on Sen. John McCain’s status as a war hero and won the GOP nomination anyway.
Sean Spicer took on John McCain’s expertise on military matters and got this:
John McCain vs. Sean Spicer. Watch.
Continue reading “John McCain’s brutal rejoinder to Sean Spicer”
The following article by Froma Harrop was posted on the National Memo website February 9, 2017:
Last Saturday night, Donald Trump attended the Red Cross Ball at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida. On Sunday, he watched the Super Bowl at his West Palm Beach golf course. As he left Florida on Monday, news emerged that he will probably return this weekend for golf with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Two questions. Does Trump think being president is a part-time job? And is Trump the one doing the job? Continue reading “Is Trump Really Running The White House?”
The following article by Elise Viebeck was posted on the Washington Post website February 8, 2017:
In early January, House Republicans’ effort to weaken an independent ethics monitor was thought to have failed after then-President-elect Donald Trump intervened with a pair of tweetsquestioning the GOP’s priorities and timing.
But in fact, one change to the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) slipped through shortly afterward at the behest of Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.), little noticed by anyone but the OCE itself and good-government groups that fear it could undermine the office’s work. Continue reading “Under-the-radar change to congressional ethics watchdog may weaken it”
The following article by James Hohman with Breanne Deppisch was posted on the Washington Post website February 9, 2017:
THE BIG IDEA:
BALTIMORE—Republican efforts to repeal Obamacare could help Democrats do what they have been unable to for seven years: sell the American people on the benefits of the health law.
Poll numbers are moving in their direction. Grassroots organizing – from protests to town halls – is en fuego. For years, the national and local media focused on the problems with the rollout of the law. But reporters have begun writing much more, instead, about the people who stand to lose benefits they’ve obtained. Continue reading “Threat of repeal making it easier for Democrats to finally sell Obamacare”
The following article by Ken Gude, Corey Ciorciari and Anna Perina was posted on the Center for American Progress Action Fund website February 8, 2017:
Three weeks into the most erratic and reckless start to a presidency in modern American history, a dangerous theme is beginning to emerge: While emboldening terrorists with his dangerous policies and divisive rhetoric, President Donald Trump is seemingly laying the groundwork to blame a future attack on the very American institutions that attempt to check his power. The question needs to be asked: To what end? Continue reading “Trump’s Dangerous Terrorism Blame Game”
The following article by Alexandra Rosenmann was posted on the AlterNet website February 7, 2017:
On Tuesday, President Trump held a White House meeting with sheriffs from around the country, cementing a new feud and baring his authoritarianism for all to see. Continue reading “Trump Issues Terrifying Threat to All Who Cross His Allies During Sheriff Summit”
