Trump: Day 534
-125th Day at Trump Golf Club
-168th Day at Trump Property
-Obstruction Confirmed by Giuliani
-Killing UN Breastfeeding Resolution
-Launches Eminent Domain in Texas
-Travel Ban Impacts More than 135M
-Announcing SCOTUS Tomorrow
-Pompeo Calls the World "Gangster"
-125th Day at Trump Golf Club
-168th Day at Trump Property
-Obstruction Confirmed by Giuliani
-Killing UN Breastfeeding Resolution
-Launches Eminent Domain in Texas
-Travel Ban Impacts More than 135M
-Announcing SCOTUS Tomorrow
-Pompeo Calls the World "Gangster"
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Day 639 since Donald Trump admitted to sexual assault — yet he’s still in the Oval Office
Day 639 since Donald Trump admitted to sexual assault — yet he’s still in the Oval Office
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Day 491 of NO EVIDENCE produced by Trump that his phones were tapped by Obama. #fakenews #TrumpLies
Day 491 of NO EVIDENCE produced by Trump that his phones were tapped by Obama. #fakenews #TrumpLies
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Day 278 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
Day 278 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
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The families of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas H.S. victims are launching an advocacy group, 'Stand with Parkland,' created to enact legislation around school safety, mental health screenings and support responsible gun ownership.
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The families of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas H.S. victims are launching an advocacy group, 'Stand with Parkland,' created to enact legislation around school safety, mental health screenings and support responsible gun ownership.
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@MomsDemand: America is exceptional in many ways. Gun violence against women should not be one of them.
Join the chorus of Americans demanding our lawmakers ACT to end gun violence. Text READY to 644-33.
@MomsDemand: America is exceptional in many ways. Gun violence against women should not be one of them.
Join the chorus of Americans demanding our lawmakers ACT to end gun violence. Text READY to 644-33.
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Day 100 without Trump publicly offering his condolences for Master Sgt. Johnathan Dunbar, the fallen American service member who lost his life after an IED bombing in Syria. Why?
Day 100 without Trump publicly offering his condolences for Master Sgt. Johnathan Dunbar, the fallen American service member who lost his life after an IED bombing in Syria. Why?
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Army Cpl. Joseph Maciel, killed in Afghanistan, was supporting the Army’s new adviser brigade. It marks their first fatality.
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Army Cpl. Joseph Maciel, killed in Afghanistan, was supporting the Army’s new adviser brigade. It marks their first fatality.
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Day 100 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.
Trump has since been directing all White House messaging and communication.
Day 100 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.
Trump has since been directing all White House messaging and communication.
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Day 27 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 27 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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Pyongyang Played Pompeo:
—Denied access to Kim Jong Un
—Kept him in dark about his schedule, accommodations
—Let media witness snarky power-play exchanges
—Made him sit through long meals
—and one final snub
@nwadhams’ inside look from North Korea:
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Pyongyang Played Pompeo:
—Denied access to Kim Jong Un
—Kept him in dark about his schedule, accommodations
—Let media witness snarky power-play exchanges
—Made him sit through long meals
—and one final snub
@nwadhams’ inside look from North Korea:
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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Proving once again that only fools rush in, Trump forced a summit for cheap headlines. In the process, he gave legitimacy to the most oppressive communist regime on the planet, further damaged the United States and made himself look like a fool. washingtonpost.com/world/national…
Proving once again that only fools rush in, Trump forced a summit for cheap headlines. In the process, he gave legitimacy to the most oppressive communist regime on the planet, further damaged the United States and made himself look like a fool. washingtonpost.com/world/national…
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Democratic Sen. Chris Coons said Trump's summit with Kim Jong Un in Singapore last month was "not much more than a reality TV handshake" after North Korea compared Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to a "gangster" following talks in Pyongyang
Democratic Sen. Chris Coons said Trump's summit with Kim Jong Un in Singapore last month was "not much more than a reality TV handshake" after North Korea compared Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to a "gangster" following talks in Pyongyang
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Pompeo pushes back on North Korea criticism: "If those requests were gangster-like, the world is a gangster" hill.cm/0UipzdI
Pompeo pushes back on North Korea criticism: "If those requests were gangster-like, the world is a gangster" hill.cm/0UipzdI
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Trump started his day at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, NJ.
This is Trump's 168th day at a Trump property and his 125th day at a Trump golf club since taking office.
Trump started his day at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, NJ.
This is Trump's 168th day at a Trump property and his 125th day at a Trump golf club since taking office.
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Meanwhile, in the United States Trump’s administration is no closer to reuniting 3,000 migrant kids with their parents after separating them weeks ago, and has attacked a federal court for setting a deadline.
Meanwhile, in the United States Trump’s administration is no closer to reuniting 3,000 migrant kids with their parents after separating them weeks ago, and has attacked a federal court for setting a deadline.
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"The 1-year-old boy in a green button-up shirt drank milk from a bottle, played with a small purple ball that lit up when it hit the ground and occasionally asked for 'agua.' ... both his mother and father were in Honduras."
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"The 1-year-old boy in a green button-up shirt drank milk from a bottle, played with a small purple ball that lit up when it hit the ground and occasionally asked for 'agua.' ... both his mother and father were in Honduras."
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Dick Durbin: "Forcibly removing children from their parents at the border and then putting them adrift on a bureaucratic sea where they can't even find them ... It is a convergence of cruelty and incompetence that brings us to this moment."
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Dick Durbin: "Forcibly removing children from their parents at the border and then putting them adrift on a bureaucratic sea where they can't even find them ... It is a convergence of cruelty and incompetence that brings us to this moment."
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If government plans go through, undocumented immigrant children could outnumber military personnel almost 4-to-1 at West Texas' Goodfellow Air Force Base.
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If government plans go through, undocumented immigrant children could outnumber military personnel almost 4-to-1 at West Texas' Goodfellow Air Force Base.
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Hundreds of Texas property owners get notices from Trump administration about surveying land for border wall
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Hundreds of Texas property owners get notices from Trump administration about surveying land for border wall
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The number of people who fall under the travel ban exceeds 135,000,000, according to immigrant advocacy groups. nyti.ms/2tLEchr
The number of people who fall under the travel ban exceeds 135,000,000, according to immigrant advocacy groups. nyti.ms/2tLEchr
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"If this is evangelicalism I am out" historian @JohnFea1 said when Trump won. But then he calmed down, did his research and realized: White #evangelicals fear the future and yearn for the past. Of course Trump is their hero. usat.ly/2J3WqPO
"If this is evangelicalism I am out" historian @JohnFea1 said when Trump won. But then he calmed down, did his research and realized: White #evangelicals fear the future and yearn for the past. Of course Trump is their hero. usat.ly/2J3WqPO
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Here’s a story about the Trump administration threatening the rest of the world in order to protect pharmaceutical companies from a resolution that would encourage universal breast-feeding, which would prevent 800,000 child deaths a year.
nytimes.com/2018/07/08/hea…
Here’s a story about the Trump administration threatening the rest of the world in order to protect pharmaceutical companies from a resolution that would encourage universal breast-feeding, which would prevent 800,000 child deaths a year.
nytimes.com/2018/07/08/hea…
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The US threatened Ecuador with punitive trade measures and withdrawing military aid if it didn’t cancel its effort to ... endorse breastfeeding.
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The US threatened Ecuador with punitive trade measures and withdrawing military aid if it didn’t cancel its effort to ... endorse breastfeeding.
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The Trump administration said it was suspending a program that pays billions to insurers to stabilize insurance markets under the Affordable Care Act
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The Trump administration said it was suspending a program that pays billions to insurers to stabilize insurance markets under the Affordable Care Act
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Data Download: Trade war could turn Trump's biggest strength into weakness
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Data Download: Trade war could turn Trump's biggest strength into weakness
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Texas is doomed to lose Trump’s trade war
houstonchronicle.com/news/columnist… via @HoustonChron
Texas is doomed to lose Trump’s trade war
houstonchronicle.com/news/columnist… via @HoustonChron
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U.S. soybean farmers warn Trump trade war with China will cause "serious damage" to industry
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U.S. soybean farmers warn Trump trade war with China will cause "serious damage" to industry
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Think Trump’s trade war doesnt affect you? Take a good look around your house because all this is about to cost you a lot more.
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Think Trump’s trade war doesnt affect you? Take a good look around your house because all this is about to cost you a lot more.
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A clear portrait, by people inside the White House, of a president who has been turned against his own foreign policy advisers by a Russian dictator. wapo.st/2KCA4up
A clear portrait, by people inside the White House, of a president who has been turned against his own foreign policy advisers by a Russian dictator. wapo.st/2KCA4up
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Brexit funder, Aaron Banks, now revealed to have had 7 more meetings with Russian officials during & after the campaign than admitted and to have purchased discounted shares in a state-owned Russian diamond company which then doubled in value.
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Brexit funder, Aaron Banks, now revealed to have had 7 more meetings with Russian officials during & after the campaign than admitted and to have purchased discounted shares in a state-owned Russian diamond company which then doubled in value.
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A U.K. woman has died after being exposed to the same nerve agent used against former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter, British police said
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A U.K. woman has died after being exposed to the same nerve agent used against former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter, British police said
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Looks like the Trump Administration has now shelved its Middle East peace plan.
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Looks like the Trump Administration has now shelved its Middle East peace plan.
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Giuliani confirmed that Trump said to Comey about Flynn: "Can you give a man a break." Here's what Trump told @peterbakernyt last May:
Giuliani confirmed that Trump said to Comey about Flynn: "Can you give a man a break." Here's what Trump told @peterbakernyt last May:
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According to emails obtained by BuzzFeed News, top officials at the Bureau of Labor Statistics were alarmed over a tweet from Trump last month touting a jobs report before it was officially released. "Obviously, we are concerned."
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According to emails obtained by BuzzFeed News, top officials at the Bureau of Labor Statistics were alarmed over a tweet from Trump last month touting a jobs report before it was officially released. "Obviously, we are concerned."
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Questions from Jillian Jorgensen, the City Hall bureau chief of the New York Daily News, prompted Trump to have to pay $48,000 more in taxes on his Trump Tower condo.
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Questions from Jillian Jorgensen, the City Hall bureau chief of the New York Daily News, prompted Trump to have to pay $48,000 more in taxes on his Trump Tower condo.
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A woman called Steve Bannon a "piece of trash" in a Richmond bookstore. bit.ly/2KGcsVS
A woman called Steve Bannon a "piece of trash" in a Richmond bookstore. bit.ly/2KGcsVS
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While 68% of Republican men strongly approve of the way Trump is handling his job, just 31% of GOP women say the same -- a worrisome sign for Trump, writes @danbalz:
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While 68% of Republican men strongly approve of the way Trump is handling his job, just 31% of GOP women say the same -- a worrisome sign for Trump, writes @danbalz:
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A seventh former Ohio State University wrestler tells WaPo that he believes Republican Rep. Jim Jordan knew about sexual abuse that allegedly took place in the school's athletic department three decades ago.
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A seventh former Ohio State University wrestler tells WaPo that he believes Republican Rep. Jim Jordan knew about sexual abuse that allegedly took place in the school's athletic department three decades ago.
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Since a court ordered the Trump admin not to ban transgender military recruits, scores have applied — but almost none are being accepted.
The applicants are being stalled or turned away at a time when some branches face a shortage of recruits. nytimes.com/2018/07/05/us/…
Since a court ordered the Trump admin not to ban transgender military recruits, scores have applied — but almost none are being accepted.
The applicants are being stalled or turned away at a time when some branches face a shortage of recruits. nytimes.com/2018/07/05/us/…
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Richard Blumenthal on SCOTUS: "The president's outsourced his decision to The Federalist Society and the Heritage Foundation ... I've never seen a president of the United States in effect, make himself a puppet of outside groups." (via ABC)
Richard Blumenthal on SCOTUS: "The president's outsourced his decision to The Federalist Society and the Heritage Foundation ... I've never seen a president of the United States in effect, make himself a puppet of outside groups." (via ABC)
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McConnell and some staff are worried about the length of paper trail Kavanaugh has amassed
nytimes.com/2018/07/07/us/…
McConnell and some staff are worried about the length of paper trail Kavanaugh has amassed
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Trump enablers already saying his SCOTUS pick shouldn't answer questions at a Senate hearing. They say this was the rule for Ruth Bader Ginsburg in '93.
Turns out the “Ginsburg rule” is... stating unequivocal support for abortion rights. #receipts
Trump enablers already saying his SCOTUS pick shouldn't answer questions at a Senate hearing. They say this was the rule for Ruth Bader Ginsburg in '93.
Turns out the “Ginsburg rule” is... stating unequivocal support for abortion rights. #receipts
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NARAL: If #RoevWade is overturned and gutted, only eight states—out of FIFTY—have constitutional protections for a woman’s right to abortion. #WhatsAtStake #SaveSCOTUS
NARAL: If #RoevWade is overturned and gutted, only eight states—out of FIFTY—have constitutional protections for a woman’s right to abortion. #WhatsAtStake #SaveSCOTUS
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Breaking into a reality show to have a reality star make an announcement is a sad reality.
"ABC will air The Bachelorette in its regular 8 PM EST time slot but will break in for Trump’s announcement and return to the show afterward."
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Breaking into a reality show to have a reality star make an announcement is a sad reality.
"ABC will air The Bachelorette in its regular 8 PM EST time slot but will break in for Trump’s announcement and return to the show afterward."
deadline.com/2018/07/broadc…
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Thousands of protestors declare Trump “not welcome” in Brussels ahead of NATO summit
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Thousands of protestors declare Trump “not welcome” in Brussels ahead of NATO summit
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Daily reminder...
Daily reminder...
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In case you missed yesterday's thread:
In case you missed yesterday's thread:
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S&P 500 companies are on track to repurchase a record $800 billion in stock this year, but many of their shares are still underperforming.
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S&P 500 companies are on track to repurchase a record $800 billion in stock this year, but many of their shares are still underperforming.
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