Trump: Day 540
-127th Day at a Trump Golf Club
-170th Day at a Trump Property
-Scotland Club "Sinkhole of Money"
-Claims "Disrespected" by Reporter
-Blames Obama 4 Russian Hacking
-$111B in Tax Cuts 4 Top Earning 1%
-Sr NSC Official Leaves White House
-Detaining Kids $1B Industry
-127th Day at a Trump Golf Club
-170th Day at a Trump Property
-Scotland Club "Sinkhole of Money"
-Claims "Disrespected" by Reporter
-Blames Obama 4 Russian Hacking
-$111B in Tax Cuts 4 Top Earning 1%
-Sr NSC Official Leaves White House
-Detaining Kids $1B Industry
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Day 645 since Donald Trump admitted to sexual assault — yet he’s still in the Oval Office
Day 645 since Donald Trump admitted to sexual assault — yet he’s still in the Oval Office
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Day 497 of NO EVIDENCE produced by Trump that his phones were tapped by Obama. #fakenews #TrumpLies
Day 497 of NO EVIDENCE produced by Trump that his phones were tapped by Obama. #fakenews #TrumpLies
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Day 284 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 284 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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Survivors of the Florida school shooting are in Utah tonight for a town hall. Here's the line to get in:
Survivors of the Florida school shooting are in Utah tonight for a town hall. Here's the line to get in:
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Day 106 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 106 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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Day 106 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 106 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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WH believes that trying to ask Trump a question at a press conference is “bad behavior” and “disrespect”
WH believes that trying to ask Trump a question at a press conference is “bad behavior” and “disrespect”
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Day 33 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 33 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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Trump started his day at Trump Turnberry in Scotland.
This is Trump's 170th day at a Trump property and his 127th day at a Trump golf club since taking office.
Trump started his day at Trump Turnberry in Scotland.
This is Trump's 170th day at a Trump property and his 127th day at a Trump golf club since taking office.
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"Biden: McConnell stopped Obama from calling out Russians"
"Biden: McConnell stopped Obama from calling out Russians"
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No one knows exactly why Trump is having this meeting with Putin.
newyorker.com/news/letter-fr…
No one knows exactly why Trump is having this meeting with Putin.
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The total prep for the Trump-Putin summit was a single trip by John Bolton to Moscow.
He came out of the trip, according to New Yorker, with none of the typical 'deliverables.' ('The meeting is the deliverable,' the Russians told Bolton.) newyorker.com/news/letter-fr…
The total prep for the Trump-Putin summit was a single trip by John Bolton to Moscow.
He came out of the trip, according to New Yorker, with none of the typical 'deliverables.' ('The meeting is the deliverable,' the Russians told Bolton.) newyorker.com/news/letter-fr…
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A former State Department official who spent decades preparing meetings between U.S. and Russian leaders said: "I'm afraid ... our guy here is like an amateur boxer going up against Muhammad Ali."
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A former State Department official who spent decades preparing meetings between U.S. and Russian leaders said: "I'm afraid ... our guy here is like an amateur boxer going up against Muhammad Ali."
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Top Maryland officials say the FBI told them this week that the state's voter registration platform was purchased by a Russian oligarch in 2015, without state officials knowing.
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Top Maryland officials say the FBI told them this week that the state's voter registration platform was purchased by a Russian oligarch in 2015, without state officials knowing.
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Ex-Nebraska Democratic congressman Brad Ashford says Russian agents hacked into his campaign emails in 2016, a few months before he narrowly lost to a Republican challenger.
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Ex-Nebraska Democratic congressman Brad Ashford says Russian agents hacked into his campaign emails in 2016, a few months before he narrowly lost to a Republican challenger.
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One year ago this month:
One year ago this month:
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Twitter suspended accounts of Guccifer 2.0 and DCLeaks today, post indictment.
Twitter suspended accounts of Guccifer 2.0 and DCLeaks today, post indictment.
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Top Senate Democrats to Trump: Cancel the Helsinki meeting if you're not prepared to press Putin to hand over the indicted Russian intel officers.
Top Senate Democrats to Trump: Cancel the Helsinki meeting if you're not prepared to press Putin to hand over the indicted Russian intel officers.
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Heat from Fleet Street >
Heat from Fleet Street >
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SUN SHADE: @TheSun response on its editorial page to Trump suggestion their interview of him criticizing Prime Minister May was fake. “The highest level of special.”
SUN SHADE: @TheSun response on its editorial page to Trump suggestion their interview of him criticizing Prime Minister May was fake. “The highest level of special.”
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BBC reporter captures footage of Trump golfing as protesters shout "No Trump, No KKK, No Racist USA."
BBC reporter captures footage of Trump golfing as protesters shout "No Trump, No KKK, No Racist USA."
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“Trump hit the links Saturday, playing the course using a golf cart, which he drove.
Most players at Turnberry, unless they have a note from their doctor, are required to walk the course, though they can hire caddies to wheel their bags of clubs.”
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“Trump hit the links Saturday, playing the course using a golf cart, which he drove.
Most players at Turnberry, unless they have a note from their doctor, are required to walk the course, though they can hire caddies to wheel their bags of clubs.”
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The "Trump baby" balloon takes flight in Edinburgh for Trump in Scotland, after flying above crowds of protestors in London during the president's visit to England.
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The "Trump baby" balloon takes flight in Edinburgh for Trump in Scotland, after flying above crowds of protestors in London during the president's visit to England.
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Mexican music was playing outside Trump’s International Golf Links
Mexican music was playing outside Trump’s International Golf Links
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Some 10,000 people have marched through the Scottish capital to protest Trump's visit. apne.ws/7kI5xZe
Some 10,000 people have marched through the Scottish capital to protest Trump's visit. apne.ws/7kI5xZe
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“Sinkhole of money.” Trump’s Scotland property cost more than $50M in 2014. He bought it even though it was losing money. Since then, he’s spent more than $85M on renovations – but the resort continues to lose millions of dollars each year.
“Sinkhole of money.” Trump’s Scotland property cost more than $50M in 2014. He bought it even though it was losing money. Since then, he’s spent more than $85M on renovations – but the resort continues to lose millions of dollars each year.
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Trump's golf resorts in Scotland have steadily lost money, with losses calculated at $23,000,000 the last year his company reported figures.
US voters may not know that because Trump appears to have masked the problems on his financial disclosure. mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-…
Trump's golf resorts in Scotland have steadily lost money, with losses calculated at $23,000,000 the last year his company reported figures.
US voters may not know that because Trump appears to have masked the problems on his financial disclosure. mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-…
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Ethics watchdog: Trump is using Scotland trip as an "infomercial" for his golf club hill.cm/gwnBUvp
Ethics watchdog: Trump is using Scotland trip as an "infomercial" for his golf club hill.cm/gwnBUvp
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@PublicCitizen crunched the numbers and estimate that Trump’s golf weekend in Scotland is going to cost the US taxpayer around $1.9 million.
@PublicCitizen crunched the numbers and estimate that Trump’s golf weekend in Scotland is going to cost the US taxpayer around $1.9 million.
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Migrant father says he was separated from child after Trump ended family separation policy hill.cm/xlB0GEO
Migrant father says he was separated from child after Trump ended family separation policy hill.cm/xlB0GEO
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Migrant kids have to clean the bathrooms in their shelter. Shouldn’t there be janitors for that? // Cleaning Toilets, Following Rules: A Migrant Child’s Days in Detention via @NYTimes nyti.ms/2NQcb0D?smid=n…
Migrant kids have to clean the bathrooms in their shelter. Shouldn’t there be janitors for that? // Cleaning Toilets, Following Rules: A Migrant Child’s Days in Detention via @NYTimes nyti.ms/2NQcb0D?smid=n…
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Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner this year reported a profit from a private equity fund that owns a health care group servicing ICE detention centers, including facilities that hold immigrant families with children.
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Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner this year reported a profit from a private equity fund that owns a health care group servicing ICE detention centers, including facilities that hold immigrant families with children.
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Detaining immigrant children has morphed into a surging industry in the U.S. that now reaps $1,000,000,000 annually — a tenfold increase over the past decade, an AP analysis finds.
Follow the money! apnews.com/289b015df6e94a…
Detaining immigrant children has morphed into a surging industry in the U.S. that now reaps $1,000,000,000 annually — a tenfold increase over the past decade, an AP analysis finds.
Follow the money! apnews.com/289b015df6e94a…
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Jennifer Arangio, a top National Security Council official, is out.
She reportedly clashed with other officials over the White House’s immigration policies and attitude towards refugees.
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Jennifer Arangio, a top National Security Council official, is out.
She reportedly clashed with other officials over the White House’s immigration policies and attitude towards refugees.
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The ACLU is launching a new electoral program to mobilize its 1.8M members to vote as a bloc.
The goal is to encourage elected officials to vote based on the ACLU’s rating.
If that reminds you of the NRA, that’s not an accident, BuzzFeed reports. buzzfeed.com/mollyhensleycl…
The ACLU is launching a new electoral program to mobilize its 1.8M members to vote as a bloc.
The goal is to encourage elected officials to vote based on the ACLU’s rating.
If that reminds you of the NRA, that’s not an accident, BuzzFeed reports. buzzfeed.com/mollyhensleycl…
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An ethics watchdog has filed a complaint with the Office of Congressional Ethics, seeking an investigation into whether Jim Jordan is lying about his knowledge of alleged abuse at OSU.
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An ethics watchdog has filed a complaint with the Office of Congressional Ethics, seeking an investigation into whether Jim Jordan is lying about his knowledge of alleged abuse at OSU.
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The top-earning 1% of households — those earning more than $607,000 a year — will pay a combined $111,000,000,000 less this year in federal taxes than they would have if the laws had remained unchanged since 2000. nytimes.com/2018/07/11/opi…
The top-earning 1% of households — those earning more than $607,000 a year — will pay a combined $111,000,000,000 less this year in federal taxes than they would have if the laws had remained unchanged since 2000. nytimes.com/2018/07/11/opi…
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"In 2000, when jobless rate last fell <4%, corporations pulled in 8.3% of nation’s income in form of profits; wages & salaries accounted for 66%.
Jobless rate is again <4%. But corporate profits account for 13.2% of nation’s income. Workers’ salaries has fallen to 62%."
"In 2000, when jobless rate last fell <4%, corporations pulled in 8.3% of nation’s income in form of profits; wages & salaries accounted for 66%.
Jobless rate is again <4%. But corporate profits account for 13.2% of nation’s income. Workers’ salaries has fallen to 62%."
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Brett Kavanaugh's father was a DC lobbyist who made $13 million in 2005 repping corporate interests. As a Supreme Court judge, Kavanaugh would "likely achieve for industry incomparably more than all his father’s years of lobbying"
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Brett Kavanaugh's father was a DC lobbyist who made $13 million in 2005 repping corporate interests. As a Supreme Court judge, Kavanaugh would "likely achieve for industry incomparably more than all his father’s years of lobbying"
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As recently as this week, Mueller's team has discussed interviewing more witnesses, a sign that a part of the probe remains very active, a person familiar with the matter tells WaPo. washingtonpost.com/world/national…
As recently as this week, Mueller's team has discussed interviewing more witnesses, a sign that a part of the probe remains very active, a person familiar with the matter tells WaPo. washingtonpost.com/world/national…
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Mueller looks to be taking steps to continue his investigation.
Law enforcement have reportedly discussed scenarios in which the prosecutions of people who may be charged are farmed out to other offices to handle any future trials.
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Mueller looks to be taking steps to continue his investigation.
Law enforcement have reportedly discussed scenarios in which the prosecutions of people who may be charged are farmed out to other offices to handle any future trials.
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In one key case, Mueller has signaled he intends to do more work. Prosecutors have twice asked to postpone the sentencing for Michael Flynn. Prosecutors have offered to update the judge in that case on Aug. 24. washingtonpost.com/world/national…
In one key case, Mueller has signaled he intends to do more work. Prosecutors have twice asked to postpone the sentencing for Michael Flynn. Prosecutors have offered to update the judge in that case on Aug. 24. washingtonpost.com/world/national…
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New filing in In the Matter of Search Warrants Executed on April 9, 2018: Notice (Other)
Another 883K Michael Cohen raid 'items' turned over to prosecutors today.
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New filing in In the Matter of Search Warrants Executed on April 9, 2018: Notice (Other)
Another 883K Michael Cohen raid 'items' turned over to prosecutors today.
documentcloud.org/documents/4599…
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'Make America Great Again' hats could double in price after new US tariffs.
They're made in China.
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'Make America Great Again' hats could double in price after new US tariffs.
They're made in China.
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Nixon and White House aides call Watergate investigation a “Political Witchhunt”—45 years ago this month:
Nixon and White House aides call Watergate investigation a “Political Witchhunt”—45 years ago this month:
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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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In the past 6 months, the number of prosecutors working on cases Mueller has brought has expanded significantly. Court filings show at least half a dozen new names participating in Mueller's work, all current DOJ prosecutors with varied backgrounds.
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In the past 6 months, the number of prosecutors working on cases Mueller has brought has expanded significantly. Court filings show at least half a dozen new names participating in Mueller's work, all current DOJ prosecutors with varied backgrounds.
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Of the 113 Supreme Court justices in US history, all but six have been white men. If confirmed, Brett Kavanaugh would be the 108th white male justice. cnn.it/2N3DGlQ
Of the 113 Supreme Court justices in US history, all but six have been white men. If confirmed, Brett Kavanaugh would be the 108th white male justice. cnn.it/2N3DGlQ
