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September 11, 2017

16 posts · Monday

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McConnell Says Democrats’ Glee Was Premature

September 11, 2017 at 9:14 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) told the New York Times that he thinks Democrats “were a tad premature in exuberantly celebrating the surprise spending deal they struck last week with President Trump.”

Said McConnell: “Let’s put it this way. The deal is not quite as good as my counterpart thought it was.”

“The reason? Mr. McConnell said that he insisted the newly passed legislation preserve Treasury’s ability to apply ‘extraordinary measures’ and shift money within government accounts to pay off debt and extend federal borrowing power. That will delay the need for another increase in the debt limit well beyond the December deadline that Democrats have been trumpeting as their big moment of leverage.”

Filed Under: Budget & Taxes Tagged With: Mitch McConnell

Trump Lawyers Wanted Kushner Out

September 11, 2017 at 9:07 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Some of President Trump’s lawyers earlier this summer concluded that Jared Kushner should step down as senior White House adviser because of possible legal complications related to a probe of Russia’s involvement in the 2016 presidential election and aired concerns about him to the president,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“Among their concerns was that Mr. Kushner was the adviser closest to the president who had the most dealings with Russian officials and businesspeople during the campaign and transition, some of which are currently being examined by federal investigators and congressional oversight panels. Mr. Kushner, Mr. Trump’s son-in-law and confidant, has said he had four such meetings or interactions.”

“Another issue was Mr. Kushner’s initial omission of any contacts with foreign officials from the form required to obtain a security clearance.”

Filed Under: White House

Hatch Would Lose to Wilson In Possible Match Up

September 11, 2017 at 4:22 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

A new Dan Jones & Associates poll in Utah finds Jenny Wilson (D) leading Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) in a possible U.S. Senate match up, 45% to 34%.

In contrast, Mitt Romney (R) would beat Wilson handily, 64% to 26%.

Filed Under: 2018 Campaign Tagged With: UT-Sen

Booker Backs Single-Payer Health Care

September 11, 2017 at 3:35 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) told NJTV News that he is co-sponsoring Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-VT) single-payer health care bill called “Medicare for All” which would expand the federal health care program that covers those over 65 to all Americans.

Said Booker: “This is something that’s got to happen. Obamacare was a first step in advancing this country, but I won’t rest until every American has a basic security that comes with having access to affordable health care.”

Filed Under: Health Care Tagged With: Cory Booker

Russian Politician Admits Russia ‘Stole’ U.S. Election

September 11, 2017 at 2:41 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Vyacheslav Nikonov,  a member of the Russian parliamentary body, said on Russian television that U.S. intelligence “missed it when Russian intelligence stole the president of the United States,” The Hill reports.

Nikonov was making the point about the superiority of Russia’s intelligence services over U.S. regarding knowledge of North Korea, Afghanistan and Syria.

Filed Under: 2016 Campaign Tagged With: Russia

Alex Jones Says Trump Is Being Secretly Drugged

September 11, 2017 at 2:18 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Alex Jones on his show:

Ladies and gentlemen, I was told this by high level sources and it was evident and especially after Reagan was shot in his first year in office when he was acting like Trump, and doing the right things, that he never really recovered. They gave him cold blood, and his transfusion that causes brain damage. They slowly gave him small amounts of sedatives. It’s known that most presidents end up getting drugged. Small dosages of sedatives till they build it up, Trump’s such a bull he hasn’t fully understood it yet.

But I’ve talked to people, multiple ones, and they believe that they are putting a slow sedative that they’re building up that’s also addictive in his Diet Cokes and in his iced tea and that the president by 6 or 7 at night is basically slurring his words and is drugged. Now first they had to isolate him to do that. But yes, ladies and gentleman, I’ve talked to people that talk to the president now at 9 at night, he is slurring his words. And I’m going to leave it at that. I’ve talked to folks that have talked to him directly…

Now I’m risking my life, by the way, to tell you all this… They drug presidents because the power structure wants a puppet. The president needs his blood tested by an outside physician he trusts.”

Filed Under: White House

Bonus Quote of the Day

September 11, 2017 at 1:34 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“I love black people!!”

— Kid Rock, in a statement on his website saying he’s not a racist.

Filed Under: Celebrities, Race Tagged With: Kid Rock

Another GOP Lawmaker Will Not Seek Re-Election

September 11, 2017 at 12:07 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Rep. Dave Trott (R-MI) says he will not run for re-election next year, WILX reports.

In a statement Monday, the two-term lawmaker says serving has been an honor but he has decided that the best course is “to spend more time with my family and return to the private sector.”

Josh Kraushaar: Republican retirements endanger Paul Ryan’s majority.

Filed Under: 2018 Campaign

Romney Gearing Up for Possible Senate Bid

September 11, 2017 at 8:51 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Sources tell UtahPolicy.com that former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is preparing to run for Senate in 2018 if Sen. Orrin Hatch decides to retire.

“Hatch’s reticence to make a definitive announcement is preventing other candidates from getting in the race, but Romney has the financial resources to mount a campaign no matter when Hatch decides.”

Filed Under: 2018 Campaign Tagged With: Mitt Romney, UT-Sen

Quote of the Day

September 11, 2017 at 7:20 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Oh, I think the most important of the mistakes I made was using personal email.”

— Hillary Clinton, in an interview with CBS News.

Filed Under: 2016 Campaign

Corker Mulls Whether to Retire in 2018

September 11, 2017 at 7:18 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN), “the influential chairman of the Senate foreign relations committee who was once considered for a spot in President Trump’s Cabinet, is weighing whether to call it quits next year,” CNN reports.

Said Corker: “As far as what am I going to do in the future, I’m still contemplating the future. It’s a tremendous privilege to do what I do, and to weigh in on the big issues. … But I have not decided what I’m going to do in the future.”

Filed Under: 2018 Campaign Tagged With: Bob Corker, TN-Sen

Trump Companies Working with Foreign Contractors

September 11, 2017 at 7:09 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

McClatchy: “A major construction company owned by the Chinese government was hired to work on the latest Trump golf club development in Dubai despite a pledge from Donald Trump that his family business would not engage in any transactions with foreign government entities while he serves as president.”

Filed Under: White House

Bannon Says Firing Comey Was Biggest Mistake

September 11, 2017 at 7:01 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Stephen Bannon believes the firing of FBI director James Comey by President Trump was the biggest mistake “maybe in modern political history,” the Washington Post reports.

Said Bannon: “I don’t think there’s any doubt that if James Comey had not been fired we would not have a special counsel.”

Filed Under: Political History, White House Tagged With: James Comey, Stephen Bannon

Trump Faces Muted Backlash for Dealing with Dems

September 11, 2017 at 6:51 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Republicans who dared to cut deals with Democrats have long had to fear retribution from conservative activists like Rick Manning, president of Americans for Limited Government. He had railed against a 2015 debt-ceiling compromise as ‘absurd,’ and as recently as March called for President Trump to use the vote to ‘create real reforms’ to cut spending,” the Washington Post reports.

“But when Trump shocked the nation last week, handing Democrats a major victory by accepting their terms for a clean three-month suspension of the borrowing limit, Manning says he felt no ill will for the president. Instead, he blamed House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) for forcing Trump to work with Democrats.”

Filed Under: White House

Bannon Declares War on the GOP

September 11, 2017 at 6:49 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Stephen Bannon — President Trump’s former chief strategist who left the White House in August — declared war Sunday against the Republican congressional leadership, called on Gary Cohn, Trump’s top economic adviser, to resign, and outlined his views on issues ranging from immigration to trade,” the Washington Post reports.

“Bannon, in an interview on CBS’s 60 Minutes, accused Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) of ‘trying to nullify the 2016 election.’ … He blamed them for failing to repeal and replace former president Barack Obama’s signature health-care law and made clear that he would use his Breitbart perch to hold Republicans accountable for not helping Trump push through his agenda.””

Filed Under: Republicans Tagged With: Stephen Bannon

A Conservative Revolution in the Bureaucracy

September 11, 2017 at 6:46 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

New York Times: “The aggressive regulatory effort, which runs counter to the Trump administration’s less-is-more credo about government meddling, has led to policy changes related to gun ownership, gay rights, reproductive choices, immigration and other divisive political issues, according to a New York Times review of government documents and court records, as well as interviews with more than four dozen people involved in or briefed on the efforts.”

“The overhaul is unfolding behind the scenes in Washington at agencies like the Health and Human Services Department, where new rules about birth control are being drafted, and in federal courtrooms, where the Justice Department has shifted gears in more than a dozen Obama-era cases involving social issues.”

Filed Under: White House

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