background preloader

Presidency

Facebook Twitter

Trump thinks whatever he says is law. Bomb Spree Is The Latest Crisis To Reveal Donald Trump's Abdication Of Leadership. Tragedy in Pittsburgh, House and Senate Latest, Beto Backer: 9 Days to Go. Welcome to The Tip Sheet, a daily political analysis of the 2018 elections, based on interviews with Republican and Democratic officials, pollsters, strategists and voters.

Tragedy in Pittsburgh, House and Senate Latest, Beto Backer: 9 Days to Go

After a Trump supporter was arrested Friday, accused of mailing pipe bombs to Democrats, President Trump worried aloud that Republican “momentum” in the fall elections had stalled. On Saturday came the Pittsburgh massacre. Mr. Trump went to an Illinois campaign rally and denounced gun violence as “evil” and called for unity, then criticized Hillary Clinton and Representative Maxine Waters (who were two targets of the pipe bomber). It’s always difficult to know how major news events may affect an imminent election. . • Some of Mr. When Trump demonises opponents, unhinged partisans take their cues. Last week was not the first time in American history that a crazed assassin has tried to change the trajectory of the government by killing political enemies.

When Trump demonises opponents, unhinged partisans take their cues

In 1865, when it was clear that the confederacy was about to collapse, prominent southerner John Wilkes Booth and his accomplices set out to behead their Republican opponents by killing President Abraham Lincoln, his vice-president, Andrew Johnson, and the secretary of state, William Henry Seward. The grand tragedy that martyred President Lincoln seems to dwarf the farce of a MAGA (make America great again) -inspired former exotic dancer, Cesar Sayoc, mailing homemade pipe bombs to Democratic leaders.

But the same misguided patriotism inspired both. Trump's Charlotte Rally After Cesar Sayoc's Arrest. In literally the next breath he began a lengthy rhetorical barrage against the press, as though it was the mainstream media and not he that had celebrated and incited violence.

Trump's Charlotte Rally After Cesar Sayoc's Arrest

“We all say this in all sincerity”—he was not being sincere—“but the media’s constant unfair coverage, deep hostility, and negative attacks—you know that—only to serve to drive people apart and to undermine healthy debate,” he said. “It is time for us to replace the politics of anger and destruction with real debate about the real issues,” he said. “We want honest coverage from the media. That’s all we want.” If you insist, Mr. Whoa: New NBC/WSJ Poll Shows Trump's Approval Bouncing to All-Time High. Let's begin with the good news for President Trump and the GOP in the latest NBC/Wall Street Journal national poll -- and there's a fair amount of it, too.

Whoa: New NBC/WSJ Poll Shows Trump's Approval Bouncing to All-Time High

Before you get too bullish over any of these data points, however, bear in mind that the survey also underscores some of the Republican Party's ongoing challenges. That said, some of these results don't seem to presage the sort of blue tsunami many liberals have been dreaming of for months. Have a look for yourself: On Trump's top line approval rating, it's now pretty clear that the Fox News poll we wrote about last week was not an outlier. The president is now firmly in the mid-40's, which is exactly where many Republican strategists hoped he'd be before election day.

Recent shifts may have narrowed the range of potential Democratic House gains. Subscribe to read. US economy is expected to slow, damaged by Trump's trade war: Reuters poll. The remaining 20 said the trade dispute has had no influence on their forecasts but underscored the downside risk if trade tensions deepen.

US economy is expected to slow, damaged by Trump's trade war: Reuters poll

"At this time, with what we know and believe will occur, we acknowledge that risk to the outlook is to the downside with the trade disputes. That said, we have not substantially lowered our U.S. GDP growth outlook. Further deterioration and eventual performance could certainly change our outlook, however," said Sam Bullard, senior economist at Wells Fargo. While Trump has said these trade tariffs will benefit the U.S. economy, no economist polled by Reuters shared that view.

All the tariffs imposed and the retaliatory measures until now have been largely confined to Chinese industrial machinery, electronic components and other intermediate goods and has had only a limited impact on the U.S. economy. But bond markets are telling a different story. "Feeling no pain from its actions thus far, monetary policymakers are inclined to continue hiking. " Democrats Surge Ahead of Republicans in Fund-Raising for Key Races. WASHINGTON — Democratic candidates are outpacing the fund-raising of their Republican rivals in key congressional races, but huge checks from conservatives assured that their side will remain financially competitive in the weeks before next month’s midterms.

Democrats Surge Ahead of Republicans in Fund-Raising for Key Races

In an election season that appears likely to shatter midterm fund-raising records, Democrats outraised their Republican opponents in 32 of the closest 45 House races by a total margin of $154 million to $108 million since November 2016, according to an analysis of reports filed Monday with the Federal Election Commission. Even in the 13 targeted races in which Republicans outraised their Democratic rivals, the margin was a less gaping $41 million to $31 million.

The breakneck Democratic campaign fund-raising, much of which was fueled by donors giving small sums online, has boosted the confidence of party leaders. Mr. Malinowski, a former assistant secretary of state under President Barack Obama, has outraised Mr. Mr. Trump's win shredded the election playbook. What will that mean for the midterms? Roughly 10 days before the 2016 presidential election one of America’s largest unions sent a bus of volunteers from Iowa, where Hillary Clinton looked sure to lose, to Michigan, where union leaders heard she was in trouble.

Trump's win shredded the election playbook. What will that mean for the midterms?

They called Clinton’s team to tell them what they were doing only to receive a stern rebuke. Turn the bus around they were told. Is this the most successful month of the Trump presidency? A Definitive Guide to the G.O.P. Insiders Enabling Donald Trump. Blame for the ongoing destruction wrought by the Trump administration will always attach to Donald Trump.

A Definitive Guide to the G.O.P. Insiders Enabling Donald Trump

But Trump cannot help himself. 2018 election: Democrats have a problem with Latino voters. Senate forecast: Republicans will hold 52 seats (and maintain control of the Senate) next Congress while Democrats will hold just 48.

2018 election: Democrats have a problem with Latino voters

Anything between Republicans holding 47 seats and 57 seats is within the margin of error. Polls show that Democratic voters are revved up for November. What liberals (still) get wrong about Trump's support. Liberals and progressives are forever predicting Donald Trump’s political demise.

What liberals (still) get wrong about Trump's support

After each purported outrage – Charlottesville, separating children from their immigrant parents, now Helsinki – they confidently contend that this latest event will finally force Trump’s supporters to abandon him. Yet not only does this not happen, Trump’s support has actually risen by 6% since late 2017. How do they keep getting it so wrong? Trump's 2020 campaign is raising millions from small donors and spending it on legal fees. Trump on '60 Minutes': A master class in deception and denial. In his interview with "60 Minutes" that aired Sunday, President Trump was the same man he has always been. Trump to '60 Minutes' Stahl: Washington Is A Vicious Place; "In My Way, I Feel Very Comfortable Here" President Trump speaks to '60 Minutes' correspondent Lesley Stahl about Kim Jong Un, Christine Blasey Ford, the midterms, Supreme Court Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh, Vladimir Putin and more. Watch '60 Minutes Overtime' to watch material that didn't make it to Sunday's broadcast.

"Nobody's been able to do what I've been able to do," Trump told Stahl. "Remember that. Alec Baldwin calls for ‘overthrow’ of Trump at Dem fundraiser in New Hampshire. Alec Baldwin wants to ‘overthrow’ President Trump Emmy Award-winning actor Alec Baldwin said ‘it’s time to ‘overthrow the government of Donald Trump.’ He added that it should be done in a non-violent way. Baldwin urged people to vote in the midterm elections. MANCHESTER, N.H. – Less than 24 hours after reprising his Emmy Award-winning parody of President Trump on “Saturday Night Live,” Alec Baldwin took aim at the president again. “In an orderly and formal way, and lawful way, we need to overthrow the government of the United States under Donald Trump,” Baldwin said Sunday night at a major fundraising dinner for New Hampshire’s Democratic Party.

“I flew here this morning after doing ‘Saturday Night Live’ last night,” the actor, comedian and longtime liberal political activist told a crowd of some 800 party office-holders, candidates, officials and activists, drawing loud applause. Trump defends mockery of Christine Blasey Ford, says it got Kavanaugh confirmed. Breaking News Emails Get breaking news alerts and special reports. “I’m Not a Baby”: Trump, Chewing His Human Pills, Insists He’s Got This President Thing Under Control.

Most presidents would have nightmares if they were staring down the current state of global affairs: a trade war, a teetering market, a possibly-nuclear North Korea, political rivals overtaking Congress, a nation-state allegedly murdering their journalists, the creeping threat of climate change. Trump news: USA is NOT winning the trade war - shock China data suggests. One of the goals of the President’s trade war was to sell more US-made products to China than Chinese companies export to America.

Biden: Trump is 'trashing American values' World War 3: Russia US NUCLEAR WAR fears raised - Vladimir Putin and Trump URGED to talk. Diplomatic relations between the two countries have soured in recent months, with the Kremlin accused of interfering in the US Presidential election and dozens of Russian diplomats expelled from Washington following the Salisbury poisoning. 'He'll be re-elected': Trump and allies tout the sweet smell of 2020 success.

A strong economy with joblessness at its lowest rate for nearly half a century. Prince Estate Tells Trump to Stop Playing Prince Songs at Rallies. The Prince Estate has asked President Donald Trump to stop playing Prince’s music at his rallies. Chris Cuomo: Kanye meeting is cartoonish situation. Nikki Haley's departure severs a vital lifeline between Trump and principled conservatives.

Get the Think newsletter. Noah Rothman is the Associate Editor of COMMENTARY Magazine. United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley will resign her post at the end of the year, and the consequences for American foreign policy and the conservative movement may be monumental. As a moral ambassador for American values in the United Nations, Haley will leave a legacy matched only by President Gerald Ford's U.N.

Ambassador Daniel Patrick Moynihan and President Ronald Reagan’s Ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick. Among the qualities a truly great U.S. ambassador to the United Nations must exhibit is a healthy contempt for that institution, and Haley possessed it in spades. It's infuriating that this is so true. We WILL change it!!… Ed Krassenstein sur Twitter : "Don't listen to the right-wing media who is telling us that Republicans are gaining momentum going into the midterms and that the Kavanaugh confirmation is fueling Trump's base. This is just an attempt to try and burst our b.

A leading Holocaust historian just compared the US to Nazi Germany. Usually, comparisons between Donald Trump’s America and Nazi Germany come from cranks and internet trolls. A leading Holocaust historian just compared the US to Nazi Germany. Log in. The US won’t give visas to same-sex partners of UN officials anymore. The Trump administration has started denying diplomatic visas to same-sex partners of foreign diplomats and officials who work at international organizations in the United States, such as the United Nations.

- The Washington Post.