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Obama: 2 Things Keep Me Awake
Obama
Has 2 Big
Worries
Jul 30, 2020 10:40 AM CDT

Obama Has 2 Big Worries

Fears about voter suppression and about Trump challenging legitimacy of the election

(Newser) - The New York Times is out with a story on former President Obama's private remarks about his successor during fundraising events for Joe Biden. The upshot is that Obama is far more critical of President Trump in private than he is in public, but two issues in particular appear...

Trump Floats Idea of Delaying the Election

He tweets about the possibility

(Newser) - President Trump on Thursday voiced the thought many of his political opponents don't want to hear: He raised the idea of delaying November's election. "With Universal Mail-In Voting (not Absentee Voting, which is good), 2020 will be the most INACCURATE & FRAUDULENT Election in history," he...

Trump&#39;s Promise to Suburbanites Decried as Racist
Trump's Promise
to Suburbanites
Decried as Racist
the rundown
Jul 30, 2020 2:33 AM CDT

Trump's Promise to Suburbanites Decried as Racist

President says he'll protect them from low-income housing

(Newser) - Reaction was pouring in after President Trump on Wednesday promised those "living their Suburban Lifestyle Dream" that he would protect them from low-income housing being built in their neighborhoods. He first made the vow in a tweet , which he followed up with remarks during a visit to Texas. "...

Trump Unloads on Twitter About Portland and Housing

The president says 'there would be no Portland' if not for federal officers

(Newser) - President Trump went "on a very aggressive Twitter streak this afternoon" and offered his take on federal agents in Portland—who may or may not be leaving the violence-wracked city, the Guardian reports. With Oregon Gov. Kate Brown saying she's reached a deal with the White House to...

The Final Count: 12K Troops Will Leave Germany
Trump on Germany:
We're Done Being 'Suckers'
the rundown
Jul 29, 2020 11:05 AM CDT

Trump on Germany: We're Done Being 'Suckers'

Mark Esper announces 11.9K troops will withdraw from Germany

(Newser) - The US will be pulling almost 12,000 troops from Germany, with a bit more than half of them—6,400—set to return stateside. The announcement came Wednesday from Defense Secretary Mark Esper, who said the remaining 5,600 troops withdrawing from Germany will be spread elsewhere throughout Europe,...

Brennan: CIA Made Strange Move on Trump's Orders

Former CIA director says he learned Trump forbid him from getting access to documents

(Newser) - Former CIA director John Brennan says President Trump stonewalled Brennan's attempts to access his own notes and the classified documents he signed off on during his time with the agency. The Washington Post reports that in the fall of 2018 Brennan sought the documents as material for the memoir...

'Nobody Likes Me,' Trump Complains at COVID Briefing

He questions why Fauci has high approval ratings

(Newser) - At Tuesday's coronavirus briefing, President Trump addressed the issue of his own popularity. "Nobody likes me," the president complained when a reporter asked why Dr. Anthony Fauci had been absent from recent briefings. "He’s got a very good approval rating, and I like that. It’...

Ex-FBI Agent: Trump Let Putin Outdo Stalin

Peter Strzok has a book coming out before the election

(Newser) - Another book critical of President Trump is coming before the election, this one by former FBI agent Peter Strzok , reports the AP . Strzok had been part of Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election until anti-Trump texts surfaced between him and a fellow agent. The counterintelligence...

Advice for Trump on Winning Re-Election
How Trump
Could
Tighten
the Race
OPINION
Jul 28, 2020 11:15 AM CDT

How Trump Could Tighten the Race

He could still win, and focusing on 'cancel culture' could help, says GOP adviser

(Newser) - With less than 100 days to go before the election, the polls are not looking good for President Trump. But two new pieces, one in the Atlantic and the other in the Financial Times , suggest that it's foolish to write off the president's chances. In the Atlantic, Peter...

Twitter Deletes Dicey Tweet Shared by Trump on COVID

'There is a cure,' woman in video claims, referring to hydroxychloroquine

(Newser) - President Trump had been striking a more sober tone about the coronavirus of late, but on Monday night he retweeted a video making so many controversial claims that Twitter deleted it, reports NBC News . "Tweets with the video are in violation of our COVID-19 misinformation policy," Twitter said...

Trump 'Won't Be Going' to John Lewis Services

President says he has no plans to visit Monday or Tuesday as he lies in state

(Newser) - President Trump and Rep. John Lewis, the late civil rights icon, didn't exactly get along . So it's perhaps not surprising that the president revealed Monday he won't be paying respects to Lewis as he lies in state. "No, I won't be going, no," Trump...

Trump Hails Vaccine Progress, Calls for States to Reopen

He predicts 'tremendous' recovery

(Newser) - President Trump hailed progress toward a coronavirus vaccine Monday, saying his administration's Operation Warp Speed had reduced development time by years. The project is a "historic initiative to develop, test, manufacture, and deliver a vaccine in record time," the president said during a visit to a North...

Trump: I'm Just Too Busy to Throw a First Pitch

The president says he has to focus on the coronavirus, the economy, 'and much else'

(Newser) - President Trump says he's not throwing out the opening pitch at a New York Yankees game after all, Politico reports. After agreeing to do it Thursday, the president tweeted Sunday about other priorities: "Because of my strong focus on the China Virus, including scheduled meetings on Vaccines, our...

With 100 Days Til Election, Trump Faces Steep Climb

Poll finds the incumbent in trouble with voters, with 32% approval on his COVID handling

(Newser) - With the November election 100 days away, more Americans say the country is heading in the wrong direction than at any previous point in Donald Trump’s presidency, putting the incumbent in a perilous position as his reelection bid against Joe Biden enters a pivotal stretch. A new poll from...

Trump Says He Loves Twitter 'Too Much,' Has Online Regrets

President also tells Barstool Sports people should 'run for office' instead of kneeling during anthem

(Newser) - If you cringe when reading some of President Trump's tweets and retweets, President Trump is right there with you. That's per an interview that Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy nabbed outside the Oval Office on Thursday, as the White House was celebrating opening day for Major League Baseball,...

Michael Cohen Heads Home
Michael Cohen
Heads Home
Jul 24, 2020 2:45 PM CDT

Michael Cohen Heads Home

Bureau of Prisons argues with judge's ruling

(Newser) - Michael Cohen is out of prison again. President Trump's former personal lawyer was released Friday, a day after a judge ruled that he had been sent back to prison from home confinement as retaliation for his plan to release a book critical of Trump. The AP reports that Cohen...

Trump Will Throw First Pitch at Yankees Game

He will throw ceremonial pitch at empty Yankee Stadium next month

(Newser) - President Trump is going to throw the opening pitch at a Major League Baseball game for the first time in his presidency—with no fans present. The New York Yankees confirmed Thursday that the president will throw the first pitch at their Aug. 15 game against the Boston Red Sox...

Trump Jumps on GOP Bandwagon Against Liz Cheney

Allies of the president say the Wyoming congresswoman has been disloyal to him

(Newser) - President Trump had a busy morning on Twitter, issuing 49 tweets or retweets and an attack on the third-ranking Republican in the House, all before 10am ET. Trump joined Republican allies Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz and Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul in lambasting House GOP Conference Chairwoman Liz Cheney, who has...

Republicans Ditch Key Trump Demand in New Aid Package

Payroll tax cut won't be in 'base bill'

(Newser) - Republicans have jettisoned one of President Trump's key demands even before the start of negotiations with Democrats over the next coronavirus stimulus package. Senate Republicans, who are planning to unveil the package Thursday, decided not to include the payroll tax cut the president has been calling for, the Washington ...

Trump Brags About Cognitive Test, Says Biden Should Take It

'Now, Joe should take that test, because something’s going on'

(Newser) - President Trump says his cognitive test results wowed doctors —and now he's urging Joe Biden to take the same test. Being president of the United States requires "stamina," "physical health," and "mental health," Trump said in a Fox News interview Wednesday, so...

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