10/9/2017 Ivana Trump says she doesn’t like to call the president at the White House.  “I don’t really want to call him there, because Melania is there,” she said. “And I don’t want to cause any kind of jealousy or something like that, because I’m basically first Trump wife. OK? I’m first lady.” While Ivana apparently considers herself “First Trump Wife”, ...

10/9/2017 President Trump wanted to make a point, and he used Vice President Pence to make it.  On Sunday, Pence performed a pre-orchestrated publicity stunt which ended up costing tax payers about $250,000. In the recent flap about NFL players standing during the national anthem, Donald Trump has been very clear where he stands.  He believes that kneeling or locking ...

10/4/2017 Following a July 20th meeting with Trump and other top aides in July, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was overheard calling the president a “f*cking moron.” The meeting was held a day following a similar meeting in the White House situation room, where it apparently became clear to those in attendance that Trump did not have a full grasp ...

10/1/2017 CHIP (Children’s Health Insurance Program) is one of the few programs left in Congress that is considered truly bipartisan. It was originally co-sponsored by Orrin Hatch, a Republican, and the late Ted Kennedy. CHIP covers the health insurance needs for 9 million US children.  Senators Orrin Hatch and Ron Wyden introduced their bipartisan legislation to reauthorize CHIP, which would extend the program ...

10/1/2017 Today President Trump decided it was best to share his tactics on North Korea with the whole world. …Save your energy Rex, we'll do what has to be done! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 1, 2017 The tweets came a day after Tillerson told reporters that the US had direct contact with North Korea in regards to its ...

9/29/2017 Carmen Yulín Cruz, mayor of Puerto Rico’s capital San Juan, pleaded with the White House for immediate aid. “This is a ‘people are dying’ story,” she told CNN Friday morning. “Dammit, this is not a good news story,” Cruz said. “This is a people-are-dying story. This is a life or death story. . . . When you have people out there dying, ...

9/29/2017 Stock markets in the US reached record highs as the economy continues to grow.  The markets continue the trend that began in 2009 under President Obama. Despite a presidency which has seen its share of social turmoil, the stock market continues it’s surge upward.  Does a president control the market?  In truth, not much.  Established economic policies and business ...

9/26/2017 The Washington Post reported today that EPA chief Scott Pruitt will receive a private secure phone compartment built into his office.  The cost to taxpayers is approximately $25,000.00 Typically, such soundproof booths are used to conduct hearing tests. But the EPA sought a customized version — one that eventually would cost several times more than a typical model — that Pruitt can ...

9/24/2017 At a rally in Alabama on Friday, President Trump showed his frustration towards athletes who kneel during the national anthem.  “Wouldn’t you love to see one of these NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say, ‘Get that son of a bitch off the field right now. Out! He’s fired. He’s fired!’”  His comments were cheered at the ...

9/24/2017 Government employees flying on private jets “is an example of fiscal irresponsibility run amok” according to Tom Price in an interview on CNBC 9/9/2009.  But apparently, Trump’s Secretary of Health and Human Services forgot his own thinking as he charted himself private jets at least 24 times in recent months.   The estimated cost to taxpayers is in excess of ...