Dave Boyer
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Trump sending in federal reinforcements to combat rising violence in Kansas City
The Trump administration is surging federal law-enforcement agents into Kansas City, Missouri, to fight a wave of violent crime, the White House said Wednesday. Published July 8, 2020
Trump, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador pledge closer cooperation after new trade deal
President Trump and Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador pledged closer cooperation Wednesday on the heels of the new trade deal as the Mexican leader thanked Mr. Trump for being "increasingly respectful" of Mexicans. Published July 8, 2020
Trump trailing Biden by double digits in Rasmussen poll
President Trump is trailing Democrat Joseph R. Biden by 10 percentage points in a poll often cited by the president as being fair to him. Published July 8, 2020
Pence: New federal guidance on reopening schools coming next week
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is planning to issue new guidelines next week for how schools can safely reopen in the coming weeks and months after President Trump criticized the agency's metrics as too onerous. Published July 8, 2020
Trump’s White House staff smaller, less expensive than Obama’s
President Trump's White House staff is smaller than former President Obama's team, even as overall federal spending has risen significantly under Mr. Trump. Published July 8, 2020
Donald Trump calls CDC guidelines on school reopenings ‘impractical,’ threatens to withhold funding
President Trump threatened Wednesday to cut off funding for education if schools don't reopen in the fall. Published July 8, 2020
Illegal migration, trade on agenda as Donald Trump hosts Mexico’s president
President Trump will discuss efforts to halt illegal migration with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador when they hold their first meeting at the White House on Wednesday. Published July 8, 2020
Jacksonville GOP convention plans ‘flexible,’ Donald Trump says
President Trump said Tuesday that Republicans are "flexible" on holding their full convention in Jacksonville, Florida, amid the state's increasing number of coronavirus cases. Published July 7, 2020
Donald Trump says he’ll ‘pressure’ states to reopen schools in the fall
President Trump on Tuesday declared that K-12 schools should move full steam ahead toward reopening in the fall despite concerns from local leaders and education groups about exposing students and teachers to the coronavirus. Published July 7, 2020
Mary Trump book reveals she betrayed Donald Trump on his tax returns
President Trump's niece, Mary Trump, admits in her new book that she was the source who gave Mr. Trump's tax information to The New York Times in 2019, saying the moment she handed over the documents to journalists was "the happiest I'd felt in months." Published July 7, 2020
Lamar Alexander becomes second GOP senator to skip convention
Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, an honorary chair of the Trump campaign, is the second senator to announce he's skipping the Republican National Convention in August. Published July 7, 2020
White House says schools should reopen to benefit students’ ‘holistic health’
The Trump administration is encouraging schools to reopen this fall to respect the "holistic health and learning needs" of students despite a rise of COVID-19 cases in numerous states, senior administration officials said Tuesday. Published July 7, 2020
White House slams media for focusing on Trump’s NASCAR tweet instead of urban violence
The White House chided the media Monday for obsessing about President Trump's tweet on NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace and the Confederate flag, while failing to ask any questions about a surge of weekend violence in New York City and Chicago. Published July 6, 2020
Trump discloses more than 600,000 Paycheck Protection loan recipients
The Treasury Department and Small Business Administration disclosed the names Monday of more than 600,000 small businesses that received paycheck protection loans, a list that includes the law firm of Democratic powerbroker David Boies and the family business of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao. Published July 6, 2020
Donald Trump set to issue executive orders on China, immigration, drug pricing
President Trump is preparing to sign several executive orders this week on China, immigration, prescription drug prices and manufacturing, White House officials said Monday, as well as possible action to rescind the DACA program that shields immigrants who came to the U.S. illegally as children from deportation. Published July 6, 2020
Donald Trump calls on Bubba Wallace to apologize to NASCAR colleagues for noose ‘hoax’
President Trump suggested Monday that NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace, the circuit's only Black driver, should apologize for complaining about a noose-like rope in his garage that the FBI later determined was not a hate crime. Published July 6, 2020
Donald Trump reelection doubts have Republicans ‘rattled’
Democrat Joseph R. Biden holds a roughly 10-point lead in national polls four months before Election Day, and President Trump's base is increasingly worried. Published July 5, 2020
Trump on July 4: Those who built America ‘are not villains, they are heroes’
In an address on the White House lawn Saturday, President Trump proposed a statue garden for America's heroes and took aim "at the radical left, the Marxists, the anarchists, the agitators, the looters, and people who in many instances have absolutely no clue what they are doing." Published July 4, 2020
Trump says he ‘stopped’ looting and vandalism to protect American dream
As the nation prepares to celebrate Independence Day, President Trump said Thursday that anarchists, looters and "fools" cannot spoil the patriotic party. Published July 2, 2020
Donald Trump hails strong jobs report as ‘shattering expectations’
President Trump on Thursday celebrated the strong job gains in June as proof that "our economy is roaring back" from the coronavirus outbreak. Published July 2, 2020
