Note:

Because it's such a large topic, information regarding the repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) is posted here.

Aug 7, 2017:

http://thehill.com/latino/345622-chicago-files-suit-over-sanctuary-city-funding
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/345547-trump-base-is-far-bigger-stronger-than-ever-before
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/345552-trump-goes-after-blumenthal-he-was-a-phony-vietnam-con-artist
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/345599-usda-office-told-to-use-weather-extremes-instead-of-climate-change
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/345596-house-gop-unveils-website-criticizing-media-coverage
http://www.healthandwellnessresource.com/climate-science-special-report-2017-us-global-change-research-program/

Aug 4, 2017:

http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/345349-trump-to-file-paris-climate-deal-withdrawal-paperwork-report
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/345420-chicago-to-sue-trump-administration-over-funding-threat
http://thehill.com/regulation/345351-trump-breaks-jobs-report-comment-rule
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/345316-justice-to-review-media-subpoenas-policy-in-crackdown-on-leaks
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/345300-schwarzenegger-hits-trump-on-climate

Aug 3, 2017:

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-idUSKBN1AJ1SW
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/345261-senate-blocks-trump-from-making-recess-appointments-over-break
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/345212-mueller-establishes-grand-jury-in-trump-russia-probe-report
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/345111-trump-you-can-thank-congress-for-us-russia-relationship-at-all-time
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/you-cannot-say-that-to-the-press-trump-urged-mexican-president-to-end-his-public-defiance-on-border-wall-transcript-reveals/2017/08/03/0c2c0a4e-7610-11e7-8f39-eeb7d3a2d304_story.html
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/08/03/donald-trump-strong-arm-tactics-backfire-senate/534392001/
http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/americas-heroin-epidemic/trump-calls-new-hampshire-drug-infested-den-stoking-outrage-n789176

Aug 2, 2017:

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/344924-trump-gop-senators-unveil-measure-to-cut-legal-immigration
https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/354
https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/08/02/president-donald-j-trump-backs-raise-act

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/344928-trump-signs-new-russia-sanctions
https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/08/02/president-donald-j-trump-signs-hr-3364-law
https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/08/02/statement-president-donald-j-trump-signing-hr-3364
https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/08/02/statement-president-donald-j-trump-signing-countering-americas

http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/01/politics/trump-waives-environmental-laws-border-wall/index.html

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/08/02/boy-scouts-top-leaders-didnt-call-trump-to-praise-speech.html
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/01/trump-wall-street-journal-interview-full-transcript-241214

http://thehill.com/regulation/administration/344948-outrage-erupts-over-report-doj-will-target-affirmative-action

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/345062-conservatives-call-for-end-to-on-camera-briefings-after-explosive-day

http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/31/politics/white-house-police-tough-suspects/index.html

Aug 1, 2017:

Kelly flexes muscle his first day on the job at White House | Chicago Tribune

According to polling data on the Real Clear Politics website, in the month of July, 2017, Trump's disapproval rating averaged 16.1 percent higher than his approval rating (1.6 percent higher than in the month of of June). This average includes 16 separate polls conducted by the following sources:

• FOX News
• CNN/ORC
• CBS News
• Gallup
• Rasmussen Reports
• Reuters/Ipsos
• Economist/YouGov
• ABC News/Wash Post
• PPP (D)
• Quinnipiac
• Pew Research
• Marist
• CNBC
• IBD/TIPP

None of the 16 polls showed Trump with an approval rating equal to or higher than his disapproval rating.

Source:

(April, 2017). "Latest Polls". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved 2017-08-01.

http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/344836-senate-confirms-trumps-fbi-director-nominee
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/344776-dea-chief-trump-condoned-police-misconduct
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/344708-trump-dictated-sons-statement-on-russia-meeting-report
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/344843-trump-boy-scout-head-called-my-speech-the-greatest
http://thehill.com/opinion/letters/344861-secretary-perry-dont-fight-science

Jul 31, 2017:

An article in today's Chicago Tribune describes a letter sent by a 17-year-old boy scout named Jasper Davidoff to Charles Dahlquist, Randall Stephenson, and Michael Surbaugh (the three leaders of the Boy Scouts of America) regarding Trump's recent speech at the Boy Scouts of America 2017 National Jamboree. In the letter, Davidoff says the following:

The president made the conscious decision to incorporate deeply divisive political speech into an event that warrants nothing of the sort. What's more, I am concerned that, in an address to an organization whose vision statement calls for the production of good citizens through the Scout Oath and Law, the president's words exemplified a destructive form of public discourse unsupported by either the Scout Oath or Law.

I believe that ... (Trump's) rhetoric told the young people looking to become better citizens that Scouting is a space for divisiveness and disrespect. I believe that many of the young people in attendance will interpret from [the] presentation that they should use Scouting to aggressively attack those they disagree with. Frankly, I believe that the Boy Scouts of America should see the fact that they sanctioned this speech as a disgrace.

Source:

Bookwalter, Genevieve. (July 31, 2017). "An Evanston Boy Scout denounced Trump to Scout leaders: President's speech was 'destructive'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2017-07-31.

http://thehill.com/homenews/media/344664-new-york-post-updates-its-trump-survivor-cover-the-tribe-has-spoken-again
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/07/the-final-humiliation-of-reince-priebus/535368/
http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/344642-scaramucci-out-as-wh-communications-director

Jul 29, 2017:

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/344444-trump-republicans-look-like-fools-if-they-dont-kill-senate-filibuster
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/344458-wall-street-journal-trump-is-the-problem-not-priebus

Jul 28, 2017:

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/344294-trump-urges-senate-gop-to-end-filibuster-for-future-votes
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/344394-trump-appoints-new-white-house-chief-of-staff
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/344364-trump-encourages-cops-to-be-rough-with-suspects
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/344369-guarding-trumps-mar-a-lago-club-has-cost-taxpayers-66-million-report

Jul 27, 2017:

Chief Scout Executive Michael Surbaugh apologized for the political statements made by Trump three days ago at the 2017 National Jamboree.

I want to extend my sincere apologies to those in our Scouting family who were offended by the political rhetoric that was inserted into the jamboree...We sincerely regret that politics were inserted into the Scouting program.

Source:

Becket, Stefan. (July 27, 2017). "Boy Scouts chief apologizes for Trump's speech". CBS News. Retrieved 2017-07-27.

Boy Scouts apologize for 'political rhetoric' in Trump speech | Fox News

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/344025-trumps-attacks-stun-republican-senators
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/344217-scaramucci-goes-after-bannon-in-explosive-phone-call
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/344215-scaramucci-priebus-is-a-paranoid-schizophrenic-will-be-asked-to
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/344161-key-dem-calls-for-probe-into-whether-trump-administration-threatened-alaska
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/holy-hell-pay-graham-warns-trump-firing-sessions-n787086
http://thehill.com/homenews/media/344247-ny-post-cover-depicts-trump-white-house-as-reality-tv-show-survivor
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/27/us/politics/trump-taxes-congress-republicans.html
https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/07/27/joint-statement-tax-reform

Jul 26, 2017:

http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/343976-epa-transition-official-dismisses-pruitt-climate-science-strategy
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/343983-judge-upholds-1000-fine-against-kobach-for-misleading-claims
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/343860-trump-shifts-criticism-in-latest-sessions-attack
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/343847-trump-calls-for-ban-on-transgender-individuals-in-military
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/economy-budget/343926-trumps-alternative-facts-on-free-trade-are-largely

Jul 25, 2017:

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news-other-administration/343774-trump-i-can-be-the-most-presidential
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/343588-ex-bush-ethics-lawyer-trump-calling-for-clinton-to-be
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/343570-trump-slams-sessions-for-weak-position-on-hillary-clinton-crimes

Jul 24, 2017:

In West Virginia, Trump gave a speech to about 40,000 people at the Boy Scouts of America 2017 National Jamboree.

In his opening remarks Trump said he was going to put politics aside during his speech. Then, he proceeded to interject politics at various points during his speech.

Trump's Boy Scouts Speech And The Thin Line Between Openness And Recklessness | NPR

Trump is unteachable. His Boy Scouts speech proved it. | USA Today

The 29 most cringe-worthy lines from Donald Trump's hyper-political speech to the Boy Scouts | CNN

Read a transcript of his speech "here.

http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/343491-democrats-roll-out-better-deal-new-economic-agenda
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/343419-trump-goes-after-sleazy-adam-schiff
http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/343531-intelligence-authorization-fails-in-house
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/343563-mccain-to-return-to-washington-tuesday

Jul 23, 2017:

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/343366-scaramucci-makes-debut-on-sunday-shows-vows-to-end-wh-leaks
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/22/us/politics/congress-sanctions-russia.html

Jul 22, 2017:

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/343283-after-white-house-communication-team-shake-up-trump-still-tweeting
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/343263-trump-attacks-ny-times-for-sick-agenda-on-national-security
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/343265-trump-everyone-agrees-the-president-has-complete-power-to-pardon
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/343307-scaramucci-gotcha-politics-are-over
http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/343164-trump-launches-all-out-assault-on-mueller-probe
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/343291-spicer-knocks-mccarthys-portrayal-of-him-on-snl-as-malicious

Jul 21, 2017:

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/sean-spicer-resigns-as-white-house-press-secretary-protest-anthony-scaramucci
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/343109-mueller-asks-wh-staff-to-preserve-all-documents-relating-to-june-2016

Jul 20, 2017:

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/342843-trump-sessions-recusal-unfair-to-me
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/342887-trump-nominates-climate-skeptic-with-no-science-degree-to-top
http://www.slate.com/blogs/outward/2017/07/20/senate_confirms_john_k_bush_anti_gay_blogger_to_the_6th_circuit.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/john-bush-judge-trump-abortion_us_596f960be4b01696c6a239f6
http://www.npr.org/2017/06/15/533014228/senators-grill-trump-judicial-nominees-on-provocative-blog-posts
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/07/20/who-is-christopher-wray-trumps-pick-for-fbi-director.html

Jul 19, 2017:

Supreme Court Allows 'Grandparent' Exemption To Trump Travel Ban | NPR

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/19/us/politics/trump-interview-sessions-russia.html
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/342716-trump-voter-fraud-panel-will-find-full-truth
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/report-trump-ending-secret-cia-program-to-arm-syrian-rebels/
https://www.mccain.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=99F3935E-EC3A-48DB-8C73-4C623D8C9709&ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000618

Jul 18, 2017:

After yesterday's failure of the Senate GOP's health care legislation, Trump "doubled down" on his plea that the Senate abolish the filibuster, tweeting the following:

The Senate must go to a 51 vote majority instead of current 60 votes. Even parts of full Repeal need 60. 8 Dems control Senate. Crazy!

Source:

Fabian, Jordan. (July 18, 2017). "Trump calls on Senate to end filibuster after healthcare defeat". The Hill. Retrieved 2017-07-18.

On May 30 Trump tweeted this same plea ("Trump calls for end to filibuster").

Trump Adds Sanctions on Iran After Certifying Its Compliance with Nuclear Deal | The New York Times

The Interior Department is about to become a front group for oil and gas | The Hill

ICE chief plans on sending hundreds of agents to sanctuary cities | The Hill

ICE chief plans on sending hundreds of agents to sanctuary cities | The Hill

ICE chief: 80% jump in illegal targets, readies national 'Sanctuary' crackdown | Washington Examiner

White House offers support for rolling back net neutrality | The Hill

Jul 17, 2017:

http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/342387-draft-doe-study-blames-low-demand-gas-prices-for-electric-grid

Jul 16, 2017:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/white-house-unveils-made-in-america-week-though-many-trump-products-are-made-overseas/2017/07/16/19f80fac-6a52-11e7-b9e2-2056e768a7e5_story.html
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news-other-administration/342213-trump-fake-news-is-distorting-democracy
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/342212-trumps-approval-rating-at-record-low

Jul 14, 2017:

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/341997-ex-soviet-officer-was-also-in-trump-jr-meeting-report
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/342097-russian-lobbying-that-touched-trump-tied-to-moscow-figures
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/342076-trump-will-ask-supreme-court-to-block-judges-order-on-travel-ban
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-13/trump-wants-to-steer-un-climate-cash-toward-building-coal-plants
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-40612669

Jul 13, 2017:

Fresh Freedom Caucus demands stall GOP budget | The Hill

CBO: Trump budget would not balance | The Hill

Trump calls Donald Trump Jr.'s meeting with Russian lawyer 'opposition research' | USA Today

Highlights of Reuters interview with Trump | Reuters

http://www.npr.org/2017/07/13/537107091/trump-hints-at-new-limits-on-steel-imports

Jul 12, 2017:

EPA head suggests climate science debate on TV | The Hill

Steve King: Build border wall with funds from Planned Parenthood, food stamps | The Hill

King: Use funding from food stamps, Planned Parenthood to pay for border wall | CNN

House Republican pushes cuts for food stamps to pay for Trump's border wall | Think Progress

House Democrat files article of impeachment against Trump | The Hill

Jul 11, 2017:

House GOP's $1.6 Billion Border Wall Plan Sets Up Fight | Bloomberg News

Trump sued for blocking Twitter users | The Hill

Trump Jr. releases email chain on conversations with Russian sources | The Hill

Senate to delay recess | The Hill

GOP senator: It's a 'biblical miracle' that Trump is president | The Hill

Trump voter fraud commission faces several legal challenges | Fox News

Jul 10, 2017:

ACLU sues Trump over voter fraud commission | The Hill

GOP senator: Trump Jr. should be interviewed by Senate Intel panel | The Hill

Jul 9, 2017:

http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/341174-graham-unloads-on-trump-blind-spot-on-russia-undermining-his-entire
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/341163-trump-says-no-sanctions-talk-with-putin-after-tillerson-said-they-did

Jul 8, 2017:

http://washpost.bloomberg.com/Story?docId=1376-OSS0PH6VDKHW01-4QBS0EFU9E5L0F2JGF03J9A56A
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/341109-5-takeaways-from-trumps-dramatic-weekend-with-world-leaders
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/341103-nikki-haley-everybody-knows-that-russia-meddled-in-our-elections
http://thehill.com/policy/international/341094-putin-thinks-trump-believed-denial-russia-meddled-in-election
http://thehill.com/policy/defense/341051-trump-officials-signal-intent-to-begin-refilling-guantanamo

Jul 7, 2017:

Podesta rips 'whack job' Trump after being targeted in tweet | The Hill

Conservatives revolt over talk of keeping ObamaCare tax | The Hill

US and Russian diplomats share conflicting accounts of Trump-Putin meeting | The Hill

Schumer rips Tillerson remarks as 'disgraceful' | The Hill

Greenpeace hangs 'resist, defend' banner on Trump Tower in Chicago | The Hill

EPA asks court to let it delay Obama air pollution rule | The Hill

Hawaii loses appeal to narrow scope of Trump's travel ban | The Hill

Jul 6, 2017:

Federal ethics chief who clashed with White House announces he will step down | The Washington Post

18 states sue Education Secretary DeVos for rescinding student protection rules | USA Today

Jul 3, 2017:

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/07/03/trump-doubles-down-on-fake-news-attacks.html
http://thehill.com/latino/340576-immigration-battle-shifts-to-senate-testing-dems
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/340536-court-rejections-trumps-delay-of-epa-drilling-pollution-rule

Jul 2, 2017:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/07/02/lawmakers-blast-trumps-crude-false-and-unpresidential-cnn-tweet/

Jul 1, 2017:

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/340348-trump-on-states-denying-voter-data-what-are-they-trying-to-hide
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/340342-obama-warns-against-aggressive-nationalism-leaving-paris
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2017/07/02/trump-brings-up-the-war-on-christmas-in-july

According to polling data on the Real Clear Politics website, in the month of June, 2017, Trump's disapproval rating averaged 14.5 percent higher than his approval rating (2.0 percent higher than in the month of of May). This average includes 23 separate polls conducted by the following sources:

• FOX News
• CNN/ORC
• CBS News
• Gallup
• Rasmussen Reports
• Reuters/Ipsos
• Economist/YouGov
• ABC News/Wash Post
• PPP (D)
• Quinnipiac
• Pew Research
• Marist
• CNBC
• IBD/TIPP

None of the 23 polls showed Trump with an approval rating equal to or higher than his disapproval rating.

Source:

(April, 2017). "Latest Polls". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved 2017-07-01.

Jun 30, 2017:

Today, The Washington Post ran an op-ed written by Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski entitled "Donald Trump is not well". In the op-ed, Scarborough and Brzezinski claim that "top White House staff members" warned them that the National Enquirer was going to run a negative story about them unless they "begged the president to have the story spiked". In the op-ed, they also dispute Trump's claims about their time spent at Mar-a-Lago and Trump's "bleeding badly from a face-lift" tweet regarding Brzezinski. Scarborough and Brzezinski went on to say:

More significant is Mr. Trump's continued mistreatment of women. It is disturbing that the president of the United States keeps up his unrelenting assault on women. From his menstruation musings about Megyn Kelly, to his fat-shaming treatment of a former Miss Universe, to his braggadocio claims about grabbing women's genitalia, the 45th president is setting the poorest of standards for our children. We were heartened to hear a number of Republican lawmakers call out Mr. Trump for his offensive words and can only hope that the women who are closest to him will follow their examples. It would be the height of hypocrisy to claim the mantle of women's empowerment while allowing a family member to continue such abusive conduct.

'Morning Joe' hosts: White House threatened us with tabloid story | The Hill

Trump denies threatening 'Morning Joe' hosts with National Enquirer story | The Hill

Statement From The National ENQUIRER | National Enquirer

Hawaii files court challenge on Trump travel ban criteria | The Hill

Atlantic editor: Trump is going to cause violence against journalists | The Hill

On Eve Of Election, Montana GOP Candidate Charged With Assault On Reporter | NPR

Gianforte Sentenced To Community Service For Assaulting Reporter | NPR

24 states refusing to provide voter data to Trump election panel | The Hill

Jun 29, 2017:

Early this morning, Trump tweeted the following about Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, the hosts of MSNBC's Morning Joe:

I heard poorly rated @Morning_Joe speaks badly of me (don't watch anymore). Then how come low I.Q. Crazy Mika, along with Psycho Joe, came..

...to Mar-a-Lago 3 nights in a row around New Year's Eve, and insisted on joining me. She was bleeding badly from a face-lift. I said no!

Source:

Trump, Donald. (June 29, 2017). "Trump mocks 'low I.Q. Crazy Mika' for 'face-lift'". The Hill. Retrieved 2017-06-29.

Joe Scarborough attacks report he partied with Trump | The Hill

White House offers unapologetic defense of Trump tweets | The Hill

On the PBS Newshour, anchor Judy Woodruff asked Matthew Dowd (chief strategist for President George W. Bush and Vice-President Dick-Cheney in 2004) what he thought of Trump's tweets regarding Scarborough and Brzezinski. Dowd talked about having a "common level of decency", and that what Trump's said in his tweets "affects the country as a whole".

...for a president, he sets the pattern of behavior for the entire country and what we can expect for how we each other act and how we should be in politics.

...just totally looking at it pragmatically, his behavior in this, in the midst of what he is trying to do on health care and the votes he is trying to get, is incredibly counterproductive.

Source:

Trump, Donald. (June 29, 2017). "How do Trump's Twitter taunts affect the presidency?". PBS. Retrieved 2017-06-29.

Trump travel ban: US issues new visa criteria for 6 Muslim nations | Fox News

White House reverses course on including fiancés in Trump travel ban criteria | The Hill

House passes 'Kate's Law' and bill targeting sanctuary cities | The Hill

Jun 28, 2017:

http://thehill.com/homenews/media/339632-new-okeefe-video-shows-cnn-producer-calling-russia-coverage-mostly-bullshit
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/what-you-dont-see-in-okeefe-video-may-be-as-important-as-what-you-do/2017/06/28/dcb67446-5b7c-11e7-a9f6-7c3296387341_story.html
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/339769-cnn-war-with-trump-gets-personal
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/immigration/339825-travel-ban-will-be-moot-before-it-reaches-supreme-court-heres

Jun 27, 2017:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2017/06/27/president-trump-lashes-out-cnn-network-claps-back/431322001/
http://www.breitbart.com/news/retracted-cnn-story-a-boon-for-president-at-war-with-media/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/06/27/iraqi-christian-deportation-halted/431159001/

Jun 26, 2017:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/06/26/supreme-court-reinstates-president-trumps-travel-ban/103134132/
http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/26/politics/travel-ban-supreme-court/index.html
http://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/339446-supreme-court-trump-travel-ban

Jun 25, 2017:

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-06-25/key-democrat-agrees-with-trump-obama-should-have-acted-on-hacks
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/carrier-workers-betrayed-by-trumps-promise-to-save-their-jobs/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/06/25/white-house-blames-obama-for-failing-to-stop-russia-collusion

Jun 23, 2017:

Trump signed the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017.

Trump signs VA reform bill | The Hill

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/06/23/caught-on-tape-dem-official-says-hes-glad-scalise-got-shot.html

Jun 22, 2017:

Obama Fracking Rule Is Struck Down by Court | The New York Times

Jun 20, 2017:

Republican avoids upset in costly Georgia congressional race | Reuters

5 important takeaways from Georgia's record-breaking special election | PBS

The Memo: Five Takeaways from Georgia's special election | The Hill

Trump Jr., Conway tweet congrats to Handel, poke fun at Democrats for losing special elections | Washington Examiner

House defeats latest Dem effort on Trump's tax returns | The Hill

EPA, Interior Plan to Cut More Than 5,000 Staff by 2018 | Newsweek

House Republicans block Russia sanctions bill | The Hill

Jun 19, 2017:

Cuba blasts Trump policy: 'We will never negotiate under pressure' | The Hill

Cuba rejects new US policy, saying pressure will not work | Associated Press

Energy Secretary Rick Perry: Carbon dioxide is not 'primary' driver of climate change | The Hill

Jun 17, 2017:

Six resign from presidential HIV/AIDS council because Trump 'doesn't care' | The Hill

TRUMP DOESN'T CARE ABOUT HIV. WE'RE OUTTA HERE | Newsweek

https://www.cnn.com/2017/06/07/politics/eric-trump-hannity-democrats-obstruction/index.html

Jun 16, 2017:

Privatizing air traffic control is a red herring blocking real reform | The Hill

Justice Dept. flips position in Supreme Court case | The Hill

Jun 16, 2017:

Trump confirms he's under investigation, takes swipe at Rosenstein | Fox News

'Dreamers' to Stay in U.S. for Now, but Long-Term Fate Is Unclear | The New York Times

CORRECTION: No change on 'Dreamers' program | The Hill

Trump draws a harder line on Cuba | The Hill

National Security Presidential Memorandum on Strengthening the Policy of the United States Toward Cuba | whitehouse.gov

Trump promotes Hannity's 'deep state' monologue | The Hill

Jun 15, 2017:

Trump Decries ‘Witch Hunt' After Report That Mueller Is Investigating Him | NBC News

Jun 14, 2017:

Nearly 200 Democrats sue Trump citing emoluments clause violation | The Hill

Jun 13, 2017:

What we learned at the Sessions hearing | PBS

Sessions decries 'detestable lie' | The Hill

Jun 12, 2017:

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the March 29, 2017, travel ban preliminary injunction issued by U.S. District Judge Derrick Watson.

In its ruling, the court said that Trump's revised March 6 order violates existing immigration law. The court did not address the constitutionality of the ban as it applies to Muslims.

In addition, the court reversed Judge Watson's decision to put a hold on the review of vetting procedures for refugees and the six countries included in the ban.

Another U.S. appeals court refuses to revive Trump travel ban | Reuters

9th Circuit deals Trump travel ban another defeat | CNN

Maryland, DC seek president's taxes in lawsuit over Trump hotel | The Hill

Jun 9, 2017:

Trump says Comey not telling truth, willing to respond under oath | Reuters

Trump goes on offensive against ex-FBI chief, calling him a 'leaker' | Reuters

Jun 8, 2017:

Speaking at the Faith and Freedom Coalition's Road to Majority Conference, Trump said the following:

We will always support our Evangelical community, and defend your right, and the right of all Americans, to follow and to live by the teachings of their faith. And as you know, we're under siege. You understand that. But we will come out bigger and better and stronger than ever. You watch.

The entrenched interests and failed, bitter voices in Washington will do everything in their power to try and stop us from this righteous cause, to try to stop all of you. They will lie. They will obstruct. They will spread their hatred and their prejudice. But we will not back down from doing what is right. Because, as the Bible tell us -- (applause) -- we know that the truth will prevail, that God's glorious wisdom will shine through, and that the good and decent people of this country will get the change they voted for and that they so richly deserve.

How about the people we do hear from every night on television? You want to hear from them? I don't think so...No, no, we want to hear from the people that we want to hear from...As long as I'm President, no one is going to stop you from practicing your faith or from preaching what is in your heart and from preaching -- and really, this is so important -- from the bottom of my heart -- from preaching from the people that you most want to hear and that you so respect. So we have taken a very, very strong position, and you picked a winner.

But we're dealing with obstructionists. The Democrats are obstructionists. You know what, it would be great to get along with them, but it seems to be impossible. They are obstructionists. And they have a healthcare plan that's a disaster, called Obamacare...And if we had the best plan in the history of the world, we wouldn't get one Democrat vote. Just remember that. If we had a plan that gave you the greatest healthcare ever in history, you wouldn't get one Democrat vote because they're obstructionists. They're bad, right now, for the country. They've gone so far left that I don't know if they can ever come back.

I remember when Republicans and Democrats would fight like hell, then they'd go out, have lunch together, have dinner together, go back, fight like hell, and get a lot of things done. Now the lunches and dinners don't take place. The level of hatred is beyond anything that I've ever seen.

But we know that families and churches, not government officials, know best how to create a strong and loving community. (Applause.) We know that parents, not bureaucrats, know best how to raise children and create a thriving society. And above all else, we know this: In America, we don't worship government. We worship God. (Applause.) Right? We worship God.

Source:

Trump, Donald. (June 8, 2017). "Remarks by President Trump at the Faith and Freedom Coalition's Road to Majority Conference". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved 2017-06-09.

WATCH: Trump addresses Faith and Freedom Coalition conference during Comey testimony | PBS

Read James Comey's written opening statement, released before he testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee, here.

Winners and losers from Comey's testimony | The Hill

Five takeaways from Comey's dramatic testimony | The Hill

Trump: 'We are going to fight and win' | The Hill

READ: President Trump's lawyer's statement on Comey hearing | CNN

White House: Trump is not a liar | The Hill

Republicans take knife to post-crisis Wall Street reforms | Reuters

Karl Rove: 'Trump lacks the focus or self-discipline to do the basic work required of a president' | The Hill

Jun 7, 2017:

Trump's $1 trillion infrastructure promise has an obstacle: His own budget cuts | CNN

Trump touts 'new era' with $1 trillion infrastructure plan | Fox News

Trump offers Iran victims solace, but suggests culpability | ABC News

Jun 6, 2017:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/06/06/devos-education-cuts-testimony/102544496/
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/06/us/politics/trump-defends-twitter-use-as-aides-urge-him-to-cut-back.html
http://thehill.com/policy/defense/336496-trump-takes-credit-for-qatar-split
http://thehill.com/policy/defense/336557-foreign-relations-chairman-stunned-silenced-by-trumps-qatar-tweets
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/336679-fox-host-to-trump-fake-news-media-isnt-the-issue-its-you
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/336432-federal-government-contractor-charged-for-leaking-classified-material

Jun 5, 2017:

Trump announced a plan to revamp the air traffic control system in the U.S.

At its core, our new plan will dramatically improve America's air traffic control system by turning it over to a self-financing, non-profit organization. This new entity will not need taxpayer money...

Under this new plan, the Federal Aviation Administration will focus firmly on what it does best -- safety. A separate non-profit entity would be charged with ensuring route efficiency, timely service, and a long-awaited reduction in delays.

And under our plan, they [air traffic controllers] will have more financial security, professional opportunity, and far superior equipment. The best equipment anywhere in the world.

Source:

Trump, Donald. (Jun 5, 2017). "Remarks by President Trump at Announcement of Air Traffic Control Initiative". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved 2017-06-05.

http://thehill.com/policy/transportation/336374-trump-unveils-plan-to-separate-air-traffic-control-from-government
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/336397-white-house-wont-use-executive-privilege-to-block-comeys-testimony
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/336319-trump-i-am-calling-it-a-travel-ban

Jun 4, 2017:

On Fox News Sunday Senator Roy Blunt (Republican-Missouri) told host Chris Wallace that Trump doesn't need to put in place a travel ban in order to implement extreme vetting.

GOP senator: Trump can implement extreme vetting without travel ban | The Hill

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/336254-trump-hits-london-mayor-hours-after-attack
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/jun/04/trump-berates-london-mayor-sadiq-khan-terror-attacks

Jun 2, 2017:

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/336121-white-house-wont-rule-out-trying-to-block-comey-testimony
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/336120-epa-chief-wields-bret-stephens-column-to-defend-trumps-climate
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/eu-china-reaffirm-support-climate-pact-47785175
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/06/trump-dumps-paris-climate-deal-reaction
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/06/01/paris-agreement-on-climate-change-world-reaction-to-us-pullout.html
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-06-02/trump-s-paris-exit-is-all-politics
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-06-02/trump-paris-climate-change-and-constitutional-realities
http://money.cnn.com/2017/06/02/news/michael-bloomberg-trump-paris-climate/index.html
http://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-leaving-trumps-advisory-councils-hypocrisy-2017-6
http://www.businessinsider.com/disney-ceo-bob-quits-trump-business-council-2017-6

Jun 1, 2017:

Trump announced that he will withdraw the United States from participation in the Paris climate accord.

Read Trump's announcement here.

Trump says U.S. to quit Paris climate pact; allies voice dismay | Reuters

Trump Will Withdraw U.S. From Paris Climate Agreement | The New York Times

France, Italy, Germany defend Paris Accord, say cannot be renegotiated | Reuters

World leaders warn Trump: 'Paris agreement cannot be renegotiated' | The Hill

OPINION | Corey Lewandowski: Obama's Paris climate deal was bad for US workers and American jobs | The Hill

Donald Trump has ditched the world in favor of Big Oil's titans | The Guardian

Gergen: Why Trump committed one of US's most shameful acts | CNN

Exclusive: EPA offers buyouts in bid to cut staff - internal memo | Reuters

Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Let Travel Ban Take Effect | NBC News

According to polling data on the Real Clear Politics website, in the month of May, 2017, Trump's disapproval rating averaged 12.5 percent higher than his approval rating (2.5 percent higher than in the month of of April). This average includes 27 separate polls conducted by the following sources:

• FOX News
• CNN/ORC
• CBS News
• Gallup
• Rasmussen Reports
• Reuters/Ipsos
• Economist/YouGov
• ABC News/Wash Post
• PPP (D)
• Quinnipiac
• Pew Research
• Marist
• CNBC
• IBD/TIPP

None of the 27 polls showed Trump with an approval rating equal to or higher than his disapproval rating.

Source:

(April, 2017). "Latest Polls". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved 2017-06-01.

May 31, 2017:

http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/335833-seven-subpoenas-issued-in-house-russia-probe-report

May 30, 2017:

Trump tweeted the following:

The U.S. Senate should switch to 51 votes, immediately, and get Healthcare and TAX CUTS approved, fast and easy. Dems would do it, no doubt!

Source:

Greenwood, Max. (May 30, 2017). "Trump calls for end to filibuster". The Hill. Retrieved 2017-05-30.

http://theweek.com/articles/701386/hows-that-swamp-draining-going
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/335571-trumps-white-house-comms-director-resigns
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/335665-trump-meets-with-epa-chief-on-paris-climate-pact
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/05/30/house-intel-subpoenas-trumps-personal-attorney.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/05/30/trump-russian-officials-must-be-laughing-at-the-u-s/
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/26/us/politics/administration-lobbyists-ethics-waivers.html

May 29, 2017:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/05/29/allies-distance-themselves-after-trumps-first-foreign-trip/102292048/
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/06/05/the-world-that-trump-and-ailes-built
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2017/05/29/the-fake-news-comes-from-within-the-white-house

May 28, 2017:

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/335453-trump-many-leaks-are-fabricated-lies-made-up-by-fake-news-media
http://thehill.com/policy/international/335474-merkel-after-g7-says-germany-cannot-completely-depend-on-us
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/335458-kelly-on-manchester-leaks-its-outrageous
http://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/2017/05/28/kushner-ties-to-russia-questioned-as-trump-blasts-media-lies.html

May 27, 2017:

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/335434-five-takeaways-from-trumps-first-overseas-trip-as-president
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/05/27/fact-check-president-trump-nato-speech/102236892/

May 26, 2017:

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/trump-in-brussels-the-germans-are-bad-very-bad-a-1149330.html

May 25, 2017:

In Richmond, Virginia, by a vote of 10-3, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled to not reinstate Trump's revised travel ban. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said he will seek a review of the case in the Supreme Court.

Appeals Court Will Not Reinstate Trump's Revised Travel Ban | The New York Times

Appeals court upholds injunction blocking Trump's travel ban | The Hill

In blow to Trump, U.S. appeals court refuses to reinstate travel ban | Reuters

Read Trump's speech at NATO here.

In NATO Speech, Trump Is Vague About Mutual Defense Pledge | The New York Times

Donald Trump tells Nato allies to pay up at Brussels talks | BBC

Five Reasons Why NATO Nations Don't Always Pay Their Fair Share | NBC News

The 2 Percent NATO Benchmark Is a Red Herring | The National Interest

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2017/05/25/president-trump-calls-germans-very-bad-and-promises-stop-car-imports-report/102162310/

May 23, 2017:

The Trump administration released a $4.1 trillion budget entitled "The New Foundation for American Greatness."

Fact check: Double-counting growth in Trump's budget | USA Today

The Unworkable Math of Trump's Budget | The Atlantic

http://thehill.com/policy/finance/334705-trump-releases-budget-that-slashes-government-programs
http://thehill.com/policy/finance/334768-here-are-the-66-programs-eliminated-in-trumps-budget
http://hosted2.ap.org/apdefault/3d281c11a96b4ad082fe88aa0db04305/Article_2017-05-23-US--Trump-Budget/id-20ccd121e19b4cb5b6f457efa8a9014e
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2017/05/23/the-white-house-justifies-its-savage-budget-with-a-divisive-lie/
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/economy-budget/334746-trumps-budget-is-all-about-supercharging-americas-economy
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/donald-trump-s-budget-breaks-these-7-campaign-promises-n763731

May 22, 2017:

http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/334613-flynn-refusal-sets-up-potential-subpoena-showdown
http://thehill.com/latino/334642-sessions-issues-narrow-definition-of-sanctuary-city
http://www.politico.com/blogs/under-the-radar/2017/05/22/sanctuary-cities-sessions-238688
https://www.justice.gov/opa/press-release/file/968146/download
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/22/us/politics/trump-white-house-government-ethics-lobbyists.html

In Israel, Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a joint statement. Read the entire statement here.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/22/world/middleeast/trump-israel-visit.html

May 21, 2017:

In Saudi Arabia, Trump delivered a speech at the Arab Islamic American Summit. Read his entire speech (as prepared for delivery) here.

May 20, 2017:

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/334368-trump-to-sign-110b-defense-deal-with-saudi-arabia
http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/333878-wall-street-journal-slams-trump-for-political-mismanagement
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/334296-gop-talks-of-narrowing-blue-slip-rule-for-judges
http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/334407-saudi-arabia-trump-ally-set-to-invest-40-billion-in-infrastructure
http://thehill.com/policy/international/334387-saudi-foreign-minister-stronger-ties-with-us-will-drain-the-swamp-of

May 19, 2017:

http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/334240-rosenstein-i-stand-by-comey-memo
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/rosenstein-heads-back-to-capitol-hill-friday-to-brief-house-members/2017/05/19/e205b3f8-3c8c-11e7-9e48-c4f199710b69_story.html?utm_term=.99332bda6a2a
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/19/us/politics/trump-russia-comey.html
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-mueller-idUSKCN18F2KK
http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/comey-agrees-to-testify-before-senate-panel/

http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/james-comey/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/05/19/a-company-under-trump-attack-makes-a-bold-move-it-repeatedly-ignores-him/?utm_term=.f9ecd6aa2e28

May 18, 2017:

http://www.npr.org/2017/05/18/528924200/after-special-counsel-named-trump-reacts-greatest-witch-hunt-in-political-histor
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/senate-panel-chairman-flynn-honor-subpoena-47489095

May 17, 2017:

http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/333979-committees-clamor-for-comeys-testimony
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-fbi-judiciary-idUSKCN18D2AR
http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/333947-former-fbi-director-robert-mueller-to-lead-russia-investigation
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-idUSKCN18D1XT
http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/333963-lawmakers-cheer-decision-to-name-special-prosecutor-for-russia
http://thehill.com/policy/international/333867-us-extends-sanctions-relief-imposes-new-penalties-on-iran
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/333917-trump-denounces-media-as-white-house-goes-quiet-on-comey
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-reaction-idUSKCN18D2ZM
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-homelandsecurity-sheriff-idUSKCN18D2X1
https://thinkprogress.org/david-clarke-department-of-homeland-security-job-5e8584b3212a
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/17/us/politics/sheriff-david-clarke-homeland-security-job.html
https://thinkprogress.org/buried-in-bombshell-comey-memo-a-threat-to-americas-free-press-970b53aeb76d
https://thinkprogress.org/renewables-group-concerned-with-grid-study-c1ab68253c1c

May 16, 2017:

The New York Times reported that in a memo written by former FBI Director James Comey, Comey said that in a meeting he had with Trump in February, Trump said the following about the investigation of former NationaL Security Advisor Michael Flynn:

I hope you can see your way clear to letting this go, to letting Flynn go...He is a good guy. I hope you can let this go.

According to The New York Times, a) it's source for this information is an associate of Comey who read parts of the memo to a Times reporter, and b) the memo wasn't sent to anyone, rather it was created by Comey for the purpose of documentation of his conversation with Trump.

The White House responded by saying:

This is not a truthful or accurate portrayal of the conversation between the president and Mr. Comey.

If Comey did in fact write what The New York Times reported, it could be seen as Trump trying to influence or impede the FBI investigation of Flynn.

Representative Jason Chaffetz (Republican-Utah), the chairman of the House Oversight Committee, sent a letter to acting F.B.I. Director Andrew McCabe, demanding that the F.B.I. turn over all "memoranda, notes, summaries, and recordings" of discussions between Trump and Comey by May 24.

Source:

Schmidt, Michael S. (May 16, 2017). "Comey Memo Says Trump Asked Him to End Flynn Investigation". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-05-16.

Congress Rattled by Reports Trump Tried to End Flynn Probe | NBC News

Trump defends sharing 'facts' with Russians; reports say Israel gave intel | USA Today

May 13, 2017:

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/comey-firing-trumps-frustrations-boiled-47386607
http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/333217-trumps-war-with-comey-intensifies
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/333251-trump-blasts-small-group-of-failed-voices-in-dc
http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/fbi/333241-comey-willing-to-testify-but-only-in-public-report

May 12, 2017:

Trump tweeted the following:

James Comey better hope that there are no 'tapes' of our conversations before he starts leaking to the press!

Source:

Baker, Peter; Shear, Michael D. (May 12, 2017). "Trump Warning to Comey Prompts Questions on 'Tapes'". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-05-16.

Trump's warning to Comey deepens White House crisis | The Hill

Two EPA science board members resign in protest | The Hill

Attorney General Jeff Sessions enacts harsher charging, sentencing policy | USA Today

May 11, 2017:

In an interview with Lester Holt from NBC News, Trump again said he was planning to fire James Comey before receiving the memorandum from Rod Rosenstein. Trump also said the following:

He's a showboat [Comey], he's grandstander, the FBI has been in turmoil. You know that, I know that. Everybody knows that. You take a look at the FBI a year ago, it was in virtual turmoil, less than a year ago. It hasn't recovered from that.

In the interview, Trump also said that Comey previously told him that he (Trump) was not under investigation.

Source:

Vitali, Ali; Siemaszko, Corky. (May 11, 2017). "Trump Interview With Lester Holt: President Asked Comey If He Was Under Investigation". NBC News. Retrieved 2017-05-11.

Trump: I was going to fire Comey regardless of DOJ recommendation | The Hill

Acting FBI head contradicts White House: Comey had 'broad support' in FBI | The Hill

New acting FBI director contradicts White House on Comey | CNN

McCabe: You Cannot Stop 'The FBI From Doing The Right Thing' | NPR

The Threat in President Trump's Interview with Lester Holt | The New Yorker

Did Sessions break recusal vow in helping fire Comey? | PBS

In an interview with The Economist, Trump said the following:

It [an increase in the U.S. national deficit due to tax breaks] is okay, because it won't increase it for long. You may have two years where you'll...you understand the expression "prime the pump"?...We have to prime the pump...Have you heard that expression before, for this particular type of an event? Have you heard that expression used before? Because I haven't heard it. I mean, I just...I came up with it a couple of days ago and I thought it was good.

Source:

Bump, Philip. (May 11, 2017). "Trump says he invented an 84-year-old phrase. But, why?". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2017-05-11.

The author of the above article, Philip Bump, says the following about Trump and his dialog about "prime the pump":

This is the eternal undercurrent of the Trump era: Does he actually mean what he says? Is he riffing? Is he joking? Is he serious? Is he exaggerating? Is he lying? President Trump's conversations and statements and braggadocio all live in the same nebulous cloud encompassing all of those possibilities, a Schrodinger's box in which the cat has no fixed state until you look inside — and even then you're likely to be told that the very dead cat you're holding is, in fact, alive.

In Detroit, Michigan, in the case of the Arab American Civil Rights League v. Trump (filed on January 31), U.S. District Judge Victoria Roberts ordered the Trump administration to disclose a memo that allegedly served as an outline to make the president's travel ban look like it wasn't aimed at Muslims. The memo was drafted under the guidance of Rudy Giuliani, a staunch supporter of Trump during Trump's presidential campaign.

Trump Ordered to Turn Over Giuliani Memo in Travel Ban Suit | Bloomberg News

May 10, 2017:

Trump is delaying his decision on whether or not to keep the U.S. in the Paris Agreement.

Trump delaying decision on Paris climate deal | ABC News

May 9, 2017:

Based on the recommendations of Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Trump fired FBI Director James Comey.

In a memorandum (made public by the White House) from Rosenstein recommending the firing, Rosenstein notes the following:

• "almost everyone" agrees that Comey made mistakes in his handling of the Clinton email investigation (in other words, both Democrats and Republicans agree on this)
• Comey did not follow proper protocol when he announced, on July 5, 2016, that the investigation should be closed without prosecution (in other words, as FBI director, Comey did not have the authority to determine whether or not a prosecution should occur - that is the responsibility of the U.S. Justice Department)
• Comey did not follow protocol when he released "derogatory information about the subject [Hillary Clinton] of a declined criminal investigation"
• Comey's letter to Congress on October 28, 2016, where he said there were more emails to be investigated, was inappropriate
• that both Democrats and Republicans share similar perspectives as Rosenstein (in other words, Rosenstein's recommendation is not partisan)
• the American public and Congress are "unlikely" to regain trust in Comey in his ability to lead the FBI

Source:

Savage, Charlie. (May 9, 2017). "Deputy Attorney General's Memo Breaks Down Case Against Come". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-05-09.

Some Democrats decried the firing, and in particular its timing, as Comey is a key figure in the ongoing investigation into Russian election hacking and possible connection with the Trump campaign.

The Memo: Trump ignites firestorm | The Hill

Trump fires FBI Director Comey | The Hill

James Comey is only the second FBI director to ever be fired — here's why Trump was able to fire him | Business Insider

More Than 100 Lawmakers Respond to Comey Firing by Calling for Independent Russia Probe | Mother Jones

How President Trump's Decision to Fire James Comey Could Backfire | Time

AP Analysis: Trump thrusts US presidency into perilous area | USA Today

In Great Falls, Montana, the attorneys general for the states of California, New Mexico, New York, and Washington filed a lawsuit in response to Trump's executive order issued on March 28, 2017 entitled "Presidential Executive Order on Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth" which opens up the sale of coal leases on federal lands. The states argue that the order was issued without a study of what's best for the environment and taxpayers.

States sue over Trump decision to restart coal lease program | ABC News

May 8, 2017:

In Richmond, Virginia, the entire Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, consisting of 13 judges (two recused themselves) began to hear the case against Trump's revised travel ban executive order issued on March 6.

President Donald Trump | The First 100 Days | Health and Wellness Resource

Travel ban arguments focus on Trump's comments about Muslims | ABC News

Judges Weigh Trump's 'Muslim Ban' Remarks at Appeals Court Hearing | The New York Times

The Muslim Ban Is a Muslim Ban, the ACLU Argued in Court | ACLU

Trump admin. uses segregation-era ruling to defend travel ban | The Hill

A Make-or-Break Moment for Trump's Travel Ban? | The Atlantic

May 5, 2017:

Trump signed the spending bill, "H.R.244 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017", passed by the House and Senate earlier this week.

Trump attached a signing statement to his signature reserving the right to disregard 89 different provisions in the bill, a practice reminiscent of the George W. Bush presidency.

Trump signs spending bill to avoid shutdown | The Hill

Trump issues broad, 'Bush-style' signing statement on spending bill | USA Today

Trump questions whether key funding source for historically black colleges is constitutional | The Washington Post

The U.S. announced it will attend the United Nations Climate Change Conference (UNCCC) in Bonn, Germany next week, but Trump has not yet made a decision on whether or not he will keep the U.S. in the Paris Agreement.

US to attend UN climate talks as Trump weighs Paris pullout | ABC News

May 4, 2017:

In the U.S. Senate, the spending bill agreed to over the weekend was passed by a vote of 79-18. No Democrats voted against the bill. The bill now goes to Trump for him to sign.

Senate passes funding bill to avoid shutdown | The Hill

May 3, 2017:

In the U.S. House of Representatives, the spending bill agreed to over the weekend was passed by a vote of 309-118. Fifteen Democrats and 103 Republicans voted against the bill. The bill now goes to the U.S. Senate which has until this Friday when current government funding ends.

House passes spending deal to avoid shutdown | The Hill

Two environmental groups - Earthjustice and the Natural Resources Defense Council - filed a lawsuit in a federal court in Alaska challenging Trump's "America-First Offshore Energy Strategy" executive order issued on April 28. The lawsuit argues that because the original withdrawals from drilling were made by presidential authority under Section 12(a) of the Offshore Continental Shelf Lands Act, and that those protections are permanent, Trump doesn't have the authority to make those areas available.

Environmental groups sue Trump administration over offshore drilling | The Washington Post

Trump hit with first lawsuit over Arctic drilling order | Think Progress

May 2, 2017:

Regarding the spending bill agreed to in Congress over the weekend, Trump tweeted the following:

The reason for the plan negotiated between the Republicans and Democrats is that we need 60 votes in the Senate which are not there! We either elect more Republican Senators in 2018 or change the rules now to 51%. Our country needs a good "shutdown" in September to fix mess!

Source:

Singer, Paul. (May 2, 2017). "As Congress touts spending deal, Trump calls for shutdown". USA Today. Retrieved 2017-05-02.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (Republican-Kentucky), in response to a question regarding Trump's tweet and changing the rules to a simple majority said "That will not happen."

Source:

Carney, Jordain. (May 2, 2017). "McConnell shoots down Trump's call to end the filibuster". The Hill. Retrieved 2017-05-02.

The Trump campaign slammed CNN for refusing to run an ad touting Trump's first 100 days in office. In the ad there is a graphic with the words "FAKE NEWS" and the narrator saying "You wouldn't know it from watching the news." CNN responded with the following statement:

CNN requested that the advertiser remove the false graphic that says the mainstream media is "fake news". The mainstream media is not fake news, and therefore the ad is false.
Per our policy, it will be accepted only if that graphic is removed. Those are the facts.

Source:

Estepa, Jessica. (May 2, 2017). "Trump campaign blasts CNN for not airing 100 days ad". USA Today. Retrieved 2017-05-02.

Watch the 30 second ad here.

May 1, 2017:

Last night, the U.S. Congress agreed on a $1 trillion spending bill that will fund the government through September. Congress will vote on the bill this week and Trump is expected to sign it.

Here's a summary of the bill:

• an increase of $15 billion for the Department of Defense
• an increase of $1.5 billion for U.S. border security (Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP))
• an increase of $2 billion for the National Institutes of Health
• year round Pell grants instead of the existing twice per year Pell grants
• millions in reimbursements for New York City and Florida law enforcement for the protection of the president
• an increase of $150 million for opioid addiction prevention and treatment programs
• a requirement that the U.S. Office of Management and Budget must release estimated costs of Trump's executive orders and presidential memorandums
• no defunding of Planned Parenthood or sanctuary cities
• no funding for a southern border wall between the U.S. and Mexico
• termination of funding for the Green Climate Fund (helps developing nations handle climate change and plays a key role in the 2015 Paris climate agreement)

Source:

Siegel, Benjamin; Stracqualursi, Veronica. (May 1, 2017). "What's inside Congress' $1 trillion spending bill". ABC News. Retrieved 2017-05-02.

Democrats and Trump both failed to get their biggest wish in the budget deal | Business Insider

In an interview with Salena Zito of the Washington Examiner Trump questioned the necessity of the U.S. Civil War and he said that if President Andrew Jackson had been born later in life he might have been able to prevent it.

Trump spurs outrage, mockery with Civil War comments | The Hill

Trump: 'Why was there the Civil War?' | Washington Examiner

According to polling data on the Real Clear Politics website, in the month of April, 2017, Trump's disapproval rating averaged 10 percent higher than his approval rating. This average includes 24 separate polls conducted by the following sources:

• FOX News
• CNN/ORC
• CBS News
• Gallup
• Rasmussen Reports
• Reuters/Ipsos
• Economist/YouGov
• ABC News/Wash Post
• PPP (D)
• Quinnipiac
• Pew Research
• Marist
• CNBC
• IBD/TIPP

None of the 24 polls showed Trump with an approval rating equal to or higher than his disapproval rating.

Source:

(April, 2017). "Latest Polls". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved 2017-05-10.