Cartoon Selection – Trump’s #MeToo
First published on POLITICO.com, U.S., March 7, 2019 | By Matt Wuerker
09
Mar
08
Mar
Ex-Trump campaign chief jailed
Paul Manafort, (photo above) the former Trump campaign chairman , was sentenced to nearly four years in prison for tax and bank fraud related to his work advising Ukrainian politicians.…
07
Mar
State Department releases listing of gifts given to Trump
The State Department released the latest listing of gifts provided to the White House by world leaders in 2017, which is set to be published in the Federal Register on…
06
Mar
US deficit reaches 10-year-high
A new report on the state of the US economy has dealt a blow to Donald Trump's deficit reduction plan. The deficit between the US and the rest of the…
05
Mar
Quo Vadis: Trump and the investigations against him
The Associated Press news agency gives a quick but concise look at where investigations related to President Donald Trump stand and what might be in store for him. Investigations that…
03
Mar
Trump renews criticism of the Federal Reserve
Reuters reported that U.S. President Donald Trump once more criticised the Federal Reserve. Trump accused the U.S. central bank's tight monetary policy as contributing to a strong dollar and as…
01
Mar
Trump heaps praise on Kim Jong-un
US President Donald Trump heaped praise on Kim Jong-un in an interview with Fox News and defended this week's summit with the North Korean leader. Mr Trump told Fox News…
26
Feb
Trump arrives in Vietnam
US President Donald Trump has arrived in Vietnam ahead of his second summit with North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un. Air Force One landed at Hanoi's Noi Bai airport hours after…
18
Feb
Former FBI deputy director claims that Trump might have committed a crime
Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe said in an interview that a “crime may have been committed” when President Donald Trump fired the head of the FBI and tried to…
16
Feb
Trump’s ‘National Emergency’ declaration to be challenged in court
President Donald Trump declared a national emergency along the southern border Friday and predicted his administration would end up defending it all the way to the Supreme Court. That might…
15
Feb
US President declares national emergency to get funding for wall
US President Donald Trump declared a national emergency to address the ongoing issues with border security on Friday in order to unilaterally build physical barriers along significant portions of the…
13
Feb
UK Foreign Secretary condemns attack on BBC cameraman by Trump’s supporter
British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has condemned an attack on a BBC cameraman by a supporter of Donald Trump at a campaign rally in El Paso, Texas. Asked whether it was acceptable…
09
Feb
Trump and Brexit – Twin phenomenon
Like identical twins raised in different homes, the Trump and Brexit projects have ended up remarkably similar. They were similar in their advertising in 2016 and are now similar in…
06
Feb
Corporate Dispatch End of Day Roundup – Wednesday
Good evening, These are the main news as reported by Malta's news portals. The Customs Department announced a huge haul of cocaine at the Malta Freeport. Newsbook says officers found…
06
Feb
Trump to visit London in December as NATO announces venue for summit
Donald Trump is to visit London in December for a meeting of NATO heads of state. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced the meeting today. NATO has announced the next…
06
Feb
Key points from Trump’s State of the Union speech
These are the main highlights from Donald Trump's State of the Union speech. Trump pitches bipartisanship while pushing his own agenda The president opened his address by extending an olive…
06
Feb
US President delivers State of the Union speech
Facing a divided Congress for the first time, President Donald Trump on Tuesday called on Washington to reject “the politics of revenge, resistance and retribution.” He warned emboldened Democrats that…
04
Feb
European Parliament to probe Deutsche Bank possible involvement with money laundering by Danske Bank and dealings with Trump
European lawmakers on Monday will probe Deutsche Bank’s possible involvement with money laundering by Danske Bank — with their American counterparts watching closely as they investigate the German lender and…
31
Jan
Several data collected from Trump’s long-time ally and advisor Roger Stone in Mueller’s investigation
The Justice Department collected volume amounts of evidence from Roger Stone’s iCloud accounts, email accounts and on computer hardware "span several years," special counsel Robert Mueller said Thursday. While prosecutors…
29
Jan
Mueller’s investigation into possible collusion between Trump’s campaign office and Russia soon over
Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into possible collusion between Donald Trump's campaign and Russia in the 2016 presidential election is close to being wrapped up, Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker…
28
Jan
Nancy Pelosi invites Trump to deliver State of the Union speech on February 5th
Speaker Nancy Pelosi has sent a letter to President Donald Trump asking him to deliver the State of the Union address on February 5. Pelosi had previously rescinded the invitation…
25
Jan
Trump announces agreement for US shutdown to be lifted temporarily
US partial shutdown to be lifted temporarily as President Trump announces deal to fund government while talks go on. Developing Story
24
Jan
Plan to reopen goverment fails to get approval in Senate
A plan backed by Donald Trump to reopen the federal government while providing $5.7bn to build a border wall on the southwest US border has failed in the Republican-controlled Senate,…
24
Jan
Trump concedes to Pelosi and postpones State of Union Speech – Latest
Update: President Donald Trump will not give his State of the Union address during the government shutdown, he announced on Twitter Wednesday night. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1088288311922307072 This concession ends a weekslong scuffle between Trump and…
19
Jan
Mueller’s office disputes accuracy of report claiming President Trump instructed Cohen to lie to congress
The accuracy of a news report that said Donald Trump’s lawyer told Robert Mueller that the president directed him to lie to Congress has been disputed by the special counsel’s…
15
Jan
Trumps denies he ever worked for Russia
President Donald Trump emerged into the frigid air on Monday after a snowy weekend spent indoors and unleashed on the FBI and Democrats after a slew of new reporting on his…
11
Jan
Trump reiterates he has ‘right to declare national emergency’ on wall funding – cancels trip to World Economic Forum
Donald Trump has reiterated his threat to declare a national emergency if Congress does not meet his demand for billions of dollars to construct a wall along the US-Mexico border as part…
10
Jan
Trump storms out of talks with Democratic congressional leaders claiming they are ‘a total waste of time’
U.S. President Donald Trump stormed out of talks with Democratic congressional leaders on Wednesday over funding for a border wall with Mexico and reopening the government, complaining the meeting at…
09
Jan
The women and children at the border are not a security threat, they are a humanitarian challenge – Pelosi in response to Trump’s immigration speech
Congress speaker Nancy Pelosi said much of what we have heard from President Trump throughout this senseless shutdown has been full of misinformation and even malice. The president has chosen…
09
Jan
Trump addresses US on the Wall issue
President Trump doubled down on one of the biggest gambles of his presidency on Tuesday night with a televised appeal to pressure Congress into paying for his long-promised border wall,…
08
Jan
Manafort accused of sharing Trump campaign polling data with Russian intelligence during 2016 campaign
Paul Manafort shared Trump campaign polling data with an associate tied to Russian intelligence during the 2016 campaign, prosecutors alleged, according to a court filing unsealed on Tuesday. The accusations…
06
Jan
A wall of steel instead of concrete?
V.P. Mike Pence and group had a productive meeting with the Schumer/Pelosi representatives today. Many details of Border Security were discussed. We are now planning a Steel Barrier rather than…
02
Jan
Trump failed to rise to the mantle of the office – Senator Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney, the former Republican presidential candidate and incoming US senator, has sharply criticised Donald Trump both personally and professionally, accusing him of deserting the nation’s allies and lacking the…
31
Dec
Trump complains about bad press for pulling troops from Syria and maintaining electoral campaign promise against American involvement in never ending wars
President Donald Trump complained on Monday that he’s getting “bad press” for his decision to pull American troops out of Syria, saying he’s making good on his campaign promise against…
28
Dec
The phone call which reshaped US policy in the Middle East
President Donald Trump’s declaration in a phone call with Tayyip Erdogan that he was pulling U.S. troops from Syria has stunned Turkey and left it scrambling to respond to the…
08
Dec
Trump tweets that there was no evidence of collusion with Russia
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday investigators had found no evidence of collusion with Russia, a day after U.S. prosecutors detailed a previously unknown attempt by a Russian to…
04
Dec
President Trump pays respect to President George HW Bush
The nation's capital embraced George H.W. Bush in death Monday with solemn ceremony and high tributes to his service and decency, as the remains of the 41st president took their…
08
Nov
CNN journalist Jim Acosta’s White House accreditation suspended by President Trump
President Trump took the exceedingly rare step of suspending the White House credentials of Jim Acosta, the chief White House correspondent for CNN, on Wednesday after an intense verbal clash…
24
Oct
Trump calls for unity as officials investigate possible explosive devices
US President Trump, called for unity as officials investigate the possible explosive devices which were discovered during the day. A wave of pipe bombs was sent to prominent Democratic politicians,…
22
Oct
Understanding the link between lawyer Stephan Roh, Professor Joseph Mifsud and Trump’s campaigner George Papadopolus
Maltese Professor Joseph Mifsud was one of several key figures among a complicated cast of characters shaping the Russia election interference probe happening in the states. In the spring…
22
Oct
AP investigation on Joseph Mifsud trail after ‘disappearing act’ learns he’s alive
An Associated Press investigation of Mifsud’s career led to Mifsud’s Swiss-German lawyer, Stephan Roh, say that Mifsud is alive and has disputed almost all the allegations against him, saying via email…
22
Oct
Gorbachev expresses his criticism to Trump’s decision to withdraw USA from nuclear disarmament treaty
President Trump’s announcement that the United States would withdraw from a nuclear disarmament treaty with Russia drew sharp criticism Sunday from one of the men who signed it, Mikhail S. Gorbachev,…
19
Oct
The latest on Khashoggis’s case
President Donald Trump said Thursday he now believes journalist Jamal Khashoggi is dead and warned of "very severe" consequences should Saudi Arabia be proven responsible. France 24 Mashal Saad al-Bostani of…
16
Oct
Judge dismisses adult-film actress Stormy Daniels’ libel suit against Donald Trump
The adult-film actress Stormy Daniels’ libel suit against President Donald Trump was thrown out Monday by a federal judge, who also ordered Daniels to pay Trump’s legal fees in the…
09
Oct
Trump apologises to Kavanaugh for terrible pain and suffering
President Donald Trump apologized to Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh for "the terrible pain and suffering" he and his family were "forced to endure" during his confirmation process, at a…
01
Oct
Porn star Stormy Daniels’ lawyer not excluding to contest US Presidential elections
The veteran trial attorney Michael Avennati, who has frequently spoken to the media as the lawyer for Stormy Daniels, says he has yet to decide if he will run to unseat president Donald…
26
Sep
Oil price hit $82.55 per barrel, its highest since November 2014
Oil prices rose Tuesday on global supply concerns following U.S. sanctions on Iran’s oil exports, with benchmark Brent surging to a four-year high, then retraced gains to settle just slightly…
24
Sep
Conflicting reports about Rosenstein’s future, as some claim he’s considering to resign, while others claim that President Trump is expected to fire him
Following revelations that Rosenstein had made comments critical of President Donald Trump, including discussing possibly secretly recording the president and invoking the Constitution to have the Cabinet remove him from office,…
23
Sep
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What will it be like to have the UN Security Council chaired by Trump? What did the Salzburg summit say about May's negotiations tactics? How should Germany react to the…
21
Sep
US Deputy Attorney General suggested to secretly record Trump and discussed 25th Amendment to remove President
The deputy attorney general, Rod J. Rosenstein, suggested last year that he secretly record President Trump in the White House to expose the chaos consuming the administration, and he…
21
Sep
Trump endorses Kavanaugh
U.S. President Donald Trump gave a full-throated endorsement to his embattled Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on Thursday and tip-toed carefully around the sexual assault accusations that are facing him.…
20
Sep
New attack on US attorney general by Trump
US President Donald Trump has said he does not "have an attorney general" in his fiercest attack yet on Jeff Sessions. In an interview with Hill.TV, Mr Trump renewed criticism…
19
Sep
US President welcomes conclusions of two Korea’s Summit
U.S. President Donald Trump hailed Wednesday’s summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in, and said there had been “tremendous progress” with North Korea…
09
Sep
Trump axes $25m in aid for Palestinians in East Jerusalem hospitals
President Donald Trump has ordered that $25 million earmarked for the care of Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem hospitals be directed elsewhere as part of a review of American aid,…
09
Sep
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As traditional parties stumble, Europe’s top job is up for grabs - Politico As we entered the holiday period, the front-runners in the race for the European Commission presidency…
09
Sep
Professor Joe Mifsud the link between Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and the Kremlin’ is ‘missing and may be dead’ – reports
The Malta Independent on Sunday reports that the Democratic National Committee, which is suing Russia, the Trump campaign and WikiLeaks for interfering in the 2016 election, said in a court filing…
08
Sep
Obama’s Speech Full Transcript
Former President Barack Obama returned to the political arena with full force on Friday, giving a speech reflecting on the partisan gridlock and upheaval that he believes has characterized the United States…
08
Sep
Fahrenheit 11/9 is ‘beginning of the end for Trump’ – Michael Moore
As his new film Fahrenheit 11/9 premieres at the Toronto film festival, and with the US mid-term elections only weeks away, documentary-maker Michael Moore issued a call to arms, declaring “the beginning…
