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Trump's legislative affairs director has given up all leverage by telling the press that the White House is not demanding wall funding for Amnesty for DACA recipients, saying the administration is “most interested in getting border security” and that Trump believes a barrier “is important to that equation of border security.” “Whether or not that is part of a DACA equation or whether or not that’s another legislative vehicle — I don’t want us to bind ourselves into a construct that makes reaching a conclusion on DACA impossible,” Short said during a breakfast. Marc Short on #borderwall: "I don't want...

President Trump sent half-a-dozen U.S. attorney nominations to the Senate Monday, ramping up efforts by the White House to get important legal positions filled as the administration moves into its eighth month. Here's the list, provided by the White House: -Scott W. Brady, of Pennsylvania, to be United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania for the term of four years, vice David J. Hickton, resigned. -Bobby L. Christine, of Georgia, to be United States Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia for the term of four years, vice Edward J. Tarver, resigned. -David J. Freed, of Pennsylvania,...

David Clarke, the controversial outgoing sheriff of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, is expected to take a job in the Trump administration, according to two sources familiar with the matter. Clarke resigned as sheriff on Thursday. A regular presence on Fox News, Clarke has become a well-known figure in conservative circles in recent years. He is also an avowed supporter of President Donald Trump, and he spoke at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland last year. {..snip..}

Kelly Sadler, a low-level staffer in the White House, lied about her credentials to push inaccurate leaked information to the press about the resignation of Dr. Sebastian Gorka from the administration.[snip] Sadler’s claim that she is a “Senior White House official” is not true. She is not a “Senior White House official.” She is a low-level press staffer, and a commissioned officer as a special assistant to the president. In addition, her claim that Gorka “did not resign” is also untrue. Gorka sent the president a detailed resignation letter, as multiple media outlets have reported.

Have you noticed that 'leaks' from the WH have suddenly stopped? Looks like the recent flurry of people leaving the White House was a big factor. I wonder who it was?

A near-finished renovation of the White House's West Wing brought in new art and furniture, including "a lot more eagles," an interior designer told a group of reporters during a tour Wednesday. A dozen 19th century engraved chairs with claw feet are scattered throughout rooms and halls in the reoccupied office wing, and perched in the large Roosevelt Room are two eagle carvings that are more than three feet tall. "In terms of eagles as a motif, you're going to start seeing a lot more eagles throughout the West Wing— it's a very patriotic symbol," said designer John Botello, a...

New photos show the renovation of the White House is almost complete after two weeks The Oval Office has new wallpaper and the Roosevelt Room and West Wing lobby new carpeting The South Portico steps have also been renovated for the first time in more than 60 years  And much work was done to replace the White House's HVAC system, which was installed 27 years ago Because it has run constantly since then, it had had the equivalent of 81 years of regular usage There were also IT upgrades and general paint jobs - the latter of which continued Tuesday...

U.S. Secret Service placed the White House on lockdown at around 1:15 p.m. Tuesday afternoon. Construction work and landscaping on the North Lawn came to a halt and reporters were directed to hold in the James S. Brady briefing room.

On Tuesday Steve Bannon called up a leftist writer, Robert Kuttner, and gave some insight into his thinking and current battles in the White House. Bannon doubled down on the America First agenda and said that the economic war with China would be the defining battle on who will be the hegemonic power in 20-30 years. Bannon conceded that every day is a battle within the White House to push Trump's agenda forward and Bannon called ethno-nationalism 'losers' 'fringe' 'clowns' and that the White House has 'gotta help crush it.' You can read the full story here and the highlights...

The Trump Administration is making Christian history! For the first time in over 100 years, weekly Bible studies are meeting at the White House, and the leader of these meetings says that the Trump cabinet members who attend the study are the best he's ever had. Ralph Dollinger, of Capitol Ministries, is the leader of the Bible study that is making headlines. The former NBA player founded his ministry with the hopes of guiding policy-makers on how to let their faith dictate their leadership. "These are godly individuals that God has risen to a position of prominence in our culture,"...

There seems to be a staffing crisis taking place in the White House at present. Every week or so we hear of another appointment or firing, and the media begins its spin machine going again, keeping the 24 hour news cycle fed. What is even more amazing than the staff turnover is the fact that things still seem to be getting done. This begs the question…How much of the “movement and activity” we see in government is really necessary? And, this leads to the question of whether or not we could just do away with large swathes of bureaucratic layers....

Atheist groups are unhappy with President Donald Trump for allowing a weekly Bible study to take place in the White House.The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) said the Bible study might even be an illegal use of taxpayer funds, the Washington Times reported Thursday."If those officials want privacy, the solution is pretty damn simple: Study the Bible in your private capacity, not in your official capacity and at your government desk," the group said in a statement Thursday. "Do it on your time, not the taxpayers'. In short, get off your knees and get to work."The person behind the Bible...

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Before long Trump’s cabinet members availing themselves of Bible studies will be smeared as “bitter clingers”, “religious freaks”, “holy rollers” and worse Judi McLeod image By Judi McLeod —— Bio and Archives August 2, 2017 2 Comments | Print Friendly | Subscribe | Email Us The reaction of the sniping mainstream media to White House Bible study should make it clear that the best way to study the Holy Scriptures of the Bible is to ‘Home School’ one’s self in the Holy Book. Bible Studies should be daily, not weekly and completely free of politics. To do it right you...

How does a new chief of staff establish his authority? By acting as a doorman, first and foremost. Axios’ Mike Allen and Jonathan Swan report that John Kelly has succeeded in controlling access to the Oval Office, part of his mission to instill discipline on a chaotic West Wing: The door to the Oval Office used to be wide open, with favored officials drifting in and out — even in the middle of meetings — to kibitz with Trump.Now, the door is closed. Gen. John Kelly, the new White House chief of staff, has taken control in dramatic fashion,...

“Let not this Book of the Teaching cease from your lips, but recite it day and night, so that you may observe faithfully all that is written in it. Only then will you prosper in your undertakings and only then will you be successful.” Joshua 1:8 (The Israel Bible™) The Trump Cabinet’s weekly Bible study meetings, composed of the most influential lawmakers in the country, may be the first such gathering in 100 years, Ralph Drollinger, founder of Capitol Ministries and leader of the study sessions, told Breaking Christian News (BCN), bringing the Bible back to the White House in...

Anthony Scaramucci 'removed by Donald Trump as communications director after request from John Kelly' [The Telegraph] Barney Henderson ,The Telegraph•July 31, 2017

In an explosive interview with with the New Yorker’s Ryan Lizza, Anthony Scaramucci issued his sternest warning yet to those leaking information to the press. Scaramucci said he wants to “f*cking kill all the leakers and I want to get the President’s agenda on track so we can succeed for the American people.”  Now this…Scaramucci also told Lizza he would fire three to four more leakers on Friday.

White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci said that some of the leaks coming from the Trump administration would have resulted in people being hanged 150 years ago. "The White House leaks are small potatoes relative with things going on about leaking things about Syria or North Korea or Iraq. Those are the types of leaks that are so treasonous that 150 years ago people would have been hung for those type of leaks," Scaramucci said. Later in the interview, Scaramucci said "Now all of the cynics around here and the tweets and all these other nonsense saying the leaks are...

New White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci on Wednesday blamed holdovers from the Obama administration for a series of damaging leaks that have rocked the White House in recent months. Speaking on Fox News, Scaramucci said that "political holdovers" from the Obama White House "aren't helping," and hinted that more staff changes could be on the way. "Listen, we have to crack down on leaks on a number of different fronts," Scaramucci told "Fox and Friends."