DAILY BELLWETHER 09/08/2017 PRESIDENT TRUMP ORDERS MILITARY TO 'SHOOT DOWN NORTH KOREAN MISSILES."

Trump Orders Military to Shoot Down North Korean Missiles President Donald Trump has given military orders for U.S. forces to shoot down and destroy any missile launched from North Korea and moving toward the continental United States, Hawaii, and Guam. Sources close to the president's national security team tell Newsmax the order was given to Pentagon brass in the wake of last month's threat by North Korea to fire a ballistic missile aimed at Guam, a U.S. territory. "The threat provoked the president," one source familiar with the decision told Newsmax. Last Sunday, North Korea detonated a thermonuclear weapon. The communist regime claims they can fit the new device on advanced ... Read More

Hillary’s Revenge: ‘Divide Democrats’ Step aside, she’s not done yet. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton begins a national book tour next week to promote “What Happened,” her 512-page commentary on the presidential election, described by publisher Simon & Schuster as a “deeply intimate account.” The big book arrives Tuesday. The backlash is already here, however — and it’s emanating from uneasy Democrats, who appear to be braced for impact. “Clinton fatigue has been building as Democrats look to move on from relitigating the 2016 election, bury the hatchet with Bernie Sanders supporters, and prepare for the 2018 midterms. But Clinton isn’t ready to let go just yet, ... Read More

Yet Another Anonymously Sourced Trump-Russia Story Falls Apart Once again, a huge Trump-Russia story that relied upon anonymous sources has fallen apart. NBC News dropped what the network hyped as a “potential bombshell” last week. “Manafort Notes From Russian Meet Contain Cryptic Reference to ‘Donations,'” the original headline read. The story claimed that Manafort’s notes from the 2016 Trump Tower meeting with White House aide Jared Kushner, Donald Trump Jr. and a Russian lawyer included the word “donations” near a reference to the Republican National Committee. NBC began walking back the “potential bombshell” almost immediately, issuing a correction the same day noting that ... Read More

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More than 5,000 Out-of-State Voters May Have Tipped New Hampshire against Trump More than 6,500 people registered to vote in New Hampshire on Nov. 8 using out-of-state driver’s licenses, and since then the vast majority have neither obtained an in-state license nor registered a motor vehicle. Conservatives say the state’s same-day registration is an invitation for fraud because of loose proof-of-residence rules. New Hampshire House Speaker Shawn Jasper, a Republican, issued the numbers Thursday based on inquiries he made to the Department of State, which oversees elections, and the Department of Safety. Since Election Day, Republicans have charged that a significant number of nonresident Democrats, principally from Massachusetts, flowed into New Hampshire to vote illegally, tilting a close race to their party. ... Read More

Trump Says Tax Plan Will Cut Taxes for Middle Class Families Donald Trump revealed more details of Republican plans to overhaul the U.S. tax system in a North Dakota speech Wednesday. Calling it “the American plan,” Trump said the tax proposals would include a “major, major” tax cut for middle class families that would be “the biggest since Ronald Reagan.” “The pipe-fitters, and plumbers, and nurses, and police officers. All the people like you who pour their hearts into every penny earned in both the offices and oil fields of America. You’re the ones who carry this nation on your back and it’s time for you to get the relief that you deserve,” Trump said. ... Read More