Month: September 2018

Former President George W. Bush on Tuesday stated that he will continue to support Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, despite the allegation that Kavanaugh committed sexual assault in his late teens. “Laura and I have […]

DOJ Orders Two Chinese Media Organizations to Register as Foreign Agents

The Department of Justice (DOJ) ordered two Chinese media organization with strong ties to China’s government to register as foreign agents in the U.S. According to The Wall Street Journal, the DOJ on Tuesday ordered […]

Trump Feels Sorry for Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday praised Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, saying he does not “deserve” to face the sexual assault allegations against him, CNBC reported. Trump stated that the accusations are politically motivated […]

September 18, 2018 Lisa Clayton

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Tennessee, Arizona, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, California, Florida

Your Daily Polling Update for Tuesday, September 18, 2018 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 42% Same as yesterday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on six polls, ranging from 37% (CNN) to 49% (Rasmussen). Without these two […]

Poll Shows Voters Believe Foreign Adversaries May Attack Voter Databases

An NPR-Marist poll released Monday shows that voters believe there is a greater chance that foreign actors would hack into voter databases than alter vote results, a view also held by security experts and election […]

Kavanaugh, Accuser to Testify Publicly

Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh, who was accused of sexually assaulting a woman over 20 years ago, will testify publicly before the Senate on Monday, which puts in question the future of his nomination. […]

China Must Retaliate against U.S. Tariffs, Commerce Ministry Says

China has no other option but to slap counter tariffs to the latest sanctions of U.S. against it in order keep its rights and interest in the free trade world, China’s Commerce Ministry stated, CNBC […]

U.S. Wants to Counter Russia in European LNG Market: Official

The United States needs to increase its natural gas exports to Europe to counter Russia’s increasing energy dominance in the region, a top Trump administration official warned, according to the Oil & Gas Journal. Europe […]

Trump Imposes Tariffs on Additional $200B of Chinese Goods

President Trump on Monday said in an announcement that he imposed 10 percent tariffs on an additional $200 billion worth of Chinese goods, Fox News informed. The tariffs will increase to 25 percent on Jan. […]

Trump Orders Feds to Declassify Key FISA Documents, Messages in FBI Russia Probe

Donald Trump on Monday gave an order for declassification of a number of important documents in connection to the FBI probe of Russian meddling during the 2016 elections that include 21 pages of an application […]

ONA18: The Trump Effect on the Fourth Estate

The relationship between U.S. presidents and the press has always been complicated, but in President Donald Trump’s case, the complications began as soon as he descended the golden escalator at Trump Tower to announce his […]

September 17, 2018 Lisa Clayton

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Historical House Seat Shifts – New Mexico, West Virginia, Minnesota, Arkansas, Oregon, Florida

Your Daily Polling Update for Monday, September 17, 2018 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 42% Up 1 from Friday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on five polls, ranging from 37% (CNN) to 49% (Rasmussen). Without these […]

U.S. Sanctions on Russian Aluminum Giant Relieved but Not Lifted

The U.S. Treasury’s main body in charge of sanctions, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), has softened sanctions against companies belonging to Russian businessman Oleg Deripaska, Metal Bulletin reports. According to the document published […]

Less Than Two Months Before Midterms Democrats Gain Momentum

Fifty days before the November 6 midterm elections, Democrats have increased their chances of retaking the House and winning back the Senate. The main reason are the latest bad headlines which have proven detrimental to […]

Michael Moore Believes ‘Evil Genius’ Trump Will Be a Two-term President

Michael Moore believes President Donald Trump is an “evil genius” who will be re-elected, CNN informed. The documentary filmmaker spoke to CNN while promoting his upcoming film about the impact of Trump’s 2016 victory, “Fahrenheit […]

Kavanaugh Accuser May Testify ‘Under Oath,’ Conway Says, as Lawyer Opens Door

The White House said on Monday that the Senate Judiciary Committee is considering to invite Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s accuser testify before the panel, right after the woman’s attorney said that she would be […]

John Kerry Compares Trump to “Teenage Girl”

Former U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry has faced fierce criticism over his comments regarding President Donald Trump, who he said had “the insecurity of a teenage girl.” Kerry made the comments on HBO’s “Real […]

James Mattis Concerned about Moscow Meddling in Macedonia’s Referendum

U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis arrived at Skopje International Airport where he was welcomed by Defense Minister of Macedonia, Radmila Shekerinska and U.S. Ambassador to Macedonia Jess Baily. “The U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis […]

Hurricane Florence Death Count Continues to Rise

The number of victims of the latest storm to hit the U.S., Hurricane Florence reached 17 on Sunday and is still on the rise, officials inform. Among those who lost their lives to the storm […]

U.S. Sanctions on Iran Are ‘Unproductive’ and ‘Wrong’, Russia’s Energy Minister Says

U.S. sanctions on Iran’s oil industry are unproductive and there will be consequences to such a move, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak told CNBC. “Our position remains that this is unproductive, this is wrong,” Novak […]

Experts Say Trump Not Cause of U.S.-China Trade War

Experts attending the Singapore Summit this weekend said President Donald Trump was not the cause of the escalating trade war between the United States and China, but rather “just a symptom” of it. According to […]

Former Obama Administration Official: Trump Is Addressing ‘Longstanding’ Trade Issues

A huge number of the issues that are currently addressed by President Trump have given headaches to numerous White House administrations, stated Michael Froman, who was part of the Obama administrations as U.S. Trade representative, […]

Meredith Corporation Sells Time Magazine for $190 Million to Marc Benioff

Meredith Corporation has made a deal with Marc Benioff, co-founder of the cloud computing company Salesforce.com, and his wife Lynn Benioff to sell Time Magazine for $190 million. According to The Wall Street Journal, the […]

Woman Shares Detailed Story of How Kavanaugh Attempted to Rape Her

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s accuser for sexual misconduct has identified herself and is speaking publicly about her traumatic experience with Kavanaugh for the first time. According to The Washington Post, Christine Blasey Ford, now […]

CNN’s Tapper Tore into Trump for His Remarks on Puerto Rico Death Toll

CNN host Jake Tapper on Sunday criticized President Donald Trump for denying the nearly 3,000-person death toll in Puerto Rico after a pair of hurricanes hit the island in 2017, Breitbart reported. “President Trump making […]

Giuliani Says Trump Has Nothing to Be Concerned About Manafort’s Plea Deal

Rudy Giuliani stated on Friday that President Donald Trump has nothing to be concerned about his former campaign manager, Paul Manafort, taking a plea deal and deciding to cooperate with prosecutors. Giuliani told The Hill […]

Paul McCartney in New Song Refers to Trump as ‘Mad Captain’

Paul McCartney, in an interview published Thursday, said that in his new solo album he has a song about President Donald Trump where he is referring to him as the “mad captain.” In the interview […]

Florence Leaves One Million People Without Power

One million people were left without power after Hurricane Florence made landfall in North Carolina on Friday and proceeds to move through the east coast. North Carolina officials confirmed earlier Saturday that five people died […]

September 15, 2018 Focus Washington

U.S. Threatens New Sanctions over Nord Stream 2

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Russia and Germany have reiterated their position on the Nord Stream 2 project, following talks with his German counterpart Heiko Maas. “We discussed a number of issues related to […]

September 15, 2018 Focus Washington

Five Die in North Carolina Due to Hurricane Florence

Officials said Friday Hurricane Florence has resulted in the deaths of five people, including an infant, in North Carolina. Florence hit the area as a Category 1 hurricane early Friday before slowly moving to South […]