Year: 2018

Saudi Arabia’s reduction in its budget deficit marks a “stabilization” of its economy but avoiding big hikes in government spending will remain a challenge, according to a new research note, Arab News reported. Saudi Arabia […]

White House Won’t Revoke Press Pass of CNN’s Acosta, Issues New Press Conference Rules

The White House will not seek another revoking of CNN chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta’s hard pass, Fox News informed. “Today the White House fully restored Jim Acosta’s press pass. As a result, our lawsuit is no longer […]

Mercuria Energy Makes $681 Mln ‘Stalking Horse Bid’ for Aegean Marine

Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc said on Tuesday it has received a $681 million “stalking horse bid” by Swiss commodities trader Mercuria Energy Group Ltd. The proposal has been filed with the U.S. bankruptcy court […]

Judge Blocks Trump Administration Bid to Deny Illegal Immigrants Asylum

A temporary restraining order was issued Monday which blocks the Trump administration from denying asylum claims to immigrants who cross the U.S. southern border illegally, CNN reported. The order was issued by U.S. District Judge […]

Ivanka Trump Used Personal Account for White House Email Correspondence

Ivanka Trump was using her personal account when sending emails for official matters of the White House, officials said. The occurrence was discovered after a review that Ms. Trump was using her private account when […]

Venezuela to Be Added to List of State Sponsors of Terrorism

The Trump administration will allegedly add Venezuela to its list of state sponsors of terrorism, The Washington Post reported, citing U.S. officials and internal government emails. The move would put the nation alongside countries such […]

McChrystal: ‘Military’s Culture of Unity is Strong Enough that Morale isn’t Affected by Trump’s Remarks’

Retired General Stanley McChrystal criticized President Donald Trump on Monday for his remarks about retired Admiral William McRaven, the leader of the 2011 mission that killed Osama bin Laden. “The President is simply wrong. He’s […]

Sanders to Host Live-Streamed Town Hall Summit on Climate Change

Senator Bernie Sanders is set to host a live-streamed town hall summit on climate change next month, a move that may intensify pressure on the next Congress to curb planet-warming emissions and challenge TV networks […]

NASA & Lockheed Martin Begin Building Quiet Supersonic Passenger Airplane

NASA awarded Lockheed a contract this year to design, build and flight test the X-59 Quiet Supersonic Technology aircraft. Lockheed expects to conduct its first flight in 2021. According to CNBC, the Maryland-based aerospace technology […]

Iraq Denies Mediating Between Saudi Arabia and Iran

The Iraqi presidency denied on Monday reports claiming that Iraq is playing the role of ‘mediator’ between Saudi Arabia and Iran, Al Arabiya reported. The presidency published on its website a “denial and clarification” of […]

Ocasio-Cortez Blasts GOP for Criticizing Her Every Move

Democratic Representative-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez took to Twitter Sunday to condemn Republicans’ “drooling” over footage of her intended to catch her make a mistake so that they can criticize her missteps. Her remarks came in response […]

Philip Morris’s IQOS Seen Benefiting From FDA Flavor Crackdown

The unintended consequence of the U.S.’s decision to combat teen vaping could be a bump for IQOS, made by traditional cigarette maker Philip Morris International Inc., one analyst says, Bloomberg informed. IQOS, a “heat-not-burn” product, […]

Trump Says He Won’t Overrule Whitaker If He Limits Mueller

President Donald Trump issued a statement saying that he would not stop the acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker if he blocks special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into alleged collusion by Trump campaign officials with Russian […]

Democrat Stacey Abrams Won’t Call Brian Kemp Legitimate Georgia Governor-elect

Democratic Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams, who conceded the race against the Republican Brian Kemp, refused to call Kemp the legitimate governor-elect and stated that democracy had “failed” the state, Fox News informed. Abrams stated […]

U.S.-China Fail to Issue Joint Statement After APEC

The world’s two largest economies, China and the United States, failed to agree on the language of a joint statement they were expected to issue following the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting in Papua New […]

Bloomberg Donates $1.8bn to Help Low-Income Families

The former mayor of New York City, Michael Bloomberg, will donate $1.8 billion to Johns Hopkins University in order to financially support education for low and middle-income families, he said in a press release. “America […]

Trump Administration Greenlights $324M Border Wall in Arizona

The Arizona border will have 32 miles of existing wall replaced starting next April, Fox News informed. The $324 million project has been given the green light by federal immigration officials, U.S. Customs and Border […]

Trump Says He’ll Seek to Make Acting EPA Administrator Permanent

Andrew Wheeler, who has been the EPA’s acting head since the resignation of scandal-plagued Scott Pruitt, will be nominated to lead the agency, President Donald Trump said on Friday, Bloomberg informed. Trump made the remarks Friday at […]

CNN Wins Court Order Restoring White House Reporter’s Access

President Donald Trump is obliged to restore White House access to the CNN reporter Jim Acosta for now, a federal judge ruled while questioning the administration’s account of its actions, Bloomberg informed. U.S. District Judge […]

Trump Says he Has Answered All Mueller Probe Questions

President Donald Trump stated on Friday that he has answered all the written questions from the Special Counsel Robert Mueller, but he hasn’t submitted them yet, Fox News informed. “I haven’t submitted them yet…I just […]

Stacey Abrams Says Brian Kemp Is New Governor of Georgia

Stacey Abrams, the Democrat in Georgia’s governor race, admitted on Friday that she cannot come in front of her Republican opponent, Brian Kemp, but she stated that she will file a federal lawsuit challenging the […]

November 16, 2018 Lisa Clayton

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Testing Pelosi – Caravan – Ratings – Arizona Senate Race by the Numbers

Your Daily Polling Update for Friday, November 16, 2018 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 45% Up 1 from yesterday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on four polls, ranging from 43% (Reuters) to 49% (Rasmussen). Without these […]

Oil Regains Ground After Sharp Sell-off

Inventories of crude in the U.S. rose by 10.3 million barrels in the week ended November 9, the Energy Information Administration said on Thursday. However, the build was offset by draws to product stocks including […]

Trump Spokesperson Says John Kelly Is Not Leaving

Mercedes Schlapp, head of Strategic Communications of the White House, attempted to discard the rumors about John Kelly that he may be stepping down from his post as Chief of Staff. Allegedly, First Lady Melania […]

Philip Morris Opens First Flagship Africa Store for Alternative Cigarettes

Philip Morris International will open a flagship store in Johannesburg as it tries to stoke demand in Africa for its alternative cigarette known as iQOS, which heats rather than burns tobacco to give users their […]

Malibu Residents With Selfless Efforts to Save Neighborhood from Fires

Robert Spangle didn’t shower for five days. He barely slept. He was on a mission to make sure his Malibu hometown didn’t burn to the ground, CNN reports. “I would set my alarm to go […]

Acting AG Whitaker Doesn’t See Need to Recuse himself ‘Legally or Factually,’ Graham Says

Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker stated that he thinks that there is no reason to recuse himself from overseeing Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe, despite the escalating pressure from the top Democrat, according to […]

Don Lemon Slams Melania Trump’s Campaign, Calls It Irrelevant

Anchor Don Lemon of the CNN blasted First Lady Melania Trump for her anti-bullying campaign “Be Best” calling it totally irrelevant referring to her husband’s behavior and moves. Lemon spoke to an analyst panel and […]

WikiLeaks Founder Facing Possible Prosecution by DOJ: Report

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is allegedly facing a prosecution by the U.S. Justice Department, Fox News informed. Several potential charges are mentioned among U.S. prosecutors, and while these charges are still in the process of […]

November 15, 2018 Focus Washington

Trump to Prosecute Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange

The Department of Justice is preparing to prosecute Wikileaks founder Julian Assange and hope to try him in a U.S. courtroom, people familiar with the matter told The Wall Street Journal. Prosecutors have reportedly been […]