Year: 2018

Twelve people were killed when a gunman opened fire in a crowded bar in southern California, police said on Thursday morning. A sheriff’s deputy is among the dead, the Ventura county Sheriff’s department said, adding […]

Revolutionary Guard Wants Iran to ‘Flourish’ Under Sanctions

Tehran can flourish under sanctions and will defeat Washington in the economic war it has launched, the deputy head of the Revolutionary Guards said on Wednesday, Reuters writes. The United States on Monday re-imposed sanctions […]

Pelosi Says Impeaching Trump is Off the Table

As Democrats won House at the latest midterm election, California Representative Nancy Pelosi suggested that the idea to impeach President Donald Trump is off the table. Pelosi spoke in a couple of interviews, saying that […]

Senator Sanders Warns Interfering with Mueller Probe Is ‘Impeachable Offense’

Senator Bernie Sanders issued a warning to President Donald Trump on Wednesday, telling him that interfering with the special counsel’s Russia investigation is an “impeachable offense.” His comments follow the firing of Attorney General Jeff […]

Sessions Leaves Justice Department

Attorney General Jeff Sessions resigned Wednesday from his post at the Justice Department at the request of President Donald Trump and is to be replaced by Matthew Whitaker, Sessions’ chief of staff. The move follows […]

Dead Nevada Brothel Owner Wins Election

Dennis Hof, a Nevada brothel owner and reality TV star who died last month after fashioning himself as a Donald Trump-style Republican candidate, has won a heavily GOP state legislative district, NBC News reported. Hof […]

Jim Acosta Says He Never Put His Hands on White House Intern

Reporter Jim Acosta of CNN rejected the allegations of the White House that he physically attacked an intern of the White House during a boiling argument with the President, The Hill reported. According to Acosta, […]

USS John P. Murtha Recovers NASA’s Test Version of Orion Space Craft in Pacific Ocean

NASA reported that the USS John P. Murtha recovered the test version of the Orion capsule at sunset in the Pacific Ocean. The Underway Recovery Test-7 (URT-7) is one in a series of tests that […]

Medvedev Says Russia Will Financially Support Companies Under U.S. Sanctions

The Russian government can financially support large individual companies if they are slapped with new U.S. sanctions, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev told reporters, according to Russia Business Today. “I have repeatedly commented on the sanctions […]

Rusal, Russia’s Biggest Aluminum Producer Not Affected by Washington Sanctions

The world’s second-biggest aluminum producer, Russia’s Rusal, continues to receive dividends for its 27.8% stake in Norilsk Nickel, Russia’s leading metals and mining company, with the payments expected to reach up to $900 million by […]

For First Time Refugee Woman Elected as State Representative

A woman who as a child fled from the Taliban in Afghanistan won a seat in the New Hampshire state legislature on Tuesday. Safiya Wazir, 27, is believed to be the first former refugee to […]

Jared Polis Becomes America’s First Elected Openly Gay Male Governor

Colorado Congressman Jared Polis made history Tuesday night by becoming the first openly gay man to be elected governor of a U.S. state, beating Republican rival Walter Stapleton by six points, TIME reported. Polis’ historic […]

Nuclear Talks with North Korea Postponed Due to Unknown Reasons

A high-stakes meeting between Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and a key aide to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, which was to take place on Friday, was suddenly rescheduled without a particular reason, the State […]

Keith Ellison Elected Minnesota AG Despite Domestic Abuse Allegations

Minnesota Democratic Rep. Keith Ellison has been elected as the state Attorney General, fending off his Republican opponent in an election mired with domestic abuse allegations, Fox News informed. Ellison, the deputy chair of the […]

Most UK Citizens Back Staying in EU, Poll Shows

British citizens would vote to remain in the European Union by a 54-46% margin in a second referendum, a survey purporting to be the biggest of its kind said Monday, EurActiv reported. The apparent boost […]

Record Number of Women Elected to House

Over a hundred women were elected to the House of Representatives in the historic midterm elections on Tuesday night. Out of all the female representatives 86 are Democrats and 15 Republican, early projections show. Thirty-four […]

Abrams Won’t Concede Georgia Governor’s Race

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams refused to concede the Georgia race to Republican candidate Brian Kemp on Wednesday morning, despite him being in the lead after 99 percent of precincts had reported. Abrams argued that […]

Newsom Won California Governor Race

Democrat Gavin Newsom, currently California’s lieutenant governor, won the race to become the state’s next governor. Newsom defeated Republican businessman John Cox to replace outgoing Governor Jerry Brown. Newsom was expected to easily win in […]

Ted Cruz Wins Texas in a Really Close Race With O’Rourke

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, narrowly defeated Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke Tuesday evening in what appeared likely to be one of the closest U.S Senate races in Texas in decades. Texas Tribune reported that with […]

At Detroit Polling Site Voting Machines Were Missing

At a polling site in Detroit early on Election Day voters were reportedly turned away due to missing voting machines. According to a local ABC station, the voters were not able to vote at a […]

November 6, 2018 Lisa Clayton

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Tuesday Trivia – Poll Closings – Polling Averages in Key Races

Your Daily Polling Update for Tuesday, November 6, 2018 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 44% Same as yesterday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on four polls, ranging from 40% (Gallup) to 50% (Rasmussen). Without these two […]

Oprah Winfrey Backs Stacey Abrams: ‘Jesus Don’t Like Ugly’

TV personality and talk show hostess Oprah Winfrey clapped back at racist robo-calls using her name against Democratic candidate Stacey Abrams, who is running for governor in Georgia. According to The Washington Post, she was not impressed. […]

Iran’s FM Responds to Washington: Latest Sanctions Target Sunken Ship

Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif responded to the re-imposed U.S. sanctions against the Islamic Republic, saying that the Trump administration is targeting a sunken ship and a bank that was shuttered years ago. Zarif slammed […]

Beijing Ready for Talks with U.S. to Resolve Trade Issues: China’s Vice President

China is ready to start discussions with the United States and work closely to resolve the trade issues due to the fact that the world’s two largest economies might both lose from the confrontation, Vice […]

DHS Secretary Nielsen: Some Caravan Migrants Come from Middle East

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said that there is intelligence indicating that there is a limited number of people in the caravan making its way through Mexico that are not part of the […]

Treasury Slaps Iran and Russia Entities with Fresh Sanctions

A subsidiary of Iran’s Mir bank in Russia has been included in the latest United States sanction list, according to Russian news outlet Meduza. The U.S. Department of the Treasury published the full sanctions list […]

Trump Calls on Americans to Vote Republican to Keep his Agenda on Track in Fox News Interview

President Donald Trump on Monday night boasted about his administration’s progress during his first two years in office as he campaigned hardly for Republican candidates hours before Election Day, Fox News informed. In an interview […]

November 5, 2018 Lisa Clayton

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Generic Ballot Update – New Polls and Polling Averages

Your Daily Polling Update for Monday, November 5, 2018 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 44% Same as Friday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on five polls, ranging from 40% (IBD/TIPP) to 50% (Rasmussen). Without these two […]

November 5, 2018 Focus Washington

North Korea Threatens Resumption of Nuke Development

Amid preparations for the next round of nuclear talks between the United States and North Korea, the regime has threatened to resume its nuclear weapons testing, causing fears among analysts that the high-level negotiations may […]

November 5, 2018 Focus Washington

Republican Candidate Launches Hacking Investigation into Georgia Democratic Party

Brian Kemp, Georgia’s secretary of state and Republican gubernatorial candidate, has launched an investigation into the Democratic Party of Georgia over an alleged hacking attempt of the state’s voter registration system, ABC News reports. “While […]