Year: 2018

Former President Barack Obama, who was campaigning for Democrats ahead of the Tuesday midterms, slammed Republicans on Sunday, saying they have “racked up enough indictments to field a football team.” Obama further said President Donald […]

Iran to Defy U.S. Sanctions and Sell Oil, President Rouhani Says

Iran intends to defy the newly slapped U.S. sanctions and continue to sell, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani reportedly said on state TV on Monday, CNBC cited Reuters reporting. “America wanted to cut to zero Iran’s […]

Troops at U.S.-Mexico Border Are Political Stunt and Waste of Money, Pentagon Says

According to Pentagon sources, President Donald Trump’s move to deploy a vast number of military staff to the U.S.-Mexico border came as a surprise to officials of the Department of Defense, and many of them […]

RNC Chair Romney McDaniel Pushes Back Against Criticism of Trump over Controversial Ad

RNC National Committee Chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel fiercely stood in defense of President Trump amid criticism over a tweet he shared featuring a footage linking Democrats to a Mexican man who killed two police officers […]

Xi Slams Trump’s Approach to Trade

China’s Xi Jinping denounced Monday the “winner-takes-it-all” approach to trade employed by U.S. President Donald Trump, saying there was no room for protectionism in international trade. He made the comments at the opening of the […]

Pompeo Defends Temporary Waivers Granted for Iran Oil Buying

Secretary of State Michael Pompeo stood in defense of the temporary waivers granted to eight countries to proceed their crude oil trade with Iran against Congressional critics who describe the U.S. as being too soft on […]

Trump Says Republicans May Lose Upcoming Midterm Elections

President Donald Trump made an appearance at a campaign rally in West Virginia, where unlike his other boasting speeches of electoral win he rather admitted that GOP could lose its control over the House in […]

Ken Starr Says No Reason for Trump to be Impeached

Former independent counsel Ken Starr stated that he has not seen President Donald Trump commit any offense that is “even close to being impeachable.” According to The Hill, John Catsimatidis in an interview airing Sunday […]

Shooter Opens Fire in Yoga Studio, Killing 2 and Injuring 5

A lone shooter opened fire in a Tallahassee yoga studio on Friday, shooting two fatally and injuring five others, officials said. The suspect, identified early Saturday as Florida resident Scott Paul Beierle, 40, died of […]

Mayor of Utah Was Killed on Duty in Afghanistan as Part of Utah’s National Guard

The mayor of North Ogden, Utah was killed Saturday on duty in Afghanistan as part of Utah’s National Guard. Brent Taylor was killed Saturday in an “insider attack” in Kabul, according to a statement from […]

Trump Says Gillum is ‘Not Equipped’ to be Governor

President Donald Trump alleged Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum, the Democrat bidding to become the first black governor of Florida, is “not equipped” for the job at a boisterous rally Saturday evening. “It’s not for him,” […]

Russia Says Will Help Iran Trade Oil, Calls U.S. Sanctions “Illegal”

The Trump administration on Friday restored U.S. sanctions on Iran that had been lifted under the 2015 nuclear deal, but carved out exemptions for eight countries that can still import oil from the Islamic Republic […]

November 2, 2018 Lisa Clayton

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Close Guv Races – Alaska’s Young Trails by 2 – Friday’s Generic Ballot Update

Your Daily Polling Update for Friday, November 2, 2018 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 44% Same as yesterday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on six polls, ranging from 41% (NPR/Marist) to 49% (Rasmussen). Without these two […]

Bolsonaro Says Brazil Ready to Move Its Israel Embassy to Jerusalem

Brazil’s far-right President-elect Jair Bolsonaro confirmed on Thursday that the country will move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, making the Latin American country the largest after the United States to make the controversial switch, […]

Washington Grants Eight Countries Iran Sanctions Waivers

The U.S. government has agreed to let eight countries, including allies South Korea and Japan, as well as India, keep buying Iranian oil after it reimposes sanctions on Tehran next week, Bloomberg informs, citing a […]

Iran Reportedly Attempted to Assassinate Dissident in Denmark

Iran tried to assassinate an Arab separatist leader living in Denmark, the Danish authorities claim, adding that a suspect in the “unusual and very serious” plot was in custody, The New York Times informed. The […]

Trump Has Reportedly Asked Officials to Draft a Possible Trade Deal with China

U.S. President Donald Trump has requested officials in his administration to begin the process of drafting the terms of a possible trade agreement with China, CNBC informed. A big remaining issue is the intellectual property […]

Nauert Most Likely Candidate for UN Ambassador

President Donald Trump has allegedly told some of his advisers that his leading choice for the post recently vacated by Nikki Haley is State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert, sources familiar with the President’s pick said. […]

Trump Says Military at Border Will Use Lethal Force

President Donald Trump said that if any of the immigrants in the caravan moving toward the U.S. border throws rocks or stones at U.S. troops they would “consider it a firearm” and will be authorized […]

Stone Talked to Trump Campaign About WikiLeaks

In an op-ed he wrote for the right-wing Daily Caller, Roger Stone revealed Thursday that during the 2016 presidential race he discussed upcoming WikiLeaks disclosures with at least one senior Trump campaign official. In the […]

U.S. Targets China over Economic Espionage

President Donald Trump’s administration has boosted its efforts to target China over economic espionage and has announced a new initiative to combat trade theft and charges involving alleged crimes against an Idaho semiconductor company, CNN […]

Pelosi Subpoena Threat ‘Illegal,’ Trump Says, Will Take to Supreme Court

President Donald Trump denounced the House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s threat to subpoena the President if Democrats win Congress, calling it an “illegal” act and vowing to take the matter to the Supreme Court, Fox […]

November 1, 2018 Lisa Clayton

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: New Senate, Gubernatorial Polls Show Shifts, Tight Races

Your Daily Polling Update for Thursday, November 1, 2018 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 45% Up 1 from yesterday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on five polls, ranging from 41% (NPR/Marist) to 49% (Rasmussen). Without these […]

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U.S. Briefly Rises to Top Global Oil Producer

The United States overcame Russia in August to claim the title of world’s top oil producer, with the largest year-on-year output increase in its history, Reuters reported. U.S. output climbed to a record 11.346 million […]

Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooter Due in Federal Court

The suspect in the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting that left 11 people dead is expected to make a brief appearance in federal court Thursday to be arraigned on a 44-count indictment, including hate crimes, USA Today […]

U.S-India Trade Relations to Be Affected by Harley-Davidson Sales

The United States and India have been locked in a complicated trade game for some time now, with the two countries imposing tariffs on each other’s products. In the latest development, India is to decide […]

President Denies Receiving Subpoena from Special Counsel

President Donald Trump and his legal team said on Wednesday that the President has not been subpoenaed by special counsel Robert Mueller as part of the Russia investigation. When asked by reporters at the South […]

Okinawa Governor Demands U.S. to Cancel Relocation of Marine Corps Base

Okinawa’s new governor voiced his opinion against the huge U.S. army presence on the Japanese island, as well as the relocation of the Marine base. Newly appointed Denny Tamaki met with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe […]

Pyongyang Blasts Sanctions Squeezing North Korean Economy

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un lashed out at the “vicious” sanctions regime against his country, in the latest sign of his frustration with the pace of peace talks with the Trump administration, Bloomberg reported. Kim […]

President Says 15,000 Troops Could Be Sent to Border

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the number of active duty troops that could be sent to the southern border may increase to 10 or even 15,000, in what some have called a “political stunt” […]