Year: 2018

Ahead of Hurricane Florence’s expected landfall on the east coast the U.S. military moved 30 Navy ships based in Virginia and activated more than 950 North and South Carolina National Guard troops. According to Reuters, […]

Bernie Sanders Continues With His Attacks on Amazon

Independent Senator Bernie Sanders on Monday continued with his attacks on Amazon by sharing videos on Twitter that accuse the company of using “Orwellian language.” “Listen to how Amazon uses its own lingo to blur […]

U.S. Sanctions Hurt Russian Developing of New Power Plants

International sanctions against Russia have complicated plans by Russia’s power company Rushydro to join a new aluminum smelter project that Rusal wants to build in Siberia, Rushydro’s head Nikolai Shulginov said on Monday. According to […]

President’s Iran Strategy ‘Dangerous,’ Says Kerry

Former Secretary of State John Kerry, who spoke on CNN’s “Fareed Zakaria GPS” on Sunday, deemed the President’s move to withdraw the U.S. from the Iran nuclear deal “a very dangerous and ill-advised move.” Kerry […]

Hurricane Florence Rapidly Intensifying, On Track to Hit East Coast

Hurricane Florence is tracking toward the East Coast with an inevitability rarely seen in storms several days away from landfall, and while forecasters were careful to cite “high uncertainty” in recent days, the tone changed […]

Beijing Vows to Retaliate if Washington Takes New Steps on Trade

China will respond if the United States takes any new steps on trade, its foreign ministry said on Monday, after President Donald Trump warned he was ready to add tariffs on virtually all Chinese imports […]

North Korea Hints at Denuclearization, China Calls for Implementation of Singapore Deal

North Korea staged a military parade on Sunday focused on conventional arms, peace and economic development as it marked the 70th anniversary of the country’s founding – and most important, it left out its infamous […]

CBS Chief Moonves Steps Down amid Sexual Misconduct Allegations

Longtime chairman and chief executive of CBS, Leslie Moonves, is to step down from his position in the wake of sexual-assault allegations, concluding a whirlwind six weeks that saw him fall from a perch as […]

California Tries to Tackle Gun Violence with Ammo Control

In many states, ammunition is easier to buy than cold medicine but in California, which already enforces some of the nation’s most restrictive gun laws, there is a movement underway against the unfettered sale of […]

Cohen’s Company Offers to Tear up Stormy Daniels Hush-Money Agreement

The company set up by the President’s former lawyer Michael Cohen offered yesterday to drop the Stormy Daniels’ hush-money agreement and its planned lawsuit of $20 million against the adult-film star who had allegedly violated […]

Obama Admin Made Staff Take Polygraphs to Stop Leaks

Republican Senator Rand Paul made national headlines Thursday after he suggested the Trump administration should administer lie detector tests to anyone in the White House with a security clearance in order to unearth the anonymous […]

Pompeo Received Letter from Kim to Trump, State Department Has Confirmed

A State Department official confirmed Friday that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had received a letter to President Donald Trump from North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un. According to the official, the President told reporters earlier […]

No Aid for Palestine Unless Peace with Israel is Made

President Donald Trump held a conference call with reporters where he said that unless Palestine makes peace with Israel, he will not provide aid for the war-torn country. “I stopped massive amounts of money that […]

Source Says Search for Anonymous Op-Ed Writer Narrowed Down

President Donald Trump’s aides have managed to narrow down the search for the anonymous writer of the New York Times op-ed to a few people, according to a source close to the White House. The […]

September 7, 2018 Lisa Clayton

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Surprising New Polls in Tight Races – Nike’s Declining Numbers – Generic Ballot Update

Your Daily Polling Update for Friday, September 7, 2018 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 43% Up 1 from yesterday RON’S COMMENT: President Trump has bounced back some from his recent low of 40%. Today’s average is based […]

Mattis Makes Surprise Visit to Afghanistan’s War-Shattered Capital

US defense secretary James Mattis has made a surprise visit to Afghanistan’s war-shattered capital, days after a suicide bomber killed 21 people and wounded 90 others in the city. Accompanied to Kabul by General Joseph […]

Obama Blasts Trump by Asking ‘How Hard Can Be to Say Nazis are Bad’

Former President Barack Obama tore into President Donald Trump on Friday over what he said was his failure to stand up to Nazi sympathizers. Obama remarks were made during a speech at the University of […]

Trump Says He Prepared New $267 Billion in Tariffs on Chinese Products

President Donald Trump on Friday stated that he is ready to slap additional $267 billion in tariffs on Chinese products on short notice, in addition to the $200 billion he has already promised, The Hill […]

Trump is Wary of Landing in a Perjury Trap Set by Mueller

President Donald Trump on Friday said to the press that he would be open to sitting down with special counsel Robert Mueller under specific circumstances, but is wary of landing in a perjury trap, CNBC […]

Obama Says ‘Trump is a Symptom, Not The Cause’ of Current Political Situation

Former President Barack Obama on Friday criticized President Trump for capitalizing on racial and economic resentments that he said had been fanned for years by politicians, stepping off the political sidelines and offering a rare […]

President Trump Touts North Korean Leader for Promising to Denuclearize

On Thursday, President Donald Trump praised North Korea’s Kim Jong-un for his efforts to denuclearize the peninsula before the U.S. President’s term ends in 2021. Earlier that day, a South Korean envoy said that the […]

President Trump Says His Impeachment Could Turn U.S. into ‘Third-World Country’

President Donald Trump, who was speaking at a rally in Montana, said that should he ever be impeached the U.S. would turn into a “third-world country,” adding that he would blame such a development on […]

Trump Administration to Detain Migrant Children Indefinitely

The Trump administration said Thursday that it would bypass rules set by the 1997 Flores Settlement Agreement, which does not allow for migrant children to be held in detention for more than 20 days. According […]

New Batches of Kavanaugh Documents Released

On Thursday, Democratic Senator Cory Booker released a new set of “confidential” documents pertaining to Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s political work for former President George W. Bush. The senator also released two batches of […]

McCabe Under Grand Jury Investigation

Following the Department of Justice inspector general’s report that said former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe approved a media disclosure about the contents of a telephone call to advance his personal interests, a grand jury was […]

Pelosi Says Trump’s Reaction on NYT Op-Ed is ‘Manifestation of His Instability’

House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi on Thursday said that President Donald Trump’s furious reaction to an anonymous administration official’s op-ed in The New York Times is a “manifestation of his instability.” According to Newsweek, Pelosi […]

White House Officials Rush to Deny Writing Anti Trump Op-Ed

Several officials in President Donald Trump’s Cabinet on Thursday denied that they were the “senior administration official” behind a New York Times op-ed mocking the President and describing widespread internal efforts to blunt his decisions. […]

September 6, 2018 Lisa Clayton

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Catholic Church – Kavanaugh – Mueller – Indiana, Utah

Your Daily Polling Update for Thursday, September 6, 2018 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 42% Up 2 from yesterday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on seven polls, ranging from 38% (ABC-Wash Post/Emerson) to 46% (Rasmussen). Without […]

Senator Booker Releases Kavanaugh’s Emails Risking Ousting from Capitol Hill

Democratic Senator Cory Booker released on Thursday a batch of emails from Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s time as a White House counsel. The approximately 12 pages of emails are tied to discussions Kavanaugh had […]

Cryptocurrencies are Crashing in Sudden and Dramatic Market Collapse

Bitcoin and other major cryptocurrencies are crashing in a sudden and dramatic market collapse. After weeks of steady gains, bitcoin dropped in price by more than $300 in the space of an hour on Wednesday […]