Year: 2018

The United States has filed a lawsuit against Russia at the World Trade Organization (WTO) for imposing tariffs in retaliation for U.S. duties that targeted Russian steel and aluminum earlier this year, Reuters reports. The […]

U.S.-Canada Trade Talks on Track, Trump Says

The United States and Canada, currently negotiating a revision of the North American Free Trade Agreement, signaled optimism on Wednesday that they will meet the Friday deadline. “Canada very much wants to make the deal,” […]

Trump Says Administration Did ‘Fantastic Job’ Helping Puerto Rico

Following the latest death toll from last year’s Hurrican Maria, President Donald Trump maintained his administration did a great job helping Puerto Ricans in the aftermath of the devastating storm. “I think we did a […]

Trump Suspends U.S.-South Korea Military Exercises

President Donald Trump said late on Wednesday that he would suspend the costly war games with South Korea, stating there was “no reason” to hold any more of them. At the same, he deemed his […]

CNN, Trump Engage in Fierce Twitter War of Words

Late on Wednesday, President Donald Trump and CNN entered a Twitter fight in which the network attacked the President and claimed they were not lying and stood by their controversial story concerning a contested 2016 […]

Former Governor Huckabee Lobbied by Qatar for Influence on Trump’s Policies

Qatar attempted to lobby almost 250 people who are close to President Donald Trump and might influence him on some policy. Among them are former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee and attorney Alan Dershowitz. According to […]

Trump: White House Counsel Don McGahn Will Be Leaving His Position This Fall

President Donald Trump on Wednesday wrote that White House counsel Don McGahn would be leaving his position in the fall. The announcement was made on Twitter, where the President wrote that McGahn would leave after […]

Trump Says China Hacked Clinton’s Emails

President Donald Trump on Wednesday morning said that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s emails were hacked and obtained illegally by China, warning that the Justice Department must act on the news or risk losing […]

Russia to Help Iran in Building Nuclear Plant Amid U.S. Sanctions

The Iranian energy minister Reza Ardakanian has said that his country continued talks with Russia to build a new nuclear power plant capable of generating up to 3,000 megawatts of electricity, Reuters reported. The Islamic […]

August 29, 2018 Lisa Clayton

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Favorability Ratings – The Economy – Trump on the Issues – Connecticut

Your Daily Polling Update for Wednesday, August 29, 2018 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 44% Same as yesterday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on five polls, ranging from 41% (Gallup) to 47% (Rasmussen). Without these two […]

ICE Arrests More Than 100 People in Family Business Raid

A North Texas family business hit out at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency after agents raided its work site and arrested more than 150 undocumented immigrants in what the agency touted as one of its […]

U.S. and Canada Working Toward Trade Deal

After reaching an agreement with Mexico on Monday, President Donald Trump has now focused on striking a trade deal with Canada. “You go to Wisconsin, you go to Iowa, you go to upstate New York […]

USGS: Magnitude 4.4 Quake Jolts East of Los Angeles

An earthquake of 4.4-magnitude hit the south of California on Tuesday at least 25 miles east of Los Angeles, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake […]

CNN’s Reason for Lanny Davis Outing Leaves Unanswered Questions

CNN was severely slammed after it declined to retract a bombshell story on the 2016 Trump Tower meeting following one of the anonymous sources admitting that he was a source. On Tuesday afternoon, CNN published […]

Puerto Rico Hurricane Toll Much Higher Than Government’s Count

New figures from research concerning the number of hurricane victims in Puerto Rico are much higher than previous counts, the Puerto Rican government said on Tuesday. The new figure is 46 times larger than what […]

Trump Says There Will Be Violence If GOP Doesn’t Win Midterms

President Donald Trump held a closed-door meeting with evangelical leaders on Monday when he urged them to support his party in the November midterms, warning of consequences if Republicans lose the elections. “This November 6 […]

August 28, 2018 Lisa Clayton

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Tuesday Trivia – Is Democracy Working? – Military Parade – End Investigation? – Wisconsin

Your Daily Polling Update for Tuesday, August 28, 2018 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 44% Same as yesterday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on four polls, ranging from 41% (Gallup) to 46% (Harvard-Harris, Rasmussen). The fourth […]

Japan Declares North Korea as a ‘Serious and Imminent Threat’

North Korea continues to be a “serious and imminent threat,” Japan stated on Tuesday in its first annual defense review since tensions eased on the Korean Peninsula, The Guardian reported. Japan’s 2018 defense white paper […]

Mattis says Military Exercises with South Korea will go on as usual

During the Pentagon briefing on Tuesday, U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis stated that future military exercises with South Korea will go on as usual, Reuters reported. “We have no plans at this time to […]

Google Disputes President’s Claim of Favoring Anti-Trump Searches

Google denied President Donald Trump’s claim that the search engine giant was displaying only negative news about him when searching for his name, saying that they don’t favor search results for political purposes. “When users […]

Trump Attacks Google, White House Says is Looking Into Regulating It

President Donald Trump attacked Google early Tuesday morning in a series of tweets, accusing the company of suppressing conservative news in searches and hiding the information that is true and good. The tweets came shortly […]

Russia Responds to NATO Build-Up With Biggest Military Exercise Involving 300,000 Troops

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Sholgu on Tuesday stated that Russia, together with Chinese and Mongolian armies, is going to hold the most massive military exercise since the fall of the Soviet Union. Sholgu in a […]

Politicians, Friends, Family Say Goodbye to Senator McCain

International leaders, political opponents, prominent businessmen, friends, and family have all shared warm tributes to John McCain, who died on Saturday at the age of 81. The leaders of Canada and France shared their sentiments on Saturday. Canada’s […]

Senator Flake Remembering McCain: It Will Be Tough, But We Must Move On

Senator Jeff Flake said on Sunday morning that it is going to be hard, but “we have to move on” as he was remembering his colleague Senator John McCain who died a day before. “It’s […]

August 27, 2018 Lisa Clayton

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Pardons: Yes or No? – TV Ads – Catholic Church – Voting for Congress – Florida, Texas

Your Daily Polling Update for Monday, August 27, 2018 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 44% Same as Friday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on five polls, ranging from 43% (Reuters) to 46% (Rasmussen)––that’s an unusually tight […]

President Trump Falsely Claims Higher Approval Rating Figures

President Donald Trump tweeted Sunday about the latest figures concerning his approval rating, falsely claiming they were higher than they actually are. “Over 90% approval rating for your all-time favorite (I hope) President within the […]

U.S. Slaps New Sanctions on Russia, Puts Pressure on Ruble

Russia’s remaining sources of foreign assistance and arms sales were targeted by the latest set of U.S. sanctions against the country, authorities in Washington revealed, according to RFE/RL. The measures also include denial of any […]

Analysts Warn New Sanctions on Russia Could Harm U.S. Companies

The United States is imposing more sanctions against Russia, with the latest measures going into effect on Monday likely to bring more economic headaches for the Kremlin. However, the sanctions will also affect U.S. and […]

Federal Court Seizes Venezuelan Oil Company Shares

A U.S. federal court ordered the seizure of shares in Venezuelan-owned oil company Citgo, which will be sold to pay a $1.2 billion settlement to a Canadian mining company unless Caracas puts up a bond, […]

Ex-Vatican Ambassador to U.S. Claims Pope Francis ‘Covered’ for McCarrick

Pope Francis said that he will not address allegations from an old Vatican ambassador to the United States who claimed that the pontiff helped in the rehabilitation of former Washington Archbishop Theodore McCarrick even though […]