Year: 2018

Apple released a tiny update to iOS this week designed to avoid a sales ban in China. iOS version 12.1.2 contains software changes exclusive to China that are designed to circumvent Apple’s patent dispute with […]

Senators Introduce Resolution to Block Russia’s Nord Stream 2 Pipeline

Around 40 members of the U.S. Senate are introducing a resolution on Wednesday urging President Trump to “push back against Russian aggression in the Black Sea” and arguing that the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline deal should […]

China and U.S. Talk Trade Ahead of January Negotiations

China and the U.S. held vice-ministerial level talks on Wednesday to discuss the ongoing trade dispute as they move closer to meeting in January, Bloomberg reported. The two sides spoke by phone according to China’s […]

Facebook Allowed Tech Giants More Intrusive Access to Users’ Personal Data

Facebook gave some of the world’s largest technology companies more intrusive access to users’ personal data than it has disclosed, effectively exempting those business partners from its usual privacy rules, according to internal records and […]

Nevada to Become First State with Majority-female Legislature

Nevada is set to become the first state in the U.S. to have a majority female Legislature after the Clark County Commission appointed two women Democrats to open seats in the state Assembly, Fox News […]

Senate Approves Criminal Justice Reform Legislation, Sends to House

The Senate on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a bipartisan criminal justice bill supported by President Donald Trump after defeating three amendments pushed by conservative Republicans, Fox News informed. Lawmakers approved the bill and now it should […]

Trump Administration Reverses Controversial Fingerprint Policy

The Trump administration has decided to reverse the fingerprint policy implemented this summer, which according to immigration advocates led to the extended detention of thousands of unaccompanied migrant children. According to a spokesperson for the […]

Senate Republicans Rush to Avoid Government Shutdown

Republican lawmakers in the Senate are working on a stopgap bill which would extend the funding of the federal government to February 8, three sources said. They added, however, that with some senators pushing for […]

Trump Signed Letter of Intent for Trump Tower Moscow, Contrary to Giuliani’s Denial

Despite the President’s attorney Rudy Giuliani claiming his client didn’t sign a letter of intent to move forward with negotiations to build a Trump Tower in Russia, a new document shows he, in fact, did. […]

Germany to Pay Thousand Survivors of Nazi Prosecution

Germany is going to give money to hundreds of survivors who fled Nazi oppression as children as a “symbolic recognition of their suffering.” According to ABC News, the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany […]

Democrats and Celebrities Push NAACP’s #LogOutFacebook Movement

A number of prominent Democrats, celebrities and advocates are pushing #LogOutFacebook movement. The movement is led by the NAACP protest on the reports that Facebook did little to stop Russian disinformation to suppress minority votes […]

New Trump 2020 TV Ad Urges President’s Supporters to Call 1-800 Hotline to Thank Him

As part of President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign, a new TV ad urges his supporters to call a 1-800 hotline to thank him. As part of the ad, Trump’s 2020 campaign manager Brad Parscale is […]

December 18, 2018 Lisa Clayton

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Macron in France, May in the UK – 2020 Iowa – GOP Allegiance – Tuesday Trivia

Your Daily Polling Update for Tuesday, December 18, 2018 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 43% Down 1 from Thursday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on five polls, ranging from 38% (Gallup) to 47% (Rasmussen). Without these […]

FP: How Russia Hacked U.S. Politics With Instagram Marketing

During June 2017, some eight months after the election of Donald Trump as U.S. president, Kremlin operatives running a digital interference campaign in American politics scored a viral success with a post on Instagram, Foreign […]

Iran, Russia Accuse U.S. of Undermining Dollar Internationally

Tehran and Moscow have accused Washington of undermining its own foreign currency, as President Donald Trump hailed its strength on Monday, Newsweek informed. Criticizing the Federal Reserve for considering a new interest rate hike, Trump […]

Special Counsel Releases Memo Detailing 2017 Interview with Flynn

A 2017 memo summarizing the special counsel’s interview with former national security adviser Michael Flynn – a moment which prompted the criminal case against Flynn – has been released. In the interview detailed in Robert […]

Justice Department Sues to Block Subpoenas in Trump Hotel Lawsuit

The Justice Department on Monday challenged a federal judge’s decision to allow a case accusing President Donald Trump of profiting off the presidency to go forward, Fox News informed. Justice lawyers want an appeals court […]

Roger Stone Apologizes over False Statements Spread on InfoWars, Settles Lawsuit

Former Donald Trump campaign adviser Roger Stone has settled a defamation suit seeking $100 million in damages filed by a Chinese businessman who he claimed had violated U.S. election law by making a donation to […]

Comey Blasts President, House Republicans for Attacks on FBI

Former FBI Director James Comey criticized President Donald Trump and House Republicans for their attacks on the bureau and false claims made against it. He rebuked the President for saying in a tweet that the […]

U.S.-China Huawei Feud Hurts Canada’s Relations with Beijing

Canada has found itself in the middle of the U.S.-China spat over the detained Huawei CFO, Meng Wanzhou, with calls by Beijing for the release of Meng and the U.S. trying to use her detention […]

Giuliani Says Trump Would Never Speak with Mueller

President Donald Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani on Sunday ruled out a face-to-face-interview between the President and special counsel Robert Mueller—claiming that investigators could trick the President into lying. In the segment with Chris Wallace […]

New York to Legalize Recreational Marijuana Next Year

Andrew Cuomo on Monday asked New York state lawmakers to legalize recreational marijuana next year. “We must also end the needless and unjust criminal convictions and the debilitating criminal stigma, and let’s legalize the adult […]

U.S. Air Force to Launch Next Generation GPS Satellites Build by Lockheed Martin

The first of 32 new GPS satellites is set for launch on December 18 aboard a Falcon 9 rocket. GPS III offers superior accuracy and compatibility with other navigation systems. After making it past the […]

North Korea Warns U.S. Over Nuclear Negotiations

As tens of thousands of North Koreans, including current leader Kim Jong-un, paid a visit on Sunday to Kim Jong Il’s mausoleum in Pyongyang to commemorate the seventh anniversary of his death, North Korean state […]

Cummings Hopes Cohen Will Testify Before Congress in January

Democratic Representative Elijah Cummings expressed hope over the weekend that the President’s ex-lawyer Michael Cohen will testify before Congress in January after his party takes over the House. “I certainly would like to see him […]

Bipartisan Senators Doubtful Obamacare Ruling Will Be Upheld

A recent ruling by a federal judge in Texas deeming the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional will likely be overturned, according to bipartisan senators, who expressed skepticism Sunday that the case will end up in front […]

New Poll Shows Iowa Republicans Would Back Trump in 2020

A new poll conducted by CNN/Des Moines Register/Mediacom shows that two-thirds of Republican voters in Iowa would support the President in the general election if it were held today. Almost as many, however, welcome challengers […]

Schiff Says Deutsche Bank ‘Laundered Russian Money’

California Democratic Representative Adam Schiff, the incoming House Intelligence Committee Chairman, issued accusations that President Trump’s financial records with Deutsche Bank and Russia might uncover a “form of compromise” that “needs to be exposed,” Fox […]

Saudi Arabia Joins Nations in Katowice as Talks Adopt ‘Rulebook’ to Curb Climate Change

Between December 3 and 14, about 30,000 people from around the world converged on the Polish coal city of Katowice for the United Nations Climate Change Conference. COP24 (Conference of the Parties to the UN […]

Should You Buy Philip Morris International for Its 5% Dividend Yield?

Shares of Philip Morris International (NYSE:PM) have tumbled about 20% so far this year as concerns about slower shipments, tighter regulations, rising interest rates, a stronger dollar, and fresh competition from British American Tobacco’s (NYSE: […]