Month: March 2019

Jimmy Carter was the first US president to be born in a hospital. On Friday, he marks a new milestone as the oldest living former president ever, CNN writes. At 94 years and 172 days […]

Pompeo Calls for Economic, Political Pressure on Iran

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Fox News on Thursday that Washington would step up financial and political pressure on Iran’s theocratic regime as it seeks to dominate across the Middle East. “You’ve seen us […]

Trump Signals U.S. Could Recognize Israeli Sovereignty over Golan Heights

President Donald Trump said on Thursday that “it is time” for the United States to recognize the Golan Heights as part of the State of Israel, breaking with longstanding U.S. policy regarding the Israeli-occupied territory. […]

Solar, Wind Power Companies Consider ‘Green New Deal’ Too Extreme

Solar and wind power companies may have the most to gain from the Green New Deal, an ambitious proposal backed by several Democratic presidential candidates to end U.S. fossil fuel consumption within a decade, Reuters […]

White House Rejects Request for Information on President’s Communications with Putin

Congressional Democrats are not likely to get the documents pertaining to President Donald Trump’s communications with his Russian counterpart any time soon as the White House rejected their latest request in a letter. White House […]

Following New U.S. Sanctions North Korea Withdraws from DMZ Joint Liaison Office

North Korea is withdrawing from a joint liaison office near the demilitarized zone (DMZ) with South Korea, a symbol of improved relations between the two countries. The decision follows shortly after the latest U.S. sanctions […]

George Conway Says Trump is Worst Kind of Dumb

The husband of White House counselor Kellyanne Conway, George Conway, bashed at President Donald Trump saying that he is a liar and “the worst kind of dumb.” “As I said to @sbg1, to understand Trump […]

Hundreds of millions Facebook Passwords Were Exposed to Employees

Hundreds of millions of Facebook users’ passwords were stored in plain text and searchable by thousands of Facebook employees. According to CNN, Facebook is probing a series of security failures in which employees built applications […]

Kushner Used WhatsApp and Private Email for Government Business

Senior White House adviser and President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner has allegedly used WhatsApp and his personal email to conduct official government business. According to Politico, the House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairman Elijah […]

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Looking at Gun Policy – Dem Voters Fluid on 2020 Nominee

March 21, 2019 Lisa Clayton

Your Daily Polling Update for Thursday, March 21, 2019 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 43% Same as yesterday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on six polls, ranging from 39% (Reuters) to 48% (Rasmussen). Without these […]

Seoul Wants to End Deadlock Between Pyongyang, Washington

As the negotiations between Washington and Pyongyang on denuclearization appear to have stalled after last month’s summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ended without agreement, South Korea is looking for […]

UN Says U.S. Sanctions Could Worsen Venezuela Crisis

The United Nation’s high commissioner for human rights warned that recent U.S. sanctions aimed to topple Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro could instead worsen the nation’s crisis, Fox News writes. Commissioner Michelle Bachelet told the Human […]

Iranian FM Wants Country to Join Top Money Laundering Watchdog

Iranian foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, warned Iranian authorities that not joining the Financial Action Task Force, the international coalition that combats money laundering and terrorist financing, would “harm the national interests of the country” […]

U.S. Air Force Deploys B-52 Bombers to Europe Challenging Russia

Six nuclear-capable B-52 bombers were recently deployed to Europe by the U.S. Air Force where they will conduct “theater integration and flying training” exercises with regional allies and NATO partners. The move is largely interpreted […]

Pompeo Laments Rise of Anti-Semitism

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo condemned Wednesday the “dark wave of anti-Semitism rising in Europe and the United States” and urged countries to stand against bigotry. “Our challenge is especially urgent as the hot rhetoric […]

Hope Hicks to Cooperate with Democratic Investigation into Trump

Former White House Communications Director Hope Hicks will cooperate with the House Judiciary Committee probe into President Donald Trump. She plans to hand over documents to the committee’s chairman, Representative Jerry Nadler, who earlier this […]

U.S. Company McDermott Awarded Russia Contract

U.S.-based provider of technology, engineering and construction solutions to the energy industry McDermott International, Inc. has won a technology contract by Russia’s Irkutsk Oil for basic engineering and licensing of a 650-kiloton per annum (kta) ethylene plant, Gas World reported Wednesday. […]

U.S. Senate Panel to Grill FAA, Boeing after Fatal Crashes

A U.S. Senate panel plans a hearing on March 27 on aviation safety after two fatal Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft crashes since October, and said it will also schedule a future hearing with Boeing […]

Trump Says Tariffs to Stay Until China Complies With Deal

President Donald Trump said he’ll keep tariffs on China until he’s sure Beijing is complying with any trade deal, refuting expectations that the two nations will agree to roll back duties as part of a […]

McConnell Praises McCain After Trump’s Criticism

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell went against President Donald Trump on Wednesday, calling the late Senator John McCain an “American hero” after recent criticism he received from the President. “Today and every day I miss […]

Kaspersky Sues Apple for Attempting to Monopolize App Store

An antitrust complaint by Russian cyber-security firm Kaspersky Lab against U.S. tech giant Apple was filed on Tuesday in Russia, Russia Business Today reported. The Russian company says the OS maker has lately firmed its monopolistic grip over the […]

Russian Business Community Calls for Release of U.S. Investor Calvey

Russia’s business ombudsman Boris Titov has once again said that the founder of Baring Vostok investment company, U.S. citizen Michael Calvey, who stands charged with 2.5-billion-ruble (about $39 million) embezzlement, must be freed from detention, Russian legal […]

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: How Would Kerry Do? – Electability Or Issues? – Trump on the Issues

March 20, 2019 Lisa Clayton

Your Daily Polling Update for Wednesday, March 20, 2019 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 43% Same as yesterday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on five polls, ranging from 41% (Morning Consult) to 48% (Rasmussen). Without […]

Trump Sidelines Top Negotiator on North Korea

President Donald Trump has taken increased control of negotiations over North Korea’s nuclear weapons program, sidelining his own top negotiator and dismissing the warnings of top intelligence and foreign policy advisers in the wake of […]

Trump Administration to Stop Detaining Some Immigrants

The Trump administration has faced a lack of space in detention facilities and will reportedly halt the detaining of some migrant families who illegally cross the border in Texas. Starting from this week, the administration […]

Pelosi Again Says Impeachment Efforts Waste of Time

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi once again reiterated her stance that pursuing presidential impeachment would be a waste of time without the support of the GOP. She noted in an interview that a number of progressive […]

Romney Blasts President for Criticizing McCain

GOP Senator Mitt Romney responded on Tuesday to President Donald Trump’s recent criticism of late Senator John McCain, saying he didn’t understand why Trump continues to do so. “I can’t understand why the President would, […]

March 19, 2019 Focus Washington

Trump Accuses Social Media Giants of Discriminating Against Republicans

This Tuesday, President Donald Trump held a press conference at the White House Rose Garden, in which he suggested that Google, Facebook, and Twitter have colluded with each other to discriminate against Republicans, The Hill […]

March 19, 2019 Focus Washington

Trump Says Brazil Should Join NATO

President Donald Trump on Tuesday held a press conference in the White House Rose Garden together with the President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, in which he said that he plans to designate Brazil as a […]

March 19, 2019 Focus Washington

U.S. Accuses Iran of Destabilizing Middle East by Providing Missile Weapons to Armed Groups

Senior U.S. arms control official said on Tuesday that Iran’s missile program is destabilizing the Middle East by providing the armed groups in Lebanon and Yemen with dangerous weapons. According to Reuters, Iran has been […]