Month: April 2019

After the monstrous attacks on churches and hotels in Sri Lanka in which nearly 400 people lost their lives, the U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka took immediate steps and urged its people not to visit […]

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Accusations Tested – Rating Pompeo, Barr, Huckabee Sanders

April 25, 2019 Lisa Clayton

Your Daily Polling Update for Thursday, April 25, 2019 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 43%Down 1 from yesterday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on four polls, ranging from 39% (Politico/Morning Consult) to 49% (Rasmussen). Without […]

Pentagon’s Watchdog Clears Acting Defense Chief in Ethics Probe

The Pentagon’s watchdog has cleared acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan of allegations that he violated his ethics agreement by favoring his former employer Boeing while serving in government, The Hill reported. The inspector general wrote […]

Trump Says Big Pharma Will Be Held Accountable for Opioid Crisis

President Donald Trump on Wednesday stated that the fight against opioid abuse is having progress and made a promise to hold drugmakers accountable for their part in the crisis. Trump made the opioid crisis (which […]

WIRED: Tesla Losing Profit as Deliveries Decline

2019 has been rocky for electric-auto maker Tesla: It announced it would start rolling out Model 3 sedans priced at $35,000, then made it more difficult to order them. It said it would close all […]

Putin Says Kim Needs ‘Security Guarantees’ for Full Denuclearization

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un wants to denuclearize but needs “security guarantees” to do so, CNBC informs. Speaking after a high-profile summit with Kim, Putin said Russia favored denuclearization […]

Zarif Believes Trump Could be ‘Lured Into War with Iran’

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif does not believe President Donald Trump wants war with Iran, but he told Reuters on Wednesday that Trump could be lured into a conflict. “I don’t think he wants […]

White House Rejects Request for Miller to Testify Before House Oversight Committee

The White House sent a letter to House Oversight and Reform Committee chairman Elijah Cummings late on Wednesday, informing him that they were denying his request that senior adviser Stephen Miller testify before the committee. […]

DOJ Refuses to Comply with Subpoena over Citizen Question on Census

The Department of Justice told the House Oversight Committee in a letter that it won’t comply with its subpoena requiring that an administration official appears for a deposition as part of the Democrats’ investigation into […]

Deutsche Bank Begins Process to Turn Over Trump Financial Records

Deutsche Bank is complying with a subpoena by the New York attorney general and has begun the process to provide documents related to President Donald Trump’s loans, said a source with knowledge of the matter. […]

Cohen Says He Is Innocent of Some Crimes He Pleaded Guilty to

Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, told actor Tom Arnold in a phone call last month that he was not guilty of part of the crimes he had previously pleaded guilty to. The Wall […]

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Mueller, Barr Takeaways – Party Issue Preference

April 24, 2019 Lisa Clayton

Your Daily Polling Update for Wednesday, April 24, 2019 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 44%Same as yesterday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on five polls, ranging from 39% (Politico/Morning Consult) to 49% (Rasmussen). Without these […]

ISIS Claims Responsibility for Sri Lanka Bombings

ISIS claimed responsibility on Tuesday for the coordinated suicide bombings on churches and hotels in Sri Lanka, as the president of the traumatized nation promised to dismiss senior officials who had failed to act on […]

Sheremetyevo Airport Co-Owners Plan Sale of 30% Stake

The chairman of the board of Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport, Alexander Ponomarenko, told Reuters on Tuesday that private shareholders in the airport may sell a 30 percent stake to raise money for a potential purchase of […]

U.S. Accuses Chinese Duo of Stealing Secrets, Spying on GE

A former engineer and a Chinese businessman have been charged with economic espionage and conspiring to steal trade secrets from General Electric to benefit China, according to an indictment unsealed by the U.S. Justice Department […]

UN Removes Language From a Resolution on Sexual Violence after U.S. Pressure

After threatening to use its veto power on the U.N. Security Council, the U.S. succeeded in altering the language of a resolution on sexual violence, removing language perceived as code for abortion, Reuters writes. The […]

Oregon Judge Vows to Block Trump Abortion Measures

A federal judge in Oregon said Tuesday he would block the Trump administration from enforcing a ban on abortion referrals at federally-funded family planning clinics, The Hill reported. U.S. District Judge Michael McShane, who was […]

Navy Updates Protocol for Reporting UFOs

The U.S. Navy is updating its protocols for pilots and other officials to report sightings of “unidentified aircraft,” The Hill reported. “There have been a number of reports of unauthorized and/or unidentified aircraft entering various […]

North Korea Hopes for Russian Help as U.S. Sanctions Bite

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was traveling to Russia on Tuesday in a possible attempt to win the country’s help as the U.S.-led trade sanctions hurt his country’s already-struggling economy, BBC reports. Although there are […]

Twitter Deletes 5,000 Bots Promoting ‘Russiagate Hoax’

5,000 bot accounts that are defensive of President Donald Trump and say that the Mueller investigation is a hoax have been removed from Twitter this week. This happened after the Mueller report was released and […]

Lockheed Martin Shares Rise as 2019 Profit Forecast Jump

Profits for Lockheed Martin Crop exceeded the expectations and had a jump for about 47 percent according to a Tuesday report. This happened mostly thanks to the strong demand for missiles and fighter jets. Lockheed […]

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Iowa – New Hampshire – National Democratic Polls

April 23, 2019 Lisa Clayton

Your Daily Polling Update for Tuesday, April 23, 2019 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 44%Same as yesterday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on five polls, ranging from 39% (Politico/Morning Consult) to 49% (Rasmussen). Without these […]

FT: U.S. Businesses Warn Trump against Keeping Tariffs on Chinese Goods

Top U.S. business groups have warned President Donald Trump against keeping tariffs on Chinese goods if he reaches a trade deal with Beijing, as corporate America grows increasingly anxious that trade tensions will linger even […]

US and China will meet for the first time at a high level since Russia's attack on Ukraine as Biden tries to get Beijing's help with the war.

China Remains Defiant as U.S. Moves to Stop Nations From Buying Iranian Oil

In tightening sanctions on Iran, the Trump administration moved on Monday to isolate Tehran economically and undercut its power across the Middle East. But the clampdown has complicated relations with China at a particularly sensitive […]

Moscow Blames Washington for Venezuela Power Crisis

Russia has accused the United States of deliberately causing a succession of crippling power cuts in Venezuela as part of a plot to topple its president, Nicolás Maduro, dubbed “Operation Blackout”, Guardian reports. The crisis-stricken […]

Former U.S. Ambassador Says Trade War with EU a “Mistake”

The United States and China finally seem to be approaching an end in their trade war and nearing the conclusion of a trade deal, but many experts now fear that it would mean the U.S. […]

Kamala Harris Vows Action on Gun Control If Elected

California senator and 2020 presidential candidate Kamala Harris on Monday proposed serious action to curb gun violence in the country should she be elected president. Harris announced her plans during a CNN town hall, saying […]

Trump Sues House Chairman to Block Dems from Obtaining Financial Records

President Donald Trump and the Trump Organization are suing House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings in order to prevent House Democrats from getting the President’s financial records from his accounting firm Mazars. Democrats […]

April 22, 2019 Focus Washington

White House says Trump Spoke to Libyan Commander Haftar on Monday

According to a White House statement on Friday, President Donald Trump talked with Lybian commander Khalifa Haftar by phone, on the ongoing counterterrorism efforts by the leader of a military assault on the capital of […]

April 22, 2019 Focus Washington

Pompeo Says U.S. Diplomatic Efforts to Continue Toward Denuclearization of North Korea

The official leadership of North Korea stated that U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is no longer needed in the talks of denuclearization of the country. Nevertheless, Pompeo said that the diplomatic efforts from the […]