Month: April 2019

President Donald Trump raised more than $30 million for his re-election in the first three months of 2019 and now sits atop more than $40 million, his campaign said on Sunday, the New York Times […]

Representative Omar Says Death Threats Against Her on the Rise After President’s Tweet

Representative Ilhan Omar said Sunday that President Donald Trump’s latest tweet which contained some of her comments as well as images of 9/11 has resulted in an increase on death threats against her. In a […]

Pete Buttigieg Kicks Off 2020 Presidential Campaign

Pete Buttigieg, the young Midwestern mayor whose presidential bid has been an unlikely early focus of attention from Democratic voters and donors, kicked off his campaign on Sunday and proclaimed his hometown’s revival was the […]

Rusal to Invest $200mn in New U.S. Aluminum Mill

The world’s second-largest aluminum company, Russia’s Rusal and American holding company Braidy Industries Inc. plan to jointly produce flat-rolled aluminum products for the U.S. automotive industry in Ashland, Kentucky, Rusal’s press service said on Monday, […]

Ecuadorian President Claims Assange Tried to Use Embassy to Spy

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange repeatedly violated his asylum conditions and tried to use the Ecuadorian embassy in London as a center for spying, Ecuador’s President Lenin Moreno told the Guardian. London police dragged Assange out […]

Iran Blames U.S. for Making Oil Market Fragile

Due to recent sanctions on Iran and Venezuela imposed by the United States, and tensions in Libya, the supply-demand balance in the global oil market became fragile, according to a statement from Iran’s oil minister […]

Sanders Defends his Millionaire Status: ‘I Didn’t Know it Was a Crime to Write a Good Book’

After saying that he is a millionaire last week, Senator Bernie Sanders received some criticism. On Saturday, Sanders took his time to reply to the criticism before a crown in Gary, Ind, according to The […]

Giuliani Says Barr Will Release ‘Vast Majority’ of Mueller Report

Rudi Giuliani, the personal attorney of President Donald Trump, had an interview with radio host John Catsimatidis this Sunday on AM 970 in New York in which he said that he believes that Attorney General […]

Zarif Urges Nations to Take Stance on Trump’s Move Against Iran’s Revolutionary Guard

Due to recent happenings, Iran is requiring that the international community takes a position in the designation of the Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organization by the United States. According to Reuters, Iran strongly disagreed […]

April 13, 2019 Focus Washington

U.S. Has Two Months to Finalize Assange Extradition Case

U.S. prosecutors have just under two months to present British authorities with a final and detailed criminal case to justify the possible extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, a U.S. government official said on Friday, […]

April 13, 2019 Focus Washington

Central American Children to Reunite With Parents in U.S.

The Trump administration has agreed to allow approximately 2,700 children living in Central America to be reunited with their parents in the United States under a court settlement announced on Friday, Reuters informed. The settlement […]

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Hill Leaders Rated – Iowa Caucus – Dogs in Restaurants

April 12, 2019 Lisa Clayton

Your Daily Polling Update for Friday, April 12, 2019 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 43%Same as yesterday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on five polls, ranging from 39% (Reuters) to 49% (Rasmussen). Without these two […]

Venezuela Stalemate Still Blocking IMF, World Bank Aid

International Monetary Fund and World Bank shareholders are still undecided on whether to recognize Venezuelan opposition chief Juan Guaido as the country’s leader, the institutions said on Thursday, Reuters informed. The heads of the IMF […]

UN Urges De-Escalation of Military Crisis in Idlib

A senior U.N. official is appealing to Russia and Turkey as guarantors of a de-escalation agreement in Syria’s Idlib province to prevent a further intensification of fighting in this rebel-held enclave, Voice of America reported. […]

Non-Emergency U.S. Personnel Ordered out of Sudan

The State Department on Thursday ordered all non-emergency U.S. government personnel to leave Sudan after the country experienced a military coup against long-time president Omar al-Bashir. The updated travel advisory further said that those personnel […]

Israeli Spacecraft Beresheet Crashes Into Moon

The Israeli spacecraft Beresheet crash-landed on the Moon on 11 April after apparent engine trouble moments before it was scheduled to touch down. The mishap ended the mission’s goal of becoming the first privately funded […]

Clinton Says Assange to ‘Answer for What He Has Done’

Speaking at an event at the Beacon Theater in New York, Hilary Clinton said Thursday that Julian Assange had to “answer for what he has done.” The British police arrested Assange earlier that day at […]

More Republican Senators Oppose President’s Fed Pick

GOP Senator Kevin Cramer is the latest lawmaker of his party to oppose the nomination of Herman Cain to join the board of the Federal Reserve. Cramer said Thursday that “if I had to [vote] […]

Avenatti Charged With Stealing Millions from Clients and Not Paying Taxes

Michael Avenatti has been charged on 36 counts of perjury, fraud, failure to pay taxes and other various financial crimes by federal prosecutors in California on Thursday according to The Hill. Avenatti is known for […]

Trump on Assange’s Arrest: ‘I Know Nothing About WikiLeaks’

Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, was arrested by the U.K police outside the Ecuador embassy in London today. Regarding this U.S. President Donald Trump said that he does not have an opinion about the […]

Trump Considers New Meetings with Kim Jong-un

President Donald Trump stated that he and South Korean President Moon Jae will discuss various topics including North Korea and potential summit with North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un, during a meeting in the White House […]

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: National Defense – Deficits and Taxes – New Hampshire Primary

April 11, 2019 Lisa Clayton

Your Daily Polling Update for Thursday, April 11, 2019 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 43%Down 2 from yesterday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on five polls, ranging from 39% (Reuters) to 51% (Rasmussen). Without these […]

Lawmakers Caution Egyptian Leader Over Human Rights Abuses

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi received a warm reception from U.S. President Donald Trump during his visit to Washington this week, but a much colder one from Congress, Foreign Policy reports. Four top lawmakers, two […]

Ex-Obama Counsel Could be Charged in Mueller-Related Case

Gregory B. Craig, a White House counsel in the Obama administration, could be indicted in the coming days on charges related to his work for the Russia-aligned government of Ukraine, the New York Times informed. The […]

Ocasio-Cortez Blasts Republicans Calling Her ‘Domestic Terrorist’

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ripped a group of College Republicans who had allegedly labelled her a “domestic terrorist” in a fundraising email. Ocasio-Cortez, who also cited death threats made to her and other House Democrats, questioned […]

President Says He Might Send More Troops to Border

President Donald Trump, prompted by graphic stories about illegal immigration shared by his supporters, said Wednesday that additional troops may be dispatched to the southern border. “I’m going to have to call up more military,” […]

Washington, Beijing Agree to Establish Trade Deal Enforcement Offices

The United States and China have largely agreed on a mechanism to police any trade agreement they reach, including establishing new “enforcement offices,” U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Wednesday, Reuters reported. Mnuchin, speaking […]

Russian Investigators Want Calvey to Be Placed under House Arrest

The Russian Investigative Committee has asked a court in Moscow to release detained American investor Michael Calvey from custody and place him under house arrest, a spokeswoman for the Basmanny Court has said, according to […]

Uber Aims for $100bn Public Valuation

Uber is aiming for a valuation in its impending initial public offering of as much as $100 billion, below previous expectations, as ride-hailing competitor Lyft stumbles in its early days of trading as a public company, […]

April 10, 2019 Focus Washington

Lawmakers Begin Push to Expand Federal Electric Vehicle Tax Credits

A bipartisan group of lawmakers plans to introduce a bill to expand federal tax credits for buyers of electric vehicles, in what could be a boon for the growing EV market, CNBC writes. The existing […]