Month: May 2019

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell introduced Monday legislation aimed at fighting the negative health effects of smoking among younger generations by raising the age for buying tobacco and e-cigarettes to 21. “Youth vaping is a […]

Senators Reach Agreement on Puerto Rico Aid

Senators from both sides of the aisle indicated Monday that they have come to an agreement on aid for the hurricane hit island of Puerto Rico, a development which signals that they are moving towards […]

U.S. Could Grant Temporary Exemptions for Huawei Blacklist

Officials said Monday they would grant a handful of temporary exceptions to an export blacklist against Huawei, providing some suppliers and customers of China’s telecom giant a 90-day reprieve from tough trade penalties, the Wall […]

Judge Orders Mazars to Turn over Trump Accounting Records to Congress

Accounting firm Mazars has been ordered by a federal district judge to release the President’s accounting records from the time before he took office to the House Oversight Committee. Judge Amit Mehta rejected President Donald […]

Tehran Ready to Exceed Limits on Nuclear Stockpile

Iranian authorities said Monday that within weeks they could exceed an internationally agreed cap on their stockpile of low-enriched uranium, the Wall Street Journal informs. Tehran threatened earlier this month to step up its nuclear program, […]

McGahn Won’t Testify Before House Committee, Democrats Contemplating Next Step

Former White House counsel Don McGahn’s legal team confirmed Monday that he would not testify about the special counsel’s report on Russian election interference, a development that comes after McGahn was directed by President Donald […]

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Issue Chatter – The Economy – Obamacare

May 20, 2019 Lisa Clayton

Your Daily Polling Update for Monday, May 20, 2019 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 44%Up 1 from Friday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on four polls, ranging from 40% (Reuters) to 46% (Fox News). Without […]

Iran Says Trump Should Address Iranians with Respect, not Threat of War

President Donald Trump shared his concerns about a potential conflict between the United States and Iran. And after that, officials from Iran urged the United States to address them with respect, not a threat of […]

Seoul Vows to Send Aid to Drought-Hit North Korea

Seoul vowed Monday to move quickly on its plans to provide $8 million worth of humanitarian aid to its northern neighbor, while it also considers sending food to the country that says it’s suffering its […]

Google, Facebook, Twitter to Testify at Hearing on Elections Security

The House Oversight and Reform Committee announced on Monday that Google, Twitter, and Facebook will send representatives to testify at an upcoming hearing on election security. According to The Hill, the officials will likely field […]

White House Officials to Brief Senate, House on Iran on Tuesday

Tensions between the U.S and Iran rise as top officials from the Trump administration will brief Congress about the situation with Iran on Tuesday, according to congressional aides. The aides added that the briefers will […]

Trump Lashes Out at NYT Report that Banks Shunned him

President Donald Trump blasted The New York Times in response to a report that said many banks did not want to do business with him, stating that the story is “fake news” adding that the […]

Petraeus Warns Iran to ‘Be Very Careful’ as Tensions Rise with Trump Administration

Former CIA Director David Petraeus issued a warning on Iran that it has to be “very careful” as tensions between the Middle Eastern nation and the U.S. proceed to escalate, Fox News informed. “They are […]

California Officials Meeting Turns into Violent Brawl

Local government officials from across California have turned a meeting into a violent event in which at least seven people were involved, Los Angeles Times reported. While law enforcement could not immediately determine who started […]

Trump Claims He Will Never Let Iran Develop Nuclear Weapons

President Donald Trump made an appearance in a Sunday night interview on Fox News where he stated that he would not want to go to war with Iran; however, he stressed that he will not […]

McCarthy Dismisses Amash Impeachment Comments Saying He’s Attention Seeker

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy stated that he does take Rep. Justin Amash’s recent tweets about President Donald Trump very seriously, claiming that the Michigan Republican “wants to have attention,” and questioning his GOP bona […]

‘I don’t care,’ Says Buttigieg After Trump’s Tweets

Pete Buttigieg, a presidential candidate of the Democrat party rejected the tweets made by President Donald Trump shortly after Trump attacked the South Bend mayor on Twitter. “I don’t care,” Buttigieg told Fox News’s Chris […]

Mnuchin Defies Subpoena for President’s Tax Returns

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin rejected Friday House Democrats’ subpoenas requesting President Donald Trump’s tax returns, arguing in a letter that the request “lacks a legitimate legislative purpose.” Mnuchin also maintained he did not have the […]

U.S. Lifts Tariffs on Aluminum from Mexico, Canada

President Donald Trump decided to remove aluminum tariffs on Canada and Mexico on Friday, easing tensions slightly. The move was announced in a joint statement from the governments of Canada and the United States, which […]

Mueller Won’t Testify Because He Has Nothing to Tell Congress, Limbaugh Says

Special Counsel Robert Mueller will not be making an appearance before Congress because he has “nothing to tell” and he doesn’t want Democrats to be “mad at him,” radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh has […]

Trump Postpones Car and Metal Tariffs on Europe, Japan by Six Months

President Donald Trump on Friday delayed by six months a decision on whether the U.S. will impose additional import tariffs on cars from the European Union and Japan, according to The New York Times. Trump […]

Missouri Passes Abortion Law Banning the Procedure After 8 Weeks

Only two days after the governor of Alabama signed the most restrictive abortion ban in the country, Missouri has followed in its steps, approving a bill to ban abortions after 8 weeks and paving the […]

Obama, DNC Announce New Presidential Unity Fund

In a new DNC email, former President Barack Obama and the Democratic National Committee announced a new fund for the support of the Democratic party for the next presidential election in 2020. Obama said that […]

Trump Says that It’s Impossible for Him to Know Extent of Flynn Investigation

Yesterday, new, unsealed court documents became public and according to them, former national security adviser Michael Flynn cooperated with special counsel Robert Mueller a little bit more than it was known. Today, president Donald Trump […]

House Votes Anti-LGBT Discrimination Equality Act

Anti-LGBT discrimination has been banned in the United States with a new House legislation with a 236-173 vote on Friday, with every Democrat voting for it along with eight Republicans. The Republicans who voted for […]

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Trump, Trade and China – Prez Candidates Rated – Congress Approval Up Slightly

May 17, 2019 Lisa Clayton

Your Daily Polling Update for Friday, May 17, 2019 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 43%Same as yesterday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on six polls, ranging from 40% (Reuters) to 46% (Fox News). Without these […]

Ilhan Omar Slams Trump’s ‘Devastating’ Immigration Plan, Renews Call to Abolish ICE

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn, blasted President Donald Trump’s new immigration plan and reiterated her call to abolish the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency, Fox News informed. “Today the President has unveiled an immigration plan […]

FBI Tried to Get My Wife to ‘Entrap’ me, Former Trump Aide Papadopoulos Says

Former Trump campaign aide George Papadopoulos said Thursday that the FBI tried to get his wife to wear a wire to “entrap” him and that he believes that Congress “probably has transcripts” of meetings he […]

Women Fear for Their Lives After New Abortion Law

Women in Alabama were shocked by Wednesday’s passage of the most restrictive abortion law in the country that does not even exclude victims of rape, who have expressed disgust at the move by Republican senators […]

Democrats Call for Review of Russian Aluminum Giant’s Investment in Kentucky Plant

A group of Democratic lawmakers on Thursday demanded a formal review of a major Kentucky investment by Russia’s Rusal, a company previously controlled by Kremlin-linked billionaire Oleg Deripaska, the New York Times reports. “Democratic lawmakers called on […]