Month: June 2019

President Donald Trump’s campaign has decided to purge some of its pollsters after a leak of dismal internal polls for the President that he denied existed, The New York Times informs. Just two days before […]

Trump Claims His Tax Cuts Have ‘Biggest Impact’ in U.S. Economy

President Donald Trump claims that his government regulation cuts as well as tax cuts will remain as a lasting legacy even after he leaves the White House, The Hill reported. The President made an appearance on […]

Iran’s Elite Defense Force Finds New Funding as Tension Rises With U.S.

Iran’s top paramilitary force is maintaining support for armed groups in the Middle East and finding new sources of funding, defying U.S. efforts to weaken its activities abroad as tensions between Washington and Tehran soar […]

Trump Administration to Postpone Release of Political Portion of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Plan

The Trump administration has decided to delay the release of the political part of its Israeli-Palestinian peace plan until Israel holds elections and forms a government this fall, according to two sources, who said that […]

Fed to Resist Pressure of Cutting U.S. Rates This Week

The U.S. Federal Reserve, facing fresh demands by President Donald Trump to cut interest rates, is expected to leave borrowing costs unchanged at a policy meeting this week but possibly lay the groundwork for a […]

U.S. Chipmakers Quietly Pressing Trump Administration to Ease Huawei Ban

Huawei’s American chip suppliers, including Qualcomm and Intel, are quietly pressing the U.S. government to ease its ban on sales to the Chinese tech giant, even as Huawei itself avoids typical government lobbying, people familiar […]

June 16, 2019 Focus Washington

Saudi Crown Prince Blames Iran for Gulf of Oman Tanker Attacks

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is blaming Iran for last week’s attack on two ships in the Gulf of Oman, calling on the international community to take a “firm stand towards an exponential regime […]

Pentagon Document Reveal 1,000 Single Migrants per Week Arrested at Border

Internal documents of the Pentagon and Homeland security have uncovered the full scale of challenges at the U.S.-Mexico border that the President and his administration are facing with migrants arriving at the border to seek […]

Trump Says Queen Had Most Fun During His Visit

President Donald Trump claimed in a phone interview with Fox News that the Queen of England had never had as much fun as she did during his state visit earlier this month. “I have such […]

Trump Won’t Fire Conway Despite Federal Agency Proposal

President Donald Trump issued a statement on Friday in which he said that he would not fire his adviser, Kellyanne Conway, despite the office of Special Counsel’s recommendation that she be removed from federal service […]

Kamala Harris Says Trump Is a ‘Clear and Present Threat to Democracy’

The next presidential election will maintain its focus on the legal fate of President Donald Trump. One of the people who started this rhetoric was Senator Kamala Harris of California by saying “any future Democratic […]

Twitter Trolls Trump on his 73rd Birthday with Viral #JohnMcCainDay Hashtag

President Donald Trump celebrated his 73rd birthday on Friday. Due to this, many users from Twitter made the hashtag #JohnMcCainDay in honor of Trump’s rival and senator. Andy Lassner, the executive producer of The Ellen […]

De Blasio Says Trump ‘Has to Be Impeached’

The Mayor of New York City Bill de Blasio called for the impeachment of President Donald Trump as he cited his remarks that he would listen if a foreign government offered dirt on a political […]

Sean Spicer Would Not Return as White House Press Secretary Even if Trump Asked Him Personally

Former White House press secretary Sean Spicer resigned from the position back in 2017 as he was replaced by Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Now that she also announced her resignation raising speculations that she wants to […]

Trump Praises Republican Senator Who Blocked ‘Blatant Political Stunt’ Bill

President Donald Trump thanked Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn on Twitter after she blocked a bill calling it a “blatant political stunt.” The Foreign Influence Reporting in Elections Act is a bill proposed by Democratic Senator […]

Trump Blames Iran for Oil Tanker Attack

Just days after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Iran could be responsible for the attack on two oil tankers that took place in the Gulf of Oman, President Donald Trump reiterated his comments, saying […]

Trump Contradicts Don McGahn’s Testimony to Mueller

President Donald Trump said in an exclusive interview with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos that “it doesn’t matter” what his former White House counsel Don McGahn told special counsel Robert Mueller, directly challenging the testimony of […]

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Most Popular Celebrities – California Dreaming – Trump vs. Generic Democrat

June 14, 2019 Lisa Clayton

Your Daily Polling Update for Friday, June 14, 2019 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 44%Same as yesterday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on six polls, ranging from 41% (Reuters, Morning Consult) to 50% (Rasmussen). Without […]

U.S. Companies Urge Trump to Resolve Trade Issues with China

Walmart, Target and more than 600 other companies urged President Donald Trump in a letter on Thursday to resolve the trade dispute with China, saying tariffs hurt American businesses and consumers, Reuters reported. This letter […]

New York Eliminates Religious Exemptions for Vaccinations

Lawmakers in New York, the epicenter of the nation’s measles outbreak, voted on Thursday to end religious exemptions for immunizations, overcoming opposition by vaccine skeptics and others who said the measure infringed on religious and […]

Government Watchdog Recommends White House Adviser Conway Be Removed From Post

A government watchdog recommended that top White House adviser Kellyanne Conway be removed from her post, citing repeated alleged violations of a rule that prohibits political activity by executive-branch staff, The Wall Street Journal reported. […]

Google Policy Chief Reshapes Team for Global Lobbying Push

Google is trying to plug a surge of public scrutiny around the world by overhauling how its policy office operates, with increased emphasis on having policy staffers and top company executives alike building relationships with […]

South Korean Human Rights Watchdog Locates North Korea Execution Sites

Over 300 sites in North Korea have been identified as locations of public executions carried out by the hermit kingdom, sometimes drawing hundreds of forced spectators as the part of a campaign to intimidate citizens, […]

China Vows to Develop Ties with Iran

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday met with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani at a summit in Kyrgyzstan and reaffirmed Beijing’s willingness to develop ties with the country even as the U.S. placed the blame squarely […]

Sweden Hosts Top Diplomats to Discuss Venezuela Crisis

Sweden is hosting talks between major global powers with stakes in dealing with Venezuela’s political turmoil, the latest effort to jumpstart flagging attempts to find a peaceful solution to the country’s crisis, Associated Press reported. […]

Press Secretary Sarah Sanders to Leave White House

Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who fiercely defended President Donald Trump as White House press secretary and presided over the end of the daily news briefing, will leave her post at the end of the month, the […]

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Candidate Age – Warren Moves Up – Nevada

June 13, 2019 Lisa Clayton

Your Daily Polling Update for Thursday, June 13, 2019 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 44%Up 1 from yesterday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on five polls, ranging from 41% (Reuters, Morning Consult) to 50% (Rasmussen). […]

June 13, 2019 Focus Washington

Saudi Arabia Airport Struck by Missile Fired by Iranian Backed Houthi Rebels

Saudi Arabia’s Abha Airport was struck by a rebel Houthi missile from Yemen on Wednesday wounding 26 people, the Saudi military says. The missile hit the airport’s arrivals hall, with three women and two […]

June 13, 2019 Focus Washington

Two Oil Tankers Attacked Near Hormuz, Pompeo Accuses Iran

Two oil tankers, one belonging to a Japanese shipping company, were attacked in Oman Bay near the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo placed the blame on Iran, based on […]

June 13, 2019 Focus Washington

Which Democrats Have Most Chances of Qualifying for First Round of Debates

The Democratic National Committee soon will announce the candidates who qualified for the first batch of debates of the 2020 presidential campaign. According to The New York Times analysis of the 23 contenders, Gov. Steve […]