Month: July 2019

Kellyanne Conway, counselor at the White House, claims that she does not agree with husband George Conway who wrote an op-ed in which he called Donald Trump a racist. “No, I totally disagree,” Kellyanne Conway […]

Elon Musk’s Neuralink Could Make Progress with Wiring Brains Online

Elon Musk aspires to make inserting a computer connection into your brain as safe and painless as Lasik eye surgery, The New York Times reported. On Tuesday evening, Neuralink, a company in which Musk has […]

Iran Says Tehran Won’t Negotiate Over Missile Program

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday that Iran appeared willing to negotiate over its missile program “for the first time,” in what he and Presiden Donald Trump presented as evidence that sanctions and […]

Winners and Losers from the Democratic Presidential Fundraising Quarter

The clearest takeaway from Democratic candidates’ second quarter fundraising numbers is that, like the polling, campaign money is coalescing around five particular contenders, Vox writes. The top tier of candidates in polls, former Vice President […]

Philadelphia Mayor Raises Eyebrows with Trump Comment

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney stated on Tuesday that President Donald Trump would “have to go to hell” if he ever went back where he came from, amid Trump’s recent comments and tweets for four congresswoman […]

Trump Puts Blame on Obama as He Bans F-35 Sales to Turkey

President Donald Trump says Turkey will be banned from purchasing American F-35 fighter jets after it acquired a Russian air defense system but made no mention of sanctions that the United States is legally required […]

Hannity Says Biden ‘Sucking up’ to AOC and the Party’s Radicals

Fox News’ Sean Hannity blasted Democratic presidential frontrunner Joe Biden Tuesday for “sucking up” to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., recently although congresswoman has not spoken well of the former vice president in the past, Fox […]

North Korea Says it Might Cancel Weapons Test Moratorium

On Tuesday, officials from North Korea suggested that their country may cancel its 20-month suspension of nuclear and missile tests because of the military drills made by its neighbor, South Korea, and the United States […]

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Tuesday Trivia – New Hampshire – New Polls on Dem Race

July 16, 2019 John Ganjei

Your Daily Polling Update for Tuesday, July 16, 2019 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 45%Same as yesterday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on five polls, ranging from 43% (Reuters, The Economist) to 48% (Rasmussen). Without […]

Trump: We ‘Will Take a Look’ into Peter Thiel’s Claims of Google Working with China

After a controversial statement about tech-giant Google made by billionaire tech investor Peter Thiel saying that the internet giant is working with the Chinese government, President Trump wrote a tweet on Tuesday morning in which […]

UAE Oil Tanker Disappears in Strait of Hormuz after Drifting a Little into Iranian Waters

Due to rising tensions between Iran on one side and the United States and its partners on the other side, one 190-foot oil tanker named the Riah based in the United Araba Emirates disappeared in […]

Pompeo Wants U.S., North Korea to Be ‘More Creative’ in Nuclear Talks

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday he hoped both North Korea and the United States could “be a little more creative” when the two sides restart talks aimed at ending Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons […]

Saudi Arabia to Support Lebanon through Its Economic Challenges

Saudi Arabia is preparing to support Lebanon through its economic challenges, three Lebanese ex-premiers indicated after meeting Saudi King Salman in Jeddah on Monday, Reuters reports. After years of backsliding, heavily indebted Lebanon faces financial […]

Acting CBP Commissioner: Some Critics either Misinformed or Lying about Agency, Actions

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials were wrongfully criticized and attacked by misinformed or intentionally misguided people, Fox News cited Mark Morgan, the acting CBP commissioner. Law enforcement and the intelligence community are successfully monitoring […]

White House Forecasts $1T Deficit for 2019

The White House has projected that the federal deficit will hit the $1 trillion mark and surpass it this fiscal year, reaching levels as those in the four years after the Great Recession. “The 2019 […]

Trump Administration to Cut Funds to UN Agency, Critics Say It Will Hurt Vulnerable Groups

The Trump administration has decided not to provide funds to the United Nations agency focused on reproductive and maternal health care for a third consecutive year, a move that has drawn the ire of many […]

FT: Bondholders Lobby U.S. Government to Ease Venezuela Sanctions

U.S. sanctions on the trading of Venezuelan debt could be forcing bonds into “rogue” foreign hands, according to a group of bondholders that are urging the government to soften its stance, Financial Times reported. Several […]

Kellyanne Conway Defies Congressional Subpoena, House Panel to Hold Her in Contempt

White House counselor Kellyanne Conway on Monday defied a subpoena to testify, instructed by President Donald Trump, a move which would likely increase the likelihood that the House Oversight and Reform Committee will hold her […]

Boxing Champion Pernel Whitaker Dies after Being Hit by Car

Pernel Whitaker, the gold medal boxer and four division champion died on Sunday after he was hit by a car in Virginia Beach, Virginia. According to the report by the Virginia Beach Police Department, Whitaker […]

GOP Lawmakers Criticize Trump for Racist Attacks

President Donald Trump sparked a lot of controversy with his Sunday tweet in which he accused four Democrats with racial invective. On Monday Trump wrote: “When will the Radical Left Congresswomen apologize to our Country, […]

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Equal Pay – Megan Rapinoe – Summer Vacation

July 15, 2019 John Ganjei

Your Daily Polling Update for Monday, July 15, 2019 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 45%Same a Friday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on five polls, ranging from 43% (Reuters, The Economist) to 47% (The Hill-HarrisX). […]

Amazon Workers in Germany to Strike Over Pay

Workers at seven Amazon sites across Germany will go on strike over pay for at least two days this week starting on Sunday night going into Monday, labor union Verdi said, CNBC reports. The strikes, […]

Guatemalan President Delays Meeting with Trump

Guatemala announced Sunday that President Jimmy Morales’s scheduled meeting with his American counterpart Donald Trump, which was to take place at the White House this week, would be postponed. The two leaders were to discuss […]

Huawei to Lay Off Hundreds of U.S. Employees

Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei is planning to fire hundreds of its employees in the U.S., people familiar with the plans said, adding that the massive layoff will affect employees at Futurewei Technologies, Huawei’s U.S.-based research […]

South Korea Critical Towards Japan Reports of North Korea Sanctions Breach

South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Monday Japan’s reported accusations that South Korea had exported banned goods to North Korea posed a “grave challenge” amid a growing dispute over Japanese export curbs, Reuters informs. […]

Pompeo Grants Visa to Iran’s Top Diplomat to Visit New York

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday night that he granted a visa to Iran’s foreign minister to visit New York primarily to meet U.S. obligations to the United Nations but that his movements will […]

Boeing MAX 737’s Grounding to Be Extended for Fourth Time

American Airlines will extend cancellations of around 115 daily flights into early November, the carrier said on Sunday. The cancellations are a result of the ongoing grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX planes, and come […]

Venezuelan Opposition Returns to Barbados to Continue Talks

Venezuela’s opposition said on Sunday it will return to Barbados to continue talks with the government of President Nicolas Maduro as part of efforts to resolve the South American nation’s political crisis, Reuters informed. The […]

Trump Again Criticizes Democratic Congresswomen After Telling Them to “Go Back’ to Their Countries

Shortly after telling several Democratic congresswomen to “go back” to their countries, sparking widespread outrage, President Donald Trump again took to Twitter to blast the group of Democrats. “So sad to see the Democrats sticking […]

July 14, 2019 Focus Washington

Leaked Cables Allegedly Show Trump Left Iran Nuclear Deal to Spite Obama

Recently leaked diplomatic cables sent by former UK ambassador to the U.S. Kim Darroch show him saying that the Trump administration was “set upon an act of diplomatic vandalism” when it decided to pull out […]