Month: August 2019

Taliban militants launched an attack on the Afghan city of Kunduz from multiple directions early Saturday morning, a Defense Ministry spokesman said — the first major Taliban assault on the provincial capital since 2016, CNN […]

Sudan Court Indicts Al-Bashir on Corruption Charges

A judge in Sudan formally indicted former President Omar al-Bashir on Saturday on charges of possessing illicit foreign currency and corruption. The authorities found millions in foreign and domestic currency stockpiled at his home after […]

Trump Administration Wants to Reach 5G Agreement With Poland

The Trump administration is working with Polish officials to take steps toward protecting the security of that country’s telecommunications systems, The Wall Street Journal reported. The administration is hopeful that Vice President Mike Pence will […]

Trump Wants General Motors to Move Back Production to U.S.

President Donald Trump, who is engaged in a trade war with Beijing, said on Friday that the largest U.S. automaker, General Motors, should begin moving its operations back to the United States, Reuters informs. “General […]

China Expels Wall Street Journal Reporter Over Report on President Xi’s Cousin

The Wall Street Journal’s publisher confirmed Friday that Chinese authorities have declined to renew one of its reporters’ press credentials, effectively expelling him from the country, following an investigative story he worked on about a […]

Saudi Aramco Board Sees Too Many Risks for New York IPO: Sources

The board of Saudi Aramco has determined that listing the state energy giant in New York would carry too many legal risks to make it a realistic option, five sources said, although they said a […]

Administration

Trump Launches Space Warfare Command

President Donald Trump has launched a new Pentagon command focused on warfare in space. It comes as U.S. military chiefs see China and Russia making advancements in the military final frontier, BBC reported. The command […]

New Trump Rule on Military Families Could Affect LGBT Community

A new rule changing how Americans serving in the military and other postings abroad pass U.S. citizenship to their children could disproportionately affect LGBT families, advocates are warning, The Hill informs. United States Citizenship and […]

Pyongyang Claims It Won’t Give up Arms Modernization, Accuses Europeans of Meddling

North Korea accused the United Kingdom, France and Germany on Thursday of meddling in its “self-defensive measures for arms modernization,” saying the West will make “no greater mistake” than thinking Pyongyang will give up its […]

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 Willing to Resolve Trade War With a ‘Calm Attitude’

China is willing to calmly resolve the trade dispute with the United States and is against any further escalation in tensions, Gao Feng, spokesman for China’s Ministry of Commerce, said Thursday, CNBC reported. “We firmly […]

POLITICO: How the G-7 Fell for the Amazon Scam

Emmanuel Macron may not technically be a celebrity, but he tweets like one, POLITICO’s Rich Lowry writes in an opinion piece. Prior to the G-7 summit, the French president declared on Twitter, “The Amazon rain […]

EPA Wants to Ease Regulation of Methane Emissions

The Environmental Protection Agency announced a proposal on Thursday to ease regulation of methane emissions, a particularly potent greenhouse gas believed to contribute significantly to climate change, because it believes the Obama administration improperly regulated […]

New Research Finds There is No ‘Homosexual Gene’, but Genetics are Linked to Sexuality

There was a new study conducted that found out that there is no specific gene that determines one’s sexual orientation, but that genetics have a role in affecting one’s sexuality. This study was published Thursday […]

Tesla’s Musk, Alibaba’s Ma Talk Aliens and AI, Skip Issues Like Trade

Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla (TSLA.O)and the founder of Alibaba (BABA.N) Jack Ma talked about Mars and AI but steered clear of the U.S.-China trade war when they appeared on Thursday, which disappointed some […]

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Michigan – Hate Crimes – Biden, Warren Top New Poll – Friends, Enemies

August 29, 2019 John Ganjei

Your Daily Polling Update for Thursday, August 29, 2019 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 43%Same as yesterday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on four polls, ranging from 38% (Quinnipiac) to 47% (Rasmussen). Without these extremes, it […]

Trump Clashes with Puerto Rican Officials as Storm Approaches

President Donald Trump once again found a way to attack Puerto Rico’s officials at a time when the island is threatened by an impending storm approaching quickly while recovering from hurricanes that hit it two […]

President Trump Slams Fox News, Says It Isn’t Doing Enough for His Presidency

President Donald Trump took to Twitter Wednesday to blast Fox News, which is usually supportive of him, saying that the network “isn’t working for us anymore.” “We have to start looking for a new News […]

Trump Administration Didn’t Agree to G7 Financial Aid for Amazon Fires

President Donald Trump never agreed to the aid package proposed by the G7 attendees to help put out fires in the Amazon, a spokesman for the Trump administration said on Wednesday. The $20 million package […]

Kirsten Gillibrand Drops out of Presidential Race

New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced Wednesday that she was ending her 2020 presidential campaign after she failed to meet fundraising and polling thresholds for September’s Democratic primary debate in Houston. “Today, I am ending […]

U.S. Military Carried Out Secret Cyberstrike on Iran

American military cyber forces in June knocked out a crucial database used by Iran’s elite paramilitary force to target oil tankers and shipping traffic in the Persian Gulf hours after that force shot down a […]

U.S. Offers Amnesty to Maduro if He Leaves Power

A top American diplomat said the United States would not prosecute or otherwise seek to punish Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro if he voluntarily left power, despite bringing his country to the verge of economic collapse […]

North Korea Closer to Building Submarine That Can Launch Missiles

New satellite imagery seems to confirm North Korea’s recent claim that it has built a new submarine capable of launching ballistic missiles that could carry nuclear warheads. According to an analysis by a Washington think […]

SpaceX Mars Starship Prototype Aces Highest on Final Test Flight (Video)

The prototype of the SpaceX’s starship passed its final test flight today (Aug. 27). It rose several hundred feet off the ground in Boca Chica. Starhopper’s flight lasted almost a minute and during that time […]

NASA Just Activated Its Deep Space Atomic Clock

An atomic clock was activated recently and it is made to pave the way for deep space exploration, as was announced by the clock’s mission team on Aug. 23. NASA’s Deep Space Atomic Clock (DSAC) […]

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: New Polling Puts Biden First – America’s Jewish Voters

August 28, 2019 John Ganjei

Your Daily Polling Update for Wednesday, August 28, 2019 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 43%Down 1 from yesterday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on four polls, ranging from 38% (Quinnipiac) to 47% (Rasmussen). Without these extremes, […]

Scaramucci says 25th Amendment Could be Used to Expel Trump from Office, Citing ‘Full-Blown Insanity’

Anthony Scaramucci in an interview on Tuesday stated that President Donald Trump is mentally unstable and Cabinet officials should consider using the 25th Amendment to expel him from office. According to The Hill, Scaramucci, who […]

Elon Musk and Jack Ma to Debate AI at China Summit

Opening a new Tesla factory in China isn’t the only thing on Elon Musk’s radar in the country, Business Insider writes. The chief executive is headed to an artificial intelligence conference in Shanghai that kicks […]

Swedish Teen Climate Activist Greta Thunberg to Sail into New York for U.N. Summit

Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg was expected to sail into New York Harbor on Wednesday in a zero-carbon emissions vessel, completing her 14-day journey from England to partake in a United Nations climate summit in […]

Trade Agency Affirms Trump’s Extra 5% Tariff Hike on Chinese Goods

The U.S. Trade Representative’s office on Wednesday reaffirmed President Donald Trump’s plans to impose an additional 5% tariff on a list of $300 billion of Chinese imports starting on September 1 and December 15, Reuters […]

Deutsche Bank Says It Has Trump-Related Tax Returns Sought by Congress

Deutsche Bank, for decades President Donald Trump’s primary lender, has copies of tax returns sought under a congressional subpoena for the President and his family’s financial information, the bank told a federal appeals court on […]