Month: September 2019

The Senate voted Wednesday to pass a resolution canceling President Donald Trump’s emergency declaration and thus stopping him from redirecting military construction funds toward a border wall, a move which is very likely to face […]

Pentagon Asked to Investigate Delayed Ukraine Aid

Senate Democrats are urging Defense Department to probe military aid delays to Ukraine following the allegations that President Donald Trump made an attempt to “make the aid conditional on an investigation of former Vice President Joe […]

U.S., Japan Have Reached Initial Trade Agreement, Says Trump

The U.S. and Japan signed a trade-enhancement agreement on Wednesday aimed at lowering agricultural tariffs in Japan and industrial tariffs in the U.S., as well as at setting new digital trade rules pertaining to the […]

U.S. Sanctions Chinese Companies for Allegedly Shipping Iranian Oil

The Trump administration imposed sanctions on Wednesday on a number of Chinese firms, including a state-owned giant accused of shipping Iranian crude, thus violating U.S. sanctions on the Islamic Republic. The move is part of […]

UK Parliament Reconvenes after Government Defeat

The U.K. Parliament is set to reconvene on Wednesday following a historic ruling defeating Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s decision to suspend Parliament in the run up to Brexit, CNBC reported. The Supreme Court ruled that […]

Ocasio-Cortez Talks Impeachment, Says ‘The Ground Has Shifted’

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated that “the ground has shifted” referring to the potential impeachment of President Donald Trump, The Hill reported. The New York congresswoman said that the new claims that the President was demanding Ukraine […]

NYT: China Wants the World to Stay Silent on Muslim Camps

When Turkey’s leader, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, visited Beijing this summer, he hailed a new Silk Road bridging Asia and Europe. He welcomed big Chinese investments for his beleaguered economy. He gushed about China’s sovereignty, The […]

Transcript of Ukraine Call Shows Trump Asked Zelensky to Investigate Biden, Son

President Donald Trump asked his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter in a July 25 phone call, the transcript of the conversation, released by the White […]

Bloomberg: Will Impeachment Affect the Elections?

With House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announcing a formal impeachment inquiry on Tuesday, it’s worth considering the electoral politics involved. It’s early to speculate on such things, of course, author Jonathan Bernstein writes in a Bloomberg […]

September 25, 2019 John Ganjei

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Impeachment – The Fed – Warren Closes In – New Hampshire, Nevada, Maryland

Your Daily Polling Update for Wednesday, September 25, 2019 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 45%Same as Friday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on five polls, ranging from 40% (Quinnipiac) to 51% (Rasmussen). Without these extremes, […]

Amash Slams Trump: ‘It’s Not About The Transcript of a Call’

Representative Justin Amash hit back at President Donald Trump following the impeachment inquiry launched by House Democrats, saying that “it’s not about the transcript of a call.” “They never even saw the transcript of the […]

Biden Misses Fundraiser in Baltimore Due to Traffic Accident

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden was prevented from attending a fundraiser in Baltimore on Tuesday after a crash blocked traffic south of the welcome center named after him, campaign spokeswoman Remi Yamamoto confirmed. The Delaware […]

U.S. to ‘Remove all Unreasonable Restrictions,’ Says Chinese Foreign Minister

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Tuesday that his country’s relations with the United States have hit a snag again, adding that the U.S. needs to “remove all unreasonable restrictions.” “China-U.S. relations today […]

Apple Confirms It Will Build New Mac Pro in the U.S.

After several months of speculation, Apple confirmed that it will be manufacturing the latest version of the Mac Pro in the U.S., TechCrunch reported. The move is in keeping with earlier versions of the high-end, […]

Trump Extends Olive Branch to Iran, But Threatens Sanctions

In a speech to world leaders he delivered at the United Nations on Tuesday, President Donald Trump appeared to change his rhetoric and extend an olive branch to Iran, although he again issued a threat […]

Elizabeth Warren to Expand Presidential Campaign

Presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren revealed that she was expanding her presidency campaign because she was enjoying the rise in statewide and national polls. Heading into the fall, Warren said she plans to roll out an […]

Trump Condemns Globalism at UN General Assembly

President Donald Trump delivered one of his harshest critiques of globalism Tuesday at the UN General Assembly, promoting the “America First” ethos that has defined his presidency on issues of defense, trade, and immigration before […]

New York Times Turned to Ireland to Protect Journalist

A.G. Sulzberger, the publisher of The New York Times (NYT), says President Donald Trump has undermined “his own citizens’ faith in the news organizations attempting to hold him accountable” and has “effectively given foreign leaders […]

Supreme Court Deals Johnson Crushing Blow on Brexit

In an unprecedented rebuke by the U.K. Supreme Court, Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s decision to suspend Parliament was ruled “unlawful, void and to no effect.” Lawmakers can be recalled immediately, and there are already opposition demands for Johnson […]

Saudi FM Says Iran Responsible for Aramco Oil Facilities Attack

Iran is responsible for the attack because the equipment is Iranian equipment, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said in an interview with the Council on Foreign Relations. “We know that it didn’t come from the […]

Pelosi Launches Formal Trump Impeachment Inquiry

Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the House is opening a formal impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, saying he’s violated his oath of office and obligations under the Constitution, Bloomberg reports. “The President must be held […]

Ocasio-Cortez Slams Trump for $28bn Farm Rescue Handouts

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez slammed President Donald Trump for using $28 billion in taxpayer money in an attempt to salvage farmers from his open-ended trade war with China, adding that the term “socialism” is never used when […]

Trump Mocks Beto O’Rourke over Support for Gun Confiscation

President Donald Trump on Monday blasted Democratic presidential hopeful Beto O’Rourke for his controversial remarks from a recent discussion about confiscating semi-automatic weapons – arguing that statements like the one made by the former Texas […]

Trump Blasts Media as ‘Crooked as Hell’ amid Ukraine Phone Call Controversy

President Donald Trump used harsh words Monday to voice his feelings toward the media’s coverage of reports that the President put pressure on Ukraine’s leader to help probe political rival Joe Biden, Fox News informed. […]

Pelosi Resisting to Ongoing Pressure to Impeach Trump

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is facing severe pressure from progressives to impeach President Donald Trump on the alleged political pressure campaign on Ukraine, The Hill reported. Democrats have raised howls after reports emerged that the President […]

Trump Slams World Leaders for Religious Freedom Hypocrisy, Commits $25M to the Cause at UN Summit

President Donald Trump, addressing the audience at a United Nations event on religious freedom, criticized world leaders for espousing diversity and inclusion while “shunning or silencing” people of faith, Fox News informed. “Too often people […]

Satellite Images Show North Korea Working to Hide Launch of Missile Submarine

North Korea may be close to launching a submarine capable of firing missiles and is making efforts to conceal its preparations, new commercial satellite images obtained by CNN appear to show. The images from the […]

Washington Seeks More Sanctions on Venezuelan Leaders

The Trump administration opened a double-barreled critique on Monday of what it described as a limp European response to the crisis in Venezuela, renewing demands for tougher sanctions against President Nicolas Maduro’s government and more […]

Syria Cautions against ‘Foreign Intervention’ in Constitution Committee

Syria said on Monday the work of any new constitutional committee should be free of foreign intervention, suggesting Damascus remains insistent that a long-awaited step in a stalled peace process should respect its sovereignty, Reuters […]

Musk Hid Facts about SolarCity and SpaceX Involvement, Shareholders Claim

Newly unsealed court documents show why a number of large Tesla investors, including some pension funds, believe its $2.6 billion acquisition of SolarCity in 2016 never should have happened, CNBC informed. The documents are an […]