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LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Mississippi Governor – What Women Say – Iowa, South Carolina, Wisconsin, Massachusetts Primaries

October 24, 2019 John Ganjei

Your Daily Polling Update for Thursday, October 24, 2019 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 42%Same as yesterday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on six polls, ranging from 38% (Quinnipiac) to 44% (Rasmussen). Without these extremes, […]

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Trump says Comments on Colorado Border Wall were Made ‘Kiddingly’

October 24, 2019 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump first thing Thursday morning attempted to clarify his comments on his wall along the southern border, saying he was only kidding when he stated that the wall is being built along the […]

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Study Finds Climate Change is Top Priority for Young Voters

October 24, 2019 Focus Washington

A study from an initiative dedicated to studying what motivates the nation’s youth found that global warming is the issue of highest concern to young voters. According to The Hill, a report from the Cause […]

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Chinese Private Space Company Joins Reusable Rocket Market

October 24, 2019 Focus Washington

Beijing showed it’s reusable rocket named Hyperbola-2 at the i-Space which is their space company, last week for the first time. The firm’s goal is to launch it into space in 2021. The rocket uses […]

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GOP Lawmaker Says Calling Critics ‘Human Scum’ is Beneath Office of Presidency

October 24, 2019 Focus Washington

A high-profile member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee chided President Donald Trump on Wednesday for calling Republicans who have refused to back him “human scum,” CNN reported. “To call anybody human scum is beneath […]

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Tesla’s Surprise Profit Answers Skeptics

October 24, 2019 Focus Washington

Tesla on Wednesday surprised investors with a quarterly profit that sent its shares soaring, as Chief Executive Elon Musk promised a 2020 rollout of a cheaper SUV and more self-driving technology to stay ahead of […]

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Reuters Poll: U.S.-China Trade Reprieve Makes No Dent on Recession Chances

October 24, 2019 Focus Washington

The recent truce in the U.S.-China trade war is not an economic turning point and has done nothing to reduce a significant risk that the United States could slip into recession in the next two […]

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Joe Biden Issues Apology for ‘Lynching’ Comment in ’98

October 24, 2019 Focus Washington

Joe Biden has issued an apology over a comment he made in a TV interview in 1998, where he said that impeachment proceedings against Bill Clinton could be seen as a “partisan lynching”, Newsweek reported. […]

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Republican Lawmakers Disrupt Trump Impeachment Inquiry

October 24, 2019 Focus Washington

Republican lawmakers, encouraged by President Donald Trump to get tougher in fighting Democrats’ attempts to impeach him, on Wednesday disrupted the U.S. House of Representatives’ impeachment inquiry and prevented a Pentagon official from testifying, Reuters […]

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Trump Lifts Sanctions on Turkey

October 24, 2019 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump announced he is lifting U.S. sanctions against Turkey as its forces suspended their offensive against the Kurds in northern Syria and instituted a separate agreement with Moscow that sent Russian security forces […]

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Facebook, Zuckerberg Vow to Move Ahead with Cryptocurrency Plans

October 24, 2019 Focus Washington

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg vowed to move ahead with plans to create a cryptocurrency-based payments network despite strong opposition from some lawmakers, sounding a note of defiance in a hearing where he and the social-media […]

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South Korea to Start Samsung Heir Lee’s Bribery Trial

October 23, 2019 Focus Washington

A bribery trial involving the heir of South Korea’s Samsung Group will start on Friday after the country’s top court ruled earlier this year that the case should be reviewed by a lower court, raising […]

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Trump Attacks ‘Never Trump’ Republicans, Calling them ‘Human Scum’

October 23, 2019 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump on Wednesday bashed the so-called Never Trump Republicans, calling them “human scum.” The move Trump hopes will help him solidify Republican support of him amid an ongoing impeachment inquiry. “The Never Trumper […]

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Syrian Kurd Sets Himself on Fire Outside UN Refugee Agency in Geneva

October 23, 2019 Focus Washington

A man set himself on fire outside the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) headquarters in Geneva on Wednesday morning. The Syrian Kurd from Germany was transported by helicopter to a local hospital. The man reportedly […]

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Fox News Criticizes Trump for Attacks on Media

October 23, 2019 Focus Washington

The chief political anchor for Fox News, Bret Baier, on Tuesday said on air that President Donald Trump attacking the media is a problem. “I think it’s a problem. I don’t love — that’s a […]

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LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Impeachment Update – Biden Tops California Primary, New National Polls

October 23, 2019 John Ganjei

Your Daily Polling Update for Wednesday, October 23, 2019 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 42%Down 1 from yesterday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on five polls, ranging from 38% (Quinnipiac) to 45% (Rasmussen). Without these […]

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Russia Says U.S. Betrayed Kurds in Syria

October 23, 2019 Focus Washington

The Kremlin said on Wednesday that the United States had betrayed and abandoned the Syrian Kurds and advised the Kurds to withdraw from the Syrian border as per a deal between Moscow and Ankara or […]

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Musk’s Satellite Project Testing Encrypted Internet with Military Planes

October 23, 2019 Focus Washington

The Air Force is using SpaceX’s fledgling satellite network to test encrypted internet services for a number of military planes, the space company’s president said on Tuesday, detailing results for the first customer of Elon […]

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Hong Kong Extradition Bill Officially Withdrawn

October 23, 2019 Focus Washington

Hong Kong’s legislature on Wednesday formally withdrew planned legislation that would have allowed extraditions to mainland China, but the move was unlikely to end months of unrest as it met just one of five demands […]

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British Government Loses Key Vote on Brexit Timetable

October 23, 2019 Focus Washington

British lawmakers have rejected the government’s attempt to pass its Brexit bill within days. Legislators voted 322-308 Tuesday against a timetable that gave the House of Commons just three days to debate the Withdrawal Agreement […]

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FP: Iran Is Losing the Middle East, Protests in Lebanon and Iraq Show

October 23, 2019 Focus Washington

In less than a month, demonstrations against corruption and a lack of economic reform erupted in both Iraq and Lebanon. In both countries, the unprecedented protests, which rocked Shiite towns and cities, have revealed that […]

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Russia to Help Turkey Expand Buffer Zone in Syria

October 22, 2019 Focus Washington

Russia agreed to help Turkey drive out Kurdish militias from a “safe zone” in northeastern Syria, highlighting Moscow’s flourishing ties with a NATO member and a rebalance of power in war-torn Syria as U.S. troops […]

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Support for Impeaching Trump Increases among Independents

October 22, 2019 Focus Washington

Support for impeaching President Donald Trump surged among political independents and rose by three percentage points overall since last week, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Tuesday. More Americans also said they disapproved of […]

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Trump’s G7 and Trade Adviser Kelly Ann Shaw to Leave White House

October 22, 2019 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump’s G7 and trade adviser, Kelly Ann Shaw, is leaving his administration for a position in the private sector, White House officials said on Tuesday, marking the departure of one of the most […]

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LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Rating 100 Senators – Dems Lead Minnesota – Tuesday Trivia

October 22, 2019 John Ganjei

Your Daily Polling Update for Tuesday, October 22, 2019 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 43%Up 1 from yesterday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on four polls, ranging from 42% (CNN, The Economist) to 45% (Rasmussen). […]

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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 Wants to Slap $2.4bn Sanctions to Retaliate against U.S.

October 22, 2019 Focus Washington

China has demanded the WTO to slap retaliatory sanctions worth $2.4bn against the United States, after the States had violated a rule on tariffs on Chinese goods during the Obama administration, The Hill reported. Reuters […]

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U.S. Investors Lead Foreign Flows into Moscow Stock Market

October 22, 2019 Focus Washington

American investors are continuing to pump billions into the Moscow stock market, despite sanctions against some of their most important companies and the constant barrage of anti-Russia rhetoric in U.S. headlines, Forbes writes. According to […]

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Nancy Pelosi Meets Top Officials in Afghanistan

October 22, 2019 Focus Washington

Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani held a meeting with the U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and a group of American lawmakers in an unannounced visit to the country, Fox News informed. The Afghan government’s statement explains […]

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Former Kentucky GOP Candidate for Governor Endorses Democrat against Republican Incumbent

October 22, 2019 Focus Washington

A former Republican candidate for Kentucky governor has given his support for incumbent Gov. Matt Bevin’s Democratic rival, Fox News informed. William Woods revealed that he will endorse Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear in a […]

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Trump Says White House Will Cancel NYT Subscription

October 22, 2019 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump announced that he would cancel the subscription for The New York Times newspaper, as he did not want the paper in the White House anymore, The Hill reported. “We don’t even want it […]

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