Month: November 2019

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday said some 30 million barrels of oil sitting in storage tanks would serve as backing for the OPEC nation’s state-run cryptocurrency, the petro, which has been sanctioned by the […]

Iran Claims It Has Contained Antigovernment Protests

Iranian authorities used arrests, deadly force, and a prolonged internet blackout to contain nationwide protests that pose the most serious test in years for Iran’s leaders, The Wall Street Journal reported. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on […]

Rocket Attack on Syrian Camp Kills Sixteen

At least 16 civilians were killed when rockets struck an internally displaced persons camp, in the village of Qah in Syria’s Idlib province on Wednesday, according to the volunteer rescue group known as the White […]

McConnell Claims It’s ‘Inconceivable’ to Get Enough Votes to Impeach Trump

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell rejected the chance of GOP senators to vote to impeach President Donald Trump. “It’s inconceivable to me there would be 67 votes to remove the president from office,” McConnell told […]

Yang Says if Elected will Offer Condolences to Putin during First Call

Andrew Yang, on Wednesday during the Democratic debate joked that if he’s elected president in 2020, his first words to Russian President Vladimir Putin would offer condolences for wining over Trump. “Sorry I beat your […]

Biden Forgets Harris is Black and Senator

Former Vice President Joe Biden during the fifth Democratic presidential debate on Wednesday said that his candidacy is endorsed by the only black woman ever elected to the U.S. Senate. However, Senator Kamala Harris, another […]

November 20, 2019 John Ganjei

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Buttigieg Leads New Hampshire, Biden Everything Else – California, Arizona – Immigration Goals – Newsom’s Ratings

Your Daily Polling Update for Wednesday, November 20, 2019 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 44%Same as yesterday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on four polls, ranging from 41% (Politico) to 48% (Rasmussen). Without these extremes, it […]

Democratic State Senator in Pennsylvania to Become Independent over Increasingly Liberal Party

A Democratic state senator in Pennsylvania who represents a district that flipped to President Donald Trump in 2016 said that he is considering becoming an Independent and caucus with the state’s Republicans because he is […]

Ben Carson Accuses Maxine Waters of ‘Shamelessness,’ Lacking ‘Basic Manners’ in Letter

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson on Monday made accusations against Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., of lacking “basic manners” due to a letter addressed to President Donald Trump from last month where she states […]

Democratic Presidential Candidates Positions on ‘Medicare for All’ ahead of Next Debate

Perhaps no issue has divided the field of Democratic 2020 presidential hopefuls more than the debate over “Medicare for All”, Reuters reports. Progressive candidates favor the sweeping proposal, which would replace private health insurance with […]

Israel Launches Airstrikes in Syria

Israel said its aircraft struck dozens of Iranian and Syrian military targets in Syria on Wednesday in retaliation for rockets fired towards Israel a day earlier, Reuters informs. Syrian state media reported two civilians were […]

White House Aides Testify in Impeachment Inquiry

Senior U.S. officials told impeachment investigators in Congress on Tuesday they were concerned by President Donald Trump’s effort to get Ukraine to investigate a political rival, with one White House official calling it a “shock”. […]

Protesters Remain at Univesity Campus as Hong Kong Schools Reopen

Hong Kong schools reopened Wednesday after a six-day shutdown but students and commuters faced transit disruptions as the last protesters remained holed up on a university campus, The Associated Press writes. City officials tried to […]

Amnesty International Says At Least 106 Protestors Killed in Iran During Unrest

At least 106 protestors have been killed in 21 cities in Iran during unrest that broke out over fuel prices rises last week, Amnesty International said on Tuesday, Reuters reported. “The organization believes that the […]

Sondland Faces Questioning about Trump, Ukraine

Ambassador Gordon Sondland is likely to be unpredictable when he faces questions about his evolving accounts of the Trump administration’s dealings with Ukraine and a newly revealed summertime phone call with President Donald Trump, The […]

U.S. to Change Immigration Rules to Send Asylum Seekers to other Countries

The White House is planning to spend most of the would-be migrants to another Central American nation to seek refuge there. According to Reuters, regulations proposed by the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security would […]

Sweden Drops Assange Rape Prosecution

Swedish deputy director of public prosecutions, Eva-Marie Persson, announced the decision to drop the investigation again at a press conference in Stockholm on Tuesday afternoon. The investigation was launched after a Swedish woman who met […]

November 19, 2019 John Ganjei

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: 18-29 Year-Olds – Impeachment Tracker – Biden Tops New Polls

Your Daily Polling Update for Tuesday, November 19, 2019 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 44%Same as yesterday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on three polls, ranging from 41% (Politico) to 48% (Rasmussen). The third poll […]

NY Man Pleads Guilty after Threatening to Kill Ilhan Omar

A man from New York pleaded guilty after he was charged for making threats to kill Ilhan Omar, The Hill reported, citing a statement of the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Western District of New […]

Epstein Prison Guards Facing Federal Criminal Charges in Upcoming Days

Two officers who were Jeffrey Epstein’s guards in prison, the night he allegedly killed himself, are facing federal criminal charges this week, The Hill reports citing Associated Press. The guards are expected to be charged […]

George Conway Blasts Nikki Haley, Says Her ‘Shameless’ Trump Defense is ‘Trashy’

George Conway blasted former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley after she criticized him for his continued attacks towards Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., Fox News informed. Conway, who is the husband of White House Counselor Kellyanne Conway […]

Huawei Plays Down Importance of New U.S. License Extension

Chinese tech giant Huawei has dismissed a new 90-day extension by the Trump administration allowing U.S. firms to continue doing business with the Chinese company as making little difference, repeating that it was being unfairly […]

Democrats Dubious as Trump Dangles Impeachment Testimony Offer

Democrats responded skeptically on Monday to President Donald Trump’s declaration that he might be willing to testify in his impeachment inquiry and also said they were examining the truthfulness of his testimony in the Russia […]

U.S. Voices Support for Israel on Settlements

The United States on Monday effectively backed Israel’s right to build Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank by abandoning its four-decade-old position that they were “inconsistent with international law,” a stance that may make […]

Erdogan Aware That U.S. Support for Kurdish YPG Will Not End Immediately

Turkey is aware that the U.S. support for the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia will not end immediately, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday, but added that Ankara’s battle against the militia it considers a terrorist […]

Global Shares Mixed amid Caution on U.S.-China Trade Talks

Shares advanced in early European trading Tuesday after a mixed session in Asia as investors awaited fresh developments in trade talks between the United States and China, The Associated Press reported. France’s CAC 40 added […]

November 18, 2019 Focus Washington

Vegan Sues Burger King for Making Meatless Whoppers on Same Grill as Meat

Burger King is being sued by a vegan customer who is saying that the meatless Whoppers were made on the same grills used for meat. According to Reuters, Phillip Williams filed a class-action lawsuit in […]

November 18, 2019 Focus Washington

Trump Called Democratic Louisiana Governor Bel Edwards to Congratulate on Election Win

President Donald Trump on Monday reportedly called newly elected Louisiana Governor Democrat John Bel Edwards ,congratulating him on his reelection victory over the weekend. “The President congratulated the Governor and said he was looking forward […]

November 18, 2019 John Ganjei

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Biden’s Electability Trap – Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Nevada – Trump and War

Your Daily Polling Update for Monday, November 18, 2019 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 44%Same as Friday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on five polls, ranging from 40% (Politico, Reuters) to 50% (Rasmussen). Without these […]

November 18, 2019 Focus Washington

Pelosi Says She Won’t Allow Trump to ‘Harass’ Whistleblower

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made fun of President Donald Trump after he attacked former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch’s credibility, as well as that of the whistleblower during testimony, warning him that his move […]