Month: November 2019

Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the EU who has become a key witness in the impeachment inquiry, has been accused of sexual misconduct by three women who say he retaliated against them after they […]

Turkey’s ‘Safe Zone’ in Northern Syria Not Safe for Civilians

Turkey’s newly established “safe zone” in northern Syria is far from safe, according to a report by a human rights watchdog, citing ongoing fighting and abuses such as executions and home confiscations, The Guardian informed. […]

Saudi Arabia, UAE Highlight Strong Ties

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense arrived in the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday on an official visit, Asharq Al-Awsat reported. The Crown Prince met up with Sheikh […]

Bolivia Moves Toward Peace

Bolivians took down roadblocks and struck peace deals after a month of protests and deadly clashes that have convulsed the nation after a disputed election in October and the resignation of long-term leader Evo Morales, […]

South Korea Fires Warning Shots Toward North Korean Ship

South Korea’s military fired warning shots toward a North Korean merchant boat with engine trouble that violated their sea border on Wednesday, South Korean officials said, Reuters reported. The vessel was detected crossing the inter-Korean […]

Support for Impeachment Grew Steadily During U.S. Congressional Hearings, Poll Shows

Public support for impeaching President Donald Trump has tracked steadily higher over the past few weeks while a U.S. House of Representatives committee held a series of televised impeachment hearings, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion […]

U.S. Economy Growing Modestly

The U.S. economy expanded modestly from October to mid-November and the outlook for growth was generally positive while labor markets remained tight across the country, the Federal Reserve said in a report on Wednesday, Reuters […]

Giuliani Tells Trump He Was Joking about ‘Insurance Policy’

President Donald Trump’s personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, called the President this week to reassure him that he had been joking when he told media outlets he had “insurance” if Trump turned on him in the […]

Trump ‘Perhaps The Most Difficult Challenge’ for Europe, Says EU’s Tusk

President of the EU Council Donald Tusk described President Donald Trump as “perhaps the most difficult challenge” Europe will be facing in the following years. According to Tusk, the U.S. President’s desire to tear apart the European […]

House Invites Trump and Counsel to Impeachment Hearings

President Donald Trump has been invited by the House Judiciary Committee to take part in the first impeachment hearing next week, while the House is moving up with the impeachment of Trump. According to the […]

Bloomberg Says America Needs ‘An Awful Lot Immigrants Rather Than Less’

Mike Bloomberg stated that he was convinced that the U.S. is in need of “an awful lot more immigrants rather than less,” as the former New York City mayor hits the campaign trail after his […]

New CNN Poll Shows Biden Leading Among Democratic Nominees

A new CNN poll carried out by SSRS has shown Former VP Joe Biden in the lead in the Democratic nomination for president, followed by Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, who […]

Khamenei Claims Protests in Iran Are U.S.-backed Conspiracy

The supreme leader of Iran described the recent uprising throughout the nation in which citizens protested against the government’s rise of gasoline prices a “conspiracy” backed by the United States. The Associated Press reports Supreme Leader […]

Nanoracks Books SpaceX Rocket to Launch Private Space Habitats in 2020

Nanoracks wants to expand from hosting experiments onboard the International Space Station to running its own miniature stations built from used rockets, with a first launch scheduled for next year. The company has arranged two […]

November 26, 2019 John Ganjei

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Post-Debate National Poll – Georgia – New Hampshire – Capital Punishment

Your Daily Polling Update for Tuesday, November 26, 2019 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 44%Same as yesterday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on six polls, ranging from 40% (Politico) to 48% (Emerson). Without these extremes, it […]

Trump Signs Bill Making Animal Cruelty a Federal Crime

President Donald Trump signed a bipartisan bill on Monday that makes certain acts of animal cruelty to be charged as a federal felony, saying it’s important for the nation to combat “heinous and sadistic acts […]

House Dem Now Sees No ‘Value’ in Impeachment, as Polls Show Falling Support among Independents

Michigan Democratic Rep. Brenda Lawrence, a prominent supporter of Kamala Harris who has previously backed the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, announced on Sunday that she no longer saw any “value” in the inquiry and urged her […]

Slade Gordon Urges Trump’s Impeachment

Former Republican Senator Slade Gordon said that the party members are committing betrayal to the U.S. and the Constitution as they refuse to admit that Donald Trump deserves to be impeached regarding the Ukraine scandal. […]

Kushner in Charge of Overseeing Border Wall Construction

Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law has been placed in charge of overseeing the border wall construction by the President himself, The Hill reported. Current and former administration officials told the Post that Kushner has […]

John Kennedy Distances Himself from Ukraine Comments: ‘I Was Wrong’

Senator John Kennedy is distancing himself from remarks he made regarding the Ukraine scandal when he argued that the nation could have been accountable for the Democratic National Committee back in 2016. Kennedy maintained that […]

Journalists Union Demands Bloomberg Change Decision Against Covering 2020 Presidential Candidates

A group of journalists at the Bloomberg industry publication group on Monday criticized the company policy of not investigating Democratic candidates for president. The journalist union that represents Bloomberg Law, Bloomberg Tax, Bloomberg Government and […]

NASA Warns, Two Asteroids are on Collision Course with Earth

Nasa has discovered two asteroids that could be on a collision course with our planet. The space agency keeps a database called Sentry that contains details of all the space rocks with a chance of […]

SpaceX Prepares for Series of Launches in December

After a lull in launch activity this fall, SpaceX teams at Cape Canaveral are preparing for up to four Falcon 9 missions in December to close out 2019 with a surge of launches. SpaceX has […]

November 25, 2019 John Ganjei

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Social Spending – Favorability Ratings – Trump’s Policies

Your Daily Polling Update for Monday, November 25, 2019 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 44%Same as Friday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on five polls, ranging from 41% (Reuters, Politico) to 48% (Emerson). Without these […]

Rick Perry Calls Trump ‘The Chosen One’

Energy Secretary Rick Perry appeared in an interview with Fox&Friends where he said that he was convinced President Donal Trump is “the chosen one,” The Hill reported. “God’s used imperfect people all through history. King […]

Adam Schiff Claims Case against Trump is ‘Ironclad’ but Won’t Say if He’ll Be Impeached

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., did not want to say if President Donald Trump will be impeached, although he claimed to have an “ironclad” case for impeachment against him, Fox News informed. “This […]

New York Governor Blasted for Overreaction to Times Square Bomb Threat

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo raised unnecessary fears on Sunday when he denounced a hoax bomb threat against Times Square, Fox News informed citing The Post. The NYPD initiated an investigation of a Saturday social […]

Sen. John Kennedy Slams Pelosi for Using Impeachment as a ‘Routine Political Weapon’

Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., on Sunday criticized the House’s impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump calling the attempt to determine whether the President tied foreign aid to Ukraine to a probe into his political rivals […]

Mike Bloomberg Announces He is Running for President, Vows to ‘Defeat Trump’

Former Mayor of New York City, Mike Bloomberg announced his presidential bid, a move he made official after he said he was considering joining the race. “I’m running for president to defeat Donald Trump and […]

Charles Schumer Backs Ousted Navy Chief Richard Spencer

Charles Schumer backed ousted Navy Secretary Richard Spencer after he was fired by Pentagon chief Mark Esper. In a statement, the Senate Majority Leader expressed praise for Spencer for “standing up to President Trump when he was […]