Month: November 2019

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Iran Blocks Nearly All Internet Access

Iran imposed an almost complete nationwide internet blackout on Sunday in one of its most draconian attempts to cut off Iranians from each other and the rest of the world as widespread anti-government unrest roiled […]

GOP Rep Says Evidence on Impeachment ‘Is Crumbling’

House Intelligence Committee member Chris Stewart said on Sunday that he believes the proof used in order to impeach President Donald Trump “is crumbling” in the first week of the hearings, The Hill reported. Stewart […]

Administration

HASC Chairman Claims Legislation to Create a Space Force in 2020 ‘Still Possible, but Not Guaranteed’

House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith said last week that negotiations on the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act are “proceeding reasonably well” but he expressed doubt that the NDAA will include language to authorize […]

U.S. Condemns Use of Force in Hong Kong Protests

The United States condemned the “unjustified use of force” in Hong Kong and called on Beijing to protect Hong Kong’s freedom, a senior official in President Donald Trump’s administration said Sunday, as protesters battled Hong […]

Gunman Kills Four at California Backyard Party

Police in the California city of Fresno were investigating a mass shooting at a football game party on Sunday in which at least 10 people were shot, killing four, with five others left in critical […]

Buttigieg Touts Military Service

Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg strides past an oversized photograph of himself dressed in fatigues, the Afghan horizon behind him, as he enters a Des Moines arena for an Iowa Democratic Party gala, The Associated […]

Trump Pardons Army Officers, Restores Navy SEAL’s Rank in War Crimes Cases

President Donald Trump on Friday pardoned two Army officers accused of war crimes in Afghanistan and restored the rank of a Navy SEAL platoon commander who was demoted for actions in Iraq, a move critics […]

Iran’s Riots against Rising Gasoline Prices Take Political Turn

Demonstrators in Tehran and other cities have clashed with security forces and riot police after protests against the rising prices of gasoline turned political, Reuters reported citing Iran news agencies. The reports said demonstrators chanted […]

‘We Must Be As Harsh as Them’: NYT Leaks Docs to Reveal China’s Mass Incarceration of Muslims

Hundreds of internal Chinese government documents obtained by The New York Times reveals striking new details about the execution of the country’s mass detention of ethnic minorities over the past three years in the Xinjiang region. The […]

Saudi Aramco to Become World’s Biggest IPO with Price Reaching $1.7 trillion

Saudi Aramco’s price fell short of the $2 trillion Saudi Arabia’s crown prince asked for and is worth up to $1.7 trillion, according to the oil giant which set the new price. Still, Aramco is […]

Diplomat Overheard Trump Phone Call Discussing ‘Investigations’ in Ukraine

A State Department official told impeachment investigators Friday that he overheard President Donald Trump talking with a US ambassador about “investigations” in Ukraine, according to people familiar with the testimony, New York Post reports. David […]