Month: December 2019

Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg is calling on his former employer McKinsey & Co. to release a list of the clients he served and to free him from a nondisclosure agreement he signed when he […]

Warren, Buttigieg Feud Puts Democratic Divide on Display

Democratic candidate Elizabeth Warren has spent weeks absorbing attacks from moderate rivals looking to blunt her surging campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination. Now, as the Massachusetts senator risks losing momentum, she’s starting to hit […]

Trump, Moon Discuss Trying to Maintain Talks with North Korea

President Donald Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-in held a half-hour phone discussion on ways to maintain diplomacy with North Korea, Seoul said on Saturday, as Pyongyang warns of waning patience with stalled nuclear […]

Hong Kong Police to Take Different Approaches against Protests

The Hong Kong police will use both “hard” and “soft” approaches when dealing with protests, Hong Kong’s police commissioner Chris Tang told reporters in Beijing on Saturday, Reuters informed. The police chief spoke ahead of […]

Musk Wins Defamation Trial over ‘Pedo Guy’ Tweet

Tesla CEO Elon Musk emerged victorious on Friday from a closely watched defamation trial as a federal court jury swiftly rejected the $190 million claim brought against him by a British cave explorer who Musk […]

Ericsson to Pay Over $1bn to Resolve U.S. Corruption Investigations

Swedish mobile telecoms company Ericsson has agreed to pay over $1 billion to resolve probes into corruption, including the bribing of government officials, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Friday, Reuters reported. The bribery […]

U.S. Claims Drone Shot Down by Russian Air Defenses Near Tripoli

The U.S. military believes that an unarmed American drone reported lost near Libya’s capital last month was in fact shot down by Russian air defenses and it is demanding the return of the aircraft’s wreckage, […]

Washington Has ‘Other Tools’ if Iran’s Bad Actions Go On, U.S. Envoy Claims

U.S. Ambassador Kelly Craft warned Iran on Friday that the Trump administration will keep up its maximum pressure campaign and use “other tools” if Tehran continues its “malicious behavior”, The Associated Press reported. Craft also […]

Saudi Energy Minister Talks OPEC+ Unity, Backs Aramco

OPEC and its allies would only ease supply curbs and pump more oil once global crude inventories fall and pricing reflects a tighter market, Saudi Arabia’s energy minister told Reuters. Saudi Arabia spearheaded a deal […]

Trump Wants Supreme Court to Stop Banks from Disclosing His Financial Data

President Donald Trump, fighting to keep details of his finances secret, asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to prevent records held by Deutsche Bank and Capital One Financial Corp from being handed over to […]

Wall Street Climbs On Solid Jobs Data

Wall Street ended solidly higher on Friday as a strong jobs report and optimism about U.S.-China trade negotiations ahead of an upcoming deadline helped stoke investor risk appetite, Reuters reported. All three major U.S. stock […]

White House Tells Democrats It Won’t Participate in Trump Impeachment Hearing

The White House said on Friday it would refuse to take part in hearings in the U.S. House of Representatives set for next week that will consider what articles of impeachment to bring against President […]

Supreme Court Keeps Federal Executions on Hold

The Supreme Court on Friday blocked the Trump administration from restarting federal executions next week after a 16-year break, The Associated Press reported. The justices denied the administration’s plea to undo a lower court ruling […]

December 6, 2019 John Ganjei

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Banning Offensive Speech – Teen, Tween Media Usage – Obamacare – Trump vs. Generic Dem – California

Your Daily Polling Update for Friday, December 6, 2019 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 44%Same as yesterday RON’S COMMENT: Despite the impeachment controversy, President Trump’s job rating holds steady. Today’s average is based on five polls, […]

Trump Calls for World Bank to Stop Loaning to China

President Donald Trump on Friday called for the World Bank to stop loaning money to China, one day after the institution adopted a lending plan to Beijing over Washington’s objections, Reuters informed. The World Bank […]

Tulsi Gabbard Trades Hawaii for Snowy New Hampshire

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, has rented a home in New Hampshire just two months before the first-in-the-nation 2020 presidential primary state votes in February, Fox News informed. “I grew up in Hawaii, where Christmas was 80 degrees and […]

GOP’s Joni Ernst Portrayed as Gun-firing Sniper in Democratic Challenger’s Campaign Ad

The campaign for U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, criticized an “outrageous and offensive” new political ad posted by her 2020 Democratic challenger Thursday that shows Ernst as firing gunshots at him while he talks about gun control, […]

SpaceX Successfully Launches 19th Resupply Mission to ISS on Reused Dragon Vehicle

SpaceX has launched its nineteenth resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS) on behalf of NASA. The launch took place at 12:29 PM EST (9:29 AM PST) from Cape Canaveral in Florida, with a […]

December 5, 2019 John Ganjei

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Boris Johnson Leads – Important Issues – Favorability Ratings – College Students Poll

Your Daily Polling Update for Thursday, December 5, 2019 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 44%Same as yesterday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on four polls, ranging from 40% (Quinnipiac) to 49% (Rasmussen). Without these extremes, […]

Trudeau Admits to Talking about Trump after ‘Two-faced’ Comments

After President Donald Trump called him “two-faced,” Canada’s Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, admitted Wednesday that he and other world leaders were talking about Trump when they were caught on camera at a Buckingham Palace event […]

OPEC Considering Deeper Production Cuts

OPEC’s meetings appear to be in disarray even before they begin this week, but analysts see a growing chance the fractured group may ultimately agree to deeper production cuts, CNBC writes. Members of the Organization […]

Beijing Maintains that Washington Must Reduce Tariffs

Tariffs must be cut if China and the United States are to reach an interim agreement on trade, the Chinese commerce ministry said on Thursday, sticking to its stance that some U.S. tariffs must be […]

Legal Experts Tell Congress that Trump’s Actions are Impeachable

Three legal experts told U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s efforts to pressure Ukraine to investigate a political rival amounted to impeachable offenses, in a hearing that laid the groundwork for formal charges […]

U.S. Navy Sailor Shoots Two at Pearl Harbor Base, then Kills Himself

A U.S. Navy sailor on Wednesday shot and killed two civilians working at Hawaii’s historic military base of Pearl Harbor, and injured a third, military officials said, before fatally shooting himself, Reuters informs. Authorities did […]

Huawei Asks Court to Throw Out U.S. Telecom Funds Ban

Chinese tech giant Huawei is asking a U.S. federal court to throw out a rule that bars rural phone carriers from using government money to purchase its equipment on security grounds, The Associated Press writes. […]

Libyan Authorities Collect Evidence of Russian Fighters in War

Officials in Libya’s UN-supported government say they plan to confront Moscow over the alleged deployment of Russian mercenaries fighting alongside their opponents in the country’s civil war, The Associated Press reported. Libyan and U.S. officials […]

December 4, 2019 Focus Washington

Tesla’s New Silent Competitor, Nikola Motors

The Tesla Cybertruck is getting the enthusiasm CEO Elon Musk had hoped for, bragging that 200,000 pre-orders have already been placed for the futuristic electric pickup launched Thursday night. But he’s yet to respond to […]

December 4, 2019 Focus Washington

SpaceX Scrabs Starship Building in Florida; Focusing on New Version in Texas

SpaceX will move some activities related to its upcoming Starship vehicle away from the Space Coast as it pushes forward with the next phase of its development, a shift that will result in some impacts […]

December 4, 2019 John Ganjei

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: British Royal Family Rated – New National Polls – Illinois

Your Daily Polling Update for Wednesday, December 4, 2019 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 44%Up 1 from last week RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on five polls, ranging from 40% (Politico, Quinnipiac) to 49% (Rasmussen). […]

December 4, 2019 Focus Washington

Trump Calls Trudeau ‘Two-faced’ Over NATO Contributions

President Donald Trump called Justin Trudeau “two-faced” on Wednesday over comments the Canadian Prime Minister appeared to have made about him at a NATO summit in Britain the day before, Reuters writes. Trudeau was filmed […]