Year: 2019

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 […]

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

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 […]

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

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 […]

Fox News Criticizes Trump for Attacks on Media

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 […]

October 23, 2019 John Ganjei

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

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 […]

Russia Says U.S. Betrayed Kurds in Syria

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 […]

Musk’s Satellite Project Testing Encrypted Internet with Military Planes

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 […]

Hong Kong Extradition Bill Officially Withdrawn

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 […]

British Government Loses Key Vote on Brexit Timetable

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 […]

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

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 […]

Russia to Help Turkey Expand Buffer Zone in Syria

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 […]

Support for Impeaching Trump Increases among Independents

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 […]

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

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 […]

October 22, 2019 John Ganjei

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

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). […]

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.

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 […]

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

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 […]

Nancy Pelosi Meets Top Officials in Afghanistan

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 […]

Former Kentucky GOP Candidate for Governor Endorses Democrat against Republican Incumbent

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 […]

Trump Says White House Will Cancel NYT Subscription

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 […]

Newt Gingrich: Mitt Romney Represents ‘the Old Order’ of GOP

Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich on Monday reportedly rejected a recent report that Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, would take a stand against President Donald Trump if the impeachment inquiry go to the second […]

Bill Maher Offers Trump a Million to Leave Office

Liberal comedian and commentator Bill Maher offered President Trump $1 million to resign during his show Friday night. “Just take my check for $1 million,” Maher, a longstanding Trump critic, said on HBO’s “Real Time.” […]

ISIS Resurrects as U.S. Pulls Out from Syria

The decision by Trump to move the American troops from Syria has been criticized a lot, as Turkey aggressively entered the territory to deal with the Kurds. But there is another problem that has arisen, […]

Trump, and his Middle East Solutions

Trump’s Middle East policies have been the subject of much criticism even by the people who are established in the U.S international policy, as he made several controversial moves during his presidency. He had some […]

Protests Continue Despite Lebanese PM’s Economic Reforms

Tensions in Lebanon are on the rise and Prime Minister Saad Hariri tries to stop the havoc from escalating as he approved a package of economic reforms and a new budget for next year without […]

October 21, 2019 John Ganjei

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: 50 Governors Rated – Louisiana – Iowa – Hickenlooper Leads

Your Daily Polling Update for Monday, October 21, 2019 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 42%Down 1 from Friday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on five polls, ranging from 40% (Politico) to 45% (Rasmussen). Without these […]

Mulvaney again Rejects Claims on Trump-Ukraine Quid Pro Quo

Mick Mulvaney aggressively rejected claims on Sunday that he admitted last week a quid pro quo between President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky, arguing that it was a misunderstanding and that no […]

Buttigieg Fires back after AOC’s Fundraising Dig, Blasts Far-left ‘Purity Tests’

South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg responded Sunday after Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., questioned the 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful’s approach to fundraising, Fox News informed. The far-left congresswoman accused Buttigieg of protecting a system of “big […]

Social Media Responds to Mitt Romney’s Apparent Pierre Delecto Twitter Account

Sen. Mitt Romney, one of President Donald Trump’s top Republican critics, on Sunday allegedly confirm the existence of a shadow Twitter account with the handle @qaws9876 with the name Pierre Delecto, Fox News informed. A […]

Lindsey Graham says He Supports Impeachment Open Mindedly

One of Trump’s most vocal supporters, Senator Lindsey Graham, appeared in an interview on Axios on HBO where he claimed that he was very open-minded about backing impeachment. “Sure, I mean show me something that […]

U.S. Troops Cross into Iraq as They Leave Syria

U.S. troops have started to pull out of Syria and cross into Iraq, Reuters reported. According to the news service, over 100 vehicles crossed into Iraq from northeastern Syria where Turkey agreed to ceasefire for […]