Trump Administration Goes to War with Science
Jason, a group of military scientists is in a tight situation as it stands in the middle between the science world and the Trump administration. Jason’s staff (who are a team of 60 of the […]
Jason, a group of military scientists is in a tight situation as it stands in the middle between the science world and the Trump administration. Jason’s staff (who are a team of 60 of the […]
Your Daily Polling Update for Tuesday, July 30, 2019 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 44%Same as yesterday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on four polls. The range is 40% (Quinnipiac) to 47% (Rasmussen). Without these […]
Syrian rebel commanders and rights groups said on Monday Russia and its Syrian ally are stepping up aerial strikes on heavily populated cities, in a new and bloodier phase of a three-month-old assault on the […]
A U.S. appeals court said Venezuela’s stake in U.S.-based oil refiner Citgo Petroleum Corp. could be seized to satisfy a judgment against the country, dealing a blow to its U.S.-backed opposition government, Wall Street Journal […]
The energy storage business had a rare chance to grab some headlines on Monday when Tesla announced a new battery system called Megapack, designed to address the needs of utility grids, Yahoo News reports. The […]
Video released Monday shows Iranian Revolutionary Guard forces warning a British warship not to interfere as they seized a UK-flagged oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz earlier this month, New York Post reported. The […]
Russian arms producer Soyuzmash has asked the country’s central bank to allow it to process Bitcoin payments from both abroad and local customers in order to avoid sanctions imposed by the United States, FXStreet reported. The […]
GOP Representative Mark Meadows on Monday praised his friend Elijah Cummings, who was recently the recipient of President Donald Trump’s “racist” attacks on his character and home district. He also defended the President, saying he […]
Ahead of the second Democratic primary debates in Detroit, former Vice President Joe Biden has again climbed to the top with 34 percent support among Democrats and Democratic-leaning independent voters, a new Quinnipiac poll shows. […]
Representative Bobby Scott said the Department of Agriculture has hidden data that shows its recent proposed changes to the food stamp program may mean that half a million low-income students would lose free meals. The […]
Your Daily Polling Update for Monday, July 29, 2019 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 44%Down 1 from Friday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on five polls, ranging from 41% (Morning Consult) to 47% (Rasmussen). Without […]
Former President Barack Obama supported an op-ed written by 148 African Americans that worked in his administration in which they protested against the recent comments of President Donald Trump in which he used tough words […]
According to a statement by Saudi Arabia’s grain buyer SAGO, the next phase of the sale of their flour mills will start on Wednesday, which will see pre-qualified bidders perform due diligence and present financial […]
Recreational marijuana use was decriminalized in New York State on Monday. This means that people caught will a small amount of it will pay a fine and not face jail time. Governor Andrew Cuomo is […]
According to a Sunday statement by senior British ministers, the British government is working on the assumption that the European Union will not reopen the negotiation process for Brexit and is preparing to exit the […]
Tensions between Iran and major western countries continue to rise ever since President Trump pulled out of the Obama-era nuclear deal last year. There are efforts to revive the deal from countries like the United […]
Top Democrats have condemned the shooting incident that took place during a California food festival, reigniting the perennial debate about gun control in the U.S. Among the four victims was a six-year-old boy who was killed […]
Senator Kamala Harris disclosed details of her health care plan on Monday that would retain the role of private insurance companies, The Hill reported. Harris’s new health care plan would signify an abandonement of the […]
President Donald Trump on Sunday stated that Texas GOP Rep. John Ratcliffe, a fierce White House ally, is set to assume the position of Dan Coats as director of national Intellignce (DNI), following months of […]
A Senate committee vote on imposing sanctions on companies and individuals involved in building Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is now delayed, OilPrice reports. The bill was expected to be considered during a business […]
President Donald Trump stepped up his quarrel with House Oversight Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings, D-Md., on Sunday calling the congressman “racist,” not long after critics had claimed the President’s initial tweets about Cummings were also […]
One of the owners of digital currency exchange BTC-e, a Russian whose extradition the U.S. is seeking from Greece to face criminal charges, is now facing a civil lawsuit in California, Bloomberg wrote. Federal prosecutors […]
Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank said in an op-ed that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was doing Vladimir Putin’s bidding after the Republican blocked two election security measures proposed by Democrats this week. In the […]
On Friday, President Trump turned on Democrats about the current investigations for people from his administration, saying that there should be several cases about the book deal and other activities of former President Barak Obama. […]
As the Democratic presidential debate continues, candidates try to get closer to the voters and are working on their agenda as they use social media to share their points and have mini-debates with the other […]
Democrats have once again rallied to criticize President Donald Trump’s “racist” attacks on House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings, saying his remarks were beneath the office of the presidency. On Saturday morning, Trump […]
The Supreme Court decided on Friday that the Trump administration can use funds from the Department of Defense to construct part of the border wall that the government has deemed necessary to protect national security. […]
President Donald Trump pondered Friday imposing tariffs on French products, including wine, in retaliation for the country’s tax on large American technology companies. The President told reporters that the tariffs could come before the G7 […]
Army Col. Kathryn Spletstoser is the woman who accused Gen. John Hyten of sexual assault. Hytem was Trump’s nominee for vice chairman of the Joints Chiefs of Staff and was accused of subjecting Spletstoser to […]
Four automakers issued a statement on Thursday in which they said that they have reached an agreement with California about fuel efficiency rules and with that move they bypassed the effort made by the Trump […]
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