Year: 2019

After more than two dozen moderate Democrats went outside party lines and sided with Republicans on a legislative amendment on Wednesday, New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez reportedly sounded the alarm in a closed-door meeting […]

Cohen to Return to Capitol Hill on March 6

President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney Michael Cohen will return to Congress next week along with the Russian-born business associate he worked with on the Trump Tower Moscow project. Cohen appeared before the House Intelligence […]

Pelosi Welcomes Trump’s Decision to Leave Hanoi Summit

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi applauded the President’s move to walk away from the negotiations with North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un, who she said was the real “winner” of the latest talks between him and the […]

Pompeo Promises that U.S. Would Defend Philippines if China Attacks Them

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday promised the Philippines that the U.S. would defend the island nation if it was under attack in the South China Sea. After the summit in Hanoi with North […]

Julian Castro’s Brother Thinks About Running for Senate in 2020

Democratic Presidential candidate Julian Castro on Thursday stated that his brother, Democratic Representative Joaquin Castro, plans to run for Senate in 2020. “He’s considering that, but he really has not made a decision about whether […]

February 28, 2019 Lisa Clayton

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Catholic Church – Trump in Texas – New National Demo Numbers

Your Daily Polling Update for Thursday, February 28, 2019 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 44% Down 1 from yesterday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on five polls, ranging from 41% (Reuters) to 49% (Rasmussen). Without […]

Lighthizer Says China Trade Deal Must Be Sustainable

The top U.S. trade negotiator Robert Lighthizer said Wednesday that any deal reached between the United States and China will require much more work and must be enforceable. “I don’t think we should accept anything […]

Trump ‘Impressed’ Cohen Told House Panel He Saw No Collusion Between Campaign, Russia

President Donald Trump stated that he was actually “impressed” with his former lawyer Michael Cohen, after in his testimony before the U.S. House panel he stated that there was no collusion between Trump’s presidential campaign […]

Nancy Pelosi Rejects Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal would not score in Congress since it was very unfocused and too broad, adding that now is a time when climate change needed “focused, […]

Ex-Reagan Official Says Republicans Are Scared of Cohen’s Testimony, Because It’s True

A former official of the Reagan administration, as well as both Bush administrations, Peter Wehner reprimanded House Oversight Committee Republicans for their “frantic effort to discredit” the former attorney and fixer of President Trump, Michael […]

Trump Inaugural Committee Subpoenaed by DC Attorney General

Documents related to the Trump inaugural committee have been subpoenaed by the District of Columbia attorney general, who is investigating “whether the Committee’s expenditures were wasteful.” His office is particularly interested in how funds were […]

Congress Introduced Bill that Allows Disclosure of Putin’s Finances

A new bill introduced by two U.S. congresswomen is seeking to instruct the American intelligence community to disclose Russian President Vladimir Putin’s finances and report on Kremlin-linked corruption, ABC News reported. The newly submitted Vladimir […]

Democratic Freshman Lawmaker Tlaib Raises Specter of Racism during Cohen Testimony

Democratic House freshman, Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., accused fellow lawmaker Mark Meadows of being racist during Michael Cohen’s congressional testimony, Fox News informed. Tlaib was addressing the chamber when she turned her comments to a Trump […]

Trump Leaves Vietnam Summit Without a Deal

The Vietnam summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un ended with no deal Thursday after Kim insisted that the U.S. lifts all sanctions on his regime. But for President Trump that […]

Iran’s Zarif Returns to Post Two Days After Resigning

Iran’s foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, returned to his post just two days after saying he intended to step down, The New York Times reports. Zarif’s move comes after President Hassan Rouhani rejected his resignation. […]

Matt Gaetz Investigated by Florida Bar over Cohen Tweet

The Florida lawyer oversight group has begun investigating the state’s representative Matt Gaetz over a potentially threatening tweet aimed at President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen just hours before he testified before Congress […]

Cohen Testifies, Detailing Allegations Against Trump

President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer delivered his long-awaited testimony before the House Oversight and Reform Committee, painting a picture of the President as a mob-like figure involved in a plethora of crimes. Cohen, who […]

February 27, 2019 Lisa Clayton

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Texas Politics – Sanders Moves Up in New National Poll

Your Daily Polling Update for Wednesday, February 27, 2019 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 45% Up 1 from yesterday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on four polls, ranging from 42% (Morning Consult) to 49% (Rasmussen). […]

Donald Trump Jr. Lashes Out at Media, ‘Big Tech’ for Silencing Conservative Speech

Donald Trump Jr. Blasted the left, the media and social media platforms for going against conservatives and censoring free speech, Fox News informed. “Why is the press standing by as the First Amendment erodes?” Tucker […]

Congress Passes New Bill, Targets Moscow with Additional Sanctions

The website of the U.S. Congress has published the latest draft of a new bill targeting Russia with additional sanctions, Unian reported. The bipartisan bill was introduced by Senators Lindsey Graham, Bob Menendez, the late […]

HHS Documents Allege Sexual Abuse Against Minors in Custody

Internal documents from the Department of Health and Human Services show that in the period between 2014-2018 the agency received over 4,500 complaints of sexual abuse against unaccompanied minors. During that same period, another 1,303 […]

Trump Paints North Korean Potential As ‘Great Economic Power’

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday continued to press the theme of North Korea’s economic potential, saying that successful denuclearization talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un could help turn the country “into a […]

Kamala Harris Defends Green New Deal Despite Estimated Costs

Democratic presidential hopeful Kamala Harris stood in defence of the Green New Deal despite its cost estimates which are vehemently high, Fox News informed. She fully endorsed the agreement, although Republicans have cited nonpartisan estimates […]

Rep. Matt Gaetz Apologizes for Tweet Suggesting Michael Cohen Has ‘Girlfriends’

Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz issued an apology late Tuesday over a tweet about Michael Cohen in which he claims that President Trump’s former attorney had been unfaithful to his wife, and stated that his words […]

House Rejects Trump Emergency Declaration, Setting up Potential Veto Showdown

Democrats on Tuesday pushed unprecedented legislation in order to block Trump’s national emergency declaration to allocate billions of additional dollars to his southern border wall, raising the prospect that Trump might issue his first-ever veto […]

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Responds to Ivanka Trump’s Comments on Green New Deal

Shortly after the President’s daughter and senior White House adviser Ivanka Trump said Americans don’t want to be guaranteed a minimum wage but rather work for it, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez fired back, saying that “a […]

Tens of Thousands of Visas Rejected Under President’s Travel Ban

The State Department denied over 37,000 visa applications last year as a result of President Donald Trump’s travel ban, data released by the agency shows. A spokesperson for the State Department confirmed that visa applications […]

Cohen to Testify Against President, Call Him a ‘Cheat’

President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen is set to testify before the House Oversight and Reform Committee that his former boss was familiar with efforts by his longtime adviser Roger Stone to contact […]

February 26, 2019 Lisa Clayton

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Teenagers Look Ahead – Ideological Self-Perceptions of Parties – Top Issues

Your Daily Polling Update for Tuesday, February 26, 2019 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 44% Same as yesterday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on five polls, ranging from 41% (Reuters) to 49% (Rasmussen). Without these […]

February 26, 2019 Focus Washington

House Says It Has Proof Trump Trump Requested Ally to Be in Charge of Cohen Probe

The House Judiciary Committee said it had proof that can back the report that President Donald Trump demanded from ex-acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker to put U.S. attorney Geoffrey Berman in charge of a probe […]