Year: 2019

Democratic presidential hopeful Kirsten Gillibrand made a comparation between the Green New Deal and NASA’s race for the Moon in the 1960s, saying that “global climate change… is the greatest threat to humanity we have,” […]

SEC Attack on Musk Pushes Tesla Shares Lower

Shares in Tesla could fall by a fifth in value if the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s latest attack on Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk sees the regulator again push for his removal, according to […]

U.S. Climate and Oceans Agency in Midst of Leadership Shake-Up

The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which has been without a permanent leader since President Donald Trump took office in January 2017, is in the midst of a leadership shake-up, Nature writes. Timothy […]

Ocasio-Cortez Blasts GOP Senator Over Mussolini Quote

Republican Senator John Cornyn was slammed by Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez after he quoted Italian fascist dictator Benito Musolini, Newsweek reported. The Texas senator then explained that this was an attempt to “remind or teach” democratic socialists […]

Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif Resigns amid U.S. Confrontation

Iran’s foreign minister and architect of the landmark nuclear deal, Javad Zarif, resigned on Monday, hobbling the relatively moderate government of President Hassan Rouhani and its chances of keeping the pact alive, Wall Street Journal […]

Warren Buffett Says He’d Support Bloomberg for President

The legendary investor Warren Buffet stated in an interview Monday stated that he would give his support to Michael Bloomberg if he decides to enter the presidential race in 2020, Fox News informed. Bloomberg, who […]

Rep. Omar Deletes Tweets that Sparked Political Firestorm

Freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., has deleted her controversial tweets which triggered bipartisan backlash on Capitol Hill, Fox News informed. First, Omar deleted three posts which were considered anti-Semitic by some people. This kind of […]

India Launches Air Strikes Across Disputed Border with Pakistan

India said it has conducted air strikes on an alleged terrorist training camp across the Line of Control (LoC), the de facto border between India and Pakistan in the disputed Kashmir region, in a significant […]

North Korea’s Kim Arrives in Vietnam for Trump Summit

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un arrived in Vietnam on Tuesday for a summit with President Donald Trump, where both will try to reach agreement on how to implement North Korea’s denuclearization process, Reuters writes. The […]

February 25, 2019 Lisa Clayton

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: New Hampshire Senate, President – Sexual Harassment Problem

Your Daily Polling Update for Monday, February 25, 2019 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 44% Same as Friday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on four polls, ranging from 41% (Reuters) to 49% (Rasmussen). Without these […]

Putin Himself Could Handle Case of Jailed U.S. Investor

The company of jailed U.S. businessman Michael Calvey, Moscow-based private equity group Baring Vostok, has written an open letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin, urging him to intervene in the arrest of a U.S. citizen, […]

What North Korean Defectors Think Will Happen at Second Trump-Kim Summit

Arguably no group is more surprised by the rapidly changing image of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un than the 30,000 people who successfully escaped his country for a new life in the south, CNN reports. […]

Donald Trump Blasts Spike Lee over ‘Racist Hit’ during Oscars Acceptance Speech

On Monday, President Donald Trump attacked Spike Lee after the legendary director took a shot at him while he made a speech at the Oscars, accepting his award, Fox News informed. “Be nice if Spike […]

Iran Releases French Woman Detained Since October

Iran has released a French businesswoman detained for nearly four months, IRNA news agency reported. The Sunday report quotes the spokesman for the Iranian foreign ministry, Bahram Ghasemi, as saying Iran has released Nelly Erin-Cambervelle, […]

Saudi Arabia Appoints First Female Ambassador to U.S.

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has appointed its first female ambassador to the United States, who is to replace Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s younger brother, Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz. The new ambassador, […]

Trump Delays China Tariff Hike, Announces Xi Summit, Citing ‘Substantial Progress’ in Trade Talks

President Donald Trump revealed on Sunday that he would delay the implementation of the planned tariff hikes on hundreds of goods imported from China, citing “substantial progress” in high-level trade talks between the two nations, […]

White House to Establish Panel to Review Climate Change Conclusions

The White House will set up a panel of scientists to re-evaluate the government’s findings on climate change and the negative impacts of burning fossil fuels, three senior administration officials said. The officials noted that […]

Politics

Democrats to Subpoena Mueller Report If It’s not Made Public

House Democrats are intent on getting their hands on the special counsel’s report and are willing to subpoena Robert Mueller to testify before the chamber’s Intelligence Committee, Representative Adam Schiff said. Schiff, who serves as […]

February 25, 2019 Sara Corcoran

Born in Ireland but Made in the USA… of Brick and Block

The antipathy is rooted in differing objectives and constituencies; management is tasked with maximizing profits for stakeholders, while unions are tasked with advocating and protecting the employment rights of their members, who in turn use […]

Trump Believes Prospects of China Trade Deal Are ‘Good’

President Donald Trump said Friday that he believes the U.S. was close to reaching a trade deal with China, sentiment echoed by his counterpart Xi Jinping, who called on the two countries to strengthen their […]

Maduro Warned that Human Rights Violations Will Not ‘Go Unpunished’

Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro received a starch warning by the White House that claimed that any “egregious” violations of human rights by his government’s troops will not “go unpunished” as Maduro’s forces seek to keep foreign aid […]

Syrian Kurds Welcome Trump’s Reversal on Troops

The U.S.’s main ally in the fight against Islamic State welcomed President Donald Trump’s decision to leave U.S. troops in Syria, a change in American plans that the Syrian Kurds have lobbied for ever since […]

Trump to Nominate Envoy to Canada Kelly Craft for UN Ambassador

President Donald Trump said on Friday he was nominating Kelly Craft, currently the U.S. ambassador to Canada, to replace Nikki Haley as his envoy to the United Nations after a four-month search, Reuters writes. Craft, […]

New England Patriots Owner Kraft Charged in Florida Prostitution Sting

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft was charged in Florida with soliciting prostitution, after being captured on video engaging in sex acts with a worker at a massage parlor, police said on Friday, Reuters reported. […]

February 22, 2019 Lisa Clayton

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Arizona Senate – Oscar Picks – Candidate Ratings

Your Daily Polling Update for Friday, February 22, 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 […]

Iran Still Holding Up Its End of Nuclear Agreement, IAEA Says

Tehran has remained within the key limits on its nuclear activities imposed by its 2015 deal with major powers despite growing pressure from newly reimposed U.S. sanctions, a report by the U.N. nuclear watchdog indicated […]

Trans Woman Dies after Deportation to El Salvador

An advocacy group for transgender people claims that a trans woman has been murdered just after she was deported back from the United States to her birthplace of El Salvador. According to a statement by […]

RDIF Head Urges Court to Release U.S. Investor Calvey

The head of Russia’s sovereign wealth fund RDIF has appealed to a court in Moscow to move U.S. investor Michael Calvey and several other detained executives of the Baring Vostok private equity group to house […]

Democrats Blame Trump for Keeping Congress in the Dark on North Korea

Democratic lawmakers leading key House national security committees on Thursday accused President Donald Trump of keeping Congress in the dark about his administration’s talks with North Korea and the state of the regime’s nuclear weapons […]

New Jersey Dems Pass Bill Obliging Trump to Publish Tax Returns

Democrats in the Senate of New Jersey passed a bill requiring President Donald Trump to make his tax returns public, or he will be blocked from running for the 2020 presidential election. Newsweek reports that […]