Month: January 2020

The U.S. State Department will do everything necessary to determine whether former U.S. ambassador Marie Yovanovitch was under threat in Ukraine, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday, Reuters informs. Documents released this week […]

Bad Weather Delays SpaceX Simulated Rocket Failure Test

Bad weather forced Elon Musk’s SpaceX to delay until Sunday a test in which it will destroy one of its own rockets in a trial of a crucial emergency abort system on an unmanned astronaut […]

Starr, Dershowitz Join Trump Impeachment Team

President Donald Trump turned to some legal heavyweights to help defend him in his Senate impeachment trial with the addition on Friday of former independent counsel Ken Starr, who paved the way for former President […]

Trump Says Constitution Under Attack on Gun Laws

President Donald Trump took aim at Virginia Democrats and their push to stiffen the state’s gun laws, saying that the U.S. Constitution was under attack just as thousands of armed militia members began arriving in […]

Schwarzenegger Thinks Green New Deal is ‘Bogus’

Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said that he likes the idea of the Green New Deal but he thinks that is bogus. “Something that is very well-intentioned, but, I think, bogus,” he said in an […]

January 17, 2020 John Ganjei

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: British Royal Family – Removal from Office, Trial Witnesses – Sanctions – New Hampshire

Your Daily Polling Update for Friday, January 17, 2020 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 45%Same as yesterday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on four polls. The range is 41% (Reuters) to 49% (Rasmussen). Without these […]

Navy Says if Classified UFO Files are Released ‘Grave Damage to US Security’ Could be Done

The Navy said that they have top-secret information about unidentified flying objects (UFOs) that could cause “exceptionally grave damage to the National Security of the United States” if made public. A Navy representative responded to […]

11 Americans Were Hurt in Iranian Strike, Military Says

Eleven American troops were treated for concussions after Iranian missiles struck two Iraqi bases where the servicemembers were stationed, the military said on Thursday, contradicting earlier statements by President Donald Trump that no Americans had […]

Sanders Tied With Biden Among Registered Voters: Reuters Poll

Senator Bernie Sanders has been steadily climbing in popularity this year and is now tied with former Vice President Joe Biden for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination among registered voters, according to a Reuters/Ipsos national […]

Trump Impeachment Trial Opens

The Senate impeachment trial on whether to remove President Donald Trump from office formally began on Thursday even as a congressional watchdog found that the White House broke the law by withholding security aid for […]

Taliban Open to 10-Day Ceasefire With U.S.

The Taliban will implement a 10-day ceasefire with U.S. troops, a reduction in violence with Afghan forces and discussions with Afghan government officials if it reaches a deal with U.S. negotiators in talks in Doha, […]

China Posts Weakest Growth in Three Decades

China’s economic growth cooled to its weakest in nearly 30 years in 2019 amid a bruising trade war with the United States, and more stimulus is expected this year as Beijing tries to boost sluggish […]

Khamenei Says Trump Is a ‘Clown’ Who Will Betray Iranians

Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said President Donald Trump is a “clown” who only pretends to support the Iranian people but will “push a poisonous dagger” into their backs, as he struck a defiant […]

Buttigieg Burns UK Royal Family Drama, while Praises US System

Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg, during a rally in Iowa on Thursday, used the British royal drama with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, telling voters that he is proud to be a part of the […]

January 16, 2020 John Ganjei

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Trump Support on Iran Rising – Wisconsin, Florida, Michigan

Your Daily Polling Update for Thursday, January 16, 2020 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 45%Same as yesterday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on four polls, ranging from 41% (Reuters) to 51% (Rasmussen). Without these extremes, […]

Rain and Hail Pelt Fire-Ravaged Australian States

Severe thunderstorms are pelting some regions of Australia suffering from historic wildfires with powerful rain and large hail, CNN writes. The storms could bring some much-needed relief to the firefighters battling some of the worst […]

Elon Musk Closing in on a $350 Million Payday

Elon Musk is getting close to the first big payday from his massive stock package. In 2018, Tesla shareholders approved a pay package for Musk that pays him only in company stock options, and only if […]

Democratic Senators Could Force Vote to Block Trump Border Wall Funding

Senior Democratic senators said on Wednesday that they would try to force another vote to stop U.S. President Donald Trump from taking billions of dollars from the Department of Defense budget to pay for a […]

Tehran Accuses Europe of Yielding to Bullish Trump

Iran said on Thursday three European states had succumbed to “high school bully” Donald Trump when they triggered a dispute mechanism in a nuclear pact the U.S. president opposes, a step that could eventually lead […]

House Democrats Deliver Impeachment Articles to the Senate

After weeks of rhetorical fire and fury, a handful of U.S. House members walked quietly across a hushed Capitol on Wednesday to deliver articles of impeachment to the Senate, paving the way for the trial […]

China, U.S. Sign Initial Trade Deal

China will boost purchases of U.S. goods and services by $200 billion over two years in exchange for the rolling back of some tariffs under an initial trade deal signed by the world’s two largest […]

Russian PM Medvedev Submits Resignation to Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed a constitutional overhaul Wednesday to boost the powers of parliament and the Cabinet, a move signaling Putin’s intention to carve out a new position for himself after his current term […]

Warren-Sanders Fight Raises Alarm as Democrats Divide

Senators and democratic presidential candidates Elizabeth Warren and Senator Bernie Sanders continued with their spar with Warren accusing Sanders of calling her a liar during Tuesday night’s debate in a tense conversation between two caught […]

SpaceX to Blow Up Rocket Midair on Saturday Morning in Crew Dragon’s Inflight Abort Test

SpaceX is set to launch it’s Crew Dragon capsule early Saturday, as part of a critical abort test that will simulate a Falcon 9 rocket broke apart over the Atlantic Ocean. Forecasters with the 45th […]

January 15, 2020 John Ganjei

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Debate Analysis – North Carolina Senate – California, North Carolina, Nevada

Your Daily Polling Update for Wednesday, January 15, 2020 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 45%Up 1 from yesterday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on five polls, ranging from 42% (NPR/PBS) to 49% (Rasmussen). Without these […]

Congress Seeks Investigation Into Pro-Iran Lobby Group

Congressional leaders have petitioned the Trump administration to investigate a pro-Iran lobbying organization that has long faced accusations of acting as the Islamic Republic’s unregistered mouthpiece in America, the Washington Free Beacon reported. A group […]

Northam to Ban Guns Before Capitol Rally Next Week

Virginia Governor Ralph Northam is determined to declare emergency in order to ban individuals from carrying weapons prior to a rally scheduled for next week over firearm rights, reports say. Northam is planning to announce […]

Senate to Kick off Impeachment Trial

The Senate is set to kick off Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, an excruciating procedure which, according to senators is expected to be extremely partisan and to extend after the State of the Union address at […]

Iran Social Media Posts Call for Additional Protests

Iranian social media posts urged citizens to take to the streets for a fifth day on Wednesday, after public anger erupted following the belated admission by the authorities that they had shot down a passenger […]

Washington, Beijing Set to Sign Massive Purchases Deal

The U.S.-China trade war is set to enter a new, quieter phase on Wednesday as President Donald Trump and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He sign an initial trade deal that aims to vastly increase Chinese […]