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Trump Mocks Biden’s Record, Says Former VP Has Spent Career on ‘Wrong Side of History’

August 28, 2020 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump spent a large portion of his Republican-nomination acceptance speech Thursday night slamming Democratic opponent Joe Biden’s record in the Senate and as vice president, Fox News informed. “Biden’s record is a shameful roll […]

Tom Cotton Praises Trump’s Foreign Policy, Says Biden Presidency Would Be ‘Weak and Dangerous’

August 28, 2020 Focus Washington

Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., drew a sharp distinction between President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden when it comes to foreign policy during his speech Thursday night at the Republican National Convention, Fox News informed. “[Donald Trump] puts […]

Fed Adopts Average Inflation Target, Elevates Jobs Focus

August 27, 2020 Focus Washington

The Federal Reserve on Thursday rolled out a sweeping rewrite of its approach to monetary policy, putting new weight on bolstering the U.S. labor market and less on worries about too-high inflation, Reuters reported. The […]

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Job Security – Mail-in Ballots – Favorability Ratings

August 27, 2020 John Ganjei

Your Daily Polling Update for Thursday, August 27, 2020 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 44%Same as yesterday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on five polls, ranging from 42% (Politico) to 47% (Rasmussen). Without these extremes […]

NBA Postpones Wednesday’s Playoff Games as Players Protest Shooting of Jacob Blake

August 27, 2020 Focus Washington

All three NBA playoff games scheduled for Wednesday were postponed as players protested the shooting Sunday of Jacob Blake, the league said. The games will be rescheduled, CNBC reports. “The NBA and the National Basketball […]

GOP Set to Propose Smaller Coronavirus Stimulus Bill

August 27, 2020 Focus Washington

Republicans are working on a more narrow coronavirus stimulus bill that they could release to members of Congress as soon as this week, two senior administration officials and three people briefed on the matter told […]

U.S. Says Testing Not Needed for Some Exposed to COVID-19

August 27, 2020 Focus Washington

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said this week that people exposed to COVID-19 but not symptomatic may not need to be tested, shocking doctors and politicians and prompting accusations the guidance […]

TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer Quits After Less Than Three Months as U.S. Plans Ban

August 27, 2020 Focus Washington

TikTok Chief Executive Officer Kevin Mayer has left short video app firm just three months since joining – and days after TikTok sued the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump over an executive order banning […]

Wisconsin Investigators Say Knife Found at Scene of Police Shooting of Jacob Blake

August 27, 2020 Focus Washington

Investigators of a shooting by a white police officer that left a Black man, Jacob Blake Jr., paralyzed and the town of Kenosha, Wisconsin, torn by civil strife found a knife belonging to Blake at […]

U.S. Vice President Pence Warns Against Biden Win

August 27, 2020 Focus Washington

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday cast the re-election of President Donald Trump as critical to preserving America’s safety and economic viability, while cautioning Democrat Joe Biden would set the country on a path […]

Saudi Crown Prince Barrels Ahead With Big Projects to Boost Economy

August 27, 2020 Focus Washington

Saudi Arabia is pushing ahead with multibillion-dollar plans to build a spate of new cities despite the coronavirus pandemic and depressed oil prices, betting that projects closely associated with the crown prince will kick-start its […]

U.S. ‘Won’t Cede an Inch’ in Pacific, Esper Says in Swipe at China

August 27, 2020 Focus Washington

The United States has a responsibility to lead in the Pacific and “won’t cede an inch” to other countries that think their political system is better, U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Wednesday in […]

U.S. Officials See No Evidence of Foreign Meddling With Mail-In Ballots

August 26, 2020 Focus Washington

American intelligence and law enforcement agencies have not found evidence indicating that foreign governments are trying to interfere with mail-in balloting ahead of the Nov. 3 U.S. presidential election, officials said on Wednesday, Reuters reported. […]

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: New State Polls – Coronavirus – Closest States Last Time

August 26, 2020 John Ganjei

Your Daily Polling Update for Wednesday, August 26, 2020 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 44%Up 1 from yesterday RON’S COMMENT: Most of the interviewing for today’s polls was conducted right after the Democratic “convention” and it […]

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New Cases of the Coronavirus Are Going Down Across Most of the U.S.

August 26, 2020 Focus Washington

White House coronavirus advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci warned members of Congress in late June that the U.S. might report more than 100,000 daily new cases of the virus “if this does not turn around.” But […]

Kremlin Defies Calls to Probe Navalny Illness, Says Poisoning Not Certain

August 26, 2020 Focus Washington

The Kremlin said on Tuesday it saw no need for now to investigate circumstances leading up to opposition politician Alexei Navalny’s grave illness, and that a German clinic’s initial diagnosis of poisoning was not yet […]

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, U.S. Tensions Raise Taiwan Conflict Fears

August 26, 2020 Focus Washington

Numerous Chinese and U.S. military exercises, Taiwan missiles tracking Chinese fighters and plummeting China-U.S. ties make for a heady cocktail of tension that is raising fears of conflict touched off by a crisis over Taiwan, […]

GOP Convention Touts Trump Trade Deals, Despite Mixed Results

August 26, 2020 Focus Washington

Speakers at the Republican convention on Tuesday night touted President Donald Trump’s “tough-on-trade” approach as a key argument for his re-election in November, although results have been mixed, especially with a key China deal, Reuters […]

Wisconsin Unrest Flares for Third Night Over Police Shooting of Black Man

August 26, 2020 Focus Washington

A Black man shot in the back by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, was left paralyzed and “fighting for his life,” his family and lawyers said on Tuesday, hours before protesters and authorities clashed for a […]

Pompeo Convention Speech for Trump From Jerusalem Sparks Criticism, Investigation

August 26, 2020 Focus Washington

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo praised President Donald Trump’s foreign policy record in a Republican National Convention speech on Tuesday that Democrats criticized as a breach of protocol and perhaps the law, Reuters informed. Speaking […]

Oil Holds Near Five-Month High on U.S. Output Cuts and Inventories

August 26, 2020 Focus Washington

Oil rose towards $46 a barrel on Wednesday, near the highest since March, lifted by U.S. producers shutting most of their offshore Gulf of Mexico output ahead of Hurricane Laura and a report showing a […]

Melania Trump Recognizes the Pandemic’s Painful Toll as GOP Convention Ignores It

August 26, 2020 Focus Washington

For two hours, President Donald Trump got his “miracle” – the pandemic did just disappear – in the false reality of the Republican National Convention – and then, the first lady strode into her newly […]

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Catholic Voters – Trump on the Issues – Louisiana, California – Tuesday Trivia

August 25, 2020 John Ganjei

Your Daily Polling Update for Tuesday, August 25, 2020 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 43%Same as yesterday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on four polls, ranging from 39% (Politico) to 49% (Rasmussen). Without these extremes […]

Chris Wallace Says the RNC is ‘Really the Trump Convention’ as Gathering Kicks off

August 25, 2020 Focus Washington

The 2020 Republican National Convention is “really the Trump convention,” suggested “Fox News Sunday” host Chris Wallace during Fox News special coverage of the first night of the quadrennial gathering. Wallace noted that the most recent GOP president before Trump, George […]

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Tim Scott Slams Biden on Race Record, Says Democrats Want ‘Cultural Revolution’

August 25, 2020 Focus Washington

GOP Sen. Tim Scott used his headlining slot Monday on the Republican National Convention’s first night to deliver a powerful address sounding optimistic notes about the country’s potential while slamming Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on everything […]

Economists Offer Bleak View of Trump’s First Term, Citing Deglobalization Trends and ‘Protectionism’

August 25, 2020 Focus Washington

The Republican National Convention kicked off on Monday, giving party leaders a chance to showcase what they see as the biggest victories of President Donald Trump’s first term, CNBC writes. CNBC sat down with several […]

Powell Set to Deliver ‘Profoundly Consequential’ Speech, Changing How the Fed Views Inflation

August 25, 2020 Focus Washington

History will remember Paul Volcker and Jerome Powell as standing on the opposite ends of the inflation canyon, with the former taking desperate actions to try to tamp it down and the latter expected this […]

New U.S. Move to Push Saudi Arabia to Normalize Relations With Israel

August 25, 2020 Focus Washington

Informed sources said that Jared Kushner, the senior adviser and son-in-law of the President Donald Trump, will visit Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Oman in early September to persuade Gulf leaders to normalize relations with Israel, […]

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Pandemic Pace Slows Worldwide Except for Southeast Asia, Eastern Mediterranean

August 25, 2020 Focus Washington

The COVID-19 pandemic is still expanding, but the rise in cases and deaths has slowed globally, except for southeast Asia and the eastern Mediterranean regions, the World Health Organization (WHO) said, Reuters informed. In its […]

Pompeo Address to Republicans at Odds With Instruction to His Own Diplomats

August 25, 2020 Focus Washington

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will speak to the Republican National Convention this week despite having told U.S. diplomats that presidential appointees may not take part in any such partisan political activity, Reuters reports. Pompeo’s […]

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