Month: August 2020

The Senate unanimously passed a bill Thursday that would ban the Chinese social media giant TikTok from all government devices, sending it to the President’s desk, Fox News informed. “In light of all we know, it is unthinkable to me that […]

New York Sues to Break up NRA, Accuses It of Corruption

New York state’s attorney general sued to dissolve the National Rifle Association on Thursday, alleging senior leaders of the non-profit group diverted millions of dollars for personal use and to buy the silence and loyalty […]

NFL Legend Brett Favre Says Trump Golf Outing Was ‘an Honor,’ Praises President’s Skills

Legendary NFL quarterback Brett Favre said Thursday that it was “an honor” to become the latest sports star to play a round of golf with President Trump late last month. Trump invited Favre to tee off at his National Golf […]

Rep. Buck Wants Twitter’s Jack Dorsey to Testify about ‘Censorship of Conservatives’ and ‘Cozy’ Relationship with China

Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colo., on Thursday called for Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to testify before Congress to address allegations of conservative content censorship and political bias, Fox News informed. Fox News spoke with Buck and asked if there were any plans […]

Trump Slams Biden for Latino Diversity Comments: ‘What a ‘Dumb’ Thing to Say!’

President Donald Trump joined in the chorus of harsh criticisms of Joe Biden after remarks contrasting diversity in the Black and Latino populations, Fox News informed. “Wow! Joe Biden just lost the entire African American community,” Trump tweeted Thursday. […]

Kanye West Indicates he is Running for President to Siphon Votes from Joe Biden

Kanye West hinted that his presidential campaign is designed to spoil former Vice President Joe Biden’s bid to unseat President Donald Trump this November, according to a new report, Fox News informed. West and a Forbes editor were exchanging messages […]

Joe Biden’s Thinking Muddled by ‘Racist Concepts,’ Ohio Republican Claims

Joe Biden’s “racist concepts” may be to blame for recent controversial statements the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee made about the nation’s Black and Latino communities, an Ohio Republican says, Fox News informed. Ken Blackwell, an African-American conservative activist who […]

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Iowa, Alabama, South Carolina, Texas Senate Polls – Strong Support for Anti-Pandemic Proposals – Better Off?

August 6, 2020 John Ganjei

Your Daily Polling Update for Thursday, August 6, 2020 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 43%Down 1 from Tuesday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on six polls, ranging from 40% (Reuters, Politico) to 48% (Rasmussen). Without […]

Trump Admin Wants to See ‘Untrusted’ Chinese Apps Like TikTok and WeChat Removed From U.S. App Stores

The Trump administration wants to remove “untrusted” Chinese tech apps like TikTok and WeChat from U.S. app stores, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Wednesday, detailing a new five-pronged “Clean Network” effort aimed at […]

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 Claims It Has No Intention of ‘Becoming Another United States’

China’s top diplomat has called out the U.S. for attempting to start a new Cold War between the two largest economies, and in the process plunging the world into “chaos and division”, CNBC reported. In […]

White House, Congress to Resume Coronavirus Talks on Major Issues

Top congressional Democrats and White House officials will try again on Thursday to find a compromise on legislation that would enable Congress to come to the aid of Americans reeling from the effects of the […]

World Shares Mixed as Investors Watch Talks on U.S. Stimulus

Stocks were mixed in Europe and Asia on Thursday as investors watched to see if lawmakers will come ahead with fresh stimulus for a U.S. economy struggling with shutdowns as new coronavirus outbreaks flare, The […]

CDC Says Some Sickened After Swallowing Hand Sanitizer

Fifteen cases of methanol poisoning caused by swallowing alcohol-based hand sanitizers were reported in Arizona and New Mexico in May and June, leading to four deaths, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) […]

Two U.S. Senators Seek Ban on Collecting Customer Biometric Data Without Consent

Two U.S. senators are proposing legislation to prohibit private companies from collecting biometric data without consumers and employees’ consent, Reuters writes. Democratic Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon said this week he is introducing the reform […]

Facebook, Twitter, YouTube Pull Trump Posts Over Coronavirus Misinformation

Facebook on Wednesday took down a post by U.S. President Donald Trump, which the company said violated its rules against sharing misinformation about the coronavirus, Reuters reported. The post contained a video clip, from an […]

Lebanon Mourns Victims of Devastating Blast, Searches for Missing

Lebanon mourned on Thursday the victims of the most powerful blast to hit the country that was already being crushed by an economic crisis, as rescuers searched for those missing since the explosion that flattened […]

Qatar Financed ‘Weapons Deliveries’ to Hezbollah According to New Dossier

Qatar allegedly financed “weapons deliveries” to Hezbollah as early as 2017, according to a new dossier seen by American news site Fox News. A private security contractor who penetrated Qatar’s weapons procurement business told Fox […]

Fauci Says Regulators Promise Politics Will Not Guide Vaccine Timing

U.S. regulators have assured scientists that political pressure will not determine when a coronavirus vaccine is approved even as the White House hopes to have one ready ahead of the November presidential election, the country’s […]

Tlaib Leading Establishment Primary Challenger as Votes Trickle in

Progressive “Squad” member Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., is leading her establishment primary challenger as votes trickle in Wednesday morning, a sign of what could be yet another win for the progressive wing of the Democratic Party, Fox News informed. […]

Biden Campaign Shelling out $280M for Ad Buy Targeting 15 States

Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden‘s campaign announced a $280 million advertising blitz on Wednesday, outlining a plan to target 15 states — including traditional battleground states — starting in the fall, Fox News informed. The ad buy, which […]

The Fed Is Expected to Make a Major Commitment to Ramping up Inflation Soon

In the next few months, the Federal Reserve will be solidifying a policy outline that would commit it to low rates for years as it pursues an agenda of higher inflation and a return to […]

Chasm Grows Between Trump and Government Coronavirus Experts

In the early days of the coronavirus crisis, President Donald Trump was flanked in the White House briefing room by a team of public health experts in a seeming portrait of unity to confront the […]

Saudi Arabia Forces Iranian Boats to Leave Territorial Waters

Saudi Arabia has said that three Iranian boats were “forced” to leave its territorial waters last week, Middle East Monitor reported. The incident comes at a time of high tension between Riyadh and Tehran. According […]

U.S. Coronavirus Fraud Losses Near $100 Million as COVID Scams Double

U.S. losses from coronavirus-related fraud and identity theft have reached nearly $100 million since the pandemic emerged in March, while complaints of COVID-19 scams have at least doubled in most states, a consumer protection group […]

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Global Coronavirus Deaths Exceed 700,000

The global death toll from the coronavirus surpassed 700,000 on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally, with the United States, Brazil, India and Mexico leading the rise in fatalities. Nearly 5,900 people are dying every […]

Toll Expected to Rise in Blast That Shook Beirut, Killing 100

Lebanese rescue workers dug through rubble looking for survivors of a powerful warehouse explosion that shook the capital Beirut, killing 100 people and injuring nearly 4,000 in a toll that officials expected to rise, Reuters […]

U.S. Representative Maloney declares victory in New York Democratic primary

U.S. Representative Carolyn Maloney, who has represented a New York City district in Congress since 1993, declared victory in a hard-fought Democratic primary on Tuesday, defeating progressive challenger Suraj Patel, Reuters reported. Maloney announced the […]

Trump’s Bid for a Cut of Microsoft-Tiktok Deal Could Spur Legal Action

President Donald Trump’s unprecedented demand that the United States get a cut of the proceeds from the forced sale of Chinese internet giant ByteDance’s short-video app TikTok is based on an interpretation of U.S law […]

August 4, 2020 Focus Washington

Bolton Accuses Dems of Taking Impeachment ‘Opportunity’ and Turning it into Partisan War

Former national security adviser John Bolton on Tuesday accused Democrats of having taken the “opportunity” of the impeachment inquiry and having driven it “straight into a ditch” by turning it into a partisan fight, Fox News informed. Bolton was […]

August 4, 2020 Focus Washington

Trump Campaign Makes Voter-registration Gains in 3 Key Battleground States

President Donald Trump’s campaign is touting voter-registration gains in three key 2020 battleground states that will have a big impact in determining whether Trump or Joe Biden wins the White House come November, Fox News informed. The uptick […]