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LUNCHTIME POLITICS: More New Polls – Hunter and Joe Biden – Country’s Divisions – Taking a Vaccine

October 30, 2020 John Ganjei

Your Daily Polling Update for Friday, October 30, 2020 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 45%Same as yesterday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on seven polls, ranging from 42% (Reuters, Economist) to 52% (Rasmussen). Without these […]

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Facebook Acknowledges and Fixes Technical Error Affecting Political Ads Days Before the Election

October 30, 2020 Focus Washington

Facebook on Thursday issued an update to political advertisers acknowledging that a technical error in its systems caused a number of ads from both political parties to be improperly paused, CNBC writes. “While this impacted […]

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Biden Maintains Polling Lead Over Trump With Five Days Until Election Day

October 30, 2020 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump is down in the polls against former Vice President Joe Biden, and unlike in Trump’s 2016 race against Hillary Clinton, the gap doesn’t seem to be closing in the final five days […]

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World Stocks Take Fresh Dip as COVID Infection Rate Weighs

October 30, 2020 Focus Washington

World stocks slipped further on Friday and save havens got a fillip as jitters over a rising global COVID-19 infection rate and next week’s U.S. presidential election weighed on sentiment, Reuters writes. A strong central […]

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Biden Says He Wouldn’t Use Threat of Cutting U.S. Troop Levels in Ties With South Korea

October 30, 2020 Focus Washington

Democratic U.S. presidential challenger Joe Biden said that if elected he will strengthen Washington’s alliance with Seoul and not use the threat of reducing U.S. troop levels in South Korea as a bargaining chip, Reuters […]

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Task Force Sees ‘Unrelenting’ COVID-19 Spread; Daily U.S. Cases up by Record 91,000

October 30, 2020 Focus Washington

The White House coronavirus task force warned that much of the country is in the grips of an “unrelenting” surge in COVID-19 cases and urged tough countermeasures, as the number of U.S. infections reported on […]

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As Final Weekend Looms, Trump and Biden to Barnstorm Across Midwest

October 30, 2020 Focus Washington

Ahead of the final weekend before Election Day on Tuesday, President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden will barnstorm across battleground states in the Midwest, including Wisconsin, where the coronavirus pandemic has exploded anew, […]

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Instagram Pauses ‘Recent’ Search Listings on U.S. Site to Stop Fake Election News

October 30, 2020 Focus Washington

Instagram said on Thursday it was making changes to its image sharing platform for U.S. users to prevent the spread of misinformation around the Nov. 3 presidential election, Reuters reported. For users in the United […]

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Record-Breaking Early Voting in U.S. Election Tops 80 Million

October 30, 2020 Focus Washington

More than 80 million Americans have cast ballots in the U.S. presidential election, according to a tally on Thursday from the U.S. Elections Project at the University of Florida, setting the stage for the highest […]

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LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Poll Watching Advice – Biden Leads Most Swing States – Senate Race Update

October 29, 2020 John Ganjei

Your Daily Polling Update for Thursday, October 29, 2020 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 45%Same as yesterday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on six polls, ranging from 42% (Reuters, Economist) to 52% (Rasmussen). Without these […]

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Biden Campaign Touts Military Support in New TV Commercial

October 29, 2020 Focus Washington

With five days to go until Election Day on Nov. 3, Joe Biden’s campaign on Thursday is going up with a new TV commercial in key battleground states that spotlights the Democratic presidential nominee’s support […]

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Hillary Clinton to Serve as Democratic Elector for NY

October 29, 2020 Focus Washington

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton confirmed that New York voters who choose the Democratic ticket for president on their ballots will technically be voting for her, along with the 28 others who will serve as […]

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U.S. Accuses Syria of Delaying Constitution Ahead of Election

October 29, 2020 Focus Washington

The U.S. and several Western allies on Tuesday accused the Syrian regime of deliberately delaying the drafting of a new constitution to waste time until presidential elections in 2021, and avoid UN-supervised voting as called […]

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The Worst Is Over For Oil Markets, Saudi Energy Minister Claims

October 29, 2020 Focus Washington

The worst of the oil market is behind us, Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said on Monday at CERAWeek’s India Energy Forum, OilPrice reported. “We are still vigilant. I think there is […]

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Trump Gives Arizona’s McSally ‘One Minute’ Onstage during Rally as She Lags in Polls

October 29, 2020 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump allowed Sen. Martha McSally some stage time during his rally in Goodyear, Ariz., on Wednesday, but didn’t appear to extend to her the typical enthusiasm he generally reserves for Republican leaders when visiting campaign […]

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Girl Scouts Delete Social Media Post Congratulating Amy Coney Barrett on Supreme Court Appointment

October 29, 2020 Focus Washington

The Girl Scouts of America deleted a social media post on its official Twitter and Facebook pages Wednesday evening congratulating Amy Coney Barrett on her appointment to the Supreme Court, Fox News informed. The original post, shared by FOX […]

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Jim Biden Refuses to Answer Questions about Family’s Business Dealings

October 29, 2020 Focus Washington

Jim Biden, the brother of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, refused to answer questions Wednesday when approached by Fox News outside a house in Maryland about claims the former vice president had knowledge about the […]

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Man Arrested at Trump Rally in Maine Carrying Knife and Wooden Baton

October 29, 2020 Focus Washington

A man wielding a knife and wooden baton was arrested at a campaign rally for President Donald Trump in Maine Wednesday where South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem appeared, Fox News informed. Peter Beitzell, 58, allegedly […]

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Portland Delays Vote on $18M in Police Cuts: Report

October 29, 2020 Focus Washington

More than 150 people addressed the city council of Portland, Ore., on Wednesday regarding the panel’s plans to slash $18 million more from the city’s police budget, according to a report, Fox News informed. After […]

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Trump Jr. Warns Election Is ‘about Freedom Versus Tyranny, Capitalism Versus Socialism and Communism’

October 29, 2020 Focus Washington

The Democrats’ “endgame” is to transform America into a far-left, Marxist state where dissent is not permitted, Donald Trump Jr. told “Hannity” Wednesday night, Fox News informed. Apparently referring to ongoing rioting in Philadelphia following the […]

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U.S. Strikes Deal With Lilly for Potential COVID-19 Antibody Drug

October 28, 2020 Focus Washington

The U.S. government will pay as much as $1.19 billion to Eli Lilly and Co to secure nearly 1 million doses of its experimental COVID-19 antibody treatment, a drug similar to a treatment that U.S. […]

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LUNCHTIME POLITICS: National Polls Vary – Tina Smith Leads in Minnesota, North Carolina Senate Close

October 28, 2020 John Ganjei

Your Daily Polling Update for Wednesday, October 28, 2020 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 45%Same as yesterday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on four polls, ranging from 42% (CNBC, Economist) to 52% (Rasmussen). The fourth […]

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Facebook Political Advertisers Say Their Ads Are Being Blocked Even Though They Follow the Rules

October 28, 2020 Focus Washington

Political advertisers say they’re having trouble with ads that were already approved before Facebook began its planned blackout period for new political ads leading up to the election, CNBC informed. Facebook announced last month that […]

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Biden, Obama and Harris Work in Concert to Reach Crucial Voting Blocs in the Home Stretch

October 28, 2020 Focus Washington

For two men whose political legacies are deeply intertwined, the contrast between Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his former boss, President Barack Obama, was a sharp one on Tuesday, CNBC informed. In Warm Springs, […]

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Trump Election Website Defaced, Campaign Working With Law Enforcement

October 28, 2020 Focus Washington

The presidential election campaign of Donald Trump says its official website was defaced earlier on Tuesday and that it is working with law enforcement to investigate the source of the attack, Reuters informed. The campaign […]

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U.S. Early Voting Tops 70 Million, Continuing Historic Pace

October 28, 2020 Focus Washington

More than 70 million Americans have cast ballots in the U.S. presidential election, more than half the total turnout of the 2016 election with one week to go until Election Day, according to a Tuesday […]

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Oil Falls 2% as Rise in U.S. Crude Stocks Fans Oversupply Fears

October 28, 2020 Focus Washington

Oil prices slid about 2 percent on Wednesday, giving up most of the previous day’s gains, as a surge in U.S. crude stocks and growing coronavirus infections in the United States and Europe fanned fears […]

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COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations Surge, Governors Crack Down

October 28, 2020 Focus Washington

Nearly half a million people have contracted COVID-19 in the United States over the last seven days, according to a Reuters tally, as new cases and hospitalizations set records in the Midwest. Coronavirus hot spots […]

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Trump Questions Counting Late Ballots as Biden Preaches Unity in Georgia

October 28, 2020 Focus Washington

Republican President Donald Trump questioned the integrity of the U.S. election again on Tuesday, saying it would be “inappropriate” to take extra time to count the tens of millions of ballots cast by mail in […]

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China Accuses U.S. of Deflecting Blame as Diplomatic Row Shifts to Climate

October 28, 2020 Focus Washington

A senior Chinese official accused the United States on Wednesday of deflecting blame and breaking its word when it comes to fighting climate change, as the simmering diplomatic row between the world’s two biggest economies […]

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