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LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Rating the Last Decade – Florida, Virginia Competitive – Biden Holds Lead

January 2, 2020 John Ganjei

Your Daily Polling Update for Thursday, January 2, 2020 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 46%Same as Dec. 23 RON’S COMMENT: Today’s post-Christmas average is based on only two polls, ranging from 44% (The Economist) to 48% […]

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Trump Reelection Campaign Gathers $46mn amid Impeachment Inquiry

January 2, 2020 Focus Washington

The reelection campaign of President Donald Trump informed on Thursday that it gathered $46 million in the fourth quarter of 2019 amid the impeachment inquiry led by House Democrats. The latest fundraising haul brings the campaign’s […]

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Pompeo Delays Ukraine Visit to Deal with Baghdad Issue

January 2, 2020 Focus Washington

State Secretary Mike Pompeo delayed a scheduled visit to Ukraine in order to resolve the current developments out of Baghdad. “Secretary Pompeo must postpone his visit to Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Cyprus due to […]

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Tesla Shanghai Reportedly Making 1,000 Cars per Week

January 2, 2020 Focus Washington

Tesla is producing its Model 3 electric vehicles at a rate of 28 per hour at its new Shanghai plant, or more than 1,000 per week given 10 hours on shift each day, according to […]

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Netanyahu Seeks Immunity, Buying Time Until after Vote

January 2, 2020 Focus Washington

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday he would seek immunity from corruption charges, likely delaying any trial until after March elections, when he hopes to have a majority coalition that will shield him from […]

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Iran-backed Militiamen Withdraw from U.S. Embassy in Iraq, Tensions Remain High

January 2, 2020 Focus Washington

Iran-backed militiamen withdrew from the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad on Wednesday after two days of clashes with American security forces, but U.S.-Iran tensions remain high and could spill over into further violence, The Associated […]

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Erdogan Says Around 250,000 People Fleeing Syria’s Idlib

January 2, 2020 Focus Washington

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday that up to 250,000 migrants were fleeing from the northwestern Syrian region of Idlib towards Turkey, adding that Ankara was trying to prevent them from crossing its border, […]

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Hong Kong Police Arrest Hundreds in New Year’s Day Protests

January 2, 2020 Focus Washington

About 400 people were arrested in New Year’s Day protests in Hong Kong after what started as a peaceful pro-democracy march of tens of thousands spiraled into chaotic scenes with police firing tear gas to […]

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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.

Beijing Halts British Stock Link over Political Tensions

January 2, 2020 Focus Washington

China has temporarily blocked planned cross-border listings between the Shanghai and London stock exchanges because of political tensions with Britain, five sources told Reuters. Suspending the Shanghai-London Stock Connect scheme casts a shadow over the […]

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Kim Jong-un Warns Korea Will Not Denuclearize over ‘Hostile’ U.S. Policy

January 1, 2020 Focus Washington

North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un said Tuesday that there “will never” be denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula if the U.S. “persists in its hostile policy towards” the hermit nation, according to the country’s state news agency. […]

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Iran’s Supreme Leader Mocks Trump After U.S. Embassy Attack

January 1, 2020 Focus Washington

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei ridiculed Donald Trump following the U.S. president issuing a starch warning that Iran will be held “fully responsible for lives lost” after the storming of the American embassy in Iraq, Newsweek […]

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Fox Host Says There’s an ‘Element of Trump’ in Biden: Voters ‘Want That’

January 1, 2020 Focus Washington

Former Vice President Joe Biden recently said choose a Republican running mate, which according to Fox & Friends guest co-host Rachel Campos-Duffy was very reminiscent of President Donald Trump, Newsweek reported. “There’s an element of Trump […]

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