Month: January 2021

Top congressional Democrats rejoiced Wednesday following the results of Tuesday’s highly anticipated runoff race in Georgia, where they are projected to pick up at least one more Senate seat and the outlook on the second race seems […]

Joe Manchin Calls for ‘New Era of Bipartisanship’ as Senate Focus Shifts to him

Democrats are on the cusp of clinching two crucial Senate seats following the special election in Georgia, but even with a 50-50 party split in Congress and a Democratic vice president as the tiebreaker, they are […]

Biden to Nominate Merrick Garland for Attorney General: Sources

President-elect Joe Biden’s pick for attorney general will be Judge Merrick Garland, three Democratic sources confirmed to Fox News. Garland currently serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. He rose to greater […]

Squad Celebrates Georgia Runoff Projected Results

The House Democratic Squad celebrated the anticipated Senate victories in Georgia and laid out their agenda for the Democratic-led Senate, Fox News informed. “We got Georgia y’all! We got the Senate! Down goes Mitch!” tweeted Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., in […]

Hillary Clinton Takes Victory Lap, Needles Republicans after Georgia Senate Runoffs

Former Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton took a victory lap Wednesday morning, proclaiming a win in both Georgia Senate races though only one race has been called, with the Rev. Raphael Warnock projected to win, Fox News informed. […]

Mitch McConnell to Rebuke GOP Challenge to Certify Electoral College Vote

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is expected to rebuke the GOP challenge to certify the Electoral College results for President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday, sources tell Fox News. If so, it would be his first public statement against […]

Georgia on Cusp of Delivering Senate to Democrats as Warnock Wins, Ossoff Leads

Democrats won one U.S. Senate race in Georgia and led in another on Wednesday, moving closer to a sweep in a deep South state that would give them control of Congress and the power to […]

Saudi Arabia, Qatar Agree to Reopen Airspace, Borders

After a feud of more than three years, Saudi Arabia and Qatar have agreed to reopen their airspace and borders starting tonight, Kuwait’s foreign minister announced on Monday, Anadolu Agency reported. Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Nawaf […]

Oil Soars Near $50 After OPEC and Russia Agree to Roll Over Production Cuts

A group of major oil producers have agreed to keep production broadly steady in February and March as the pandemic forces some economies back into lockdown and governments struggle to distribute vaccines, CNN reported. Russia […]

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Final Georgia Polls Show Tight Races

January 5, 2021 John Ganjei

Your Daily Polling Update for Tuesday, January 5, 2021 U.S. SENATE: RUNOFFS Among voters statewide GEORGIA (Special Election) (Fox 5/Insider Advantage) Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R) and Raphael Warnock (D): even (49-49) (AtlasIntel) Raphael Warnock (D) over Sen. […]

Saudi Deepens Cuts as OPEC+ Agrees Oil Output Rollover

Saudi Arabia will make additional, voluntary oil output cuts of one million barrels per day (bpd) in February and March as part of a deal under which most OPEC+ producers will hold production steady in […]

Wall Street Drifts Higher as Georgia Runoffs Get Underway

Wall Street’s main indexes climbed on Tuesday as investors took advantage of the previous session’s slump, while waiting for the outcome of battleground Georgia’s Senate runoff elections, which will determine the balance of power in […]

British PM Boris Johnson Imposes National Lockdown on England to Combat New COVID Variant

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said England is adopting a national lockdown that he hopes will be tough enough to contain a new, highly contagious variant of Covid-19, CNBC writes. People can only leave their […]

GOP Senators in Georgia Runoffs Get Late Boost From Real Estate, Wall Street Donors

Republican Sens. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue, facing tight runoff elections Tuesday in Georgia, have received a late surge of donations from the real estate and financial industries, CNBC reported. Their Democratic challengers, Raphael Warnock […]

Most U.S. COVID-19 Vaccines Go Idle as New York, Florida Move to Penalize Hospitals

More than two-thirds of the 15 million coronavirus vaccines shipped within the United States have gone unused, U.S. health officials said on Monday, as the governors of New York and Florida vowed to penalize hospitals […]

Focused on Ending Qatar Row, Gulf Leaders Head to Saudi Arabia Summit

Gulf Arab leaders gather in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for a summit that is expected to see formal agreement towards ending a long-running dispute with Qatar that shattered Gulf unity at a time of heightened […]

NYSE Says Will Not Delist Three Chinese Telecom Firms

The New York Stock Exchange said it no longer intends to delist three Chinese telecom giants that have been targeted by U.S. President Donald Trump’s outgoing administration, in a shock reversal of an announcement made […]

China Doubles Down on COVID Narrative as WHO Investigation Looms

As a team from the World Health Organization (WHO) prepares to visit China to investigate the origins of COVID-19, Beijing has stepped up efforts not only to prevent new outbreaks, but also shape the narrative […]

Trump Pressures Pence, Biden Promises ‘New Day’ With Senate Runoffs

President-elect Joe Biden and outgoing President Donald Trump held dueling rallies in Georgia on Monday to persuade supporters to turn out on Tuesday for runoff U.S. Senate elections that will determine the balance of power […]

US admin discusses raising the debt ceiling

Dollar Slips as Yuan Fixing Lifts Riskier Currencies

The dollar fell against major peers on Tuesday as China raised its official yuan exchange rate by the biggest margin since abandoning its peg in 2005, which helped support demand for other units, Reuters writes. […]

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Latest Georgia Polling

January 4, 2021 John Ganjei

Your Daily Polling Update for Monday, January 4, 2021 U.S. SENATE: RUNOFFSAmong voters statewide GEORGIA (Special Election)(Gravis) Raphael Warnock (D) over Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R): +2 (49-47)Average of last three polls: Warnock +4 GEORGIA (Regular Election)(Gravis) Jon […]

Cotton Says he Will Not Oppose Electoral Vote Count

Sen. Tom Cotton, who is seen as a rising star in the Republican Party and a major ally for President Trump, said he will not oppose the counting of certified electoral votes during a joint session […]

Stock Futures Higher as Wall Street Looks for a Positive Start to the New Year

U.S. stock futures were higher Monday morning ahead of the first trading session of 2021 following a volatile year, CNBC reports. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were up 99 points. S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 […]

Pence Welcomes GOP Effort to Delay Certification of Biden Victory

Vice President Mike Pence has welcomed a bid by 11 GOP senators and senators-elect to delay the certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s victory over President Donald Trump in the Electoral College during a formal joint […]

Afghan Rivals to Resume Talks as Civilian Killings Sow Suspicion

Afghan government representatives and Taliban officials are due to resume their power-sharing talks, officials said on Monday, although battlefield clashes and targeted killings risk undermining efforts to end the war, Reuters informed. The talks began […]

Kenosha Preparing for Protests When Charging Decision Comes on Jacob Blake’s Shooting

The city of Kenosha, Wisconsin, is making preparations for demonstrations when a charging decision comes over the police shooting of Jacob Blake, authorities said on Sunday, Reuters informed. Kenosha saw civil unrest and large demonstrations […]

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 Telco Shares Hit by NYSE Delisting Announcement

Shares in China’s three biggest telecoms companies fell as much as 5% in Hong Kong on Monday, the first trading session since the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) said it would delist the firms in […]

Georgia Election Guardian Raffensperger Faces Heat as Trump Contests Defeat

Georgia’s Republican secretary of state, Brad Raffensperger, cemented his status as an unlikely hero for U.S. Democrats following a fresh clash in which he rejected President Donald Trump’s claims that his election defeat was the […]

Pelosi Re-Elected as U.S. House Speaker Amid Political Uncertainty

Nancy Pelosi was narrowly re-elected speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives on Sunday, as a new Congress took office amid political uncertainty, with Senate control undecided and a Republican fight looming over presidential election […]

U.S. May Cut Some Moderna Vaccine Doses in Half to Speed Rollout, Official Says

The U.S. government is considering giving some people half the dose of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine in order to speed vaccinations, a federal official said on Sunday, Reuters reported. Moncef Slaoui, head of Operation Warp Speed, […]