Month: July 2021

A White House official and a staffer for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi – both vaccinated – caught Covid-19 and are exhibiting mild symptoms after spending time with several Texas Democrats who escaped to Washington to […]

Saudi Arabia Holding of US Treasury Securities Reached $127.3 Billion in May

July 21, 2021 Dime

The holding of US Treasury securities by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia reached $127.3 billion in May 2021, the new data obtained from the US government shows, Arab News informed. Compared to the previous month […]

Kevin Faulconer Files Lawsuit over Ballot Designation in California Recall Election

July 21, 2021 Dime

The team of Kevin Faulconer, a Republican candidate for Governor of California, accused Democrats from the state of trying to conceal crucial ballot information, Fox News informed. The move comes after Shirley Weber, the California […]

Russian Ambassador to US Calls American Policy on Nord Stream 2 Unfair Competition

Russian Ambassador to the United States claims the US administration’s policy on the controversial Russian natural-gas pipeline is an example of unfair competition on the global market, but hopes that the US would eventually realize […]

Pentagon Launches First Air Strike on Al Shabab in Somalia Since Biden Took Office

The US Department of Defense carried out the first airstrike against Al Qaeda affiliated terrorist militants in Somalia, 700 km north-east of Mogadishu, since President Joe Biden took office in January, New York Post reports. […]

COVID-19 Decreased Life Expectancy in US by Year and a Half in 2020, CDC Report Shows

According to a report the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published on Wednesday, the US life expectancy in 2020 was decreased by a year and a half to 77.3 years, mainly due to […]

Mayor of Salt Lake City Signs Joint Resolution Declaring Racism Public Health Crisis

July 21, 2021 Dime

Erin Mendenhall, the Mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah, on Tuesday said that she and the city council signed a joint resolution in which they declared racism to be a public health crisis, Fox News […]

China Slams New Hacking Accusations by US and Its Allies

After the Unite States mustered an unusually broad coalition of countries – NATO EU, UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Japan- to publicly accuse China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS) on Monday of hiring hackers […]

Fort Lee Military Base to Host Evacuated Afghans who Aided US While Waiting Visa

The US State Department has announced that more than2,500 Afghan nationals who aided US military efforts in Afghanistan and members of their families will be evacuated to Fort Lee, Virginia, while they’re awaiting final visa […]

Russia’s Warning to Pentagon over Hypersonic Missiles Prompts WW3 Fears

Few hours after Russia test-fired a Tsirkon hypersonic missile it plans to equip its warships and submarines with, the Russian Embassy in the US warned Washington of inadvertent conflict if they US pushed ahead with […]

‘Misleading’ COVID-19 Posts Earn US Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Suspension on Twitter

Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene will have to abstain from posting new tweets after the social network temporarily suspended her account –again!- for 12 hours for sharing misinformation about COVID-19 and vaccines, CNN reports, quoting […]

Food Cultivation Could Become Constitutional Right in Maine, First in US

Maine residents could soon get stronger and an inalienable right to cultivate and harvest their own food if the State Congress passes the Maine Food Sovereignty Act, which will be on a ballot in November, […]

Jim Jordan to Be Part of Pelosi’s Select Committee for January 6 Capitol Surge

Republican Representative Jim Jordan from Ohio, a big supporter, and ally of former President Donald Trump, is set to be appointed to the select committee of Nancy Pelosi established to probe the surge of the […]

Kamala Harris Tests Negative for Covid-19, Psaki Says

Kamala Harris, US Vice President has tested negative of Covid-19 after she met with House Democratic lawmakers from Texas who has contracted the virus, according to Press Secretary of the White House Jen Psaki, Fox […]

President Biden Still Stands behind his Pick for BLM Stone-Manning, despite Controversial New Reports

Jen Psaki, the White House Press Secretary said that US President Joe Biden is still adamant in his decision to pick Tracy Stone-Manning to head the BLM (Bureau of Land Management), regardless of her involvement […]

House Democrats Voice Concern and Disappointment of Bipartisan Infrastructure Talks

During a private call on Monday, some House Democrats voiced their concerns and disappointment about the Senate bipartisan infrastructure talks, Fox News informed. The move underscores the division inside party lines even more now, just […]

DeSantis Claims Immigrants from Texas Southern Border Are Headed to Florida

Ron DeSantis, the Governor of Florida harshly criticized President Joe Biden’s immigration policies once again on Monday, Fox News informed. DeSantis issued a warning that many of these immigrants were headed to Florida, a piece […]

Moroccan Abdul Latif Nasir Becomes First Guantanamo Bay Detainee Pentagon Repatriated

The US Department of Defense announced today the transfer of Abdul Latif Nasir from the US military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the Kingdom of Morocco, the first step toward a complete shutdown […]

US Troops Withdrawal on the Agenda of Biden’s Meeting with Iraq’s PM

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi intends to discuss putting an end to the presence of US armed forces on the territory of his country at the upcoming July 26 meeting with US President Joe Biden […]

Aiding Ex-Nissan CEO’s Escape Lands US Special Forces Veteran and Son in Jail in Japan

Tokyo court sentenced to jail a US veteran and his son for helping former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn flee Japan to avoid prosecution for alleged financial crimes, Forbes reports. After being extradited from the US […]

US Officials Ask President Biden to Destroy Cuba Cyberwall

The former GOP presidential candidate Jeb Bush used Twitter on Sunday to ask Biden’s administration to engage the needed technology to restore internet service in Cuba, which has suffered blackouts since protests erupted over the […]

Belarusian Opposition Leader to Discuss Sanctions against Minsk During Her Visit to US

Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya arrived in US on Sunday where she intends to discuss the US imposing new restrictions on Minsk, including sectoral sanctions, with the American officials at the State Department for […]

NATO, US, EU to Join Forces in New Alliance to Confront China’s Cyber Attacks

NATO members states, the EU, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan are joining their efforts in a new alliance to confront China’s state-sponsored cyber attacks that now pose a global threat, CNBC informed. In the first […]

Tennessee Senator Blasts Biden on Collaboration with Facebook, Says it Could Violate First Amendment

Republican Senator from Tennessee Marsha Blackburn penned a letter to US President Joe Biden in which she blasts the collaboration between his administration and Facebook to purge the media network of vaccine “misinformation” and suggests […]

Biden to Host King Abdullah II of Jordan amid Challenging Period for Both Countries in the Middle East

US President Biden will host King Abdullah II of Jordan on Monday afternoon at the White House, USNews informed. The meeting comes amid one of the most challenging periods of Jordan’s leader in his 22-year […]

Tim Young Establishes Volunteer Organization amid Nationwide Battles over Election Laws

Tim Young, a political comedian urged lawmakers to support his plan to help US citizens get valid identification cards, Fox News informed. The new arrives as partisan fighting over the election legislation increased in Texas […]

Senator Portman Says Infrastructure Plan Will Not Include IRS Reform

Republican Senator from Ohio Rob Portman, gave an update on the negotiations for bipartisan infrastructure legislation, announcing that one part aimed at helping finance the bill, contested by some Republicans, will not be included, Fox […]

Amy Klobuchar Urges Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to Step down

July 18, 2021 Dime

Senator Amy Klobuchar has called on US Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to step down sooner than later if he is even thinking of retiring, Fox News informed. Democrats have constantly urged Breyer to retire […]

Fauci Claims Natural Theory of Covid-19 Still Most Likely

July 18, 2021 Dime

The Chief medical adviser of US President Joe Biden, Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Saturday that he believes that the theory of the natural origin of Covid-19 is still the most likely one, CNN informed. […]

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Confidence in Institutions – 2024 Republican Presidential Nomination – Newsom Recall – Ohio 11

July 18, 2021 John Ganjei

Your Daily Polling Update for Sunday, July 18, 2021 BIDEN JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 52%Up 1 from last week RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on five polls, ranging from 49% (The Economist, Rasmussen) to 59% […]