Month: November 2022

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris landed in the Philippines on Sunday for discussions aimed at rekindling relations with the former colony, an Asian ally that is crucial to U.S. attempts to offset China’s more aggressive […]

Paul Ryan Says Trump Likely to Lose 2024 Election

In an interview that was aired on Sunday, former Wisconsin House Speaker Paul Ryan (R) predicted that former President Trump would likely lose if the Republican Party chose him as its contender in 2024, The […]

The chairman of the House Select Committee probing the tragic Jan. 6 brawl at the Capitol revealed on Thursday that the panel had subpoenaed four top government officials of Donald Trump's administration, together with Mark Meadows and Steve Bannon.

Trump Says He Has No Intent of Coming Back to Twitter

Donald Trump announced over the weekend that he has no interest in returning to Twitter, despite a narrow majority of voters in a poll run by the new owner Elon Musk favoring his reinstatement after […]

DOJ Should’ve Tried Harder with Mar-a-Lago Document Retrieval, Pence Says

Former Vice President Mike Pence alleged that the Justice Department (DOJ) failed to make sufficient effort to retrieve the sensitive and confidential papers that were brought to the Mar-a-Lago house of former President Trump before […]

LGBTQ Nightclub Shooter Leaves 5 Dead, 18 Injured

Sunday night a shooter opened fire at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado, killing five individuals and wounding 18, The Hill reported. According to Colorado Springs Police Department Lt. Pamela Castro, officers were alerted […]

COP27 Adopts Draft Agreement for “Loss and Damage” Fund

After putting off discussing the matter for years, the COP27 United Nations climate summit has come to a provisional agreement for a “loss and damage” fund for countries facing the most severe effects of climate […]

Musk Polls Twitter Users if Trump Account Should Be Reactivated

Elon Musk, the new CEO of Twitter, published a poll on the site on Friday asking users if they thought former president Trump’s account should be reinstated, The Hill reported. Following the Jan. 6, 2021 […]

Theranos CEO Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison over Fraud Charges

The former CEO of Theranos Elizabeth Holmes was given a sentence of 11 years and three months in jail on Friday for her part in cheating investors of hundreds of millions of dollars, NPR reports. […]

Barr Claims DOJ Can Legitimately Indict Trump over Mar-a-Lago Papers

The Department of Justice (DOJ) likely has a “basis for legitimately indicting” former President Trump over the confidential and sensitive materials, according to law enforcement, that were allegedly transported to Mar-a-Lago, according to former Attorney […]

Anti-abortion Organizations Demand Withdrawal of Abortion Meds

Anti-abortion organizations filed a lawsuit on Friday requesting a court to invalidate the United States Food and Drug Administration’s clearance of the drug mifepristone for medicated abortion, which may restrict access to medication abortion across […]

Can Trump Do to DeSantis What He Did to Bush?

When Donald Trump was elected in 2016, he had to vanquish a Florida governor competing for the position, POLITICO reports. To become president again, he might have to do it once more. There is much […]

COP27 Climate Summit Extended

The annual United Nations climate summit was extended an additional day to Saturday as talks remained gridlocked, BBC reported. The two-week talks, known as COP27, took place in Egypt and were supposed to conclude on […]

Voters Pass Historic Climate Initiatives in ‘Silent Surprise’ of US Midterms

Voters in cities and states across the U.S. turned out in the midterms this year to pass a number of climate ballot initiatives, The Guardian reports. Experts and activists said that climate voters were the […]

Russia Hopes to Swap Brittney Griner for ‘The Merchant of Death’

Russia seems to be hopeful that it will begin moving forward with a potential prisoner swap with the United States, Reuters reports. On Friday Moscow said it hoped to clinch a prisoner swap with the […]

Biden Will Ask Supreme Court to Revive Student Debt Relief Plan

The Biden administration will ask the Supreme Court to revive its student debt relief program, POLITICO reports. The move to refer to the top court of the country as the White House fights to reverse […]

State Department Says Saudi Prince Won’t Face Lawsuit over Khashoggi Murder

The Biden administration decided on Thursday that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is exempt from legal action after the 2018 murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, The Hill reported. According to the State […]

Buffalo Shooting Suspect Expected to Enter Guilty Plea

Payton Gendron, the suspect in the Buffalo supermarket shooting, is anticipated to enter a guilty plea during a court hearing set for Monday, according to information that appeared to be corroborated on Thursday by Buffalo […]

McConnel Praises Speaker Pelosi for ‘Historic Tenure’

On Thursday, Speaker Nancy Pelosi of the House of Representatives received congratulations from Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) for ending her historic term as the head of the House Democrats and her significant and […]

Hakeem Jeffries Could be Appointed New House Speaker

Hakeem Jeffries, a New York representative, is expected to be chosen by House Democrats to replace Nancy Pelosi as House speaker, making history by becoming the first Black person to head a party in Congress, […]

Users Anticipate Twitter Collapse Pushing Hashtag #RIPTwitter

After hearing on Thursday night that Twitter had received a large number of resignations, users of the social media platform paid tribute to the platform by pushing hashtags like #RIPTwitter and #GoodbyeTwitter to the top […]

Republicans Gain Control of the House

Republicans scraped back control of the House of Representatives, securing a slender majority. It marks a delayed, yet consequential, finish to the 2022 midterm elections. After more than a week of vote counting, the Republican Party […]

Same-Sex Marriage Legislation Clears Key Senate Hurdle with Republican Support

Legislation to protect same-sex and interracial marriages crossed a major hurdle in the Senate, putting Congress on track to take the historic step of ensuring that such unions are enshrined in federal law. Twelve Republicans […]

Key Takeaways of G20 in Bali

Leaders of the world’s Group of 20 wealthiest nations concluded the two-day summit on the Indonesian island of Bali. The G20 deplored Russia’s aggression in Ukraine in the strongest terms, among other key takeaways. The summit […]

Elon Musk Gives Twitter Staff ‘Hardcore’ Ultimatum, Says Will Find New Leader

Chief Twit Elon Musk has told the remaining Twitter employees to be prepared to be “extremely hardcore” or to get out. The new owner of the social media platform sent an ultimatum out to the […]

UN Secretary-General Says Black Sea Grain Deal Extended

The deal between Russia and Ukraine to allow food shipments through the Black Sea has been extended. The agreement is aimed at easing global food shortages by facilitating Ukraine’s agricultural exports from its southern Black Sea […]

November 17, 2022 John Ganjei

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: GOP Presidential Nomination – Top Voting Issues – Feelings on Election

Your Daily Polling Update for Thursday, November 17, 2022 BIDEN JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 42%Same as Nov. 8 RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on four polls that were taken since the midterm elections, ranging from […]

Diplomat Claims Ukraine Lied to NATO over Missile Strike in Poland

An unnamed diplomat from a NATO country accuses Kyiv of openly lying about the recent missile strike that killed two civilians in Poland, calling it a ridiculous situation in which Kyiv’s leadership is destroying confidence, […]

High Profile Democrat Voices Support for Trump’s Border Wall

As Philadelphia rages at Texas Gov. Greg Abbott over migrant buses he’s been sending to crime-ridden Philadelphia, a prominent Democrat is opposing his own party and voicing support for a Trump-style border wall, Fox News […]

After Warning to the US, North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile

North Korea’s military fired a short-range ballistic missile from the Wonsan area on its east coast into the sea between the Korean Peninsula and Japan on Thursday after it warned the United States of a […]

US Government Network Compromised by Iranian Hackers

The network of an unnamed US federal government agency was compromised by Iranian government-sponsored hackers who, starting in February, stole passwords on the network and installed software to generate cryptocurrency, US officials said Wednesday. The […]