Year: 2022

The arrest of an Indian climate activist by Egyptian security forces has renewed international alarm about Egypt’s human rights record as the nation prepares to host the annual UN Climate Summit, COP 27. President Joe […]

Chief Justice Roberts Pauses Fight over Trump Tax Returns

U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts temporarily blocked a U.S. House of Representatives committee from gaining access to former President Donald Trump’s tax returns. The move by the Supreme Court’s chief justice has effectively paused the […]

How New Laws Could Trip Up Midterm Election Voters

States across the U.S. have enacted more than 30 new voting restrictions since 2020, including voter ID requirements, and mail-in ballot limitations. Most of the laws were Republican and introduced in the Red regions. The voting […]

Experts Warn of Serious Evolving Threat of 3D-Printed Weapons

Interpol has issued a warning about the evolution of 3D-printed weapons, saying they pose a “serious threat” if policymakers do not catch up with how quickly the technology is evolving. Interpol, the global policing body, […]

US Concerned About Iranian Threats to Saudi Arabia

The United States is concerned about threats from Iran against Saudi Arabia and will not hesitate to respond if necessary. A White House spokesperson said the administration is concerned about the Iranian threats against Saudi […]

Censorship Demand Prompt Rumble to Suspend Access in France

After a demand by the French Government to remove some Russian news sources from its platform, the Toronto-based video hosting service Rumble has announced that users in France will no longer be able to access […]

Washington Considers Accommodating Haitian Migrants in Guantanamo

The United States government is looking at doubling the capacity of a detention center in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, which it can use to accommodate the surge of migrants from Haiti it anticipates, NBC News claims, […]

‘Undated’ Ballots Will Not Be Counted, Pennsylvania Court Orders

In the latest development in a long and twisting legal battle over how ballots are tallied in Pennsylvania, the state’s highest court ordered state election officials on Tuesday to not count mail ballots with dates […]

US to Invest $100Bn in Clean Energy Projects in Partnership with UAE

More than $100 billion will be invested to produce 100 gigawatts of clean energy globally by 2035 in line with the strategic partnership the United States signed Tuesday with the UAE, the White House announced. […]

November 1, 2022 John Ganjei

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Nevada Senate Tightening – New Polls from Nevada, New Mexico, Michigan, Utah, Oklahoma, Alabama, Iowa

Your Daily Polling Update for Tuesday, November 1, 2022 BIDEN JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 42%Same as yesterday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on four polls, ranging from 39% (Reuters, Trafalgar-R) to 45% (Rasmussen). Biden’s disapproval […]

Republicans Urged to Purge Extremists

The Republican Party is being urged to purge itself of its extremist base. The attack last Friday on Democratic speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s husband may have been shocking, but it was not an aberration, […]

As Food Prices Soar So Too do Companies’ Profits

Food prices are soaring, but something else is much higher too. Corporate profits. Last year, the cost of a bag of chips was an average of $5.05. That has increased a dollar to $6.05. A […]

EU Rails at ‘Discriminatory’ Tax Breaks for US-Made Electric Cars

The European Union and the United States are having an ongoing dispute over electric vehicle batters that the EU says would discriminate against manufacturers in the 27-nation bloc and break World Trade Organization rules. The […]

Judge Blocks Penguin Random House Merger

A federal judge blocked Penguin Random House’s planned $2.2 billion acquisition of the rival publishing house Simon & Schuster. It was a win for the Biden administration, which has sought to toughen its antitrust enforcement. […]

OPEC Raises Long-Term Oil Demand View

OPEC called for trillions of dollars in investment in the oil industry over the next two decades. OPEC raised its forecasts for world oil demand in the medium and longer-term in its annual outlook and […]

US Iran Envoy Apologizes for Controversial Tweet on Iran’s Protests

After the storm of criticism he provoked in mid-October, US Special Envoy for Iran Rob Malley apologized on Monday for a recent tweet he posted on the anti-government protests in Iran which have spread across […]

Elon Musk Dissolves Twitter Board, Named Sole Director

A US Securities and Exchange Commission filing made by Twitter on Monday shows that before he completed his $44 billion acquisition of the company, Elon Musk dissolved the board in place and appointed himself chief […]

President Biden to End ‘War Profiteering’, Threatens With New Taxes

Since fighting erupted in Eastern Europe earlier this year, oil companies have seen almost unbelievable high profits and now must start acting beyond their narrow self-interest, the US president said Monday. Speaking alongside Energy Secretary […]

Putin’s Idea to Make Turkey Europe’s Gas Hub Rejected by Washington

The proposal that Russian President Vladimir Putin made on Monday to turn Turkey into a gas hub for the EU has prompted a negative reaction in the United States, which has rejected it as unacceptable. […]

October 31, 2022 John Ganjei

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Republicans Leading in Enough States for Senate Majority – Washington Tightens – Economic Issues Dominate

Your Daily Polling Update for Monday, October 31, 2022 BIDEN JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 42%Down 1 from Saturday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on four polls, ranging from 39% (Reuters, Trafalgar-R) to 45% (Rasmussen). Biden’s […]

Midterms Expected to Affect Stock Market

There has been surprising consistency over the past 100 years or so with the stock market after elections. Stocks have typically followed a broad pattern that coincides with presidential terms. Voters across the U.S. are […]

World Food Programme Grateful for Saudi, UAE Donations

The World Food Programme’s regional representative for Gulf countries thanked the region’s nations for their contributions. Gulf countries, especially Saudi Arabia and the UAE, were praised by the WFP representative to the GCC region, Mageed Yahia. […]

Top US Gas Exporter Eyes Europe Growth

The leading exporter of liquefied natural gas in the U.S. Cheniere, said it is willing to build incremental facilities in order to satisfy growing European demand. However, the massive exporter warned that additional capacity would […]

Abortion Rights Ballot Proposal Takes Off in Michigan

The campaign to enshrine abortion rights in the Michigan state constitution was already underway before the constitutional right was overturned by the Supreme Court. But now it has become an embittered battle to keep a 90-year-old […]

World Food Supplies at Risk as Russia Withdraws From Black Sea Deal

Russia backtracked over the weekend from a U.N.-brokered deal to export Black Sea grains. The U-turn is likely to hit shipments to import-dependent countries, deepening a global food crisis and sparking gains in prices. Hundreds of […]

UNGA’s First Committee: Israel Must Get Rid of Its Nuclear Weapons

The United Nations General Assembly’s (UNGA) First Committee stated in an initial 152-5 vote on Friday that Israel must dispose of all its nuclear weapons and place its nuclear sites under the International Atomic Energy […]

Arizona Gov. Ducey Accused of Trespassing by Biden Administration

As Arizona Republican Governor Doug Ducey makes efforts to fill gaps along the US-Mexico border with shipping containers, the Biden Administration this week accused him of trespassing on federal land. The regional director for the […]

Inflation Could Worsen Due to Seriously Low Diesel Supply

Serious concerns have been raised lately that as the cold weather months approach, fuel costs could go up and worsen inflation due to the seriously low US and global diesel supply. According to Patrick De […]

Pentagon to Deploy Nuclear-Capable B-52s to Australia

In a provocative move experts say is aimed squarely at China, the United States is preparing to deploy nuclear-capable B-52 bombers to Australia which might dissuade Beijing from invading Taiwan but, at the same time, […]

Affairs in the US ‘Out of Control’, 79 Percent of Voters Say

According to a new CBS News-YouGov poll published on Sunday, nearly 8 in 10 American voters describe the current state of affairs in the United States as “out of control”, The Hill reports. A total […]