No Provision for Wall, No Spending President Donald Trump Thursday hammered an extensive continuing resolution passed by the Senate earlier this week, calling it “ridiculous” and demanding to know where the money for border security will come from. “I want to know, where is the money for Border Security and the WALL in this ridiculous Spending Bill, […]
US Ready to ‘Engage Immediately’ with NKorea US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says he has invited NKorea’s foreign minister to meet with him next week to continue discussions on efforts to get the North to abandon its nuclear weapons. He also says The Trump Administration had invited NKorean officials to meet in Austria with […]
Judge Kavanaugh’s Accuser’s Lawyers Rejects Offers to Testify as ‘Unfair’ Ms. Lisa Banks, the #metoo Democrat activist lawyer for the woman who accuses Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault said Senate Republicans are acting unfairly by moving ahead with a hearing Monday, 24 September without investigating the matter further, as the Dems political […]
GOP is Investigating the Ford Allegations Against Kavanaugh, No FBI Probe Needed The FBI has no jurisdiction in such a case, no federal crime was committed Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) says the FBI does not need to look into the sexual-assault allegation against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh because Republicans are […]
FBI Does Not Want to Investigate the Kavanaugh Accusations Tuesday, President Donald Trump said that the FBI does not want to investigate an allegation of sexual assault against Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh. “I do not think the FBI should be involved because they do not want to be involved,” President Trump told reporters […]
Judge Kavanaugh’s Accuser Has Not Agreed to Testify Senator Chuck Grassley, (R-Iowa), said Christine Blasey Ford, who has accused Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her, has yet to accept an invitation to testify Monday in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee. “We have reached out to her in the last 36 hours 3 […]
President Trump Imposed Tariffs on Chinese Goods $AAPL, $FIT Monday after the stock market closed, USPresident Trump President Donald Trump said he will impose 10% tariffs on about $200-B worth of Chinese imports, but he spared smart watches from Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Fitbit Inc (NYSE:FIT) and other consumer products such as bicycle helmets and baby car […]
Judge Kavanaugh says Sexual Misconduct Accusation ‘Completely False’ Monday, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump’s US Supreme Court pick, called a woman’s allegation that he sexually assaulted her 36 years ago “completely false,” while a lawyer said the accuser is willing to publicly testify before a Senate panel that is scheduled to vote this week […]
Doubts Being Cast on #MeToo Movement Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg expressed doubt in an interview with The New York Times about the #MeToo movement, calling the allegations of sexual misconduct “disgraceful” but also saying “I don’t know how true all of it is.” Bringing up unprompted the case of TV anchor Charlie Rose, who […]
Medical Marijuana Update The US Justice Department is sitting on marijuana research applications, Congress refuses again to let VA docs recommend medical marijuana to Vets, an Arizona appeals court ruling gets appealed, and more. National Senate Bill Would Legalize Medical Marijuana For Military Veterans. Sens. Bill Nelson (D-FL) and Brian Schatz (D-HA) last Wednesday filed […]
Political Strategic Planning: Russia Probe Interviews, Documents to be Released to the Public Before the Midterms Sunday, US House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Devin Nunes, (R-CA) his panel will move to have all of documents related to witness interviews in its Russia probe released to the public before the November elections. During a TV interview […]
China is the last bulwark against a deep crisis in emerging economies going fully global, analysts say, although a prolonged trade war could sap Beijing’s defences. Emerging countries — loosely defined as having fast growing but volatile economies — have seen their currencies battered in recent weeks, plunging their finances into turmoil, and raising fears […]
President Trump Wants $267-B More in China Tariffs Despite Talks $AAPL, $WMT, $TGT President Trump threatened a 3rd tranche of tariffs on another $267-B of Chinese imports this past week, which would mean levying duties on nearly everything China exports to the US. President Trump said at the time those tariffs were “ready to go […]
John Kerry ‘Actively Undermining’ US Policy on Iran Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is unloading on his Obama-era predecessor John Kerry for “actively undermining” US policy on Iran by meeting several times recently with the Iranian foreign minister, who was his main interlocutor in the Iran nuclear deal negotiations. Friday, in blunt and caustic language, […]
Socialist Elizabeth Warren: Do Not Impeach President Trump Let Mueller Finish Socialist US Senator, Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass), aka Pocahontas, who recently called for the invocation of the 25th amendment to remove President Trump from office as unfit to govern has changed her tune. Now, the outspoken potential Democratic candidate for president wants special counsel Robert […]
Socialist Bernie Sanders May Run for President Again Political allies of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) aka ‘The Bern’, say it is becoming more likely that he will enter into the Y 2020 Presidential race according to reports published in Washington. “I expect him to run,” said Larry Cohen, chairman of Our Revolution, a movement formed […]
Hillary Clinton came out swinging against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, bashing the judge for his hardline statements against contraception. The problem: he never said them. Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings dragged on over three bitter days last week, as Democrats took the judge to task over his opinions on abortion, gun rights, affirmative action, and the […]
Washington is seeking to obstruct moves towards peace to “artificially prolong” the conflict in Syria by saving Al-Qaeda-linked terrorists from imminent defeat, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova has said. The US is obviously struggling to justify its military presence on Syrian territory as it uses officials and biased media to prepare the world for […]
Meetings Between John Kerry and Iranian Official Inappropriate The State Department has warned that any meetings between former Secretary of State John Kerry and Iranian officials would be inappropriate. Mr. Barack Hussein Obama’s former Secretary of State John Kerry has come under fire for meeting with Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif earlier this year […]
“China has been a ‘Serial Violator’ of WTO for Many Years” It is a good thing that China and the United States are now talking to each other on trade, but China has been a “serial violator” of the World Trade Organization (WTO) for years, Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) said Thursday. “It is just not […]
“US Under No Pressure to Make a Deal With China” Thursday, US President Donald Trump denied a recent report in the WS-J that claimed that his Administration has reached out to China to begin new trade talks. “The Wall Street Journal has it wrong, we are under no pressure to make a deal with China, […]
Facebook is better prepared to defend against efforts to manipulate the platform to influence elections and has recently thwarted foreign influence campaigns targeting several countries, chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said Thursday. From no on Facebook will decide what political news you see. Zuckerberg, posting on his Facebook page, outlined a series of steps the leading […]
Did Google Hack the 2016 Election Video of an internal Google meeting shows the company’s top officials talking about using AI to fight populism and “low-information voters” in the wake of Donald Trump’s victory in the 2016 US presidential election. The 1-hour “confidential, for internal use only” video was posted by Breitbart on Wednesday. It […]
Nikki Haley Extends Support for Terrorists Any attack on Syria’s Idlib province is going to be “dealt with,” US ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley warned, as Washington seeks to stop the Russian-backed Syrian army from retaking the last remaining jihadist stronghold. The US has struck Syria twice after claims of chemical weapons use by […]
“The Thought of Nancy Pelosi as Speaker Should ‘Scare All Americans” The thought that House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) could get her speaker’s gavel back again should “scare all Americans,” House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) said Wednesday. “If Democrats won the majority, I believe Nancy would be speaker,” the California Republican told the […]
Strzok’s JEH Like ‘Leak Strategy’ Likely Aimed at Damaging Donald Trump Harvard Law Professor Emeritus Alan Dershowitz said disgraced and sacked 1-time FBI Agent Peter Strzok’s e-Mail citing a “leak strategy” was not meant as a way to curb agency leaks. “It’s much more plausible that he was talking about a strategy designed to leak things […]
Protectionism and the World Economic Forum China warned Wednesday that protectionism poses a “serious hazard” to growth and cautioned “individual countries” against isolationism, in a veiled reference to the deepening trade spat between Washington and Beijing. The comments from China’s vice premier comes as the world’s top two economic powers edged closer to an all-out […]
Americans Reject Idea That President Trump Acted Illegally With Russia The Top editor at Gallup polling says Americans have now largely “dismissed” the idea that President Donald Trump criminally colluded with Russia in the 2016 election. In an interview Tuesday, Gallup editor-in-chief Frank Newport explained Americans see a difference between criminality and doing something wrong. […]
FBI and DOJ Launched a ‘Media Leak Strategy Concocted ‘to Get Trump’ Former Trump campaign aide Carter Page, embroiled in special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation and the latest news of a systemic “media leak strategy” employed by the Justice Department and the FBI, says “there’s no doubt whatsoever” some government officials are out to get […]
A growing number of Chinese companies are adopting a crafty way to evade US President Donald Trump’s tariffs: remove the “Made in China” label by shifting production to countries such as Vietnam, Serbia and Mexico. The world’s two largest economies have been locked in a months-long trade fight after Trump imposed 25 percent customs duties […]
Blue-Collar Jobs Grow at 30-Year High Blue-collar jobs reportedly are growing at their fastest clip in more than 30 years, powering a hiring boom in many small towns and rural areas that are strong supporters of President Donald Trump ahead of November’s midterm elections. Jobs in industries such as mining, construction and manufacturing rose 3.3% in […]
Trade Disputes Poses Little Danger to the Thriving US Economy $GS Goldman Sachs declares President Donald Trump’s economy is growing at a pace of 3.5%, or 2X its estimated potential. Goldman chief economist said the trade war poses little danger to the thriving economy He predicts the Fed will hike interest rates 6 more times […]
Top officials from the US and EU meet in Brussels on Monday in an effort to iron out differences on trade talks announced to great fanfare this summer. US President Donald Trump and European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker in July pledged to hold off from further tit-for-tat tariffs and to work towards a limited trade […]
Donald Trump’s latest threat to impose tariffs on all Chinese imports sent Asian markets tumbling Monday on growing fears of an all-out trade war between the world’s top two economies. The president’s comments Friday added to the uncertainty on trading floors, which have also been hit by a concerns of a brewing financial crisis in […]
The Trump White House is Not in Turmoil US President Donald Trump’s defenders, led by Vice President Mike Pence, were out in force Sunday following a turbulent week capped by the publication of an anonymous NY’T Op-Ed piece savaging the President. VP Pence sat for interviews on Sunday talk shows, telling CBS that there has […]
The Next Financial Crisis The world is less well equipped to manage a major financial crisis today than it was a decade ago, according to Dominique Strauss-Kahn, a former chief of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). In an interview with AFP, the now-disgraced Strauss-Kahn — who ran the fund at the height of the 2008 […]
Huge Tariffs on Chinese Goods Ready Now US President Donald Trump has raised the stakes on the proposition that the world will line up behind the US to take on China over trade. President Trump said Friday that he is willing to slap tariffs on an additional $267-B in Chinese goods, on top of duties […]
Medical Marijuana Update A group of federal lawmakers asks the VA to study medical marijuana as an alternative to opioids, Michigan could loosen up a bit, Ohio sees delays, and more. National Lawmakers Ask VA Secretary to Research Marijuana as Alternative to Opioids. A bi-partisan group of legislators sent a letter last Thursday to Veterans […]
NY-T’s Op-Ed Author: “Come Out of the Woodwork” National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow spoke Friday morning denying writing an anonymous NY-T’s Op-Ed, and asked the author to “come out of the woodwork.” Mr. Kudlow appeared on national TV and defended his role in The Trump White House 2 days after a senior administration official’s […]
DOJ Should Investigate Anonymous ‘Resistance’ Op-Ed Author US President Donald Trump said he wants AG Jeff Sessions to investigate the author of an anonymous NY-T’s op-ed claiming that Top officials in his Administration are working to thwart Presidential actions they consider misguided. “I think it is national security. I would say Jeff should be investigating […]
Traders are Betting: Who is the Author of NY-T’s Anonymous Resistance Op-Ed? Dan Coats, Mike Pence and Kirstjen Nielsen were among the favorites Thursday among political gamblers taking an online stab at predicting which senior Trump Administration official authored a scathing anonymous column in the NY-Ts. Mr. Coats, the director of national intelligence, was seen […]
‘Cowardly’ Op-Ed ‘Sabotaging’ US, Not Protecting It lady Melania Trump came to her husband’s defense and said “people with no names are writing our nation’s history,” and ripped the NY-T’s anonymous editorial writer, saying “you not protecting this country, you are sabotaging it with your cowardly actions.” “People with no names are writing our nation’s […]
Update: Dan Coats, US DNI, Denies He is the Anonymous NY-T’s Op-Ed Writer US President Donald Trump’s Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats said Thursday that speculation that he or his deputy wrote the anonymous opinion piece in The New York Times is “patently false.” His office released a statement: “Speculation that The New York Times […]
House to Make Individual Tax Cuts Permanent US House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan, (R-WI), announced Wednesday that the Lower Chamber will vote later this month to make the individual tax cuts signed in December permanent. President Donald Trump signed the tax bill in December, but the tax cuts it outlined were set to expire […]
House Legislators Call President Trump to Declassify FISA Application Some of President Donald Trump’s biggest supporters in the House will ask him to declassify portions of the FBI’s application for a surveillance warrant on a former Trump campaign aide. Republican Reps. Lee Zeldin, (R-NY), Mark Meadows, (R-NC), Matt Gaetz, (R-FL)., and Jim Jordan, (R-OH), have […]
Latest on the ‘Witch Hunt’: Mueller to Accept Written Responses from President Trump It is being reported that Special Counsel Robert Mueller is willing to accept written responses from US President Donald Trump regarding any potential coordination between his campaign and Russian efforts to interfere in the 2016 Presidential election. That is according to a […]
President Trump to Chair the Security Council Meeting on Iran US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley says President Donald Trump will Chair the Security Council meeting on Iran during the annual gathering of world leaders in New York this month. Ambassador Nikki Haley said Tuesday that the meeting will address “violations of international […]
Arizona’s Governor Ducey picked Jon Kyl to Fill the State’s Empty Seat in the US Senate Former Republican Senator Jon Kyl, 76 anni, has been picked to fill Senator John McCain’s (dec) seat in the upper chamber. Senator Kyl (R-AZ) was the second highest ranking Republican in the Senate when he retired in Y 2013 […]
President Trump Enjoying a Working Holiday this Labor Day US President Donald Trump spent Monday in the Oval Office working on trade issues, the White House said. According to the WH pool report, President Trump emerged from the executive mansion at 10:40a EDT wearing dark-colored pants, a red polo shirt, and a white cap. There […]
Medical Marijuana Update Oregon drastically reduces the daily purchase limit for patients, Oklahoma continues to try to get its nascent system up and running, and more. Illinois Illinois Governor Signs Bill to Allow Medical Marijuana as Alternative to Opioids. Gov. Bruce Rauner (R) on Tuesday signed into law a bill to allow patients to use […]
President Trump’s Mexico Trade Deal a Look at the Future President Donald Trump has sidestepped conventional processes, protocols and procedures in trade negociations Last Monday, the US reached a preliminary trade agreement with Mexico that addresses several American grievances. A similar deal with Canada may also to be on track. These breakthroughs, combined with an easing […]
President Trump’s Approval Rating at 48% Despite ‘Fake News’ President Donald Trump late Friday pointed out his latest approval rating is at 48 percent, tweeting that “despite the constant and intense fake news” his ratings are at a high point. “Higher than Election Day and higher than President Obama,” President Trump said. “Rasmussen was one of the […]
President Trump, “Canada Will be Out’ of Trade Deal Unless It’s ‘Fair’” Saturday, US President Donald Trump warned Canada that it “will be out” of a revised North American trade agreement unless it’s “fair” to the United States, and he threatened to scrap the current deal should Congress “interfere” with the negotiations. “There is no […]
President Trump Warns WTO, “If they don’t shape up, I would withdraw” US President Donald Trump said he will pull out of the World Trade Organization (WTO) if it does not treat the US better, continuing his criticism of a cornerstone of the international trading system. “If they don’t shape up, I would withdraw from […]
President Trump ‘Hard Balling’ China With More Tariffs US President Donald Trump is prepared to quickly ramp up a trade dispute with China and has told aides he is ready to impose tariffs on $200-B more in Chinese imports as soon as a public comment period on the plan ends next week it was reported […]
Canada Must Align with the US on the NAFTA Redo Or ‘it is Over’ Canada and United States are set to tackle contentious issues in bi-lateral talks Wednesday, as the 2 nations work to salvage the North American Free Trade Agreement (NADTA) on signs Ottawa was open to taking a more conciliatory approach. After more […]
John Brennan’s Security Clearance Has Been Revoked The White House reaffirmed Tuesday that former CIA Director John Brennan’s security clearance had been revoked despite the disgraced former CIA boss John Brennan saying he was “uncertain” about its status. “The President’s order went into effect immediately, and Mr. Brennan no longer has access to classified information,” White […]
US ‘Taking a Look’ at Regulating Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) Searches $GOOGL, $GOOGL, $TWTR Larry Kudlow, President Donald Trump’s top economic adviser, says the administration is “taking a look” at the possibility of regulating Google searches. Mr. Kudlow’s statement came just hours after President Trump fired off 2 Tweets early Tuesday complaining about Google search results for the […]
US Wants to Reach Canada Trade Deal ‘Quickly’ The United States want strike a quick trade with Canada after reaching an agreement with Mexico this week on continent-wide trade, US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Tuesday. Canada’s Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland traveled to Washington to begin talks later Tuesday, 1 day after US President Donald […]
President Trump Approaches His ‘Reagan Moment Economist Mohamed El-Erian predicts that President Donald Trump sees a 60% chance that President Donald Trump’s hard line with China and Europe yields “fairer trade.” The chief economic adviser to Allianz SE also set some other odds in a recent TV interview. El-Erian puts a 15% chance on a “Reagan moment” […]
James Comey and Robert Mueller Leveraged Their Government Ties For Profit $LMT US President Donald Trump slammed fired FBI director James Comey in a Monday Tweet, returning to his claim that the probe by special counsel Robert Mueller into Russian interference in the 2016 Election is a “witch hunt.” “Mueller is Comey’s best friend,” President […]
President Trump Announces the United States-Mexico Trade Agreement The Trump Administration and Mexico have reached a preliminary accord to end the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and replace it with a deal that the administration says is more favorable to the United States. US President Donald Trump, in announcing the tentative agreement Monday at […]
US and Mexico’s Trade Negotiators Just “hours” Away From a Deal US and Mexican trade negotiators are “hours” away from squaring away bi-lateral differences on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) a Top Mexican official said Sunday. Canada on hold for a bit. Mexican Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo told reporters that work with Canada, […]
President Trump on the Economy, “you haven’t seen anything yet!” President Trump has earned good marks in his handling of the economy. US President Donald Trump cheered the economic growth that has occurred during his Presidency, tweeting early Friday that he’s just getting started. “Target (NYSE:TGT)CEO raves about the Economy. ‘This is the best consumer […]
President Trump Wants ‘Rapid’ Resolution of Trade Issues With EU Washington is pressing the European Union to move more quickly on trade negotiations launched after last month’s meeting between President Donald Trump and EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker. Emily Haber, Germany’s Ambassador to the United States, told reporters that a working group formed after the […]
Medical Marijuana Update Oklahoma continues to struggle with its new medical marijuana program, Utah foes try a novel strategy to block a medical marijuana initiative, and more. Louisiana Louisiana Regulators Weight Raising Limit on Number of Patients Doctors Can Treat. The state Board of Medical Examiners is set to boost the number of medical marijuana […]
Dems Facing an ‘Almost Impossible Map’ to Retake Senate Political analyst dubs it an almost impossible map, many others are even less optimistic. But despite the Democrats’ long odds to retake the US Senate in November’s congressional elections, party strategists meeting in Chicago this week say the escalating legal troubles of President Donald Trump’s former […]
American’s Taxes Should the Dems Take the Congress This November Republicans will make the historic Trump tax overhaul that slashed taxes 1 of their Key campaign selling points ahead of November elections. Democrats on the other hand are talking about how they want to undo it. In their bid to retake control of Congress, many […]
Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) is Pro Law, Not Anti-Marijuana $WFC Pro Law, Not Anti-Marijuana Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE:WFC) say the giant bank is not making a political statement, that it is following the law of the land; marijuana is not legal under federal law. So goes the bank’s response to backlash over terminating a pro-medical marijuana Florida […]
‘Little Jeff’ Sessions Will Align or Be Sacked by President Trump Thursday, 2 Key Republican Senators signaled to President Donald Trump that he could replace Attorney General Jeff Sessions after the midterm elections in November, a move that would open the way for firing Robert Mueller or constraining his probe into Russian meddling in the […]
This Bull Market Was Born in the Depths of Financial Crisis $SPY This Wall Street Bull market was born at the depths of a financial crisis, and it has just became the longest ever recorded. Low valuations, little competition and EP/S growth that looked spectacular, but inline with historical trends, these were the forces that […]
US Investors are Ignoring Political Drama, the ‘Economy’s Everything $SPY National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow said stock-market investors are apparently ignoring any White House political turbulence because the robust economy is proof President Donald Trump’s strategy is working. The Bull market on Wall Street set history this week when it eclipsed the S&P 500’s […]
Protecting Endangered Animal Species Cost US Taxpayers 100’s of Billions President Trump is moving to reform the ESA’s management of endangered species Democrats are slammed the President’s attempts to correct this over regulation. Factoring in the taxpayer cost of blocking dams, roads, pipelines Protecting endangered species likely costs the economy hundreds of billions of dollars […]
President Trump’s Supreme Court Nominee, Brett Kavanaugh Sees Roe v. Wade as ‘Settled Law’ Tuesday, Supreme Court nominee Appellant Judge Brett Kavanaugh, 53 anni, said he sees Roe v. Wade as settled law, according to Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) In a 2-hour meeting, Judge Kavanaugh told Senator Collins that he agrees with Chief Justice John […]
Manafort Trial Update: Mistrial on 10 Counts, Guilty on 8 Counts Tuesday, President Donald Trump called former campaign Chairman Paul Manafort a “good man” and again hammered Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe as a “witch hunt” less than an hour after Mr. Manafort was found guilty of bank and tax fraud. “I must tell you […]
Manafort Jury Cannot Reach Consensus on All Counts The jury in the financial fraud trial of former Trump campaign Chairman Paul Manafort indicated in a note Tuesday that it is struggling to reach a unanimous verdict on all 18 tax- and bank-fraud charges. The note asked what to do if the jury of 6 men […]
US Sanctions Loom, Total (NYSE:TOT) Exits Huge Energy Project in Iran $TOT The French giant Oil & Gas Total (NYSE:TOT) company opted out, but its Chinese partner is reluctant to become the Nat Gas project’s operator. The Y 2017, $5-B contract for new development at the massive South Pars offshore Nat Gas field was the 1st […]
No Verdict, Manafort Jury Adjourns for a 3rd Day Running The jury in the bank and tax fraud trial of former Trump campaign Chairman Paul Manafort ended its 3rd day of deliberations on Monday without reaching a verdict. The judge said the jury would reconvene on Tuesday morning. The case is the 1st to go […]
President Trump, “not trilled” with Fed’s Raising Interest Rates $USD, $EUR Monday, US President Donald Trump said he is “not thrilled” with Fed Chairman Jerome Powell for raising interest rates, plus he accused China and Europe of manipulating their respective currencies. President Trump rattled investors in July when he criticized the Fed’s monetary policy tightening, […]
Disgraced Former US Spy Chief John Brennan Violated ‘Separation Between Intelligence and Policy’ John Brennan, Former President Barack Hussein Obama’s CIA Director politicized intelligence and is a security risk President Trump’s National Security Adviser John Bolton hammered Mr. Brennan and other Hussein Obama-era intelligence officials for “politicizing intelligence” and denied Brennan’s security clearance revocation was […]
President Donald and Vice President Mike Pence Week 81 in the Oval Office REBUILDING OUR MILITARY Monday, President Trump signed into law the $717-B National Defense Authorization Act. This Act adds new troops, provides pay raises to service members, builds new tanks and war ships, and much more to restore American military strength with pride […]
Medical Marijuana Update A new bill in Guam would allow home cultivation, Oklahoma officials still have issues with the voter-approved medical marijuana initiative, and more. Guam Guam Bill Would Allow Home Cultivation. Five years after the US territory legalized medical marijuana, access issues have prompted Sen. Louis Muna to file a bill that would allow […]
The plunge in the price of copper by more than 20 percent since the beginning of June has worried analysts who see it as a bad signal for the global economy. The red metal has acquired the sobriquet Doctor Copper for its ability to take the temperature of the world economy. – Why trust Dr […]
America’s Socialists Should Take a Look at Venezuela Venezuela has had there experiment with Socialism running for sometime, and the results are the same as all Socialist models, failure, complete and utter failure. Uncertainty reigned in Venezuela on Saturday after President Nicolas Maduro unveiled a major economic reform plan aimed at halting the spiraling hyperinflation […]
China and the Moral Dilemma at Google Will politics beat shareholders interests? Google workers’ outrage over the notion of censoring searches to appease Chinese officials highlights the dilemma US tech companies face in accessing the lucrative market. Using technology to make the world better is a well-worn mantra in Silicon Valley, preached so strongly by […]
President Trump, “I think Bruce Ohr is a disgrace” President Donald Trump lashed out at Justice Department official Bruce Ohr Friday, calling him a “disgrace” and suggesting his security clearance may soon be revoked. The President made his comments in a short impromptu press conference as he got set to travel to The Hamptons. President […]
Governor Cuomo Disparages America, President Trump Hammers Him Friday, President Donald Trump came out early and hammered New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) for declaring America “was never that great” in anti-Trump speech and a followup on Twitter. The angry repeat attack suggests that Trump’ is already gearing up to knock down a potential Democrat rival […]
Judge in Manafort Trial Received Threats, Fears for Jurors The federal judge in former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort’s fraud trial refused Friday to release the names of jurors, saying he has received threats and fears for their safety as well. U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis III revealed his concerns in explaining why he does […]
Hundreds of Google employees have signed a protest letter over the company’s reported work on a censor-friendly search engine to get back into China, The New York Times said Thursday. The employees are demanding more transparency so they can understand the moral implications of their work, said the Times, which obtained a copy of the […]
No More Beauty Pageants As Liberal madness sweeps the world the nutters in charge of Miss Germany have followed the nutters in charge of Miss America to turn beauty pageants in to “personality contests” but not any personality is welcome, what they want are devout Liberals who will discuss things like Social Issues, and of […]
A list of white farmers whose lands are to be seized without compensation in South Africa has been published by the local minority rights group AfriForum. The government denies the accuracy of the list. The group has uploaded the list of the next land-expropriation victims on its website. AfriForum said it obtained the list through […]
The US is creating a so-called Iran Action Group, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has announced, adding that Brian Hook will lead the group in order to spur “international support for our efforts.” Speaking at the Thursday State Department briefing, Pompeo claimed that the world is demanding change in Iran’s behavior, so that it […]
Renewed Calls for EPA Deregulation on E15 Fuel, aka Ethanol $CORN, $CU=F A renewable fuels and corn farmers’ advocate is urging the EPA to “deliver” on President Donald Trump’s promise to fix a regulatory barrier that prevents gas stations from selling 15% ethanol blends year-round. Steve Roe, the general manager of Little Sioux Corn Processors […]
GOP Buys NY Gov. Cuomo a 1-Way Bus Ticket to Canada Thursday, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s political opponents on the right and left seized on his comment that America “was never that great,” with Republicans buying him a bus ticket to Canada and intra-party rival Cynthia Nixon accusing him of trying and failing to […]
Trade Talks Moving Ahead, Deals With China and Mexico Near Trade talks toresume with China later this month, and US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer is “getting close” to reaching a trade deal with Mexico, National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow said Thursday. However, he said in a TV interview that the Chinese government should not […]
US Economic Boom the “single most important political story” President Trump fully deserves the credit, he said, for lowering tax rates, rolling back trade regulations and enforcing trade reform. The United States’ economic boom is the “single most important political story” that has happened this year, National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow. “This is going to […]
President Trump Wants Omarosa Arrested US President Donald Trump has told advisers he wants Attorney General Jeff Sessions to have Omarosa Manigault Newman arrested. PresidentTrump sees Ms. Manigault Newman a betrayer, who calls him a racist in her new memoir “Unhinged,” which makes use of secretly recorded White House tapes. A former West Wing official […]
Trump’s Legal Team Ready to Go to the Supreme Court Against Mueller President Donald Trump’s legal team is “pretty much finished with” a memorandum opposing a potential subpoena by special counsel Robert Mueller and is ready to “argue it before the Supreme Court, if it gets there,” as the President’s lawyers await a response from […]
Trade War Hurts Hong Kong Peg Hong Kong’s de facto central bank said Thursday it had bought up more than US$2 billion worth of local currency to maintain a long-held peg to the US dollar. Since 1983, the linked exchange rate system is a unique type of exchange rate regime used for the Hong Kong […]
Democrats Back Socialist Man in a Dress to Lead Vermont So if you put a man in a dress and he promotes socialism it is not politically correct to attack that proposition, well not for us Dave Hallquist now calls himself Christine Hallquist and is a socialist. The election of these alternate lifestyle people is […]