FLASH: Ukrainian Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko announced he has opened a probe into alleged efforts by a Ukrainian to interfere with the 2016 Presidential elections on behalf of Hillary Clinton. “Today we will launch a criminal investigation about this and we will give legal assessment of this information,” he declared The investigation centers on a […]
FLASH: BREXIT Agreement Negotiated by EU and U.K. Government Won’t be Reopened, EU Chief Tusk Says JPMorgan Chase & Co. CEO Jamie Dimon said UK PM Theresa May’s request to the European Union for a 3-month extension of the BREXIT deadline will not remove uncertainty associated with the impasse and raises the odds of a […]
President Trump said Wednesday he does not mind if the public is allowed to see the report that Special Counsel Robert Mueller is preparing about his investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 Presidential Election and any possible links to the Trump campaign. “Let it come out,” President Trump told reporters at the White House […]
By Donna GarnerB I am a Texan, and we Texans know a true left-leaning Democrat when we see one. Please believe me when I say, “Beto O’Rourke is one!” Beto is not “born to do this” as he stated in the recent edition of Vanity Fair where he told about his decision in glitzy and glowing […]
Tuesday, the Supreme Court endorsed the US government’s authority to detain immigrants awaiting deportation anytime, potentially even years after they have completed prison terms for criminal convictions, handing President Trump a victory as he pursues hard-line immigration policies. The court ruled 5-4 along ideological lines, with its conservative justices in the majority and its liberal […]
Monday, acting Pentagon Chief Patrick Shanahan said he had provided Congress with a list of projects from the military construction budget that could be cut back in order to help pay for a Wall on the border with Mexico. Last month President Trump declared a national emergency in a bid to fund his promised wall […]
First Lady Melania Trump will host a White House meeting this week to review youth programs at various government departments and agencies. The First Lady’s office says she will lead Monday’s discussion at a meeting of the Interagency Working Group on Youth Programs. The goal is to build upon and improve youth programs that align […]
Over a 50% of American voters agree with President Trump’s long-shared condemnation of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation as a political witch hunt, according to the latest USA Today/Suffolk University Poll on Monday. A total of 503 registered voters among 1,000 polled (50.3%) replied “Yes” to the survey question: “President Trump has called the special counsel’s investigation a […]
FLASH: Democrats have connected legalized marijuana to social justice to pull in Millennial and African-American voters. Can you imagine having a conversation with someone who is ‘stoned’? “A Democrat who is not on board with legalization or addressing it in terms of repairing harms brought by prohibition for decades is going to have a tough […]
FLASH: Hacking, “the beginning of a life of crime” Friday, Reuters reporter Joseph Menn revealed that Democratic Presidential candidate Robert ‘Beto’ O’Rourke belonged to 1 of the best-known groups of computer hackers as a teenager. Within minus, his special report was the most popular story on Reuters.com here and was picked up by other news […]
FLASH: “We will make a great or not at all.” President Trump’s chief economic adviser says China’s President Xi is “afraid” to sit down with until their countries finalize a trade deal. Larry Kudlow, director of the White House’s National Economic Council, says President Xi Jinping wants everything agreed to before meeting with President Trump […]
The HKTDC Export Index 1Q19, for the first quarter of 2019, rebounded four points from the previous quarter to 39.2, indicating that confidence among exporters is growing across all sectors and markets. “Progress in the trade talks between Mainland China and the United States has led to an improved sentiment. However, it is still expected […]
FLASH: “I’m in no rush. I want the deal to be right. … I am not in a rush whatsoever. It’s got to be the right deal. It’s got to be a good deal for us and if it’s not, we’re not going to make that deal.” President Trump said Wednesday he is in no […]
President Trump accused “the fake news” of photo-shopping images of First Lady Melania Trump and pushing conspiracy theories it was not her by his side while touring tornado-ravaged Alabama. His comments came in a Wednesday Tweet: “The Fake News photoshopped pictures of Melania, then propelled conspiracy theories that it’s actually not her by my side in […]
Wrongfully Incarcerated On November 8, 1985, Hugo Elsen was stabbed to death during a robbery of his jewelry store in Las Vegas. His wife, Josy Elsen, was in the back of the store when he was attacked. Hearing noises, she went into the showroom and saw a black man wearing a blue cap […]
FLASH: President Trump Tweeted Sunday: The media is “hostile and corrupt” because it is failing to recognize the accomplishments of his Administration. President Trump’s Top economic adviser Larry Kudlow said Sunday trade negotiations between the United States and China are making “great progress.” In a TV interview Sunday, Mr Kudlow, the director of the National […]
Beijing is hopeful about its next round of trade talks with the US, China’s vice minister for commerce said Saturday, after revealing that top negotiators had tried to hammer out a deal over burgers and eggplant chicken. China and the United States have been locked in a bruising trade war since last year, imposing tit-for-tat […]
FLASH: President Trump’s top economic adviser offered sharp criticism of the European Central Bank’s (ECB) revival of stimulus measures to spur the EU’s economy. National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow said that a ECB decision Thursday to extend a new round of cheap loans to the banking system wouldn’t be enough to fix the continent’s […]
The White House’s Top economic adviser Larry Kudlow said Friday that President Trump and Chinese President Xi could meet on trade later this month or early next month. “Nothing in cement, but there’s a lot of talk about a meeting, yet.” President Trump Friday said he is confident the United States can forge a trade […]
President Trump’s administration is working on a plan to “financially strangle the Cuban regime” for supporting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. “We are fully willing to keep it up financially,” said a senior Trump Administration official when asked how the United States plans to pressure Cuba. “They are going to have to reconsider.” The Trump Administration […]
FLASH: Trade talks with China could collapse if a deal cannot be reached on enforcement of these “structural” issues. President Trump said on Wednesday that trade talks with China were moving along well and predicted either a “good deal” or no deal between the world’s 2 largest economies. Washington and Beijing have been in intense […]
The Big Q: What does Ivanka Trump do? The Big A: This is what she is doing. She is working on behalf of The Trump Administration to to empower women around the world, and especially in developing countries, is an urgent priority that goes well beyond social justice. Ample research has demonstrated and, in several […]
Wednesday, White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow says there’s “hope” that President Trump and Chinese President Xi will meet soon to finalize an agreement officials are optimistic a trade deal will be forged soon. “I don’t want to go into a timeline. There is hope that perhaps by the end of this month or early […]
President Trump Tuesday morning Tweeted, boasted he has a 93% approval rating among Republicans after his epic appearance and speech at CEPAC. President Trump wrote: “Republican Approval Rating just hit 93%. Sorry Haters! MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN.” It was not immediately clear which national poll the President was referring to in the tweet. However, it […]
The accusations being levied against President Trump are all about tearing him down before the Y 2020 election, and most American voters understand that is what is happening. “I’m not saying the Republicans wouldn’t do the same thing if the shoe were on the other foot, but it is part of the reason that the […]
FLASH: Blacks and Latinos hesitate to join marijuana industry As marijuana becomes legal in more parts of the country, employers are finding a significant lack of participation from demographics who say they may have been (were) unfairly targeted by police during the war on drugs. Studies suggest Blacks and Latinos are at least 4X as […]
It is busy in state legislatures, the Michigan Court of Appeals rules against workers’ rights, and more. Arizona Arizona House Committee Approves Bill to Protect Edibles, Extracts. The House Committee on Public Safety voted 5-2 Wednesday to approve HB 2149. The measure would specify that the 2010 voter-approved medical marijuana law also includes any products made […]
But three decades after he invented the World Wide Web, Tim Berners-Lee has warned that his creation has been “hijacked by crooks” that may spell its destruction. Berner-Lee’s old office at Europe’s physics lab CERN now looks no different than the others lining the long, nondescript corridor within the expansive compound. The only indication that […]
Asian markets rose Monday on growing optimism for a trade deal between China and the United States after reports said the two sides were close to a breakthrough. With a busy week of data releases and events coming up, investors got off to a positive start as they cheered stories saying the tariffs stand-off between […]
FLASH: That eliminates Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden Americans are least favorable toward a Presidential candidate who is a socialist or older than 75, according to an NBC/Wall Street Journal poll that said President Donald Trump’s approval rating ticked up in the past month. Only 25% of respondents ranked “socialist” as a desirable trait for […]
FLASH: Larry Kudlow: ‘The Green New Deal Will Literally Destroy the Economy” White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow warns that Democrats proposing to overturn The Trump Administration’s success by offering socialist policies will derail economic growth. “I do notwant us to stand idly. I don’t want to let this stuff fester. I want it challenged, […]
President Donald Trump is “ready to keep talking” to NKorea despite the abrupt end of the 2nd summit in Hanoi NAS John Bolton said. In a TV interview aired Sunday Mr. Bolton said President Trump “remains optimistic.” about a deal that will lead to denuclearization. NKorea’s leader “Kim Jong Un himself said in our last […]
President Trump has told an appreciative audience of conservatives that he will win re-election in 2020 and by a bigger margin than his Y 2016 victory. He’s reminded the audience of his outsider campaign that overcame long odds and a crowded field of established politicians to claim the White House over Democrat Hillary Clinton. When […]
FLASH: Harvard/Harris Poll: 3-in-4 Voters Favor ‘America First’ on Immigration, Trade, and Trump Foreign Policy About 3-in-4 American voters favor a populist-nationalist “America First” legal immigration, trade, and foreign policy platform from candidates running for office that prioritizes protecting the way of life and economic security of United States citizens above all else. The latest Harvard/Harris Poll finds […]
FLASH: “I am always prepared to walk!” President Trump Thursday warned he could walk away from a trade deal with China if it were not good enough, even as his economic advisers touted “fantastic” progress towards an agreement to end a dispute with the Asian country. The United States has imposed tariffs on hundreds of […]
FLASH: Members of the media should read President Trump’s “Art of the Deal” to understand President Trump’s decision to end negotiations with NKorean Chairman Kim Jong Un The Big Q: What does he say in that book? The Big A: If you want to be a great businessperson, up to the last sec in any deal, you […]
FLASH: Kim Jong Un Faces New Pressure at Home After Trump Summit Shock He faces a long train ride home through China to think about what went wrong. President Trump says Vietnam, the site of his 2nd round of nuclear talks with Chairman Kim, is thriving economically and that NKorea could, too, if it would […]
FLASH: President Trump said he is fully committed to his personal diplomacy with Chairman Kim. US President Trump and NKorean leader Kim Jong Un meet Wednesday for their 2nd Summit, betting that their personal relationship can break a stalemate over the North’s nuclear weapons and end more than 70 years of hostility. Despite little know […]
President Trump has indicated to his outside legal team that his lawyers should plan to stay on after special counsel Robert Mueller submits his report. President Trump reportedly told his lawyers Rudy Giuliani and Jay Sekulow that his legal team should plan on sticking around after SC Robert Mueller finishes his investigation. President Trump has […]
FLASH: World Stock Markets Up Across the Board Early Monday, President Trump said he is optimistic that a final trade deal could be reached with China and that he would hold a Summit to sign any pact, but cautioned an agreement may still not happen. Speaking at the White House a day after signaling that […]
By Daniel Greenfield The Big Q: Why did the media fall so swiftly for the Jussie Smollett hoax right after falling for the Covington Catholic hoax? The Big As :The easy answer is bias. And that might have even been the right answer a generation ago. but these days the media is not biased, it […]
$SOY, $USD, $CNY FLASH: “…productive talks, I will be delaying the US increase in tariffs now scheduled for March 1. Assuming both sides make additional progress, we will be planning a Summit for President Xi and myself, at Mar-a-Lago, to conclude an agreement. A very good weekend for US & China!” The US and Chinese […]
Americans in 17 states gave President Trump approval ratings of 50 percent or higher for 2018, with people in 16 other states rating him at below 40 percent, according to a new Gallup Poll released Friday. President Trump gained the most approval in states in the South and Mountain West and the least approval in New England […]
The Trump Administration is ordering 1,000 more active-duty troops to the US-Mexico border to add barbed wire to the border Wall. That would make the total number of troops at the border 6,000 by 1 March, with 140 more miles of Concertina wire added, Defense Department officials were quoted as saying. “That mission has evolved,” […]
By Linda Goudsmit The Riddle: What climate does climate change change? The Answer: The political climate of course. Let me explain. Pollution and climate change are two separate issues. Environmental pollution is a man-made problem that humans can and should remedy. Taking responsibility for our behavior is a necessary part of civilized life and eliminating […]
FLASH: Rosenstein cited 2 people who might have pursued President Trump’s ouster Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe said Thursday that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein told him he knew of 2 Cabinet members who might support invoking the 25th Amendment to oust President Donald Trump but he did not believe Mr. Rosenstein was actively […]
At SKorea’s northernmost train station, the tracks stop abruptly ahead of the demilitarized zone that marks the NKorean border. A sign reads: “The steel horse wants to run.” That may soon become a reality as US President Trump and NKorea’s Chairman Kim Jong Un prepare for a @nd summit next week in Vietnam. The outcome […]
$SOY, $CORN, $WEAT, $CNY President Trump plans to meet with China’s Top trade negotiator Friday afternoon as the US forges a preliminary deal before tariffs on some Chinese imports more than 2X next month. The meeting with Chinese Vice Premier Liu would cap the latest round of talks in Washington, with Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer […]
The United States and China have started to outline commitments in principle on the stickiest issues in their trade dispute, marking the most significant progress yet toward ending a 7-month trade dispute, according to sources familiar with the negotiations. The world’s 2 largest economies have placed tit-for-tat tariffs on hundreds of billions of dollars of […]
FLASH: Donald J. Trump 3-2 Favorite to win in 2020 President Donald Trump is a 3-2 favorite to win the 2020 Presidential election, with his odds unchanged following Senator Bernie Sanders’ (I:VT) official bid announcement, says sportsbook brand manager Dave Mason of BetOnline.ag. “There were no changes to Sanders’ odds following the announcement,” Mr. Mason said. […]
It seems more than likely Jussie Smollett is either an idiot on his own or an idiot serving the Political interests of his Democrat Party buddies, but either way you can not buy in to the extremism of American Politics. There is no doubt Jussie Smollett set out to create racial tensions and grind the […]
US President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency to circumvent Congress and spend billions of dollars for a border wall is the latest example of him relishing using the power of the Presidency to do whatever he can without Congress. This was made even clearer by a revelation from a senior White House official that shortly […]
FLASH: The Green New Deal is beyond Crazy If you have not been disappointed by politics lately, you have noy been paying attention. The political fantasies of today may not become some major change immediately, but they do set the tone for where could head in the next few years. The “Green New Deal” sounds too crazy […]
Police sources say Jussie Smollett likely hired two acquaintances to fake a Chicago “hate crime” assault, while conservatives are accusing liberal media outlets of accepting the actor’s story with little initial evidence. Not only has Smollett condemned the not-so-dynamic duo he has also severely diminished cause of both Black Americans and Gays. There is no […]
$AMZN FLASH: Leftist Pols seeing to it that New York is Not open for business. Saturday, Representative Pete King (R-NY) urged Democratic leaders in New York to fight leftists members of the party who succeeded in forcing Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) to pull out of a plan to bring thousands of jobs to Long Island City. “Amazon’s […]
FLASH: Moves are underway in the minority of states that have not yet okay-ed medical marijuana to get it done. Arkansas Arkansas Medical Marijuana Cards Valid Beginning Next Week. If you’re a registered medical marijuana patient, the card is in the mail. The state Department of Health says more than 7,000 patient ID cards are […]
A tweet by a not to bright US Congresswoman spotlighted a report about US tech behemoth Amazon’s tax burden for the past two years. While the company paid no US federal income tax, it reported “cash taxes paid” of $1.2 billion last year and $957 million in 2017. These numbers are not broken down geographically, […]
Top US economic officials were to meet on Friday with Chinese President Xi Jinping as the sides aim to wrap up trade talks in Beijing with enough goodwill to extend a truce in their tariff war. The world’s two biggest economies are seeking an accord to bridge their deep trade differences, after President Donald Trump […]
White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow warns that Americans want to embrace capitalism and that the Democrat-led rush to socialism would set the nation back a 100 years. “If you are not a socialist in your 20’s you have no heart and if you are not a capitalist in your 30’s you have no mind. I think right now […]
Thursday, the US Senate approved a border security compromise for building a wall with Mexico, and prevents another government shutdown. The White House said President Trump would sign it then declare a national emergency and invoke other executive powers to to shift money to Wall-building from elsewhere in the federal budget. House passage and President […]
FLASH: Invading Migrants are penned up and frustrated at the border. Frustration is growing among more than 1,600 Central American invading migrants penned up for more than a week inside a disused factory turned shelter in the northern Mexico border city of Piedras Negras. Joe Rivano Barros, of the Texas-based refugee advocacy group Raices, said […]
US and Chinese negotiators are set to kick off two days of official trade talks in Beijing Thursday as the world’s top two economies try to patch up their festering economic dispute. Pressure to seal an accord ahead of a March deadline lessened before the talks as US President Donald Trump indicated Tuesday in Washington […]
FLASH: Green New Deal Reads Like a Democratic Party Suicide Pact Karl Rove, former White House deputy Chief of Staff, blasted the proposal by Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), for a Green New Deal and called it a “laundry list of lunatic ideas.” His comments came Wednesday during an TV interview on “America’s Newsroom.” “She has a […]
Tuesday, President Trump expressed displeasure with a tentative deal by congressional negotiators on border security spending that offered no funds for his promised US-Mexican border wall, but did not reject it outright, indicating he did not expect another government shutdown. President Trump demand for $5.7-B from Congress to help build the Wall, said he has […]
FLASH: No basis, no exposure, a terrible waste of time and money John Dowd the formal head of Prentice Trump’s legal team says the investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller will clear the President. Mr. Dowd made his comments in an interview for an episode of “The Investigation,” a new podcast centered on Mueller’s probe. “I know […]
FLASH: The 2nd Government Shutdown is on the Table President Trump already has won the standoff over immigration, even if he does not get funding for his border Wall, because he has transformed how the American public views migrants, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee history Professor Rachel Ida Buff wrote in an Op-Ed Monday. As The Trump […]
President Trump’s approval rating has reached 52%, the highest it has been in almost 2 years, according to Rasmussen Reports. Rasmussen’s daily Presidential Tracking Poll shows: 52% approve of Trump’s job performance. 47% disapprove. 39% strongly approve. 39% strongly disapprove. Rasmussen notes this is the highest President Trump’s approval rating has been since 6 March 2017, […]
The Florida medical marijuana mess continues, a Nebraska medical marijuana initiative has submitted proposed language, and more. Florida Second Florida Bill to End Ban on Smoking Medical Marijuana Filed. State Senator Jeff Brandes (R-St. Petersburg) has filed SB 182, which would end the state’s ban on smoking medical marijuana. A similar bill, SB 372, was filed earlier […]
The United States and North Korea plan to hold a new round of talks in a third Asian nation next week to prepare for the second summit of their leaders, South Korea’s presidential office said Sunday. President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Donald Trump also plan to hold discussions soon about Trump’s upcoming meeting with […]
US negotiators were in Beijing on Monday for another round of talks on a trade deal with the clock ticking towards a March 1 deadline set by President Donald Trump. Preliminary discussions by lower-level officials were to be held, before US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin step in for the main […]
Despite the USA cutting Aid to Pakistan the International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde on Sunday met Prime Minister Imran Khan and assured him that IMF stands ready to support his country. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the World Government Summit in Dubai, hosted by the United Arab Emirates, both IMF and […]
There are all sorts of websites more that are more than happy to publish or host complete rubbish aimed at attacking an individual or a corporation, many times in an attempt to extort money from people. The latest move is to hack phones and threaten to publish the pics. The stunning revelation that a tabloid […]
Early Sunday, Congressional talks to avert a 2nd government shutdown over border Wall funding broke down. Republicans and Democrats have stopped communicating for now. Talks were suspended over the issue of detention beds, but there are hopes negotiators will come back to the table soon. Mick Mulvaney, the acting White House Chief of Staff, said […]
Family Research Council President Tony Perkins released the following statement in response to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union Address: “President Trump reached past the political divide in Congress to unify Americans around an inspiring vision of what America can be. He took the policy issues that often polarize Washington and appealed to Americans […]
Family Research Council is urging Members of the U.S. House of Representatives to sign onto a discharge petition introduced yesterday by House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) and Rep. Ann Wagner (R-Mo.) that is intended to force a vote on the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (H.R. 962). Yesterday, Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-Mo.) re-introduced […]
The long-awaited Green New Deal was unveiled in Washington laying down a marker for 2020 and beyond. If you haven’t heard of the Green New Deal, you probably live under a rock. The highly-anticipated policy proposal, spearheaded by freshman Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) and Senator Ed Markey (MA), calls for a World War II-style or […]
With a March 1 deadline fast approaching, US and Chinese officials resume negotiations next week to prevent escalation of a trade dispute that has major implications for the global economy. China’s economy already has shown signs of slowing, while the trade war has shaken the confidence of US businesses, as retaliatory tariffs have raised prices […]
Congressional negotiators are working this weekend of talks on a security plan that includes barrier on the Us-Mexican border, hoping to complete a deal to avert another government shutdown that is acceptable to President Trump. Saturday afternoon, President Trump Tweeted that if Democrats did not give him all The Wall money he is demanded, he […]
The ‘bright burning’ progressive rising-starlet Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, (D-NY) is being dubbed the future of the party, if that comes to pass the Democrats are in big trouble. In remarks on TV Thursday afternoon, Joseph Lieberman, a former Democrat who was the party’s Vice Presidential nominee in Y 2000 before turning Independent said the party must […]
Progressive Dem Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s (D-NY) call for a proposed “Green New Deal” to protect the environment “seems pointless,” Deputy Press Secretary Hogan Gidley said Friday. “It is quite rich for Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez to point out the fact that we need to ruin our economy and stop all air travel and stop all cars in […]
A draft copy of the indictment against Trump adviser Roger Stone may have been deliberately leaked by the chief prosecutor to CNN, tipping them off to the FBI raid on the “dirty trickster’s” home last week, Stone’s lawyer says. Pointing to the lack of court filing markings on the indictment draft, as well as metadata […]
FLASH: Socialist Ideas are Crazy! The White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow praised President Trump’s comments on socialism during his State of the Union address, saying America should remain a “nation of entrepreneurs who thrive from freedom and growth.” Mr. Kudlow blasted “these crazy anti-growth, anti-incentive, anti-business, anti-reward policies coming out of the opposition party.” […]
The choice of Vietnam as the venue for a 2nd US-NKorea Summit this month shows the possibility of moving beyond conflict and division toward a thriving partnership, the US State Department said Thursday. State Department spokesman Robert Palladino told a news briefing that US Special Representative for NKorea Stephen Biegun was in Pyongyang to prepare […]
FLASH: Speaker Pelosi (D:CA) Seeks Deal as Wall Deadline Nears Pesident Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi struck starkly different tones in their border security standoff Wednesday, as President Trump planned a rally in a Texas border city he says exemplifies the need for a Wall and Mrs. Pelosi said she’d back any bi-partisan deal […]
President Trump vowed during his State of the Union address Tuesday night that “America will never be a socialist country,” in an apparent rebuke to self-described Democratic socialist Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) that drew loud cheers and a standing ovation from Republicans in the House chamber, as well as supportive applause from House Speaker […]
Tuesday, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee said on TV that the White House may seem chaotic to some, but it is running like “a 5-Star restaurant.” Governor Huckabee responded to a comment from Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), who said that “chaos and incompetence” keeps The Trump Administration from fulfilling its responsibilities. “This is […]
US President Donald Trump’s approval rating hit 48% in his job performance in the latest poll from Rasmussen Reports. Rasmussen’s daily Presidential Tracking Poll of likely US voters shows President Trump’s approval rising: 48% approve of President Trump’s performance; 51% disapprove. 36% strongly approve of President Trump; 42% strongly disapprove. 45% approved of President Trump on […]
A young boy who the White House says has been bullied because his last name is Trump will attend the State of the Union as President Donald Trump and 1st Lady Melania Trump’s guest. “Unfortunately, Joshua has been bullied in school due to his last name,” a White House release said of 6th-grader Joshua Trump, of Wilmington, […]
Monday, President Trump summoned Fed Chairman Jerome Powell to the White House for dinner to discuss recent economic developments and the overall outlook. The Fed is being tight lipped about the ongoing monetary policy discussions with President Trump. Chairman Powell’s comments were “consistent with his remarks at his press conference of last week,” the Fed […]
Democratic proposals like those from Senators Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez targeting the wealthy do not make sense, just ask New York’s Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo. “I see the Democrats pursue really economically illiterate proposals just because they think they sound good politically,” said Kevin Hassett, an economic advisor to President Trump. Mr. […]
Over tax the rich, and the rich leave. New York collected $2.3-B less income-tax revenue than predicted for December and January, a development that Governor Andrew Cuomo blamed on wealthy residents leaving for 2nd homes in Florida and other states that received more favorable treatment in the tax law enacted by President Donald Trump and […]
Stephen Biegun, the US special representative for NKorea, arrived in SKorea Sunday for working-level talks on a proposed 2nd Summit between President Donald Trump and Chairman Kim Jong Un. Mr. Biegun plans to meet his NKorean counterpart Kim Hyok Chol to discuss the agenda and other issues ahead of the Summit slated for later this […]
President Trump is set to deliver his State of the Union speech. His topic is “choosing greatness.” White House officials say President Trump is not expected to dwell on the 15 February deadline for a budget deal for The Wall. Instead, President Trump is expected to strike a unifying tone and focus on areas of […]
US President Trump is optimistic about the prospect of a trade deal with the Chinese after the “good vibe” of negotiations this week, a top White House adviser said Friday. “The talks on Wednesday and Thursday in general had what I call a good vibe,” White House National Economic Council director Larry Kudlow said Friday in […]
$DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $VXX The US Jobs Report for January provided reminder that US labor market remained strong despite growth worries, market volatility, and partial government shutdown. Plus, January ISM Manufacturing Index up higher than expected at 56.6 (consensus 53.6), business is good too. Foxconn Technology Group (2454:TW) said Friday that after its Chairman […]
US job creation saw another blockbuster month in January, blowing past the government shutdown, but that disruption helped to push the unemployment rate higher, the Labor Department reported Friday. The construction, health care, hospitality and retail sectors added tens of thousands workers, another sign the robust labor market remain a fundamental source of strength even […]
A once senior NKorean official was reportedly banished to a labor camp after Chairman Kim Jong Un accused him of “breaching doctrine” in a proposal for US-NKorean talks. Han Song Ryol, once the North Korean vice foreign minister, was sent to a “re-education camp” after he was removed from his position last year, a SKorean […]
Thursday, President Donald Trump blamed Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, (D-NY), and his fellow Democrats for “being weak and passive with Iran.” “Schumer and the Democrats are big fans of being weak and passive with Iran,” President Trump tweeted Thursday morning. “They have no clue as to the danger they would be inflicting on our Country. Iran […]
President Trump signed an executive order Thursday pushing those who receive federal funds to “Buy American.” The aim is to boost US manufacturing across the board. Peter Navarro, director of the White House National Trade Council, told reporters during a telephone briefing the policies are helping workers who “are blue collar, Trump people.” Later he […]
Venezuelan leader Nicolas Madura is warning the United States to stay out of the crisis in his country, but he does not have much to back up that stance, and a “credible” military threat from the United States would help sway Venezuela’s military away from him. “His hold on the military is tenuous at best,” […]