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OPINYON: Goodbye Donald nga ba?

Buddy Gomez -- Cyberbuddy
Posted at Oct 04 10:42 PM

Goodbye Donald J. Trump na nga ba? Ano ba talaga ang sitwasyon? Read more »

The American scene: Historic, landmark, remarkable

Buddy Gomez -- Cyberbuddy
Posted at Jul 27 06:33 AM

These are apt descriptions of an open Congressional hearing of America’s biggest political scandal. Read more »

Cracks appear in US bipartisan unity on Venezuela

Patricia Zengerle and Matt Spetalnick, Reuters
Posted at May 03 02:40 PM

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's tough approach to Venezuela has won broad support from both Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. Congress, but this rare display of bipartisan consensus is starting to show signs of strain as the crisis in the OPEC nation drags on. Read more »

Republicans block US Senate Democrats' move on making Mueller report public

Reuters
Posted at Mar 26 07:36 AM

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell on Monday blocked a second attempt by Democrats to pass a measure aimed at prodding the Justice Department to release to the public Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report investigating Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Read more »

Ex-Starbucks CEO aims to oust Trump in 2020

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 28 05:02 PM

Billionaire former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz said in a TV interview that he is looking into running against Donald Trump in 2020 as an independent presidential candidate. Read more »

Trump proposes deal in bid to end US government shutdown, insists on wall

Steve Holland and Jan Wolfe, Reuters
Posted at Jan 20 02:38 PM

Insisting on his demand for $5.7 billion to fund a US-Mexico border barrier as part of any bill to fully reopen the government, Trump sought to pile pressure on Democrats by appealing to immigrants they have tried to help. Read more »

US government shutdown extends into next week

Sebastian Smith, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 28 08:17 PM

The US government partial shutdown was set to stretch deep into next week after legislators failed Thursday to make a breakthrough in the row over President Donald Trump's demand for a US-Mexico border wall. Read more »

OPINION: Notes on the US elections and its Fil-Am participation

Buddy Gomez -- Cyberbuddy
Updated as of Nov 17 10:34 AM

None of the Fil-Am candidates for the US Congress made it. Falling short and failing were Gina Ortiz Jones, Jennifer Zimmerman and Cristina Osmeña. Read more »

More 'checks and balances' on Trump after Democrats seize House: analyst

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 08 04:20 PM

Tuesday's elections saw the Democrats seize control of the lower house of Congress as well as a diverse set of winners. Read more »

Defiant Trump blames media, fellow Republicans for House losses

Jeff Mason and Roberta Rampton, Reuters
Posted at Nov 08 03:30 PM

The day after his party lost its lock on the US Congress, President Donald Trump walked into a White House press conference ready for political combat, name-checking Republicans who he blamed for losing their seats and lashing out at reporters who challenged his assertions. Read more »

Democrats seize US House in rebuke to Trump

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 07 12:17 PM

Fox and NBC television networks called the result in the US House of Representatives, while confirming expectations that Trump's Republicans will retain control of the Senate. Read more »

Major overhaul in US immigration policies if Republicans retain Congress control: lawyer

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 07 01:36 AM

A United States immigration lawyer warned Tuesday of a major overhaul in America’s immigration policies should Republicans maintain their control in the House.  Read more »

Democrats 'clear favorites' in US polls but still unsure of House control- analyst

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 05 05:13 PM

The Democrats have a "clear and convincing" lead in the polls, but are not assured of taking control of the US House of Representatives during the midterm elections this week, an analyst with the Economist said Monday. Read more »

Trump hangs painting of self at bar with Republican presidents

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 16 02:01 PM

In "The Republican Club," a painting by Andy Thomas, an uncharacteristically brawny Donald Trump sports an affable, if slightly pinched smile as he is joined by the likes of Abraham Lincoln, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Teddy Roosevelt and George W. Bush. Read more »

Republicans mull curbing Trump after Putin summit

Michael Mathes, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 20 05:36 AM

Donald Trump's unsettling embrace of Russia's Vladimir Putin this week drew derision across the US political spectrum, but it remains to be seen whether Republicans have the will to rein in their president. Read more »

Republicans rebuff students' call for tough gun curbs

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Oct 17 11:06 AM

WASHINGTON - Republican leaders rebuffed calls for major changes to US gun laws Tuesday following the mass shooting at a Florida high school, as students braced for their emotional return to the campus where 14 classmates and three staff were murdered. Read more »

Bannon's 'treasonous' comment directed at Trump Jr., not Manafort -author

Reuters
Posted at Jan 09 08:34 AM

WASHINGTON - Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon's comment that a meeting between Trump campaign officials and a group of Russians was "treasonous" focused on President Donald Trump's son and not his former campaign manager, as Bannon now maintains, the author of a book containing the remark said on Monday. Read more »

Trump could face challenge in 2020 primary, Republican warns

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 25 11:11 AM

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump may face competition to be the Republican party's nominee for the 2020 White House race if he decides to pursue a second term, a US senator said in an interview broadcast Sunday. Read more »

OPINION: 'Daisy' and our Alabama moment

Buddy Gomez — Cyberbuddy
Posted at Dec 14 09:14 PM

There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that a dedicated, vigorous and empowered media performed and delivered this political haymaker. Media in the United States caused the “stars to fall in Alabama” last Tuesday. Read more »

US Senate passes historic tax reform in Trump win

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 02 04:03 PM

WASHINGTON - US Senate Republicans passed landmark tax reform early Saturday, a critical step toward delivering a monumental legislative victory for President Donald Trump in his first year in office. Read more »