President Trump said yesterday that he did discuss former Vice President Joe Biden during a July 2019 phone call with the new president of Ukraine.
Mr. Trump denied that he said anything improper to the Ukrainian leader. House speaker Nancy Pelosi issued a statement intimating that she may now back a move to impeach Mr. Trump for allegedly asking Ukraine to take action that might affect the 2020 election.
Iran announced it is releasing a British-flagged oil tanker that Iran had seized in July. Iran had seized the tanker after Great Brittan seized an Iranian oil tanker bound for Syria. The United Nations General Assembly meets in New York this week and Iran is expected to be a primary topic.
The U.S. Justice Department reports China is increasing the theft of trade secrets from U.S. companies. The DOJ reports 80{211d4eaff5f6ab776b9f468c919065fc3aae4df093916ddbc4a838f2fb9137eb} of the cases involving theft of trade secrets are related to China. U.S. government officials call it state sponsored theft.
Iowa Democrats now prefer Elizabeth Warren. Warren has 22 {211d4eaff5f6ab776b9f468c919065fc3aae4df093916ddbc4a838f2fb9137eb} of the support among likely caucus participants, according to the Des Moines Register/CNN poll. Joe Biden has slipped to second with 20 {211d4eaff5f6ab776b9f468c919065fc3aae4df093916ddbc4a838f2fb9137eb}.
The Austin City Council will begin distributing $3 million dollars of taxpayer money directly to for-profit music venues and mucisians. The new program will be an annual part of the city budget. The goal is to help struggling live music venues and local musicians. Criteria for selecting the recipients will be developed in the near future.
