Month: August 2017

Top military leaders have issued separate statements condemning racism after a white nationalist rally turned violent over the weekend in Charlottesville, Newsmax reports. Admiral John Richardson, head of the Navy, was the first one to […]

Ohio City to Remove Robert E. Lee Monument

The city of Franklin, Ohio plans to remove and relocate a statue of the Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee after the incited violence that occurred last weekend in Charlottesville, the Hill informs. According to a report […]

Bannon: No Military Solution to North Korea

President Donald Trump’s chief strategist Stephen Bannon said that he doesn’t believe there is a military solution to the escalating nuclear crisis, the Hill reports. “There’s no military solution [to North Korea’s nuclear threats], forget […]

CEOs Oppose Trump over Charlottesville

Leaders of the business world staged a revolt against the President Trump on Wednesday, forcing the White House to disband two economic councils that were hemorrhaging members, the Hill reports. Shortly after news emerged early […]

Assange Meets U.S. Congressman, Claims to Prove Russia Has No Connection to Leaked Documents

Julian Assange told a U.S. congressman on Tuesday he has evidence that the leaked Democratic Party documents he published during last year’s election did not come from Russia and promised additional helpful information about the leaks in […]

Disagreements Emerge between U.S., Canada and Mexico as NAFTA Talks Begin

The Trump administration set a tough tone Wednesday at the start of the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement, driving a wedge into its relationship with Canada and Mexico, Politico reports. U.S. Trade […]

Sessions Slams Chicago over Sanctuary City Policy

Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Wednesday slammed Chicago officials for suing the Trump administration over withholding federal funds to sanctuary cities, touting Miami as in “full compliance and eligible for all federal law enforcement grant […]

Internal FBI Surveys Show High Support for Former FBI Chief Comey

Despite White House claims to the contrary, fired FBI Director James Comey was highly respected and trusted within the bureau during his nearly four-year tenure, according to internal survey results released Wednesday, Newsmax reports. The […]

Trump to Reportedly Name Hope Hicks as New Communications Director

President Donald Trump will name Hope Hicks as White House communications director, The Daily Caller News Foundation reports. Hicks, who has been serving as director of strategic communications, will replace Anthony Scaramucci, who was ousted […]

Special Counsel Loses Top FBI Investigator

One of the FBI’s top investigators, tapped by special counsel Robert Mueller just weeks ago to help lead the investigation into Russian interference in last year’s presidential election, has left Mueller’s team, ABC News reports. […]

Macedonia Needs a Modern Conservative Party Now More than Ever

Macedonia has a chance now to recapture the promise of a centrist, Western-style democracy that it had when it became independent in 1991. The tiny Balkan country, which has been an EU candidate country since […]

Trump Applauds North Korean Leader for Withdrawal of Missile Test

President Donald Trump applauded North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Wednesday for backing down on his threat to launch missiles toward the U.S. territory of Guam, CNN reports. In an early morning tweet, Trump said: […]

Opinion: Trump Chooses Fighting over Healing

In his explosive Tuesday press conference, President Donald Trump seized a far more dramatic moment not so much to teach as to fight. He admitted no fault, calibrated no words, and — in the eyes […]

Afghan Taliban Warns Trump against Sending in More Troops

The Taliban said in an open letter to President Donald Trump that the military situation in the Afghanistan war was “far worse than you realize”, and deploying more armed forces would be self-destructive, Reuters reports. […]

Trump Issues Order to Speed Environmental Reviews of Infrastructure Projects

President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Tuesday directing federal agencies to speed up their reviewing process for the environmental effects of infrastructure projects, a bid to accelerate the construction of the roads, bridges, […]

Roy Moore, Luther Strange Advance GOP Runoff in Alabama Senate Race

Former Chief Justice Roy S. Moore and Senator Luther Strange emerged from a crowded Republican field on Tuesday in a special Senate primary in Alabama. They will face off for their party’s nomination next month in a […]

Report: Despite North Korea Threat, Defense Funding Bill Could Get ‘Kicked Down the Road’ Again

Despite North Korea concerns, a national defense spending bill may get “kicked down the road” again as Congress deals with other pressing issues, CNBC reports. After the August recess concludes, there will be quite a […]

Chief Executives Weigh Risk, Reward of Serving on White House Councils

Several CEOs and industry leaders who have submitted their resignations from the White House’s manufacturing council this week, have not been opposing the president for the first time, CNBC informs. For instance, President Donald Trump described pharmaceutical […]

Romney: Bigots and People Fighting Hate ‘Not the Same’

Mitt Romney has fired back at President Trump for his statement that “both sides” were responsible for the incident that occurred at a white supremacist rally over the weekend, claiming that the two clashing groups […]

Trump Cuts Funds to Fight Anti-right Wing Violence

The Trump administration’s move to cut federal funds for right-wing violence fighters has raised new questions, after the president gave a controversial response to violence at a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville over the weekend, […]

Justice Demands 1.3M IP Addresses Related to Trump Resistance Site

The Justice Department has requested information of visitors to a webpage used to plan protests against President Donald Trump, according to a blog post by the Los Angeles-based DreamHost. Web hosting provider DreamHost said it […]

Report: North Korea Backs off Guam Missile Threat

According to a new report, Pyongyang is withdrawing the threat to launch missiles at Guam, the U.S. Pacific territory, The Hill informs. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un issued a statement, saying he had made a […]

Intel CEO Third Executive to Resign from Trump Council after Charlottesville Incident

The CEO of Intel on Monday is the third executive to announce his resignation from President Trump’s American Manufacturing Council, after the violence that occurred in Charlottesville, Va. over the weekend, the Hill reports. “I resigned to […]

California Files Suit over Funding for Sanctuary Cities

Speaking at a San Francisco news conference, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said the state’s suit argues that the Justice Department is violating the Constitution by trying to implement a new policy that would deny […]

Hollywood Faces Worst Summer Season in 25 Years

Box office movies took a beating this summer, with only $3.44 billion made for the period of the first weekend in May through last Sunday, Deadline reports. It is the worst summer in 25 years, […]

Protesters Topple Confederate Statue in North Carolina

A group of protesters Monday pulled down a statue dedicated to Confederate soldiers in front of the county administrative building in Durham, North Carolina. Video of the incident shows a woman climbing a ladder behind […]

Rupert Murdoch Reportedly Urged Trump to Fire Bannon

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch recently urged President Donald Trump to sack his far-right chief strategist Steve Bannon, The New York Times reports. Murdoch made his plea during a White House dinner before Trump left for […]

Pentagon Considering Changes to Trump Transgender Ban

Defense Secretary James Mattis on Monday hinted that the Pentagon may propose its own changes to President Donald Trump’s plan to ban all transgender individuals from the military, The Hill reports. Mattis told reporters at […]

Honduras’ Largest Company Slowly Rebuilds its Global Reputation

Corporación Dinant – one of the largest African Palm oil producers in Latin America and the recipient of a controversial $15 million loan from the World Bank – appears to have turned the corner in […]

August 14, 2017 Focus Washington

Charlottesville Incident Suspect to Face Court Hearing

James Alex Fields Jr., who is suspected of killing a woman as he allegedly drove a car into a group of counterprotesters at a white supremacist rally in Virginia, is set to appear on Monday […]