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Special Counsel Team for Russia Investigation Expands

August 2, 2017 Focus Washington

A former Justice Department official has joined special counsel Robert Mueller’s team as it investigates Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election.Greg Andres becomes the 16th lawyer to join the team, special counsel spokesman Josh […]

Senate Leaders, Mnuchin Discuss Debt Ceiling Increase

August 2, 2017 Focus Washington

Senate leadership and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin held a closed-door meeting on Tuesday as they try to plot a path toward increasing the debt ceiling. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he, Mnuchin, and Minority Leader […]

DHS Waives Environmental Rules to Speedup Mexico Border Wall Construction

August 2, 2017 Focus Washington

The Trump administration is waiving numerous major environmental laws to build a wall and fencing along the border with Mexico.The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the waiver Tuesday, citing its authority under a 2006 […]

White House Defends Trump’s Effort to Write Son’s Statement

August 2, 2017 Focus Washington

The White House on Tuesday defended President Trump’s decision to help write his eldest son’s statement about his election-year meeting with a Russian lawyer, calling it “something any father would do” The Hill reports. White […]

Coast Guard Officials Voice Support for Transgender Members

August 2, 2017 Focus Washington

Coast Guard officials reached out personally to their transgender service members to express support after President Trump’s announcement of a new policy barring transgender people in the military, according to Commandant Admiral Paul Zukunft. “The […]

Rosenstein Brushes off Trump Attacks on Sessions

August 2, 2017 Focus Washington

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein brushed off President Donald Trump’s attacks on Attorney General Jeff Sessions in an interview published Tuesday, saying the morale at the Justice Department remains “pretty good,” despite the president’s comments, […]

Senate Confirms Christopher Wray as New FBI Director

August 2, 2017 Focus Washington

The Senate easily confirmed President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FBI on Tuesday, following the firing of James Comey earlier this year. Senators voted 92-5 on Christopher Wray’s nomination to lead the bureau. Democratic […]

Scaramucci Says Vulgar Remarks about Priebus, Bannon Were a ‘Joke’

August 2, 2017 Focus Washington

Anthony Scaramucci, who recently resigned as White House communications director, said Tuesday he was “joking” in the comments he made to a New Yorker reporter about other Trump administration officials, The Hill reports. “Most of […]

Trump Planning Trade Measures against China

August 2, 2017 Focus Washington

The Trump administration is purportedly preparing trade measures against China, including a crackdown on intellectual property theft, signaling a shift by the Trump administration away from working with Beijing, The Hill reports. Several media outlets […]

GOP Chairman Ready to Work with Democrats on ObamaCare

August 2, 2017 Focus Washington

A Senate chairman on Tuesday took a significant step toward working with Democrats on stabilizing a core facet of ObamaCare – the healthcare exchanges, The Hill reports. Republican Senator Lamar Alexander, who helms the Senate […]

Key Homeland Security Anti-Terror Official Resigns

August 1, 2017 Focus Washington

The resignation last week of George Selim, a key Homeland Security official, might signal a shift away from treating the American Muslim community as partners in the struggle against radicalization, the Atlantic reports. “There were […]

Obama’s EPA Museum Scheduled for Trump Rebranding

August 1, 2017 Focus Washington

The Environmental Protection Agency’s one-room museum initiated by the agency’s administrator under former President Barack Obama is being redesigned to reflect the Trump administration’s priorities, the Washington Post reports. But the work was initiated by […]

Web Prankster Fools Scaramucci And White House Officials

August 1, 2017 Focus Washington

A self-described U.K. “email prankster” fooled White House officials into thinking he was one of the, pretending to be Jared Kushner and getting a White House cyber security adviser to give up his own private […]

Conway to Reportedly Replace Scaramucci

August 1, 2017 Focus Washington

Kellyanne Conway could be Anthony Scaramucci’s replacement as White House communications director, a White House source told the Daily Caller. Scaramucci was fired Monday after he unleashed a profanity-laced tirade directed at then-chief of staff […]

Unclear Whether Trump Will Hold Signing Ceremony on Russia Sanctions

August 1, 2017 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump has committed to signing a Russia sanctions bill, but it’s unclear if he’ll highlight his signature with a big ceremony. Major bills often have White House signing ceremonies, but Russian sanctions isn’t […]

Trump Reportedly Dictated Statement for Son on Russia Meeting

August 1, 2017 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump reportedly dictated a misleading statement about his son’s meeting with a Russian lawyer that was ultimately issued to the New York Times by Donald Trump Jr., The Washington Post reports. Trump dictated […]

North Korea Potentially Able to Hit Most of U.S.

August 1, 2017 Focus Washington

North Korea’s latest intercontinental ballistic missile launch makes it appear possible the nation could hit a majority of the United States, Reuters reports. The news outlet cited two U.S. officials’assessment of Pyongyang’s capability, while two […]

Spy Agencies Eased Rules on ‘Unmasking’ Procedures

August 1, 2017 Focus Washington

Former President Barack Obama’s intelligence chief issued revised procedures in 2013 that made it easier for executive branch officials to “unmask” the names of lawmakers or congressional staffers caught up in intelligence intercepts overseas, according […]

GOP House Member Calls for Special Counsel’s Resignation

August 1, 2017 Focus Washington

House Judiciary Committee member Representative Trent Franks is calling on Special Counsel Robert Mueller to resign, The Hill reports. Franks claims Mueller is violating a law governing the special counsel that prohibits him from serving […]

Trump Removes Scaramucci from Communications Director Post

August 1, 2017 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump on Monday removed Anthony Scaramucci as communications director, ending a tumultuous tenure in the West Wing that lasted just 10 days. Scaramucci lost his job on the same day that Homeland Security […]

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