Month: September 2017

Democrat Al Green on Tuesday issued a warning he will force a House floor vote next week on President Trump’s impeachment, creating a new dilemma for his party’s leaders, The Hill reports. Green stated that he […]

Top Democrat on Senate Intel Sees Reddit as Potential Russian Target

The ranking Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, Senator Mark Warner considers Reddit as a potential tool of Russian social media influence, The Hill reports. Warner has also spearheaded efforts to scrutinize Facebook and Twitter […]

Trump Adviser Stone Denies Involvement in Election Interference

President Donald Trump’s adviser Roger Stone on Tuesday denied any involvement in what U.S. officials have called a Russian campaign of interference and disinformation during the 2016 presidential election, The Wall Street Journal reports. Stone […]

Russia Investigation: Manafort and Flynn Likely to Face Criminal Charges

Connecticut’s Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal stated on Monday that Michael Flynn and Paul Manafort, the former top advisers of President Donald Trump, are “almost sure” to be criminally charged in the investigation of the special […]

Trump Says U.S. Is Ready to Use ‘Devastating’ Force on North Korea

President Donald Trump stated that the U.S. is ready to use “devastating” military force against North Korea but also urged the world to join in efforts to neutralize the rogue nation’s nuclear program, Bloomberg reports. […]

Mattis: U.S. Wants to Resolve North Korea Crisis Diplomatically

Jim Mattis, the U.S. Defense Secretary stated on Tuesday that the United States wants to resolve the crisis with North Korea diplomatically and is centered on neutralizing Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons program, Fox News reports. “We […]

Trump Travel Restrictions on More Solid Ground as Top Court Cancels Hearing

The Supreme Court hinted on Monday it might dismiss a challenge to Donald Trump’s controversial travel restrictions after the White House has issued reviewed proclamation on eight countries that legal experts said stand a better […]

U.S. Rejects North Korea’s Talk of War

North Korea’s foreign minister Ri Yong Ho issued a warning that his country would not hesitate to shoot down American warplanes regardless of whether they are in or outside the country’s airspace, which increased the […]

U.S. Sees ‘Four or Five’ Ways to Resolve North Korean Crisis

The U.S. came up with four or five different scenarios for resolving the crisis with North Korea, and “some are uglier than others,” National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster stated as tensions between the countries are […]

U.S. to Pose Restrictions on Russian Military Flights Over its Territory

Washington is set to announce restrictions on Russian military flights over U.S. soil which is regulated by the Treaty on Open Skies in what appears to be the latest strain of relations between the U.S. […]

Trump Administration to Reportedly Reduce Refugees Intake

The Trump administration will reportedly lower the number of refugees admitted to the United States during next year from 50,000 to somewhere in the 40,000 range, Axios reports. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Acting […]

Court Rules that Texas Can Enforce More of ‘Sanctuary Cities’ Law

A federal appeals court ruled Mondat that Texas can require law enforcement to honor federal immigration requests to detain people in local jails for possible deportation under a new “sanctuary cities” law supported by the […]

White House, Congress Vow to Help Storm-Battered Puerto Rico

White House and Congress on Monday vowed to help Puerto Rico recover from Hurricane Maria, even as some Democrats slammed President Donald Trump for not focusing enough on the island, The Hill reports. The Congress […]

Bannon Says NFL Players Should ‘Thank God’ Trump is President

Former White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon said Monday night that NFL players who want to take a knee during the national anthem should “thank God” that President Donald Trump is commander in chief, The […]

Ivanka Trump Used Private Email to Communicate With Government Employees

Senior White House adviser Ivanka Trump, communicated with government employees using private email account, according to a report on Monday, The New York Post reports. Ivanka Trump sent an email on February 28 to Linda […]

McCain Says Trump Never Apologized for Saying He Wasn’t a War Hero

President Donald Trump never apologized to John McCain for saying the senator is not a war hero, but the Arizona senator says in an interview airing tonight that while the two are “very different people,” […]

Nigel Farage to Campaign for Roy Moore in Alabama Senate Race

Nigel Farage, the right-wing British politician and an outspoken supporter of President Trump, is planning on campaigning in Alabama on Monday against Trump’s preferred candidate in a crucial Republican Senate race, The New York Times […]

Destruction from Hurricane Maria Set Puerto Rico Back Decades

Puerto Rico’s nonvoting representative in the U.S. Congress said Sunday that Hurricane Maria’s destruction has set the island back decades, The Associated Press reports. “The devastation in Puerto Rico has set us back nearly 20 […]

Obama Reportedly Warned Zuckerberg to Take Fake News More Seriously

After the presidential elections last November, Former President Barack Obama reportedly warned Mark Zuckerberg to take fake news more seriously. Zuckerberg dismissed the impact of “fake news” on the social media platform during and after […]

Senate to Hold Hearings on Trump’s Key Pentagon Nominees

The Senate will have a busy week ahead, as it looks to tackle a number of pressing Pentagon nominations, The Hill reports. The Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday will hold a confirmation hearing for […]

Trump Praises NASCAR after Owners Vow to Oppose Racers Protests

President Donald Trump on Monday said that he is proud of NASCAR, after several team owners said they wouldn’t tolerate racers protesting during the national anthem, The Hill reports. “So proud of NASCAR and its […]

GOP Facing Failure on Possibly Final ObamaCare Repeal Bid

Congressional Republicans are facing the prospect of failing this week, in what could be their final bid to repeal ObamaCare, The Hill reports. The Hill comments that it seems more than likely tgat the nine-month […]

NFL Rallies around Protesting Players Denounced by Trump

NFL teams have shown solidarity with the protesting players before Sunday’s games by kneeling, linking arms or not going in the field during the U.S. national anthem, as a gesture of defiance against the President […]

Trump’s Son-in-Law Jared Kushner Used Private Account for Some Official Emails

Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, and adviser, has used a personal email account for doing business in the White House, his lawyer confirmed Sunday, The Wall Street Journal reports. Kushner sent and received less […]

U.S. Adds Three More Countries to List of Nations Facing Travel Restrictions

President Donald Trump on Sunday issued a new proclamation which restricts the entry to the U.S. for 8 countries, including North Korea Venezuela and Chad, The Wall Street Journal reports. The new ban is set […]

September 24, 2017 Focus Washington

Saudi Arabia Celebrates 87th National Day: Booths, Live Entertainment to Honor the Kingdom’s Cultural Heritage

The Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Washington D.C. hosted an event on September 23, on the occasion of the 87th anniversary of the country’s establishment. With the National Building Museum bathed in green light, a […]

Iran Successfully Tests New Ballistic Missile

Iran has successfully tested a new ballistic missile with a range of 1,200 miles which it displayed at a military parade on Friday, state media reported on Saturday. The test-firing of the Khorramshahr missile, which […]

Trump Considers Replacing Travel Ban with New ‘Tailored’ Restrictions

President Donald Trump is considering replacing his ban on travelers entering the U.S. from six predominantly Muslim nations with a set of more specific and tailored restrictions based, in part, on how much information countries […]

Trump Disappointed by McCain over Latest ObamaCare Repeal Attempt

President Donald Trump on Saturday said that Senator John McCain “let down” his party, the people of Arizona and “his best friend” by opposing the Republicans latest attempt to repeal and replace ObamaCare, The Hill […]

Trump Issues New Warning to North Korea’s ‘Little Rocket Man’

President Donald Trump blasted past U.S. administrations’ handling of North Korea on Friday, escalating his verbal feud with the country’s leader Kim Jong-un by continuing to call him “Little Rocket Man.”, The Hill reports. “Rocket […]