Month: November 2017

Republican Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore once again said that the allegations of sexual harassment against him are false and malicious. He appeared to blame members of the LGBT community, liberals and socialists for the […]

NOAA Nominee Pledges to Quit Family-run Business

President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) vowed to quit his family-run weather forecasting company if he is confirmed to the post, The Hill writes. Barry Myers, CEO of […]

Arizona Coal Plant to Remain Open Through 2019

The coal-fired Navajo Generating Station has obtained the approval it needs to remain open through 2019. The Salt River Project, an Arizona utility that partially owns the plant and is negotiating on behalf of the […]

Lawmakers Confront FBI Director Over ‘Black Identity Extremists’ Report

Members of the Congress confronted the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation because of an intelligence report that says that black extremists were targeting law enforcement because of police abuses in minority communities. FBI […]

House Intelligence Panel Close to Agreement on NSA Spy Program

The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee said it was near reaching a consensus on how to overhaul a National Security Agency surveillance program. He added that the committee members hope they will soon […]

Washington Rejects China’s Demand to Be Treated as Market Economy

United States officials have filed a brief with the World Trade Organization as a third party in a case that China has brought against the European Union. The officials explain in the brief why China […]

House Panel Expands Ability to Carry Concealed Guns

A House panel advanced a Republican measure on Wednesday which would expand people’s ability to carry concealed weapons. At the same time, they moved to correct shortfalls of the federal background check system for prospective […]

Kushner Met with Mueller’s Team to Discuss Flynn

President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner met with the special counsel’s team earlier this month as part of Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian meddling with the 2016 election, sources say. The topic of the meeting […]

Comedian Subpoenaed by U.S. Intelligence Committee in Russia Probe

A House Intelligence Committee has issued a subpoena to a New York comedian, Randy Credico, who is to appear before it as part of an ongoing investigation into Russian interference with last year’s presidential election. […]

Nikki Haley: North Korea Would Be Destroyed in Nuclear War

United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said that Kim Jong-un’s regime in North Korea would be utterly destroyed in the event of nuclear war. “If war comes, make no mistake, the North […]

Secret Service Spent $150,000 on Golf Cart Rentals since Trump Became President

Federal purchase orders show that the Secret Service has spent at least $144,975 on golf cart rentals alone since President Donald Trump entered the White House. While the president was in his private golf club Mar-a-Lago […]

Trump’s Retweet of Anti-Muslim Videos Could Hurt His Travel Ban

President Donald Trump’s travel-ban defense could be affected by his retweet of anti-Muslim videos, only weeks before challenges to the directive are to be heard by two federal courts. According to attorney Sirine Shebaya, this […]

Federal Officials Install Security Cameras at Border Wall Site

Surveillance equipment has been installed at the construction site of prototypes for President Donald Trump’s proposed wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. Federal documents reveal that Customs and Border Protection officials ordered a video surveillance system […]

Judge Sides with Trump in Battle over CFPB Leadership

A Washington District Court ruled on Tuesday in favor of President Donald Trump and his administration’s decision to appoint White House budget director Mick Mulvaney as acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Leandra […]

Tillerson Says State Department Is ‘Fully Staffed’

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Wednesday said that the State Department is “fully staffed,” addressing criticism over reported budget cuts and staff departures, Foreign Policy writes. “We’re keeping the organization fully staffed. There is […]

South Korea Conducts Exercise In Response to North’s ICBM Launch

South Korea staged a missile exercise Tuesday aimed at potentially taking out North Korea’s most valuable military assets, as a response to it’s northern neighbor’s launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) over the Sea […]

Pruitt Indicates EPA’s Environmental Strategy

The administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt on Moday signaled his strategy to protect the environment with a visit to Disney World, underlining its commitment to sustainable energy. Namely, the a program of […]

Illinois Detective Disciplined over ‘Because You Are White’ Remark

Police detective Esteban Gomez from Illinois was facing disciplinary action after he was recorded telling a teenager that he was being detained because he was white. According to the footage, Gomez made the comment while […]

New ‘Breakthrough’ Puts Entire U.S. Mainland within Range of Nuclear Weapons, Pyongyang Says

North Korea said that it has successfully tested a powerful new intercontinental ballistic Missile (ICBM) that put the entire United States mainland within range of its nuclear weapons, Reuters reports. The missile test was first […]

Air Force Didn’t Report Other Cases Like that of Texas Shooter

An Air Force review showed that it didn’t report dozens of other cases like that of Texas church shooter Devin Kelly in the FBI background check database. Officials carried out the review after it became […]

Trump Administration Approve Drilling Operations in Arctic Ocean

The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) on Tuesday granted a permit for Italian oil giant Eni SpA to drill an exploratory well in the Beaufort Sea as a way to test production conditions […]

Surveillance Plane Suffers ‘Violent Turbulence’ in Encounter With Russian Jet

A U.S. surveillance plane experienced “violent turbulence” in an encounter with a Russian fighter jet over the weekend, U.S. European Command (Eucom) said Tuesday, The Hill informs. On Saturday, a U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon was […]

Top General Says Coalition Forces in Afghanistan Are Making Progress

The top U.S. general in Afghanistan said that coalition forces have “turned the corner” in the fight against the Taliban, The Hill writes. According to Army General John Nicholson, the new U.S. strategy in the […]

Senate Republicans Clear Obstacle Toward Tax Overhaul

After strong uncertainty in the passage of the tax overhaul on Monday, Tuesday proved much more successful for Senate Republicans who managed to clear a huge hurdle on the path to full Senate consideration of […]

Insiders Accused of Stealing Personal Data of 246,000 DHS Employees

Computer system with sensitive personal information of about 246,000 Department of Homeland Security employees was stolen by three employees in the inspector general’s office for DHS. The information was revealed by three United States officials […]

Ahead of Government Shutdown Trump Feuds with Democrats

Only days before a possible shutdown of the government, which is facing the threat of running out of money, President Donald Trump accused Democrats of trying to raise taxes and “flood” the country with illegal […]

Trump Paid over $1mn in Labor Settlement, Documents Show

President Donald Trump hired 200 undocumented Polish immigrants who worked in 12-shifts, without gloves, hard hats or masks while demolishing a New York City building and paid them only four dollars an hour, court documents […]

November 28, 2017 Focus Washington

Senator Coons Wants Hearing into Possible Trump Interference with U.S. Attorneys

Democratic Senator Chris Coons is calling for a hearing into possible presidential interference with U.S. attorneys’ offices after reports last month that President Donald Trump personally interviewed candidates for positions with oversight in districts sensitive […]

November 28, 2017 Focus Washington

Judge Orders U.S. Immigration Officials to Delay Deportation of Indonesians

A federal judge ordered United States immigration officials to delay the efforts to deport 51 Indonesians who live illegally in New Hampshire. The group will now have time to argue that the conditions in Indonesia […]

November 28, 2017 Focus Washington

Pentagon Contemplating to Halt Weapon Deliveries to Syrian Kurds

Pentagon is currently reviewing the process it uses to provide equipment and weapons to Kurdish fighters with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) but has not halted sending weapons yet, The Hill reports. According to Pentagon […]