Month: November 2017

President Donald Trump spoke at an event honoring Native Americans who served in the Second World War, calling Senator Elizabeth Warren “Pocahontas.” “You were here long before any of us were here. Although we have […]

Powell’s Comments on Regulation and Inflation Focus of Tuesday’s Testimony

Federal Governor Jerome Powell, who is scheduled to appear before a Senate panel, has attracted the attention of traders due to his comments on inflation and regulation. In a written testimony, prior to his appearance […]

Women Tried to Trick Washington Post With False Story about Roy Moore

A woman who works with an organization that uses deceptive tactics to secretly record conversations in an effort to embarrass its targets falsely claimed to The Washington Post that Roy Moore, the Republican U.S. Senate candidate […]

Hawaiians Should Create Plan to Keep Track of Families in Event of Attack from North Korea, Official Says

Residents of Hawaii were informed by a state official that they should create a plan to keep track of their families if North Korea launches a nuclear attack. North Korea is about 4,600 miles away […]

Supreme Court Leaves Weapons Ban in Place

A Maryland law which bans semi-automatic weapons, as well as a Florida restriction on openly carrying guns were left in place by the Supreme Court, which on Monday turned down two appeals requesting the expansion […]

Total Cost for Obama Family Vacations over $114mn, Trump Has so far Spent $10mn

Family travels of former President Barack Obama’s family cost the U.S. a total of 114 million dollars during his presidency, while President Donald Trump has so far spent ten million dollars, documents obtained by Judicial […]

Mulvaney Vows to Run CFPB ‘Differently’

The newly assigned acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Mick Mulvaney outlined on Monday his plans for the agency, amid debates whether President Donald Trump had the power to appoint him to the […]

Hyderabad Visit Raises Questions about Ivanka Trump’s Brand

Ivanka Trump will open the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in India later on Tuesday, but questions have already arisen about whether her actions correspond with her message of empowering poor women. Trump, who landed in the […]

Russian Fighter Jet Made Unsafe Contact with U.S. Navy Aircraft and Caused Violent Turbulence

Pentagon informed that a Russian Su-30 fighter jet made an unsafe contact with a U.S. Navy reconnaissance aircraft over the weekend. The Russian jet reportedly flew about 50 feet in front of the American plane, […]

GOP Senators Demand More Information from Uber

Some four Republican senators are pressuring the ride-handling company, Uber, for more information about a cyber attack they endured last year, which resulted in over 50 million user accounts being compromised. Senators John Thune, Orrin […]

Transgenders Can Join Military as of Jan.1, Judge Rules

A federal judge ruled that the U.S. military must take transgender service members by January 1, 2018. The ruling comes after one from last month that said that President Donald Trump’s order to ban new transgender […]

Senate GOP May Not Have Votes to Approve Tax Bill

Senate Republicans are hurrying to pass their tax bill as quickly as possible, but despite being backed by President Donald Trump, they may face opposition and not get the needed votes. On Monday, they were […]

Trump: Media Should Compete for ‘Fake News Trophy’

President Donald Trump once again attacked news media and said that media should compete for fake news trophy. “We should have a contest as to which of the Networks, plus CNN and not including Fox, […]

Legality of Farm Worker Law to be Reviewed by California High Court

California’s Supreme Court is set to rule the legality of a law relating to farm workers, which could diminish the power of organized farm labor in the state. The legal battle was launched by the […]

Trump Doesn’t Have any Principles and Beliefs, John McCain Says

Senator John McCain in an interview with Esquire said he doesn’t think President Donald Trump has principles and benefits. “I don’t agree with the way he’s conducting his presidency, obviously. He’s an individual that unfortunately […]

Law Enforcement on Alert after Terror Threat

Law enforcement agencies in the U.S. have begun using drones to prevent a terrorist attack on rail lines, after several terrorist groups threatened to target them. The police chief for Philadelphia’s mass-transit system noted that […]

Steyer Defends Multimillion Dollar Campaign Calling to Impeach Trump

Democratic donor Tom Steyer defended on Sunday his $20 million campaign in which he urges Congress to impeach President Donald Trump, which he believes must be done as soon as possible. “The fact of the […]

James Comey Tweeted about Freedom of Press after Trump Attacked CNN

Former FBI Director James Comey tweeted a quote from Thomas Jefferson’s January 28, 1786, letter from Paris to physician James Currie related to freedom of press only several minutes after President Donald Trump attacked CNN […]

Flynn’s Lawyers Possibly Discussing Cooperation in Mueller Investigation

Former U.S. attorney Preet Bharara said Sunday that it’s likely President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, is in discussions with special counsel Robert Mueller about cooperating with his investigation into Russian interference in last […]

Tax Bill May Roll Back 1954 Religious Law

The tax bill which the House passed earlier this month may reverse a 1954 law which prohibits churches and other non-profit organizations from participating in political activities. The bill includes a provision which removes the […]

Ivanka Trump to Promote Women in India amid Questions about Working Conditions for her Workers

President Donald Trump’s eldest daughter, Ivanka Trump, will visit India this week and will promote female entrepreneurship and economic power, but the question about the work conditions for the workers in India who make clothes […]

Congress Under Pressure to End Culture of Secrecy over Sexual Harassment

Members of both parties are urging Congress to put an end to Capitol Hill’s secrecy regarding sexual harassment. They are calling on lawmakers to review how Congress handles sexual misconduct claims, as well as to […]

Trump Is ‘an Idiot’ for Using Egypt Mosque Attack to Push Border Wall, Democrat Says

Representative Filemon Vela called President Donald Trump “an idiot” for suggesting that the mosque attack in Egypt on Friday proved the need for a wall along the U.S. southern border. “What an idiot… Does [President Trump] foolishly […]

U.S. Wants to Provoke North Korea into Starting War, Sergei Lavrov Says

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the U.S. is trying to provoke North Korea into starting a war so that they could strike back. “We are alarmed that in the last two months when […]

Tillerson Ousting Diplomats of Color

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is removing a number of high-ranking female diplomats as well as minorities from the State Department, Newsweek reported on Sunday. Numerous career diplomats are being ousted from the agency by Tillerson […]

Lawsuit Challenges Trump’s Choice for Financial Bureau Director

President Donald Trump’s pick for new interim director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was challenged on Sunday night in a lawsuit filed in federal court. The lawsuit was filed in the District Court for […]

FBI Did not Inform U.S. Officials That Russian Hackers Wanted to Break into Their Personal Emails

The Federal Bureau of Investigation did not inform scores of U.S. officials that Russian hackers tried to break into their personal Gmail accounts even though it had evidence for at least a year that the […]

November 25, 2017 Focus Washington

Trump Claims He Rejected Time’s ‘Person of the Year’

President Donald Trump said Friday that he turned down being named Time’s “Person of the Year” after the magazine only told him he “probably” would be selected, The Hill writes. Trump was previously named Time’s […]

November 25, 2017 Focus Washington

Washington Backs Saudi Efforts to Ease Yemen Blockade

The United States welcomed a “first step” by Saudi Arabia to allow humanitarian aid to reach Yemen and called for negotiations on the country’s conflict, Reuters writes. The coalition fighting the Iran-aligned Houthi movement in […]

November 25, 2017 Focus Washington

Special Counsel Investigates Flynn’s Ties to Turkey and Russia

Former national security adviser Mike Flynn is facing questions from Special Counsel Robert Mueller over allegations that he improperly concealed his financial ties to Turkey and Russia, The Wall Street Journal writes. Mueller is investigating […]