Month: November 2017

‘Cards Against Humanity’ has purchased vacant land along the Mexican border in an attempt to delay the building of the border wall and make it more expensive, Newsmax reports. The company that makes the off-color […]

Senators Reach Bipartisan Gun Control Deal

Bipartisan deal on creating new gun legislation that would add more information to the database used for background checks on firearm purchasers has been reached, Politico informs. Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn and Senator Chris Murphy […]

Two Republican Senators Oppose EPA Nominee Dourson

North Carolina’s Republican Senators, Richard Burr and Thom Tillis, issued statements saying they oppose President Donald Trump’s pick to oversee chemical safety at the Environmental Protection Agency, putting Michael L. Dourson’s nomination at serious risk, […]

Lawmakers Criticize Tillerson’s State Department Reforms

A growing bipartisan group of top lawmakers are dissatisfied with U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s efforts to reform the State Department, questioning his leadership, Foreign Policy reports. “Tillerson has not been an effective voice […]

Lawmakers Propose More Protection for Sexual Harassment Victims

An expansion of the protections in Congress offered to victims of sexual harassment was proposed on Wednesday by a bipartisan group of lawmakers. The push comes in response to numerous claims of harassment by employees […]

Lawyer Attempts to Discredit Woman Accusing Moore of Sexual Harassment

Roy Moore’s lawyer, Phillip L. Jauregui said on Wednesday that the former judge still denies the accusations of sexual abuse. He also sought to discredit one of the women who have recently come forward with […]

Morales Accuses U.S. of Being ‘Real Threat to World Security’

According to Bolivian President Evo Morales, the U.S. government is “the real threat to world security and peace”, because it had refused to ratify international human rights and environmental pacts, Newsweek reports. At the handover […]

Trump’s Judiciary Nominees ‘Not Qualified’

President Donald Trump has nominated over 50 candidates to fill judicial vacancies, some of whom have been considered “not qualified”. Due to the swiftness of the process, the president skipped the screening process which was […]

Hillary Clinton: Appointing Special Counsel to Investigate Me Would Be Abuse of Power

Democrat Hillary Clinton said that if President Donald Trump orders the Justice Department to investigate her role in the sale of Uranium One, that would be a step into politicizing the Department. After the reports […]

U.S. to Cut Contributions for UN Peacekeeping Missions

Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan on Wednesday announced that the U.S. will drop its contributions for the United Nations peacekeeping missions by 3 percent, The Hill reports. Shanahan stressed that while the U.S. will now […]

Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross Sued by Three Former Colleagues

Three former colleagues of Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross are suing him and his former company for allegedly pocketing millions in improper fees he had charged to clients, Forbes reports. In the lawsuit that was […]

Steele Dossier Defended in Congress

Glenn Simpson, the founder of Fusion GPS, the company which compiled an opposition research dossier, defended it in the House, said sources familiar with the testimony. Simpson stood behind the dossier alleging the Trump campaign […]

House Democrats Introduced Five Articles of Impeachment Against Trump

Aware that they have no chance of success because the Republicans control both houses of Congress, House Democrats on Wednesday introduced five articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. Representative Steve Cohen was the one […]

Pentagon Will Pay Gender-Reassignment Surgery for Service Member

Four months after President Donald Trump announced a ban on transgender people serving in the military, the Pentagon is ready to pay a gender-reassignment surgery for an active-duty military member. According to the Pentagon’s spokesperson […]

Trump Wants India as Key Partner in Asia

President Donald Trump held a bilateral meeting on Monday with India’s Prime Minister Narenda Modi, where they reportedly discussed “strategic partnership between the United States and India and their shared commitment to a free and […]

China to Send Special Envoy to North Korea After Trump Visit

China will send a special envoy to North Korea, after President Donald Trump concluded his Asian tour, during which he states his concerns regarding Pyongyang’s nuclear programs. President Xi Jinping’s special envoy, Song Tao, is […]

Chinese Journalists in U.S. Could be Required to Register as Agents

A report to the U.S. Congress released on Wednesday accused Chinese state media entities of involvement in spying and propaganda and said their staff in the United States should be required to register as foreign […]

Russia Admits it Published Footage from Video Game to Prove U.S. Was Helping ISIS

The Russian Ministry of Defense admitted that it used a footage from a computer game to prove the alleged cooperation between the United States and the Islamic State. Still, they offered other evidence. The alleged […]

Judge in Menendez Trial Not Ready to Declare Mistrial

After hours of deliberation and claiming they were in a deadlock, jurors left the courthouse on Tuesday without a verdict. The federal judge was in no hurry to declare a mistrial, despite Senator Robert Menendez’s […]

House Approves $692bn Defense Bill

The House on Tuesday voted 356-70 to approve the $692 billion compromise National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) reached after negotiations between the House and Senate, The Hill reports. The bill will authorize $626.4 billion for […]

Police Body Cameras Can Be Threat to Civil Rights, Report Says

The number of police officers in the United States who get body cameras increases every year, but a new report says that the cameras can be a threat to civil rights if police departments do […]

Trump Administration to Reveal Rules on Cyber Flaws

The Trump administration is set to reveal its rules for deciding whether to disclose cyber flaws or keep them under wraps, Reuters informs. The revised rules are intended to show how the government determines whether […]

Air Force Faces Massive Pilot Shortage

The Air Force is facing a shortage of at least 2,000 pilots, Newsweek reports. President Donald Trump’s latest order allows the Air Force to recall up to 1,000 retired pilots to active duty to ensure […]

Trump Promises to Strike Bilateral Agreements Unlikely to Happen

During his trip to Asia, President Donald Trump boasted that he would reach multiple business deals and multibillion-dollar military sales with the countries he visited, promising to reveal more when he comes back, even though […]

Jeff Sessions Says He Never Lied Under Oath, Just Clouded His Recollections

Attorney General Jeff Sessions said that he never lied under oath about the alleged Russian meddling in the U.S. presidential election, but explained that because of the lack of sleep and the exhausting campaign, he […]

Senate Republicans to Add ObamaCare Individual Mandate Repeal in Tax Plan

Senate Republicans linked on Tuesday their tax plan to a repeal of the ObamaCare mandate which demands that people buy health insurance, or otherwise pay a penalty. This, however, may prove to be a hurdle […]

Democrats to Introduce New Articles of Impeachment Against Trump

A group of House Democrats will introduce new articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump in front of the House of Representatives on Wednesday. The move was announced by the office of Representative Steve Cohen, […]

Senate Committee Questions Trump’s Authority to Launch Nuclear Weapons

Amid fears that war with North Korea may erupt, a congressional hearing was held on Tuesday, for the first time after forty years, to discuss the authority President Donald Trump has to launch a nuclear […]

November 14, 2017 Focus Washington

Appeals Court Allows Trump’s Travel Ban Go Partially into Effect

A court in California allowed President Donald Trump’s travel ban go partially into effect. The court ruled that the government can bar entry of people from six Muslim-majority countries with no connections to the U.S., […]

November 14, 2017 Focus Washington

White House Says Trump and Duterte Discussed Human Rights, Philippine Spokesman Denies

President Donald Trump and his Philippine counterpart Rodrigo Duterte did talk about human rights and Duterte’s bloody drug war when they met behind closed doors a few days ago, the White House stated. At the […]