Month: December 2017

President Donald Trump reportedly joked that he had to turn down friends who have asked for federal judgeships because they were too old. According to news outlets, the president has said that at a meeting […]

Jared Kushner Deserves Scrutiny in Mueller Probe, Chris Christie Says

Chris Christie, a New Jersey Governor who helped put Jared Kushner’s father in prison, encouraged Russia probe investigators to closely examine any hand Jared may have had in potential wrongdoings by the Trump campaign, Newsweek reported. […]

Pyongyang Would not Budge an Inch in Pursuit of Stronger Nuclear Weapons

Pyongyang declared that it does not plan to “budge an inch” in its pursuit of stronger nuclear weapons, Newsweek reported citing the Seoul-based Yonhap News Agency. North Korea also said that it has no interest in […]

Trump Touts Passage of Tax Bill in Senate

President Donald Trump touted the passage of the GOP tax bill in the Senate. He tweeted that it is the largest such bill in history and celebrated the repeal of the ObamaCare individual mandate, The […]

Iran: Trump Cannot Cause Collapse of Nuclear Deal

Iran said that United States President Donald Trump cannot cause the collapse of its nuclear deal with six major powers, Reuters reports. “The nuclear deal will not collapse… Those who hope that Trump will cause […]

Trump Removed Climate Change from List of Worldwide Threats Menacing U.S.

President Donald Trump decided to remove climate change from the list of worldwide threats menacing the United States. According to the Associated Press, this is a shift that underscores the long-term ramifications on the “America […]

Judge Says Trump Administration Cannot Block Undocumented Teens From Having Abortion

A federal judge ruled on Monday that the Trump administration cannot block two undocumented teenagers currently in U.S. custody from seeking abortions, CNN reports. US District Judge Tanya S. Chutkan required in her order that […]

Customs and Border Protection Will Spend 300M to Hire 5,000 Guards

After facing pressure from President Donald Trump to hire five thousand new Border Patrol agents, Customs and Border Protection started to take desperate measures at a high cost to hire agents. The agency will no […]

Trump Unveils National Security Strategy, Blasts Former Presidents

President Donald Trump unveiled his national security strategy on Monday which mirrors his “America First” approach, stressing the economic security of the U.S. “America is in the game and America is going to win,” Trump […]

Matthew Petersen, Trump Judicial Nominee, Withdraws

Matthew Petersen, a Trump administration judicial nominee, who had trouble answering basic questions about courtroom procedure, withdrew his name from consideration and said in his letter to President Donald Trump that his nomination had become […]

Cornyn Says No DACA Amnesty Before Christmas

Senate Republican John Cornyn said on Monday that the year-end legislation won’t include an immigration bill, adding that a measure to protect Dreamers will be dealt with in January. “The president has given us enough […]

Lawmaker Calls for Investigation into Report Obama Administration Undermined Anti-Hezbollah Project

After Politico released its shocking report that the Obama administration obstructed a Project Cassandra campaign intended to curtail Hezbollah’s criminal activities, Representative Robert Pittenger called on the House to look into the report. The lawmaker, who […]

U.S. Blames North Korea for WannaCry Cyber Attack

Washington publicly blamed Pyongyang for unleashing the so-called WannaCry cyber attack which caused massive disruptions earlier this year through a computer virus that affected more than 300,000 computers in over 150 countries. “The attack was widespread and cost billions, and […]

Trump Team’s Meeting With Special Counsel’s Office May Spark Tensions

White House lawyers are expected to meet with Robert Mueller’s office by the end of the week, seeking affirmation that the special counsel’s investigation will soon come to an end with President Donald Trump being […]

New York Times Columnist Praises Trump for Defeat over ISIS

A New York Times columnist wrote a piece on Sunday, praising President Donald Trump for successfully winning the war over the Islamic State, while at the same time criticizing the media for failing to report […]

Democrat Jones Not Joining Calls for Trump to Resign

Democratic Senator-elect Doug Jones, who defeated Republican opposite Roy Moore in last week’s Alabama special election, expressed Sunday his belief that President Donald Trump doesn’t have to resign over allegations of sexual misconduct made against […]

Senator Booker’s Security Beefed Up After Death Threat

Senator Cory Booker’s protection has been strengthened following death threats he and his family received, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka said in a statement. “The Newark Police Division has been notified by the United States Capitol Police (USCP) […]

Schumer Calls for Bomb-Detection Machines After Attempted Transit Hub Attack

Senator Chuck Schumer said on Sunday that the Transport Security Administration should speed up the testing and deployment of screening devices which detect suicide vests like the one recently used in the attempted attack on […]

Report: Obama Administration Derailed Anti-Hezbollah Project to Secure Iran Nuke Deal

Hezbollah’s drug trafficking and money-laundering operations were allegedly allowed by the Obama administration in order to make sure the Iran nuclear deal remained intact, a Politico report said on Monday. The report says that an anti-Hezbollah […]

Putin Thanked Trump for CIA Assistance in Stopping Bombings

Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed gratitude Sunday to President Donald Trump for a CIA tip which helped stop several ISIS-inspired terror attacks in St. Petersburg, according to the Kremlin. The Kremlin noted that thanks to […]

Erdogan Challenges Trump, Says Turkey Plans to Open Embassy in East Jerusalem

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday the country intends to open an embassy in Jerusalem, a response to President Donald Trump’s recognition of the holy city as the capital of Israel. Erdogan’s comments came […]

Trump Won’t Fire Mueller

President Donald Trump asserted he would not fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller even though he pointed out his “people” were “very upset” due to the special counsel’s decision to obtain tens of thousands of the […]

Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner Sued for Omissions on Financial Disclosures

President Donald Trump’s daughter, Ivanka, and her husband and fellow White House adviser, Jared Kushner, are sued due to alleged illegal omissions on their public financial disclosure forms, Politico reports. Washington lawyer Jeffrey Lovitky filed […]

Republicans Confident Congress Will Pass Tax Bill

Top Republicans expressed confidence on Sunday that the Congress will pass a tax overhaul this week, with the Senate voting as early as Tuesday. Republican Representative Kevin Brady pointed out that he believed they have […]

Trump’s Administration Declines to Extend ObamaCare Sign-Up Deadline

President Donald Trump’s administration did not want to extend the ObamaCare sign-up period amid the last-minute surge of enrollees, a break with the practice under the Obama administration, The Hill reports. The enrollment period ended […]

Pence’s Trip to Middle East Overshadowed by Trump’s Recognition of Jerusalem

United States Vice President Mike Pence will take a trip to the Middle East next week where he will underscore the U.S. partnership with Israel while seeking to shore up U.S. relations with the Arab […]

Less Than 25 Percent of Americans Think Donald Trump Made Good on Campaign Pledges

A poll by Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows that less than a quarter of Americans think President Donald Trump has made good on the pledges he made to voters during his campaign. […]

Iran Sanctions Trial Judge Dismisses ‘Foreign Conspiracy Theory’

A judge dismissed on Friday a Turkish official’s claim that a Pennsylvania-based Turkish cleric is behind a banker’s trial in an Iran economic sanctions conspiracy, saying it was an “illogical foreign conspiracy theory.” U.S. District […]

Rex Tillerson Now Says North Korea Must Earn Its Way to Negotiations

A few days after offering to talk to North Korea without precondition, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson changed his mind and said that Pyongyang must stop its nuclear threats and earn its way to […]

December 15, 2017 Focus Washington

New York Woman Used Bitcoin to Launder Money to ISIS

A Long Island woman is accused of laundering bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies and wiring the money overseas to help the Islamic State (ISIS) terror group, according to the Justice Department. Zoobia Shahnaz, a 27-year-old Pakistani-born […]