Year: 2017

According to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, the GOP tax proposal is aimed at the middle class and could encourage businesses to bring back as much as $5 trillion to the United Sates, Newsmax reports. “This […]

Kerry: Trump’s North Korea Threats Have ‘Crossed the Line’

President Donald Trump’s rhetoric on North Korea has “frankly stepped over the line”, former Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday, Newsweek reports. “It’s given North Korea a reason to say, ‘Hey, we need […]

Paul Manafort Will Remain under Home Confinement

A federal judge said on Monday that for the time being Paul Manafort, the former Trump campaign chairman, and his associate Rick Gates will not be released from home confinement. The judge, Amy Berman Jackson, […]

Weinstein Hired Private Investigators to Track and Spy on Actresses

Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein last year hired private investigators to track actresses and journalists, in an attempt to thwart allegations that he sexually assaulted or harassed women, Newsweek reports. According to the The New […]

DHS Ends Protective Status for Nicaraguans

About 5,300 Nicaraguans will lose their protected immigration status and will be forced to leave the U.S. by January 2019, as the Department of Homeland Security announced on Monday. It extended the humanitarian status for […]

Rand Paul Could Delay Return to Senate Due to Extent of Injuries

Senator Rand Paul faces an extended absence from the Senate as he recovers from serious injuries he suffered on Friday after he was attacked by a neighbor, The Wall Street Journal writes. According to an […]

U.S. Military Failed to Inform FBI about Kelley’s Conviction Record

The U.S. military failed to submit the conviction record of Texas church gunman Devin Patrick Kelley to the FBI following a 2013 court-martial conviction, The Wall Street Journal reports. This mistake by the U.S. military […]

U.S., Turkey Partially Resolve Visa Feud

The United States partially resumed issuing visas in Turkey after getting “assurances” about the safety of staff at its missions following a number of detentions. The Turkish embassy in Washington stated that it would match […]

Page Testifies He Met with Russian Deputy Prime Minister

Carter Page, former foreign policy adviser to the Trump campaign testified before Congress, revealing that last year he traveled to Russia where he met with Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich. “It was a very […]

Trump’s Visit to South Korea Raises Concerns About U.S. Military Action

Just before President Donald Trump visited South Korea, the country’s media expressed concerns over the possibility of the U.S. taking a unilateral military action against North Korea. On Tuesday, Trump met with the president of […]

Russia Lawyer: Trump Jr. Suggested Sanctions Law Could Be Re-examined If Trump Won

Natalia Veselnitskaya, a Russian lawyer who met members of President Donald Trump’s campaign, said Donald Trump Jr. told her that if his father won the election, his administration would look into reversing an anti-Russia law. […]

Texas Governor Believes Church Shooting Wasn’t Random Act of Violence

Texas Governor Greg Abbott doesn’t believe that the mass shooting at a rural Texas church was just a random act of violence. According to his beliefs, there is a connection between the suspect and the church […]

Woman Flipped Off Trump’s Motorcade and Got Fired Because of That

Juli Briskman was fired from her job at government contractor Akima LLC after a photo of her flipping off President Trump’s motorcade went viral. The photo was taken by a White House photographer traveling with President Donald […]

Seoul Introduces Sanctions against North Korea

South Korea announced new unilateral sanctions against Pyongyang on Monday, a day before U.S. President Donald Trump arrives in Seoul for discussions regarding North Korea’s nuclear program, Newsmax reports. According to the South Korean government, […]

Mueller Says Manafort Should Prove Net Worth before Making Bail

Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort should only be released from house arrest ahead of his trial if he can prove his actual net worth, according to Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team, Newsweek writes. According […]

Trump Told Native American Leaders to Extract Resources despite Regulations

President Donald Trump allegedly encouraged Native American leaders to extract resources from their land, even though the federal regulations do not allow that. According to Axios’s report, the leaders told Trump that they cannot drill […]

Perez Says DNC ‘Fell Short’ in 2016, Vows Increased Transparency

Democratic National Committee chair Tom Perez said Sunday that the committee “fell short” in earning voters’ trust during the 2016 Democratic presidential primaries, pledging to push measures that would increase transparency, Politico reports. Responding to […]

Anthony Weiner to Begin 21-Month Prison Sentence for Sexting 15-Year-Old Girl

Former U.S. Representative Anthony Weiner is set to begin a 21-month sentence on Monday for sexting a 15-year-old girl, Newsweek reports. Weiner had sent vulgar messages to the high school sophomore student, encouraging the underage […]

Democrats Renew Calls for Gun Reform after Texas Shooting

Members of the Democratic Party called for gun reform after the reports for the mass shooting at a church in Texas, where more than 20 people lost their lives. Democrats Bob Casey Jr., Dick Durbin […]

Rand Paul Sustains Rib Fractures in Attack

It is not clear when Senator Rand Paul will be able to return to work after he sustained five fractured ribs when he was assaulted by a neighbor at his Bowling Green home. “Senator Paul […]

Obama Asks for ‘Wisdom’ on How to Prevent Gun Violence

Former President Barack Obama called for action on gun violence after the deadly mass shooting at a church in Texas on Sunday, The Hill informs. “We grieve with all the families in Sutherland Springs harmed […]

Trump Reiterates Interest in Bilateral Trade Deal with Japan

During the first leg of his trip to Asia, President Donald Trump reiterated his intention of signing a bilateral trade deal with Japan, suggesting that negotiations have dragged on for longer than he would like, […]

U.S. Probes Three International Banks for Roles in Mozambique Debt Sale

Three international banks are being investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Justice Department regarding their roles in selling about $2 billion of debt for Mozambique, The Wall Street Journal reports. The FBI […]

Mark Warner: George Papadopoulos ‘Had Been on Our Screen for a Long Time’

Former foreign policy adviser to Trump campaign, George Papadopoulos, was long time on the radar as a part of the Senate panel’s inquiry into the possible Russian meddling in the presidential election, Senator Mark Warner, […]

North Korea Is Threat to the Civilized World, Donald Trump Says

President Donald Trump said that North Korea is a threat to the civilized world and promised that the U.S. would not stand for Pyongyang menacing America or its allies. While in Japan, Trump denounced efforts […]

Skepticism Dogs U.S. Envoy’s North Korean Peace Efforts

Saddled with the toughest job in American diplomacy, the chief U.S. negotiator with North Korea stands between a U.S. president who insists he doesn’t want to talk and an enemy who shows no interest in […]

State Department Says Protected Status No Longer Justified for Central Americans and Haitians in U.S.

Over 300,000 Central Americans and Haitians living in the United States under a form of temporary permission no longer need to be shielded from deportation, the State Department told Homeland Security officials this week, a […]

Trump Says He’ll Be Proven Innocent if Mueller Treats ‘Everything Fairly’

President Donald Trump believes that he’ll be proven innocent in the Russia probe if Special Counsel Robert Mueller treats “everything fairly.” “I hope he’s treating everything fairly and if he is I’m going to be […]

Trump Campaign Adviser Met with Russian Officials in 2016

Carter Page, a former foreign policy adviser to Donald Trump’s election campaign said in his testimony that he had contacts with Russian officials during the campaign. Carter Page testified to House investigators that he met […]

November 3, 2017 Focus Washington

Republican Lawmaker Calls for Mueller to Resign

A conservative House Republican is calling for Robert Mueller to resign as special counsel overseeing the FBI investigation of possible collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russian government. In the resolution he issued on […]