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U.S. Asked French to Broker Trump-Rouhani Discussion, but Iranian President Said No

November 3, 2017 Focus Washington

Back in September, the U.S. administration asked French President Emmanuel Macron to inquire whether Iranian President Hassan Rouhani was interested in speaking directly with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump regarding the tense relations between the […]

U.S. Citizen Arrested in Zimbabwe for Offending the President

November 3, 2017 Focus Washington

An American citizen has been arrested in Zimbabwe for allegedly insulting President Robert Mugabe on Twitter. Martha O’Donovan was arrested on Friday morning, embassy spokesman David McGuire told Associated Press. O’Donovan’s lawyer Obey Shava explained […]

Trump Wants Justice Department and FBI to Investigate Democrats

November 3, 2017 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump on Friday called the Justice Department to investigate his political opponents. Before leaving to Asia, Trump told the reporters that he is “not really involved with the Justice Department, but honestly, they […]

Lawmakers Say Page Withholds Documents from Russia Probe

November 3, 2017 Focus Washington

Lawmakers say that when the House Intelligence Committee asked Carter Page, former Trump campaign foreign policy adviser, why he hadn’t provided them with the documents for their investigation into Russia’s meddling in the 2016 election, […]

Donald Trump is Professionally Stupid, Ta-Nehisi Coates Says

November 3, 2017 Focus Washington

Journalist and author Ta-Nehisi Coates thinks that if President Donald Trump was black, his race and the fact that he has no political qualifications would have been the reason for his failure in the election […]

Trump Stands By His Criticism of Justice System

November 3, 2017 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump said on Thursday the judicial process has to move more quickly and be “stronger”, suggesting that he still stands by his criticism of the justice system which he previously called “a laughingstock.” […]

House Republican Tax Bill Would Let Churches Endorse Political Candidates

November 3, 2017 Focus Washington

The House Republican tax cut bill would curtail the so-called Johnson Amendment—a 63 years old law that prohibits nonprofits, charitable organizations and places of worship from campaigning in order to support or criticize a certain candidate. According to […]

Senate Democrats Demand Sessions to Clarify His Testimony on Russia

November 3, 2017 Focus Washington

Senate Democrats want to interrogate Attorney General Jeff Sessions again following new revelations in the federal investigation into Russian collusion with President Donald Trump’s campaign. After George Papadopoulos’ guilty plea on Monday Senate Democrats urged Sessions […]

Washington May Return North Korea to List of Terror Sponsors

November 3, 2017 Focus Washington

North Korea may be returned to the list of countries the U.S. believes sponsor terrorism, President Donald Trump’s national security adviser says. The move is said to be a part of Trump’s strategy to counter […]

Clinton Criticizes White House for Failing to Implement Russian Sanctions

November 3, 2017 Focus Washington

Hilary Clinton accused the Trump administration of taking a long time to implement the additional sanctions on Russia passed by Congress earlier in the year. The deal Congress reached also limits President Donald Trump’s power […]

Cuban Minister Claims U.S. Lies About Sonic Attack

November 3, 2017 Focus Washington

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla claimed on Thursday that no evidence has been provided by the U.S. to support its accusations that the sonic attack on American diplomats in Cuba was deliberate. It also […]

Trump Pushes Back on Concerns about Lack of Nominees, Says it Wouldn’t Affect His Agenda

November 3, 2017 Focus Washington

President Trump pushed back Thursday on concerns about a lack of nominees for key positions at the State Department, arguing it wouldn’t affect his agenda. “Let me tell you, the one that matters is me, […]

U.S. Bombers Anger North Korea ahead of Trump’s Asia Trip

November 3, 2017 Focus Washington

Two U.S. bombers alongside Japanese and South Korean jet fighters flew over South Korea, conducting military drills which provoked anger from Pyongyang just before President Donald Trump’s 12-day visit to Asia. The U.S. Pacific Command […]

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Firearm Death Rate Rises

November 3, 2017 Focus Washington

After 15 years of no real change, the rate for gun deaths in the United States has increased for the second straight year. Government report indicates that about two-thirds of gun deaths are suicides and […]

Khamenei: United States Is Iran’s Number One Enemy

November 2, 2017 Focus Washington

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that the United States is Iran’s number one enemy and added that Tehran would never succumb to Washington’s pressure over a multinational nuclear deal. “The American president’s foolish […]

Memos Show Uranium One Deal Led to Exports to Europe

November 2, 2017 Focus Washington

After the sale of a Canadian mining company with American uranium reserves was approved by the Obama administration in 2010, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission reassured both Congress and the public that no raw nuclear fuel […]

Tax Bill Will Not Seek Repeal of Individual Health Insurance Mandate

November 2, 2017 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump would use the Republican Party’s tax bill to repeal ObamaCare’s individual mandate, his tweets indicate. However, the tax reform bill will not include a repeal of ObamaCare’s individual mandate, sources told The […]

North Korea Working on New Version of Missile that Could Reach U.S.

November 2, 2017 Focus Washington

A U.S. official told CNN that North Korea was working on a new, more advanced version of its KN-20 missile which may have the potential to reach the mainland United States. This version of the […]

D.C. Restaurant Offers Special Drinks for Mueller Indictments

November 2, 2017 Focus Washington

A restaurant in Washington, D.C. is offering a $5 “Moscow Mueller” drinks when indictments are handed down in special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation, The Hill reports. The restaurant, called “The Bird” made the announcement […]

Republicans Unite against Hillary Clinton

November 2, 2017 Focus Washington

The increased focus on investigating Hillary Clinton is a smart strategy in the next months, Republicans say. Clinton doesn’t hold public office, but the Republicans consider her as the person who can reunite the Republican […]

Trump to End Diversity Visa Lottery

November 2, 2017 Focus Washington

Following the New York attack, President Donald Trump promised to put an end to the non merit-base immigration program which enabled the terrorist to come to the United States, saying that “animals” like him should […]

Pence Associate Nominated for Top Diplomatic Role

November 2, 2017 Focus Washington

The Trump administration has nominated an associate of Vice President Mike Pence for a top diplomatic role which has historically been reserved for senior career diplomats, Foreign Policy reports. Last month President Donald Trump nominated […]

White House Wants a Tax Bill Before Weekend

November 2, 2017 Focus Washington

House Republicans could announce their tax reform bill on Thursday, as the administration doesn’t want to see delays stretch into next week, Politico reports. According to Politico, the bill was supposed to be announced publicly […]

CIA Releases More Files from Bin Laden Raid

November 2, 2017 Focus Washington

The Central Intelligence Agency released a video of Osama bin Laden’s son that has never been published before in a trove of material recovered during the May 2011 raid when bin Laden was killed in […]

‘Americans Don’t Care so Much’ about Russia Probe, Poll Shows

November 2, 2017 Focus Washington

A majority of respondents in a Politico/Morning Consult poll, i.e. 53 percent, said that the probe regarding whether the Trump campaign colluded with Russia should be either a “top priority” or an “important priority” for […]

Russia-Financed Ad Linked Clinton and Satan

November 2, 2017 Focus Washington

Some of the political ads purchased by Russian agents on Facebook and Twitter were aimed at voters concerned about police relations with their communities, whereas other accounts that called for secure borders were aimed at […]

Trump Will ‘Come after’ China if It Does Not Take on North Korea

November 2, 2017 Focus Washington

Officials say that President Donald Trump is completing his plans to ensure that China gets involved in efforts to curb the threat coming from North Korea. Trump is to begin his 12-day visit to Asia […]

Russian Hackers Targeted Thousands Emails, Beyond Presidential Election

November 2, 2017 Focus Washington

Not only Hillary Clinton was the target of the Russian hackers who upended last year’s presidential election in the United States, but they also targeted the emails of Ukrainian officers, Russian opposition figures, American defense […]

Former Yahoo CEO to Testify Before Senate Panel

November 2, 2017 Focus Washington

The Senate Commerce Committee revealed on Wednesday that current and former Equifax CEOs as well as ex-Yahoo chief Marissa Mayer are to testify later this month before the Senate panel about cybersecurity breaches. According to […]

Russian Lawyer Who Met Trump Jr. Seeks Return to U.S. to Defend Money Laundering Settlement

November 1, 2017 Focus Washington

Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya, who met with Donald Trump Jr. at Trump Tower during last year’s presidential campaign, is asking for permission to go back to the U.S. so that she could defend a claim […]

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