Year: 2017

During the weekend, U.S. and South Korean Navy ships carried out joint exercises off the coast of the Korean peninsula, which prompted North Korea to claim they were rehearsing for war. North Korea further threatened to sink […]

Immigrant Teen Takes Abortion Fight to Court

A federal appeals court in Washington was asked on Sunday to allow a 17-year-old immigrant have an abortion notwithstanding opposition from the Trump administration. The lawyers of the teenage girl, who is held in an […]

Sanders to Run for Senate Re-election as Independent Candidate

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders confirmed that he will run for re-election in the Senate as an independent candidate in 2018 despite recent pressure from some Democrats to join the party. “I am an independent and […]

Wilson Wants Apology from Kelly

Democratic Representative Frederica Wilson hit back at White House Chief of Staff, John Kelly, after he criticized her for sharing details of President Donald Trump’s phone call with the wife of deceased Army Sergeant, La David Johnson. , Newsweek reports. […]

Senate Interviewed Russians Who Were Present at Trump Tower Meeting with Trump Jr.

Investigators for the Senate Intelligence Committee have interviewed Russians who were present for the June 2016 meeting with Trump Jr. at Trump Tower, CNN reports. The committee’s chairman, Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.), said that investigators spoke with some […]

White House Defends Kelly after He Called Wilson ‘Empty Barrel’ Making Noise

The White House defended Chief of Staff John Kelly after he called a Democratic congresswoman an “empty barrel” making noise. According to a Trump spokeswoman, it is inappropriate to question Kelly in light of his […]

Bannon: There Has Not Been More Destructive Presidency than George Bush’s

Former White House adviser Steve Bannon blamed former President George W. Bush for destructive presidency and depicted him as a bumbling and inept. Earlier this week Bush denounced bigotry in Trump-era American politics and warned […]

Trump Credits Social Media for His Election

President Donald Trump is not sure that he would be President of the United States for nine months without the power of social media, Politico reports. “I doubt I would be here if it weren’t […]

Trump Cites ‘Radical Islamic Terror’ in UK Crime Increase

President Donald Trump wrote on Twitter that America must be kept safe and pointed to a study released Friday in Great Britain that shows an uptick in terrorism-related incidents. “Just out report: ‘United Kingdom crime […]

Eight Prototypes of Trump’s Wall Erected in San Diego

Eight prototypes for President Donald Trump’s proposed border wall were erected at a construction site in San Diego after the last two of them came into profile on Thursday and crews installed a corrugated metal […]

Senate Votes in Favor of Oil Drilling in Alaska

Senate Republicans voted on Thursday to block a Democratic amendment aimed at protecting Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from oil drilling, dealing a blow to Democrats and environmental groups. The attempt to attach the amendment […]

Republicans Try to Get Trump to Reconsider ObamaCare Deal

Top Senate Republicans are urging President Donald Trump to rethink his stance on the bipartisan ObamaCare deal which he has both opposed and praised on several occasions. The two senators, Lindsay Graham and Lamar Alexander, […]

Millions of Dollars Are Being Spent on Russia Investigations, But No One Reveals How Much Exactly

Millions of dollars are being spent by the Congress on investigations related to Russia’s alleged interference in last year’s election, but the taxpayers have no idea how much exactly all of that costs. Unnamed congressional […]

Trump Interviewed Potential U.S. Attorney Candidates

According to sources, President Donald Trump personally met with two potential U.S. attorney candidates, which some believe casts doubts on whether they can be independent enough from the president. Geoffrey Berman and Ed McNally were […]

Tech Companies to Form Coalition to Lobby for Dreamers to Stay in U.S.

Group of companies in technology and other industries are planning to form a coalition to demand legislation that would allow young illegal immigrants in the U.S. a path to permanent residency, Reuters reports. According to […]

U.S. Prepares for North Korea’s Last Step

CIA Director Mike Pompeo said on Thursday the United States has to act as if North Korea is on the verge of being able to strike it with a missile and act accordingly – and […]

Bill Clinton Asked for Permission to Meet Russian Nuclear Official during Obama Uranium Decision

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton asked for permission from the State Department to meet with Russian nuclear official. Clinton requested clearance to meet with a key board director of the Russian nuclear energy firm Rosatom, […]

Senate Passes Budget Paving Way for Tax Reform

Senate Republicans passed the $4 trillion budget proposal on Thursday, clearing the path for tax reform, one of their more significant campaign promises. After hours on the Senate floor, the measure was approved by narrow […]

Democrats and Activists Want Renewal of TPS for More than 250,000 People

President Donald Trump’s administration should renew immigration permits for hundreds of thousands of citizens from Honduras and El Salvador, two countries that have experienced serious disasters, a group of 22 Democrats and some activists say. […]

McCain Co-Sponsors Bill that Aims at Facebook and Google

The Honest Ads Act which is to be revealed at a press conference would impose regulations on internet companies such as Facebook and Google, requiring them to archive advertisements bought around election content in a […]

Republicans Are Campaigning Against Janet Yellen’s Reappointment to Federal Reserve Chair

Republicans have launched a campaign to call on President Donald Trump not to reappoint Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, who is set to hold a meeting with him on Thursday as the president narrows his search for […]

Trump Blasts Media for Not Covering Russia Uranium Deal

President Donald Trump criticized the “fake media” for ignoring the uranium deal with Russia which was signed under Obama and included bribery and money laundering. “Uranium deal to Russia, with Clinton help and Obama Administration […]

Senate Asks to Interview FBI Informant in Russian Nuclear Bribery Case

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday asked for permission to interrogate an FBI informant who helped agents reveal a major corruption scheme by Russian nuclear officials who were trying to aggressively expand their U.S. business under the […]

States Seek Rescue of ObamaCare Subsidy Payments

Nineteen attorneys general from across the country put forward an emergency motion on Wednesday to pressure the Trump administration into paying key ObamaCare subsidies. The motion was filed only a few days after President Donald […]

Trump Claims Wilson ‘Fabricated’ His Words to Fallen Soldier’s Widow

President Donald Trump denied ever telling the widow of a fallen soldier that her husband knew “what he signed up for” and accused Democratic Congresswoman Frederica Wilson that she “totally fabricated” what he had told […]

Trump to Nominate Joseph Simons as Head of FTC

The antitrust lawyer Joseph Simons will most likely be nominated for chairman of the Federal Trade Commission by President Donald Trump. During the George W. Bush administration, Simons was an FTC antitrust official and is […]

Trump: Media Makes up More Stories than Americans Think

President Donald Trump blamed the media and news outlets for inventing and misrepresenting a big number of stories about his administration without presenting any proof that will support his claim, The Hill reports. The President […]

Schumer Urges Democrats to Stay Away from Gun-Control Votes

Democratic Senator Charles Schumer called on fellow Democrats to leave gun control out of budget debate, regardless of pressure coming from activist groups who urge the party to take action after several mass shootings in […]

Tillerson Raps China as ‘Predatory’ Rule Breaker

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson rebuked China on Wednesday for destabilizing the global order and subverting its neighboring countries’ sovereignty with its “predatory” economic policies. At the same time, he expressed the Trump administration’s determination […]

October 18, 2017 Focus Washington

Biden Says European Leader Compared Trump to Mussolini

Former Vice President Joe Biden said that 14 heads of states contacted him in an attempt to better understand the actions of Trump administration. A European prime minister allegedly compared President Donald Trump to Benito […]