Year: 2017

The Republican tax plan, according to President Donald Trump will boost the economy to such heights as were characteristic of Ronald Reagan’s era. Trump spoke at the Heritage Foundation annual meeting, where he showed optimism […]

CIA Thought For Months That It Mistakenly Shredded Torture Report

For months CIA thought that it had shredded a U.S. Senate report on its use of waterboarding and other enhanced interrogation techniques, but it suddenly discovered that its copy hadn’t been lost, Reuters reports. Christopher […]

Mueller Interviews Cyber Expert Who Colluded with Russians

Matt Tait, a cybersecurity expert who claims a Republican opposition researcher recruited him to collude with Russians in the 2016 presidential elections, was interviewed by special counsel Robert Mueller. Tait was interviewed as part of […]

DACA Deliberations to Be Made Public

On Tuesday, the Trump administration was ordered by a California judge to hand over documents, such as emails, letters and other materials which were part of the final decision to repeal the DACA program. The […]

American and European Companies Allegedly Funded Terror in Iraq

A lawsuit filed on behalf of members of the U.S. military who were injured or killed by attacks between 2005 and 2009, at the height of the Iraq war, contends that major American corporations which […]

Sessions Set to Testify Before Senate Judiciary Committee

Attorney General Jeff Sessions is set to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee for an oversight hearing on Wednesday, where Democrats will ask assurances that special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe on Russian meddling in last […]

FCC Has no Jurisdiction to Revoke License

President Donald Trump’s suggestion that the Federal Communications Commission revoke NBC’s broadcast license was dismissed by the agency six days after his tweet, because, as Chairman Ajit Pai said, the FCC has no authority to […]

Pruitt: Grant Funding to EPA Science Advisers Will Be Restricted

EPA’s Scott Pruitt said Tuesday he may soon cut funding to science advisers to the EPA due to lack of objectivity in their research. Pruitt made these comments at a Heritage Foundation event, where he […]

Federal Judge Blocks Latest Trump Travel Ban

Most of the latest President Donald Trump’s travel ban has been blocked by a federal judge in Hawaii hours before it was set to take effect. The judge said that the order suffers from precisely […]

FBI Reveals Russian Bribery Plot before Obama Approved Controversial Moscow Nuke Deal

The FBI had gathered essential evidence that Russian nuclear industry officials were engaged in bribery, kickbacks, extortion and money laundering designed to grow Vladimir Putin’s atomic energy business in the U.S. before the previous American […]

Washington Wants Termination of Canada Supply Management Within Decade

American negotiators included in the talks related to updating the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), want Canada to dismantle its system of protections for the dairy and poultry sectors, Reuters reports and adds that […]

Trump Claims Tax Cuts Benefit Middle Class

The Trump administration is denying Democrats claims that the tax-reform plan will only benefit the wealthy, claiming corporate tax cuts will help the working class. However, a recent poll by CBS News shows that 58 […]

At Least Two Million Immigrants Will Get Work Permits This Year

Data released by the Department of Homeland Security show that about two million foreigners will get work permits for U.S. jobs this year, despite the efforts of President Donald Trump’s administration to cut back some […]

North Korea Won’t Engage in Diplomacy with U.S.

North Korea once again declared they would not be engaging in diplomacy with the United States until they have developed long-range missiles with the capability of reaching the east coast of the U.S. The official […]

Equifax Bid Protest Rejected by GAO

The Government Accountability Office rejected Monday a bid protest by Equifax who is trying to retain its contract with the IRS. The no-bid contract which was awarded to the credit reporting agency, was temporarily suspended […]

Clinton: Trump Use of Twitter is Risk to Global Security, Assange is Nihilistic Opportunist

The Twitter account of Donald Trump is a clear and present danger to world security, Hilary Clinton said. She added she believed that his presidency is a risk not just to the U.S., but to […]

Comey Starts Drafting Statement about Clinton’s Use of Private Email Server

The FBI released a document which confirms that former FBI Director James Comey drafted a statement about the conclusion of the Hillary Clinton email investigation months before her interview, Newsweek reports. Comey emailed Deputy Director […]

Trump Encourages Bipartisan Obamacare Deal

President Donald Trump said Monday that Obamacare is “gone”, but encouraged both Republicans and Democrats to work together on finding a short-term fix for the law. He urged Senator Lamar Alexander, who is also the […]

Lawyers Discuss Third Trump Travel Ban

On Monday, a federal judge in Maryland heard arguments by lawyers stating pros and cons of the newest Trump travel ban and is now to make a decision on the travel restriction. The judge, Theodore […]

Military to Practice Evacuations of Americans from South Korea

The U.S. military will practice evacuating noncombatant Americans out of South Korea as tensions escalate over Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile programs. The annual drills, which will take place on Oct 23-27, aims to prepare “service members and their […]

White House: Saudi King Praises Trump for ‘Visionary’ New Iran Strategy

Saudi Arabia’s king praised U.S. President Donald Trump for his “visionary” new strategy vis-a-vis Iran during a phone call between the two leaders on Saturday, the White House said Sunday, The Hill reports. “King Salman praised […]

Corporate Tax Cuts Will Lift Workers’ Wages, Kevin Hasset Says

Kevin Hassett, who leads the U.S. Council of Economic Advisers and is President Donald Trump’s top economist, issued a report in which he predicts that corporate tax cuts being pushed by Republicans would increase a […]

Conservative Columnist: Bannon ‘Used to Leak against’ Trump

Former White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon allegedly used to leak some information against President Donald Trump, The Hill informs. In a MSNBC interview, New York Times columnist Bret Stephens was asked about Bannon’s recent comments […]

Pentagon Revamps Program that Puts Immigrant Recruits on Path to U.S. Citizenship

Pentagon is renewing a program which will make it easier for foreign-born recruits to get U.S. citizenship. In return, they will work as doctors, nurses and language experts. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis was the one […]

Hillary Clinton Compares Alleged Russian Interference with 9/11

Hillary Clinton compared Russia’s alleged interference in last year’s presidential elections with September 11, 2001, when nearly 3,000 people lost their lives in the terrorist attacks that happened in the U.S. “We have really well-respected […]

UN Ambassador Says U.S. Hopes to Stay in Iran Nuclear Deal

The U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Nikky Haley said that Washington hopes to remain in the nuclear deal with Iran, but is also trying to strengthen it so that the “American people feel safer,” New York […]

Democratic Lawmaker: One Republican Is Considering Articles of Impeachment against Trump

According to Representative Steve Cohen, at least one Republican is thinking of giving support to articles to impeach President Donald Trump, The Hill reports. “I have one Republican that has said he is looking at […]

Clinton Foundation to Keep Harvey Weinstein’s Donation

The Clinton Foundation is not considering the possibility to return as much as 250 thousand dollars it has received from Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein, who was accused of sexual harassment and rape. The reason is […]

Tillerson Still Doesn’t Deny He Called Trump a Moron

Jake Tapper, the host of CNN’s “State of Union” asked Secretary of State Rex Tillerson if he called President Donald Trump a “moron.” However, Tillerson refused to reply to the question. “As I indicated earlier […]

October 14, 2017 Focus Washington

Critics Warn of Risks in Trump’s Iran Decision

Although President Donald Trump did not walk away from the Iran nuclear deal by decertifying it, critics say, he is risking a negative outcome, possibly leading to military action. On Friday, the president made the […]