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Top Democrats Denounce Hollywood Producer Weinstein

October 11, 2017 Focus Washington

Top Democrats on Tuesday finally condemned famous Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, a top donor to their party, days after he was formally accused of multiple sexual assaults and demeaning behavior towards women, Politico reports. “Michelle […]

Equifax Breach Jeopardizes Personal Data of More Than 10 Million Americans

October 11, 2017 Focus Washington

Driver’s license data for more than 10 million Americans were compromised during the hack on Equifax’s system, The Wall Street Journal writes. Hackers managed to access vital personal information, including Social Security numbers, of potentially […]

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Supreme Court Dismisses Travel Ban Case

October 11, 2017 Focus Washington

On Tuesday, one of the two appeals related to President Donald Trump’s travel ban were dismissed by the Supreme Court. The ban limits travels, from six mostly Muslim countries, to the United States by suspending […]

Trump Asks Congress for $4.9 Billion Loan to Puerto Rico

October 11, 2017 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump asked Congress for a loan of $4.9 billion that would help the hurricane-stricken Puerto Rico. The island, populated by 3.4 million American citizens, declared bankruptcy in May and the loan would greatly […]

Trump ‘Likely Obstructed Justice’ Firing FBI Director

October 10, 2017 Focus Washington

Analysis from the Brookings Institution say President Donald Trump may have obstructed justice by firing James Comey, the director of the FBI. On Thursday, Brookings released a report dealing with the issue, concluding that despite […]

Jimmy Carter Offers to Meet with North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un

October 10, 2017 Focus Washington

Former President Jimmy Carter has allegedly offered to hold a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in an attempt at peace talks, The Hill reports. A University of Georgia professor specified Carter’s offer to Korea JoongAng Daily, a […]

Defense Secretary Tells U.S. Army to Prepare for War with North Korea

October 10, 2017 Focus Washington

Defense Secretary James Mattis urged the U.S. Army “to be ready” for war with North Korea in case President Donald Trump orders military action. Mattis spoke at the Association of the United States convention where […]

Poll: Trump’s Approval Rating Drops in Every State

October 10, 2017 Focus Washington

The approval rating of President Donald Trump’s has dropped in all 50 states since his inauguration in January, according to a new poll, The Hill reports. A Morning Consult poll showed that Trump’s national job performance numbers […]

Nancy Pelosi Says Democrats May Vote against Budget Bill

October 10, 2017 Focus Washington

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said President Donald Trump’s immigration proposals ‘can’t be serious,’ adding that Democrats may withhold support of the end-of-year budget bill if ‘Dreamers’ are not protected by Congress. Similarly, Luis V. […]

EPA Will Repeal Power Plant Rule

October 10, 2017 Focus Washington

Environmental Protection Agency Chief Scott Pruitt announced he will take steps to repeal the Obama rule which limits greenhouse-gas emissions, claiming “the war against coal is over.” Pruitt said Monday the new proposed rule is […]

White House Says Trump Has Done More in Defeating ISIS than Obama

October 10, 2017 Focus Washington

Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the White House press secretary, said President Donald Trump has done undeniably more in the efforts to defeat ISIS and isolate North Korea than former President Barrack Obama. “It’s indisputable that President Donald […]

Clinton Calls on Congress to Reauthorize Children’s Health Insurance Program

October 10, 2017 Focus Washington

On Monday night, Hillary Clinton expressed her strong support for the Children’s Health Insurance Program, calling for the reauthorization of the expired program by the Congress. The deadline for federal funding to be provided for […]

Ivanka Trump Focuses Efforts on Tax Overhaul

October 10, 2017 Focus Washington

Ivanka Trump has managed to secure the inclusion of a child tax credit in the Republican proposal for tax overhaul. Her next step is to make sure the child tax credit expansion remains in the […]

Emails Show Trump Jr. Met with Russian Lawyer over U.S. Sanctions

October 10, 2017 Focus Washington

Recently disclosed emails between a music promoter and a Russian lawyer, shows Donald Trump Jr., Trump associates and the attorney met during Trump’s campaign to discuss how to end sanctions against Russia imposed under Barrack […]

Trump: U.S. Policy toward North Korea Didn’t Work

October 9, 2017 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump warned Kim Jong-un once again, posting on Twitter early Monday that the U.S. policy toward North Korea has not worked in the past twenty-five years, resulting only in billions of dollars being […]

Poll: Majority Favors Compromise among Political Leaders

October 9, 2017 Focus Washington

A new poll shows that the majority of U.S. citizens stand behind their political leaders in Washington in making compromises to achieve their goals, The Hill reports. A Gallup survey listed 54 percent of Americans who believe […]

FEMA: San Juan’s Mayor Complaints ‘Political Noise’

October 9, 2017 Focus Washington

The director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Brock Long, said that the complaints coming from the San Juan mayor regarding relief efforts are just “political noise” and that they have “filtered them out.” He […]

Trump Tells Donors He Is Pushing Forward on ObamaCare

October 9, 2017 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump allegedly told wealthy GOP donors on Saturday night that he would continue to pursue the ObamaCare repeal, despite hurdles he has encountered. The president made the announcement during a speech he delivered […]

Corker: President Trump is Leading U.S. Toward WWIII

October 9, 2017 Focus Washington

Senator Bob Corker said that Donald Trump risks sparking World War III with his threats to other countries. Corker also claimed the president is acting as if the presidency is “a reality show” and as […]

Trump’s Immigration Principles May Derail ‘Dreamers’ Deal

October 9, 2017 Focus Washington

The demands President Donald Trump listed on Sunday regarding young undocumented immigrants, protected under DACA, threaten to complicate the negotiating of a possible deal with Democrats. An administration official said these principles correspond to the […]

Visa Services Mutually Suspended by U.S. and Turkey

October 9, 2017 Focus Washington

After a U.S. consulate employee was arrested in Istanbul last week, the two countries have suspended visa services concerning non-immigrant travels between Turkey and the United States, which prevents Americans from traveling to Turkey and […]

Feinstein: No Gun Law Could Have Prevented Las Vegas Shooting

October 9, 2017 Focus Washington

Senator Dianne Feinstein said she didn’t believe any gun laws could have stopped the massive shooting from happening. When asked which laws she would have enacted prior to the massacre in Las Vegas in order […]

Chief of Staff’s Phone Compromised

October 9, 2017 Focus Washington

The White House has reason to believe that John Kelly’s personal cellphone may have been compromised in President Donald Trump’s transition headquarters in late 2016. Kelly reported that after entering the transition office space, his […]

Russia Threatens U.S. Media Outlets with Retaliatory Restrictions

October 9, 2017 Focus Washington

U.S. media outlets might face new retaliatory restrictions in Russia as a punishment for the U.S. audit over Russian state-funded outlet RT, the spokesperson for the Russian foreign ministry told Russian broadcaster NTV on Sunday, […]

Trump to Announce New Measures Towards Iran

October 7, 2017 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump will announce new U.S. against Iran’s missile tests, support for “terrorism” and cyber operations, the White House said on Friday, Reuters reports. “The president isn’t looking at one piece of this. He’s […]

Democrats Rush to Distance Themselves from Harvey Weinstein

October 7, 2017 Focus Washington

Democrats are rushing to distance themselves from film producer Harvey Weinstein after a bombshell New York Times story revealed allegations that the mega-donor spent decades sexually harassing the women he worked with, The Hill reports. […]

Lawmakers Reject Request for Mini-Satellites That Could Monitor North Korea

October 7, 2017 Focus Washington

Congressional spending panels have rejected a Pentagon request to transfer $50 million into developing small commercial satellites to monitor adversaries such as North Korea, Bloomberg reports. The Defense Department said in a budget request that […]

Ivana Trump Says That Her Daughter Ivanka Could Run for President

October 7, 2017 Focus Washington

The mother of Ivanka Trump is speculating her daughter could run for president someday, The Hill reports. President Trump’s daughter, who is also an adviser to the president, has never run for office. “Maybe in […]

U.S. Approves THAAD Sale to Saudi Arabia

October 7, 2017 Focus Washington

The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of a THAAD defense system to Saudi Arabia, at an estimated cost of $15 billion, Reuters reports. “This sale furthers U.S. national security and foreign policy interests, […]

Trump: Decision on Iran Deal Coming ‘Shortly’

October 6, 2017 Focus Washington

Only days before President Donald Trump has to make a decision on the Iran nuclear deal, he claims Iran is not adhering to the agreement to limit its nuclear program. “They have not lived up […]

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