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Mattis Puts Transgender Ban on Hold for Six Months

August 30, 2017 Focus Washington

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis announced Tuesday that transgender ban that President Donald Trump announced earlier this summer will be put on hold, pending the results of a study, which would take six months, The Hill […]

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Trump Vows for Powerful Response after Witnessing Harvey’s Devastation

August 30, 2017 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump on Tuesday witnessed the devastation from Hurricane Harvey and the deadly floods and torrential rains that have displaced tens of thousands of people in Texas and the Gulf Coast region, The Hill […]

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UN Security Council Berates Latest North Korea Missile Launch

August 30, 2017 Focus Washington

The UN Security Council on Tuesday condemned North Korea’s latest missile launch, calling on Pyongyang to take immediate action to reduce tensions in the region, The Associated Press reports. “The Security Council, resolute in its […]

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Republican Pushing Amendment to Stop Mueller Investigation after Six Months

August 29, 2017 Focus Washington

Republican Ron DeSantis is pushing an amendment to severely cut Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into the Trump campaign’s ties to Russia, Politico reports. DeSantis has put forward a provision that would stop funding for […]

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U.S. Police Could Be Using Military Drones by 2025

August 29, 2017 Focus Washington

American police departments might be replacing their helicopters for modified versions of military drone aircrafts as of 2025, Defense One reported. According to Defense One, the drones are cheaper, fly longer, and are easier to […]

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Tillerson Plans to Abolish Most Special Envoys

August 29, 2017 Focus Washington

Most of the United States’ special envoys will be abolished as part of the State Department overhaul, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told Congress on Monday, several news outlets have reported. His letter says 30 […]

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Tropical Storm Harvey Likely to Cost Tens of Billions of Dollars

August 29, 2017 Focus Washington

The economic cost of Hurricane Harvey, which is now a tropical storm pouring rain on the Houston area, will likely be in the tens of billions, according to experts, The Wall Street Journal reports. The […]

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Arpaio Says He ‘Plans to Help GOP Candidates, Not Become One of Them’

August 29, 2017 Focus Washington

Despite talk former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is planning to challenge Arizona Senator Jeff Flake in 2018, the recently pardoned Arpaio told Newsmax TV that is not his intention, underscoring that his re-entry into […]

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North Korea Fires Missile over Japan Airspace, Abe Says Launch Is ‘Grave Threat’

August 29, 2017 Focus Washington

The Pentagon on Monday evening confirmed North Korea fired a missile that flew over Japan’s airspace, adding that it did not pose a threat to North America, The Hill reports. “We assess North Korea conducted […]

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Mueller Investigating Trump’s Role in Son’s Russia Meeting

August 29, 2017 Focus Washington

Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team is allegedly investigating President Donald Trump’s role in responding to reports about the meeting his advisers had with a Russian lawyer during the 2016 presidential campaign, several news outlets have […]

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Trump Considers ‘Many Countries as Security Threats’

August 29, 2017 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump on Monday declined an opportunity to single out Russia as a security threat, saying instead that he considers “many countries as security threats.” Trump was responding to questions at a joint press […]

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Trump Defends Decision to Pardon Arpaio, Calls Former Sheriff ‘Patriot’

August 29, 2017 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump defended his decision to pardon the controversial former Sheriff Joe Arpaio on Monday, calling him a “patriot”, The Hill reports. Trump also read off a list of past pardons and commutations that […]

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Trump Puts Emergency Funding at Texas’ Disposal

August 29, 2017 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump vowed Monday that Texas would get emergency funding as soon as possible, as the Gulf region deals with catastrophic floods that have displaced tens of thousands of people, The Hill reports. At […]

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Administration

Schiff: Trump’s Arpaio Pardon Undermines Russia Investigation

August 28, 2017 Focus Washington

Representative Adam Schiff said Saturday that President Donald Trump’s pardon of former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio could reverberate in the Russia investigation, Politico reports. The ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee wrote on Twitter […]

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Former Trump Adviser Offers Help to Iraqis that Trump Wants to Deport – For a Price

August 28, 2017 Focus Washington

A former campaign adviser to Donald Trump is offering to testify in court on behalf of Iraqi Christians in the United States who suddenly face deportation under the Republican president – for a hefty fee, […]

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Trump Wants Tariffs against China

August 28, 2017 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump demanded tariffs against China at a White House meeting earlier this month, and accused some of his top advisers of being “globalists,” Axios reported Sunday. “For the last six months, this same […]

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Trump Expected to Decide Soon on Fate of Young Immigrants

August 28, 2017 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump is expected to decide soon on the fate of young immigrants who were brought into the country illegally as children as he faces a looming court deadline, The Associated Press reports. Advocates […]

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State Department’s Top UN Envoy Steps Down

August 28, 2017 Focus Washington

A pair of top State Department officials, including the lead envoy to the UN, have announced they will leave their posts, Foreign Policy reported on Sunday. Tracey Ann Jacobson, a career foreign service officer responsible […]

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Kushner Discussed Relocating U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem with Netanyahu

August 28, 2017 Focus Washington

White House senior adviser Jared Kushner and other top Trump administration officials spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about moving the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem, the Times of Israel reported Sunday. Kushner met with […]

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Mexico Says That `Will Not Negotiate NAFTA through Social Media`

August 28, 2017 Focus Washington

Mexico on Sunday pushed back against a string of critical tweets taking aim at the country by President Trump, saying it refused to discuss aspects of the bilateral relationship “through social media or any other […]

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Trump’s Business Allegedly Tried to Open Trump Tower in Moscow during Campaign

August 28, 2017 Focus Washington

Members of the Trump Organization and investors nearly reached a deal to open a Trump Tower in Moscow during the 2016 election, according to a new report. Trump’s company and investors signed a letter of […]

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U.S. Navy Recover Remains of All 10 Sailors from USS McCain Crash

August 28, 2017 Focus Washington

The U.S. Navy announced on Sunday it had recovered the remains of all ten sailors missing after a deadly collision in the Pacific Ocean, The Hill reports. The USS John S. McCain, a guided missile […]

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Trump Says `Spirit of People is Incredible` as Harvey Hits Texas

August 28, 2017 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump continued his tweets about Tropical Storm Harvey Sunday night, noting the unprecedented floods and continuing rainfall for the battered Texas region, The Hill reports. “Historic rainfall in Houston, and all over Texas. […]

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North Korea Fires Multiple Ballistic Missiles

August 26, 2017 Focus Washington

North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles off its east coast early Saturday local time, U.S. officials said, The Hill reports. U.S. Pacific Command said three short-range missiles were launched from Kittaeryong, Kangwon province, with two […]

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Trump Pardons Controversial Former Sheriff Joe Arpaio

August 26, 2017 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump has pardoned Joe Arpaio, the controversial former sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona, the White House announced Friday night, The Hill reports. “Throughout his time as Sheriff, Arpaio continued his life’s work of […]

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Trump Officially Bans Transgender Military Recruits

August 26, 2017 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump signed a presidential memo Friday instructing the Defense Department to stop accepting transgender people who want to enlist in the military, The Hill reports. The memo details Trump’s previous Twitter announcement last […]

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Washington Raises Pressure on Venezuela with New Round of Sanctions

August 26, 2017 Focus Washington

The Trump administration imposed new economic sanctions on Venezuela on Friday, modestly ratcheting up the pressure on the embattled government of President Nicolas Maduro for increasingly repressive policies, The New York Times reports. The sanctions […]

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U.S. Service Member Missing after Black Hawk Crashes near Yemen

August 26, 2017 Focus Washington

An American service member remains missing after a Black Hawk helicopter crashed off the coast of Yemen on Friday in what U.S. military officials are calling a training accident, The Washington Post reports. U.S. forces […]

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RNC Focused on Trump 2020 despite Reports of Challengers

August 25, 2017 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign is topic No. 1 at the Republican National Committee’s summer meetings in Nashville, BuzzFeed News reports. According to BuzzFeed, Trump adviser Brad Parscale attended a Wednesday budget meeting, and both […]

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North Korea Signals a More Powerful ICBM in the Works

August 25, 2017 Focus Washington

With photographs obliquely showing a new rocket design, North Korea has sent a message that it is working on an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) more powerful than any it has previously tested, weapons experts said […]

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