Month: January 2018

This Wednesday night, President Donald Trump was mocked by CNN’s Anderson Cooper on the claim the president made that he received letters of praise from news anchors after his meeting with lawmakers on immigration. The popular […]

Walmart Will Raise Their Starting Wage

It was announced on Thursday that as a result of Trump’s tax overhaul, introduced by the Republican Senate, Walmart will soon start to raise their workers starting wage. The employees will now start from 11 […]

Joe Arpaio Wants to Deport All Immigrants Covered by DACA

Joe Arpaio, the former Maricopa County sheriff, stated that in his opinion those that are protected by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program need to be deported. “Deport them,” the former sheriff said […]

O’Rourke Challenged Ted Cruz and Trump’s Border Wall

Republican Texas Senator Ted Cruz is being challenged by a Texas Democrat in the upcoming 2018 midterm elections. The Democrat party representative said on Thursday that he has no idea on “what to believe” regarding […]

White House: “States Will Be Allowed to Test Medicaid Work Requirements”

It was announced on Thursday by the Trump administration that states would be allowed to test requiring some Medicaid recipients to work or somehow participate in the community activities as a way to be eligible […]

Democrats Accuse Russia of “Relentless Assault” on Institutions Worldwide

The Kremlin referred on Thursday to a report that was allegedly published by Democratic U.S. lawmakers, in which they accuse Russia of meddling in the 2016 presidential election that contributed to damaging the bilateral relation […]

Zinke Announces Largest Reorganization in the Department’s 168-Year History

A massive overhaul of the department will be launched by Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke which is meant to reorganize the management of federal lands and to move thousands of government employees to new locations across […]

Internal Document Shows Trump’s Agenda to End ObamaCare

The Trump administration and Republican lawmakers have been accused of “sabotage” of the health law after a document that was shared between Trump’s administration and Republican lawmakers last year showed how these officials planned to […]

Arpaio Says Obama’s Birth Certificate Is ‘Forgery’

This Wednesday there were some false claims made against former President Barack Obama implying that the former president’s birth certificate is a “forgery.” The claims were made by the former Maricopa County, Arizona Sheriff Joe […]

Senator Murphy: Robert Mueller’s Investigation Will Tell Us What Happened in 2016

The Democratic Senator from Connecticut Chris Murphy defended on Wednesday California Senator Dianne Feinstein for “unilaterally” releasing a transcript of an interview with the co-founder of Fusion GPS, who produced a controversial dossier that accused […]

Senator Thune Presses Apple on iPhone Performance Scandal

After last month it was revealed that Apple had a practice of slowing down older iPhones, the company is now facing being questioned by a top Republican Senator. John Thune, the Commerce Committee Chairman, is pressing […]

Senator Warren: Young Dreamers Are in Peril Because Trump Broke America’s Promise

This Wednesday the Democratic Senator from Massachusetts Elizabeth Warren said that she is very happy with the recent direction that the Dream Act has taken after a federal judge verdict was given to block President […]

New Poll Says Democrats Will Probably Regain Control of Congress

According to a new poll that was carried out by Politico and Morning Consult, it turns out people think it is somewhat likely that the Democratic Party will take control of both the House of Representatives […]

ObamaCare Repeal Not a GOP Priority in 2018

ObamaCare might yet be saved, as chances of repealing it are lowering. Last week, during a Camp David retreat the top Republicans said that they hardly discussed the repeal of the law. On the other […]

Battle for Net-Neutrality Not Yet Lost for Democrats

Democrats are continuing their battle for the net neutrality, promising a showdown on the Senate floor over the issue, saying that this will give Republicans negative points at the midterm elections. They are hoping that […]

Steve Womack Will Probably Be Next Chariman of House Budget Committee

Speaker Paul Ryan announced on Tuesday evening that Representative Steve Womack has won the support from the Republican Steering Committee and is going to chair the House Budget Committee. If everything goes smoothly and he […]

Trump Lawyer Sues Buzzfeed for Publishing Russia Allegations

The personal lawyer of President Donald Trump, Michael Cohen, filed a defamation lawsuit against Buzzfeed News because it published a dossier containing allegations about Trump’s links to Russia, Newsweek reports. The dossier became a key part […]

White House Plans to Erase All Data From Voter Fraud Investigation

All data that was connected to President Trump’s voter fraud investigation will not be turned over to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) but is going to be erased by the White House, Politico reported this Tuesday. […]

Judge Blocks Trump Decision to End DACA

A federal judge temporarily blocked the decision of President Donald Trump’s administration to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. This program allows certain immigrants who arrived in the United States illegally as […]

Van Jones: Does Oprah Want to Be Demoted from Queen of Universe to POTUS

Van Jones, the CNN political commentator, said on Monday that if Oprah Winfrey became a presidential candidate in the 2020 elections she would “destroy anybody in front of her.” This was said during Jones’s appearance […]

North Korean Delegation Will Be Attending The Winter Olympic Games

On Tuesday North Korea stated that it will be sending a delegation to the Winter Olympic Games next month in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Reuters reported that North Korea during talks with its southern neighbor said […]

CIA Director Calls Iranian Claims U.S. Is Behind Anti-Government Protests ‘False’

The director of the CIA bluntly denied Iranian officials’ accusations that the United States was behind deadly protests that spread across the Islamic Republic. “False. It was the Iranian people, started by them, created by […]

U.S. Spy Satellite Supposedly Crashed

On Sunday, a United States spy satellite was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The satellite was launched by a SpaceX rocket and as two U.S. officials reported on a briefing of the mission the satellite […]

U.S. Supreme Court Will Be Deciding On Ohio’s New Voter-Removal Law

An important election law case will be held on Wednesday when the U.S. Supreme Court will be deciding on easy access to voting or the need for election integrity. This comes after Ohio sent a […]

Sally Yates Says She Did What She Needed to as Attorney General

Sally Yates the former Attorney General said in a statement that she would not have done anything differently while working in President Trump’s administration. “I was in the chair. I was the acting attorney general, […]

Border Wall Became Flashpoint in Shutdown Fight

The wall that President Donald Trump promised to build along the border with Mexico became the biggest sticking point in the negotiations with Congress to prevent a government shutdown. Both sides were working hard to […]

David Jolly: Trump’s Mental Stability Is ‘Grave Conversation’

David Jolly, a former Republican Representative, said this Monday in an interview on MSNBC’s “Deadline White House” that the national discussion about President Donald Trump’s mental stability is a “grave conversation” that is “challenging for […]

Trump May Soon Be Interviewed by Mueller

President Donald Trump’s legal team has been notified by special counsel Robert S. Mueller that his office will probably seek an interview with the president. This has made Trump’s attorneys look for a legal way […]

GOP Leadership Skeptical About Reaching Budget Deal

Congressional Republicans and administration officials are becoming more and more skeptical that they can strike a long-term budget deal with Democrats by January 19, accusing them of postponing the issue until they have their demands […]

January 8, 2018 Focus Washington

Trump Says He’s ‘Stable Genius,’ Wants Stronger Libel Laws

Donald Trump said he’s a “very stable genius,” a day after a new book about the president’s first year in the White House — dismissed by Trump as “fiction” — claimed that many of his top aides […]