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Manafort Illegally Lobbied European Politicians

February 24, 2018 Focus Washington

Special counsel Robert Mueller’s criminal case against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort resulted in a dozen of charges, one of which was recently unsealed. The indictment that was filed in mid-February and unsealed Friday as result of […]

Trump Praises Record Unemployment Rate Among Black Population

February 24, 2018 Focus Washington

In his Saturday tweet, President Donald Trump praised his role in lowering the unemployment numbers among black U.S. workers. Despite the significant raise in black unemployment in January, Trump still stated that these numbers are […]

GOP Senator Confronts Trump on Gun Purchasing Age

February 24, 2018 Focus Washington

Republican Senator John Cornyn from Texas, who is the number two Republican in the Senate, condemned President Donald Trump’s proposal to raise of the minimum age for gun purchases, saying it wouldn’t “save lives.” “I think what […]

U.S. Court Blocked Trump’s Effort to Revoke Law Preventing Oil Leaks

February 24, 2018 Focus Washington

A United States court issued a temporary block of the attempt by the Trump administration to delay or end an Obama-era rule that was put in place in order to prevent oil and gas leaks […]

Student Offensive Against NRA Shows Results

February 24, 2018 Focus Washington

As students took over the war against the NRA, results could finally be seen. In the latest set of activities that were taken to undermine NRA’s influence students managed to pressure most of the corporations […]

Trump With New Reasons Why U.S. Needs Border Wall

February 23, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump renewed his calls for a wall along the U.S.-Mexican border with a tweet on Friday, in which he attacked the governments of El Salvador and Mexico. Trump In his regular early-morning tweet […]

Sheldon Adelson Offers to Pay for Part of New Jerusalem Embassy

February 23, 2018 Focus Washington

Republican mega-donor Sheldon Adelson has offered to help pay for at least a part of a new U.S. embassy in Jerusalem and the Trump administration is thinking about the proposal, according to four U.S. officials, who […]

Democrats Have Sixty Days Left to Fight Before Net Neutrality is Revoked

February 23, 2018 Focus Washington

Net Neutrality supporters are upping their game in the battle with the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) over the basic rights of the internet. The net neutrality was set of laws that required from internet service […]

Donald Trump Jr.’s Remarks Title Changed Over Conflicts of Interest

February 23, 2018 Focus Washington

Organizers of a conference for business leaders in India made a last minute change to Donald Trump Jr.’s public remarks’ title in an effort to distance him from any political activities. Up until Wednesday evening, […]

New Poll Shows That Only One-Third of Americans Approve Trump’s Handling of Florida Shooting

February 23, 2018 Focus Washington

New poll shows that only one third of American citizens approve how President Donald Trump has handled and acted on last week’s deadly shooting at Florida high school. The poll conducted by CBS News shows that […]

Another Two Top Advisers Could Resign Over Tensions With Trump

February 23, 2018 Focus Washington

Tensions in the White House could lead to the departure of two top advisers to President Donald Trump. According to Reuters, four senior administration officials said that tensions between the President and National Security adviser H.R. […]

White House to Announce Largest Sanctions Against North Korea

February 23, 2018 Focus Washington

The promised sanctions against North Korea that will be the toughest and largest package of sanctions, meant to pressure the nation to give up their nuclear and missile programs, are soon to be announced by […]

Republican Lawmaker Pressures Speaker Ryan on New Gun Control Legislation

February 23, 2018 Focus Washington

Florida Republican Representative Carlos Curbelo called on Speaker Paul Ryan to authorize the chamber to immediately start considering gun safety legislation, because President Donald Trump showed already support for such measures. Curbelo said in a […]

California State Senator Resigns After Being Accused of Sexual Harrasment

February 23, 2018 Focus Washington

An investigation into California state senator that supposedly engaged in “flirtatious or sexually suggestive” behavior with six women resulted with his resignation. According to The Los Angeles Times, Democratic state Senator Tony Mendoza stepped down before […]

Mueller Files New Charges Against Manafort, Gates

February 23, 2018 Focus Washington

As part of the Russia investigation, special counsel Robert Mueller has filed new charges against former Trump campaign head Paul Manafort and his close associate Richard Gates. The Hill reported that a federal court in […]

New Democratic Universal Healthcare Plan

February 22, 2018 Focus Washington

A universal healthcare plan based on the coverage expansion from ObamaCare was released Thursday by the Center for American Progress (CAP). The Hill reported that the leading center-left think tank enters a debate that has […]

Republican Congresswoman Says Many Mass Murderers Turn out to Be Democrats

February 22, 2018 Focus Washington

United States Representative Claudia Tenney said that many people who commit mass murder turn out to be Democrats, Associated Press reported. The Republican congresswoman made the statement during a discussion about calls for stricter gun control […]

White House Seeks Replacement for McMaster over Tensions with Trump

February 22, 2018 Focus Washington

According to defense and White House administration officials, the Pentagon is considering ways that could allow President Donald Trump to potentially move his national security adviser, Lieutenant General Herbert Raymond McMaster, out of his current […]

Amnesty International Accuses Trump of Creating Year of ‘Hate-Filled Rhetoric’

February 22, 2018 Focus Washington

Amnesty International, a London-based non-governmental organization focused on human rights that has over 7 million members and supporters around the world is accusing President Donald Trump of creating a year of “hate-filled rhetoric” through his […]

Explosive Device Thrown at U.S. Embassy in Montenegro

February 22, 2018 Focus Washington

An explosive device was thrown by an unidentified man at the U.S. embassy compound in Podgorica, the capital of Montenegro. The attack happened around midnight, while the attacker committed suicide shortly after with what was […]

Foreign Policy

Olympics Closing Ceremony Chance for Ivanka Trump, North Korea to Meet

February 22, 2018 Focus Washington

Sunday’s closing ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympic Games will be attended by a high-level North Korean delegation as well as by U.S. presidential adviser Ivanka Trump, providing an opportunity for the two opponents to […]

Trump Suggests Arming Teachers While Students Protest over Gun Laws

February 22, 2018 Focus Washington

After the deadly shooting at a Florida school, U.S. students decided to confront lawmakers with demands to restrict sales of assault rifles. At the same time, President Donald Trump suggested arming teachers as a way […]

Father of Killed Student to Trump: ‘I’m Pissed’

February 22, 2018 Focus Washington

During President Donald Trump’s listening session with survivors and relatives of the Florida school shooting victims, the father of a killed student told Trump that he was pissed and the White House has to do […]

Conservatives Protest Twitter Account Purge

February 22, 2018 Focus Washington

Twitter has lately removed a number of suspected trolls and fake accounts from its platform, sparking complaints by its most vocal users who said on Wednesday that as a result, they had lost thousands of […]

Mueller to Interview Former Trump Political Adviser

February 22, 2018 Focus Washington

A former political aide to Donald Trump is going to be interviewed Thursday by Robert Mueller as part of the special counsel’s investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 election, according to two officials. Sam […]

Trump Pressures DOJ to Open Investigation about Obama

February 21, 2018 Focus Washington

As special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into the allegations of possible collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russians heats up, President Donald Trump attacked Attorney General Jeff Sessions for not starting an investigation on former […]

Son-in-Law of Russian Businessman Pleads Guilty to False Statements in Mueller’s Probe

February 21, 2018 Focus Washington

Alex van der Zwaan, the Dutch son-in-law of one of Russia’s richest men, pleaded guilty in federal court to making false statements in special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of the alleged Russian interference in 2016 U.S. […]

Trump Accuser: Liars Like You Have Prompted Me to Run for Office

February 21, 2018 Focus Washington

One of the several women that have accused President Donald Trump of sexual misconduct said on Tuesday, during an interview with CNN, that she was not surprised he attacked her on Twitter adding that the […]

Trump Has Real Opportunity to Change Gun Laws

February 21, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump called Tuesday night for reforming background checks for firearms purchases and said he was moving toward putting in place regulations to ban bump fire stocks, CNN reports. “Whether we are Republican or Democrat, […]

Shulkin Received White House Approval to Get His Department in Order

February 21, 2018 Focus Washington

Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary David Shulkin has finally received approval from the White House to dismiss agency staffers that continue to oppose his policies and defy his leadership. According to Politico, Shulkin’s new chief of staff, Peter O’Rourke, […]

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