Month: February 2018

New York City police got 1,526 requests from federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement to detain immigrants in President Donald Trump’s first year in office but decided to ignore them all, Fox News reports. The New York […]

Informant Douglas Campbell: Russia Sent Millions to Influence Clinton in Uranium Deal

Russia sent millions of dollars to the United States expecting the funds would benefit former president Bill Clinton’s charitable initiative while Hillary worked to reset relations with Russia, an FBI informant in an Obama administration-era […]

The nation's increasingly polarized politics are instilling new concerns in lawmakers and employees, as seen by Saturday's scheduled Capitol demonstration in support of those jailed on charges connected to the Jan. 6 Capitol disturbance

Congress Votes New Funding Bill After Brief Government Shutdown

The federal government shut down at midnight Thursday after a Republican senator launched a one-man crusade against the soaring deficit by delaying votes on a $400 billion budget deal and short-term spending bill to keep […]

Trump Faces Legal Challenge on Border Wall

Gonzalo Curiel, an Indiana-born federal judge will hear arguments in a lawsuit that could block construction of a border wall with Mexico. President Donald Trump used the judge’s Mexican heritage to paint him as biased […]

Pence Avoids North Korean Delegation at Winter Olympics Opening Reception

Vice President Mike Pence in order to avoid an encounter with the ceremonial leader of North Korea made only a brief appearance at the reception that marked the start of the Winter Olympics on Friday. […]

Trump and His Diplomats Criticized Again for Taking Israeli Side

President Donald Trump on Friday said to Israel that they will have to make “significant compromises” in order for a peace with the Palestinians to be achieved. This comes as a result of Trump previously […]

Mitch McConnell Planning Debate on Immigration

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is turning the attention in the Senate toward the immigration issue. On Friday morning, the GOP leader teed up a House-passed shell bill that is used as the carrier for […]

Trump Attacks Senator Warner for Trying to Contact Christopher Steele

President Donald Trump once again took to Twitter to attack a Democrat in order to undermine the investigation into a possible collusion between his administration and Russia during the 2016 presidential elections. In a tweet, […]

George Bush: We Ought to Say Thank You and Welcome Immigrants

The United States needs to welcome immigrants and thank them for doing the jobs that Americans won’t do, former President George W. Bush said. “Americans don’t want to pick cotton at 105 degrees, but there […]

John Kelly: There Is No Place for Domestic Violence in Our Society

John Kelly, the White House chief of staff, said in a statement that he was “shocked” by the domestic abuse allegations made against staff secretary Rob Porter who announced Wednesday that he will resign his […]

Democrat Eric Swalwell Calls on Nunes to Resign

Representative Eric Swalwell, a member of the House Intelligence Committee, urged on Wednesday the Republican chairman Devin Nunes to “step down,” ABC News reports. He also said that the only way to salvage the “irreparable damage” […]

Eric Holder: There Is a Case of Obstruction of Justice Against Trump

Eric Holder, the former Attorney General, said on Wednesday that a “technical” case for obstruction of justice charges could be made against President Donald Trump, however, warning that he is not sure if there is […]

White House Calls for Release of Sick U.S. Citizen in Iran

The Trump administration is “deeply concerned” that a U.S. citizen was returned to prison in Iran after a brief medical leave and wants him released immediately, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said on Wednesday, […]

Senate Leaders Announce Two-Year Budget Deal

Senate leaders on both sides unveiled on Wednesday a massive two-year budget deal, which represents a significant victory for both Republicans and Democrats and could keep the government open after the deadline passes at the […]

Maxine Waters: Pelosi’s Speech Will Be Remembered in History

California Democratic Representative Maxine Waters showed her admiration to House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi after she gave her eight-hour long speech on the House floor as a way to support the young immigrants protected by […]

White House Staff Secretary Resigns Following Accusations of Physical Abuse

The White House staff secretary, Rob Porter is resigning after accusations from his ex-wives for physical and emotional abuse during their marriages. The two ex-wives, Colbie Holderness and Jennifer Willoughby, said in an interview with […]

House: Pelosi Delivers 8-Hour Speech on Dreamers

Nancy Pelosi, the House Minority Leader delivered on Wednesday a record long speech meant to help secure the protections for recipients of the DACA program. The speech lasted eight hours and seven minutes in which […]

Head of DHS Cyber-Security Confirms Russia Successfully Hacked Several State Voter Rolls

The voter rolls in several states in 2016 were “successfully penetrated” by Russian hackers, U.S. cybersecurity officials reported Wednesday. A U.S. Cybersecurity official said Wednesday that Russia “successfully penetrated” the voter rolls in a small […]

Strong Economy, Tax Reform Help Trump’s Numbers Rise

President Donald Trump’s approval rating recently hit 40 percent due to the strong economy and quickly changing numbers on tax reform, a new Quinnipiac poll showed on Wednesday. According to CNN, this is his best […]

War in Afghanistan Will Cost 45bn Dollars This Year, Pentagon Warns

The war in Afghanistan will cost 45 billion dollars this year, the Defense Department’s top Asia official told Senate lawmakers. According to the assistant secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific security affairs Randall Schriver, […]

Thousands of Jobs Lost in U.S. Solar Industry

A new report published on Wednesday shows that the U.S. solar industry lost almost 10,000 jobs last year, with steep losses in already mature markets like California and Massachusetts, where the growth of installation of […]

According to New FBI Texts Comey Was Largely Admired

The two famous FBI officials, Peter Strzok and Lisa Page, who were discovered to have criticized President Donald Trump in text messages back in 2016, also praised former FBI director James Comey while criticizing Congress. Strzok […]

DOJ Watchdog Briefs Lawmakers on Clinton Probe

The Justice Department watchdog briefed Tuesday a bipartisan group of lawmakers on its probe into the FBI’s actions during the 2016 presidential election, which also includes its investigation into then-candidate Hilary Clinton, CNN reports. DOJ […]

Russia Is Already Attempting to Interfere in 2018 Midterms, Tillerson Says

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said that Russia is already trying to interfere in the 2018 midterm elections and the United States will find it hard to prevent that. “I don’t know that I would […]

Republicans Join Democrats in Criticism of Trump’s ‘Treasonous’ Comments

Besides Democrats, some Republicans are also criticizing President Donald Trump for labeling Democrats as “treasonous” and “un-American” because they did not applaud during his State of the Union address last week. While giving a speech […]

Trump: I’d Love to See a Shutdown If There Is No Wall

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he would love to see a government shutdown if Democrats do not agree to his demands on immigration. “We’ll do a shutdown and it’s worth it for our country. I’d […]

Pence: America Will Soon Unveil Toughest, Most Aggressive Sanctions on North Korea

Vice President Mike Pence said Wednesday that Washington will soon announce the new and tougher sanctions toward North Korea as a measure to make them abandon their nuclear and missile programs. In his statement, Pence […]

Jackie Speier: Trump Is Truly Napoleon-Like for Wanting a Parade

California Democratic Representative Jackie Speier criticized President Donald Trump after hearing about the reports that the Pentagon started organizing a military parade at his request, comparing the U.S. president to the French leader Napoleon Bonaparte. “I […]

Trump Asks Pentagon to Do Military Parade as Show of Power

President Donald Trump has required from the Pentagon to organize a “celebration” for Americans to show their appreciation for the armed forces and U.S. military leaders have already begun planning the military parade at Trump’s […]

February 6, 2018 Focus Washington

Adam Schiff: It May Be Time for General Kelly to Give the President a Timeout

Democratic Representative Adam Schiff said that he is worried that President Donald Trump could make redactions to the Democratic memo not for security reasons but for political ones. During an interview on CNN’s “New Day,” […]