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Month: March 2018

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Russian Hacker Extradited to U.S. Pleads Not Guilty

March 31, 2018 Focus Washington

A suspected Russian hacker who was extradited to the United States from the Czech Republic has pleaded not guilty to hacking computers at LinkedIn, Dropbox, Formspring and other American companies in 2012 by using the credentials […]

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Foreign Policy

Administration Officials Hoping to ‘Toughen Up’ Trump Against Russia

March 31, 2018 Focus Washington

The latest diplomatic expulsions have left Russia and the West with little capacity for more such largely symbolic measures, setting the stage for less predictable forms of escalation as the rift between the two sides […]

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Health

Federal Court Stops Trump’s Administration From Preventing Immigrant Teens Get Abortion

March 31, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump’s administration has been temporarily blocked by a federal judge from stopping pregnant, unaccompanied immigrant teens that are or will be in federal custody from getting an abortion. Judge Tanya Chutkan of the U.S. District […]

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Politics

Democratic Lawmaker Asked to Resign over Reports of Harassment ‘Coverup’

March 31, 2018 Focus Washington

A Connecticut Democrat is urged to resign after reports were revealed that she let her former chief of staff continue to work for her office for months — despite knowing of allegations that he physically […]

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Business

Saudi Crown Prince Tours Boeing, Announces Military Deal

March 31, 2018 Focus Washington

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia visited Boeing’s Everett jet assembly plant Friday and announced a military deal with the jetmaker, as he plans to meet other business leaders during his secretive visit […]

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Politics

Security Team Broke Down Pruitt’s Condo Door Last Year, Report Says

March 30, 2018 Focus Washington

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt’s security detail broke down his apartment’s door last year when they believed he was unconscious, ABC News reported Friday. Citing police radio and sources familiar with the matter, ABC said EPA […]

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Technology

States Receive Government Funding to Upgrade Security on Voting Technology

March 30, 2018 Focus Washington

The U.S. government has allocated $380 million for security upgrades on states’ voting technology. The funding was included in the massive appropriations bill approved by Congress and signed by President Donald Trump last week. The funding is considered to […]

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Administration

President Trump Kicks Off Easter Weekend with Golf

March 30, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump started Easter weekend at one of his properties where he can engage in his favorite hobby: golfing. Trump arrived at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach on Friday morning, according […]

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Foreign Policy

Russian Who Hacked LinkedIn Has Been Extradited in U.S.

March 30, 2018 Focus Washington

The Russian hacker that was accused of breaching LinkedIn and several other U.S. companies back in 2012 has finally been extradited to the United States from the Czech Republic. According to Reuters a spokesman for […]

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Politics

Attorney General Jeff Sessions Names Prosecutor to Investigate FBI Allegations

March 30, 2018 Focus Washington

Attorney General Jeff Sessions designated U.S. attorney John Huber as the prosecutor tasked with looking into the allegations of abuse of power at the FBI, CNBC informed. In a Thursday letter to Congress, Sessions said this appointment […]

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Foreign Policy

Russia May Replace U.S. on China’s Agricultural Market

March 30, 2018 Focus Washington

Russian pork, soybeans and wine have high chances of filling the niche in China’s market American farmers may leave amid the trade war. Starting from Saturday, Beijing may significantly raise import duties for 128 U.S. […]

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Business

Amazon Severs Ties With Top Lobbying Firms in Washington

March 30, 2018 Focus Washington

Amazon.com Inc. cut ties with Washington’s biggest lobbying firm and brought on new advisers following passage of the tax overhaul bill last year and in the face of new challenges in the age of President Donald […]

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Administration

GOP, Veteran Groups React with Caution to Trump VA Nominee

March 30, 2018 Focus Washington

Senators and influential veterans groups are withholding judgment on President Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), a Navy doctor with no experience leading a federal bureaucracy, The Hill reports. Both the […]

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Foreign Policy

Trump Suggests U.S. Troops Will Leave Syria ‘Very Soon’

March 30, 2018 Focus Washington

Russia and the U.S. both appeared to suggest Thursday that their missions in war-torn Syria were coming to an end as the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) and other insurgents were mostly defeated, Newsweek informs. […]

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Foreign Policy

U.S. Consulate in St. Petersburg Closes, 60 Diplomats Ousted

March 30, 2018 Focus Washington

Moscow said it is expelling 60 U.S. diplomats and closing the American consulate in St. Petersburg, CNN reported. The Kremlin added it will retaliate in kind to other countries that expelled its envoys after the poisoning […]

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Politics

Americans Predict Trump Will Lose 2020 Election

March 29, 2018 Focus Washington

The majority of Americans do not think President Donald Trump will win the 2020 election, a new poll shows, Newsweek reported. Only 40 percent of Americans said their best guess was that Trump will regain office, […]

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Politics

Poll Shows Two-Thirds Support Donald Trump’s Intent to Meet Kim Jong-un

March 29, 2018 Focus Washington

With the White House and North Korea’s tentative agreement for President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un to meet, Americans’ concerns about the threat from North Korea have abated and Trump’s approval ratings […]

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Administration

Trump Aide Hope Hicks Leaves White House at End of Week

March 29, 2018 Focus Washington

President Trump on Thursday said goodbye to longtime aide Hope Hicks, who is leaving the White House at the end of the week. Trump and his former communications director walked out of the Oval Office together and waved […]

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Foreign Policy

Russia Expels 60 U.S. Diplomats, Closes Consulate

March 29, 2018 Focus Washington

Russia announced Thursday it would expel 60 U.S. diplomats, close the U.S. Consulate General in St. Petersburg and open an extraordinary United Nations session in response to Western reactions over accusations that Moscow was behind […]

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Politics

Carter Accuses Supreme Court of Allowing Rich People to Become More Powerful

March 29, 2018 Focus Washington

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter bashed the Supreme Court for allowing “rich people” to become more powerful under election laws. Carter in a PBS interview on Wednesday stated that the massive campaign contributions allowed under […]

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Politics

DOJ Inspector General Audits Alleged FISA Abuses by DOJ, FBI

March 29, 2018 Focus Washington

Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz stated on Wednesday that he will audit potential Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) misuses by the Justice Department and the FBI as well, following requests from the Congress and the Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Fox […]

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Business

JP Morgan Predicts Oil Price Will Slide Back to $50

March 29, 2018 Focus Washington

The rising U.S. shale oil production, as well as efficiency improvements from the world’s largest oil-producing firms and countries, will most likely cause the price slide back to near $50 a barrel, research by investment […]

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Foreign Policy

U.S. Ambassador to China: Beijing Hasn’t Treated American Companies Fairly

March 29, 2018 Focus Washington

The U.S. ambassador to China, Terry Branstad, said that Beijing has not treated American companies fairly during a Thursday interview with the CNBC. Beijing needs to be made aware, he said, of how important changing the bilateral trade and business relationship is to […]

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Administration

Ousted VA Secretary Slams ‘Toxic’ Environment in Washington

March 29, 2018 Focus Washington

Former Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin wrote an op-ed late Wednesday in which he blasted the “toxic, chaotic, disrespectful and subversive” environment in Washington which he said made it impossible for him to “accomplish the […]

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Administration

John Dawd Suggested Trump to Pardon Flynn and Manafort

March 28, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump’s lawyer was pushing the idea that Trump’s top former advisers Michael T. Flynn and Paul Manafort are to be pardoned. The idea appeared as special counsel Robert Mueller was building cases against […]

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Poll: No Changes in American Paychecks Due to Trump’s Tax Overhaul

March 28, 2018 Focus Washington

A majority of US citizens have stated that they are not yet seeing President Donald Trump‘s tax cuts reflected in their paychecks, according to a new poll. A CNBC All-America Economic Survey shows that 52 percent of respondents […]

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Foreign Policy

Russian Diplomat Says ‘Cold War Situation’ a Possibility

March 28, 2018 Focus Washington

The Russian ambassador to Australia considers that Moscow and western nations could find themselves in a “Cold War situation” in the wake of a nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy in the U.K., […]

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Business

Saudi Crown Prince Signs Bunch of Deals to Boost Saudi Arabia’s Tech Hopes

March 28, 2018 Focus Washington

A slew of deals has come out of the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s foray to New York as part of the 2018 Saudi-U.S. CEO Forum, CNBC informs. Some of the deals involve Saudi […]

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Administration

Sarah Huckabee Sanders Gives Inaccurate Answer to 2020 Census Citizenship Question

March 28, 2018 Focus Washington

White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders inaccurately argued on Tuesday (27 March) that a question added to the 2020 Census asking people if they are U.S. citizens has been used for decades and was […]

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Foreign Policy

House Speaker Ryan Addresses Hacker Extradition at Prague Visit, Condemns Russia

March 28, 2018 Focus Washington

U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan said on Tuesday the United States and its allies should condemn Russia for its election meddling and cyber attacks, Radio Prague reported. Speaking in the Czech Republic, Ryan commended unity […]

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