Month: March 2018

China’s commerce ministry proposed a list of 128 U.S. products as potential retaliation targets, according to a statement on its website posted Friday morning, CNBC The U.S. goods, which had an import value of $3 billion in […]

U.S. Sales to Saudi-Led Coalition Devastating Civilian Lives, Amnesty International Says

Amnesty International says that a recent Saudi-led coalition attack in Yemen, carried out with a U.S.-manufactured bomb, killed or injured at least six civilians and destroyed their home, the latest in a long string of potential war […]

Trump Threatens to Veto Omnibus Spending Bill over DACA and Border Wall

On Friday, President Donald Trump threatened to veto the $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill already passed by Congress, only hours before government funding would lapse, CNBC informed. The about-face comes a day after White House had said Trump would […]

Moscow to Put Restrictions on U.S. Imports in Response to Trump’s Metals Tariffs

A list of restrictions on imported products from the United States will likely be prepared by Russia in response to U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum, Moscow’s trade ministry said on Friday, according to CNN. […]

Iranians Cyber-attacked College Professors, Government Agencies and Companies: Justice Department

Nine Iranians were charged Friday by the Justice Department over a wide-ranging scheme to hack and steal electronic data from universities, private corporations and U.S. government entities to benefit the government of Iran, CNBC reported. The […]

Elliott Broidy Offered Russian Lawyer Help with Lifting Sanctions to Russian Companies

A top fundraiser for U.S. President Donald Trump offered last year to help a Moscow-based lawyer get Russian companies removed from a U.S. sanctions list, Bloomberg reports. Elliott Broidy, the deputy finance chairman of the Republican National […]

National Security Adviser McMaster to Be Replaced by John Bolton

President Donald Trump on Thursday announced that he was going to replace National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster with the former United Nations Ambassador John Bolton. Trump made his announcement with a tweet saying that Bolton […]

John Dowd Leaves President Trump’s Team

President Donald Trump’s lead personal lawyer, John Dowd, has resigned from the President’s legal team handling the response to the Russia investigation, The Wall Street Journal reported. Dowd, who has urged the President to cooperate […]

U.S. Approves $670 Million Arms Deal to Saudi Arabia

The U.S. State Department said on Thursday it had approved the possible sale of an estimated $670 million worth of TOW 2B anti-tank missiles. Saudi Arabia is the prospective buyer, CNBC informed. The department said […]

Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Meets with Defense Secretary James Mattis

Secretary of Defense James Mattis met with Saudi Arabia’s powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Thursday at the Pentagon as part of an effort to strengthen one of America’s most important strategic alliances, CNBC informed. The 32-year-old prince, […]

Biden Threatens and Trump Doesn’t Hold Back

President Donald Trump responded to Joe Biden’s comments in an early morning tweet on Thursday, saying that the former vice president is “trying to act like a tough guy.” “Crazy Joe Biden is trying to act like […]

John Dowd Leaves Trump’s Legal Team

The lead personal lawyer of President Donald Trump who is handling the investigation into Russian meddling unexpectedly resigned on Thursday. According to The Hill, John Dowd, a prominent white-collar attorney who joined Trump’s legal team […]

Zuckerberg Says He Is ‘Happy to’ Testify in Congress

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg apologized for the data debacle surrounding the social networks the past few days and said that he would be willing to testify before Congress if “it’s the right thing to do.” […]

Anti-Abortion Activists Target Pro-Life Democrats

Activists from the anti-abortion group Susan B. Anthony List helped push endangered pro-life Democratic incumbent Dan Lipinski over the finish line on Tuesday night, giving him a slim victory over his challenger, newcomer Marie Newman. Now, the […]

U.S.-Russian Space Crew on Its Way to International Space Station

A three-man crew consisting of two NASA astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut are on their way to the International Space Station (ISS), Space.com reported. A Russian Soyuz spacecraft launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on […]

Senate Votes to Drop Yemen Resolution, Signaling ‘Support for Yemen War Effort’

A U.S. Senate vote against a resolution on Yemen’s civil war signaled that Washington would continue to back Arab coalition military operations there, former U.S. officials said on Wednesday. On Tuesday, the Senate voted 55-44 to […]

Belgrade Offers to Host Trump-Putin Meeting

Serbia has offered to host a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump in Belgrade, Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said, according to RIA news agency. “Serbia offers to hold a […]

Putin’s Killing Fields Turn Odorless & Colorless

Putin must be a very happy man. He has a lot to be thankful for: a new term as Russian President is secure; his image as a swashbuckling, anti-Western superhero is cemented; his success in […]

U.S. Moving Closer to Become Russia’s Top LNG Rival

The United States, which plans to become Russia’s major competitor in the European gas market, has become a net gas exporter for the first time in 60 years, Moscow business newspaper Kommersant reports. In recent […]

U.S. Pokes China’s Eye With Trump’s Increasing Support of Taiwan

U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Alex Wong on Wednesday angered China by saying that the United States’ commitment to Taiwan has never been stronger and the island is an inspiration to the rest of […]

Trump Tariffs to Impact Global Oil Prices More Than Weak Dollar

Protectionist measures adopted by the Trump administration could have wider implications for the energy industry, in particular shale than a weakening dollar and its impact on the price of oil, the chief executive of French […]

Trump, Kelly Furious After Materials Concerning Call With Putin Were Leaked

President Donald Trump and Chief of Staff John Kelly are apparently furious that details of the President’s national security briefing materials which were telling him not to congratulate Russian President Vladimir Putin were leaked to the press. According […]

Trump Called Putin to Congratulate Him for His Win

U.S. President Donald Trump has received harsh criticism for not mentioning the “fairness” of Russia’s presidential election as well as not putting pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin about the poisoning of a former Russian double agent living […]

Austin Bombing Suspect Dies After Blowing Himself Up, Police Say

The suspected serial bomber who terrorized Austin with a slew of exploding packages died early Wednesday after detonating an explosive device in his vehicle as police closed in on him, authorities said as quoted by The […]

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s U.S. Visit is Shopping Trip for War

Under normal circumstances, it would be a no-brainer to welcome a forward-looking young heir to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s throne to Washington, CNBC says in its commentary piece. Saudi rulers tend to visit the U.S. […]

South Korean President Moon Hints at Three-Way U.S., North Korea Talks

South Korean President Moon Jae-in has teased the possibility of a three-way meeting between the United States, North Korea, and South Korea if a series of upcoming summits is successful, CNN reports. Speaking after a meeting of […]

Record U.S. Oil Offshore Lease Sale to Rest Trump Energy Effort

The U.S. Interior Department will hold the largest lease sale in American history in the offshore Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday, in a major test of the oil industry’s appetite for federal acreage being offered […]

Israel Acknowledges Responsibility for Bombing Syrian Nuclear Reactor in 2007

Israel acknowledged its responsibility for a 2007 attack on an unfinished nuclear reactor in Syria, lifting its silence at a time when it’s been warning that it’s prepared to take military action to keep Iran […]

March 20, 2018 Focus Washington

Trump and Saudi Crown Prince to Discuss ‘How to Make Russia Pay’

“Saudi Arabia is the oldest U.S. ally in the Middle East, our relationship has a history of 80 years,” Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, 32-year-old Mohammed bin Salman, told CBS on the eve of his three-day […]

March 20, 2018 Focus Washington

FTC Probing Facebook for Use of Personal Data, Source Says

Facebook Inc. is under investigation by a U.S. privacy watchdog over the use of personal data of 50 million users by a data analytics firm to help elect President Donald Trump, Bloomberg informed. The U.S. Federal Trade […]