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Month: April 2018

Foreign Policy

Pompeo Believes Israel Has Right to Defend Itself

April 30, 2018 Focus Washington

As a response to questions about the shootings of Palestinian protesters near the Gaza Strip border that has left three people dead on Sunday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday that Israel has […]

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Politics

Former FBI Director Questions Trump’s Credibility and House Republican Report

April 30, 2018 Focus Washington

Former FBI Director James Comey suspected Donald Trump’s credibility as a potential witness and called a House Intelligence Committee report concluding that President’s campaign didn’t conspire with Russia “a political document”, Bloomberg informed. Comey, whom Trump fired […]

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Iran Accuses U.S. of Creating ‘Regional Crisis’ in Middle East

April 30, 2018 Focus Washington

Iran’s supreme leader on Monday accused Washington of attempting to orchestrate a “regional crisis” by provoking its ally Saudi Arabia to confront Tehran. Just a day after new Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited Riyadh, […]

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Business

EPA Grants Bio-fuel Waiver to Former Adviser to Trump

April 30, 2018 Focus Washington

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency granted a financial hardship waiver to an oil refinery owned by billionaire Carl Icahn, a former adviser to President Donald Trump, exempting the Oklahoma facility from requirements under a federal […]

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North Korea Puts Clocks Back to Sync With Seoul

April 30, 2018 Focus Washington

North Korea will end its self-imposed time zone isolation and sync its clocks back to South Korean time nine hours in advance of the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), Newsweek informs. It is a symbolic gesture […]

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South Korean President Says Trump Should Get Nobel Prize

April 30, 2018 Focus Washington

South Korean President Moon Jae-In apparently stated that U.S. President Donald Trump should be the one that receives the Nobel Peace Prize for his work brokering peace between North Korea and South Korea. “President Trump […]

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Trump’s Migrant Caravan Stopped at U.S. Border

April 30, 2018 Focus Washington

A caravan made of Central American migrants that are traveling to the United States was blocked at an inspection facility and prevented from crossing the border from Mexico. The Associated Press reported that more than […]

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Politics

DOJ Makes Changes on Its Policy Manual Relating to Press Freedom

April 30, 2018 Focus Washington

The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently removed some language in its policy manual relating to freedom of the press and racial manipulation as part of the broader overhaul of the document. According to BuzzFeed News, […]

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Administration

Trump Asked Sessions’ Spokeswoman to Pledge Loyalty to Him

April 30, 2018 Focus Washington

According to a report from The Washington Post, Sarah Isgur Flores, who has been working as an adviser for GOP candidates and organizations for at least a decade, told the president in a 2017 Oval […]

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Administration

Trump Warns of Shutdown in September if His Wall Gets No Funding

April 30, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump warned on Saturday that he is going to shut down the federal government in September if Congress is not going to pass a legislation that will provide more funding to build the […]

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Russian Lawyer from Infamous Trump Tower Meeting Admits to Being an Informant for the Kremlin: Report

April 28, 2018 Focus Washington

Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya, who met with Trump campaign officials at Trump Tower in 2016 on the premise of gathering dirt on Hillary Clinton, was more deeply connected to the Kremlin than previously known, CNBC informed. […]

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Administration

EPA Watchdog Launches Probe of Administrator Scott Pruitt’s Controversial DC Apartment Rental

April 28, 2018 Focus Washington

The Environmental Protection Agency’s internal watchdog has launched a probe of besieged Administrator Scott Pruitt’s controversial Washington apartment rental, CNBC informed. The investigation of that rental — from the wife of a lobbyist who had clients had business […]

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Politics

Manafort’s Civil Suit Against Justice Department Is Dropped

April 28, 2018 Focus Washington

Paul Manafort’s civil lawsuit attacking Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s authority to charge him with crimes unrelated to his role as President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman was dropped, Bloomberg informed. U.S. District Judge Amy Berman […]

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Politics

Republicans on House Intelligence Panel Absolve Trump Campaign in Russian Interference

April 28, 2018 Focus Washington

Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee released a 250-page report on Friday that their yearlong probe revealed no evidence that the Trump presidential campaign had helped Russia’s election interference, only ill-advised contacts between campaign aides […]

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Politics

Paul Ryan’s Firing of House Chaplain Outrages Democrats

April 28, 2018 Focus Washington

Democrats are expressing outrage over House Speaker Paul Ryan’s decision to oust the Rev. Patrick Conroy as the chaplain of the House of Representatives, Fox News informed. “I have expressed my forceful disagreement with this […]

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Administration

Pence Thanks Waffle House Hero

April 28, 2018 Focus Washington

Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday expressed gratitude to the “Waffle House hero” after a shooting in a Nashville-area restaurant. James Shaw Jr. is considered to be a hero and credited with saving lives after […]

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Trump Commends ‘Historic’ Korean Summit Says U.S. Should be Very Proud

April 27, 2018 Focus Washington

President Trump commended the “historic meeting” between North and South Korea early Friday and said the U.S. should be “very proud” of the progress, as leaders from the two nations pledged to clear the peninsula of nuclear […]

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Administration

Trump Pick to Lead FTC Confirmed by Senate

April 27, 2018 Focus Washington

Washington lawyer Joseph Simons, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Federal Trade Commission, was confirmed by the Senate as the agency tackles high-profile consumer-protection cases like the Facebook Inc. data scandal, Bloomberg informed. The Senate confirmed […]

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Administration

Cohen Loaned $26 Million to Taxi Mogul Just Before 2016 Elections

April 27, 2018 Focus Washington

Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, and his father-in-law apparently loaned at least $26 million in recent years to a taxi mogul who is shifting his business to selling legal marijuana. The Associated Press […]

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Health

Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Push For A Medical Marijuana Research Bill

April 27, 2018 Focus Washington

A bipartisan group of House lawmakers on Thursday requested that a medical marijuana research bill be passed. The legislation carried by Republican Representative Matt Gaetz requires the attorney general to assess whether there’s an adequate […]

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Politics

Mark Walker Wants Next House Chaplain to Have a Family

April 27, 2018 Focus Washington

Republican Representative Mark Walker, who is one of the leaders of the committee that is searching for a replacement for the ousted House chaplain, said that the next spiritual leader of the House needs to […]

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Administration

Federal Judge Appoints Special Master in Cohen’s Case

April 27, 2018 Focus Washington

On Thursday, the federal judge in the case against President Trump’s attorney, Michael Cohen, appointed a former federal judge to review the documents seized in a raid of his office and hotel room, according to […]

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Politics

Sessions Defends His Decision Not to Appoint Second Special Counsel

April 27, 2018 Focus Washington

Attorney General Jeff Sessions defended his decision not to appoint a second special counsel that will investigate the alleged bias in the Justice Department, adding that the current investigation into Russia’s election meddling has already […]

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Technology

U.S. Considers Tightening Grip on China’s Ties to Corporate America

April 27, 2018 Focus Washington

The U.S. government may start scrutinizing informal partnerships between American and Chinese companies in the field of artificial intelligence, threatening practices that have long been considered garden variety development work for technology companies, sources familiar with […]

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White House Releases Photos of Mike Pompeo Meeting with North Korea Leader Kim Jong-un

April 27, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump said Thursday that the photographs of the meeting between then-CIA Director Mike Pompeo and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un should be released, CNBC informed. White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders did just that on Thursday afternoon. She […]

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Trump Refusing to Commit Funds Leaves Syrian Humanitarian Crisis Millions Short

April 26, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump not committing funding for the Syrian humanitarian crisis apparently left the United Nations millions short of their goal. According to Reuters, more than 80 international donors and groups have raised $4.4 billion for […]

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Administration

Pruitt Faces Grilling on Capitol Hill

April 26, 2018 Focus Washington

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt faces a day-long grilling on Capitol Hill on Thursday, as his performance is being weighed by the White House amid allegation regarding his excessive spending and ethics. The EPA […]

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Administration

Ronny Jackson Withdraws His Nomination

April 26, 2018 Focus Washington

Rear Admiral Ronny Jackson has withdrawn his nomination to be the head of the Department of Veterans Affairs as a result of the damaging allegations made against him. According to them, he created a toxic […]

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Politics

Jackson Meets with Tillis as Last Effort to Save His Nomination

April 26, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump’s pick to head the Department of Veterans Affairs, Ronny Jackson, had a meeting with a key Republican senator Wednesday evening in an effort to save his sinking nomination. Jackson met with Republican […]

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Administration

Sessions Won’t Say Whether He Discussed Pardoning Cohen with Trump

April 26, 2018 Focus Washington

Attorney General Jeff Sessions declined to say Wednesday whether he had discussed with President Donald Trump or any other administration official the possibility of pardoning the President’s personal attorney Michael Cohen. “I’m not able to […]

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