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New York Attorney General Wants to Bring Criminal Charges Against People Pardoned by Trump

April 19, 2018 Focus Washington

On Wednesday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and the state legislators received a request from New York’s attorney general where he asked that he and other local prosecutors be given the power to bring criminal […]

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Russia Warns U.S. of ‘Precise and Painful’ Consequences if Sanctions are Imposed

April 18, 2018 Focus Washington

A warning issued by Russian lawmakers on Wednesday said that there will be “precise and painful” consequences for all countries that impose any type of sanctions against Moscow. According to Reuters, Valentina Matvienko, the speaker […]

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Trump Criticizes California over Sanctuary City Laws

April 18, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump stated that he can see a “revolution” happening in California over sanctuary city laws, Politico reported. He wrote in an early-morning tweet on Wednesday that the residents of California are tired of […]

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Trump Demands that Congress Close Loopholes Allowing ‘Criminal Aliens’ to Remain in U.S.

April 18, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump on Tuesday required from Congress that stricter immigration laws be passed after Justice Neil Gorsuch cast the deciding vote in the Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision that ruled in favor of an immigrant […]

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Instead of WHCA Dinner, Trump to Rally in Michigan

April 18, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump is scheduled to speak at a campaign rally in Michigan on April 28, which is the same night of the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner, CNN reported. The President’s campaign announced […]

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Former First Lady Barbara Bush Dies

April 18, 2018 Focus Washington

Former first lady Barbara Bush died Tuesday at the age of 92, ABC News reported. “A former first lady of the United States of America and relentless proponent of family literacy, Barbara Pierce Bush passed away Tuesday, April […]

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Nikki Haley Fires back after Kudlow Claims she Was ‘Confused’ about New Russia Sanctions

April 18, 2018 Focus Washington

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley fired back Tuesday after White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow stated that she was “confused” when she declared over the weekend that President Donald Trump would introduce new […]

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Speaker Ryan’s Endorsement of McCarthy Backed Scalise Into a Corner

April 18, 2018 Focus Washington

Majority Whip Steve Scalise was not notified by House Speaker Paul Ryan that he is endorsing Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy to be the next speaker in Congress. According to GOP sources familiar with the issue, […]

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Pompeo Secretly Met with Kim Jong-un

April 18, 2018 Focus Washington

A source confirmed Tuesday that FBI Director Mike Pompeo met with North Korea’s leader in Pyongyang at the beginning of this month. According to one source, President Donald Trump’s Secretary of State nominee Pompeo took […]

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Trump Demands from Turkey to Release Jailed Pastor Brunson

April 18, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump on Tuesday demanded from Turkey to release an American pastor who is being held as a prisoner there. In his statement, the President said that he is more a spy than the pastor […]

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Trump Opposed to U.S. Re-Joining Pacific Trade Pact

April 18, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump on Tuesday stated that he is against the possibility of the U.S. re-entering the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), adding that he is, however, open to establishing bilateral trade deals with countries. “While Japan […]

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Trump Attempts to Make Arab Nations Replace U.S. Military Presence in Syria

April 17, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump and his administration are reportedly attempting to recruit Arab nations to commit funding and troops so eventually they will replace the U.S. military presence in Syria. According to The Wall Street Journal, […]

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Watchdog Finds Zinke’s Travels Followed Rules, Some Costs Could Have Been Avoided

April 17, 2018 Focus Washington

The Interior Department’s internal watchdog published an interim report on Tuesday in which it says that Secretary Ryan Zinke’s charter flights did not violate any laws, but that the department could have avoided some of […]

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Trump’s Strikes on Syria May Help ISIS, Iraq Says

April 17, 2018 Focus Washington

Iraq criticized President Donald Trump’s decision Friday to target Syrian government facilities suspected to be involved in the production of chemical weapons, saying such missile strikes undermined the wider effort to combat terrorism in both […]

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Congress Renews Trump War Authority After Syria Strike

April 17, 2018 Focus Washington

Several senators are renewing a discussion that was stalled for some time regarding President Donald Trump’s legal authority to use military assets to target terrorist groups overseas. On Monday, a group of bipartisan senators introduced […]

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Sexual Awareness Month: Protesters Will Project ‘Rapist in White House’ Messages on Trump’s Hotel

April 17, 2018 Focus Washington

The messages “Impeach Trump” and “There’s a Rapist in the White House” are set to be projected onto the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., Monday night, in light of Sexual Assault Awareness Month in […]

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Trump Admits He Made Mistakes With Cabinet Picks

April 17, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump on Monday surprised everyone when he confirmed that he and his closest advisors have made several mistakes in assembling his Cabinet, which in recent times has already seen three departures. The Hill […]

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White House Is Evaluating New Sanctions Against Russia

April 17, 2018 Focus Washington

Only a day after a top diplomat indicated the U.S. was prepared to impose new sanctions on Moscow, the Trump administration said Monday it was evaluating prospects for new punitive measures against Russian entities and […]

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Sean Hannity Is Cohen’s Third Mysterious Client

April 17, 2018 Focus Washington

A lawyer representing Michael Cohen told a federal judge on Monday that the mysterious third client of President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer is Fox News’s, Sean Hannity. Cohen was in court on Monday as regarding the […]

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Federal Judge Denies Cohen’s Request That Prosecutors Not Review Seized Materials

April 17, 2018 Focus Washington

A federal judge dismissed Monday afternoon President Donald Trump’s lawyer’s request that prosecutors not review the documents seized during last week’s raid. Judge Kimba Wood of Federal District Court in Manhattan denied an attempt by lawyer Michael […]

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U.S. Plans to Retaliate Against China for Restrictions on Cloud-Computing Firms

April 17, 2018 Focus Washington

The United States is looking at ways to retaliate against China’s restrictions on U.S. providers of cloud computing and other high-tech services, thus opening a new front in its trade fight with Beijing. Individuals familiar with the […]

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Trump Accuses Russia, China of Playing Unfair Currency Devaluation Game

April 16, 2018 Focus Washington

Russia and China were accused on Monday by President Donald Trump of devaluing their currencies while the United States raises interest rates. “Russia and China are playing the Currency Devaluation game as the U.S. keeps […]

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Trump Says Comey, McCabe Committed Many Crimes

April 16, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump accused Monday former FBI Director James Comey and his former deputy director Andrew McCabe of committing a number of crimes. President Trump, in his early morning Monday tweet, said that Comey, McCabe […]

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NASA Is Launching New Satellite to Search for Exoplanets

April 16, 2018 Focus Washington

NASA is launching a new satellite that is solely designed to detect planets orbiting distant stars beyond our solar system. The new satellite will be launched from Florida on Monday on a SpaceX rocket. The […]

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National Security Aide to Pence Steps Down After Two Days in Office

April 16, 2018 Focus Washington

Only two days after starting the position as new national security aide to Vice President Mike Pence, Joe Lerner stepped down on Sunday as a result of a behind-the-scenes White House argument which hit the […]

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Comey Says There Is Some Evidence Trump Has Obstructed Justice

April 16, 2018 Focus Washington

Former FBI director James Comey stated during an interview on ABC that there is evidence that President Donald Trump obstructed justice. During the interview with ABC’s host George Stephanopoulos which aired Sunday, Comey stated that […]

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Sanders Not Informed If Trump Wants to Fire Rosenstein, Mueller

April 16, 2018 Focus Washington

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders stated on Sunday that she is not informed of any ambitions that President Donald Trump has to fire or remove Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein or special counsel […]

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Speaker Ryan Defends U.S. Trillion-Dollar Budget Deficit

April 16, 2018 Focus Washington

“The trillion-dollar deficits could not have been avoided by the GOP-controlled Congress,” said Speaker Paul Ryan as a response to the critics within his party who state that the Republican leaders have behaved irresponsibly. “That […]

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Comey: I Would Have Sent Clinton a Letter Even If I Knew It Will Help Trump Win

April 16, 2018 Focus Washington

Former FBI Director James Comey stated in an interview that even if he had known it would help Donald Trump win the election, he still would have sent the letter that effectively reopened the investigation […]

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Trump Attempts to Block Prosecutors from Examining Documents Seized in Cohen’s Raid

April 16, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump’s team of lawyers in a letter addressed to a federal judge on Sunday asked her to stop federal prosecutors from reviewing the documents that were seized in Michael Cohen’s office and home, […]

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