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Poll: Almost Half of U.S. Citizens Think Their Taxes Are Too High

April 16, 2018 Focus Washington

A new poll shows that almost half of U.S. citizens think that their federal income taxes are too high. Although since President Donald Trump took office Republicans are more satisfied with their taxes, 45 percent […]

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Democrats Blame Trump for Bad Economy

April 14, 2018 Focus Washington

Democrats have indicated that President Donald Trump—not his predecessor Barack Obama—is responsible for the current state of the country’s economy, a tonal shift from earlier this year when top members of the party argued the economic […]

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Hillary Clinton Slams Ivanka Trump: No More Inexperienced Trumps in WH

April 14, 2018 Focus Washington

Hillary Clinton slammed Ivanka Trump’s prospect of becoming the first woman president of the United States in an interview on Dutch TV last week. “That’s not going to happen,” Clinton responded. “No,” she said, shaking […]

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US and China will meet for the first time at a high level since Russia's attack on Ukraine as Biden tries to get Beijing's help with the war.

U.S. Trade Pressure on China is Further Escalating

April 14, 2018 Focus Washington

The Trump administration is planning to increase trade pressure on China by threatening to block Chinese technology investment in the United States, The Wall Street Journal said in a report, citing officials familiar with the topic. […]

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McCabe Violated FBI Policies, Justice Department Watchdog Reveals

April 14, 2018 Focus Washington

Fired FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe violated FBI policies in the way he once disclosed an ongoing investigation to a news outlet and later how he described that disclosure to authorities, the internal Department of […]

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Comey: Clinton Was Under Investigation When Campaign Denied Reports

April 14, 2018 Focus Washington

The FBI had already launched a criminal investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of email during the 2016 campaign when her campaign called for journalists to correct an article reporting that the bureau was considering such […]

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Investors Not Deterred by U.S.-Russia Tensions, Experts Say

April 13, 2018 Focus Washington

Concern over military and economic tensions between the United States and Russia were brushed aside by investors, who pumped as much as $7 billion into equities over the past week, Bank of America Merrill Lynch […]

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Trump Allies Worried That FBI Seized Recordings from Cohen’s Office

April 13, 2018 Focus Washington

Close associates and allies of U.S. President Donald Trump are worried that the FBI investigators that raided Michael Cohen’s office may have seized recordings of conversations made by Trump’s personal lawyer. The Washington Post reported […]

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Trump Blasts Comey After Excerpts of His Book Get Published

April 13, 2018 Focus Washington

Former FBI Director James Comey describes in his new book how he often questioned why President Donald Trump was not willing to issue criticism of Russia and its president, Vladimir Putin. In excerpts from A […]

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CBO Says 80 Percent of Economic Gains Will Go to Foreigners

April 13, 2018 Focus Washington

A new report by the Congressional Budget Office indicates that 80 percent of the economic growth generated by the Republican tax cuts, which President Donald Trump touted in a speech on Thursday, will eventually go […]

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Former Speaker Boehner Says Trump Firing Mueller Is ‘Bad Idea’

April 13, 2018 Focus Washington

Former Republican House Speaker John Boehner stated on Friday that President Donald Trump will be making a grand mistake if he used his executive power and order the firing of special counsel Robert Mueller or […]

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Defense Contractors under Constant Cyber Attacks

April 13, 2018 Focus Washington

As nation states and other hacking groups increasingly use malicious software to block information or manipulate data, cybersecurity experts say that defense contractors are facing more aggressive attacks. The experts also added that all the […]

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Possibility of War between Russia, U.S. Grows over Syria Chemical Attack

April 13, 2018 Focus Washington

Although there is a rising possibility of a confrontation between Russia and the U.S. over increasing tensions in the Middle East, there is still no confirmation that an attack is going to happen. A team […]

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Democrats on Foreign Relation Panel Accuse Pompeo of Being a ‘War Hawk’

April 13, 2018 Focus Washington

Democrats on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee gave a hard time to CIA Director Mike Pompeo on Thursday, giving the possibility that he might not win a panel vote to become the nation’s top diplomat. […]

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Trump Meets with Rosenstein in White House

April 13, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump on Thursday had а meeting with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. The meeting comes at a time when Trump is apparently thinking about firing Rosenstein. However, the White House stated that the […]

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Trump Hints He Might Rejoin Trans-Pacific Partnership

April 13, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump late Thursday evening confused a lot of people when he said that it is possible for him to re-enter the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), adding that the only way he would rejoin the […]

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Trump Orders Task Force to Investigate Amazon’s Abuse of USPS

April 13, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he was going to launch a task force to investigate the viability and operations of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) following his tweets where he accused Amazon of […]

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Trump Firing Mueller Will Trigger Nationwide Protests

April 12, 2018 Focus Washington

Several U.S. progressive groups are getting ready for nationwide protests if President Donald Trump decides to fire the special counsel investigating Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election, or even replace the Justice Department official […]

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Three Top National Security Advisers Left White House in One Week

April 12, 2018 Focus Washington

Nadia Schadlow has resigned her position as deputy national security adviser, as the new national security adviser John Bolton attempts to reshape his team. Since Bolton took over on Monday, Schadlow is the third high-ranking […]

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Paul Ryan Has No Intention to Run for President

April 12, 2018 Focus Washington

House Speaker Paul Ryan on Wednesday stated that he has no intention to run for president after he retires from Congress next year, insisting that another bid for political office is not likely in the […]

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Pompeo: ‘Russia Is a Danger to Our Country’

April 12, 2018 Focus Washington

Mike Pompeo is planning to call Russia “a danger to our country” at his Thursday Senate hearing for confirmation as Secretary of State. According to a copy of his opening remarks obtained by The Associated Press, […]

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Scalise and McCarthy Most Possible Candidates to Replace Speaker Ryan

April 12, 2018 Focus Washington

As Speaker Paul Ryan announced his retirement on Wednesday, the House Republican leadership has entered a race for who will be the one to replace him. According to The Hill, Ryan’s top lieutenants, Majority Leader […]

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Bannon Recommends That Trump Fire Rosenstein

April 12, 2018 Focus Washington

Stephen Bannon has informed White House aides on a plan for how the Trump administration could undermine special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian election interference. The Washington Post reported that the former White House […]

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White House Says Trump is Still Deciding on a Response to Syria Chemical Attack

April 12, 2018 Focus Washington

The White House stated on Wednesday that “all options are on the table” as a response to the suspected chemical weapons assault in Syria despite President Donald Trump’s tweet threatening to send a barrage of […]

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House Receives Unredacted Version of Document That Started Russia Probe

April 12, 2018 Focus Washington

The Justice Department has given House lawmakers access to a two-page document that the FBI used as the foundation for starting its original counterintelligence investigation into the possible collusion between Trump’s campaign and Russia. A […]

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Trump’s Syria Tweet Surprised White House Advisers

April 12, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump’s tweet where he threatened to launch missiles at Syria came as a surprise to top White House aides who were still trying to craft the administration’s response to the chemical attack on […]

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FBI Searching for ‘Access Hollywood’ Related Evidence in Cohen Raid

April 12, 2018 Focus Washington

The FBI agents who raided the office of President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Michael Cohen were apparently attempting to find any records related to the 2005 “Access Hollywood” tape that was released just before the […]

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Republican Group Airs Ad Defending Mueller from Being Fired

April 11, 2018 Focus Washington

Special counsel Robert Mueller was defended by a Republican group against the attacks he faces from President Donald Trump in a TV-Ad that aired Wednesday morning on “Fox & Friends,” a show that Trump is […]

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Border Patrol Caught on Video Forcing Injured Man to Cross into Mexico

April 11, 2018 Focus Washington

A video shows U.S. Border Patrol agents attempting to force an injured and mentally unstable man to cross into Mexico because they said he “looks” Mexican. According to NBC News, several Border Patrol agents are […]

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Mueller Probe Caused ‘Bad Blood’ with Russia, Trump Says, Offers Economic Help

April 11, 2018 Focus Washington

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the U.S. could aid Russia’s economy and sought an end to what he called an “arms race,” lamenting that relations with Moscow had reached an all-time low. Earlier […]

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