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Freedom Caucus Will Use Farm Bill as Leverage For Immigration

May 16, 2018 Focus Washington

House Freedom Caucus Chairman Mark Meadows said on Tuesday that it is possible to use the farm bill as leverage in order to hurt the Republican attempt to force a vote on immigration. According to […]

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McConnell Not Ready to Change Rules for New Nominees

May 16, 2018 Focus Washington

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell hinted on Tuesday that he isn’t ready to change the rules in order to speed up votes on President Donald Trump’s nominees. When asked if he would give the proposal […]

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U.S. Vetoes UN Resolution For Investigation Into Gaza Violence

May 15, 2018 Focus Washington

The U.S. on Tuesday vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for a probe into the violence on the Gaza border on Monday. According to Israeli newspaper Haaretz, many have expressed “outrage and sorrow” […]

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Rolling Stones Urge Americans to ‘Get Rid of Trump’

May 15, 2018 Focus Washington

The Rolling Stones lead guitarist Keith Richards warned Americans that it’s time to “get rid” of President Donald Trump. “Now America has to get rid of him,” Richards said during an interview with BBC Radio […]

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Million Dollar Gift to Trump Inauguration Fund Traced to Conservative Legal Activists

May 15, 2018 Focus Washington

A mysterious donation of $1 million to President Donald Trump’s inaugural fund in 2016 has been traced to conservative legal activists who have been influential in his administration’s selection process for federal judges. The donation […]

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Apple CEO Urges Trump to Fix DACA

May 15, 2018 Focus Washington

Apple CEO Tim Cook stated on Tuesday that during a recent meeting with President Donald Trump on his tariff threats against China, he urged him to find a long-term solution for young undocumented immigrants whose […]

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Advertisers on Facebook Not Scared Away by Scandals

May 15, 2018 Focus Washington

Advertisers on Facebook have not been deterred by the recent data privacy scandal the social media platform was engulfed in, a major ad company said. According to Publicis Media CEO Steve King, Facebook’s trust among […]

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Democrats Claim Trump’s Foreign Policies are Influenced by His Business Interests

May 15, 2018 Focus Washington

Democratic Representative Eric Swalwell on Tuesday said that there is a big possibility President Donald Trump’s business interests are influencing his foreign policy decisions regarding Russia, China, and Turkey. “I think the reason that he […]

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Mueller, Manafort in Court Battle over Leaks

May 15, 2018 Focus Washington

Special counsel Robert Mueller is attempting to persuade a federal judge to turn down a request by former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort to hold a hearing about leaks surrounding the investigation into Russia’s 2016 […]

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U.S. Navy on Increased Level of Alertness Because of Iran

May 15, 2018 Focus Washington

The United States Navy is monitoring Iranian behavior in the Gulf and is expecting a “period of uncertainty”, as well as increased level of alertness, after President Donald Trump withdrew the U.S. from an international […]

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Conway Suggests New White House Staff Shakeup

May 15, 2018 Focus Washington

White House counselor Kellyanne Conway stated on Monday that she expects to see a new staff shakeup amid the controversy over the leaked comments, made during an internal meeting last week, according to a report […]

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Trump Vows to Hunt Down White House Leakers

May 15, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump on Monday condemned the White House “leakers” as “traitors”, promising that he will find out who they are – although in the past he denied that the West Wing has a problem […]

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Trump Wants Better ‘TV Lawyers’ to Defend Him Publicly

May 14, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump has privately told close associates he needs better “TV lawyers” to defend him publicly from special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia. A Washington Post report […]

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Opening of Jerusalem Embassy Sparks Protests, 37 Palestinians Killed

May 14, 2018 Focus Washington

Michael Oren, former Israeli Ambassador to the U.S, said on Monday that Palestinian protests on the Gaza border were “a play for media attention.” The former ambassador’s comments came in the wake of the opening […]

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Trump Says Countries Need to Change Mindset on Terror

May 14, 2018 Focus Washington

After the latest attack linked with the Islamic State group which took place in Paris, President Donald Trump took to Twitter demanding “changes to our thought process on terror.” “At some point countries will have […]

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Amanpour Warns Trump is Encouraging Dictators to Destroy Freedom of Press

May 14, 2018 Focus Washington

CNN’s Christiane Amanpour in an interview on Sunday warned that President Donald Trump’s rhetoric against the news media is encouraging dictators to “beat up against” members of the press. “I mean, look, we have, for […]

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Pentagon Condemns Veterans Affairs Health Initiative Supported by Kushner

May 14, 2018 Focus Washington

A military-Veterans Affairs health initiative, which is supported by White House senior adviser Jared Kushner, received a harsh criticism from the Pentagon. According to a recent report that was acquired by Politico, the Pentagon’s assessment […]

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Black Panthers Call for Wisconsin Mall Boycott After Chaotic Police Incident

May 14, 2018 Focus Washington

The Original Black Panthers of Milwaukee have called for a boycott of a Wisconsin mall and the firing of a police officer after a video surfaced of the officer punching a teen outside the mall […]

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Foreign Policy Issues Washington Is Facing This Week

May 14, 2018 Focus Washington

Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan on Monday stated that the United States had forfeited its role as a mediator in the Middle East by moving its Israel embassy to Jerusalem, Reuters reported. “The United States has […]

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Trump to Have a Closed-Door GOP Caucus Lunch on Tuesday

May 14, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump is scheduled to visit Capitol Hill this week in order to meet with the Senate Republicans. According to The Hill, Trump is set to attend the closed-door caucus lunch on Tuesday, the […]

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Romney Condemns Pastor Scheduled to Open New Jerusalem Embassy

May 14, 2018 Focus Washington

Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, who is now bidding for Senate, criticized the pastor that is scheduled to give a speech at Monday’s ceremony for the opening of the new U.S. embassy in Jerusalem. “Robert […]

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Trump Pledges to Help China’s ZTE ‘Get Back into Business’

May 14, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump pledged on Sunday to help ZTE Corp “get back into business, fast” after a U.S. ban crippled the Chinese technology company, offering a job-saving concession to Beijing ahead of high-stakes trade talks […]

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Porn Star Daniels’ Lawyer Threatens to Release New Info on Michael Cohen and Trump

May 12, 2018 Focus Washington

Michael Avenatti, the attorney representing adult film star Stormy Daniels, said in a scathing tweet on Friday that he would release “more evidence and facts” on President Trump and his personal attorney Michael Cohen, Fox […]

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Trump Taps Billionaire Financier to Head Intelligence Board

May 12, 2018 Focus Washington

The White House announced on Friday that Stephen Feinberg, a billionaire financier, will head President Donald Trump’s Intelligence Advisory Board, Politico reported. Feinberg is the co-founder, executive chairman and co-chief executive officer of Cerberus Capital […]

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Oklahoma Governor Vetoes Gun Carry Bill in Blow for NRA

May 12, 2018 Focus Washington

Oklahoma’s Republican Gov. Mary Fallin vetoed a bill late Friday that would have permitted adults to carry firearms without a license or training, dealing a rare defeat to the National Rifle Association in a conservative […]

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Trump Lawyer Heard Allegations against Schneiderman years ago, Attorney Says

May 12, 2018 Focus Washington

A New York attorney reportedly told President Donald Trump’s lawyer, Michael Cohen, years ago that former New York state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman was allegedly abusing women, Fox News informed. Schneiderman, a frequent legal nemesis […]

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AT&T CEO Admits they Made Mistake Hiring Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen

May 12, 2018 Focus Washington

AT&T told employees Friday that hiring President Donald Trump’s lawyer Michael Cohen as a consultant was a “big mistake,” CNBC informed. The telecommunications giant also announced the retirement of the executive whose unit retained Cohen. AT&T’s explanation about the […]

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Senator Graham Condemns Kelly Sadler’s Comments on McCain

May 11, 2018 Focus Washington

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham on Thursday bashed at the White House aide that gave offending comment for Senator John McCain’s cancer diagnosis, as a response to McCain’s vocal opposition to Gina Haspel, who is President […]

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UN Secretary General Calls for No Hostilities Between Iran and Israel

May 11, 2018 Focus Washington

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Friday urged for a complete stop of “all hostile acts” in the Middle East, after Israel and Iran launched missile assaults against one another over Iran’s presence in […]

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Republicans Increasingly Disapprove of Mueller

May 11, 2018 Focus Washington

Republicans have started to increasingly complain about how the special counsel is handling the probe into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, a CNN poll shows. According to it, Republicans are also more likely […]

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