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Pompeo to Brief Japan and South Korea on What Comes Next

June 12, 2018 Focus Washington

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had a phone call with his Japanese and South Korean counterparts on Tuesday, just moments after President Donald Trump’s summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ended. “Just spoke with […]

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Trump and Kim Sign Agreement at Historic Summit

June 12, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un concluded the historic summit in Singapore by signing an agreement committing the U.S. to unspecified “security guarantees” for Pyongyang, in exchange for a denuclearized Korean Peninsula. […]

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Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm urged major American oil refiners to increase capacity and decrease exports of refined goods ahead of the winter

U.S., Russia Up Oil Production, Drive Down Prices

June 11, 2018 Focus Washington

Oil prices fell on Monday, dragged down as U.S. oil drilling activity rose to its highest level since March 2015, while increasing output in Russia also weighed on the market, Reuters reported. Analysts expect surging […]

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Merkel Backs Trump-Putin Summit in Nod to U.S.

June 11, 2018 Focus Washington

German Chancellor Angela Merkel stated that she favors a U.S.-Russian summit, seeking to point global diplomacy forward after an intense meeting of Group of Seven leaders, Bloomberg informed. Russian President Vladimir Putin did not get an invitation to the G-7 […]

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Economic Opening to North Korea Possible If Country Agrees to Denuclearize

June 11, 2018 Focus Washington

The upcoming Singapore summit between President Donald Trump and the leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-un, may result in substantial investments from South Korea and China should it end with Pyongyang agreeing to give up […]

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Democrats Reject Graham’s Call for Military Use Authorization Against North Korea

June 11, 2018 Focus Washington

Prior to Tuesday’s summit between President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong-un, South Carolina Republican Senator Lindsey Graham urged Democrats on Sunday to sign onto an authorization to use military force against the dictatorship regime […]

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Trump Calls out ‘Fool Trade’ after G7, Says Trudeau Acted ‘hurt’

June 11, 2018 Focus Washington

President Trump blasted a series of tweets early Monday criticizing Canada and its prime minister over trade policy, saying that “Fair Trade is now to be called Fool Trade if it is not Reciprocal,” Fox News informed. “According […]

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Congressional Candidate Accused of Abuse Still in Race

June 11, 2018 Focus Washington

A Democratic congressional candidate from South Carolina who recently admitted to abuse has refused to withdraw from the race, leaving his fellow Democrats stuck with a congressional nominee they refuse to support. Archie Parnell, who admitted […]

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Democratic Congressman to Trudeau: Stop ‘Feuding’ with Trump over Trade

June 11, 2018 Focus Washington

A Democratic congressman harshly criticized Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Sunday for “sabotaging” trade negotiations as the fallout from this weekend’s tense G7 summit continues, lending President Trump some bipartisan support as the war of […]

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Trump Holds Meeting with Singapore Prime Minister

June 11, 2018 Focus Washington

President Trump on Monday said he believes that “things can work out very nicely” with North Korea ahead of his historic summit with Kim Jong-un in Singapore, Fox News informed. Trump voiced his high optimism about Tuesday’s meeting while […]

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Trump Says EU Worse on Trade Than China

June 11, 2018 Focus Washington

During an April meeting in Washington, foreshadowing the Group of 7 summit, President Donald Trump told the French president that when it comes to trade the EU is worse than China. French President Emmanuel Macron […]

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Trump Prepared to Strike Deal of His Life in Singapore

June 11, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump arrived in Singapore on Sunday evening for a historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. The two leaders arrived in Singapore only hours apart and are scheduled to meet on June […]

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Chinese Hackers Stole Sensitive Data from U.S. Navy

June 9, 2018 Focus Washington

Hackers working for the Chinese government managed to penetrate the security of a U.S. Navy contractor database and steal a large amount of highly sensitive data on undersea warfare. According to The Washington Post, among […]

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Republicans Mourn Over News of Krauthammer Being Near Death

June 9, 2018 Focus Washington

The news that conservative commentator and writer Charles Krauthammer has only a few weeks left of life was met with sorrow from the Republican party. Top GOP members offered their condolences and praised the achievements […]

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Trump Calls Killed U.S. Soldier in Somalia a True Hero

June 9, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump on Friday shared his condolences to the family of a U.S. soldier that was killed in Somalia earlier in the day. Trump also praised the soldier and the rest of his team […]

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Trump Suggests Trade Without Tariffs at G-7 Summit

June 9, 2018 Focus Washington

During the Group of Seven Summit on Friday, President Donald Trump asked the world leaders to consider the possibility of “no tariffs” at all as tensions over the administration’s trade moves continues to grow. According […]

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Pope Francis Says Climate Change Could Destroy Civilization

June 9, 2018 Focus Washington

Pope Francis on Saturday warned top oil executives that climate change could “destroy civilization.” Reuters reported that during a two-day conference at the Vatican, the pope said that climate change is a challenge of “epochal […]

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Trump Plans on Pardoning Muhammad Ali

June 8, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump on Friday said that he is planning to pardon the late boxing champion Muhammad Ali, CNN reported. While speaking to reporters outside the White House before departing to the Group of Seven Summit […]

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Trump Says Russia Should Be Part of G-7 Again

June 8, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump on Friday stated that Russia should be allowed to return to the Group of Seven major economies. Trump’s statement is expected to add more fuel to the rising tensions between Washington and […]

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Sessions Explains to Congress Why He Isn’t Defending Obamacare

June 8, 2018 Focus Washington

Attorney General Jeff Sessions defended in a letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan on Thursday the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) reason for not defending the Affordable Care Act, also known as ObamaCare. “As you know, […]

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Trump Administration Won’t Defend Key Provisions of ACA

June 8, 2018 Focus Washington

The Trump administration said in a court filing on Thursday that key provisions of the Affordable Care Act should be invalidated and that it won’t defend them. The filing came in a lawsuit brought by […]

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Trump Lashes out at Macron, Trudeau on Twitter

June 8, 2018 Focus Washington

On Thursday, President Donald Trump attacked in a tweet the leaders of France and Canada as a result of the trade disputes that arose from the tariffs he imposed last Friday. Trump’s tariffs and comments […]

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House Passes Trump’s $15bn Spending Cuts

June 8, 2018 Focus Washington

The House on Thursday voted to pass a White House proposal that cuts on $15 billion that was previously approved in the government funding. The House approved the measure with no Democrats supporting it, while […]

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Trump Won’t Attend Climate Change Meeting of G7 Summit

June 8, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump will most likely not attend the Group of 7 meeting on climate change which is to take place in Ottawa, Canada, the White House said on Thursday. The decision comes as a […]

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Pompeo Dismisses Giuliani’s Comments on North Korea

June 8, 2018 Focus Washington

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday criticized President Donald Trump’s attorney Rudy Giuliani for his remarks about North Korea, adding that the former mayor does not speak for the administration on that issue. “I […]

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Pompeo Says North Korean Leader Personally Told Him He Would Denuclearize

June 8, 2018 Focus Washington

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday that the North Korean leader personally indicated to him that he was willing to denuclearize. His comments come only days before President Donald Trump and North Korea’s […]

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Senate Intelligence Committee Aide Indicted for Leaking Classified Material

June 8, 2018 Focus Washington

A former senior Senate Intelligence Committee aide was charged Thursday for lying to FBI agents late last year regarding his contacts with three reporters. According to The New York Times, James Wolfe served as the […]

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Judge Orders EPA to Release Research Used for Pruitt’s Remarks on Climate Change

June 7, 2018 Focus Washington

A U.S. district judge has ordered the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to release all documents which Administrator Scott Pruitt used as a basis to make his public statement that human behavior is not the “primary […]

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Woman Whose Prison Sentence Was Commuted by Trump Thanks Him

June 7, 2018 Focus Washington

Alice Marie Johnson, the woman who had her prison sentence commuted by President Donald Trump, on Thursday morning expressed gratitude to him for giving her “a second chance in life.” “Thank you, President Trump for […]

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Trump Hosts First Ramadan Dinner

June 7, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump on Wednesday hosted an Iftar dinner to honor the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, declaring it “a great month”, Politico reported. However, in a sign of the lingering tension between Trump and […]

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