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China Warns U.S. Tariffs Will Undo Progress Made on Trade

June 4, 2018 Focus Washington

A Chinese government statement said trade talks held over the weekend between Chinese negotiators and the U.S. delegation led by Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross produced “positive and concrete” developments. However, it added that China would […]

North Korea Replaces Top Military Officials Ahead of Trump-Kim Summit

June 4, 2018 Focus Washington

A U.S. official told Reuters that three of the most senior military officials in North Korea have been replaced. South Korea’s Yonhap news agency was the first that reported the move, identifying the three officials […]

Giuliani Says President Won’t Pardon Himself

June 4, 2018 Focus Washington

Rudy Giuliani, President Donald Trump’s lawyer, said over the weekend that Trump had a broad executive power, including the ability to pardon himself, but called the notion that he would do so ‘unthinkable.’ Asked whether […]

Facebook Gave Customer Data to Dozens of Companies

June 4, 2018 Focus Washington

Facebook had formed data-sharing partnerships with dozens of device makers, including Apple and Samsung, giving them access to information on users, as well as on users’ friends, The New York Times reported. The Times wrote Sunday […]

Google Apologizes for Marking Republican Senator as Bigot

June 4, 2018 Focus Washington

Google apologized to Republican Senator Trudy Wade after an image labeling North Carolina’s state Senator as a “bigot” showed up as a top search result for the lawmaker. According to CBS News, the search engine […]

Democratic Senator Stopped from Entering Immigration Detention Facility

June 4, 2018 Focus Washington

Democratic Senator Jeff Merkley on Sunday shared a video showing he was banned from entering an immigration detention facility in Texas. “I’m going to try to enter a facility in Brownsville, TX run by the […]

U.S. Considers Direct Military Action to Liberate Yemeni Port

June 4, 2018 Focus Washington

U.S. officials are discussing the possibility of a direct military support to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in an effort to capture a key port in Yemen from Houthi rebels. According to The Wall Street […]

Justice Department Memo Says President Had Power to Attack Syria

June 2, 2018 Focus Washington

The Justice Department has declared in a legal opinion that President Donald Trump has broad constitutional power to order shelling on Syrian installations without congressional approval. The 22-page memo comes almost a year after President […]

U.S. to Face Russian Retaliation over Tough Tariffs

June 2, 2018 Focus Washington

Russia should follow the lead of the European Union, Mexico, and Canada and respond harshly to the United States’ tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, a senior Russian lawmaker, Vladimir Gutenev, said on Saturday, according to […]

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.

Commerce Secretary to Meet China’s Vice Premier Sunday over Escalating Trade Issue

June 2, 2018 Focus Washington

U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross is expected to meet Chinese Vice Premier Liu He on Sunday, a U.S. government official said, as officials from the world’s two biggest economies try to calm an escalating trade […]

White House Planning Trump-Putin Summit

June 2, 2018 Focus Washington

The White House is planning for a possible meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, people familiar with the matter said. A senior administration official said on Friday that U.S. Ambassador to […]

U.S. Slaps Veto on UN Resolution Denouncing Violence against Palestine Civilians

June 2, 2018 Focus Washington

The United States put a veto on a UN Security Council resolution that was drafted by Kuwait condemning the use of force by Israel against civilians of Palestine, a move that according to Reuters, underlines […]

Singapore Summit Still on, President Trump Says

June 2, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump confirmed on Friday that his planned summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will take place in Singapore on June 12. His reversal followed an Oval Office meeting with North Korea’s General […]

Stop Criticizing Trump, Hungary’s Foreign Minister Tells Europe

June 1, 2018 Focus Washington

Hungary’s foreign minister emphasized the need for the EU to stop “bashing” the current administration in the U.S., adding that doing it will only backfire on European countries , CNBC informed. Speaking to CNBC in Paris on Thursday, Foreign […]

House Speaker Paul Ryan opposes Trump’s decision to impose tariffs on US allies

June 1, 2018 Focus Washington

House Speaker Paul Ryan said on Thursday that he does not agree with the Trump administration’s position to impose tariffs on the European Union, Canada and Mexico, CNBC informed. “Instead of addressing the real problems in the […]

Trump Blasts Cost of ‘Russia Hoax’ Investigation after $17M Price Tag Revealed

June 1, 2018 Focus Washington

President Trump on Friday slammed the cost of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe, after a new spending report revealed taxpayers have spent nearly $17 million on the Russia probe, Fox News informed. “A.P. has just reported that the […]

Immigrant Rights Groups Sue over Citizenship Question on Census

June 1, 2018 Focus Washington

A lawsuit was filed on Thursday against the Trump administration’s decision to add a citizenship question on the 2020 census, which immigrant rights groups maintain discriminates against ethnic minorities for political gain and violates the […]

Prosecutors Interview Comey to Determine If McCabe Broke the Law

June 1, 2018 Focus Washington

As part of an investigation into former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, prosecutors from the D.C. U.S. Attorney’s Office interviewed his boss James Comey to determine whether McCabe broke the law when he lied to […]

Russia Probe Has Cost Taxpayers Nearly $17 Million Since Mueller’s Appointment

June 1, 2018 Focus Washington

Taxpayers have spent nearly $17 million on the Russia investigation since Special Counsel Robert Mueller was selected to head the probe last year, according to a new spending report published Thursday by the Justice Department, Fox News informed. Around $10 million was […]

House Leader McCarthy Blasts Google over ‘Nazism’ Error, Claims Bias against Conservatives

June 1, 2018 Focus Washington

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., blasted Google on Thursday immediately after reports revealed that a certain error in the Internet search giant’s Knowledge Panel listed “Nazism” as a principle of the California Republican Party, Fox News informed. “Sadly, this is […]

Pompeo Unsure Whether Trump-Kim Summit Will Take Place

June 1, 2018 Focus Washington

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo expressed uncertainty on Thursday regarding the planned June 12 summit between President Donald Trump and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un, saying he doesn’t know whether it will happen. Pompeo spoke […]

U.S. Military Can Take down China’s Islands, Pentagon Says

June 1, 2018 Focus Washington

A Pentagon general said on Thursday that the U.S. has the ability to “blow apart” one of China’s disputed islands in the South China Sea, at a time when the Trump administration is trying to […]

U.S. Allies Promise to Fight Back on Tariffs

June 1, 2018 Focus Washington

Major U.S. trading partners, including Canada, Mexico, and the EU fired back on Thursday at the Trump administration’s steel and aluminum tariffs, saying they will fight back against them. “This is protectionism, pure and simple,” […]

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