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Gates Testifies Against Manafort, Admits to Illegal Activities

August 7, 2018 Focus Washington

Rick Gates, the former business partner of Paul Manafort and key prosecution witness in his tax and fraud trial, testified Monday that he had committed crimes alongside and at the direction of the former Trump […]

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U.S. Sanctions on Iran Restored

August 7, 2018 Focus Washington

The Trump administration moved to reimpose punishing sanctions on Iran, threatening even more severe ones for later in the year in an effort to increase pressure on the Tehran regime and bring it to the […]

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Judge Dismisses Trump’s Request on Transgender Military Lawsuit

August 6, 2018 Focus Washington

A federal judge on Monday did not approve President Donald Trump administration’s request to dismiss a lawsuit against the transgender military ban and lift the injunction blocking the ban from taking effect, The Hill reported. […]

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Trump Defends His Son on Twitter

August 6, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump in a series of tweets defended his son Donald Trump Jr. for lying about the Trump Tower meeting which was meant to gather information on Hillary Clinton. The tweets indicate that Trump […]

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Pompeo Says Iran Has to Behave Like Normal Country for Sanctions to Drop

August 6, 2018 Focus Washington

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stated that if Iran wants the U.S. to consider de-escalating sanctions against the country it would have to make “enormous change.” “We’re very hopeful that we can find a […]

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YouTube, Facebook, Apple, and Spotify Ban Alex Jones Channel

August 6, 2018 Focus Washington

YouTube announced on Monday that Alex Jones’s Infowars channel is banned, adding that the decision came after the channel violated the site’s policies and attempted to sidestep enforcement measures. Several other major U.S. technology companies […]

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Apple Faces Chip Delays Due to Supplier Computer Virus

August 6, 2018 Focus Washington

A major chip supplier for Apple, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., has faced a computer virus outbreak due to which shipments could be delayed, the company said. The problem occurred on Friday and was disclosed a […]

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Suspect Accused of Threatening House GOP Leaders Had Ammo, Gun Receipts, Affidavit Says

August 6, 2018 Focus Washington

A New York man accused of leaving threatening voicemail messages for two top House Republicans had 200 rounds of ammunition at his home, along with receipts for an assault rifle and handgun, according to an […]

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Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen Pranks Former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio

August 6, 2018 Focus Washington

In the latest episode of ‘Who is America?’, British Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen managed to prank former Maricopa County sheriff Joe Arpaio – the latter being the latest public figure to have fallen prey to […]

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U.S. to Restore Sanctions Suspended under Obama Iran Deal

August 6, 2018 Focus Washington

The U.S. on Monday will reimpose major sanctions against Iran that had been suspended by the former President Barack Obama after he signed the 2015 nuclear deal, threatening to further unravel the Islamic country’s already-struggling economy, […]

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Chinese Media Claims Beijing’s Response to U.S. Tariffs Is ‘Restrained’

August 6, 2018 Focus Washington

Chinese state media said over the weekend that the country is calm and rational amid an escalating trade war with the United States and that its countermeasures to U.S. tariffs were ‘restrained’. The Chinese editorials […]

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Pyongyang Hopes Another Trump-Kim Summit Could Take Place

August 6, 2018 Focus Washington

North Korea is confident another summit between Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump is possible, an official familiar with Pyongyang’s position on the matter has said. The official cited an exchange of letters between […]

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Trump Administration Sanctions Russian Bank, North Koreans for ‘Illegal Financial Activity’

August 4, 2018 Focus Washington

The Trump administration on Friday announced new sanctions targeting a Russian bank, two North Korean entities and one North Korean citizen for facilitating “illegal financial activity,” CNBC informed. The new sanctions, announced by the Treasury […]

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Manafort Accountant with Immunity Admits Having Reservations about Tax Filings

August 4, 2018 Focus Washington

Former Trump campaign head Paul Manafort’s accountant testified Friday in federal court that she had concerns about the accuracy of her client’s tax returns but submitted them anyway, Fox News informed. The testimony, on the […]

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National Archives Rejects Schumer Request for Kavanaugh Documents

August 4, 2018 Focus Washington

The National Archives rejected a request filed by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Friday for documents related to Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s time as staff secretary under George W. Bush, Fox News informed […]

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Judge Cautions Mueller Team on High Bar for Manafort Conviction

August 4, 2018 Focus Washington

The judge in the Paul Manafort trial once again mentioned the high bar for conviction to Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team on Friday. This means that they must offer evidence proving that the former Trump […]

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Trump Tweet Slams LeBron James, Don Lemon over CNN Interview

August 4, 2018 Focus Washington

President Trump responded by Twitter on Friday night to a CNN anchor’s recent interview with an NBA superstar, Fox News informed. “Lebron James was just interviewed by the dumbest man on television, Don Lemon. He […]

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Sanders’ Father, Mike Huckabee, Lashes Out at CNN’s Acosta

August 3, 2018 Focus Washington

The Former Governor of Arkansas and Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ father, Mike Huckabee, on Friday bashed at CNN reporter Jim Acosta after he had a heated discussion with Sanders the day before. According to […]

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Rosenstein: ‘Officials are Required to Make Decisions That Don’t Please Everyone’

August 3, 2018 Focus Washington

On Thursday, Deputy General Rod Rosenstein attempted to defend the officials at the Department of Justice (DOJ) by saying that they are required to make decisions that “do not please all the people all the […]

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Bezos Invests Heavily in Blue Origin as Private Space Race Becomes More Competitive

August 3, 2018 Focus Washington

Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon.com, is putting effort to get his private space company into production mode as results of the reports that his heavy rocket scheduled for lift-off in 2020 is slipping behind […]

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Krystal Ball Confronts Donald Trump Jr. for Comparing Democrats with Nazis

August 3, 2018 Focus Washington

On Friday Krystal Ball, the host on Hill TV, criticized Donald Trump Jr. and Dinesh D’Souza for their remarks where they compared the Democrats with the Nazis. Ball confronted them by saying that the statements […]

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China Threatens with Retaliatory Tariffs on $60 Billion Worth of U.S. Imports

August 3, 2018 Focus Washington

China on Friday stated that, as a result of President Donald Trump’s plans to raise tariff levels on Chinese goods, it would impose retaliatory tariffs on $60 billion worth of U.S. imports. The announcement is […]

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Former WWE star Glenn ‘Kane’ Jacobs wins mayoral race in Tennessee

August 3, 2018 Focus Washington

The former WWE superstar Glenn Jacobs, also known as Kane, has won the race for mayor in Tennessee’s third-largest county. Jacobs handily defeated Democrat Linda Haney, with most of the votes counted in Knox County on Thursday, according to […]

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Pompeo Presses Turkey to Free Pastor, North Korea to Keeping Denuclearization Promise

August 3, 2018 Focus Washington

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday put pressure on Turkey to free a detained American pastor whose case caused the Trump administration to introduce sanctions on senior Turkish officials, and said North Korea is still lagging behind […]

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Apple Becomes First U.S. Company to Hit $1 Trillion Market Cap

August 3, 2018 Focus Washington

Apple hit a market cap of $1 trillion on Thursday, and hung onto the record valuation at market close, as the tech giant became the first publicly traded U.S. company to reach $1 trillion, CNBC […]

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Anti-Government Demonstrations in Iran Spread to Ten Cities

August 3, 2018 Focus Washington

Iranians took to the streets, as anti-government protests spread to ten major cities – the biggest challenge to Iran’s authorities since January’s nationwide demonstrations, Voice of America reported. Thursday’s street protests took place in Tehran, […]

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Trump Defends Russia and North Korea Summits, Attacks ‘Overrated’ Bob Casey at Pennsylvania Rally

August 3, 2018 Focus Washington

President Trump unraveled a wide-ranging defense of his foreign policy — including recent meetings with the leaders of Russia and North Korea — during a rally where he gave his support for U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta’s […]

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Prolific Hackers Who ‘Infiltrated U.S. Firms’ Arrested

August 2, 2018 Focus Washington

Eastern Europe-based hacker group that broke into the networks of a number of companies and businesses across America was reported to use another front company in order to find new talents, the Justice Department reported […]

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Mueller Responds to Trump Attorneys’ Request for Parameters of Potential Interview

August 2, 2018 Focus Washington

Special Counsel Robert Mueller has at last responded to a letter from President Trump’s outside attorneys about what the scope and format of a potential interview with the President would be, sources familiar with the […]

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Trump Administration Sanctions Turkish Officials over Detained American Pastor

August 2, 2018 Focus Washington

The Trump administration on Wednesday sanctioned top Turkish officials over the country’s detention of American pastor Andrew Craig Brunson, Fox News informed. The Treasury Department sanctions, first announced by the White House, target Turkey’s minister […]

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