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Trump Celebrates Making NATO ‘Strong and Rich again’ after Summit just Hours before Meeting Putin

July 16, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump on Monday praised his success for making NATO “strong and rich again” at a summit last week just hours before he is scheduled to have a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Fox News informed. “Received many calls […]

Trump Wins Russian Media Sympathy Before Meeting Putin

July 16, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump has received a myriad of positive comments from Russian media prior to his meeting with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, Fox News reported. Russian journalists often present President Trump as a “political maverick […]

Scandinavian Media Mock Trump and Putin Amid Helsinki Summit

July 16, 2018 Focus Washington

Scandinavia’s biggest newspaper has set up billboards mocking Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin’s treatment of the press ahead of their summit in Helsinki, Newsweek informs. Nearly 300 billboards line the route from the airport to […]

Trump Calls EU ‘Foe’ of U.S., European Leaders Call Comments ‘Fake News’

July 16, 2018 Focus Washington

During an interview in Scotland, President Donald Trump said the European Union, Russia and China were “foes” of the United States, CNN reports. “I think we have a lot of foes. I think the European Union […]

Trump Raises More than $88M in Re-election Campaign: report

July 16, 2018 Focus Washington

President Trump’s campaign committee—along with two other groups— raised more than $88 million to go toward his re-election campaign, informed Fox News, citing The New York Times. The paper, citing the financial documents, informed that Trump’s amount provides […]

Roger Stone May Be ‘Unnamed Person’ in Russia Probe

July 14, 2018 Focus Washington

Roger Stone said Friday evening that he is “probably” the unnamed person referenced in Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s indictment against 12 Russian intelligence officers who allegedly hacked the Democratic National Committee during the 2016 presidential race. Stone, […]

Over 2,500 Children Still Not Reunited with Parents

July 14, 2018 Focus Washington

The latest government estimate shows that over 2,500 children have not yet been reunited with their parents and are waiting to be in the next two weeks, after being separated at the southern border by […]

Pompeo Discusses Immigration in Mexico, Gets Told to Reunite Families

July 14, 2018 Focus Washington

Mexican President-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Friday gave the U.S. delegation, led by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, a set of proposals on how both countries could work together to address problematic issues ranging […]

Trump and May Reach Deal for Cooperation Following ‘Explosive Interview’

July 14, 2018 Focus Washington

President Trump and British Prime Minister Theresa May pledged full cooperation on trade and other issues Friday, easing tensions following Trump’s explosive interview in which he criticized her handling of ‘Brexit’ and called into question […]

Russia Denies Indictments Are Based in Evidence, Hopes Helsinki Summit Will Thaw Relations with U.S.

July 14, 2018 Focus Washington

Shortly after the U.S. indictments of 12 Russian intelligence officers were made public on Friday, Russia’s foreign ministry said there was no evidence the 12 people indicted by special counsel Robert Mueller were linked to […]

White House Lifts Ban on U.S. Companies Supplying China’s ZTE

July 13, 2018 Focus Washington

On Friday, the U.S. Department of Commerce lifted a ban that prevented U.S. companies from selling goods to ZTE Corp. The lifting allows China’s second-largest telecommunications equipment maker to resume business. According to Reuters, the […]

White House Sees Vindication in Mueller’s Indictment of 12 Russian Officers

July 13, 2018 Focus Washington

The White House on Friday issued a statement saying that the indictment of the 12 Russians accused of hacking Democratic officials during the 2016 election is “consistent” with President Donald Trump’s claim that his campaign […]

Fox News Reporter Says Trump’s Attacks on Other Media are ‘Unfair’

July 13, 2018 Focus Washington

Fox News reporter John Roberts criticized President Donald Trump on Friday for his attacks out at the media during an international press conference. According to The Hill, in a joint press conference on Friday morning […]

Pelosi Says Democratic Leadership Elections Will Take Place After Thanksgiving

July 13, 2018 Focus Washington

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi on Friday stated that the Democrats’ 2019 leadership races will take place after Thanksgiving. According to The Hill, this is allowing a long window for the dust to settle after […]

Federal Grand Jury Indicts 12 Russian Military Intelligence Officers

July 13, 2018 Focus Washington

12 Russian military intelligence officers were indicted by a federal grand jury on Friday. The charges are hacking the computer networks of 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party, the Justice Department […]

Arkansas Teen-dad Used Cord Shock to Revive Baby after Smothering Her, Report Says

July 13, 2018 Focus Washington

A young father in Arkansas smothered his infant child before trying to revive her by shocking her with a live extension cord, police said in a Wednesday report. Tyler Buchanan, 19, was charged Monday with […]

Trump Tells May Brexit ‘Will Probably Kill’ U.S. Trade Accord

July 13, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump criticized British Prime Minister Theresa May’s handling of Brexit on Thursday, telling The Sun newspaper that her plan was “very unfortunate” and would “probably” kill any possible trade deal between the U.S. and the […]

Pompeo Travels to Mexico to Meet Newly Elected President

July 13, 2018 Focus Washington

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, accompanied by senior Trump administration officials, will meet on Friday with Mexican President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador in hopes of finding common ground on various disputed issues. President Donald Trump’s […]

Justice Department Appeals Judge’s Approval of AT&T-Warner Merger

July 13, 2018 Focus Washington

The Justice Department will appeal the AT&T-Warner merger approved by a court ruling, as was indicated in a court document on Thursday. Judge Richard Leon ruled last month that the government has not shown the […]

Strzok Sits for Chaotic Hearing on Russia Probe

July 13, 2018 Focus Washington

Former FBI agent Peter Strzok forcefully defended himself in a Thursday congressional hearing which resembled a shouting match filled with finger-pointing and veiled references to personal transgressions. This was Strzok’s first public appearance since he […]

NASA’s Epic Mission to our Sun is in Final Stages

July 12, 2018 Focus Washington

NASA engineers are in the final stages of constructing a spacecraft that will help us understand the main source of energy for our planet, the sun. According to Space, 500 kilometers from the sun’s visible surface, […]

Trump Shares Content of Letter He Received from Kim Jong-un

July 12, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump on Thursday shared the letter he received from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, saying that this is an example of the progress made between the two countries, although several reports have […]

White House Announced That All Children Under Five Have Been Reunited

July 12, 2018 Focus Washington

The White House on Thursday said that all children under five years old who were separated from their parents at a U.S. border crossing have been reunited, two days after a court-mandated deadline. The Wall […]

McCain Says Trump’s Performance in Brussels Was ‘Disappointing’

July 12, 2018 Focus Washington

Republican Senator John McCain on Thursday stated that President Donald Trump’s rhetoric at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit is “disappointing” and not representative of the United States. “There is little use in parsing […]

McConnell Says Democrats are Attempting to “Bork” Kavanaugh

July 12, 2018 Focus Washington

The Majority Leader in the Senate accused Democrats on Thursday of attempting to “bork” Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee. According to The Hill, Senator Mitch McConnell stated that the attacks on Kavanaugh […]

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Officer Quits After Puerto Rico Shirt Harassment Video

July 12, 2018 Focus Washington

A police officer seen in a video “doing nothing,” while a woman was being harassed by a drunk man for wearing a Puerto Rico flag shirt, has resigned. The Forest Preserves of Cook County confirmed […]

More Asylum-Seekers to Be Turned Away at Border Under New Policy

July 12, 2018 Focus Washington

A new asylum policy which the Trump administration is implementing will result in potentially thousands of asylum seekers being turned away at the border even before they can plead their case in court. The policy […]

President Says His Pressure Got NATO Allies to Increase Defense Spending

July 12, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump said during a news conference on Thursday that after he told NATO allies he was unhappy with their defense spending, all of them agreed to increase it. “Everyone has agreed to substantially […]

Democrats Frustrated Nunes Leaves Hearing Prematurely

July 12, 2018 Focus Washington

During a testimony on a bill Wednesday, Republican Representative and chairman of the House Intelligence Committee Devin Nunes was to be questioned by the committee’s Democrats about his investigation of Russian meddling and the 2016 […]

Democratic Lawmakers Say Additional Scrutiny of Facebook Needed

July 12, 2018 Focus Washington

After the emergence of reports that Facebook allowed a Russian company to access the social network’s users’ data, top Democratic lawmakers on the Senate and House intelligence committees said this relationship needs to be further […]

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