Year: 2018

Tesla CEO, Elon Musk, on Sunday sent an email to all of his employees alleging that an “extensive and damaging sabotage” was done by a Tesla employee. According to the chief executive officer’s email, the […]

Trump: ‘Democrats Want Immigrants to Infest America’

President Donald Trump on Tuesday doubled down on his support for the immigration policy of separating migrant families at the U.S. border, adding that the Democrats are “the problem.” “We must always arrest people coming […]

Former FBI Director Awaits New Probe over Leaked Memos

Justice Department inspector general said on Monday that the DOJ kicked off a probe into former director of FBI James Comey’s alleged leak of memos which detail some of his meetings with President Donald Trump in […]

Senate Blocks F-35 Fighter Jet Sale to Turkey amid Russia Missile Deals

The U.S. Senate has passed a major defense bill that would block the sale of U.S. F-35 fighter jets to Turkey unless it abandons a deal to buy S-400 missile-defense systems from Russia. The legislation, […]

Sessions Defends Administration’s Immigration Policy

On Monday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions defended the Trump administration’s immigration policy which has resulted in children being separated from their parents and has drawn harsh criticism from both parties. Some have even gone so […]

Leaked State Department Memo Called for ‘Islamic Reformation’

A State Department memo dating from last year advised the Trump administration to push for “Islamic Reformation” in an effort to counter Iran and the Islamic State, a suggestion which was eventually rejected. However, even […]

Senate Reinstates ZTE Ban, Rebukes President

The Senate voted on Monday to reinstate a ban on selling U.S. parts to China’s telecom company ZTE Corp., after a brief resumption of trade between the U.S. and the company. The measure, which was […]

Trump Threatens New Tariffs on Chinese Imports

President Donald Trump said on Monday that he has ordered his top trade officials to identify $200 billion more worth of Chinese goods that would be subject to tariffs should Beijing not abandon its plan to retaliate against $50 billion […]

Jeb Bush: ‘Children Shouldn’t Be Used As a Negotiating Tool’

Former Republican Florida Govеrnor Jeb Bush on Monday called on President Donald Trump to stop his administration’s “heartless zero tolerance” immigration policy, which separates children from their parents, The Hill reported. Bush, who unsuccessfully ran […]

McMorris Rodgers: ‘Speaker Ryan’s Bill Does Not Provide Amnesty to Anyone’

Chairwoman of the House Republican Conference, Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers, said that the Republican lawmakers should tell voters that House Speaker Paul Ryan’s amnesty bill is not really an amnesty bill. “The bill does not […]

Strzok to Testify Before Congress Without Immunity

The FBI agent that was removed from the Mueller probe because of exchanging anti-Trump text messages with his co-worker is scheduled to testify before Congress. According to The Washington Post, Peter Strzok’s attorney Aitan Goelman […]

Trump Blames Democrats for Separating Immigrant Children from Parents

President Donald Trump on Monday praised his controversial immigration policy of separating children from parents when families illegally cross the border. Trump on Twitter attempted to justify the policy by claiming that criminals are using […]

Obama’s Intelligence Chief Says Time for Mueller to End Probe

President Obama’s intelligence chief said on Monday that special counsel Robert Mueller needs to wrap up his Russia investigation as soon as possible and tell the country if there was any collusion between Moscow and the Trump campaign. […]

Horowitz, Wray to Testify Before Senate Judiciary Committee

FBI Director Christopher Wray and Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz will certainly be in the focus when they face the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday to testify on Horowitz’s shocking report on the FBI’s […]

Martin Luther King Would Be ‘Proud’ of President Trump, Bannon Says

Steve Bannon, President Donald Trump’s former chief strategist, is confident that Martin Luther King, Jr. would be “proud” of what President Donald Trump has done for African-American and Latino workers in the United States. “Martin […]

Americans Reluctant to Call Trump-Kim Summit Successful

A poll conducted by The Washington Post and ABC News showed that Americans’ views of the Singapore summit outcome are more measured than that of President Donald Trump, who said with confidence North Korea was no longer […]

Roger Stone Met with Russians Offering Dirt on Clinton

Former Trump campaign adviser Roger Stone met in May 2016 with a Russian who offered “dirt” on then-candidate Hillary Clinton in exchange for $2 million, Stone and former Trump campaign communications official Michael Caputo confirmed […]

Bannon Says Midterm Elections ‘Up or Down Vote’ on Impeachment

President Donald Trump’s former chief strategist, Steve Bannon, called the upcoming November midterm elections an “up or down vote on the impeachment” of the President. “This is Trump’s first [re-election],” Bannon told ABC News Chief White House Correspondent Jonathan […]

Giuliani Says Trump Won’t Pardon Anyone Yet

President Donald Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani said on Friday that for now, while the special counsel’s Russia investigation is ongoing, the President won’t pardon anyone involved in it, even though he pointed out that Trump […]

Giuliani Continues to Mock Biden

President Donald Trump’s attorney Rudy Giuliani on Friday said that he thinks former Vice President Joe Biden is “dumb” when asked about comments he made earlier in the day calling Biden a “mentally deficient idiot.” […]

Harvard Scientists Say EPA’s Environmental Policies Could Result in 80,000 Deaths Per Decade

According to a new study from two Harvard University scientists, Trump administration’s environmental policies could result in an additional 80,000 deaths per decade. The research, conducted by public health economist David Cutler and biostatistician Francesca […]

Trump Says Manafort Received a ‘Very Unfair’ Sentence

President Donald Trump on Friday stated that his former campaign manager Paul Manafort had received a “very unfair” sentence. “What a tough sentence for Paul Manafort, who has represented Ronald Reagan, Bob Dole and many […]

Federal Court Sends Manafort to Jail

President Donald Trump’s former campaign aide Paul Manafort was ordered by a federal judge to go to jail on Friday. The court order comes after special counsel Robert Mueller asked the judge to revoke Manafort’s […]

China Says Trump’s Tariffs Undermine World Trade Order

China’s Ministry of Commerce on Friday issued a statement calling on countries to take “joint actions” against the United States over President Donald Trump’s new trade policies. China in the statement accused the Trump administration […]

McConnell: ‘Mueller’s Probe Has Gone on Seemingly Forever’

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in a statement hinted that according to him special counsel Robert Mueller needs to wrap up the probe into the 2016 election, adding that the investigation has gone on “forever.” […]

Democrats Desperately Try to End Sessions’ Immigration Policy

Democratic Senator Brian Schatz on Thursday stated that Congress could fix the policy of separating migrant families at the border and could pass both chambers next week if it’s proposed as stand-alone legislation. “Stop pretending […]

Trump Admires How North Korean Press Praises Kim

President Donald Trump reportedly made comments about how a news anchor on North Korean state-run television talked so positively about Kim. According to The Washington Post, Trump joked after watching North Korean state-run television that […]

Israel Cynical of North Korea’s Commitment for Complete Denuclearization

Israel’s foreign ministry in a recent classified report questioned President Donald Trump’s optimistic assessment of his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. According to a report from Axios, the Israeli report makes a […]

June 14, 2018 Focus Washington

Trump Undermines Integrity of Foundation Lawsuit

President Donald Trump criticized the new lawsuit that accuses his personal charity of being engaged in illegal activity over the last 10 years, as well as unlawful coordination with his 2016 presidential campaign. President Trump […]

June 14, 2018 Focus Washington

Russia Promises Consequences After Norway Requests More U.S. Marines on Their Border

Russia on Thursday vowed in a statement that it is going to retaliate to a plan by Norway to double the number of U.S. Marines stationed there. Oslo on Tuesday announced that it would ask […]