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U.S. Senators Push Banks to Disclose Ties with Wealthy Russians Allied with Putin

April 25, 2018 Focus Washington

U.S. senators are putting constant pressure on a big number of the world’s largest financial institutions to reveal any ties between their companies and wealthy Russians affiliated with Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to a letter published on Tuesday, CNBC informed. Two Democratic […]

Federal Judge Orders Reopening of DACA

April 25, 2018 Focus Washington

A District of Columbia federal judge has overruled the Trump administration’s effort to end the popular Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, saying that the government has to continue the Obama-era program and accept new […]

Trump Denies 98 Clemency Requests

April 25, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump discreetly turned down 180 requests for clemency last week. According to the Office of the Pardon Attorney, from the 180 requests, Trump denied 98 requests for commutations and 82 applications for pardons. The […]

White House Refuses to Explain Trump’s ‘Breeding Concept’ Tweets

April 24, 2018 Focus Washington

White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders did everything she could to avoid answering questions about the meaning of the phrase “breeding concept” which President Donald Trump tweeted last week in relation to so-called sanctuary cities. White […]

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Trump Should Add More China Tariffs, Some Small Companies Say

April 24, 2018 Focus Washington

Prominent U.S. business lobbies are begging the Trump administration not to introduce tariffs on Chinese imports, but some small manufacturers are pushing the other way: Trying to get more products on the tariffs list, Bloomberg informed. Makers of steel […]

Senate Postpones Confirmation Hearing for Ronny Jackson

April 24, 2018 Focus Washington

A Senate panel has postponed the confirmation hearing for Ronny L. Jackson who was nominated by President Donald Trump to head the Department of Veterans Affairs. The reason behind the postponement is that top Republicans […]

Academic behind Facebook Scandal Says Data Was Not Used to Help Trump Campaign

April 24, 2018 Focus Washington

Facebook data collected by Cambridge Analytica was most probably not used to help Donald Trump’s presidential election campaign, stated the academic Aleksandr Kogan, who is in the center of the data scandal surrounding the social network, CNBC informed. The researcher at Cambridge […]

Mnuchin Gives Rusal Sanctions Escape Route After Market Tumult

April 24, 2018 Focus Washington

The Trump administration has given United Co. Rusal a clear yet tricky way for getting out of the U.S. sanctions list: sever ties with its largest stake-holder, Oleg Deripaska, Bloomberg informed. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin made the statement early […]

French President on State Visit to Persuade Trump to Preserve Iran Deal

April 24, 2018 Focus Washington

French President Emmanuel Macron began on Monday his full state visit to the United States, the first one President Donald Trump has hosted, in an effort to persuade the U.S. president to preserve the Iran […]

New TV Ad Campaign Accuses Rand Paul of Siding with Terrorists

April 24, 2018 Focus Washington

Rand Paul’s opposition to Gina Haspel’s nomination to run the CIA has prompted his opponents to action, with a television ad campaign popping up Tuesday accusing him of representing the interests of terrorists, Politico reported. […]

Senate Panel Endorses Pompeo for Secretary of State

April 24, 2018 Focus Washington

Secretary of State nominee Mike Pompeo was endorsed Monday by a Senate committee, after President Donald Trump and a Democratic senator intervened at the last moment, sending him to the full Senate for his expected […]

FP: Bolton’s Pick for Deputy Could Roil Pentagon Relations

April 24, 2018 Focus Washington

National Security Advisor John Bolton’s choice for his deputy passes the loyalty litmus test for President Donald Trump, but it could signal yet more headwind for Defense Secretary James Mattis, Foreign Policy reported. Last weekend, […]

Driver Kills Ten After Deliberately Plowing Van into Toronto Crowd

April 24, 2018 Focus Washington

A driver deliberately plowed his white Ryder rental van into a lunch-hour crowd in Toronto on Monday, killing 10 people and injuring 15 along a roughly mile-long (1.6-km) stretch of sidewalk thronged with pedestrians, Reuters […]

Obama to Give Lecture About Race-Tolerance in South Africa

April 23, 2018 Focus Washington

Former President Barack Obama is scheduled to give a lecture in South Africa in July as part of the event to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of the birth of Nelson Mandela. The New York Times […]

Representative Clyburn Says New Leadership May Be Needed If Dems Don’t Take House

April 23, 2018 Focus Washington

Democrats are quite optimistic about the upcoming November election, when they hope to regain the majority of seats in the House of Representatives, but should that not happen, a Democratic leader said, a new leadership […]

Trump Asked Netanyahu If He Cared About Peace

April 23, 2018 Focus Washington

In a phone call last year with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Donald Trump asked him if he actually cared about peace in the Middle East. According to Axios, Trump asked the straightforward question […]

Waffle House Shooting Suspect Had Previously Been Arrested

April 23, 2018 Focus Washington

The suspect in an early Sunday Waffle House shooting in Nashville, in which four people died, was arrested last year for being in a restricted area near the White House, Tennessee authorities said. Travis Reinking, […]

Schumer Supports Trump’s Sanctions on China

April 23, 2018 Focus Washington

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer pointed out that he is supporting the efforts President Donald Trump makes in order to pressure China on trade issues. Schumer told New York AM 970 radio host John Catsimatidis that […]

Supreme Court to Decide on Trump’s Immigration Policies

April 23, 2018 Focus Washington

The U.S. Supreme Court is set to adjourn on Wednesday over President Donald Trump’s immigration policies. The justices are going to hear a challenge to the lawfulness of his travel ban targeting people from several […]

Bloomberg Donates $4.5M to Continue U.S. Paris Climate Deal Commitment

April 23, 2018 Focus Washington

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Sunday stated that he is going to write a check for $4.5 million in order to fulfill the U.S. financial commitment to the Paris climate accord. “America […]

Iran Foreign Minister: ‘If Trump Pulls out of Nuclear Deal, There Will Be Consequences’

April 23, 2018 Focus Washington

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said during his stay in New York that Tehran has “many options” if the U.S. pulls out of a nuclear agreement, adding that those options are “not pleasant.” “The […]

Michael Cohen Becomes Focus of Mueller’s Probe

April 23, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen, was the focus of the conversation surrounding Robert Mueller’s investigation on Sunday, as Trump’s legal team reportedly prepares for Cohen to cooperate with federal investigators. Political […]

Romney Not Sure If He’ll Endorse Trump

April 23, 2018 Focus Washington

Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney stated Saturday that he hasn’t made the decision whether he is going to endorse President Donald Trump for reelection in 2020. “I will make that decision down the road,” Romney told […]

Dismantling of North Korea’s Nuclear Arsenal to Precede Sanctions Relief

April 23, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump will demand from North Korea’s Kim Jong-un to act quickly and dismantle the country’s nuclear arsenal when the two leaders meet. According to officials, Trump will also not consider significant sanctions relief […]

Cohen’s Request to Delay Stormy Daniels Hearing Denied

April 21, 2018 Focus Washington

A federal judge on Friday stated that there are “gaping holes” in the request from President Donald Trump’s attorney who is asking for a delay in the proceedings in a lawsuit filed by adult film […]

State Department’s Report Calls Some Countries ‘Morally Reprehensible’

April 21, 2018 Focus Washington

On Friday, the State Department issued its global human rights report for 2017 in which it called China, Russia, Iran and North Korea “morally reprehensible” governments and accused them of violating human rights within their […]

Sessions Warns White House He Will Resign If Rosenstein Gets Fired

April 21, 2018 Focus Washington

Attorney General Jeff Sessions threatened the White House that he would resign if President Donald Trump fires Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. The Washington Post reported Friday that in a phone call, Sessions told White […]

Trump Says Mueller Was Illegally Appointed

April 21, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump on Friday night repeated his doubts about the security of the special counsel’s probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election. Trump wrote in a tweet that the special counsel “was established […]

Reporter Publishes Book Saying Clinton Expected to Lose 2016 Elections

April 21, 2018 Focus Washington

Hillary Clinton reportedly accepted her defeat on election night by saying that “they” were “never” going to allow her to become a president. According to a new book by a New York Times reporter, the […]

Trump Accuses OPEC of Artificially Raising Oil Prices

April 20, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump accused OPEC, in an early Friday morning tweet, of artificially raising prices of oil at a time when the resource is plentiful. In his tweet against the alliance of oil-producing countries, Trump […]

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