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Conservatives Protest Twitter Account Purge

February 22, 2018 Focus Washington

Twitter has lately removed a number of suspected trolls and fake accounts from its platform, sparking complaints by its most vocal users who said on Wednesday that as a result, they had lost thousands of […]

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Mueller to Interview Former Trump Political Adviser

February 22, 2018 Focus Washington

A former political aide to Donald Trump is going to be interviewed Thursday by Robert Mueller as part of the special counsel’s investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 election, according to two officials. Sam […]

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Trump Pressures DOJ to Open Investigation about Obama

February 21, 2018 Focus Washington

As special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into the allegations of possible collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russians heats up, President Donald Trump attacked Attorney General Jeff Sessions for not starting an investigation on former […]

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Son-in-Law of Russian Businessman Pleads Guilty to False Statements in Mueller’s Probe

February 21, 2018 Focus Washington

Alex van der Zwaan, the Dutch son-in-law of one of Russia’s richest men, pleaded guilty in federal court to making false statements in special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of the alleged Russian interference in 2016 U.S. […]

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Trump Accuser: Liars Like You Have Prompted Me to Run for Office

February 21, 2018 Focus Washington

One of the several women that have accused President Donald Trump of sexual misconduct said on Tuesday, during an interview with CNN, that she was not surprised he attacked her on Twitter adding that the […]

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Trump Has Real Opportunity to Change Gun Laws

February 21, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump called Tuesday night for reforming background checks for firearms purchases and said he was moving toward putting in place regulations to ban bump fire stocks, CNN reports. “Whether we are Republican or Democrat, […]

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Shulkin Received White House Approval to Get His Department in Order

February 21, 2018 Focus Washington

Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary David Shulkin has finally received approval from the White House to dismiss agency staffers that continue to oppose his policies and defy his leadership. According to Politico, Shulkin’s new chief of staff, Peter O’Rourke, […]

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Trump Only to Ban Modifiers That Allow Hundreds of Rounds Per Minute

February 21, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he ordered the Department of Justice to propose new regulations that are going to ban bump stocks. Bump stocks are additional devices added to semi-automatic guns which allow the […]

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Trump Jr. Says Company Will Lose Out on New Deals Because of His Father’s Self-Imposed Restrictions

February 21, 2018 Focus Washington

Donald Trump Junior, the eldest son of President Donald Trump, said that India is an important market for the Trump Organization, but, according to him, the company will lose out on new deals because of […]

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North Korea Officials Canceled Meeting with Pence During Winter Olympics

February 21, 2018 Focus Washington

The office of Vice President Mike Pence confirmed Tuesday that there was a meeting scheduled with North Korean officials while the vice president was in Pyeongchang, South Korea, during the Winter Olympics earlier this month, […]

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Kushner Refuses to Give up His Security Clearance

February 21, 2018 Focus Washington

As White House chief of staff John Kelly is beginning to solve the issue regarding the security clearance process, Jared Kushner as a senior adviser to Trump is refusing to give up his interim high-level […]

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Sanders Indicates Action May Be Taken Against Russia

February 21, 2018 Focus Washington

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders cryptically hinted at a press conference Tuesday that action not made public yet has already been taken against Russia. Her comments came in an effort to blunt criticism […]

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Mueller Charges Another Lawyer Connected with Gates, Manafort

February 20, 2018 Focus Washington

Special counsel Robert Mueller has charged a new defendant in the Russia investigation. The latest target is a lawyer based in London, Alex Van Der Zwaan, who is accused of making false statements. He has […]

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South Korea, U.S. Will Continue with Military Exercises in April

February 20, 2018 Focus Washington

South Korea’s defense minister said on Tuesday that South Korea together with the United States is going to announce their plans before April for a postponed joint military drill. Previously, both nations agreed to postpone […]

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Federal Judge Approves $300M Loan for Puerto Rico Utility

February 20, 2018 Focus Washington

An emergency $300 million loan for Puerto Rico’s electric utility was approved on Monday by a federal judge, preventing more power outages on the island still recuperating from last year’s hurricanes. Judge Laura Taylor Swain […]

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Congress Starts to Focus on Cryptocurrencies

February 20, 2018 Focus Washington

As the cryptocurrency fever envelops the world, U.S. lawmakers are starting to consider and develop new legislation and regulations which will impose stricter federal oversight on bitcoin as well as other currencies from the same […]

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North Korea’s Missiles Make Tillerson Nervous

February 20, 2018 Focus Washington

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s suggestions that the entire U.S. mainland is within the nuclear striking range of his country make U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson nervous. In his New Year message, Kim stated […]

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Trump Blames Obama for Not Doing Anything About Russian Meddling

February 20, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump is trying to change the focus of the allegations against him for not doing anything despite evidence that Russia meddled in the 2016 election and asked Monday why former President Barack Obama didn’t […]

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Robert Mueller’s Interest in Jared Kushner Now Includes Foreign Financing Efforts

February 20, 2018 Focus Washington

Jared Kushner’s contacts with Russia are not the only thing that special counsel Robert Mueller is interested in. Now, he is also examining Kushner’s efforts to secure financing for his company from foreign investors during […]

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Trump Endorses Romney for Utah Seat

February 20, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump endorsed Monday GOP candidate Mitt Romney in the Utah Senate race, surprising many considering the complex relationship between the two men, a result of Romney’s frequent criticism of the president. Trump announced […]

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Armed Services Ranking Democrat Confronts Trump on Military Budget

February 20, 2018 Focus Washington

The ranking Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee is saying that President Donald Trump’s increased military budget will not actually improve national security, despite the massive increases in defense spending. “Right now, the Trump […]

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Trump Jr. to Promote Family Business in India

February 20, 2018 Focus Washington

Donald Trump Jr. is set to go on an unofficial trip to India where he will be delivering a foreign policy speech and to promote his family business. The Washington Post reported Monday that Trump […]

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President Trump Backs Legislation for Background Checks for Guns

February 20, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump supports efforts for a limited strengthening of the federal background-check system for firearm purchases, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said on Monday, adding that the president has spoken to a […]

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Trump’s Parade Cause for Concerns in Pentagon

February 19, 2018 Focus Washington

Deep concerns have emerged among U.S. military officials as а result of the military parade proposal President Donald Trump made. According to a report published by CNN, the cost of the parade and the possible […]

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Following Harsh Criticism of Travel Expenses Pruitt Postpones Trip

February 19, 2018 Focus Washington

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt has canceled his latest trip to Israel which was to last for about a week, agency officials said on Sunday. Pruitt was scheduled to travel to the Middle East […]

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Moscow Again Denies Meddling in 2016 Election

February 19, 2018 Focus Washington

Special counsel Robert Mueller’s charges of interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election were dismissed Monday by the Russians, according to a report by Reuters. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the indictments issued against […]

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Gates to Testify Against Manafort for Shorter Sentence

February 19, 2018 Focus Washington

The former campaign adviser for President Donald Trump, Richard Gates is going to testify against his former associate, Trump’s campaign head Paul Manafort. The testimony is part of a plea deal that Gates has made […]

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Trump: FBI Missed Signs on Florida Shooting Because of Focus on Russia Probe

February 19, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump criticized Sunday the Federal Bureau of Investigation and lawmakers probing alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. According to him, excessive focus on Russia led investigators to miss signs that […]

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Trump to Have a ‘Listening Session’ With Students and Teachers

February 19, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump is going to meet with high school students on Wednesday at Parkland Florida after 17 teenagers were killed in a school shooting. The White House said on Sunday that President Trump will […]

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Representative Steve Cohen Calls Trump ‘Eunuch in Chief’

February 19, 2018 Focus Washington

Democratic Representative Steve Cohen criticized President Donald Trump’s Sunday tweet as а response to the Russian election meddling, calling the president “eunuch in chief.” “He is owned by Russia and the USA doesn’t have a commander […]

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