Year: 2018

In two decades the global approval of U.S. leadership has come to its lowest point, with Washington losing most of its long-considered allies and partners. According to a Gallup survey, the approval of U.S. leadership […]

Republican Senator Mike Lee Argues Return of Earmarks Means Corrupt Congress

Republican Senator from Utah Mike Lee openly spoke against the use of earmarks, calling them the “original Swamp Thing.” The senator said in a written statement for The Washington Examiner that people nowadays haven’t heard […]

FBI Investigates Russian Banker Who Might Have Helped Trump Become President

Apparently, there is an ongoing investigation at the FBI trying to find out if a Russian banker illegally gave money to the National Rifle Association (NRA) as an attempt to help President Donald Trump during […]

Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Almost Finalized

According to sources familiar with the proposal taking shape, the infrastructure plan that Donald Trump promised during the elections is almost finished. The plan is said to push most of the financing of projects to […]

Tillerson Says ‘Some People Misspoke’ After Turkey Threatens with Military Action

On Wednesday, Turkey said that it will not hesitate to take action in the Afrin district in Syria if the U.S. did not withdraw their support for the Kurdish-led force. The U.S. denied that such […]

DHS Bans Haitians from Applying for Low-Skilled Work Visa

On Wednesday night, Reuters reported that the order of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has removed Haiti from the list of countries whose citizens are permitted to apply for low-skilled work visas. The explanation why […]

Trump Claims He Gets More Than Enough Exercise

In a new interview on Wednesday, President Donald Trump stated that he gets “more exercise than people think.” This comes after the White House doctor said he recommends that the President exercise more. “I get […]

Bannon Calls Russia’s Probe Effort to “Decertify the Last Election”

While testifying on Tuesday, Stephen Bannon, the former White House chief strategist, condemned the investigation into Russia’s interference in 2016 election as a deliberate process meant to delegitimize Trump’s election. Tom Rooney, the Republican Representative […]

Durbin Assures Majority of Senate Will Support DACA Deal

The Democratic Illinois Senator Dick Durbin on Wednesday said that the majority of the Senate support a bipartisan immigration solution. “The math is simple. We have 56 senators ready to move forward with this issue,” […]

Trey Gowdy: Mainstream Media Has No Idea How Trump Won

On Tuesday night South Carolina Republican Senator Trey Gowdy on Fox News show “Tucker Carlson Tonight” said that the reason for the media’s big interest into the Mueller’s investigation of the Russian meddling in the […]

While Other Nations Seek Diplomatic Solution, U.S. Thinks of Preemptive Strike

The U.S. hosted a conference of all the countries that backed South Korea during the Korea War in 1950. In the meeting, these countries agreed to support the renewed dialogue between the two Koreas hoping […]

Doctor Sanjay Gupta: Trump Medical Results Mean He Has Heart Disease

Dr. Sanjay Gupta, the chief medical correspondent for CNN, said on Wednesday that in his opinion, President Donald Trump’s medical tests reveal that he has heart disease. According to Gupta, in 2009 President Trump started […]

Bannon Agrees to Answer Any Questions Asked by Mueller’s Team

After Stephen Bannon initially refused to answer questions regarding Robert Mueller’s investigation, Devin Nunes, the committee’s Republican party chairman, authorized a subpoena during the meeting to press Bannon to respond. Now, the former White House […]

Following Feely More Than Half of Diplomats Have Left State Department

Reports coming from the State Department say that more than half of the top-ranking career diplomats have left the agency. Also, the number of people seeking to join the State Department has diminished. According to […]

McCain Calls Administration’s Treatment of Journalists Inconsistent, Hypocritical

Arizona Republican Senator John McCain criticised Tuesday the hostile attitude President Donald Trump has toward the press and asked Congress to do something and protect journalists worldwide. “Whether Trump knows it or not, these efforts […]

Sessions: We Should Make Sure They Have Education and Skills to Prosper in America

On Tuesday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions asked for stricter immigration laws and increased vetting of individuals entering the U.S. This comes after a fierce debate between the White House and Congress regarding the immigration reform. […]

House Freedom Caucus Not Giving Votes GOP Leaders Need

The Republican Representative for North Carolina, who is also the chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, said on Tuesday that House GOP leadership does not have enough votes to pass a government funding bill. The […]

States Sue FCC for Revoking Net Neutrality

A suit to challenge the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) was filed on Tuesday by 21 U.S. state attorneys general. Meanwhile, Democrat officials said that only one more vote is needed in the Senate to repeal […]

Former CIA Officer Arrested for Helping China Dismantle U.S. Spy Network

The Justice Department on Tuesday reported that a former C.I.A. officer was arrested on suspicion of helping China identify informants and dismantle U.S. spying operation. His actions are considered to be the reason for the […]

Number of Uninsured Americans Increased by over 3 mn in 2017

The number of uninsured Americans in 2017 marked its largest increase in one year since the implementation of the Affordable Care Act’s coverage expansion. The number of Americans who do not have health insurance rose […]

North Korea Scoffs at Trump’s ‘Nuclear Button’ Tweet

North Korea’s state-run media say U.S. President Donald Trump’s tweet about having a bigger nuclear button than leader Kim Jong Un’s is the “spasm of a lunatic,” Fox News informs. Rodong Sinmun, the ruling party […]

Top House Intel Dem Calls for Release of Fusion GPS Transcripts

The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee is urging the panel Republicans to publish the transcript of their interview with Glenn Simpson, the cofounder of the opposition research firm that stands behind the controversial Trump dossier, […]

Congress Faces Immense Pressure to Pass Spending Bill

GOP leaders are facing the greatest challenge yet in trying to prevent a government shutdown at the end of this week when funding will run out if lawmakers do not secure more money, The Hill reports. […]

U.S. Treasury’s List of Putin ‘Oligarchs’ Jolts Russia’s Elite Class

The U.S. Treasury Department is nearly concluding its first official list of “oligarchs” closely related to President Vladimir Putin’s government, setting off a burst of moves by wealthy Russians who are trying to protect their […]

Tillerson Meets Korean War Allies to Discuss North Korean Nuclear Threat

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will meet on Tuesday with U.S. allies from the Korean War to discuss the nuclear threat that North Korea poses as well as to tighten economic sanctions on the dictatorship […]

GOP Access to FBI Files Rattles Agents Caught in Political Fight

The Justice Department’s decision to allow congressional Republicans access to documents about FBI probes risks exposing sensitive sources or material and poses a critical early test for bureau Director Christopher Wray, current and former U.S. […]

Trump Accuses Durbin of Misrepresenting His Immigration Comments

President Donald Trump accused Democratic Senator Dick Durbin of undermining trust needed to strike a deal on immigrants by misinterpreting what he said about poor nations at an Oval Office meeting last week. “Senator Dicky […]

House Panel Interviewing Bannon after his Fall from Power

The House Intelligence Committee is ready to interrogate Steve Bannon, the onetime close ally of President Donald Trump, after his astounding fall from power due to his accusations that president’s son and others “treasonously” attended […]

Pentagon Plans to Develop New Nuclear Weapons

The Pentagon is making plans to develop two new sea-based nuclear weapons in order to be able to respond to Russia, China and North Korea’s growing military capabilities, a Defense Department review of nuclear strategy shows. […]

January 15, 2018 Focus Washington

Syrian Rebel Delegation in Washington Asks for More Training and Equipment

Envoys from the Free Syrian Army (FSA) are part of talks in Washington, where they are pressuring U.S. officials to resume the suspended CIA program which was giving them military aid in the form of […]