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Month: March 2019

Administration

Sanders Promises to Cut Prescription Drug Prices in Half

March 31, 2019 Focus Washington

Indiana Senator Bernie Sanders on Sunday promised to cut prescription drug prices in half if elected president in 2020. “It is absurd that Americans are forced to pay, by far, the highest prices in the […]

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Administration

Mulvaney Says Mueller’s Investigation Wasn’t Designed to Exonerate Trump

March 31, 2019 Focus Washington

Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney on Sunday stated that special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation wasn’t designed to exonerate President Donald Trump. “That is not what these documents do,” Mulvaney answered to the […]

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Administration

Biden Accused of Inappropriate Conduct with Assemblywoman

March 31, 2019 Focus Washington

A former Nevada state assemblywoman accused Joe Biden of inappropriately kissing her in 2014. On Sunday, Lucy Flores stated that she wants the former vice president “to acknowledge that it was wrong.” “I’m glad that […]

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Foreign Policy

Medvedev Claims U.S. Will Never Lift Sanctions on Russia

March 30, 2019 Focus Washington

Washington will never remove sanctions on Moscow because this is what its policies have been based on for years, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said while answering questions from users of the VKontakte social network […]

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Barr: Mueller Report on Trump and Russia to be Made Public by mid-April

March 30, 2019 Focus Washington

U.S. Attorney General William Barr plans to make public a redacted copy of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s nearly 400-page investigative report into Russian interference in the 2016 election by mid-April, “if not sooner,” he said […]

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Politics

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: More on Mueller – Trump Vs. Generic Democrat – Favorability Ratings

March 29, 2019 Lisa Clayton

Your Daily Polling Update for Friday, March 29, 2019 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 45% Up 1 from yesterday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on four polls, mostly taken after release of the AG’s report […]

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Administration

Ford Plans $200mn Payout to Laid-off Russian Workers

March 29, 2019 Focus Washington

U.S. car manufacturer Ford will pay around $200 million in cash to workers and suppliers who lose their jobs when the company closes three of its plants in Russia in June, the company said in […]

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Administration

Russia En+ Posts Higher Net Profit in 2018 Despite U.S. Sanctions

March 29, 2019 Focus Washington

Russian energy and aluminum company En+, until recently controlled by billionaire Oleg Deripaska, has reported a rise in profits for 2018, despite spending much of last year battling American sanctions, Reuters reported. The company said its 2018 net […]

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Technology

Tesla Changes Return Policy after Musk’s Contradictory Tweets

March 29, 2019 Focus Washington

Tesla has changed its return policy after CEO Elon Musk tweeted contradictory statements about how it works. The company said that the change was already in the works on Wednesday in response to questions about the […]

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Foreign Policy

U.S.-China Trade Talks Resume in Beijing

March 29, 2019 Focus Washington

China and the United States resumed trade talks in Beijing on Friday, giving another push to their high-stakes negotiations to end their months-long tariff war, South China Morning Post reported. Chinese Vice-Premier Liu He met […]

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Administration

Trump Tells Grand Rapids Supporters that ‘Russian Hoax Is Finally Dead’

March 29, 2019 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump, fresh off what he claims was “total vindication” in the special counsel’s Russia investigation, told supporters in Grand Rapids, Michigan on Thursday he had vanquished a corrupt cabal of Democrats, the news media […]

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GOP Lawmaker Says Female Dem ‘Misunderstands’ Equal Pay Legislation

March 29, 2019 Focus Washington

Representative Bradley Byrne assumed that a Democratic female colleague had failed to understand the language regarding equal pay legislation, The Hill reported. Byrne was trying to propose an amendment to the Paycheck Fairness Act, which aims […]

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Administration

Trump Overrides Budget Team, Backs Funding for Special Olympics

March 29, 2019 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump overrode his budget team and backed funding for the Special Olympics on Thursday after his proposed cuts to the athletic program drew heavy fire from both Republicans and Democrats, Reuters informs. Trump’s […]

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Administration

Huawei Calls on U.S. to Drop Spying Allegations

March 29, 2019 Focus Washington

China’s Huawei Technologies called on Washington to drop the “loser’s attitude” and once again rubbished U.S. allegations its gear could be used by Beijing for spying, as its network business weakened amid mounting global scrutiny, […]

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Foreign Policy

U.S. is Sueing Boeing over Ethiopia Plane Crash

March 29, 2019 Focus Washington

Relatives of a passenger killed in a plane crash in Ethiopia filed a lawsuit against US aviation giant Boeing on Thursday, Bloomberg reported. The lawsuit, filed in a Chicago court by the family of Jackson […]

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Foreign Policy

Trump and Moon to Meet Amid North Korea Stalemate

March 29, 2019 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump and his South Korean counterpart, Moon Jae-in, are set to meet for a summit next month amid uncertainty over the future of nuclear negotiations with North Korea, CNN informs. Both leaders are […]

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Twitter Might Start Labeling Trump’s Tweets that Violate Rules

March 28, 2019 Focus Washington

On Wednesday an executive from Twitter stated that the company is thinking about implementing a new option that will label tweets from politicians, including President Donald Trump, when they violate Twitter rules. According to The […]

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Administration

Trump Extends TPS Status for Liberians

March 28, 2019 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump extended the temporary protected status (TPS) for U.S. residents from Liberia, allowing them to stay in the United States legally. The status is traditionally given to people fleeing from wars or natural […]

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Administration

U.S. Hires Firm to Control Rusal’s Compliance with Treasury Deal

March 28, 2019 Focus Washington

An audit firm hired by the U.S. is checking whether Russia’s Rusal is complying with the terms of a deal under which the U.S. Treasury Department agreed to lift sanctions on the company, the aluminum […]

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Politics

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: AOC – Electoral College Admissions – Dem Nomination Battle

March 28, 2019 Lisa Clayton

Your Daily Polling Update for Thursday, March 28, 2019 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 44% Same as yesterday RON’S COMMENT: Our averages still do not show any major movement since release of the Mueller report’s summary. […]

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Foreign Policy

Trump Warns Russia to Pull Its Troops Out of Venezuela

March 28, 2019 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on Russia to pull its troops from Venezuela and said that “all options” were open to make that happen, Reuters informs. The arrival of two Russian air force planes […]

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Technology

Facebook Bans White Nationalism and White Separatism on Its Platforms

March 28, 2019 Focus Washington

Facebook on Wednesday banned praise, support and representation of white nationalism and white separatism, a move that drew qualified approval from New Zealand where a massacre of 50 people in mosques was live streamed earlier […]

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Administration

Trump, Mulvaney Push to Nullify Health Law

March 28, 2019 Focus Washington

The Trump administration’s surprise decision to press for a court-ordered demolition of the Affordable Care Act came after a heated meeting in the Oval Office on Monday, where the President’s acting chief of staff and […]

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Politics

House Committee Requests Trump’s Financial Records from Past Decade

March 28, 2019 Focus Washington

House Oversight Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings has requested 10-years worth of President Donald Trump’s financial records from an accounting company that prepared several years of financial statements for the President, after his former lawyer publicly […]

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Administration

House Passes Bill to Close Gender Pay Gap

March 28, 2019 Focus Washington

The House approved a bill on Wednesday which is aimed at eliminating the gender pay gap, almost ten years after the issue was dealt with for the last time. All Democrats voted in favor of […]

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Business

Aramco Plans $10 Billion Bond to Fund Sabic Stake

March 28, 2019 Focus Washington

Saudi Aramco plans to issue a $10 billion bond as early as next week to help fund its acquisition of a majority stake in Saudi Arabia’s petrochemicals firm, said people familiar with the matter, shining […]

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Administration

Trump Says Russia Would Have Been a Lot Better Off With Clinton as President

March 27, 2019 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump on Wednesday stated that Russia would rather have Hillary Clinton as president of the United States. “I will tell you this about Russia, if they had anything on me, it would have […]

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Politics

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Collins Re-Elect – Trump and the Mueller Report – 2020 Democratic Field

March 27, 2019 Lisa Clayton

Your Daily Polling Update for Wednesday, March 27, 2019 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 44% Same as yesterday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on four polls, ranging from 39% (Quinnipiac) to 49% (Rasmussen). Without these […]

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Administration

Air Force Requests Urgent $4.9bn for Bases Damaged by Floods, Storms

March 27, 2019 Focus Washington

Due to the damage of recent floods and storms, the Air Force submitted a request to Congress for $4.9 billion to repair its bases. According to The Hill, on Tuesday, Heather Wilson, the Air Force […]

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Business

China to Order Planes from Airbus in Blow to Boeing

March 27, 2019 Focus Washington

China’s aviation industry will buy 300 Airbus planes, dealing a significant blow to Boeing, which is still recovering from the fallout of the two recent crashes including its 737 Max 8 model. China Aviation Supplies […]

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