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High Official to Join U.S. Trade Talks This Week, China Says

May 7, 2019 Focus Washington

Chinese Vice Premier Liu He is expected to join a delegation in the United States this week, a potentially positive sign for a trade agreement between the U.S. and China even as the Trump administration […]

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U.S.-Iran Tensions Grow Ahead of Anniversary of Deal Withdrawal

May 7, 2019 Focus Washington

A White House announcement that a U.S. aircraft carrier and a bomber wing would be deployed in the Persian Gulf to counter Iran comes just days ahead of the anniversary of President Donald Trump’s decision […]

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House Panel Prepares Contempt Vote against Barr over Mueller Report

May 7, 2019 Focus Washington

Congressional Democrats moved closer on Monday to citing Attorney General William Barr for contempt of Congress over his failure to give them an unredacted version of the Mueller report, escalating a showdown with the White […]

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Iran to Restart Part of Nuclear Program

May 6, 2019 Focus Washington

Iran will restart several parts of their dismantled nuclear program as a response to the U.S. withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal; however, they will not pull out of the deal entirely. According to Reuters, […]

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New York Attorney General Files Lawsuit against Trump Treasury, IRS

May 6, 2019 Focus Washington

New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit against the Treasury Department and IRS, arguing that the agencies have failed to respond to information requests about its guidance reducing donor disclosure requirements for certain […]

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U.S. Investor Calvey to Remain in House Arrest in Russia until July

May 6, 2019 Focus Washington

The Moscow City Court on Monday upheld a lower court’s decision to extend house arrest until July 14 for U.S. investor Michael Calvey, who is charged with 2.5-billion-ruble (about $40 million) embezzlement, Russia Business Today […]

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LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Candidate Age Factor – More Investigations, Trump’s Taxes

May 6, 2019 Lisa Clayton

Your Daily Polling Update for Monday, May 6, 2019 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 45%Up 1 from Friday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on seven polls, ranging from 39% (Reuters) to 50% (Rasmussen). Without these […]

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Apple to Face EU Investigation over Spotify’s Antitrust Complaint

May 6, 2019 Focus Washington

Apple will reportedly be hit with a formal investigation in the next few weeks over Spotify’s antitrust complaint, CNBC reported. The EU competition authority has decided to launch an antitrust probe into Apple’s conduct after […]

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Administration

Former U.S. Officials Sign Letter in Support of Space Force Proposal

May 6, 2019 Focus Washington

A group of 43 former Defense Department, Air Force and intelligence officials signed an open letter that expresses “strong support for establishing the U.S. Space Force,” SpaceNews informed. Martin Faga, former assistant secretary of the […]

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Trump Threatens to Raise Tariffs on $200B Worth of Chinese Goods to 25 Percent

May 6, 2019 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump threatened on Sunday to increase tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods to 25 percent, as it is apparent that trade talks with China are stalled, Fox News informed. “The Trade […]

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Trump and Abe to Discuss North Korea Projectiles

May 6, 2019 Focus Washington

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and President Donald Trump are set to talk by telephone on Monday and discuss projectiles fired by North Korea, national broadcaster NHK said, Reuters writes. North Korea fired several “unidentified […]

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U.S. Deploying Carrier, Bombers to Middle East to Hinder Iran

May 6, 2019 Focus Washington

The Trump administration is deploying a carrier strike group and bombers to the Middle East in response to troubling “indications and warnings” from Iran and to show the United States will retaliate with “unrelenting force” […]

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Rep. Peter King Blasts Mueller for Not Announcing Probe Results Sooner

May 6, 2019 Focus Washington

Rep. Peter King blasted special counsel Robert Mueller for not informing President Donald Trump and the American public sooner that there was no collusion between the Russians and Trump or his campaign associates, Fox News […]

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Pentagon: U.S. Sanctions Brought Russia and China Closer Together

May 6, 2019 Focus Washington

Chinese investment in the Russian economy have increased as Western sanctions are pushing Beijing closer to Moscow, says a new report released by the U.S. Department of Defense, according to Russian news agency Prime. The […]

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Trump Slams Censorship on Social Media: ‘We’re Monitoring Closely!’

May 4, 2019 Focus Washington

President Trump took to Twitter on Friday evening and slammed social media censorship in reaction to Facebook’s recent crackdown of conspiracy theorists, a prominent anti-Semite, and other far-right figures, saying that he’s “monitoring and watching closely.” On Thursday, Facebook permanently banned […]

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Kudlow Says U.S. ‘Killing It on the Economy’

May 4, 2019 Focus Washington

The White House took a victory lap Friday after the Labor Department posted a strong jobs report, The Hill reported. “Wow, low unemployment, high jobs, high wages, big consumer confidence, major productivity, and no inflation! […]

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U.S. Warns ‘All Options’ Are on the Table, While Iran Defends Venezuela

May 4, 2019 Focus Washington

Iran has condemned U.S. threats against Venezuela as Washington attempted to cut off both countries’ oil exports completely in a bid to destabilize their governments, Newsweek reported. As Venezuela coped with U.S.-endorsed opposition leader Juan Guaidó’s […]

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Trump and Russia’s Putin Talk Venezuela, North Korea and Nuclear Weapons

May 4, 2019 Focus Washington

On Friday, President Donald Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone for about an hour, covering a range of topics at a time of heightened tensions between the two nations, Newsweek reported. White […]

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Boeing 737 Plane Slides Off Runway and Into River in Florida

May 4, 2019 Focus Washington

Authorities responded after a Boeing 737 aircraft went in the St. Johns River in Florida on Friday night near Naval Air Station Jacksonville, though no serious injuries were reported, according to The Hill. Naval Air […]

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John Kelly Joins Board that Operates Facilities for Migrant Children

May 3, 2019 Focus Washington

According to a Friday report from CBS News, former White House chief of staff John Kelly is now a member of the board of directors for a holding company Caliburn International – the parent company […]

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Melania’s ‘Be Best’ Turns One Year Next Week

May 3, 2019 Focus Washington

Next week is the first year anniversary of the child-focused initiative of the First lady of the United States Melania Trump, ‘Be Best’ as it is known that she will hold a celebration at the […]

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Hirono: White House is a ‘Moral Dead Zone’

May 3, 2019 Focus Washington

On a Friday interview with MSNBC, Senator Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) said that the White House is a moral dead zone on Friday, after her rebuke of Attorney General William Barr in a Senate hearing. “I’ve […]

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White House States Pelosi Calling Barr a Liar is Beneath her Office

May 3, 2019 Focus Washington

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) blamed Attorney General William Barr of committing a crime by lying to Congress in sworn testimony. After that, White House officials came with feedback. Deputy press secretary Steven Groves was talking […]

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Warmbier’s Mother Says North Korea ‘is a Cancer on the Earth’ Which Will ‘Kill All of Us’ if We Ignore It

May 3, 2019 Focus Washington

Otto Warmbier was an American student who died after he was imprisoned with hard labor for 15 years in North Korea back in March 2016. His mother who is still furious about it, came out […]

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Uber’s Drivers in New York to Protest ahead of Company’s IPO

May 3, 2019 Focus Washington

Uber’s drivers in New York will go on strike next week shortly before the ride-hailing company goes public to protest what they view as unfair employment conditions, a taxi union said on Friday, Reuters informed. […]

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Iran’s Oil Minister Says OPEC ‘Likely to Collapse’

May 3, 2019 Focus Washington

Iran’s oil minister is warning that OPEC is “likely to collapse” because some members of the 14-nation group are working against their fellow producers, CNBC informs. The comment appears to be a reference to Saudi […]

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UN: North Korea Faces Food Crisis after Poor Harvest

May 3, 2019 Focus Washington

Four in ten North Koreans are chronically short of food and further cuts to already minimal rations are expected after the worst harvest in a decade, the United Nations said on Friday, Reuters informed. Official […]

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House Democrats Could Intervene against Trump Lawsuit Over Bank Subpoenas

May 3, 2019 Focus Washington

Two committees of the Democrat-controlled U.S. House of Representatives on Friday asked to intervene in a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump, his three oldest children and the Trump Organization seeking to block House subpoenas […]

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LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Americans Want Major Changes – Biden – Trump vs. Democrats

May 3, 2019 Lisa Clayton

Your Daily Polling Update for Friday, May 3, 2019 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 44%Same as yesterday RON’S COMMENT: Despite individual poll shifts, President Trump holds remarkably steady at 44% in our daily averages…. Today’s average […]

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Police Detains Three Protestors Outside DC-based Embassy of Venezuela

May 3, 2019 Focus Washington

Police arrested three protestors who were part of an activist group that rallied outside the Venezuelan Embassy in Washington, D.C., on Thursday. They were arrested for showing support for the country’s opposition government and Code […]

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