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Pentagon Makes Case for Space Force amid Political Turmoil

October 16, 2019 Focus Washington

Defense Department officials will attend a White House meeting on Tuesday to discuss preparations for the standup of a Space Force as soon as Congress authorizes a new service, SpaceNews reported. A White House source […]

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Former Republican Official: I Wouldn’t Vote for Trump Again if he Walked on Water

October 16, 2019 Focus Washington

As the presidential race comes closer and closer, people from political parties and ordinary civilians share their views on the candidates and President Trump gets the most attention both positive and negative. One of the […]

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Bolton Objects to Ukraine Pressure Campaign, Calling Giuliani ‘a Hand Grenade’

October 16, 2019 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump has found himself under massive pressure after his efforts to make the Ukrainian president “help’’ him in discrediting his political opponent Joe Biden because of the businesses possessed by Biden’s son Hunter […]

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Erdogan Rejects Ceasefire in Syria

October 15, 2019 Focus Washington

Amid the crisis in Syria, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that he rejects the calls for a ceasefire in the region. ‘’They say ‘declare a ceasefire.’ We could never declare a ceasefire,’’ said Erdogan. […]

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U.S. Carried Out Secret Cyber Strike on Iran in Wake of Saudi Oil Attack

October 15, 2019 Focus Washington

The United States carried out a secret cyber operation against Iran in the wake of the September 14 attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities, which Washington and Riyadh blame on Tehran, two U.S. officials have […]

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Washington Calls for Immediate Cease-Fire in Syria as It Sanctions Turkey

October 15, 2019 Focus Washington

Tensions in Syria continue to rise as Turkey started its offensive against the Kurds in the region. The Kurds somehow feel betrayed by the U.S. as Trump decided to withdraw the American forces from Syria. […]

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Trump Vetoes Measure to End Emergency Declaration on Border Wall

October 15, 2019 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump has vetoed a joint resolution of Congress that sought to terminate his declaration of a national emergency on the southern border with Mexico, the White House said on Tuesday, Reuters informs. Trump […]

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LUNCHTIME POLITICS: UK Party Politics – New Hampshire Update – Two Polls, Different Results – Tuesday Trivia

October 15, 2019 John Ganjei

Your Daily Polling Update for Tuesday, October 15, 2019 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 44%Same as yesterday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on six polls, ranging from 41% (Politico, Quinnipiac, Reuters) to 49% (Rasmussen). Without […]

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Deutsche Bank Took Years to Flag Suspect Danske Money Flows

October 15, 2019 Focus Washington

Deutsche Bank did not disclose more than one million suspect money transfers with Danske Bank until February, a person with direct knowledge of the matter said, about five years after a whistleblower flagged suspicious transactions […]

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Tesla Close to Making an ‘Armored Personnel Carrier’

October 15, 2019 Focus Washington

Tesla CEO Elon Musk issued a rare update on the company’s in-development pickup truck Sunday night, tweeting that the forthcoming vehicle will be “closer to an armored personnel carrier from the future” than any images […]

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Haley: Venezuela Shouldn’t Be On UN Human Rights Council

October 15, 2019 Focus Washington

Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley is calling for members of the UN General Assembly to block Venezuela from a spot on the Human Rights Council, Fox News reported. “Venezuela is the […]

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Trump Orders Turkey Sanctions Aimed to Restrain Turkish Assault on Kurds

October 15, 2019 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump announced sanctions Monday aimed at restraining the Turks’ assault against Kurdish fighters and civilians in Syria – an assault Turkey began after Trump announced he was moving U.S. troops out of the way, […]

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Saudi Ambassador Accuses Turkey of Causing Chaos in Syria

October 15, 2019 Focus Washington

The Turkish assault on north-east Syria is a disaster for the region, according to the new Saudi Arabian ambassador to the UK, Prince Khalid bin Bandar bin Sultan Al Saud, The Guardian informs. The ambassador […]

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U.S. to Deploy Additional Troops to Saudi Arabia

October 15, 2019 Focus Washington

The U.S. military is deploying 2,000 additional troops, three new antimissile systems, two squadrons of jet fighters and other equipment to Saudi Arabia in an accelerating U.S. buildup meant to counter Iranian hostilities in the […]

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Houston Rockets Could Lose Up to $25mn Due to Hong Kong Tweet

October 15, 2019 Focus Washington

The Houston Rockets could lose up to $25 million in revenue this season as the league deals with the aftermath of Daryl Morey’s tweet in support of Hong Kong, Space City Scoop reported. Preseason basketball […]

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Xi: ‘Anyone Who Attempts to Split Any Region from China Will Perish, Their Bodies Smashed and Bones Ground to Powder’

October 14, 2019 Focus Washington

Tensions in Hong Kong continue to escalate as Chinese President Xi Jinping said this weekend that any effort to split with China will result in bodies smashed and bones ground to powder. He said this […]

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Fake Video of POTUS Killing Press, Shown at Trump’s Rally, to Stay on YouTube

October 14, 2019 Focus Washington

According to Youtube officials, the fake video that depicts in graphic fashion in which President Donald Trump is attacking and shooting his critics does not violate the company’s policies against content that incites violence because […]

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LUNCHTIME POLITICS: New Polls in Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, North Carolina

October 14, 2019 John Ganjei

Your Daily Polling Update for Monday, October 14, 2019 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 44%Up 1 from Friday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on five polls, ranging from 41% (Reuters, Politico) to 49% (Rasmussen). Without […]

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Trump Sees ‘Consensus’ on Imposing New Sanctions on Turkey

October 14, 2019 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump on Sunday said Washington has the support needed in order to slap new sanctions against Turkey over its swift incursion into northern Syria, Fox News informed. Although the President did not provide […]

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Bernie Sanders Blasts Elizabeth Warren Calling her ‘Capitalist’

October 14, 2019 Focus Washington

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders – the self-proclaimed Democratic socialist whose standing in the 2020 primary has become threatened by Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s surge in the Democratic primary with progressive voters – is seeking to […]

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Apple told Apple TV+ Creators to Avoid Portraying China in a ‘Poor Light’

October 14, 2019 Focus Washington

As Apple faces pushback over its decision to remove a Hong Kong protest tracking app from the App Store, a new report from BuzzFeed News says that Apple’s efforts also extend to Apple TV+. According […]

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Syrian Troops Enter Kurdish Fight against Turkish Forces

October 14, 2019 Focus Washington

Syrian troops have begun sweeping into Kurdish-held territory on a collision course with Turkish forces and their allies, a day after the beleaguered Kurds agreed to hand over key cities to Damascus in exchange for […]

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DB: The Three Keys to Trump’s Coming Coup

October 14, 2019 Focus Washington

The endgame came clear this week, and let’s not kid ourselves. If they can get away with it, Donald Trump and the Republican Party are going to stage a coup to nullify the Constitution and […]

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Riyadh Denies Involvement in Iran Tanker Attack

October 14, 2019 Focus Washington

Saudi Arabia said it had no involvement in Friday’s attack on an Iranian oil tanker in the Red Sea that caused a spike of more than 2% in crude prices, Bloomberg reported. “We don’t engage […]

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Khamenei Wants Iran’s Revolutionary Guards to Develop Advanced Weapons

October 14, 2019 Focus Washington

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards on Sunday to develop more advanced and modern weapons, amid increasingly tense disputes with the United States and Gulf Arab states, Reuters reported. Tensions in […]

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Brexit Deal Still Possible, UK’s Johnson Claims

October 13, 2019 Focus Washington

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told his cabinet on Sunday a last-minute Brexit deal was still possible but there was significant work to be done to reach one, as intensive talks with the European Union […]

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Hunter Biden Disputes Trump Attacks of His Work

October 13, 2019 Focus Washington

Hunter Biden, the son of former U.S. vice president Joe Biden, for the first time on Sunday defended his work in Ukraine and China, after sustained criticism from President Donald Trump that has embroiled the […]

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Russia Says U.S. is Using Financial Levers to Undermine UN’s Work

October 13, 2019 Focus Washington

Washington is trying to stonewall the United Nations’ work not only by creating visa hurdles for delegations’ members but also by ignoring its commitments on contributions to the organization’s budget, the Russian Foreign Ministry said […]

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Trump Defends his Syria Decision

October 13, 2019 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump on late Saturday explained his decision to remove U.S. forces from northern Syria ahead of a Turkish military operation, saying “it’s time” to bring the troops home. “We have to bring our […]

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Trump Confirms Guiliani Stays as his Lawyer

October 13, 2019 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump on Saturday confirmed that Rudy Giuliani will stay as his lawyer. The comments come after rumors appeared in Washington that the President dropped Giuliani over a federal investigation into his activities. Trump […]

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