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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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Delta Airlines with All-Women Crew Takes 120 Girls to NASA Headquarters

October 12, 2019 Focus Washington

A plane flown by women recently transported 120 girls to NASA headquarters as part of the International Girls in Aviation Day, meant to inspire females into going to science and engineering. According to CNN, the […]

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Trump says White House Will Take a Look into Case of Green Beret Charged with Murder of Afghan BombMaker

October 12, 2019 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump on Saturday stated that the White House was reviewing the case of a Green Beret who has been charged with murder in the death of an alleged Afghan bomb-maker. “The case of […]

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Kamala Harris to Donald Trump Jr.: ‘You Wouldn’t Know a Joke if One Raised You’

October 12, 2019 Focus Washington

Democratic Senator Kamala Harris roasted Donald Trump Jr. late Friday after the president’s son in a tweet made fun of her laughing at her own joke, The Hill reports. “You wouldn’t know a joke if […]

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Elon Musk: NASA Can Share SpaceX’s IP With Literally Anybody, ‘No Charge’

October 12, 2019 Focus Washington

During a press conference with NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine on Thursday, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk publicly stated that the agency can share SpaceX’s intellectual property with whomever it wants. Bridenstine and Musk met at SpaceX […]

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U.S. Special Forces in Syria Under Artillery Fire by Turkish Army

October 12, 2019 Focus Washington

U.S. Special Forces troops that are still stationed in Syria were under artillery fire from Turkey late Friday as the country began an offensive against Kurdish armed groups. “U.S. troops in the vicinity of Kobani […]

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White House Again by Mistake Sends Ukraine Talking Points to Democrats

October 11, 2019 Focus Washington

The White House by mistake sent Democrats a list of talking points related to ex-Ukraine Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch’s Friday House deposition. This is the second time in a month that the White House sent its […]

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Trump Accuses Pelosi of ‘Hating’ US over Impeachment Process

October 11, 2019 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump said during a campaign rally in Louisiana Friday that Speaker Nancy Pelosi “hates the United States of America” because of her impeachment inquiry against him. “I used to think she loved the […]

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LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Dems Less Likely to Vote For Sanders Because of Health – Trump, Warren Lead Trump by 10 – Biden Tops Warren

October 11, 2019 John Ganjei

Your Daily Polling Update for Friday, October 11, 2019 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 43%Same as yesterday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on five polls, ranging from 41% (Politico, Reuters) to 47% (Rasmussen). Without these […]

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Traders, Vessel Operators Reject Venezuelan Oil

October 11, 2019 Focus Washington

According to Reuters, more vessel operators and energy firms are shunning Venezuelan oil and the tankers that have carried it, according to brokers and traders familiar with the matter. Unipec, the trading arm of China’s […]

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China Trade Talks Restart as Washington Explores Escalation Options

October 11, 2019 Focus Washington

American and Chinese officials met for the 13th round of trade negotiations on Thursday amid growing expectations of a limited deal that could ease tensions and address some of President Donald Trump’s concerns about China’s […]

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Trump’s New National Security Adviser Plans to Return NSC to Traditional Coordinating Role

October 11, 2019 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump’s new national security adviser, Robert O’Brien, said on Thursday he plans to reduce the size of the National Security Council by about a third in coming months and limit the NSC’s role […]

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Turkey Opens Ground Assault on Syria’s Kurds

October 11, 2019 Focus Washington

Turkish troops and their Syrian rebel allies attacked Kurdish militia in northeast Syria on Wednesday, pounding them with air strikes and artillery before starting a cross-border ground operation that could transform an eight-year-old war, Reuters […]

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Taiwan Rejects China’s ‘One Country, Two Systems’ Offer

October 11, 2019 Focus Washington

Taiwan’s president rejected on Thursday a “one country, two systems” formula that Beijing has suggested could be used to unify the island and the mainland, saying such an arrangement had set Hong Kong “on the […]

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Former Ukraine Envoy to Testify in Trump Impeachment Probe

October 11, 2019 Focus Washington

The White House’s promise to stonewall a congressional impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump will get an early test on Friday, when the former ambassador to Ukraine is scheduled to testify to House of Representatives […]

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Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed wins 2019 Nobel Peace Prize

October 11, 2019 Focus Washington

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed won the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for his peacemaking efforts with Eritrea, Reuters reported. Ethiopia and Eritrea, longtime foes who fought a border war from 1998 to 2000, […]

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Trump Distances from Arrested Giuliani Associates

October 10, 2019 Focus Washington

Two associates of President Donald Trump’s personal attorney Rudi Giuliani have been arrested on campaign finance charges. On Thursday, Trump claimed that he does not know them even though he said that he might have […]

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Apple Removes App Used to Track Hong Kong Police, CEO Defends Move

October 10, 2019 Focus Washington

Tensions in Hong Kong continue to rise as the protesters that are apple users have lost an app that tracks police movements after the tech giant received criticism by a Chinese newspaper. Apple’s Chief Executive […]

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NASA Expects First Manned SpaceX Mission in First-Quarter 2020

October 10, 2019 Focus Washington

NASA chief Jim Bridenstine said on Thursday that the SpaceX’s Crew Dragon astronaut capsule will be ready for its first test flight into the orbit in the first four months of 2020 if everything goes […]

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North Korea Warns About Ending Long-range Missile Test Freeze

October 10, 2019 Focus Washington

North Korea warned on Thursday that it could eventually end a freeze in long-range missile testing as it criticized a call by U.N. Security Council members for it to give up its nuclear weapons and […]

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El Paso Mass Shooter Pleads Not Guilty

October 10, 2019 Focus Washington

The Texas man accused of deliberately targeting Mexicans in a shooting spree that killed 22 people at an El Paso Walmart store pleaded not guilty on Thursday in his first court appearance, Reuters reported. Patrick […]

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LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Discrimination in the U.S. – Impeachment Update

October 10, 2019 John Ganjei

Your Daily Polling Update for Thursday, October 10, 2019 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 43%Same as yesterday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on six polls, ranging from 40% (Quinnipiac) to 47% (Rasmussen). Without these extremes, […]

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Ukraine President Says ‘No Blackmail’ in Phone Call with Trump

October 10, 2019 Focus Washington

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said to reporters on Tuesday that his controversial July call with President Donald Trump had no elements of bribe, blackmail or quid pro quo, as impeachment-minded Democrats claim, Fox News informed. […]

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Beto O’Rourke Presents Women’s Equality Plan, Workplace Protections

October 10, 2019 Focus Washington

Democratic candidate Beto O’Rourke unveiled a plan aimed at guaranteeing women’s equality in the workplace, featuring proposals that would mandate equal pay, require accommodations for pregnant women and reduce childcare costs, CNN reports. The former […]

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Pompeo Claims China’s Treatment of Uighurs ‘Enormous Human Rights Violation’

October 10, 2019 Focus Washington

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday that China’s treatment of Muslims, including the Uighurs, in western China was an “enormous human rights violation” and Washington will continue to raise the issue, Reuters writes. […]

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Brazil Says Oil On Its Beaches Could Come from Venezuela

October 10, 2019 Focus Washington

Thick crude oil that has been mysteriously washing up on beaches in Brazil is “very likely from Venezuela,” Brazilian Environment Minister Ricardo Salles said on Wednesday, citing a report by state-run oil firm Petroleo Brasileiro […]

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EU Condemns Turkish Offensive in Northern Syria

October 10, 2019 Focus Washington

Condemnations poured in on Wednesday after Turkish troops began their military offensive on Kurdish forces in northern Syria. Countries and global organizations are now considering concrete countermeasures, including the possibility of sanctions on Turkey until […]

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Iran Holds Military Drills Near Turkey

October 10, 2019 Focus Washington

Iran launched unannounced drills Wednesday near its border with Turkey as Tehran warned its neighbor not to move forward with its military operation in northern Syria and Russia criticized Washington for setting up a potentially […]

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White House in Letter Sent to Congress Says Won’t be Cooperating with House Impeachment Inquiry

October 9, 2019 Focus Washington

White House counsel Pat Cipollone in a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi and three committee chairmen on Tuesday said that the White House will not cooperate with House Democrats on the impeachment inquiry against Trump […]

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