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Trump’s Senate Pick Wins Nomination in Alabama

July 15, 2020 Focus Washington

Alabama Republicans nominated political neophyte Tommy Tuberville, the choice of President Donald Trump, to run for the Senate in November as voters in three states picked candidates on Tuesday for races that will help decide […]

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Trump Reverses Course on Barring Many Foreign Students

July 14, 2020 Focus Washington

In a stunning reversal of policy, the Trump administration on Tuesday abandoned a plan that would have forced out tens of thousands of foreign students following widespread condemnation of the move and pressure from colleges […]

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LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Florida, Georgia, Missouri, Montana, Texas – Tuesday Trivia

July 14, 2020 John Ganjei

Your Daily Polling Update for Tuesday, July 14, 2020 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 42%Same as Thursday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on five polls, ranging from 39% (IBD/TIPP) to 47% (Rasmussen). Without these extremes, […]

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Dow Rises 200 Points as JPMorgan Climbs on Earnings

July 14, 2020 Focus Washington

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose on Tuesday, led by shares of JPMorgan Chase after the banking giant reported stronger-than-forecasted quarterly results. However, the broader market struggled as losses among major tech stocks mounted, CNBC […]

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US admin discusses raising the debt ceiling

Millionaires Call for Higher Taxes to Aid Coronavirus Recovery

July 14, 2020 Focus Washington

Disney heiress Abigail Disney is among the millionaires calling for governments to impose higher taxes on the wealthy to help fund the recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, CNBC reported. “Tax us. Tax us. Tax us,” […]

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Beijing Says Latest U.S. Move Is Aggravating Tensions in the South China Sea

July 14, 2020 Focus Washington

China said Tuesday that the latest U.S. rejection of Beijing’s claims in the South China Sea unnecessarily provokes tension in the region, CNBC reports. The highly disputed body of water, with its islands, fisheries, energy […]

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China Posts First Import Growth Since Pandemic

July 14, 2020 Focus Washington

China’s imports in June rose for the first time since the coronavirus crisis paralysed the economy, as government stimulus stoked demand for commodities, while exports, fuelled by medical goods, also rose in a sign the […]

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UK Set to Ban Huawei From Its 5G Network

July 14, 2020 Focus Washington

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to ban Huawei from Britain’s 5G network on Tuesday, angering China but delighting President Donald Trump by signaling that the world’s biggest telecoms equipment maker is no longer […]

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Asian Countries Increase Coronavirus Curbs as New Clusters Erupt

July 14, 2020 Focus Washington

Australian states tightened borders and restricted pub visits on Tuesday, while Disney prepared to close its Hong Kong theme park and Japan stepped up tracing as a jump in novel coronavirus cases across Asia fanned […]

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US and China will meet for the first time at a high level since Russia's attack on Ukraine as Biden tries to get Beijing's help with the war.

Trump Admin to Soon End Audit Deal Underpinning Chinese Listings in U.S.

July 14, 2020 Focus Washington

The Trump administration plans to soon scrap a 2013 agreement between U.S. and Chinese auditing authorities, a senior State Department official said, a move that could foreshadow a broader crackdown on U.S.-listed Chinese firms under […]

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Saudi Arabia Permits Eid Al-Adha Prayers With Coronavirus Measures

July 14, 2020 Focus Washington

Saudi Arabia said on Monday it would permit worshippers to perform Eid Al-Adha prayers at mosques, Arab News reported. The Minister of Islamic Affairs, Dawah and Guidance, Sheikh Abdullatif Al-Asheikh, directed the ministry’s branches in […]

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Supreme Court Allows Federal Executions to Proceed

July 14, 2020 Focus Washington

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that the first federal executions in 17 years could proceed, overturning an injunction blocking them in order to allow legal challenges to the government’s lethal-injection protocol to continue, […]

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Graham Says He Will Call Mueller to Testify before Senate Committee

July 13, 2020 Focus Washington

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., announced Sunday that he will grant a request to call former Special Counsel Robert Mueller to testify about the Russia investigation, Fox News informed. Graham made the […]

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Beijing Warns Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Poll Could Violate New Security Law

July 13, 2020 Focus Washington

Beijing’s top representative office in Hong Kong has warned the pro-democracy opposition’s primary elections at the weekend could violate a new national security law, exacerbating concerns over a crackdown on the former British colony’s democracy […]

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Trump Jr. Defends President’s Drop in Polls, Criticizes Biden’s Populist ‘Made in America’ Plan

July 13, 2020 Focus Washington

On Sunday, President Donald Trump’s oldest son defended his father’s reelection chances amid flagging poll numbers and criticized presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s economic plan as “asinine,” Fox News informed. Speaking on “Sunday Morning Futures,” […]

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Bill Gates Warns Against Coronavirus Vaccine Going to Highest Bidder

July 13, 2020 Focus Washington

Microsoft founder Bill Gates on Saturday said that Covid-19 medication and future vaccines should be distributed to people who need them the most and not to “the highest bidder”, CNBC reported. “If we just let […]

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U.S. Looking at Limited Options to Deal With China Over Hong Kong

July 13, 2020 Focus Washington

The United States is weighing restricted options to deal with China over its recent moves in Hong Kong, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, as tensions between Washington and Beijing heat up. Steps against […]

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Japan, U.S. Discuss Jump in Coronavirus Cases at U.S. Military Bases

July 13, 2020 Focus Washington

Japan and the United States are sharing information about coronavirus infections at U.S. military bases after an outbreak provoked ire in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa, a top Japanese official said on Monday, Reuters reported. […]

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Trump Threatens Prison Sentence for Anyone Harming Statues

July 13, 2020 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump issued a warning Sunday morning to anyone who even attempts to harm federal monuments, including the Lincoln or Jefferson Memorials, saying that they will automatically face a substantial prison term, Fox News informed. […]

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U.S. Universities Support Challenge to Trump’s Order on Foreign Students

July 13, 2020 Focus Washington

About 60 U.S. universities on Sunday filed a brief supporting a lawsuit by two others, seeking to block a Trump administration rule barring foreign students from remaining in the country if educational institutions don’t hold […]

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Man beats lumber store employee over mask rule

Florida Sets One-Day Record With Over 15,000 New COVID Cases

July 13, 2020 Focus Washington

Florida reported a record increase of more than 15,000 new cases of COVID-19 in 24 hours on Sunday, as the Trump administration renewed its push for schools to reopen and anti-mask protests were planned in […]

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U.S. Puts Pressure on Maritime Industry to Cut off Venezuela’s Oil

July 13, 2020 Focus Washington

Several companies that certify vessels are seaworthy and ship insurers have withdrawn services to tankers involved in the Venezuelan oil trade as the United States targets the maritime industry to tighten sanctions on the Latin […]

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Louisiana Governor Issues Mask Mandate

July 12, 2020 Focus Washington

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) on Saturday announced a statewide mask mandate and new restrictions for bars amid the surging coronavirus pandemic, The Hill reported. The mandate, which will begin on Monday, requires all […]

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A House of Representatives committee examining former President Donald Trump's withdrawal of sensitive materials from the White House.

Trump Visits Military Medical Facility, Spotted Wearing Mask First Time

July 12, 2020 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump, who has avoided wearing a mask in public even as the coronavirus pandemic spread, donned one on Saturday at a military medical facility outside Washington where he was to meet with wounded […]

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‘If We Can Open Walmart, We Can Open Schools,’ DeSantis Says

July 12, 2020 Focus Washington

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Thursday compared reopening public schools in the state to reopening retailers like Walmart and Home Depot, The Hill reported. “We spent months saying that there were certain things that […]

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Romney Calls Trump’s Stone Commutation ‘Historic Corruption’

July 12, 2020 Focus Washington

GOP Sen. Mitt Romney (Utah) on Saturday sharply condemned President Trump‘s commutation for longtime ally and political confidant Roger Stone, labeling it “historic corruption,” The Hill reported. “Unprecedented, historic corruption: an American president commutes the sentence of […]

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With Cases on The Rise, Medical Task Force to be Deployed to Texas

July 12, 2020 Focus Washington

As coronavirus cases in Texas approach nearly 244,800, a medical team from the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) will be deployed to the Houston area to provide additional hospital staff support following a recent surge […]

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Minneapolis Police Officers Say They Are Suffering from PTSD after George Floyd Protests

July 11, 2020 Focus Washington

At least 150 Minneapolis police officers say they are suffering from symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder or other injuries resulting from the protests that broke out after George Floyd’s death, and they have started the […]

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Plaque at School Serving Mostly Black Students Urges Them to Not ‘discredit’ Robert E. Lee

July 11, 2020 Focus Washington

Just inside the entrance of Robert E. Lee High School a plaque that hangs declares: “ROBERT E. LEE HIGH SCHOOL BEARS THE NAME OF OUR BELOVED CONFEDERATE GENERAL AND EDUCATOR. IT WAS HE WHO SAID […]

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New Coronavirus Cases in U.S. Soar Past 68,000, Shattering Record

July 11, 2020 Focus Washington

The United States on Friday reached 60,000 new cases for the first time, and the number ultimately soared to more than 68,000 — setting a single-day record for the seventh time in 11 days, according […]

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