Focus Washington October 2022

Security Stepped Up Around Ballot Drop Boxes in Phoenix

October 25, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

After a series of incidents involving people keeping watch on the boxes and taking video of voters, the sheriff in metropolitan Phoenix stepped up security around ballot drop boxes on Monday. According to photos shared […]

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Moscow to Bring Dubious ‘Ukrainian Dirty Bomb’ Warning to UNSC

October 25, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

In a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations, Vassily Nebenzia, wrote on Monday that Moscow will regard the use of a “dirty bomb” by Kyiv as an act of […]

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Less Than 30% of GOP Voters Believe US Obliged to Help Ukraine

October 25, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

A record low 29 percent of registered GOP voters believe the United States has an obligation to help Ukraine in its conflict with Russia, a Morning Consult poll released on Monday shows, noting that, it […]

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LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Candidate Morals – Voter Messages – Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Arizona, Oregon, Washington

October 24, 2022 John Ganjei

Your Daily Polling Update for Monday, October 24, 2022 BIDEN JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 42%Up 1 from Friday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on four polls, ranging from 39% (Emerson) to 45% (Economist). Biden’s disapproval […]

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Rishi Sunak Set To Be Next British Prime Minister

October 24, 2022 Maja Popovska

Rishi Sunak is set to become Britain’s next prime minister after months of turbulence, The Guardian reports. Sunak won the race on Monday to leave the ruling party, the Conservative Party. He will be the […]

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Pro-Trump Republicans Using Vilifying Rhetoric the Most, Analysis Finds

October 24, 2022 Maja Popovska

Former president Donald Trump’s supporters in Congress have found that vilifying tweets and speeches has helped to rally voters, The New York Times reported. The pro-Trump rhetoric has far outpaced other Republicans and Democrats in […]

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The results of a national exam, which is known as the nation’s report card, have offered the most definitive picture yet of the Covid pandemic’s devastating impact on students

‘Appalling’ National Exam Scores Show Extent of COVID on Students

October 24, 2022 Maja Popovska

The results of a national exam, which is known as the nation’s report card, have offered the most definitive picture yet of the Covid pandemic’s devastating impact on students, The New York Times reported. Students […]

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Penn State Students Outraged over Invitation to Far-right Proud Boys Founder

October 24, 2022 Maja Popovska

Students at Penn State are outraged that the founder of the far-right group the Proud Boys is coming to speak at their college today, The Guardian reports. The Proud Boys is an often violent extremist […]

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What Happens When Candidates Cry Foul in Midterm Election

October 24, 2022 Maja Popovska

Challenges to election results are not new in the United States. But former president Donald Trump and his allies took election challenges to a new extreme in 2020, Reuters reports. Trump and his supporters falsely alleged […]

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Michigan high school shooter pleads guilty

Teenager Who Shot up Oxford High School Plead Guilty

October 24, 2022 Maja Popovska

In a shooting at Oxford High School in November of last year that attracted national attention and sparked speculation about his parents’ potential involvement, a Michigan boy pled guilty on Monday to 24 crimes, including […]

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The chairman of the House Select Committee probing the tragic Jan. 6 brawl at the Capitol revealed on Thursday that the panel had subpoenaed four top government officials of Donald Trump's administration, together with Mark Meadows and Steve Bannon.

Trump Tax Fraud Trial to Kick off Monday

October 24, 2022 Maja Popovska

Prosecutors in Manhattan are charging the corporation of deceiving tax authorities by giving “off the books” bonuses to company leaders, and jury selection is set to begin on Monday in the tax fraud trial of […]

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Democratic Voters Unsure Biden Should Seek Reelection Due to Age

October 24, 2022 Maja Popovska

While claiming in an interview that he might “drop dead tomorrow,” President Joe Biden made an effort to reassure Democratic supporters who are unsure if the 79-year-old should seek reelection, Reuters reported. If Biden were […]

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Starbucks baristas' unionization sparked a new wave of US labor movement

With Starbucks Unionizations, U.S. Labor Movement is On The Rise

October 24, 2022 Maja Popovska

The dormant labor movement sprung into life on the day last winter when employees at two Starbucks locations in Buffalo, New York, decided to unionize. The fiscal year that concluded in September saw a 53% […]

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U.S. President Set to Get Updated COVID-19 Booster

October 24, 2022 Maja Popovska

In an effort to persuade Americans to get the most recent booster injections during the continuing epidemic, President Joe Biden is scheduled to receive an updated COVID-19 booster shot on Tuesday. A few months ago […]

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Saudi Arabia Supports Palestinian Refugees, Donates $27Mill to UNRWA

October 23, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

As part of a larger pledge by Saudi Arabia to help Palestine, the Kingdom on Sunday donated $27 million to UNRWA, the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, to […]

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Biden’s Student Debt Relief Program Slapped with Temporary Block

October 23, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals dealt a serious blow to the Biden administration on Friday, temporarily halting the implementation of President Joe Biden’s student debt relief program. The federal appeals court granted a request […]

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US Sets New Record for Migrant Border Crossings – Over 2 Million in 2022

October 23, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

According to data from Customs and Border Protection (CBP), migrant border crossings in the 2022 fiscal year topped 2.76 million driven by an influx of Venezuelans, Cubans, and Nicaraguans crossing the border, breaking the previous […]

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Google Faced with RNC Lawsuit for Sending Campaign Emails to Spam

October 23, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

In a lawsuit filed Friday in a federal court in California, the Republican National Committee (RNC) is accusing the US tech giant Google of deliberately sending its campaign emails to spam folders. RNC believes that […]

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Ex-CIA Chief Suggests US Could Directly Intervene in Ukraine

October 23, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Even if there is no threat to any NATO member states, the United States and its allies might directly intervene in the ongoing conflict between Moscow and Kyiv, the retired US Army general and ex-CIA […]

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Former US Sec of State Pompeo Says Military Too Weak to Face China, Russia

October 22, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Former Secretary of State and former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency under former president Donald Trump, Mike Pompeo, said the American military is too ‘weak’ and woke to face threats from China and Russia. […]

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Big Saudi Green Forums to Be Held Alongside COP27

October 22, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Two high-profile Saudi green forums will take place alongside the United Nations climate change summit, being held this year in Egypt in November. The Middle East Green Initiative Summit and the Saudi Green Initiative Forum […]

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Texas AG Paxton Sues Google over Biometric Data Collection

October 22, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The Texas Attorney General has sued Google over its collection of biometric data. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican, announced that his office sued the mega company over its bio data collection, claiming it violates […]

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US Rejects Blanket Comparisons Between Israel and Russia on Annexation

October 22, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

There is no comparison between Russia’s actions in Ukraine and Israel’s treatment of the Palestinians, the US government said. State Department spokesman Ned Price rejected an attempt by U.N. human right expert Navi Pillay to […]

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Musk Plans to Cut Nearly 75 Percent of Twitter’s Workforce

October 22, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has said that he will slash 75 percent of the staff at Twitter after he acquires the platform. Twitter immediately stepped in to clarify to staff there are no […]

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LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Whitmer’s Lead Tightens – DeSantis, Abbott Hold Leads – Biden Edges Trump

October 21, 2022 John Ganjei

Your Daily Polling Update for Friday, October 21, 2022 BIDEN JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 41%Down 3 from yesterday RON’S COMMENT: Looks like yesterday’s bump up for Biden didn’t last. Today’s average is based on five polls, […]

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LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Republicans More Enthusiastic – New Polls from Nevada, Ohio, North Carolina, Oregon, Massachusetts

October 20, 2022 John Ganjei

Your Daily Polling Update for Thursday, October 20, 2022 BIDEN JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 44%Up 2 from yesterday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on five polls, ranging from 40% (Reuters) to 46% (CNBC). Biden’s disapproval […]

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US Charges Russians for Shipping Military Technology

October 20, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Five Russians were charged by U.S. prosecutors for sanctions evasion and other violations. The five Russian nationals, as well as two oil brokers for Venezuela, were charged with setting up a network of shell companies […]

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US Military ‘Red Horse’ Unit that Built Bases in Middle East Shuts Down

October 20, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

A US Air Force unit known as “Red Horse” that helped build airfields in the Middle East has been folded. The United States is looking to alter its military involvement in the Middle East, according […]

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Meta’s Giphy Loss Sets New Antitrust Precedent

October 20, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Facebook’s parent company Meta has been ordered by the U.K. competition watchdog to sell Giphy. It marks the first time that the regulator has blocked a deal struck by Big Tech, and the first time the […]

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Mexico Confident U.S. Will Expand Humanitarian Access for Venezuelans

October 20, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The U.S. is likely to increase the number of Venezuelans who are allowed humanitarian access under a recent migrant agreement between the U.S. and Mexico, Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said. It comes after a […]

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