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Deputy AG to Leave Justice Department Next Month

February 19, 2019 Focus Washington

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is expected to leave the Justice Department in the middle of March, a department official confirmed Monday. The deputy AG became a high-profile figure at the department considering he oversaw […]

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White House, Republicans Defend President’s Emergency Declaration

February 18, 2019 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump’s decision to declare a national emergency in order to get funding for his long-promised border wall was defended Sunday by his GOP allies and top advisers amid harsh bipartisan criticism and a […]

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Heather Nauert Withdraws from Consideration for UN Ambassador

February 18, 2019 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump’s pick for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Heather Nauert, has withdrawn from consideration due to a scandal involving her employment of a nanny not eligible to work. The State Department confirmed […]

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McCabe Says His Interview with Trump was ‘Bizarre’

February 17, 2019 Focus Washington

Former acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe stated that he had a “bizarre” job interview with President Donald Trump where the President discussed his 2016 election victory conducted with him. McCabe, during an interview on CBS’s […]

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Trump Intends to Allocate $8 Billion to Fund Border Wall, Source Says

February 15, 2019 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump’s plans to declare a national emergency in order to fund his long-promised border wall will enable his administration to move $8 billion from various federal agencies to fund the project, a senior […]

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Head of FEMA Brock Long Resigns

February 14, 2019 Focus Washington

Federal Emergency Management Agency chief Brock Long announced his resignation Wednesday after two years on the job. “While this has been the opportunity of the lifetime, it is time for me to go home to […]

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McConnell to Force Senate to Vote on Green New Deal

February 13, 2019 Focus Washington

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that he would force the Senate to vote on the sweeping climate change and economic overhaul proposal introduced last week by Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Massachusetts Senator […]

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Pentagon to Request $270mn for Space Force Headquarters

February 12, 2019 Focus Washington

The Defense Department is expected to request approximately $270 million in its fiscal year 2020 budget to stand up a Space Force headquarters, a Space Development Agency and U.S. Space Command, according to draft documents, […]

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Trump: ‘No President ever Worked Harder than Me’

February 11, 2019 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump said on Monday that he is one of the most hardworking presidents in U.S. history. “No president ever worked harder than me (cleaning up the mess I inherited)!” Trump tweeted. Trump’s tweets […]

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Whitaker Weakens Trump’s ‘Witch Hunt’ Claims on Mueller Probe

February 9, 2019 Focus Washington

Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker said Friday that there’s no reason to interfere in Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation, undercutting President Donald Trump’s frequent claim the probe is a “witch hunt.” Whitaker gave key […]

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Barr’s Nomination Approved by Senate Committee

February 8, 2019 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general, William Barr, was approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday, which voted to send his nomination to the full Senate next week. Barr, who served as attorney […]

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As Possible Shutdown Looms Negotiators Run out of Time

February 7, 2019 Focus Washington

Negotiators are in a hurry to reach a deal on border security that would be approved by both chambers of Congress and would prevent a second government shutdown in a matter of weeks. Lawmakers have […]

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Trump Calls Schiff a ‘Political Hack’ for Opening New Investigation

February 6, 2019 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump on Wednesday called House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D) a “political hack” for starting an investigation into Trump’s connections to Russia as well as his personal finances. “He has no basis […]

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Lawmakers Blast Trump for SOTU Comments About ‘Partisan Investigations’

February 6, 2019 Focus Washington

Congressional Democrats criticized President Donald Trump over his comments that “ridiculous partisan investigations” threatened the economic progress made by his administration. Trump made the remarks during his State of the Union speech, after praising his […]

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Rapper 21 Savage ‘Will Fight’ Deportation from U.S.

February 5, 2019 Focus Washington

A lawyer for rapper 21 Savage says he will fight to stay in the United States after an arrest by immigration agents who say he is British and in the U.S. illegally, BBC reported. ICE […]

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Democrats Pressure Virginia Governor to Resign Over Racist Photo

February 4, 2019 Focus Washington

Senior Democrats on Sunday accused embattled Virginia Governor Ralph Northam of being dishonest and urged him to resign after he backtracked from an earlier admission that he appeared in racist garb in a yearbook photo, […]

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Prior to SOTU Anticipation and New Immigration Divide

February 4, 2019 Focus Washington

Only a day before delivering his State of the Union speech President Donald Trump is building anticipation around the long-awaited address but is also deepening the immigration divide already existing in the country. Namely, on Sunday […]

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Scientists Protest Plan to Weaken U.S. Gender-discrimination Law

January 31, 2019 Focus Washington

A controversial U.S. government proposal to change the law that prohibits gender discrimination in education has drawn more than 89,000 public comments, including many from scientists. At issue is the future of Title IX, the […]

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Trump Insists He Hasn’t Spoken to Whitaker about Ending Mueller’s Probe

January 30, 2019 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump on Wednesday stated that did not discuss ending of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation with Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker. “I haven’t spoken to him about that,” Trump told The Daily Caller […]

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House Committee Moves Ahead with Plans to Have President’s Tax Returns Released

January 30, 2019 Focus Washington

The chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, Richard Neal, is considering the best way to request that President Donald Trump’s tax returns be released as activists on the left are increasing pressure. Democrats […]

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U.S. Scientists Vary as Government Shutdown Ends

January 30, 2019 Focus Washington

The U.S. government has reopened, temporarily, after a historic 35-day shutdown that paralyzed the National Science Foundation (NSF), NASA and other key science agencies, Nature reports. Many federal scientists went back to work this week, […]

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Lawmakers Pushing for End of Shutdowns for Good

January 29, 2019 Focus Washington

The White House is looking for legislative options to prevent another scenario of the 35-day shutdown, and their propositions for the solution has drawn the attention and support of top leaders of Congress. Bills were introduced […]

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House Speaker Pelosi Invites President to Deliver SOTU Address on February 5

January 29, 2019 Focus Washington

The White House said Monday that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has invited President Donald Trump to hold the State of the Union speech on February 5, adding that he accepted her invitation. In a letter […]

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Trump Prepared For Another Shutdown, Mulvaney Says

January 28, 2019 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump is prepared to shut down the government again or declare a national emergency if Congress won’t give him the border wall money he wants, the White House said Sunday, AP/HuffPost reports. Trump’s […]

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U.S. Set to Send First Round of Asylum Seekers Back to Mexico

January 26, 2019 Focus Washington

The United States was expected to send a first group of 20 Central American asylum seekers back to Mexico through the border city of Tijuana on Friday as part of President Donald Trump’s hardening of […]

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White House Working on Draft National Emergency Order, Identifies $7bn for Wall

January 25, 2019 Focus Washington

CNN has obtained documentation showing that the White House is working on a draft proclamation for President Donald Trump to declare a national emergency along the southern border and has, at the same time, identified […]

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Kushner’s Security Clearance Was Rejected Twice

January 25, 2019 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump’s advisor Jared Kushner’s application for top security clearance was rejected twice by White House security specialists, only to be overruled by the head of the President’s personnel security office, The Hill reports. […]

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President Agrees to Deliver State of the Union Speech After Government Is Reopened

January 24, 2019 Focus Washington

After being disinvited by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, President Donald Trump agreed to postpone his State of the Union address and deliver it after the partial government shutdown has ended. “As the Shutdown was going […]

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White House Announces 51 Judicial Picks, Including Two for Liberal Ninth Circuit

January 23, 2019 Focus Washington

The White House on Tuesday announced the re-nomination of 51 federal judicial nominees left over from the previous Congress, supporting the effort of the administration to appoint more conservative judges after GOP activists worried that […]

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Poll Shows Only Quarter of Americans View McConnell Favorably

January 23, 2019 Focus Washington

A Harvard CAPS/Harris Poll survey released exclusively to The Hill on Tuesday shows that only 25 percent of American voters view Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell favorably, the lowest of any other congressional leader included in […]

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