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U.S. Senate Struggles for Control Following Death of Supreme Justice Ginsburg

September 20, 2020 Focus Washington

The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has raised the stakes in the struggle for control of the U.S. Senate, forcing embattled Republican incumbents to choose between trying to appeal to moderate voters […]

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Some Republicans Ready for Supreme Court Fight after Ruth Bader Ginsburg Death

September 19, 2020 Focus Washington

The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Friday gives President Trump the opportunity to solidify the high court’s former 5-4 conservative majority — and some Republican senators have said they’re eager to […]

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Trump’s Appointees Sought to Censor what Government Scientists Said about the Coronavirus

September 19, 2020 Focus Washington

Trump political appointees tried to silence a longtime top official at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention after she stressed the seriousness of the coronavirus, arguing her statements to a medical group contradicted those […]

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Trump Lauds Ginsburg but is Eager to Nominate Her Replacement, Source Says

September 19, 2020 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump hailed Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as a “brilliant mind” in a statement Friday evening, praising her for demonstrating “that one can disagree without being disagreeable toward one’s colleagues of different […]

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Trump: Biden will Make Minnesota ‘Refugee Camp’ of Ilhan Omars

September 19, 2020 Focus Washington

President Trump on Friday said that Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden would turn Minnesota into a “refugee camp” full of people like Rep. Ilhan Omar, New York Post reports. “Sleepy Joe will turn Minnesota into […]

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court’s Feminist Icon, Dead at 87

September 19, 2020 Focus Washington

US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the history-making jurist, feminist icon and national treasure, has died, aged 87, BBC reports. Ginsburg became only the second woman ever to serve as a justice on the […]

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Democratic Candidate for Georgia House Regrets Old Blog Post Using Racial Slur

September 18, 2020 Focus Washington

A Democratic state House candidate in Georgia is facing condemnation after an old blog post in which she used the N-word resurfaced, Fox News informed. Caroline Holko, who is running against Republican incumbent John Carson, said she […]

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Trump Campaign Seizes on Biden Supporter Who Mentions ‘Sea of Trump Flags’

September 18, 2020 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign wasted little time late Thursday to highlight a brief but awkward moment during the Joe Biden CNN town hall in Pennsylvania, Fox News informed. The soundbite was born when it was Susan […]

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Trump Opens Wisconsin Rally Blasting Biden for ‘Disastrous Global Sellouts’ that ‘Surrendered’ US Jobs

September 18, 2020 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump started off his Thursday rally in Mosinee, Wis., by slamming his 2020 opponent Joe Biden, accusing the former vice president of overseeing mass outsourcing of American jobs, and “selling out” the Midwest’s […]

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Biden Changes Answer on National Mask Mandate Authority again, Says he Would Not Have Power to Enforce it

September 18, 2020 Focus Washington

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden appeared to shift his answer on the issue of federal mask mandates for the third time in a matter of weeks – and the second time in two days – during a CNN town hall event Thursday in which […]

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Virginia Supreme Court Blocks Kanye West from Ballot

September 18, 2020 Focus Washington

The Virginia Supreme Court rejected an appeal by Kanye West on Thursday, blocking the rapper from appearing on the state’s general election ballot in November, Fox News informed. West appealed to the Supreme Court following a ruling by state Attorney […]

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Judge Blocks Postal Service Changes that Slowed Mail Delivery

September 18, 2020 Focus Washington

A U.S. judge on Thursday granted a request to temporarily block controversial Postal Service changes that have been accused of slowing mail nationwide, calling them “a politically motivated attack ” ahead of the 2020 presidential election, Fox News […]

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Twitter’s Public Policy Director Leaves to Join Biden Transition Team: Report

September 18, 2020 Focus Washington

A former Democratic aide has reportedly left his post as director of public policy at Twitter to join former Vice President Joe Biden’s transition team, Fox News informed. Carlos Monje left Twitter’s Washington, D.C. office Thursday, according to Politico, after helping […]

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U.S. Weekly Jobless Claims Remain Perched at Higher Levels

September 17, 2020 Focus Washington

The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell less than expected last week and applications for the prior period were revised up, suggesting the labor market recovery had shifted into low gear […]

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U.S. Government Says Upcoming WeChat Ban Won’t Target Users

September 17, 2020 Focus Washington

A looming U.S. ban on the Chinese app WeChat won’t target people who use the app to communicate, according to a government court filing Wednesday, CNBC informed. President Donald Trump issued orders on August 6 […]

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U.S. Intelligence Officials to Do in-Person Election Security Briefings for Lawmakers After All

September 17, 2020 Focus Washington

Top U.S. intelligence officials will provide in-person briefings to congressional intelligence committees on foreign efforts to meddle in the 2020 election after all, having previously said they would communicate mainly in writing, senators said on […]

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Trump Suggests He Could Back a Bigger Coronavirus Stimulus

September 16, 2020 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump on Wednesday urged Republicans to embrace a larger coronavirus stimulus package as a top White House aide showed more optimism about striking a deal with Democrats, CNBC reported. In a tweet, the […]

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CDC: U.S. Should Have Enough Coronavirus Vaccine to Return to ‘Regular Life’ by Third Quarter of 2021

September 16, 2020 Focus Washington

The U.S. should have enough Covid-19 vaccine doses for Americans to return to “regular life” by the third quarter of next year, the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday, CNBC […]

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Hanson: Biden is Being ‘Held Hostage’ by his Own Party

September 15, 2020 Focus Washington

Presidential nominee Joe Biden is being held hostage by the Democrats as a political strategy, Hoover Institution Senior Fellow Victor Davis Hanson told “The Ingraham Angle,” Fox News informed. Hanson said it seems Biden is unable to speak […]

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Trump Signs New Executive Order to Lower U.S. Drug Prices

September 14, 2020 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump signed a new executive order on Sunday aimed at lowering drug prices in the United States by linking them to those of other nations and expanding the scope of a July action, […]

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Pompeo Says U.S. Ambassador to China to Leave Post

September 14, 2020 Focus Washington

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said early Monday U.S. ambassador to China Terry Branstad would leave the post, Reuters reported. “I thank Ambassador Terry Branstad for his more than three years of service to the […]

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Canada Reports Zero COVID-19 Deaths for First Time Since March

September 12, 2020 Focus Washington

Canada reported zero COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours for the first time since March 15, according to public health agency data released late on Friday, Reuters reported. Canada’s death toll from the pandemic […]

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Key Aide to Prosecutor Reviewing Origins of Trump-Russia Probe Resigns

September 12, 2020 Focus Washington

A senior aide to the Connecticut federal prosecutor in charge of investigating the origins of the FBI’s probe into contacts between Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign and Russia has resigned from the Justice Department, a spokesman […]

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U.S. Lawmakers Question Disney CEO Over Xinjiang Connection to ‘Mulan’

September 12, 2020 Focus Washington

A group of bipartisan U.S. lawmakers urged Walt Disney Co CEO Bob Chapek to explain the company’s connection with “security and propaganda” authorities of China’s Xinjiang region during the production of live-action war epic “Mulan”, […]

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Biden, Pence Attend New York 9/11 Memorial, Trump at Pennsylvania Crash Site

September 11, 2020 Focus Washington

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and Vice President Mike Pence, both masked, joined New York’s somber 19th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, while President Donald Trump marked it at the Pennsylvania crash site of […]

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U.S. Sanctions Ukrainian Lawmaker and Rudy Giuliani Ally for Involvement in 2020 Election Meddling

September 11, 2020 Focus Washington

The U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions on three Kremlin-linked individuals and a Ukrainian lawmaker Thursday for attempting to meddle in the 2020 U.S. presidential election, CNBC reported. In a statement Thursday, Treasury described Andrii Derkach, […]

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Pelosi Hopeful COVID-19 Aid Bill Can Still Pass Before Election

September 11, 2020 Focus Washington

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she was hopeful legislation for additional COVID-19 relief could be finalized before the Nov. 3 presidential election no matter how the Republican-led Senate voted on a slimmed down version […]

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Senate Defeat of ‘Skinny’ Coronavirus Aid Bill Puts It on ‘Dead-End Street’

September 11, 2020 Focus Washington

The U.S. Senate on Thursday killed a Republican bill that would have provided around $300 billion in new coronavirus aid, as Democrats seeking far more funding prevented it from advancing, Reuters writes. By a vote […]

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NYC Democrat Runs Campaign Ad Calling de Blasio ‘Worst Mayor’ in History of the City

September 10, 2020 Focus Washington

A New York congressman has a very simple message for his constituents as he lobbies for reelection: New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is the worst, Fox News informed. Rep. Max Rose, a Democrat who represents Staten […]

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Trump Adds 20 Names to Supreme Court Shortlist

September 10, 2020 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump on Wednesday added 20 names to his list of potential nominees to the Supreme Court and called on his Democratic rival Joe Biden to do the same, renewing a tactic he first […]

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