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Trump Sees ‘Consensus’ on Imposing New Sanctions on Turkey

October 14, 2019 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump on Sunday Washington has the support needed in order to slap new sanctions against Turkey over its swift incursion into northern Syria, Fox News informed. Although the president did not provide any […]

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Bernie Sanders Blasts Elizabeth Warren Calling her ‘Capitalist’

October 14, 2019 Focus Washington

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders – the self-proclaimed Democratic socialist whose standing in the 2020 primary has become threatened by Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s surge in the Democratic primary with progressive voters – is seeking to […]

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Hunter Biden Disputes Trump Attacks of His Work

October 13, 2019 Focus Washington

Hunter Biden, the son of former U.S. vice president Joe Biden, for the first time on Sunday defended his work in Ukraine and China, after sustained criticism from President Donald Trump that has embroiled the […]

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

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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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 during a campaign rally in Louisiana Friday said 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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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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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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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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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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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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Trey Gowdy to Join Trump’s Legal Team on Impeachment Inquiry: Report

October 9, 2019 Focus Washington

Former U.S. Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., is set to become part of President Donald Trump’s legal team as external counsel for the House’s expanding impeachment inquiry, Fox News informed. An administration official who was in […]

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Turkey Begins Invasion in Northern Syria

October 9, 2019 Focus Washington

The U.S. troops that are based in Syria have been repositioned in the northern part of the country after an operation by the Turkish soldiers against the Kurds in Syria that are backed by the […]

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Rick Perry Rejects Resignation Reports while Facing Questions over Ukraine Call

October 8, 2019 Focus Washington

Energy Secretary Rick Perry on Monday rejected rumors that he would submit a resignation amid allegations he was involved in the controversy surrounding President Donald Trump and Ukrainian officials, Fox News informed. “No. I’m here, […]

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Democrats Might Keep Whistleblower Identity from Republicans in Congress: Report

October 8, 2019 Focus Washington

House Democrats are allegedly looking for ways in order to hide the whistleblower’s identity from their Republican colleagues to prevent a loyalist to President Donald Trump from leaking the whistleblower’s identity to the public, Fox […]

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Democrats Subpoena Pentagon, Budget Heads in Impeachment Efforts

October 8, 2019 Focus Washington

House Democrats on Monday subpoenaed the heads of the Defense Department and Office of Management and Budget for documents related to the Trump administration’s decision to withhold financial aid to Ukraine while the President pushed […]

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Turkey Announces Incursion of Northeast Syria, US-backed Kurds Have Vowed ‘All-out’ War

October 7, 2019 Focus Washington

The White House revealed late on Sunday that Turkey is set to initiate its military action in northeast Syria in an area where U.S. troops have been deployed and operating with Kurdish-led forces, Fox News […]

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Biden Calls Trump ‘Unhinged’ as President Lashes out on Twitter

October 7, 2019 Focus Washington

Former Vice President Joe Biden blasted President Donald Trump, saying that he is “unhinged” amid Trump’s answer to the impeachment inquiry and the President’s own allegations of wrongdoing by Biden and his son, Fox News […]

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Trump Turns His Back on U.S. Allies in Syria

October 7, 2019 Focus Washington

The United States has been accused of turning its back on its allies by the Kurds and risking the gains made by fighting ISIS, due to the pulling back on Monday from several positions in […]

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Pope Opens Debate on Celibacy Requirement for Catholic Priests

October 7, 2019 Focus Washington

The Wall Street Journal reported that Pope Francis formally opened a 3-week Vatican meeting of bishops that will debate whether the Catholic Church should allow married men in South America’s Amazon region to be ordained, […]

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Trump: ‘Democrats are Lucky That They Don’t Have any Mitt Romney Types’

October 6, 2019 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump tweeted early on Sunday that Democrats are “lucky” they don’t have any “Mitt Romney types” after the Republican senator said Trump’s call for China and Ukraine to investigate Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden was “wrong and appalling.” “The […]

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U.S. and North Korea Postpone Working-Level Talks

October 6, 2019 Focus Washington

The United States and North Korea have decided to end the working-level talks in Stockholm, for now, CNN reported citing officials of Washington and Pyongyang. Painting different pictures of the meeting, U.S. officials said they […]

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Joe Biden Says Trump is Unfit for His Position

October 6, 2019 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump is absolutely unsuitable for this position, says former Vice President Joe Biden in an OP-ED he wrote for The Washington Post. Biden made this statement amid the scandal surrounding the request of […]

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Rudy Guiliani Says His Mission is to ‘Disrupt the World’

October 5, 2019 Focus Washington

Rudy Giuliani, the personal lawyer of President Trump said that he was on a mission to “disrupt the world” as he was standing in defense of the President’s interactions with Ukrainian officials. “My mission is […]

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Impeachment Inquiry Escalates with WH Being Subpoenaed by House Dems

October 5, 2019 Focus Washington

The White House was subpoenaed by House Democrats on Friday over Ukraine-related documents, further escalating the Democratic impeachment inquiry into President Trump, CNN reported. The subpoena comes following the three committees that are in charge […]

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‘Everything’s a Question of Priorities’ Says Ivanka Trump about Father’s Impeachment

October 5, 2019 Focus Washington

White House adviser and daughter of President Donald Trump, Ivanka Trump said that “everything’s a question of priorities,” responding to a question regarding her father’s impeachment inquiry, The Hill reported. “I think everything’s a question […]

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Ivanka Trump on Impeachment: ‘Everything’s a question of priorities’

October 4, 2019 Focus Washington

Ivanka Trump, who acts as White House adviser when asked for her reaction to Democrats’ impeachment inquiry into her father she answered that “everything’s a question of priorities”. “I think everything’s a question of priorities. […]

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