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Obama to Give Lecture About Race-Tolerance in South Africa

April 23, 2018 Focus Washington

Former President Barack Obama is scheduled to give a lecture in South Africa in July as part of the event to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of the birth of Nelson Mandela. The New York Times […]

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Supreme Court to Decide on Trump’s Immigration Policies

April 23, 2018 Focus Washington

The U.S. Supreme Court is set to adjourn on Wednesday over President Donald Trump’s immigration policies. The justices are going to hear a challenge to the lawfulness of his travel ban targeting people from several […]

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Michael Cohen Becomes Focus of Mueller’s Probe

April 23, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen, was the focus of the conversation surrounding Robert Mueller’s investigation on Sunday, as Trump’s legal team reportedly prepares for Cohen to cooperate with federal investigators. Political […]

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Cohen’s Request to Delay Stormy Daniels Hearing Denied

April 21, 2018 Focus Washington

A federal judge on Friday stated that there are “gaping holes” in the request from President Donald Trump’s attorney who is asking for a delay in the proceedings in a lawsuit filed by adult film […]

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State Department’s Report Calls Some Countries ‘Morally Reprehensible’

April 21, 2018 Focus Washington

The State Department issued Friday its global human rights report for 2017 in which it called China, Russia, Iran and North Korea “morally reprehensible” governments and accused them of violating human rights within their borders […]

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Sessions Warns White House He Will Resign If Rosenstein Gets Fired

April 21, 2018 Focus Washington

Attorney General Jeff Sessions threatened the White House that he would resign if President Donald Trump fires Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. The Washington Post reported Friday that in a phone call, Sessions told White […]

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Trump Says Mueller Was Illegally Appointed

April 21, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump on Friday night repeated his doubts about the security of the special counsel’s probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election. Trump wrote in a tweet that the special counsel “was established […]

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Rosenstein Assured Trump He Isn’t Target in Mueller’s Probe

April 20, 2018 Focus Washington

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein informed President Donald Trump last week that he is not a target of special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation. According to a source familiar with the probe, after the conversation […]

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Trump: ‘Memos Show No Collusion, No Obstruction’

April 20, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump bashed the released memos written by former FBI Director James Comey, criticizing him and claiming they exonerated him of allegations that he obstructed justice and colluded with Russia. “James Comey Memos just […]

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Trump’s Former Attorney Warned Him Not to Trust Cohen

April 19, 2018 Focus Washington

Former attorney of President Donald Trump, Jay Goldberg, stated that he urged the president not to have a complete trust in Michael Cohen and not to expect that he will fully protect him while warning […]

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Court Rules in Favor of Former Playboy, Allowing Her to Tell About Affair With Trump

April 19, 2018 Focus Washington

A former Playboy model has been freed out of a contract with the parent company of The National Enquirer which prohibited her from discussing her alleged affair with President Donald Trump. According to The New […]

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Japanese Prime Minister Jokes About Eating Cheeseburger with Trump

April 19, 2018 Focus Washington

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who is on an official visit in the U.S., joked on Wednesday saying that he had two lunches with President Donald Trump, including a cheeseburger on the president’s golf course. […]

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Trump on Rosenstein, Mueller: They’re Still Here

April 19, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump on Wednesday attempted to smooth public fears that he is going to fire special counsel Robert Mueller as well as Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein in order to shut down the Russia […]

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Trump Criticizes California over Sanctuary City Laws

April 18, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump stated that he can see a “revolution” happening in California over sanctuary city laws, Politico reported. He wrote in an early-morning tweet on Wednesday that the residents of California are tired of […]

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Trump Demands that Congress Close Loopholes Allowing ‘Criminal Aliens’ to Remain in U.S.

April 18, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump on Tuesday required from Congress that stricter immigration laws be passed after Justice Neil Gorsuch cast the deciding vote in the Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision that ruled in favor of an immigrant […]

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Instead of WHCA Dinner, Trump to Rally in Michigan

April 18, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump is scheduled to speak at a campaign rally in Michigan on April 28, which is the same night of the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner, CNN reported. The president’s campaign announced […]

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Nikki Haley Fires back after Kudlow Claims she Was ‘Confused’ about New Russia Sanctions

April 18, 2018 Focus Washington

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley fired back Tuesday after White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow stated that she was “confused” when she declared over the weekend that President Donald Trump would introduce new […]

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Watchdog Finds Zinke’s Travels Followed Rules, Some Costs Could Have Been Avoided

April 17, 2018 Focus Washington

The Interior Department’s internal watchdog published an interim report on Tuesday in which it says that Secretary Ryan Zinke’s charter flights did not violate any laws, but that the department could have avoided some of […]

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Congress Renews Trump War Authority After Syria Strike

April 17, 2018 Focus Washington

Several senators are renewing a discussion that was stalled for some time regarding President Donald Trump’s legal authority to use military assets to target terrorist groups overseas. On Monday, a group of bipartisan senators introduced […]

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Trump Admits He Made Mistakes With Cabinet Picks

April 17, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump on Monday surprised everyone when he confirmed that he and his closest advisors have made several mistakes in assembling his Cabinet, which in recent times has already seen three departures. The Hill […]

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Sean Hannity Is Cohen’s Third Mysterious Client

April 17, 2018 Focus Washington

A lawyer representing Michael Cohen told a federal judge on Monday that the mysterious third client of President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer is Fox News’s, Sean Hannity. Cohen was in court on Monday as regarding the […]

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Federal Judge Denies Cohen’s Request That Prosecutors Not Review Seized Materials

April 17, 2018 Focus Washington

A federal judge dismissed Monday afternoon President Donald Trump’s lawyer’s request that prosecutors not review the documents seized during last week’s raid. Judge Kimba Wood of Federal District Court in Manhattan denied an attempt by lawyer Michael […]

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Trump Accuses Russia, China of Playing Unfair Currency Devaluation Game

April 16, 2018 Focus Washington

Russia and China were accused on Monday by President Donald Trump of devaluing their currencies while the United States raises interest rates. “Russia and China are playing the Currency Devaluation game as the U.S. keeps […]

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Trump Says Comey, McCabe Committed Many Crimes

April 16, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump accused Monday former FBI Director James Comey and his former deputy director Andrew McCabe of committing a number of crimes. President Trump, in his early morning Monday tweet, said that Comey, McCabe […]

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National Security Aide to Pence Steps Down After Two Days in Office

April 16, 2018 Focus Washington

Only two days after starting the position as new national security aide to Vice President Mike Pence, Joe Lerner stepped down on Sunday as a result of a behind-the-scenes White House argument which hit the […]

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Comey Says There Is Some Evidence Trump Has Obstructed Justice

April 16, 2018 Focus Washington

Former FBI director James Comey stated during an interview on ABC that there is evidence that President Donald Trump obstructed justice. During the interview with ABC’s host George Stephanopoulos which aired Sunday, Comey stated that […]

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Sanders Not Informed If Trump Wants to Fire Rosenstein, Mueller

April 16, 2018 Focus Washington

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders stated on Sunday that she is not informed of any ambitions that President Donald Trump has to fire or remove Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein or special counsel […]

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Trump Attempts to Block Prosecutors from Examining Documents Seized in Cohen’s Raid

April 16, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump’s team of lawyers in a letter addressed to a federal judge on Sunday asked her to stop federal prosecutors from reviewing the documents that were seized in Michael Cohen’s office and home, […]

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McCabe Violated FBI Policies, Justice Department Watchdog Reveals

April 14, 2018 Focus Washington

Fired FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe violated FBI policies in the way he once disclosed an ongoing investigation to a news outlet and later how he described that disclosure to authorities, the internal Department of […]

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Comey: Clinton Was Under Investigation When Campaign Denied Reports

April 14, 2018 Focus Washington

The FBI had already launched a criminal investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of email during the 2016 campaign when her campaign called for journalists to correct an article reporting that the bureau was considering such […]

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