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Trump Administration Returns CIA Detention Reports to Congress

June 4, 2017 Focus Washington

Congress officials said Friday that the Trump administration had begun returning copies of a 6,700-page Senate report from 2014 about the CIA program on detention and interrogation of prisoners in secret jails, The New York […]

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Comedian Kathy Griffin Investigated by Secret Service over Trump Mask

June 3, 2017 Focus Washington

The Secret Service is investigating comedian Kathy Griffin over a photoof her holding what looks like a decapitated head of President Donald Trump, her lawyers disclosed on Friday, The New York Times reports. “We’re going […]

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White House Budget Chief Mulvaney Apologizes to CBO Analyst

June 3, 2017 Focus Washington

White House budget chief Mick Mulvaney apologized Friday to a Congressional Budget Office (CBO) analyst, stating that his criticism of the group should have targeted the director, because as he said “it is the Director […]

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Kellyanne Conway’s Husband Drops Out of DOJ Consideration

June 3, 2017 Focus Washington

The husband of White House counselor Kellyanne Conway, George Conway said that he is pulling himself out of consideration for a Justice Department job. Conway said in a statement that he could not take the […]

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Trump Warned to Refrain from Blocking Comey Testimony

June 3, 2017 Focus Washington

US President Donald Trump has received warning from Democratic lawmakers to give up attempts to block former FBI Director James Comey’s testimony before Congress next week, The Hill reports. In a letter to White House […]

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More Ethics Waivers to Be Released for Federal Officials

June 3, 2017 Focus Washington

The Office of Government Ethics (OGE) is reportedly set to release copies of more than twenty ethics waivers next week that will enable senior officials to tackle issues related to their time in office in […]

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US Withdraws From Paris Climate Agreement, Trump Wants Better Deal

June 2, 2017 Focus Washington

US President Donald Trump announced Thursday that the United States is withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement, weakening efforts to combat global warming, The New York Times writes. Trump said the landmark 2015 deal “imposed […]

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African-American Women Call Out Democrats on New Strategy

June 2, 2017 Focus Washington

Over twenty African-American women, political activists and elected officials, have signed an open letter to Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairman Tom Perez in which they are openly criticizing him for seeming to take for granted […]

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Agencies Ordered to Ignore Democrats’ Oversight Requests

June 2, 2017 Focus Washington

The Trump administration is telling federal agencies to ignore Democratic lawmakers’ oversight requests, as Republicans fear the information could be used against President Donald Trump, Politico reports. White House lawyer Uttam Dhillon recently told agencies […]

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U.S. President Exempts Officials from White House Ethics Rules

June 2, 2017 Focus Washington

The ethics pledge in the White House has been waived at least 11 times since the Trump administration came into office in January, a White House online statement cites. Hence, waivers allow senior staff to […]

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GOP Congressman Walberg Says God Will “Take Care” of Climate Change

June 2, 2017 Focus Washington

During a speech in Coldwater, Michigan, Republican Congressman Tim Walberg said that he believes “that if climate change is a real problem, God can fix it”. “I believe there’s been climate change since the beginning […]

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Effort to Crowdfund Access to NSA Leaks Withdrawn over Legal Issues

June 2, 2017 Focus Washington

A bid by researchers to crowdfund access to a leak-of-the-month club from the group that leaked the tool used in the Wanna Cry ransomware has been rejected due to legal issues, The Hill reports. The […]

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Trump’s Legal Team Requests Restoration of Travel Ban

June 2, 2017 Focus Washington

The Trump administration has asked the US Supreme Court to reinstate the ban on travelers from six Muslim-majority countries, a bill that has been repeatedly blocked in the lower courts. The Department of Justice filed […]

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Ex-CIA Chief Claims that Flynn Offered Him His Old Job

June 2, 2017 Focus Washington

Former CIA Director James Woolsey said that the then-incoming national security advisor Michael Flynn offered him his old job, only six days after November’s US presidential election. Woolsey told The Wall Street Journal that he […]

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US Conducts Successful Missile Defense Test

June 1, 2017 Focus Washington

The US military has conducted a missile defense test that took place at the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The test was successful according to U.S officials, after an upgraded long-range interceptor missile directly […]

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Support for Trump, Support for Impeachment About the Same

June 1, 2017 Focus Washington

At least 43 percent of Americans want President Donald Trump to be impeached by Congress, which is a five-point increase from the 38 percent who felt that way last week, recent poll launched by Politico/Morning […]

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Former FBI Director James Comey to Testify in Senate about Encounter with Trump

June 1, 2017 Focus Washington

Former FBI Director James Comey is to testify before Senate to confirm accusations that President Donald Trump pressured him to end his investigation into a top Trump aide’s ties to Russia, a source close to […]

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Republican Congressman Refuses to Say If All Americans Are Entitled to Eat

June 1, 2017 Focus Washington

In an interview published by NPR, Republican representative Adrian Smith of Nebraska refused to say whether he believed that all U.S. citizens are entitled to eat. When host Scott Simon turned the subject of the […]

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Cleveland Police Fires Officer Who Shot 12-year-old Tamir Rice

June 1, 2017 Focus Washington

The Cleveland police officer who fatally shot 12-year-old Tamir Rice in 2014 as he held a pellet gun, was fired on Tuesday, Cleveland Police officials said. Officials stated that the officer, Timothy Loehmann, would be […]

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Trump Breaches Diplomatic Protocol, Asks World Leaders to Call Him on His Cellphone

June 1, 2017 Focus Washington

U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly asked world leaders to contact him directly on his cellphone, which is a violation of the diplomatic protocol and therefore poses a risk of having the conversations of the President […]

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Majority of Americans Disapprove Congressional Bid to Replace ObamaCare, Poll Shows

June 1, 2017 Focus Washington

A majority of Americans disapprove of congressional efforts to repeal and replace ObamaCare, according to a new poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation. The survey released early Wednesday morning, shows that 55 percent of the […]

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Chicago Mayor Plays Down Importance of Midterm Elections

June 1, 2017 Focus Washington

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, one of the architects of the last Democratic takeover of the Congress, played down the importance of the 2018 midterm elections, stating that the party’s long-term problems run far deeper than […]

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Center for Victims of Police Brutality Opens in Chicago

June 1, 2017 Focus Washington

First of its kind torture justice centre was opened Friday in Englewood. Its aim is to provide mental health and case management services to an estimated 60 brutality victims, including about 20 who are still […]

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Trump Launches Attack on Media as His Approval Ratings Hit Historic Low

April 30, 2017 newadminuser

At the Pennsylvania rally held April 29, US President Donald Trump launched a ferocious attack on US media, dismissing criticism as ‘fake news’.  In front of a cheering crowd, Trump stated that he was keeping his promises, saying the media should be given […]

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“We’re not Fake News!”

April 30, 2017 newadminuser

The 2017 White House Correspondents’ Dinner – the first in decades without a keynote by a sitting President – was a response by the media to the charge that they, as a whole, are fake […]

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The Irrational Behavior of Politicians

March 23, 2017 newadminuser

By Chuck Conconi There is an unavoidable level of cynicism that comes from watching politicians who have traded insults with Donald Trump during a campaign rush to the White House seeking the president’s blessing and, just […]

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Trump, DC Journalism, and the Annual Correspondents’ Dinner

March 15, 2017 newadminuser

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Guest Column: 2018 Elections Should Reveal if Democrats’ Anti-Trump ‘Tsunami’ Pays Off

March 2, 2017 newadminuser

Ron Faucheux is a political analyst, author and pollster. He publishes LunchtimePolitics.com, a daily newsletter on polls. He also runs Clarus Research Group, a nonpartisan survey research firm that has worked for the Advocate and WWL-TV. […]

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Clinton Advisor Shares Insights on Election and African American Voter Outreach.

December 16, 2016 newadminuser

Joel Payne, Director of African American Paid Media and Advertising for the 2016 Hillary Clinton Campaign, discusses his insights on the final outcome of the election and assesses how both campaigns engaged with African American […]

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Clinton Versus Trump: The First of Four

October 5, 2016 newadminuser

Campaign veterans Archie Smart and Wyeth Ruthven sat down to discuss the strategies and messaging witnessed by over 100 million people during the first Presidential debate between Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican nominee Donald […]

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    January 27, 2021
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