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Comey Hearing Raises Doubts On AG Sessions Russia Role

June 9, 2017 Focus Washington

Ex-FBI chief James Comey may have done more damage to Attorney General Jeff Sessions than to President Donald Trump in Thursday Senate hearing, as he said that he expected the former Alabama senator to recuse […]

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Privacy Laws Block Trump Finance Disclosures, Deutsche Bank Says

June 9, 2017 Focus Washington

Deutsche Bank says that U.S. privacy laws prevent it from revealing details about President Donald Trump’s finances and his potential ties to Russia, The Hill reports. Five House Financial Services Committee Democrats sent a letter […]

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Comey Delivers Dramatic Testimony, Accuses Trump of Lying

June 9, 2017 Focus Washington

Ex-FBI Chief James Comey on Thursday said he believed that he was directed by President Donald Trump to end a criminal investigation into former national security adviser Michael Flynn, while accusing the President of telling […]

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Trump’s Lawyer Says President Feels Justified by Comey Testimony

June 8, 2017 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump feels “vindicated” following the release of former FBI Director James Comey’s written testimony before Congress about their past conversations, the President’s lawyer Marc Kasowitz said Wednesday, The Hill reports. “The President feels […]

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Top Democrat Adam Schiff Says Comey Statement Is “Evidence of Interference”

June 8, 2017 Focus Washington

The high ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, Representative Adam Schiff said that James Comey’s written account of President Donald Trump’s actions was “certainly evidence of interference or obstruction”, The Hill reports. Schiff made […]

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Senator Bernie Sanders Slams “Islamophobic” Trump Nominee

June 8, 2017 Focus Washington

Senator Bernie Sanders on Wednesday ridiculed Russell Vought, President Trump’s nominee for deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), over his past remarks on Islam, The Hill reports. Sanders specifically criticized Vought’s […]

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Comey Says Trump Demanded “Loyalty” and Asked to Halt Flynn Investigation

June 8, 2017 Focus Washington

Former FBI Director James Comey, in an opening statement before his highly anticipated testimony on Thursday, said the President Donald Trump demanded “loyalty” from him, and asked him to “let go” of the investigation into […]

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Trump Wishes Ex-FBI Chief Comey “Good Luck” ahead of Testimony

June 7, 2017 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump wished former FBI Director James Comey “good luck”, ahead of his highly anticipated congressional testimony on Thursday. Comey, who was fired by Trump last month, is expected to be asked about whether […]

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U.S. State Department Approves $1.4 Billion Military Sale to Saudi Arabia

June 7, 2017 Focus Washington

The U.S. State Department approved the sale of $1.4 billion in military training and equipment to Saudi Arabia as part of a larger arms deal signed by President Donald Trump in May, the Pentagon announced […]

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Comey Told Sessions That He Didn’t Want to be Alone With Trump

June 7, 2017 Focus Washington

Former FBI Director James Comey told Attorney General Jeff Sessions that he didn’t want to be alone with President Donald Trump after he asked him to end the investigation into former national security adviser Michael […]

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White House Downplays Tweets on Gulf Feud, Says U.S. Remains Committed to Arab Allies

June 7, 2017 Focus Washington

The Trump administration remains committed to cooperation among Arab allies in the Middle East, spokespeople at the White House and the State Department said, following the series of tweets from President Donald Tramp, where he […]

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House Intelligence Committee Leaders Say Russia Investigation is Ongoing

June 7, 2017 Focus Washington

House Intelligence Committee leaders tasked with handling the probe into Russia’s efforts to influence the 2016 elections said Tuesday, that their “aggressive” investigation is ongoing. Republican representative Mike Conaway and Intelligence Committee Ranking Member, Democratic […]

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U.S. Warns that it May Withdraw from UN Human Rights Council

June 7, 2017 Focus Washington

Trump administration says that the U.S. might withdraw from the UN Human Rights Council, because it displays anti-Israel bias and ignores violations by certain countries, NPR reports. U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley […]

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How Republicans Came to View Climate Change as Hoax

June 6, 2017 Focus Washington

It is difficult to understand how the Republican Party of 2017, whose leader, President Donald Trump, has called global warming a hoax, reversed environmental policies that Senator John McCain and the then Republican Party of […]

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Top U.S. Diplomat Resigns over Trump’s Paris Accord Decision

June 6, 2017 Focus Washington

A top U.S. diplomat in Beijing resigned on Monday, a move that was triggered by President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the country from the Paris climate accord, sources have told Politico. A State Department […]

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GOP Congressman Says “Christendom Is At War With Islamic Horror”

June 6, 2017 Focus Washington

Republican congressman Clay Higgins said Sunday that any “radicalized Islamic suspect” should be hunted down and killed. Higgins, a viral YouTube star who was elected to Congress last November, in a Facebook post argued that […]

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Retired Generals Want U.S. to be Leader on Energy Innovations

June 6, 2017 Focus Washington

Retired generals and other senior military officers are warning that the U.S. must be a leader on energy innovations, noting that a “failure in the field could cause considerable risk to national security”, The Hill […]

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Trump Reiterates Need for Travel Ban, Draws Criticism from GOP Lawyers

June 6, 2017 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump tweeted Monday night that the United States needs a “travel ban” in order to protect Americans from “certain dangerous countries.” “That’s right, we need a TRAVEL BAN for certain DANGEROUS countries, not […]

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Vice President Pence Reaffirms NATO Commitment

June 6, 2017 Focus Washington

Vice President Mike Pence reaffirmed the need for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) members to stand together in the fight against terrorism, addressing the recent London terror attacks. “And make no mistake: Our commitment […]

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Intelligence Contractor Charged with Leaking Classified Report

June 6, 2017 Focus Washington

An intelligence contractor was charged with sending a classified report about Russia’s interference in the 2016 election to the news media, the Justice Department announced Monday. This is the first criminal leak case under President […]

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Most Americans Disapprove of Trump’s Decision to Pull Out of Paris Accord, Poll Shows

June 6, 2017 Focus Washington

Most of Americans disagree with President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement, majority saying that the move will damage the United States’ global leadership, a new Washington Post-ABC News poll shows. According […]

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Defense Leaders Vouch for US Commitment to Asia-Pacific Nations

June 5, 2017 Focus Washington

Defense Secretary James Mattis and numerous other US lawmakers addressed allies concerned about US policy in the South China Sea region this week. Mattis in Singapore vouched for the US commitment to Asia-Pacific nations, as […]

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Ex-FBI Chief to Be Pressed over Trump’s Alleged Interference in Russia Probe

June 5, 2017 Focus Washington

Former FBI Director James Comey will be pressed to answer whether President Donald Trump tried to get him to stop an investigation into alleged ties between the Trump campaign and Russia, key US senators said […]

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US Supreme Court Sets Deadline for Travel Ban Responses

June 5, 2017 Focus Washington

US Supreme Court is giving the challengers to President Donald Trump’s travel ban more than a week to respond to the government’s emergency request to let the executive order take effect, Politico reports. The deadline […]

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US Still Believes in NATO’s Article 5

June 5, 2017 Focus Washington

United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley said the US still supports Article 5 of NATO’s founding treaty, which stipulates that a threat to one member nation is a threat to all nations. “Of course we believe […]

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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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Arab Journalist Pierre Ghanem Discusses the 2016 US Presidential Elections as Viewed Through Arab and Muslim Eyes

May 19, 2016 newadminuser

19 May 2016 (Washington, DC): In this segment of Focus Washington, Chuck Conconi sat with Pierre Ghanem, an Arab journalist covering Washington and the United States, to discuss the Arab world’s reception of presidential candidates […]

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United Palestinian Appeal: Cultivating and Delivering Hope

April 28, 2016 newadminuser

Washington, DC; 28 April 2016: Providing aid and bolstering development in a region that has been a perennial conflict zone since 1948 is both demanding and rewarding. United Palestinian Appeal (UPA) has managed to do just […]

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F1’s Grand Prix Roars into the Bahrain Embassy in Washington, DC

April 6, 2016 newadminuser

April 5, 2016: In the second race of the season, the German racer Nico Rosberg took a comfortable win in the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday April 3rd. Meanwhile, his Mercedes team-mate, Lewis Hamilton, climbed […]

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Ukraine’s National Bank Makes the Federal Reserve Seem Saintly

February 22, 2016 newadminuser

By Stan Collender Many members of the U.S. House and Senate have complained long and hard about what they say is an out-of-control Federal Reserve Bank. They protested when the Fed took what they considered […]

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