Politics

Steve Bannon, President Donald Trump’s former chief strategist is confident that Martin Luther King, Jr. would be “proud” of what President Donald Trump has done for African-American and Latino workers in the United States. “Martin […]

Americans Reluctant to Call Trump-Kim Summit Successful

A poll conducted by The Washington Post and ABC News showed that Americans’ views of the Singapore summit outcome are more measured than that of President Donald Trump, who said with confidence North Korea was no longer […]

Roger Stone Met with Russians Offering Dirt on Clinton

Former Trump campaign adviser Roger Stone met in May 2016 with a Russian who offered “dirt” on then-candidate Hillary Clinton in exchange for $2 million, Stone and former Trump campaign communications official Michael Caputo confirmed […]

Bannon Says Midterm Elections ‘Up or Down Vote’ on Impeachment

President Donald Trump’s former chief strategist, Steve Bannon, called the upcoming November midterm elections an “up or down vote on the impeachment” of the president. “This is Trump’s first [re-election],” Bannon told ABC News Chief White House Correspondent Jonathan […]

June 15, 2018 Focus Washington

McConnell: ‘Mueller’s Probe Has Gone on Seemingly Forever’

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in a statement hinted that according to him special counsel Robert Mueller needs to wrap up the probe into the 2016 election, adding that the investigation has gone on “forever.” […]

June 15, 2018 Focus Washington

Democrats Desperately Try to End Sessions’ Immigration Policy

Democratic Senator Brian Schatz on Thursday stated that Congress could fix the policy of separating migrant families at the border and could pass both chambers next week if it’s proposed as stand-alone legislation. “Stop pretending […]

Trump Critic Loses South Carolina Primary

Incumbent Republican South Carolina Representative Mark Sanford, who often criticizes the President, lost Tuesday’s primaries to state Representative Kate Arrington. Her unexpected win proved an unmistakably positive referendum on President Donald Trump’s tenure and a […]

Random Violence to Muslims Still Common in U.S.

A man from Florida is going to prison after threatening a Muslim family not to move into the neighborhood he lived in. According to the Washington Post, David H. Howard of Tampa Bay, Florida, was […]

Trump: ‘There Is No Longer a Nuclear Threat from North Korea’

President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced that North Korea is no longer a nuclear threat to the world. His optimistic assessment of the summit with Kim Jong-un was welcomed by the world as many countries […]

Sanders Revolts Democrats by Praising Trump for Making Peace at Summit

Anti-war liberals Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Tulsi Gabbard praised President Donald Trump’s successful summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un as a way to express revolt to the Democratic establishment. According to Breitbart, after […]

Democrats Demand Probe to Determine If Official Pressured Bank on Gun Policy

Democratic Senators demand the top watchdog at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to probe if a commissioner attempted to influence Citigroup to rollback their new policies which ban business with firearms manufacturers. On Wednesday […]

Puerto Rico Releases Hurricane Maria Death Toll Records

The government of Puerto Rico released on Tuesday a database of information on all deaths that occurred after Hurricane Maria, which hit the island last September. The information was released to CNN and another news […]

American Medical Association Becomes Gun Control Advocate

The American Medical Association (AMA) on Tuesday endorsed the ban on assault weapons as part of a congressional package of measures meant to lower gun violence rate. Reportedly, the AMA took a strong stance on […]

June 12, 2018 Focus Washington

George Conway Defends Special Counsel’s Probe

Kellyanne Conway’s husband, George Conway, defended Monday special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation, embracing a position he has held on Twitter for some time. Conway published a column on Monday titled “The Terrible Arguments Against […]

June 12, 2018 Focus Washington

Trump Administration Ends Asylum Protection for Victims of Domestic Violence

The Trump administration reversed Monday asylum protections for domestic violence victims, as well as for victims of gang violence, a move that could eventually deprive tens of thousands of immigrants of protection in the United […]

June 12, 2018 Focus Washington

Supreme Court Lets Ohio to Continue Purging Non-Active Voters

The Supreme Court on Monday upheld a controversial voter purge policy in Ohio, which is the first of the several voting disputes the court is expected to settle in near future. According to NBC […]

June 11, 2018 Focus Washington

Democrats Reject Graham’s Call for Military Use Authorization Against North Korea

Prior to Tuesday’s summit between President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong-un, South Carolina Republican Senator Lindsey Graham urged Democrats on Sunday to sign onto an authorization to use military force against the dictatorship regime […]

June 11, 2018 Focus Washington

Congressional Candidate Accused of Abuse Still in Race

A Democratic congressional candidate from South Carolina who recently admitted to abuse has refused to withdraw from the race, leaving his fellow Democrats stuck with a congressional nominee they refuse to support. Archie Parnell, who admitted […]

June 9, 2018 Focus Washington

Republicans Mourn Over News of Krauthammer Being Near Death

The news that conservative commentator and writer Charles Krauthammer has only a few weeks left of life was met with sorrow from the Republican party. Top GOP members offered their condolences and praised the achievements […]

Sessions Explains to Congress Why He Isn’t Defending Obamacare

Attorney General Jeff Sessions defended in a letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan on Thursday the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) reason for not defending the Affordable Care Act, also known as ObamaCare. “As you know, […]

Trump Administration Won’t Defend Key Provisions of ACA

The Trump administration said in a court filing on Thursday that key provisions of the Affordable Care Act should be invalidated and that it won’t defend them. The filing came in a lawsuit brought by […]

House Passes Trump’s $15bn Spending Cuts

The House on Thursday voted to pass a White House proposal that cuts on $15 billion that was previously approved in the government funding. The House approved the measure with no Democrats supporting it, while […]

Senate Intelligence Committee Aide Indicted for Leaking Classified Material

A former senior Senate Intelligence Committee aide was charged Thursday for lying to FBI agents late last year regarding his contacts with three reporters. According to The New York Times, James Wolfe served as the […]

Woman Whose Prison Sentence Was Commuted by Trump Thanks Him

Alice Marie Johnson, the woman who had her prison sentence commuted by President Donald Trump, on Thursday morning expressed gratitude to him for giving her “a second chance in life.” “Thank you, President Trump for […]

U.S. Personnel in China Sent to Screening After Acoustic Incident

A number of American government personnel working in China have been sent back to the United States for screening after they suffered unexplained health issues similar to those that have hurt U.S. workers in Cuba, […]

DOJ Tells Court Pentagon Will Release American Detainee in Iraq

The Defense Department plans to release a U.S. citizen accused of fighting for ISIS who is currently held in Iraq, a Justice Department court filing showed. The unnamed American, who was turned over to U.S. […]

McConnell Won’t Pass Legislation to Rein on Trump’s Tariffs Authority

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell stated on Wednesday that the Senate is not going to pass a legislation meant to regulate President Donald Trump’s tariff authority, regardless of the growing frustration within the Senate about […]

June 6, 2018 Focus Washington

McCabe Seeks Immunity for Testimony Before Congressional Panel

Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe has offered to testify at an upcoming congressional hearing on the FBI and Justice Department’s handling of a probe into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server, in […]

June 6, 2018 Focus Washington

GOP Report Says Obama Secretly Gave Iran Access to U.S. Financial System

According to a new report written by Senate GOP members, top officials in the Obama administration secretly authorized Iran to be able to convert assets to the U.S. dollar, even after the same officials repeatedly […]

June 5, 2018 Focus Washington

Special Counsel Accuses Manafort of Tampering With Witnesses

Prosecutors working for Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian collusion accused President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, of tampering with witnesses in a court filing Monday, Newsweek writes. Mueller asked the judge […]