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Trump Endorses Luther Strange in Alabama Senate Special Election

August 9, 2017 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump on Tuesday endorsed Senator Luther Strange in his special election campaign, dealing a major victory to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who has signaled that Strange is his pick to win in […]

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McCain Disagrees With Trump on North Korea

August 9, 2017 Focus Washington

Senator John McCain took exception to President Donald Trump’s remarks Tuesday that further provocation by North Korea will be met “with fire and fury like the world has never seen,” The Hill reports. McCain argued […]

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Joe Manchin Says He Doesn’t Care About Attacks

August 8, 2017 Focus Washington

Democratic Senator Joe Manchin is preparing for his reelection fight as a top target for Republicans, but he says he is not affected by the pressure, CNN reports. “I just don’t give a s–t,” Manchin […]

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Republican Senators Realizing Legislative Agenda Is in Their Own Hands

August 8, 2017 Focus Washington

Last week Republican senators left Washington for the annual August recess, lacking the historic accomplishments many of them had hoped for, CNN reports. “It’s not good enough. We’ve got to do better,” said Wisconsin Republican […]

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Trump Praises Attorney General Sessions for Taking Action Against Leaks

August 7, 2017 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump praised Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Saturday for “taking action” against leaks, providing a reprieve to the relationship following numerous public attacks on Sessions over the past month, Politico reports. “After many […]

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Trump Slams Congress over New Russia Sanctions Bill

August 5, 2017 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump is firing pointed criticism at the GOP Congress, ripping lawmakers for sending him a Russia sanctions bill he opposes while failing to negotiate an ObamaCare repeal bill. While tensions between the president […]

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Special Counsel Mueller Using Grand Jury in Washington Federal Court in Russia Probe

August 4, 2017 Focus Washington

In the past several weeks, Special counsel Robert Mueller started using a grand jury in a Washington federal court in his investigation of the alleged correlation between the Kremlin and the Trump campaign, Washington Post […]

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McCain Opposes Merit-based Immigration Bill: ‘I wouldn’t do it’

August 4, 2017 Focus Washington

Senator John McCain expressed hesitation Thursday on a Trump administration-backed bill that would repress illegal immigration and establish a merit-based immigration system, The Hill reports. In an interview with the Arizona Republic, McCain said he […]

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McCain Expects Swift Return to Senate

August 3, 2017 Focus Washington

Senator John McCain said on Wednesday that he could return to the Senate as early as September. “It’s a tough challenge, you know, of course. But I’m getting the best care you could possibly have, […]

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Special Counsel Team for Russia Investigation Expands

August 2, 2017 Focus Washington

A former Justice Department official has joined special counsel Robert Mueller’s team as it investigates Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election.Greg Andres becomes the 16th lawyer to join the team, special counsel spokesman Josh […]

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Rosenstein Brushes off Trump Attacks on Sessions

August 2, 2017 Focus Washington

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein brushed off President Donald Trump’s attacks on Attorney General Jeff Sessions in an interview published Tuesday, saying the morale at the Justice Department remains “pretty good,” despite the president’s comments, […]

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Scaramucci Says Vulgar Remarks about Priebus, Bannon Were a ‘Joke’

August 2, 2017 Focus Washington

Anthony Scaramucci, who recently resigned as White House communications director, said Tuesday he was “joking” in the comments he made to a New Yorker reporter about other Trump administration officials, The Hill reports. “Most of […]

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Unclear Whether Trump Will Hold Signing Ceremony on Russia Sanctions

August 1, 2017 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump has committed to signing a Russia sanctions bill, but it’s unclear if he’ll highlight his signature with a big ceremony. Major bills often have White House signing ceremonies, but Russian sanctions isn’t […]

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Trump Reportedly Dictated Statement for Son on Russia Meeting

August 1, 2017 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump reportedly dictated a misleading statement about his son’s meeting with a Russian lawyer that was ultimately issued to the New York Times by Donald Trump Jr., The Washington Post reports. Trump dictated […]

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Spy Agencies Eased Rules on ‘Unmasking’ Procedures

August 1, 2017 Focus Washington

Former President Barack Obama’s intelligence chief issued revised procedures in 2013 that made it easier for executive branch officials to “unmask” the names of lawmakers or congressional staffers caught up in intelligence intercepts overseas, according […]

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GOP House Member Calls for Special Counsel’s Resignation

August 1, 2017 Focus Washington

House Judiciary Committee member Representative Trent Franks is calling on Special Counsel Robert Mueller to resign, The Hill reports. Franks claims Mueller is violating a law governing the special counsel that prohibits him from serving […]

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Trump Removes Scaramucci from Communications Director Post

August 1, 2017 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump on Monday removed Anthony Scaramucci as communications director, ending a tumultuous tenure in the West Wing that lasted just 10 days. Scaramucci lost his job on the same day that Homeland Security […]

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Trump Nominee Hoekstra Gets Rare Bipartisan Support

July 31, 2017 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump’s nomination of former House Intelligence Committee Chairman Pete Hoekstra to be U.S. ambassador to the Netherlands is unique among many recent Trump appointees: the Michigan Republican is quickly drawing bipartisan support, Newsmax […]

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Kelly Starts New White House Post amid High Hopes from Republicans

July 31, 2017 Focus Washington

President Trump’s friends and foes seemed to welcome his appointment of new White House chief of staff John Kelly on Sunday, as many predicted that Kelly would bring “discipline” and “order” to his new post, […]

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Democrats Open Door to Working with GOP on Healthcare

July 29, 2017 Focus Washington

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi extended an offer to work with Republicans on healthcare Friday, less than one day after GOP efforts to repeal and replace ObamaCare failed in the Senate, The Hill reports. “Democrats […]

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Scalise Commends Officers Who Took Down Ballfield Gunman

July 28, 2017 Focus Washington

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, who was seriously wounded in a shooting at a Republican baseball practice last month, said five law enforcement officers who helped take down the shooter exhibited “selfless and brave actions”, […]

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Intelligence Chairman Accuses Obama Aides of Hundreds of Unmasking Requests

July 28, 2017 Focus Washington

The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee is accusing top political aides of former President Barack Obama of making hundreds of requests during the 2016 presidential race to unmask the names of Americans in intelligence […]

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Scaramucci Says Priebus `Will be Asked` to Resign

July 28, 2017 Focus Washington

White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci criticized chief of staff Reince Priebus, accusing him of leaking details of a private dinner with President Donald Trump and claiming he will be asked to resign, The Hill […]

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Senate Votes Against ObamaCare Repeal Bill

July 28, 2017 Focus Washington

The Senate voted down a scaled-back ObamaCare repeal bill on Friday in a shocking vote that marks a major defeat for Republican leaders and the seven-year effort to repeal the health law. The Senate voted […]

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Sanders Says Democrats Won’t Vote on ‘Sham’ Single Payer Amendment

July 27, 2017 Focus Washington

Senate Democrats are not going to play into Senator Steve Daines’s effort to divide the party on the issue of single-payer healthcare, a spokesman for Senator Bernie Sanders, told Vox Wednesday. “The Democratic caucus will […]

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Trump Mulls Recess Appointment If Sessions Quits

July 27, 2017 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump has talked about the possibility of installing a new Attorney General through a recess appointment if Jeff Sessions leaves the job, the Washington Post reports. But Trump also has been warned not […]

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Pence Reportedly Pushing to Stop Military-Funded Gender Surgery

July 26, 2017 Focus Washington

Vice President Mike Pence is working to reverse the Pentagon’s transgender policy covering sexual reassignment surgery and hormone therapy for service members who are transitioning, Foreign Policy reports. In 2016, then-Defense Secretary Ash Carter ended […]

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State Department Denies that Tillerson Wants to Resign

July 26, 2017 Focus Washington

A report that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was considering resigning because of upheaval in the White House is false, State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauerft told The Hill on Monday. “We have spoken with the […]

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Trump Warns GOP Senators against Blocking ObamaCare Repeal

July 26, 2017 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump sent a veiled warning to Republican senators on Tuesday evening, predicting that those who don’t back efforts to repeal and replace ObamaCare will face “problems”, The Hill reports. “For seven years, every […]

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House Passes Russia Sanctions Legislation

July 26, 2017 Focus Washington

The GOP-controlled House easily passed bipartisan legislation on Tuesday to limit the Trump administration’s ability to lift sanctions on Russia, The Hill reports. Three Republicans – Representatives Justin Amash, John Duncan Jr., and Thomas Massie […]

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