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Cybersecurity Experts Warn that Voter Database Is ‘Hacker’s Dream’

July 3, 2017 Focus Washington

Cybersecurity experts said Saturday that hackers could find and exploit the data compiled by President Donald Trump’s voter-fraud commission, Politico reports. “It is beyond stupid”, Nicholas Weaver, a computer science professor at the University of […]

House Democrat Calls on Lawmakers to Join Trump Impeachment Efforts

July 3, 2017 Focus Washington

Democratic Representative Brad Sherman on Sunday called on other congressional lawmakers to join the efforts of impeaching President Donald Trump. Thousands took to the streets of Los Angeles as part of an impeachment march, the […]

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Twitter Says Trump Tweet Doesn’t Violate Rules

July 3, 2017 Focus Washington

As President Donald Trump faces growing backlash for tweeting a video attacking CNN on Sunday, Twitter told the network that the president’s tweet did not violate the social media platform’s terms and conditions, The Hill […]

White House Releases Trump Staff Salaries

July 1, 2017 Focus Washington

The White House on Friday released a list of salary information for nearly 400 employees of President Donald Trump’s executive office, The Hill reports. The 16-page document details the annual salaries of top staffers and […]

Manhattan Prosecutor Joins Mueller’s Russia Investigation

July 1, 2017 Focus Washington

A federal prosecutor in Manhattan is joining special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election.Andrew Goldstein is departing as chief of the public corruption unit in Manhattan after serving in […]

Senate Sends Russia Sanctions Bill to House

June 30, 2017 Focus Washington

The Senate approved Thursday the updates of the sanctions package on Moscow, overcoming obstacles that stalled the bill for weeks in the House. Senators sent the House a technical fix to the sanctions bill by […]

Sanders Slams FBI Investigation of Wife’s $10mn Loan to College

June 28, 2017 Focus Washington

Senator Bernie Sanders on Tuesday slammed a federal investigation into his wife regarding a $10 million loan to a defunct in Vermont, blaming it on a surrogate of President Donald Trump, Newsmax reports. “My wife […]

House Intelligence Committee Interviews Podesta in Russia Probe

June 28, 2017 Focus Washington

The House Intelligence Committee on Tuesday interviewed former Hillary Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta in its investigation into Russian meddling in the election, The Hill reports. While the lawmakers didn’t comment when exiting the committee’s […]

Reporter Accuses White House Spokeswomen of ‘Inflaming Media Tensions’

June 28, 2017 Focus Washington

A White House reporter confronted White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders at the top of her Tuesday press briefing, accusing her of “inflaming tensions with the media”, The Hill reports. Sanders was asked about whether […]

Trump Says Senate Republicans Are ‘Very Close’ to Passing ObamaCare Repeal Bill

June 28, 2017 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Senate Republicans are “very close” to passing their plan to repeal and replace ObamaCare, but added that if it fails, “that’s OK”, The Hill reports. “I think the Senate […]

Several Senate Republicans Won’t Support ObamaCare Repeal Bill

June 27, 2017 Focus Washington

Several Senate Republicans said Monday that they would not back a procedural motion on legislation repealing and replacing ObamaCare after a Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report found the bill would leave 22 million more people […]

Jared Kushner Hires Prominent Trial Lawyer for Russia Probes

June 27, 2017 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump’s son-in-law is turning to a prominent defense lawyer, Abbe Lowell, to represent him in Russia-related investigations. Jared Kushner’s lawyer, Jamie Gorelick, says that Lowell has been added to the team representing Kushner, […]

Top Democrat Criticizes Obama’s Handling of Russia Election Interference

June 26, 2017 Focus Washington

The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, Representative Adam Schiff criticized former President Barack Obama for his response to intelligence reports that the Russian president was working to elect Donald Trump, Politico reports. Schiff, […]

Trump Says Obama ‘Not Leading Resistance’ on GOP Healthcare Bill

June 26, 2017 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump passed on an opportunity on Sunday to denounce former President Barack Obama as a leader of the “resistance”, despite a Facebook post Thursday which criticized the Senate GOP healthcare bill, Newsmax reports. […]

Material Useful to Russia Investigation Destroyed in U.S. Compounds, Officials Say

June 24, 2017 Focus Washington

Officials discovered destroyed information inside Russian compounds located in Maryland and New York last year, that would have been useful in the ongoing probe regarding Russian interference in the 2016 election. Computers, antennas, electronics, file […]

Democrats Urge Leaders to Talk Less about Russia

June 24, 2017 Focus Washington

Following the major blow in Georgia special election, Democrats are urging party leaders to stop talking so much about Russia. Democratic leaders have been beating the drum this year over the ongoing probes into the […]

Group of Democrats to Consider Pelosi’s Ouster

June 23, 2017 Focus Washington

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi is facing down a new threat to her job just days after Tuesday’s special election setback in Georgia. A group of younger House Democrats is leading the charge, saying that the party […]

Republicans Hang on to House Seat in Georgia Special Election

June 21, 2017 Focus Washington

Republican Representative Karen Handel won Georgia special House election Tuesday night, defeating Democrats who were hoping to score an early win against President Trump ahead of the 2018 midterms. The former Georgia Secretary of State […]

Georgia Special Election: Trump Criticizes John Ossoff for Not Living in Congressional District

June 20, 2017 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump has launched a fresh attack on the Democratic candidate in Georgia special election that many see as a referendum on his presidency and which his opponents hope will deliver him a bloody […]

Senate Judiciary Committee Leaders to Meet with Special Counsel Mueller

June 20, 2017 Focus Washington

Senate Judiciary Committee leaders who are investigating the allegations and circumstances related to the firing of former FBI director James Comey, are set to meet with Special Counsel Robert Mueller this week, a committee spokesman […]

Democrats Seek First Big Win of Trump Era in Georgia

June 20, 2017 Focus Washington

House Democrats’ campaign arm sent a team to Georgia to organize the sixth congressional district months ahead of the special election. Voters are to decide whether the effort was worthwhile, considering that progressives poured $23 […]

Democrats Protest Senate Republican Healthcare Secrecy

June 20, 2017 Focus Washington

Democrats took to the Senate floor on Monday to express dissatisfaction over secret efforts by the Republican majority to repeal former President Barack Obama’s healthcare bill, known as Obamacare. In a series of inquiries and […]

Federal Judge Narrows Injunction on Trump Travel Ban

June 20, 2017 Focus Washington

U.S. District Court Judge Derrick Watson has reined in an injunction Monday in Hawaii, nullifying its impact on studies and policy reviews ordered under the directive Trump issued in March and billed as an anti-terrorism […]

Trump Middle East Doctrine Seeks to Compensate for Obama Policies

June 19, 2017 Focus Washington

Several U.S. presidents have undertaken foreign policy initiatives that bear their names today. The process began with the fifth president James Monroe and the 1823 doctrine that gave notice to European powers not to interfere […]

House Intelligence Chairman Says Trump Did Not Collude with Russians

June 19, 2017 Focus Washington

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes said Saturday there “was never any collusion between Donald Trump and the Russians”, calling on Washington to “stop chasing Russian ghosts around the closet”, Politico writes. The California Republican’s […]

Top Democrat Says White House Attacks on Mueller Won’t Stop Probe

June 19, 2017 Focus Washington

The investigation into collusion between Russia and President Donald Trump’s campaign is unchanged, ongoing, and “just getting started”, despite White House’s “besmirchment” attempts against special counsel Robert Mueller, Representative Adam Schiff said Sunday. “Newt Gingrich […]

Scalise’s Condition Upgraded to ‘Serious’

June 19, 2017 Focus Washington

Doctors treating wounded House Majority Whip Steve Scalise have upgraded his condition from “critical” to “serious”, NPR reports. Scalise and three others were shot Wednesday morning at a baseball practice in Alexandria, Virginia. The 51-year-old […]

Senate Democrats to Hold Talkathon Protest over GOP Healthcare Bill

June 19, 2017 Focus Washington

Senate Democrats are planning to have a late-night talkathon Monday to protest GOP’s effort to repeal and replace ObamaCare, The Hill reports. Democrats are expected to speak from the Senate floor until at least midnight […]

Attorney Says Trump Is Not under Investigation

June 19, 2017 Focus Washington

One of President Donald Trump’s attorneys on Sunday insisted “there is not an investigation of the president of the United States, period”, responding to reports that a Department of Justice investigation has expanded to investigate […]

Pro-Trump Groups Take Obama Out of Context in Georgia Election Ad

June 19, 2017 Focus Washington

A radio ad from a pro-President Donald Trump group in Georgia is using former President Barack Obama’s words out of context to argue that Democrats don’t care about black voters, CNN’s K File reports. “Plantation […]

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