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The United States and China are getting close to a trade agreement, White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Thursday, citing what he called very constructive talks with Beijing about ending a 16-month trade […]

Pelosi Says Trump Admitted to Bribery

House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday President Donald Trump already has admitted to bribery in the Ukraine scandal at the heart of a Democratic-led inquiry, accusing him of an impeachable offense under […]

Trump Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Prevent Tax Returns Release

President Donald Trump on Thursday asked the conservative-majority U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to reverse a lower court ruling that directed his longtime accounting firm to hand over eight years of his tax returns to […]

Israel Completes Gaza Airstrikes after Rocket Fires

Israel said early Friday it has completed a series of airstrikes on targets linked to the Islamic Jihad militant group in Gaza after rocket fire that rattled a day-old truce, AP reported. The military statement […]

China Having ‘In-depth’ Talks with U.S. on Interim Trade Deal

China and the United States are holding “in-depth” discussions on a first phase trade agreement, and canceling tariffs is an important condition to reaching a deal, the Chinese commerce ministry said on Thursday, Reuters informs. […]

Trump Impeachment Hearings Focus on Ukraine Pressure Campaign

The top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, testifying on Wednesday in the first televised hearing of the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump, linked him more directly to a pressure campaign on Ukraine to conduct investigations […]

Former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick Joining Presidential Race

Former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick has told supporters he will join the Democratic race and run for president, media outlets including the New York Times reported on Wednesday. Patrick, who was the state’s first African-American […]

Three Taliban Figures Released In Exchange For American, Australian Professors

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday announced that his government has released three prominent Taliban figures in an effort to get the insurgents to free two university professors, an American and an Australian, they abducted […]

November 13, 2019 Focus Washington

Senators Recommend Extending Space Station’s Life to 2030 in NASA Authorization Bill

The International Space Station is currently expected to end operations in 2024, but a group from the U.S. Senate’s Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee want to go ahead with the program until 2030 — a […]

November 13, 2019 Focus Washington

Graham Blocks Armenian Genocide Resolution after Meeting with Trump, Erdogan

Senator Lindsey Graham blocked a congressional resolution Wednesday that would have recognized the Armenian genocide by Ottoman Turks hours after he and President Trump met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Fox News reported. Graham objected […]

November 12, 2019 Focus Washington

IAEA Finds Uranium Particles at Undeclared Iranian Site

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has found uranium particles at a site in Iran that had not been declared by the Iranian authorities, BBC reported. A confidential report, seen by the BBC, did not […]

November 12, 2019 Focus Washington

Democrats Release New Testimonies from Trump Impeachment Inquiry

A senior Pentagon official detailed confusion and concern in the U.S. national security apparatus after the White House blocked aid to Ukraine without explanation, according to testimony released on Monday by the congressional impeachment panel […]

November 12, 2019 Focus Washington

‘Shameful’ of UK Not to Publish Report on Russian meddling, Hillary Clinton Says

The UK’s failure to publish a parliamentary report on alleged Russian meddling is “inexplicable and shameful”, former U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said on Tuesday, Reuters informed. The report by parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee […]

November 11, 2019 Focus Washington

Saudi Arabia Raises October Oil Output

Saudi Arabia raised its oil output in October to 10.3 million barrels per day but kept its supply to the oil markets below its OPEC output target, a Saudi industry source familiar with the kingdom’s […]

November 11, 2019 Focus Washington

Bolivian President Morales Resigns after Protests

Bolivian President Evo Morales said on Sunday he was resigning to ease violence that has gripped the South American nation since a disputed election, but he stoked fears of more unrest by saying he was […]

November 11, 2019 Focus Washington

Trump Could Release Second Ukraine Transcript This Week

President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the White House would probably release a transcript of a second call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Tuesday, Reuters writes. “We have another transcript coming out which […]

Former Trump Adviser John Bolton Signs Book Deal

Former national security adviser John Bolton has a book deal, The Associated Press has learned. The hawkish Bolton departed in September because of numerous foreign policy disagreements with President Donald Trump. Bolton reached a deal […]

Republicans Want Hunter Biden, Whistleblower Testimonies

Republicans on Saturday asked that former Vice President Joe Biden’s son and the whistleblower whose complaint triggered the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump be called to testify in public hearings that begin next week, […]

UAE Calls for Iran Talks

Iran should come to the negotiating table with world powers and Gulf countries to seek a new deal that would deescalate regional tensions and revive its economy, a senior United Arab Emirates official said on […]

U.S. ‘Very Actively’ Asking North Korea to Return to Talks

Washington is “very actively” trying to persuade North Korea to come back to negotiations, South Korea’s national security adviser said on Sunday, as a year-end North Korean deadline for U.S. flexibility approaches, Reuters reported. South […]

U.S. Forces Relocate Bases in Syria

The U.S., which evacuated more than half of its bases in Syria during Turkey’s counter-terrorism operation, has strengthened its military presence in oil-rich areas and also brought back its forces to some previously evacuated bases, […]

Trump Plans to Ask U.S. Supreme Court to Review Tax Returns Decision

President Donald Trump plans to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a ruling requiring his accounting firm to turn over eight years of his tax returns to New York prosecutors, setting the stage for […]

White House Official Claims He Heard U.S. Envoy Push for Probe on Bidens

An official on the White House’s National Security Council said he heard the U.S. ambassador to the European Union explicitly press Ukrainian officials to investigate Joe Biden and his son, according to a transcript released […]

Trump Says China Trade Talks Moving Along Nicely

President Donald Trump said on Saturday that trade talks with China were moving along “very nicely”, but the United States would only make a deal with Beijing if it was the right deal for America, […]

Republicans Tap Close Trump Ally On Impeachment Panel

Republicans said on Friday they are moving U.S. Representative Jim Jordan, one of President Donald Trump’s most tenacious defenders, onto the congressional committee that will hold public hearings next week on Trump’s possible impeachment, Reuters […]

Uncertainty over U.S.-China Trade Keeps Markets in Check

Uncertainty about a possible U.S.-Chinese agreement to roll back tariffs in their trade war kept global markets in check Friday, AP reported. Though the two sides have agreed to reduce some punitive tariffs on each […]

House Intelligence Committee Subpoenas Mulvaney for Impeachment Inquiry Testimony

Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney has been subpoenaed to appear Friday morning before the House Intelligence Committee as part of the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, an official working on the […]

Bloomberg Could Enter 2020 Democratic Presidential Race

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is strongly considering entering the race for the 2020 U.S. Democratic presidential nomination, a move that could greatly disrupt the field just three months before the first nominating […]

White House Blockade of Impeachment Probe Likely to Hold Firm ahead of Hearings

The White House blockade of the Democratic-led impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump seemed likely to hold firm on Friday, as congressional officials said they expected two administration officials to rebuff a request to testify, […]

Turkey to Begin Repatriation of Islamic State Prisoners on Monday

Turkey will begin to repatriate captured Islamic State militants to their home countries as of Monday, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu was quoted as saying by state media on Friday, Reuters informs. Turkey has long criticised […]