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The Republican Party will keep its control of the New York state Senate although two Democrats have won the special elections Tuesday, Fox News informed. That’s because a key Democrat who has caucused with the GOP announced he’ll stay put, […]

Pruitt Wants EPA to Stop Using ‘Secret Science’ to Make Environmental Rules

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt announced a new rule Tuesday which would limit the type of science the agency can use when making new environmental rules. According to Pruitt, with this new rule the […]

Trump, Macron Pledged for Stronger Measures to Contain Iran

President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron vowed on Tuesday to seek stronger measures to contain Iran. However, Trump refrained from committing to staying in a 2015 nuclear deal and threatened Tehran with retaliation […]

U.S. Senators Push Banks to Disclose Ties with Wealthy Russians Allied with Putin

U.S. senators are putting constant pressure on a big number of world’s largest financial institutions to reveal any ties between their companies and wealthy Russians affiliated with Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to a letter published on Tuesday, CNBC informed. Two Democratic senators, […]

Federal Judge Orders Reopening of DACA

A District of Columbia federal judge has overruled the Trump administration’s effort to end the popular Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, saying that the government has to continue the Obama-era program and accept new […]

French President on State Visit to Persuade Trump to Preserve Iran Deal

French President Emmanuel Macron began on Monday his full state visit to the United States, the first one President Donald Trump has hosted, in an effort to persuade the U.S. president to preserve the Iran […]

Senate Panel Endorses Pompeo for Secretary of State

Secretary of State nominee Mike Pompeo was endorsed Monday by a Senate committee, after President Donald Trump and a Democratic senator intervened at the last moment, sending him to the full Senate for his expected […]

FP: Bolton’s Pick for Deputy Could Roil Pentagon Relations

National Security Advisor John Bolton’s choice for his deputy passes the loyalty litmus test for President Donald Trump, but it could signal yet more headwind for Defense Secretary James Mattis, Foreign Policy reported. Last weekend, […]

Driver Kills Ten After Deliberately Plowing Van into Toronto Crowd

A driver deliberately plowed his white Ryder rental van into a lunch-hour crowd in Toronto on Monday, killing 10 people and injuring 15 along a roughly mile-long (1.6-km) stretch of sidewalk thronged with pedestrians, Reuters […]

Waffle House Shooting Suspect Had Previously Been Arrested

The suspect in an early Sunday Waffle House shooting in Nashville, in which four people died, was arrested last year for being in a restricted area near the White House, Tennessee authorities said. Travis Reinking, […]

Supreme Court to Decide on Trump’s Immigration Policies

The U.S. Supreme Court is set to adjourn on Wednesday over President Donald Trump’s immigration policies. The justices are going to hear a challenge to the lawfulness of his travel ban targeting people from several […]

Iran Foreign Minister: ‘If Trump Pulls out of Nuclear Deal, There Will Be Consequences’

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said during his stay in New York that Tehran has “many options” if the U.S. pulls out of a nuclear agreement, adding that those options are “not pleasant.” “The […]

Michael Cohen Becomes Focus of Mueller’s Probe

President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen, was the focus of the conversation surrounding Robert Mueller’s investigation on Sunday, as Trump’s legal team reportedly prepares for Cohen to cooperate with federal investigators. Political […]

Dismantling of North Korea’s Nuclear Arsenal to Precede Sanctions Relief

President Donald Trump will demand from North Korea’s Kim Jong-un to act quickly and dismantle the country’s nuclear arsenal when the two leaders meet. According to officials, Trump will also not consider significant sanctions relief […]

April 21, 2018 Focus Washington

State Department’s Report Calls Some Countries ‘Morally Reprehensible’

The State Department issued Friday its global human rights report for 2017 in which it called China, Russia, Iran and North Korea “morally reprehensible” governments and accused them of violating human rights within their borders […]

April 21, 2018 Focus Washington

Sessions Warns White House He Will Resign If Rosenstein Gets Fired

Attorney General Jeff Sessions threatened the White House that he would resign if President Donald Trump fires Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. The Washington Post reported Friday that in a phone call, Sessions told White […]

April 21, 2018 Focus Washington

Trump Says Mueller Was Illegally Appointed

President Donald Trump on Friday night repeated his doubts about the security of the special counsel’s probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election. Trump wrote in a tweet that the special counsel “was established […]

April 20, 2018 Focus Washington

Man Part of 9/11 Attack Captured in Syria

A man connected to the September 11, assault on the United States, who was considered to have praised “violent jihad,” an acronym for the Islamic State, was captured in Syria by U.S.-backed forces more than […]

April 20, 2018 Focus Washington

Comey Memos Reveal President’s Comments on Russia, Flynn

Former FBI Director James Comey details in his memos the president’s “serious reservations” about then-national security adviser Michael Flynn as well as concerns about issues such as media leaks. The memos also detail President Donald […]

April 19, 2018 Sara Corcoran

Congressman Lieu: Discussions about Regulating Technology Companies Shouldn’t Happen In a Vacuum

Taking over Henry Waxman’s job is no easy undertaking. With 40 years as a Congressman and one of the most powerful members of his day, Waxman’s departure created quite a void in 2015. However since […]

House Judiciary Chair Intends to Issue Subpoena to Get Comey Memos

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte intends to subpoena the Justice Department in order to get the memos of former FBI Director James Comey in which he memorialized his conversations with President Donald Trump, two […]

Pompeo Discussed with Kim Release of Three U.S. Citizens Detained in North Korea

During his meeting, with Kim Jong-un earlier this month, CIA Director Mike Pompeo talked about the release of three U.S. citizens that are held in North Korea. A senior White House official who is not […]

Republicans in Senate, House Battle over Campaign Funding

The Republican National Committee’s (RNC) attempts to save the majority in the upcoming midterm elections seem to have been faced with scrutiny in the Senate over whether the committee puts too much focus on saving […]

Trump on Rosenstein, Mueller: They’re Still Here

President Donald Trump on Wednesday attempted to smooth public fears that he is going to fire special counsel Robert Mueller as well as Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein in order to shut down the Russia […]

New York Attorney General Wants to Bring Criminal Charges Against People Pardoned by Trump

On Wednesday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and the state legislators received a request from New York’s attorney general where he asked that he and other local prosecutors be given the power to bring criminal […]

Russia Warns U.S. of ‘Precise and Painful’ Consequences if Sanctions are Imposed

A warning issued by Russian lawmakers on Wednesday said that there will be “precise and painful” consequences for all countries that impose any type of sanctions against Moscow. According to Reuters, Valentina Matvienko, the speaker […]

Trump Demands that Congress Close Loopholes Allowing ‘Criminal Aliens’ to Remain in U.S.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday required from Congress that stricter immigration laws be passed after Justice Neil Gorsuch cast the deciding vote in the Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision that ruled in favor of an immigrant […]

Former First Lady Barbara Bush Dies

Former first lady Barbara Bush died Tuesday at the age of 92, ABC News reported. “A former first lady of the United States of America and relentless proponent of family literacy, Barbara Pierce Bush passed away Tuesday, April […]

Pompeo Secretly Met with Kim Jong-un

A source confirmed Tuesday that FBI Director Mike Pompeo met with North Korea’s leader in Pyongyang at the beginning of this month. According to one source, President Donald Trump’s Secretary of State nominee Pompeo took […]

Trump Opposed to U.S. Re-Joining Pacific Trade Pact

President Donald Trump on Tuesday stated that he is against the possibility of the U.S. re-entering the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), adding that he is, however, open to establishing bilateral trade deals with countries. “While Japan […]