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Senate Republicans are thinking of drafting a budget that would allow up to $1.5 trillion in tax cuts over the next decade, The Wall Street Journal reports based on people familiar with the discussions. If […]

President Trump to Push Nationalist Policy at UN

President Donald Trump’s debut speech to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday will portray a foreign policy full of nationalism and sovereignty and secured by “America First” principles, according to a senior White House official, The […]

Non-partisan Group to Inform Americans on Russia Security Threat

A new non-partisan group was created to aim to inform Americans about the security threat that Russia is posing with the ongoing meddling in U.S. affairs. The Committee to Investigate Russia intends to “help Americans recognize […]

Trump Administration Rejects Study Showing Positive Impact of Refugees

Trump administration officials, that were pressured by the White House to draft a report for reducing the number of refugees allowed into the United States next year, have rejected a Department of Health and Human […]

Former Trump Campaign Chair Paul Manafort Wiretapped by U.S. Investigators, Report Says

Former Donald Trump head of campaign Paul Manafort was wiretapped by the U.S. government investigators before and after the 2016 presidential election, Fox News informs based on a report by CNN. The wiretapping was authorized […]

Trump Takes Agenda of Change to United Nations

U.S. President Donald Trump’s debut at the United Nations General Assembly where world leaders gather annually was set to begin with a U.S.-hosted event on overhauls at the world body, The Wall Street Journal reports. Trump, U.N. […]

Trump Lawyers Clash over Cooperating with Mueller’s Probe

The legal team of the U.S. President Trump Donald Trump is clashing over how much to cooperate with the special counsel who investigates Russian meddling in 2016 election, The New York Times reports. A NY […]

Trump Administration to Brief Officials on Emissions Goals

The top economic adviser of the U.S. President Donald Trump is set to draft the administration’s proposals in order to reduce the greenhouse-gas emissions while assuring that its position on the Paris climate deal has […]

Tillerson Says U.S. Is Weighing Closure of Embassy in Havana

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the U.S. is reviewing a closure of its embassy in Cuba due to “health attacks” on American diplomats there that have caused hearing loss, concussions, and other symptoms, […]

Donald Trump: U.S. Options on North Korea ‘Effective and Overwhelming’

U.S. President Donald Trump stated that he is confident the United States’ options toward North Korea are “effective and overwhelming,” The Hill reports. “America and our allies will never be intimidated. We will defend our […]

Trump’s Tweets About London Bombing Anger British Leaders

U.S. President Donald Trump has used the terrorist attack in London on Friday to promote his hard-line policies, and in the process, he blamed British police that they had information about the alleged terrorists and still failed […]

Trump Tries to Dismiss Congressional Emoluments Clause Lawsuit

President Donald Trump has moved to dismiss a lawsuit filed by more than 200 Democratic lawmakers alleging that the president has violated a constitutional prohibition on taking gifts from foreign governments, The Hill reports. Government […]

London Attack: Arrest Made as Terror Threat Raised to ‘Critical’

Police arrested an 18-year-old man Saturday morning in the port area of Dover in connection with an attack a day earlier on a train at a London Underground station, London’s Metropolitan Police said. It was […]

U.S., International Community Scramble for Response to North Korea’s Nuclear Ambitions

The international community and the U.S. scrambling for a plan to stop leader Kim Jong-un’s seeming unrelenting march to becoming a nuclear power, The Hill reads. The last test launch, the second to fly over […]

September 15, 2017 Focus Washington

U.S. Pursues Diplomatic Track with North Korea

The U.S. plans to explore every diplomatic option on North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs and wants to see loopholes in the North Korean sanctions regime closed, Reuters reports, citing U.S. disarmament ambassador Robert Wood’s […]

September 15, 2017 Focus Washington

Tillerson Presents Round One of State Department Reform Plans

State Secretary Rex Tillerson submitted Thursday the first stage of his reform plan for the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development, noting it was “the most important thing” he will do as […]

September 15, 2017 Focus Washington

Trump Condemns White Supremacy, Signs Resolution

The White House has issued a statement saying that President Donald Trump has signed a resolution to condemn white supremacy, CNN reports. In the statement, the White House noted that the president opposed all forms […]

Macedonia Reform Leader Gains Support in Washington

Aleksandar Mihajloski, the leader of the reform movement in Macedonia’s VMRO-DPMNE party, met with the offices of senators, representatives, and the State Department in Washington, DC this week to discuss his anti-corruption and democratization efforts […]

U.S. Imposes Visa Sanctions on Four Countries

The U.S. imposed visa sanctions on four countries that refuse to accept deported nationals, Politico reports. According to the Department of Homeland Security, Cambodia, Eritrea, Guinea, and Sierra Leone are being sanctioned for “lack of […]

White House Explains Case on How Comey ‘Broke the Law’

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Wednesday made the case on why ex FBI Chief James Comey broke the law, The Hill reports. Comey testified earlier this year that he arranged for a […]

U.S. Dropped Record Number of Bombs on ISIS in August

The U.S.-led bombing campaign against ISIS set a record in August, with the military dropping 5,075 bombs in Iraq and Afghanistan, which is the highest total during the three-year operation against ISIS, Business Insider reports. […]

Miami Mayor Slams Pruitt’s Climate Change Criticism

Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado on Wednesday criticized Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt’s suggestion that it is inappropriate to discuss climate change in the wake of Hurricane Irma, The Hill reports. “It is insensitive on […]

Trump Hits Back at Clinton: She Blames Everybody but Herself

President Donald Trump on Wednesday hit back at Hillary Clinton’s claims about the November election loss.The former Democratic presidential candidate on several occasionssaid she’s “convinced” that Trump’s campaign colluded with Russia during last year’s presidential […]

NYT: South Korea Assembling ‘Decapitation Unit’

South Korea is assembling a “decapitation unit” in its military in a thinly veiled threat to North Korean leader Kim Jung Un and his top aides as they escalate a nuclear missile program, The New […]

Trump Says New North Korea Sanctions Are ‘Only a Very Small Step’

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the latest U.N. sanctions on North Korea are “only a very small step” and “nothing compared to what would have to happen” to deal with the country’s nuclear program, […]

Flynn Reportedly Refusing to Testify before Senate Intel Committee

President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn has refused a new request to appear as a witness before the Senate Intelligence Committee, CNN reports. Flynn first declined to comply with a Senate subpoena […]

White House: DOJ Should Consider Prosecuting Comey

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said at a press briefing Tuesday that it’s up to the Department of Justice to prosecute former FBI Director James Comey, but said that the move “should be […]

Mnuchin Cast Doubts over Trump’s Corporate Tax Rate

President Donald Trump’s goal of lowering the corporate tax rate to 15 percent may not be achievable, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Tuesday, several news outlets have reported. “I don’t know if we’ll be […]

September 12, 2017 Focus Washington

Trump on 9/11: ‘America Cannot be Intimidated’

America cannot be intimidated, said President Donald Trump on Monday, speaking at the Pentagon during his first commemoration of the solemn 9/11 anniversary. Trump added that those who try are destined to join a long […]

September 12, 2017 Focus Washington

UN Approves New Set of Sanctions against North Korea

The United Nations Security Council approved a new set of sanctions against North Korea after the threatening state launched its latest nuclear weapons test earlier this month, Bloomberg reports. With the latest resolution, the Security […]