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Russian Company Employees Charged by U.S. for Breaching Syria Sanctions

June 13, 2018 Focus Washington

The United States has charged five employees of Russia’s Sovfracht shipping company and three Syrians with supplying Syria with jet fuel in violation of U.S. sanctions. The indictment alleges that the defendants used vessels owned by Transpetrochart Co. […]

Trump: ‘There Is No Longer a Nuclear Threat from North Korea’

June 13, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced that North Korea is no longer a nuclear threat to the world. His optimistic assessment of the summit with Kim Jong-un was welcomed by the world as many countries […]

Puerto Rico Releases Hurricane Maria Death Toll Records

June 13, 2018 Focus Washington

The government of Puerto Rico released on Tuesday a database of information on all deaths that occurred after Hurricane Maria, which hit the island last September. The information was released to CNN and another news […]

Trump Starts Having Better Relation with Nationwide Media

June 13, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump adopted a much nicer attitude toward the national news media on Tuesday during his interview with Fox News. Trump told host Sean Hannity that some of the mainstream outlets had been “very […]

Senate Bound to Deal Trump Defeat on ZTE

June 12, 2018 Focus Washington

A bipartisan group of senators has successfully pushed for the inclusion of a bill to undo a deal to save Chinese telecom ZTE, dealing a blow to President Donald Trump’s trade negotiations with China. The lawmakers […]

Trump Administration Ends Asylum Protection for Victims of Domestic Violence

June 12, 2018 Focus Washington

The Trump administration reversed Monday asylum protections for domestic violence victims, as well as for victims of gang violence, a move that could eventually deprive tens of thousands of immigrants of protection in the United […]

Pompeo to Brief Japan and South Korea on What Comes Next

June 12, 2018 Focus Washington

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had a phone call with his Japanese and South Korean counterparts on Tuesday, just moments after President Donald Trump’s summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ended. “Just spoke with […]

Trump and Kim Sign Agreement at Historic Summit

June 12, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un concluded the historic summit in Singapore by signing an agreement committing the U.S. to unspecified “security guarantees” for Pyongyang, in exchange for a denuclearized Korean Peninsula. […]

Merkel Backs Trump-Putin Summit in Nod to U.S.

June 11, 2018 Focus Washington

German Chancellor Angela Merkel stated that she favors a U.S.-Russian summit, seeking to point global diplomacy forward after an intense meeting of Group of Seven leaders, Bloomberg informed. Russian President Vladimir Putin did not get an invitation to the G-7 […]

Democrats Reject Graham’s Call for Military Use Authorization Against North Korea

June 11, 2018 Focus Washington

Prior to Tuesday’s summit between President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong-un, South Carolina Republican Senator Lindsey Graham urged Democrats on Sunday to sign onto an authorization to use military force against the dictatorship regime […]

Democratic Congressman to Trudeau: Stop ‘Feuding’ with Trump over Trade

June 11, 2018 Focus Washington

A Democratic congressman harshly criticized Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Sunday for “sabotaging” trade negotiations as the fallout from this weekend’s tense G7 summit continues, lending President Trump some bipartisan support as the war of […]

Trump Holds Meeting with Singapore Prime Minister

June 11, 2018 Focus Washington

President Trump on Monday said he believes that “things can work out very nicely” with North Korea ahead of his historic summit with Kim Jong-un in Singapore, Fox News informed. Trump voiced his high optimism about Tuesday’s meeting while […]

Trump Prepared to Strike Deal of His Life in Singapore

June 11, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump arrived in Singapore on Sunday evening for a historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. The two leaders arrived in Singapore only hours apart and are scheduled to meet on June […]

Chinese Hackers Stole Sensitive Data from U.S. Navy

June 9, 2018 Focus Washington

Hackers working for the Chinese government managed to penetrate the security of a U.S. Navy contractor database and steal a large amount of highly sensitive data on undersea warfare. According to The Washington Post, among […]

Republicans Mourn Over News of Krauthammer Being Near Death

June 9, 2018 Focus Washington

The news that conservative commentator and writer Charles Krauthammer has only a few weeks left of life was met with sorrow from the Republican party. Top GOP members offered their condolences and praised the achievements […]

Trump Calls Killed U.S. Soldier in Somalia a True Hero

June 9, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump on Friday shared his condolences to the family of a U.S. soldier that was killed in Somalia earlier in the day. Trump also praised the soldier and the rest of his team […]

Pope Francis Says Climate Change Could Destroy Civilization

June 9, 2018 Focus Washington

Pope Francis on Saturday warned top oil executives that climate change could “destroy civilization.” Reuters reported that during a two-day conference at the Vatican, the pope said that climate change is a challenge of “epochal […]

Trump Administration Won’t Defend Key Provisions of ACA

June 8, 2018 Focus Washington

The Trump administration said in a court filing on Thursday that key provisions of the Affordable Care Act should be invalidated and that it won’t defend them. The filing came in a lawsuit brought by […]

Trump Won’t Attend Climate Change Meeting of G7 Summit

June 8, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump will most likely not attend the Group of 7 meeting on climate change which is to take place in Ottawa, Canada, the White House said on Thursday. The decision comes as a […]

Pompeo Says North Korean Leader Personally Told Him He Would Denuclearize

June 8, 2018 Focus Washington

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday that the North Korean leader personally indicated to him that he was willing to denuclearize. His comments come only days before President Donald Trump and North Korea’s […]

Senate Intelligence Committee Aide Indicted for Leaking Classified Material

June 8, 2018 Focus Washington

A former senior Senate Intelligence Committee aide was charged Thursday for lying to FBI agents late last year regarding his contacts with three reporters. According to The New York Times, James Wolfe served as the […]

DOJ Will Show Lawmakers Documents Related to FBI Informant on Trump’s Campaign

June 7, 2018 Focus Washington

The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday will invite the top lawmakers from Congress, known as “Gang of Eight” in order to review the documents concerning a confidential informant that the FBI used to contact […]

Lawmakers Push for Congressional Oversight on Possible North Korea Deal

June 7, 2018 Focus Washington

The consequences from the controversial congressional debate over the Iran nuclear deal made a number of lawmakers push for a more active role in President Donald Trump’s diplomatic relations with North Korea. According to Reuters, […]

McConnell Won’t Pass Legislation to Rein on Trump’s Tariffs Authority

June 7, 2018 Focus Washington

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell stated on Wednesday that the Senate is not going to pass a legislation meant to regulate President Donald Trump’s tariff authority, regardless of the growing frustration within the Senate about […]

Trump Condemns Media Coverage of Melania as “Vicious” and “Unfair”

June 7, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump on Wednesday condemned the media coverage of First Lady Melania Trump, saying that the speculations made about her whereabouts in the weeks after a kidney surgery are “unfair” and “vicious.” “The Fake […]

White House Deputy Chief of Staff Might Resign after Trump-Kim Summit

June 7, 2018 Focus Washington

The White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Joseph Hagin, is planning to leave Trump’s administration soon. According to a report by The Washington Post, Hagin, who was in Singapore earlier this week helping to […]

Putin Calls Trump ‘Brave and Mature’ for Meeting Kim

June 6, 2018 Focus Washington

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said that President Donald Trump is “brave and mature” for setting up a denuclearization summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. According to Reuters, Putin also told China Media […]

McCabe Seeks Immunity for Testimony Before Congressional Panel

June 6, 2018 Focus Washington

Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe has offered to testify at an upcoming congressional hearing on the FBI and Justice Department’s handling of a probe into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server, in […]

Lawmakers Fear That ‘Stingray’ Spying Technology Is Being Misused

June 6, 2018 Focus Washington

New concerns about digital privacy and security are being raised in Washington, as more and more revelations of potential surveillance activity in the D.C. region appears. Several Officials with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) […]

GOP Report Says Obama Secretly Gave Iran Access to U.S. Financial System

June 6, 2018 Focus Washington

According to a new report written by Senate GOP members, top officials in the Obama administration secretly authorized Iran to be able to convert assets to the U.S. dollar, even after the same officials repeatedly […]

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