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Republicans in Senate, House Battle over Campaign Funding

April 19, 2018 Focus Washington

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 […]

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Trump on Rosenstein, Mueller: They’re Still Here

April 19, 2018 Focus Washington

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 […]

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

April 19, 2018 Focus Washington

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 […]

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

April 18, 2018 Focus Washington

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 […]

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

April 18, 2018 Focus Washington

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 […]

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Former First Lady Barbara Bush Dies

April 18, 2018 Focus Washington

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 […]

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Pompeo Secretly Met with Kim Jong-un

April 18, 2018 Focus Washington

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 […]

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

April 18, 2018 Focus Washington

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 […]

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Trump Attempts to Make Arab Nations Replace U.S. Military Presence in Syria

April 17, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump and his administration are reportedly attempting to recruit Arab nations to commit funding and troops so eventually they will replace the U.S. military presence in Syria. According to The Wall Street Journal, […]

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Congress Renews Trump War Authority After Syria Strike

April 17, 2018 Focus Washington

Several senators are renewing a discussion that was stalled for some time regarding President Donald Trump’s legal authority to use military assets to target terrorist groups overseas. On Monday, a group of bipartisan senators introduced […]

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Trump Admits He Made Mistakes With Cabinet Picks

April 17, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump on Monday surprised everyone when he confirmed that he and his closest advisors have made several mistakes in assembling his Cabinet, which in recent times has already seen three departures. The Hill […]

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White House Is Evaluating New Sanctions Against Russia

April 17, 2018 Focus Washington

Only a day after a top diplomat indicated the U.S. was prepared to impose new sanctions on Moscow, the Trump administration said Monday it was evaluating prospects for new punitive measures against Russian entities and […]

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Sean Hannity Is Cohen’s Third Mysterious Client

April 17, 2018 Focus Washington

A lawyer representing Michael Cohen told a federal judge on Monday that the mysterious third client of President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer is Fox News’s, Sean Hannity. Cohen was in court on Monday as regarding the […]

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Trump Accuses Russia, China of Playing Unfair Currency Devaluation Game

April 16, 2018 Focus Washington

Russia and China were accused on Monday by President Donald Trump of devaluing their currencies while the United States raises interest rates. “Russia and China are playing the Currency Devaluation game as the U.S. keeps […]

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NASA Is Launching New Satellite to Search for Exoplanets

April 16, 2018 Focus Washington

NASA is launching a new satellite that is solely designed to detect planets orbiting distant stars beyond our solar system. The new satellite will be launched from Florida on Monday on a SpaceX rocket. The […]

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Comey Says There Is Some Evidence Trump Has Obstructed Justice

April 16, 2018 Focus Washington

Former FBI director James Comey stated during an interview on ABC that there is evidence that President Donald Trump obstructed justice. During the interview with ABC’s host George Stephanopoulos which aired Sunday, Comey stated that […]

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Sanders Not Informed If Trump Wants to Fire Rosenstein, Mueller

April 16, 2018 Focus Washington

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders stated on Sunday that she is not informed of any ambitions that President Donald Trump has to fire or remove Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein or special counsel […]

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Trump Attempts to Block Prosecutors from Examining Documents Seized in Cohen’s Raid

April 16, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump’s team of lawyers in a letter addressed to a federal judge on Sunday asked her to stop federal prosecutors from reviewing the documents that were seized in Michael Cohen’s office and home, […]

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McCabe Violated FBI Policies, Justice Department Watchdog Reveals

April 14, 2018 Focus Washington

Fired FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe violated FBI policies in the way he once disclosed an ongoing investigation to a news outlet and later how he described that disclosure to authorities, the internal Department of […]

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Comey: Clinton Was Under Investigation When Campaign Denied Reports

April 14, 2018 Focus Washington

The FBI had already launched a criminal investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of email during the 2016 campaign when her campaign called for journalists to correct an article reporting that the bureau was considering such […]

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Trump Blasts Comey After Excerpts of His Book Get Published

April 13, 2018 Focus Washington

Former FBI Director James Comey describes in his new book how he often questioned why President Donald Trump was not willing to issue criticism of Russia and its president, Vladimir Putin. In excerpts from A […]

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CBO Says 80 Percent of Economic Gains Will Go to Foreigners

April 13, 2018 Focus Washington

A new report by the Congressional Budget Office indicates that 80 percent of the economic growth generated by the Republican tax cuts, which President Donald Trump touted in a speech on Thursday, will eventually go […]

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Possibility of War between Russia, U.S. Grows over Syria Chemical Attack

April 13, 2018 Focus Washington

Although there is a rising possibility of a confrontation between Russia and the U.S. over increasing tensions in the Middle East, there is still no confirmation that an attack is going to happen. A team […]

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Trump Meets with Rosenstein in White House

April 13, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump on Thursday had а meeting with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. The meeting comes at a time when Trump is apparently thinking about firing Rosenstein. However, the White House stated that the […]

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Trump Hints He Might Rejoin Trans-Pacific Partnership

April 13, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump late Thursday evening confused a lot of people when he said that it is possible for him to re-enter the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), adding that the only way he would rejoin the […]

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Trump Firing Mueller Will Trigger Nationwide Protests

April 12, 2018 Focus Washington

Several U.S. progressive groups are getting ready for nationwide protests if President Donald Trump decides to fire the special counsel investigating Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election, or even replace the Justice Department official […]

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Pompeo: ‘Russia Is a Danger to Our Country’

April 12, 2018 Focus Washington

Mike Pompeo is planning to call Russia “a danger to our country” at his Thursday Senate hearing for confirmation as Secretary of State. According to a copy of his opening remarks obtained by The Associated Press, […]

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Bannon Recommends That Trump Fire Rosenstein

April 12, 2018 Focus Washington

Stephen Bannon has informed White House aides on a plan for how the Trump administration could undermine special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian election interference. The Washington Post reported that the former White House […]

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White House Says Trump is Still Deciding on a Response to Syria Chemical Attack

April 12, 2018 Focus Washington

The White House stated on Wednesday that “all options are on the table” as a response to the suspected chemical weapons assault in Syria despite President Donald Trump’s tweet threatening to send a barrage of […]

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Trump’s Syria Tweet Surprised White House Advisers

April 12, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump’s tweet where he threatened to launch missiles at Syria came as a surprise to top White House aides who were still trying to craft the administration’s response to the chemical attack on […]

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