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Baltic Leaders Will Seek More Troops from Trump as Protection Against Russia

April 3, 2018 Focus Washington

The leaders of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia will ask the U.S. to send more troops and bolster air defenses on NATO’s eastern flank to deter Russia when they meet President Donald Trump on Tuesday, officials […]

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Mueller’s Team ‘Informally Met’ with a Consulting Firm on its Work with UAE

April 3, 2018 Focus Washington

Special counsel Robert Mueller, who’s investigating Russian interference in U.S. politics, has looked into the work of a consulting firm that’s done business in the Middle East, CNBC informed. Mueller’s team “informally met” Joel Zamel, co-founder of the consulting firm Wikistrat, according to […]

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Former Watergate Lawyer Says Trump Will Cooperate with Mueller

April 3, 2018 Focus Washington

According to a lawyer who formerly had a Watergate scandal client, President Donald Trump will likely face increased pressure to cooperate with special counsel Robert Mueller as the 2018 midterm elections are approaching, but he […]

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Trump Claims ‘Our Country Is Being Stolen’ by Illegal Immigrants

April 2, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Monday to lash at Democrats for weak border protection policies, claiming that “our country is being stolen” as a result of the influx of illegal immigrants. “Border Patrol […]

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White House Possible Venue for Meeting between Trump, Putin

April 2, 2018 Focus Washington

The Trump administration is considering the White House as the setting for a meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, the White House said Monday. “A number of potential venues, including the […]

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Author Claims Kellyanne Conway is Main Source of WH Leaks

April 2, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump’s counselor and prior campaign manager Kellyanne Conway is suspected to be the No. 1 source of White House leaks, Newsweek reported, citing CNN. According to CNN, author Ronald Kessler told reporter Jake Tapper that […]

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China Announces it’s Imposing New Tariffs on U.S. Products

April 2, 2018 Focus Washington

China is introducing new tariffs on meat, fruit and other products from the U.S. as retaliation for American duties, heightening fears of a potential trade war between the world’s two largest economies, CNBC informed. Beijing’s latest move, announced by its […]

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White House and Shulkin Give Different Narratives over His Departure

April 2, 2018 Focus Washington

The White House and former Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary David Shulkin are at odds over the narrative of his departure, The Hill reported. Shulkin on Sunday pushed back against the White House’s claim that he […]

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Russian Hacker Extradited to U.S. Pleads Not Guilty

March 31, 2018 Focus Washington

A suspected Russian hacker who was extradited to the United States from the Czech Republic has pleaded not guilty to hacking computers at LinkedIn, Dropbox, Formspring and other American companies in 2012 by using the credentials […]

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Democratic Lawmaker Asked to Resign over Reports of Harassment ‘Coverup’

March 31, 2018 Focus Washington

A Connecticut Democrat is urged to resign after reports were revealed that she let her former chief of staff continue to work for her office for months — despite knowing of allegations that he physically […]

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Saudi Crown Prince Tours Boeing, Announces Military Deal

March 31, 2018 Focus Washington

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia visited Boeing’s Everett jet assembly plant Friday and announced a military deal with the jetmaker, as he plans to meet other business leaders during his secretive visit […]

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States Receive Government Funding to Upgrade Security on Voting Technology

March 30, 2018 Focus Washington

The U.S. government has allocated $380 million for security upgrades on states’ voting technology. The funding was included in the massive appropriations bill approved by Congress and signed by President Donald Trump last week. The funding is considered to […]

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Russian Who Hacked LinkedIn Has Been Extradited in U.S.

March 30, 2018 Focus Washington

The Russian hacker that was accused of breaching LinkedIn and several other U.S. companies back in 2012 has finally been extradited to the United States from the Czech Republic. According to Reuters a spokesman for […]

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Attorney General Jeff Sessions Names Prosecutor to Investigate FBI Allegations

March 30, 2018 Focus Washington

Attorney General Jeff Sessions designated U.S. attorney John Huber as the prosecutor tasked with looking into the allegations of abuse of power at the FBI, CNBC informed. In a Thursday letter to Congress, Sessions said this appointment […]

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GOP, Veteran Groups React with Caution to Trump VA Nominee

March 30, 2018 Focus Washington

Senators and influential veterans groups are withholding judgment on President Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), a Navy doctor with no experience leading a federal bureaucracy, The Hill reports. Both the […]

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U.S. Consulate in St. Petersburg Closes, 60 Diplomats Ousted

March 30, 2018 Focus Washington

Moscow said it is expelling 60 U.S. diplomats and closing the American consulate in St. Petersburg, CNN reported. The Kremlin added it will retaliate in kind to other countries that expelled its envoys after the poisoning […]

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Carter Accuses Supreme Court of Allowing Rich People to Become More Powerful

March 29, 2018 Focus Washington

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter bashed the Supreme Court for allowing “rich people” to become more powerful under election laws. Carter in a PBS interview on Wednesday stated that the massive campaign contributions allowed under […]

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DOJ Inspector General Audits Alleged FISA Abuses by DOJ, FBI

March 29, 2018 Focus Washington

Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz stated on Wednesday that he will audit potential Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) misuses by the Justice Department and the FBI as well, following requests from the Congress and the Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Fox […]

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Ousted VA Secretary Slams ‘Toxic’ Environment in Washington

March 29, 2018 Focus Washington

Former Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin wrote an op-ed late Wednesday in which he blasted the “toxic, chaotic, disrespectful and subversive” environment in Washington which he said made it impossible for him to “accomplish the […]

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Russian Diplomat Says ‘Cold War Situation’ a Possibility

March 28, 2018 Focus Washington

The Russian ambassador to Australia considers that Moscow and western nations could find themselves in a “Cold War situation” in the wake of a nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy in the U.K., […]

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Saudi Crown Prince Signs Bunch of Deals to Boost Saudi Arabia’s Tech Hopes

March 28, 2018 Focus Washington

A slew of deals has come out of the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s foray to New York as part of the 2018 Saudi-U.S. CEO Forum, CNBC informs. Some of the deals involve Saudi […]

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‘Magnitsky Act’ to Be Imposed on Russian Nationals

March 27, 2018 Focus Washington

This week, Financier Bill Browder, who wrote the bestselling book Red Notice about his experiences with the Russian authorities, called on Jersey to introduce an act similar to the U.S. ‘Magnitsky Act’ and impose asset […]

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Former South Korea Ambassador Advises Trump to Postpone Meeting with Kim Jong-un

March 27, 2018 Focus Washington

A former U.S. ambassador to South Korea said that President Donald Trump should delay his upcoming “risky” meeting with North Korea’s Kim Jong-un scheduled for May. Alexander Vershbow, who served as U.S. ambassador to South […]

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Toughening of U.S. Stance Towards Russia Took Months to Shape

March 27, 2018 Focus Washington

America’s most sweeping expulsion of Russian diplomats since the Cold War may have seemed like a dramatic escalation in Washington’s response to Moscow, but the groundwork for a more confrontational U.S. posture had been taking […]

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Republican Senators Urge Trump to Sell Taiwan F-35 Fighter-Jet

March 26, 2018 Focus Washington

As tensions rise between Taiwan and China, two senior U.S. Republican senators requested from President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday to approve a sale of Lockheed Martin Corp. F-35 fighter jets, saying it is necessary […]

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Poll Shows Trump’s Approval Rating Highest in Past Eleven Months

March 26, 2018 Focus Washington

A new CNN poll shows that President Donald Trump’s approval rating has risen to its highest level since the 100-day mark of his presidency, despite the low approval ratings he continues to receive for handling […]

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Trump Administration Orders 60 Russian Officers Out of U.S. over UK Poisoning Incident

March 26, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump on Monday ordered the expulsion of 60 Russians from the United States and the closure of the Russian consulate in Seattle, senior U.S. administration officials told reporters, speaking on condition of anonymity, […]

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Polls: Americans Less Likely to Trust Facebook than Rivals on Personal Data

March 26, 2018 Focus Washington

Opinion polls published on Sunday in the United States and Germany cast doubt over the level of trust people have in Facebook over privacy, as the company ran advertisements in British and U.S. newspapers apologizing […]

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Trump Says He is Very Happy With His Legal Team

March 26, 2018 Focus Washington

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday morning dismissed the reports that he was turned down from most of the top legal minds because they don’t want to go down with the ship regarding Mueller’s probe. […]

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U.S. Airstrike Kills Two Terrorists in Libya

March 24, 2018 Focus Washington

On Saturday two terrorists have been eliminated in an air strike conducted by the U.S. Military in the region of southwestern Libya as part of the efforts to deny militants a safe haven in the […]

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