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The United States has flouted trade rules with an inquiry into intellectual property and China will defend its interests, Vice Premier Liu told U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin in a telephone call on Saturday, CNBC reported. The […]

Russia Turns U.S. Sanctions to Its Favor

U.S. sanctions against Russia haven’t had the desired effect of forcing Russian airlines to use fewer Western-made aircraft, The Jamestown Foundations reports. Instead, the sanctions lead Russian aircraft manufacturers to turn to domestic resources, owned […]

Trump Administration Hits Iranian Hackers with Sanctions and Indictments

The Washington Post writes that on Friday the Trump administration announced sanctions and criminal indictments against an Iranian hacker network it said was involved in “one of the largest state-sponsored hacking campaigns” ever prosecuted by […]

Trump’s Tariffs on Imported Metals Face Harsh Criticism

President Donald Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs met a barrage of criticism at a World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting on Friday, as the European Union, Japan, Australia, and others joined a debate started by China and […]

Moscow to Put Restrictions on U.S. Imports in Response to Trump’s Metals Tariffs

A list of restrictions on imported products from the United States will likely be prepared by Russia in response to U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum, Moscow’s trade ministry said on Friday, according to CNN. […]

Iranians Cyber-attacked College Professors, Government Agencies and Companies: Justice Department

Nine Iranians were charged Friday by the Justice Department over a wide-ranging scheme to hack and steal electronic data from universities, private corporations and U.S. government entities to benefit the government of Iran, CNBC reported. The […]

National Security Adviser McMaster to Be Replaced by John Bolton

President Donald Trump on Thursday announced that he was going to replace National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster with the former United Nations Ambassador John Bolton. Trump made his announcement with a tweet saying that Bolton […]

John Dowd Leaves President Trump’s Team

President Donald Trump’s lead personal lawyer, John Dowd, has resigned from the President’s legal team handling the response to the Russia investigation, The Wall Street Journal reported. Dowd, who has urged the President to cooperate […]

Biden Threatens and Trump Doesn’t Hold Back

President Donald Trump responded to Joe Biden’s comments in an early morning tweet on Thursday, saying that the former vice president is “trying to act like a tough guy.” “Crazy Joe Biden is trying to act like […]

John Dowd Leaves Trump’s Legal Team

The lead personal lawyer of President Donald Trump who is handling the investigation into Russian meddling unexpectedly resigned on Thursday. According to The Hill, John Dowd, a prominent white-collar attorney who joined Trump’s legal team […]

Zuckerberg Says He Is ‘Happy to’ Testify in Congress

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg apologized for the data debacle surrounding the social networks the past few days and said that he would be willing to testify before Congress if “it’s the right thing to do.” […]

Senate Votes to Drop Yemen Resolution, Signaling ‘Support for Yemen War Effort’

A U.S. Senate vote against a resolution on Yemen’s civil war signaled that Washington would continue to back Arab coalition military operations there, former U.S. officials said on Wednesday. On Tuesday, the Senate voted 55-44 to […]

Belgrade Offers to Host Trump-Putin Meeting

Serbia has offered to host a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump in Belgrade, Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said, according to RIA news agency. “Serbia offers to hold a […]

U.S. Pokes China’s Eye With Trump’s Increasing Support of Taiwan

U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Alex Wong on Wednesday angered China by saying that the United States’ commitment to Taiwan has never been stronger and the island is an inspiration to the rest of […]

Trump Tariffs to Impact Global Oil Prices More Than Weak Dollar

Protectionist measures adopted by the Trump administration could have wider implications for the energy industry, in particular shale than a weakening dollar and its impact on the price of oil, the chief executive of French […]

Austin Bombing Suspect Dies After Blowing Himself Up, Police Say

The suspected serial bomber who terrorized Austin with a slew of exploding packages died early Wednesday after detonating an explosive device in his vehicle as police closed in on him, authorities said as quoted by The […]

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s U.S. Visit is Shopping Trip for War

Under normal circumstances, it would be a no-brainer to welcome a forward-looking young heir to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s throne to Washington, CNBC says in its commentary piece. Saudi rulers tend to visit the U.S. […]

Shooting at Great Mills High School in Maryland, School Confirms

Great Mills High School in Maryland was on lockdown after a shooting on Tuesday morning, school officials confirmed, Fox News reported. The incident was contained and the St. Mary’s Sheriff’s Office was on the scene, the […]

U.S., South Korea Announce Start Date for Annual Military Exercises

Defense officials said on Tuesday that the annual military drills between the United States and South Korea, previously postponed to avoid inflaming tensions with North Korea, will take place on April 1. The two countries […]

Crown Prince to Discuss Yemen Campaign with President Trump

Saudi Arabia’s young Crown Prince has quite a feat to achieve following his visit to the United States – modernize his conservative Kingdom, weaken Iran’s hand across the Middle East and, rehabilitate his country’s image […]

Trump Hires New White-Collar Attorney to Discredit Mueller

President Donald Trump has added a new white-collar attorney to his personal legal team, Joseph diGenova, who is known for his harsh assessment of former FBI Director James Comey. DiGenova is seen as the latest sign […]

Saudi Crown Prince Begins Historic U.S. Visit

On the eve of a meeting between the Saudi crown prince and U.S. President Donald Trump, Saudi Arabia called the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers a “flawed agreement,” Reuters reported. The meeting […]

Retailers Ask Trump Not to Impose Tariffs on Chinese Goods

Leading retail companies, including Wal-Mart, Target, Best Buy and Macy’s, have made an appeal to President Donald Trump not to enforce the massive tariffs on Chinese goods. In a letter sent to the White House […]

Sessions Lied to Congress About Objecting Trump-Russia Meeting

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has been contradicted by three people over his testimony that he was against a proposal for President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign team to meet with Russians officials. The three people […]

Death Penalty to Become Part of Opioid Response, WH Says

The White House said Sunday that the President’s plan to fight the opioid epidemic will, in some cases, include the death penalty, as part of the administration’s plan to punish drug dealers. “The Department of […]

Policymakers Raise Questions over Third-Party Use of Facebook User Data

Facebook sparked a debate over how it handles third-party access to the data of its users after it said that the Cambridge Analytica firm, which has ties to the 2016 Trump campaign, improperly kept information […]

Trump: ‘Mueller’s Probe Should Never Have Been Started’

President Donald Trump stated on Saturday that special counsel Robert Mueller‘s investigation into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia should never have been opened in the first place. “The Mueller probe should never […]

March 17, 2018 Focus Washington

Trump’s Lawyers Seek $20 Million in Damages from Porn Star Stormy Daniels

A law firm representing U.S. President Donald Trump and the corporation that paid porn actress Stormy Daniels $130,000 in what she called hush money over an alleged affair with Trump said in a court filing that it was seeking […]

March 17, 2018 Focus Washington

Kelly Tells White House Staff Their Jobs Are Safe

White House chief of staff John Kelly told members of President Donald Trump’s senior staff on Friday that their West Wing jobs are safe — a simple but necessary message after a week of heightened tumult in […]

March 17, 2018 Focus Washington

Attorney General Sessions Fires FBI’s Andrew McCabe

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has fired former Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe two days before he was slated to retire — and become eligible for full pension benefits, CNBC informed. In a statement, Sessions said reports from both the […]