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Mueller to Interview Former Trump Political Adviser

February 22, 2018 Focus Washington

A former political aide to Donald Trump is going to be interviewed Thursday by Robert Mueller as part of the special counsel’s investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 election, according to two officials. Sam […]

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Son-in-Law of Russian Businessman Pleads Guilty to False Statements in Mueller’s Probe

February 21, 2018 Focus Washington

Alex van der Zwaan, the Dutch son-in-law of one of Russia’s richest men, pleaded guilty in federal court to making false statements in special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of the alleged Russian interference in 2016 U.S. […]

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Trump Accuser: Liars Like You Have Prompted Me to Run for Office

February 21, 2018 Focus Washington

One of the several women that have accused President Donald Trump of sexual misconduct said on Tuesday, during an interview with CNN, that she was not surprised he attacked her on Twitter adding that the […]

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Trump Only to Ban Modifiers That Allow Hundreds of Rounds Per Minute

February 21, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he ordered the Department of Justice to propose new regulations that are going to ban bump stocks. Bump stocks are additional devices added to semi-automatic guns which allow the […]

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North Korea Officials Canceled Meeting with Pence During Winter Olympics

February 21, 2018 Focus Washington

The office of Vice President Mike Pence confirmed Tuesday that there was a meeting scheduled with North Korean officials while the vice president was in Pyeongchang, South Korea, during the Winter Olympics earlier this month, […]

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Sanders Indicates Action May Be Taken Against Russia

February 21, 2018 Focus Washington

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders cryptically hinted at a press conference Tuesday that action not made public yet has already been taken against Russia. Her comments came in an effort to blunt criticism […]

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Congress Starts to Focus on Cryptocurrencies

February 20, 2018 Focus Washington

As the cryptocurrency fever envelops the world, U.S. lawmakers are starting to consider and develop new legislation and regulations which will impose stricter federal oversight on bitcoin as well as other currencies from the same […]

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Robert Mueller’s Interest in Jared Kushner Now Includes Foreign Financing Efforts

February 20, 2018 Focus Washington

Jared Kushner’s contacts with Russia are not the only thing that special counsel Robert Mueller is interested in. Now, he is also examining Kushner’s efforts to secure financing for his company from foreign investors during […]

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Trump Endorses Romney for Utah Seat

February 20, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump endorsed Monday GOP candidate Mitt Romney in the Utah Senate race, surprising many considering the complex relationship between the two men, a result of Romney’s frequent criticism of the president. Trump announced […]

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Armed Services Ranking Democrat Confronts Trump on Military Budget

February 20, 2018 Focus Washington

The ranking Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee is saying that President Donald Trump’s increased military budget will not actually improve national security, despite the massive increases in defense spending. “Right now, the Trump […]

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President Trump Backs Legislation for Background Checks for Guns

February 20, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump supports efforts for a limited strengthening of the federal background-check system for firearm purchases, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said on Monday, adding that the president has spoken to a […]

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Moscow Again Denies Meddling in 2016 Election

February 19, 2018 Focus Washington

Special counsel Robert Mueller’s charges of interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election were dismissed Monday by the Russians, according to a report by Reuters. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the indictments issued against […]

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Trump: FBI Missed Signs on Florida Shooting Because of Focus on Russia Probe

February 19, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump criticized Sunday the Federal Bureau of Investigation and lawmakers probing alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. According to him, excessive focus on Russia led investigators to miss signs that […]

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Trump to Have a ‘Listening Session’ With Students and Teachers

February 19, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump is going to meet with high school students on Wednesday at Parkland Florida after 17 teenagers were killed in a school shooting. The White House said on Sunday that President Trump will […]

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U.S. Wants Europeans to Just Commit to Improve Iran Deal

February 19, 2018 Focus Washington

Washington has sketched out a path under which three key European allies would have to only commit to try to improve the Iran nuclear deal over time and in return, U.S. President Donald Trump would […]

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Trump Now Claims He Never Said Russia Didn’t Meddle

February 19, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump claimed in a Sunday tweet that he had never said Moscow didn’t interfere in the 2016 presidential election, an obviously false claim considering how often he says otherwise. “I never said Russia […]

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White House Chief of Staff Orders Security Clearance Overhaul

February 17, 2018 Focus Washington

White House Chief of Staff John Kelly ordered an overhaul of how security clearances are handled following a storm of controversy after former staff secretary Rob Porter was allowed to remain in his job for […]

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Mueller Still Investigating Possible Collusion, Source Says

February 17, 2018 Focus Washington

Special Counsel Robert Mueller and his prosecutors haven’t concluded their investigation into whether President Donald Trump or any of his associates aided Russia to interfere in the 2016 election, according to some sources, Bloomberg informs. […]

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Cyber Hacks Cost Up to $109 Billion in 2016, U.S. Estimates

February 17, 2018 Focus Washington

U.S. estimated that malicious cyber activity cost the economy of the country between $57 billion and $109 billion in 2016, the White House said Friday, Bloomberg informs. The estimate comes in a Council of Economic […]

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Trump Visits Emergency Workers Who Responded to School Shooting

February 17, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump visited medical staff and patients at a Florida hospital on Friday to thank them for assisting victims of the mass shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida, Bloomberg informs. Trump, accompanied […]

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Russians Charged as Mueller Reveals Effort to Aid Trump Campaign

February 17, 2018 Focus Washington

The Justice Department indicted 13 Russians and three companies on Friday in a sprawling indictment that revealed a sophisticated network established to topple the 2016 election and to support the Trump campaign. It stretched from […]

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American Flag Replaced with ISIS Flag at High School in Utah

February 16, 2018 Focus Washington

An American flag at a high school in Southwest Utah was destroyed and replaced with an ISIS flag on Thursday, Fox News informed. The incident happened at Hurricane High School, in the Washington County School District. […]

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Trump to Tackle Mental Health, but Not Guns

February 16, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump promised to tackle school safety and the difficult issue of mental health in response to the deadly shooting in Florida, but he did not mention the scourge of gun violence, Associated Press reports. […]

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Gates Close to Plea Deal with Special Counsel

February 16, 2018 Focus Washington

Former Trump campaign adviser Rick Gates is close to a plea deal with special counsel Robert Mueller’s team, sending the message that he is willing to cooperate in the probe, sources said. Gates has been […]

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Rex Tillerson Breaks Protocol While Meeting with Turkish President

February 16, 2018 Focus Washington

Rex Tillerson, the U.S. Secretary of State, met Thursday with Turkish leaders in a meeting that lasted more than three and a half hours and conducted out of standard protocol which dictates that the U.S. […]

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Immigration Bill Fails Leaving Senators Furious

February 16, 2018 Focus Washington

The latest immigration debate, which Senators expected to last a week and end with the president’s signature, lasted for about an hour on the floor Thursday and ended in no amendments passed to protect DACA […]

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U.S. to Give Jordan over Billion Dollars Increase in Aid

February 15, 2018 Focus Washington

The United States will increase aid to Jordan by more tan one billion dollars over the next five years, even though President Donald Trump said that he would no longer provide aid to countries that […]

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As Schumer Ratings Drop Gillibrand Paves Her Road for 2020

February 15, 2018 Focus Washington

Based on results from a new poll, Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer came to his lowest approval point among New York voters. According to Quinnipiac University Poll, 53 percent of voters approve of the job […]

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McCarthy: There Is No Job Opening as Chief of Staff

February 15, 2018 Focus Washington

Kevin McCarthy, the House Majority Leader, dismissed on Wednesday all talks that he could be the next chief of staff in the White House if John Kelly resigns. During a leadership press conference, McCarthy was […]

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Over Dozen Killed in School Shooting in Florida

February 15, 2018 Focus Washington

At least 17 people were killed in a shooting in a South Florida high school on Wednesday, The Hill reported. “I’m saddened to say that 17 people lost their lives,” the county’s sheriff said in […]

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