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Fewer People Consider Themselves Republicans, but Aren’t Becoming Democrats

February 15, 2018 Focus Washington

Fewer Americans say they consider themselves Republicans, but at the same time are not becoming Democrats, recent polls show. Charles Franklin, a Marquette Law professor and pollster, analyzed Gallup data and concluded that even though […]

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Obama’s Last Move Before Leaving Office Helps Fund Green Energy Projects Abroad

February 14, 2018 Focus Washington

The U.S. government almost doubled their financial support for solar and wind power projects overseas in 2017 under a “climate-friendly” investment policy written during the last days of the Obama administration. According to Reuters, the […]

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Mulvaney Would Not Vote for Trump’s Budget If He Were Still Congressman

February 14, 2018 Focus Washington

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) said in a statement that Mick Mulvaney was going to vote for President Donald Trump’s budget proposal if he was still part of Congress. This comes after the […]

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The nation's increasingly polarized politics are instilling new concerns in lawmakers and employees, as seen by Saturday's scheduled Capitol demonstration in support of those jailed on charges connected to the Jan. 6 Capitol disturbance

Democratic Senators Block McConnell on Starting Votes on Immigration Proposals

February 14, 2018 Focus Washington

On two separate occasions on Tuesday, Democrats blocked Republicans from starting initial votes on immigration plans. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell attempted to set up a vote at 8 P.M. on a legislation proposed by […]

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Former CIA Analyst Accuses Trump of Giving Russia Green Light to Interfere Again

February 14, 2018 Focus Washington

National Security Council spokesman, as well as former CIA analyst, Ned Price accused President Donald Trump of giving Russia a green light to continue meddling in the U.S. democracy and upcoming U.S. elections. Price said that […]

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Trump Still Doesn’t Believe Russia Interfered in 2016 Election

February 14, 2018 Focus Washington

Intelligence chiefs unanimously agreed on Tuesday that Moscow meddled in the 2016 election, but President Donald Trump is still unconvinced that it really did. The president’s top national security officials told the Senate Intelligence Committee […]

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Trump Criticizes U.S. Spending on Conflicts and Reconstruction in Middle East

February 13, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump criticized U.S. spending of more than seven trillion dollars on conflicts and reconstruction efforts in the Middle East and Afghanistan only a few days after some officials announced that the United States […]

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Trump’s Budget Projects Mueller Investigation Will Stretch into Fiscal Year 2019

February 13, 2018 Focus Washington

Even though White House officials have said multiple times that the investigation into the alleged connection between President Donald Trump’s campaign and Russia and the alleged Russian meddling into the U.S. presidential election will probably […]

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Trump Tells Putin More Needs to Be Done to Scrap North Korea’s Nuclear Program

February 13, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump spoke on the phone with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and told him that more needs to be done to scrap North Korea’s nuclear program. “President Trump reiterated the importance of taking […]

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Trump Administration Urges Anti-ISIS Coalition to ‘Keep Eyes on Prize’

February 13, 2018 Focus Washington

The Trump administration, worried that the anti-IS coalition is not keeping sight of its main objective, urged its partners on Tuesday to refocus their efforts, overcome rivalries and concentrate on their goal – to eradicate […]

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Mulvaney: Rising Federal Deficits Might Force Interest Rates to Spike

February 12, 2018 Focus Washington

Mick Mulvaney, the White House budget director on Sunday stated that rising federal deficits might force interest rates to spike after President Donald Trump signed the bipartisan budget deal with $300 billion in new spending. […]

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Conway: Trump Has Full Confidence in Kelly

February 12, 2018 Focus Washington

The speculation that President Donald Trump wants to replace Chief of Staff John Kelly because of his handling of the domestic abuse allegations against his aide have been dismissed by the White House advisers on […]

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Pence Open For Talks With North Korea

February 12, 2018 Focus Washington

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday stated that the United States are willing to start talks with North Korea without any preconditions, as the Trump administration continues to pressure Pyongyang to end its nuclear […]

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Trump Asks for More Than $23bn to Build Border Wall

February 12, 2018 Focus Washington

The White House said Sunday that President Donald Trump’s budget proposal that will be released Monday asks for more than $23 billion for border security and immigration enforcement, including funds for a wall along the […]

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Mattis: No Wedge Between U.S. and South Korea

February 12, 2018 Focus Washington

U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis on Sunday dismissed any concerns regarding the softening of relations between North and South Korea. “I know that people are watching for a wedge between South Korea, Republic of Korea, in other […]

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White House Security Clearances Under Scrutiny

February 10, 2018 Focus Washington

More and more questions are rising regarding White House aide Rob Porter’s security clearance and whether he should have been allowed to handle classified material that goes through President Donald Trump’s desk. Porter was accused […]

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Pelosi, Schumer Accuse Trump of Applying Double Standard

February 10, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump’s decision not to declassify the memo drafted by Democrats was met with rage and fury from the Democratic leadership. The memo was meant to rebut the document authored by Republican lawmakers that […]

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Two More Senior Officials Cited in FBI Texts Resign

February 9, 2018 Focus Washington

Two more senior government officials who were prominently discussed in text messages exchanged by FBI employees formerly assigned to the investigation into the alleged Russian meddling in the U.S. 2016 presidential election and the alleged […]

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Washington in War with Moscow Over Global Energy Dominance

February 9, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump last July promised the Polish President Andrzej Duda in Warsaw that the U.S. will help Poland to be independent of Russian energy imports. Trump as an alternative offered them U.S. fuel saying […]

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NYPD Ignored More than 1,500 Federal Requests to Detain Immigrants in 2017

February 9, 2018 Focus Washington

New York City police got 1,526 requests from federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement to detain immigrants in President Donald Trump’s first year in office but decided to ignore them all, Fox News reports. The New York […]

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Trump Faces Legal Challenge on Border Wall

February 9, 2018 Focus Washington

Gonzalo Curiel, an Indiana-born federal judge will hear arguments in a lawsuit that could block construction of a border wall with Mexico. President Donald Trump used the judge’s Mexican heritage to paint him as biased […]

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Trump Attacks Senator Warner for Trying to Contact Christopher Steele

February 9, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump once again took to Twitter to attack a Democrat in order to undermine the investigation into a possible collusion between his administration and Russia during the 2016 presidential elections. In a tweet, […]

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George Bush: We Ought to Say Thank You and Welcome Immigrants

February 8, 2018 Focus Washington

The United States needs to welcome immigrants and thank them for doing the jobs that Americans won’t do, former President George W. Bush said. “Americans don’t want to pick cotton at 105 degrees, but there […]

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Eric Holder: There Is a Case of Obstruction of Justice Against Trump

February 8, 2018 Focus Washington

Eric Holder, the former Attorney General, said on Wednesday that a “technical” case for obstruction of justice charges could be made against President Donald Trump, however, warning that he is not sure if there is […]

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Senate Leaders Announce Two-Year Budget Deal

February 8, 2018 Focus Washington

Senate leaders on both sides unveiled on Wednesday a massive two-year budget deal, which represents a significant victory for both Republicans and Democrats and could keep the government open after the deadline passes at the […]

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White House Staff Secretary Resigns Following Accusations of Physical Abuse

February 8, 2018 Focus Washington

The White House staff secretary, Rob Porter is resigning after accusations from his ex-wives for physical and emotional abuse during their marriages. The two ex-wives, Colbie Holderness and Jennifer Willoughby, said in an interview with […]

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Strong Economy, Tax Reform Help Trump’s Numbers Rise

February 8, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump’s approval rating recently hit 40 percent due to the strong economy and quickly changing numbers on tax reform, a new Quinnipiac poll showed on Wednesday. According to CNN, this is his best […]

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War in Afghanistan Will Cost 45bn Dollars This Year, Pentagon Warns

February 7, 2018 Focus Washington

The war in Afghanistan will cost 45 billion dollars this year, the Defense Department’s top Asia official told Senate lawmakers. According to the assistant secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific security affairs Randall Schriver, […]

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Thousands of Jobs Lost in U.S. Solar Industry

February 7, 2018 Focus Washington

A new report published on Wednesday shows that the U.S. solar industry lost almost 10,000 jobs last year, with steep losses in already mature markets like California and Massachusetts, where the growth of installation of […]

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Russia Is Already Attempting to Interfere in 2018 Midterms, Tillerson Says

February 7, 2018 Focus Washington

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said that Russia is already trying to interfere in the 2018 midterm elections and the United States will find it hard to prevent that. “I don’t know that I would […]

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