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Pompeo Met with Top Russian Spies

January 31, 2018 Focus Washington

CIA Director Mike Pompeo recently met with Russian top spies, including Sergey Naryshkin, head of the Russian service, known as SVR, U.S. ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman said. Russian media reported that talks between Russian […]

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DOJ Provided Documents to Mueller Regarding Sessions’s Resignation

January 31, 2018 Focus Washington

The Department of Justice (DOJ) allegedly provided documents to Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team, concerning Attorney General Jeff Sessions’s proposed resignation last year, The Hill informs. The documents were handed over before Mueller interviewed Sessions […]

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U.S. Citizens Report Symptoms Experienced by Diplomats in Cuba

January 30, 2018 Focus Washington

Nineteen American travelers who visited Cuba have reported symptoms similar to those suffered by U.S. diplomats in Cuba, following a travel warning for the country posted several months ago. These cases are not thought to […]

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Republicans Vote to Release Memo Detailing FBI Surveillance Abuses

January 30, 2018 Focus Washington

The House Intelligence Committee voted to release a memo detailing alleged surveillance abuses by the FBI and the Justice Department, The Washington Post reports. The vote means that Trump now has up to five days to […]

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U.S. Issues ‘Putin List’ of Russian Politicians, Oligarchs but Doesn’t Impose Sanctions

January 30, 2018 Focus Washington

Washington identified 114 Russian politicians and 96 oligarchs in lists mandated under last year’s sanctions law, adding pressure over alleged Kremlin interference in the U.S. presidential election, The Washington Post reports. More than a dozen are already […]

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Pompeo Warns Russia May Target U.S. Mid-Term Elections

January 30, 2018 Focus Washington

CIA Director Mike Pompeo expects Russia to target U.S. midterm elections as part of its attempts to influence domestic politics across the West, Reuters reports. He thinks that the threat from Russia would not go away, […]

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Freedom Caucus Likely to Oppose Next Stopgap Measure

January 30, 2018 Focus Washington

Freedom Caucus Chairman Mark Meadows said on Monday that the group may withhold support for the next stopgap spending bill, thus creating headaches for Republican leaders trying to come up with a strategy to keep the government […]

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Indonesia Warns Trump Not to Ruin World With Protectionist Trade Measures

January 29, 2018 Focus Washington

Indonesian finance minister said Monday that the United States needs to resist protectionist trade measures that could “ruin the world” and destroy progress made in reducing global poverty. Sri Mulyani Indrawati stated that she remained […]

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Senator Warner Says They Have New Information in Senate’s Russia Probe

January 29, 2018 Focus Washington

The Senate Intelligence Committee received a number of “extraordinarily important new documents” late last year that could further expand the investigation into alleged collusion between President Donald Trump’s campaign and Russia and keep the probe […]

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Five Goals Trump Wants to Achieve on His State of the Union Address

January 29, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump will give his first State of the Union address Tuesday. This is the chance Trump had been waiting for to increase his popularity points since the chaotic January he had. Trump’s popularity […]

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Two Republican Senators Support Bill to Protect Mueller

January 29, 2018 Focus Washington

Two Republican Senators urged Congress to revisit the proposed legislation mean to protect special counsel Robert Mueller after President Donald Trump attempted to fire him last June regarding his investigation into Trump’s campaign and Russia […]

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Clinton Kept Campaign Adviser After He Was Accused of Sexual Harassment

January 27, 2018 Focus Washington

Hillary Clinton kept a top adviser on her 2008 campaign, although he was previously accused of sexual harassment by another staffer in Clinton’s campaign, The New York Times reported. Clinton responded with several tweets where […]

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ObamaCare Slowly Probed and Poked by Congress

January 27, 2018 Focus Washington

ObamaCare has been slowly dismantled with Congress removing the unpopular parts of the law and leaving the popular ones. The law’s mandate to have insurance has been already repealed by lawmakers while some controversial taxes […]

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Trump in Davos: ‘America Is Open for Business and We Are Competitive Once Again’

January 26, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump plans to tell a gathering of political and business elites during his speech in Davos on Friday that the economic growth taking place in the U.S. due to his “America first” agenda […]

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Trump Met With Head of African Union in Davos

January 26, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump during his trip to Davos met with Rwandan President Paul Kagame, calling him a “friend” in the aftermath of Trump’s controversial comments about African countries. The leaders met Friday at the World […]

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Russian Agents Created 129 Facebook Events During 2016 Elections

January 26, 2018 Focus Washington

Russian agents created 129 events on Facebook during the 2016 presidential elections, a revelation that comes after Facebook Inc officials testified to Congress. A written statement from Facebook sent to U.S. lawmakers on Thursday said […]

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Trump Attempted to Fire Mueller Last June

January 26, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump made an attempt to fire special counsel Robert Mueller last summer but did not succeed after counsel Don McGahn threatened to resign. Reportedly, four people with knowledge of the development testified that […]

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Mnuchin Defends Trump’s America First Agenda Ahead of Davos

January 24, 2018 Focus Washington

After the several allegations that President Donald Trump’s “America First” program is inflicting damage to globalization and trade, senior U.S. officials responded defensively just before Trump’s trip and speech at the World Economic Forum in […]

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Thousands of Jobs Lost in Tourism Segment Since Trump Took Office

January 24, 2018 Focus Washington

Since President Donald Trump was elected, tourism to the U.S. has dropped by more than 4 percent. According to NBC News report, the U.S. is no longer the world’s second-most popular destination for foreign travel spending. […]

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Trump: ‘Tax-Reform Bill Is Making U.S. a Powerhouse Again’

January 24, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump praised Wednesday Disney and J.P. Morgan Chase for their new investment, adding that the new tax reform is making the U.S. a “powerhouse” once again. “Tremendous investment by companies from all over […]

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Flynn Was Questioned by FBI Without Trump’s Knowledge

January 24, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump’s former National Security adviser Michael Flynn met with FB investigators at the beginning of 2016 without the president’s knowledge. Last January, Flynn reportedly had a meeting behind closed doors in his White House […]

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Trump: ‘If There Is No Wall, There Is No DACA’

January 24, 2018 Focus Washington

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer received another batch of bad news after President Donald Trump wrote on Twitter that no agreement to help Dreamers will be reached if there is no funding for his promised […]

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FBI Director Threatens to Resign Following Pressure by Sessions

January 23, 2018 Focus Washington

Attorney General Jeff Sessions pressured FBI Director Christopher Wray to remove Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, which led to the FBI director threatening Sessions to resign if McCabe was removed from his post. The threat was […]

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Trump: FBI Losing Texts Is One of the Biggest Stories in a Long Time

January 23, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump commented on the recent development between the FBI and lawmakers probing if the bureau was biased or not during its investigation into Clinton’s use of private email server as well as Trump’s […]

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Pence and Trump Believe Moving Israel Embassy to Jerusalem Would Improve Peacemaking Prospects

January 23, 2018 Focus Washington

Vice President Mike Pence stated on Tuesday that the moment when the long-awaited U.S. Middle East peace initiative starts is the moment when Palestinians return to the negotiating table. Pence also added that President Donald […]

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Tillerson Warns U.S. Might Miss Iran Nuclear Deal Deadline

January 23, 2018 Focus Washington

According to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, the U.S. will probably not be able to “fix the flaws” that President Donald Trump outlined in the Iranian nuclear accord before the White House deadline comes. Tillerson’s […]

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Trump Signs Funding Bill to End Government Shutdown

January 23, 2018 Focus Washington

The government shutdown is officially over after President Donald Trump signed a stop-gap government funding bill. The bill was signed Monday night after Democrats made a deal on legislation with the Republican Senate. Trump did […]

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Tillerson Visited New U.S. Embassy in London

January 22, 2018 Focus Washington

The new U.S. embassy in London was opened as Secretary of State Rex Tillerson visited the 1 billion dollars building on Monday. The visit comes only days after President Donald Trump condemned the opening of […]

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Senator Johnson Blames FBI for Losing Evidence Related To Hillary’s Probe

January 22, 2018 Focus Washington

Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson, who chairs the Senate Homeland Security Committee, claims that the Federal Bureau of Investigation lost five months worth of text messages between two staffers that were part of the probes into […]

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Charity Will Pay Benefits to Fallen Soldiers While Government Remains Inactive

January 22, 2018 Focus Washington

One of the consequences of a government shutdown is that while it lasts, families of fallen soldiers don’t receive the benefits meant for them. As a result, a charity has now pledged to pay the benefits […]

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