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Lawmakers Reject Request for Mini-Satellites That Could Monitor North Korea

October 7, 2017 Focus Washington

Congressional spending panels have rejected a Pentagon request to transfer $50 million into developing small commercial satellites to monitor adversaries such as North Korea, Bloomberg reports. The Defense Department said in a budget request that […]

U.S. Approves THAAD Sale to Saudi Arabia

October 7, 2017 Focus Washington

The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of a THAAD defense system to Saudi Arabia, at an estimated cost of $15 billion, Reuters reports. “This sale furthers U.S. national security and foreign policy interests, […]

Mueller’s Investigators Met with Author of Russia Dossier

October 6, 2017 Focus Washington

Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigators met with former British spy Christopher Steele who wrote the Russian dossier including unproven allegations that Russian actors influenced the outcome of the 2016 presidential elections and helped Donald Trump […]

Supreme Court Urged to Decide on Travel Ban

October 6, 2017 Focus Washington

Opponents to President Donald Trump’s travel ban targeting several Muslim-majority countries on Thursday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on the policy’s legality, even though it has been replaced with a revised plan, Reuters […]

ISIS Claims Las Vegas Shooter Converted to Islam Six Months prior to Massacre

October 6, 2017 Focus Washington

In the latest edition of its weekly Al-Naba online magazine, the militant group Islamic State (ISIS) provided more information regarding the claims that the Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock converted to Islam prior to killing […]

House Passes Budget Paving Way to Tax Overhaul

October 6, 2017 Focus Washington

The 2018 budget, which entails spending cuts of more than $5 trillion, including healthcare costs, was passed on Thursday in a 219-206 vote. All 219 votes came from Republicans, while only 18 of them and […]

Lawmakers Want to Restrict NSA’s Internet Surveillance

October 5, 2017 Focus Washington

A legislation that would overhaul aspects of the National Security Agency’s warrantless internet surveillance has been revealed by a bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers. It is expected that the bill, written by the House of […]

Republican Senators Open to Hearing on Bump-Stock Ban

October 5, 2017 Focus Washington

GOP Senators asserted they are willing to take into consideration the legislation proposed by Democratic senators, which would ban bump stock devices like the ones used in the Las Vegas massacre. Such devices were allegedly used […]

Children’s Healthcare Bill Faces New Obstacles

October 5, 2017 Focus Washington

Negotiations between the Democrats and Republicans concerning children’s health insurance have taken a wrong turn, indicating that legislation will not be passed any time soon. There are talks of extending the Children’s Health Insurance Program, […]

Trump Doesn’t Have Magic Wand to Wipe out Puerto Rico’s Debt

October 5, 2017 Focus Washington

In an interview on Tuesday, Donald Trump announced that the U.S. would try to wipe out Puerto Rico’s $75 billion debt to bondholders, which instantly caused panic on Wall Street. The president’s remarks also resulted […]

Tillerson Says Trump Will Receive Multiple Options on Iran Deal

October 5, 2017 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump will be presented with multiple options regarding the future of the Iran nuclear deal ahead of an October 15 deadline to certify whether Tehran is complying with the pact, Secretary of State […]

House Homeland Security Committee Approves $10bn for Trump’s Border Wall

October 5, 2017 Focus Washington

Ten billion dollars have been approved for President Donald Trump’s promised border wall. The money have been approved by the House Homeland Security Committee and there is a possibility that the bill could be attached […]

Equifax Gets Multimillion Contract from IRS

October 4, 2017 Focus Washington

Last week the IRS issued a sole source $7.25 million dollar contract to Equifax in order to confirm taxpayer identities and make sure no fraud is committed. The company is currently facing a serious security […]

Senator Wyden Wants Info from Voting Machine Manufacturers on Cyberattack Protection

October 4, 2017 Focus Washington

After the U.S. federal authorities informed 21 states that they were targeted by the Russian hackers during the last year elections, Senator Ron Wyden wants to know how the top 6 voting machine manufacturers protect […]

Trump Prepares to Wound Iran Nuclear Deal — And then Save it

October 4, 2017 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump has been advised by his national security team to decertify the “worst deal ever” as he previously called the Iran nuclear deal. He has also been advised not to kill the deal […]

Ryan Zinke Investigated over Use of Charter Flights

October 3, 2017 Focus Washington

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is currently under investigation over his use of charters funded with taxpayer money. The Interior Department inspector general is looking into Zinke’s travel over the past seven months, his schedules as […]

Trump: Las Vegas Shooting “An Act of Pure Evil”

October 3, 2017 Focus Washington

U.S. President Donald Trump addressed the public on Monday, calling for unification after the devastating mass shooting, which has been described as the deadliest one in recent U.S. history. Trump called the shooting, which resulted […]

Republicans and Trump to Discuss Immigration at White House Dinner

October 3, 2017 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump will be discussing an immigration bill with Republican lawmakers at a dinner in the White House, covering areas as border control and immigration reforms. The agenda will also include a discussion of […]

Americans Call for Stricter Gun Laws Only after Mass Shootings

October 3, 2017 Focus Washington

After every mass shooting in the U.S., there are calls for stricter gun laws, but they fade away over time, the Congress doesn’t change anything and nothing changes. The Democrats got angry on Monday after […]

Opposing GOP Budgets Head for Collision in Quest for Tax Reform

October 2, 2017 Focus Washington

House and Senate Republicans recently proposed their versions of the 2018 budget, offering dueling versions. The budget proposed by the House does not allow deepening of the deficit, whereas the version the Senate proposed may […]

Murphy: Congress Has to Take Action on Gun Violence

October 2, 2017 Focus Washington

Senator Chris Murphy urged the Congress to “get off its ass and do something” about the gun violence after a gunman opened fire in Las Vegas and killed at least 50 people, The Hill reports. […]

Trump: Tillerson Is Wasting His Time with North Korea Talks

October 2, 2017 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump on Sunday contradicted his chief diplomat Rex Tillerson once again, saying that Secretary of State is wasting his time trying to negotiate with North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un. “I told Rex Tillerson, […]

Price Resigns Over Private Jet Flights Controversy

September 30, 2017 Focus Washington

Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price resigned Friday after criticism over his repeated use of expensive private jets instead of commercial flights, CNBC reports. Price’s traveling habits has cost taxpayers more than $1 million. […]

Trump Slams San Juan Mayor over Storm Response

September 30, 2017 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump shifted from defending his administration’s approach to blasting the San Juan mayor for her “poor leadership ability”, regarding the situation in storm-battered Puerto Rico, Bloomberg reports. In a series of Saturday morning […]

Tillerson Says U.S. Probing Whether Pyongyang Is Interested in Dialogue

September 30, 2017 Focus Washington

The United States is probing North Korea to see whether it is interested in dialogue and has multiple direct channels of communication with Pyongyang, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Saturday, Reuters reports. […]

Senate Confirms Jon Huntsman as Russia Ambassador

September 29, 2017 Focus Washington

Former Utah governor Jon Huntsman who once urged Donald Trump to back down from the presidential runoff, was elected by an easy confirmation Thursday as U.S. ambassador to Russia, assuming a high-profile diplomatic position amid the […]

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise Returns to Capitol Hill

September 29, 2017 Focus Washington

More than three months after a baseball practice shooting left him fighting for his life, House Republican Whip Steve Scalise returned to the House on Thursday, Newsmax reports. “You have no idea how great this […]

Pentagon Appoints General to Oversee Response in Storm-Ravaged Puerto Rico

September 29, 2017 Focus Washington

The Pentagon appointed a senior general to oversee relief operations in storm-hit Puerto Rico, Newsmax reports. The U.S. territory of 3.4 million people is recovering from Hurricane Maria, which struck on September 20 as the […]

U.S. Economic Growth Revised Up to 3.1 Percent in Second Quarter

September 29, 2017 Focus Washington

The U.S. economy grew at an upgraded annual rate of 3.1 percent in the spring, the fastest pace in more than two years, Newsmax reports. However, the growth is expected to slow sharply this quarter […]

White House ‘Back to Square One’ in Search for DHS Secretary

September 29, 2017 Focus Washington

The Trump administration is once again searching for a permanent Department of Homeland Security secretary due to the fact that White House aides are not satisfied with the provided array of candidates, Politico reports. House […]

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