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    Business Maverick: Wednesday 5 November: Five Things You Need to Know to Start Your Day
    Nov06

    Business Maverick: Wednesday 5 November: Five Things You Need to Know to Start Your Day

    China pressures “Tariff Man” Trump, a U.S. administration envoy says there was quid pro quo in the Ukraine drama, and the Australian outback may have the answer to the renewable energy industry’s biggest challenge. Here are some of the things people in markets are talking about today. …read more Source:: Daily...

    Trump’s Chief Of Staff Summoned To Testify In Impeachment Probe
    Nov06

    Trump’s Chief Of Staff Summoned To Testify In Impeachment Probe

    In this file photo taken on October 17, 2019 White House Acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, DC. JIM WATSON / AFP US House impeachment investigators on Tuesday summoned President Donald Trump’s acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney for a deposition, saying he has “substantial...

    Democrats ask White House acting chief of staff to testify in impeachment probe
    Nov05

    Democrats ask White House acting chief of staff to testify in impeachment probe

    WASHINGTON – Congressional Democrats on Tuesday requested that White House acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney testify in the impeachment probe of Donald Trump, as they prepared to release testimony by two of the “three amigos” who helped run Ukraine policy for the Republican president. The U.S. House of Representatives...

    Trump Chief Of Staff Summoned To Testify In Impeachment Probe
    Nov05

    Trump Chief Of Staff Summoned To Testify In Impeachment Probe

    White House Acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, DC. / AFPUS House impeachment investigators on Tuesday summoned President Donald Trump’s acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney for a deposition, saying he has “substantial first-hand knowledge” of Trump’s efforts to pressure...

    News24.com | Impeachment transcript shows envoy felt threatened by Trump
    Nov05

    News24.com | Impeachment transcript shows envoy felt threatened by Trump

    The former US ambassador to Kiev has told investigators she felt threatened by Donald Trump’s words in his call to Ukraine’s leader, in the first transcripts released Monday in the impeachment investigation against the president. …read more Source::...

    US diplomat was urged to tweet support for Trump, impeachment inquiry hears
    Nov05

    US diplomat was urged to tweet support for Trump, impeachment inquiry hears

    Washington – Two U.S. diplomats told lawmakers the State Department was being used for domestic political purposes under President Donald Trump and warned that would hurt American interests, according to transcripts released on Monday in Congress’ impeachment investigation. The transcripts were the first released from the closed-door...

    First Impeachment Transcripts Go Public As White House Hardens Position
    Nov05

    First Impeachment Transcripts Go Public As White House Hardens Position

    The probe is examining how Trump pressured Ukraine to investigate his Democratic rival Joe Biden. Brendan Smialowski / AFP Witness transcripts in the impeachment probe into Donald Trump were made public for the first time on Monday, with the former US ambassador to Kiev telling investigators she felt threatened by the president in his call to...

    Appeals court agrees Trump tax returns can be turned over
    Nov04

    Appeals court agrees Trump tax returns can be turned over

    President Donald Trump’s tax returns can be turned over to state criminal investigators by his personal accountant, a federal appeals court in New York ruled Monday. The ruling by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is certain to be further appealed; lawyers for the president promised to do so and the three-judge appeals panel predicted...

    Trump loyalists refuse to appear before impeachment inquiry
    Nov04

    Trump loyalists refuse to appear before impeachment inquiry

    Washington – US lawmakers leading an impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump have scheduled another crucial round of testimony this week, but several key White House witnesses plan to defy them and some other administration officials could follow suit. Refusals by Trump loyalists to appear before Democratic-led committees could set...

    US 2020 Race: Biden Slips, Beto Quits, Warren Answers Critics
    Nov02

    US 2020 Race: Biden Slips, Beto Quits, Warren Answers Critics

    This file photo taken on October 15, 2019, shows Democratic presidential hopefuls former US Vice President Joe Biden (L) and Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren during the fourth Democratic primary debate of the 2020 presidential campaign season co-hosted by The New York Times and CNN at Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio. SAUL LOEB /...