Section: Independent Online (South Africa)
‘Future of the presidency’ at stake as Trump impeachment hearings kick off
WASHINGTON – Senior Democratic and Republican lawmakers presented dueling narratives on Wednesday as a U.S. congressional impeachment inquiry that threatens Donald Trump’s tumultuous presidency entered a crucial new phase with the first televised public hearing. The drama unfolded in a hearing of the House of Representatives...
Donald Trump steps up anti-impeachment Facebook ads
Washington – President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign is ramping up a Facebook ad blitz against efforts to impeach him, buying more ads on the topic in recent weeks than all the Democratic White House candidates combined. The contrast between the president and the Democratic field is a sign that Trump is betting the...
Trump impeachment probe goes public as political drama intensifies
Washington – The impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Donald Trump will reach a critical juncture on Wednesday when lawmakers launch their first televised public hearings, marking a new phase that could determine the fate of his tumultuous presidency. Democrats leading the U.S. House of Representatives probe have summoned three U.S....
Ukrainian-Americans say Ukraine is ‘victim’ in Trump impeachment probe
New York – Regardless of how the House of Representatives’ impeachment hearings into President Donald Trump end, some Ukrainian-Americans believe their ancestral homeland has already become a unwitting victim of tumultuous U.S. politics. “I think Ukraine is kind of a victim in this case because I believe they were pushed to do...
Republicans shrug off growing evidence, stand with Trump against impeachment
WASHINGTON – Congressional Republicans are sticking with their party leader in the face of thousands of pages of evidence showing President Donald Trump leveraged foreign policy for political favours, raising the possibility that not a single House Republican will vote for his impeachment. As they prepare to hold the first open impeachment...
Trump fumes over impeachment probe with public hearings days away
Washington – President Donald Trump seethed on Monday as Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives prepared to enter a crucial new phase – the first public hearings – in their impeachment inquiry centered on his request that Ukraine investigate political rival Joe Biden. On Wednesday and Friday, U.S. diplomats William...
What to expect from the televised Trump impeachment hearings next week
Washington – U.S. Democrats launch the public phase of their impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump next week, with open, televised hearings set for Wednesday and Friday in the House of Representatives. Since launching their inquiry on September 24 into allegations that Trump abused his office for personal political gain, lawmakers...
Trump impeachment probe to enter high-stakes phase with public hearings next week
WASHINGTON – Impeachment proceedings against U.S. President Donald Trump for pressuring Ukraine to investigate a political rival will reach a critical stage next week when a Democratic-led congressional committee holds its first public hearings on the issue. In a move that raises the stakes ahead of a presidential election year, Democrats...
‘Straight up lied’: prosecutors blast ex-Trump adviser Roger Stone in trial
WASHINGTON – The prosecution in the trial of Roger Stone on Wednesday painted President Donald Trump’s longtime adviser as a liar in a criminal case stemming from former Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe that detailed Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election. After a 12-member jury was selected, opening statements began...
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...
