Section: Gulf News (United Arab Emirates)
A little impeachment for large abuses
Much as he mocked the process for months, US President Donald Trump very much did not want to be impeached. No president does; it’s an ineradicable stain on their record. And Trump has just about never in his life been called to account. He was more or less in a rage for weeks as the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives moved...
Trump lashes out at evangelical magazine calling for his ouster
US President Donald Trump lashed out yesterday at a leading evangelical Christian publication that called him “morally lost and confused” and said he should be removed from office.Trump, in a series of tweets, accused Christianity Today magazine of being “far left” and claimed that he was the best White House ally that evangelicals have ever...
Senators told to ‘correct’ toxic impeachment case
The top Republican in the US Senate has called on his fellow senators to correct what he called the “toxic” impeachment of President Donald Trump, sending the strongest signal yet that lawmakers will not remove Trump from office.In a harsh attack, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell accused the Democratic-dominated House of Representatives of...
US ‘concedes defeat’ on gas pipeline it sees as Russian threat
The US has little leverage to prevent the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project between Russia and Germany from being completed, two administration officials said, acknowledging the failure of a years-long effort to head off what officials believe is a threat to European security.The massive $11bn project is just weeks away from completion and has...
US House committee recommends Trump impeachment for abuse of power, obstruction
A Democratic-controlled US House of Representatives committee approved charges of abuse of power and obstruction against Republican President Donald Trump on Friday, making it almost certain he will become the third US president in history to be impeached. The House Judiciary Committee voted along party lines to approve an article of impeachment...
US lawmakers reach deal on massive defence bill, eye Russia, Turkey, China
US lawmakers announced an agreement on Monday on a $738-billion bill setting policy for the Department of Defence, including new measures for competing with Russia and China, family leave for federal workers and the creation of President Donald Trump’s long-desired Space Force. It also calls for sanctions on Turkey over its purchase of a...
Democrat says Trump violated oath; Republicans attack impeachment probe
The head of a US congressional panel leading the impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump on Monday accused the Republican president of putting himself before his country and violating his oath of office. In a statement kicking off a hearing in the US House of Representatives to weigh the evidence against Trump, Judiciary Committee Democratic...
Belarus crowds demonstrate against closer ties with Russia
Roughly 1,000 Belarusians joined an unauthorised demonstration yesterday against the prospect of a closer union with Russia.Long-time ruler Alexander Lukashenko was meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Russia yesterday to discuss “key issues in our bilateral relations, including the prospects for deepening integration”,...
Legal storm clouds gather over Rudy Giuliani
When the former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani emerged as one of Donald Trump’s most bareknuckle defenders during the Russia investigation, attacking his former colleagues in the justice department, people asked: “What happened to Rudy?” Now, as federal prosecutors tighten a net of criminal investigations around Giuliani, the question...
Top Democrat says more testimony, hearings possible in Trump impeachment
US House of Representatives Intelligence Committee Democrats have begun writing their report on the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump – a key step moving the process forward – but still may obtain more witness depositions and hold further hearings, the panel’s chairman said on Sunday. Representative Adam Schiff,...
