Section: Free Malaysia Today (Malaysia)
Investigating Bidens not our business, says China
Geng says Beijing has no intention of intervening in US affairs. (AP pic)BEIJING: The Chinese foreign ministry said on Tuesday China had no intention of intervening in US domestic affairs when asked about US President Donald Trump’s suggestion that Beijing investigate his Democratic rival Joe Biden and his son. The Republican president, the...
US Democrats subpoena Pentagon docs in impeachment inquiry
Democrats put heavy pressure on Trump administration since launching impeachment investigation. (Reuters pic)WASHINGTON: Congressional Democrats slapped subpoenas Monday on the Pentagon and White House budget office as part of their advancing impeachment probe, demanding documents tied to President Donald Trump’s withholding of military aid...
US diplomats to testify over Trump-Ukraine efforts
WASHINGTON: A number of US diplomats have been called to Capitol Hill for closed-door testimony this week as Democrats build their impeachment case against President Donald Trump, while the White House considers ways to slow down the process. The interviews could yield more fodder for Democrats’ impeachment drive over a...
US-China trade talks to resume, Trump seeks to strike deal
Talks will focus on intellectual property rights, forced transfer of proprietary technologies and agriculture and enforcement. (Reuters pic)WASHINGTON: High-level US-China trade negotiations will resume this week in Washington, the White House announced Monday, a hopeful sign after a summer of deteriorating relations. Beijing’s top trade...
Trump accuses Pelosi of treason
Pelosi called for impeachment probe on US president. (AP pic)WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump, under pressure as Democrats pursue an impeachment inquiry against him, lashed out at the top Democrat in Congress on Sunday, saying House Speaker Nancy Pelosi could be guilty of treason. “Nancy Pelosi knew of all of the many Shifty Adam Schiff lies...
Trump and Biden in tit-for-tat over Ukraine scandal
Trump tells the Democrat to ‘hang it up’. (AP pic)WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump lashed out at Democrat Joe Biden on Sunday, strongly suggesting on Twitter that he and his family were corrupt and saying the former vice president should “hang it up.” In a series of Twitter posts, the president advanced widely discredited allegations...
Second whistleblower in Trump-Ukraine scandal comes forward
Trump railed against the ‘do-nothing’ Democrats’ impeachment on Sunday on Twitter with a string of retweets from supporters.WASHINGTON: A second whistleblower has come forward about President Donald Trump’s attempts to get the Ukrainian president to investigate a political rival, lawyers for the official said on Sunday. Lawyer...
Trump blasts Romney as impeachment battle heats up
Romney said Trump’s appeal to China was ‘wrong and appalling.’ (AP pic)WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Saturday opened a new front in the impeachment battle that threatens his administration, blasting a prominent member of his party for criticizing his push to get foreign nations to probe a leading Democratic rival. The...
Pompeo blasts ‘harassment’ by Congress over impeachment probe
(AFP pic)ATHENS: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday accused members of Congress of harassing his department to obtain documents linked to an impeachment investigation against President Donald Trump. “There have been congressional inquiries that have harassed and abused State Department employees by contacting them directly and seeking...
White House subpoenaed for documents in Trump impeachment probe
WASHINGTON: US House Democrats on Friday subpoenaed the White House for documents they want to see as part of their impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump. The chairmen of three House of Representatives committees said they want documents related to a July 25 phone call between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy that...
