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Democrats block censure bid on Schiff in Trump impeachment probe
Schiff (right) is accused of misleading the public by making statements related to Trump’s impeachment investigation. (AP pic)WASHINGTON: Democrats in the US House of Representatives yesterday blocked a Republican effort to censure House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff over statements he has made related to an impeachment...
Trump exhorts Republicans to ‘get tougher’ against impeachment inquiry
WASHINGTON: Donald Trump on Monday exhorted fellow Republicans to get tougher and fight for his presidency, saying the Democratic-led US House of Representatives wants to impeach him “as quick as possible” over his request that Ukraine investigate a political rival.Trump made his comments during a White House Cabinet meeting as Democrats sought...
Putin silences critical voices in rights council reshuffle
Putin has removed 5 people from the council. (AFP pic)MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin has removed several opposition figures from his human rights council, a decree published yesterday showed, with critics saying the move robs the advisory body of its legitimacy. The 50-member body, which has spoken out against abuses, has gradually been...
Clinton mocks Trump with parody Kennedy letter
Hillary Clinton posted letter on Twitter. (AP pic)WASHINGTON: Hillary Clinton yesterday posted a joke letter on Twitter supposedly sent by John F Kennedy during the 1962 Cuban missile crisis, written in the excitable style of US President Donald Trump’s recent letter to Turkey. The parody letter, which has been doing the rounds for some...
Trump says next G7 summit won’t be at his Miami golf resort
President Trump says search for another G7 venue will begin. (Reuters pic)WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Saturday the next G7 summit will not be at one of his own Florida golf clubs, reversing a decision that had sparked corruption accusations. “Based on both Media & Democrat Crazed and Irrational Hostility, we will no longer...
Trump abandons plan to host 2020 G7 meeting at his Florida golf resort
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump abandoned plans late on Saturday to host next year’s Group of Seven summit at his Florida golf resort, after Democrats and others had decried the selection as evidence of the president misusing his office for personal gain.In a series of tweets, Trump said he would drop the plan announced Thursday by...
White House admits pressuring Ukraine to launch inquiry
White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney acknowledges aid was withheld in part to pressure Ukraine. (AP pic)WASHINGTON: A top White House official admitted Thursday that President Donald Trump had tied military aid for Ukraine to Kiev undertaking an investigation that would help Trump politically, adding ammunition to Democrats’ impeachment...
Elijah Cummings, key figure in Trump probe, dies at 68
WASHINGTON: US Congressman Elijah Cummings, the Democratic chairman of a leading congressional committee investigating US President Donald Trump, has died at age 68, his office said on Thursday. Cummings was chair of the US House Oversight and Reform Committee, a top investigative committee in the House of Representatives that along with two...
Man who sparked impeachment inquiry may never be heard
WASHINGTON: Democratic lawmakers leading an impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump have heard days of testimony from a parade of senior government officials. But they have yet to hear from the whistleblower who sparked the probe – and may never do. In the end, it may not matter, some Democratic lawmakers said, because the other...
Careers derailed for political reasons, says former Pompeo aide
McKinley left State Department last Friday. (AP pic)WASHINGTON: A former adviser to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo who abruptly resigned last week spoke yesterday to an impeachment inquiry into allegations President Donald Trump pursued political interests in his dealings with Ukraine. Former Pompeo adviser Michael McKinley was the latest...
