Section: National Newswatch (Canada)
Court: House entitled to Mueller probe grand jury testimony
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department must give Congress secret grand jury testimony from special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday — giving the House a win in a separation-of-powers clash with the Trump administration. The three-judge panel said in a 2-1 opinion that House Democrats were...
Canada spearheading effort to better protect airborne passenger flights
WASHINGTON — Canada is spearheading what Transport Minister Marc Garneau hopes will become an international effort to protect civilian airliners around the world from being shot down over conflict zones. In a speech today in Washington, Garneau is introducing what he’s calling the Strategy for Safer Skies — a Canadian-led multilateral...
Sessions advances to Texas GOP runoff in Congress return bid
Former longtime Rep. Pete Sessions advanced Tuesday to a runoff for the Republican nomination in a rural central Texas district in his bid to return to Congress after being voted out of a different seat in 2018. Sessions surged in a crowded field in the GOP primary amid criticism that he cherry-picked the district to return to Washington. It...
Ukraine pledges help for airline compensation for Iran plane crash victims
OTTAWA — Ukraine’s ambassador to Canada says his government will help Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne secure compensation from Ukraine International Airlines for the families of all those killed on Flight 752, including 55 Canadians. Champagne is in Kyiv March 3 for the start of a two-day visit that will include a...
Ukraine pledges help for airline compensation for Iran plane crash victims
OTTAWA — Ukraine’s ambassador to Canada says his government will help Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne secure compensation from Ukraine International Airlines for the families of all those killed on Flight 752, including 55 Canadians. Champagne is in Kyiv March 3 for the start of a two-day visit that will include a...
Ukraine pledges help for airline compensation for Iran plane crash victims
OTTAWA — Ukraine’s ambassador to Canada says his government will help Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne secure compensation from Ukraine International Airlines for the families of all those killed on Flight 752, including 55 Canadian citizens. Champagne is in Kyiv March 3 for the start of a two-day visit that will include...
Ukraine pledges help for airline compensation for Iran plane crash victims
OTTAWA — Ukraine’s ambassador to Canada says his government will help Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne secure compensation from Ukraine International Airlines for the families of all those killed on Flight 752, including 55 Canadian citizens. Champagne is in Kyiv March 3 for the start of a two-day visit that will include...
Ukraine pledges help for airline compensation for Iran plane crash victims
OTTAWA — Ukraine’s ambassador to Canada says his government will help Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne secure compensation from Ukraine International Airlines for the families of all those killed on Flight 752, including 55 Canadian citizens. Champagne is in Kyiv March 3 for the start of a two-day visit that will include...
Dems joust with Pompeo at hearing, the 1st since impeachment
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo defended the Trump administration’s response to the spreading coronavirus but also faced contentious questions Friday from Democrats about the basis for an airstrike that killed Iran’s most powerful general and whether the attack had put American security at risk. Democrats on the House...
Dems launch Justice probe, seek Stone-related interviews
WASHINGTON — The House Judiciary Committee is launching a wide-ranging probe of Attorney General William Barr and the Justice Department, demanding briefings, documents and interviews with 15 officials as it tries to determine whether there has been improper political interference in federal law enforcement. Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler,...
