Section: National Newswatch (Canada)
Trump ‘has got to be stopped’: Dems defy impeachment risks
NEW YORK — Democrats are embracing an impeachment investigation that could jeopardize their House majority and alienate the very suburban voters who have warmed to the party in recent elections and will be vital to defeat President Donald Trump next fall. But a growing consensus is emerging among anxious Democrats: The risks are worth it....
Trump allies voice concerns about Rudy Giuliani’s involvement in Ukraine
Even as they publicly insist President Donald Trump did nothing wrong during his call with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy, his allies are privately acknowledging more serious concerns about the ethical questions raised and the potential political fallout from it — especially over the involvement of Rudy Giuliani, Trump’s personal...
Whistleblower complaint against Trump declassified, could be released Thursday
The whistleblower complaint that reportedly centers on President Donald Trump and his interactions with Ukraine has been declassified, sources familiar with the matter told NBC News on Wednesday night. The complaint, which the administration initially withheld from Congress, was declassified with what were described as minimal redactions, the...
Pelosi expected to announce Trump impeachment inquiry
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans to announce a formal impeachment inquiry of U.S. President Donald Trump over allegations that he pressured the leader of Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden’s family. Pelosi’s likely decision was described to The Associated Press by a person familiar with the decision who was n …read more Source::...
Trump ordered hold on military aid days before calling Ukrainian president, officials say
President Trump told his acting chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney, to hold back almost $400 million in military aid for Ukraine at least a week before a phone call in which Trump is said to have pressured the Ukrainian president to investigate the son of former vice president Joe Biden, according to three senior administration officials. …read...
Canada’s Eurasia Strategy Should Include Deeper Partnership with the EU
Following the onset of the Ukraine conflict in 2014, Russia accelerated its previously declared “pivot to the east” and began to outline a vision of an integrated “Greater Eurasia”. This roughly coincided with China’s launch of the Belt and Road Initiative, which similarly aims to increase trade and connectivity across the Eurasian...
Biden decries reports about Trump, Ukraine’s president
WASHINGTON — Former Vice-President Joe Biden on Friday decried reports that President Donald Trump urged the president of Ukraine to look into his son’s business dealings there. Biden said in a statement that if the reports are true, “Then there is truly no bottom to President Trump’s willingness to abuse his power and abase our...
Trump pressured Ukraine’s President to investigate Biden’s son
President Donald Trump pressed Ukraine’s president to investigate Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s son during a call earlier this summer, a person familiar with the situation said Friday. That call, which took place on July 25, one day after former special counsel Robert Mueller testified before Congress about Russian...
Nikki Haley moves back to SC, fuels political speculation
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley is moving back to her native South Carolina, re-establishing a home base and also fueling speculation that a return to politics is next on her to-do list. The 47-year-old former South Carolina governor, who left office in 2017 to join the Trump administration, closed Friday on a home on Kiawah...
Tame hysteria on immigration
This country is overdue for a clear-eyed conversation about so-called “mass immigration” and the “threat” it poses to dear old Canada. And I mean sensible talk, not screaming matches egged on by the toxic politics and deliberate mischief that is distorting this debate. First, let’s remember that Canada has experienced many periods of robust...
