Section: NPR (Canada)
Mulvaney Walks Back Ukraine Remarks, Admits It Wasn’t A ‘Perfect Press Conference’
The acting White House chief of staff denied what he previously said: that defense funding to Ukraine was frozen in part over the demand that Kyiv dig up dirt on Trump’s political rivals. (Image credit: Evan Vucci/AP) …read more Source::...
Impeachment Inquiry Update: What The Past Week Revealed About The Ukraine Affair
President Trump commissioned Rudy Giuliani as his top guy for Ukraine and the White House also appointed “three amigos” to carry out its policy. The administration says nothing’s wrong here.(Image credit: Charles Krupa/AP) …read more Source::...
Get Caught Up: 4 Big Questions About The Trump-Ukraine Affair
Although new pieces of the puzzle are added all the time, some of the biggest questions about the Ukraine pressure campaign — and what Congress may do about it — aren’t yet resolved.(Image credit: Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images) …read more Source::...
Trump Gave Giuliani The Ukraine Portfolio And Boxed Out Diplomats, Sondland Says
The U.S. ambassador to the European Union, Gordon Sondland appeared before the House committees leading the impeachment inquiry into President Trump. His opening statement was released Thursday.(Image credit: Daniel Mihailescu/AFP/Getty Images) …read more Source::...
Gordon Sondland, The Ambassador Whose Texts Put Him At The Center Of Ukraine Scandal
Based on interviews with people who know Sondland, what emerges is a portrait of a man fixated on getting an ambassadorship in Europe and, once in the job, would do what it took to keep it.(Image credit: Evan Vucci/AP) …read more Source::...
Biden On Ukraine: ‘My Son Did Nothing Wrong, I Did Nothing Wrong’
With the debate’s second question, the former vice president gets a chance to respond to President Trump’s accusations.(Image credit: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images) …read more Source::...
White House Reportedly Replaced Ukraine Policy Staff With ‘Three Amigos’
Chief of staff Mick Mulvaney called a meeting which resulted in the replacement of the administration’s Ukraine team with people considered more reliable, according to an account of a deposition.(Image credit: Andrew Harnik/AP) …read more Source::...
Then-National Security Advisor Called Rudy Giuliani ‘A Hand Grenade’ On Ukraine
Former White House aide Fiona Hill told impeachment investigators on Monday that she and former Trump advisor John Bolton were troubled by actions by the president’s private lawyer.(Image credit: Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP) …read more Source::...
Biden Takes On Trump With A Sweeping Ethics Plan, Amid Push Back Over Ukraine
Joe Biden is taking aim at President Trump over ethics, as the president continues attacks on the candidate and his son. Hunter Biden is now pledging to curtail his overseas business dealings.(Image credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images) …read more Source::...
News Brief: Turkish Offensive, U.S. Troops Leaving Syria, Trump Adviser Fiona Hill
Syria’s army is moving into northern Syria to repel a Turkish incursion as U.S. troops prepare to withdraw. Fiona Hill, the Trump administration’s former top aide on Russia, testifies on Ukraine. …read more Source::...
