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Pompeo issued subpoena as investigators eye ouster of U.S. ambassador to Ukraine
Sep28

Pompeo issued subpoena as investigators eye ouster of U.S. ambassador to Ukraine

The ambassador’s ouster, and the campaign against her that preceded it, are now emerging as a key sequence of events behind a whistleblower’s complaint alleging that the president pressured a foreign country to investigate his political rival. …read more Source:: Global...

For Ukraine help, Giuliani turned to unlikely Florida fixers
Sep28

For Ukraine help, Giuliani turned to unlikely Florida fixers

When U.S. President Donald Trump wanted Ukrainian authorities to investigate his Democratic rival Joe Biden, Rudy Giuliani turned to a pair of Soviet-born business partners from Florida who made more than a half-million dollars in political donations to Republicans while facing lawsuits from disgruntled investors over unpaid debts. …read...

US ambassador pressed Ukraine corruption fight before ouster
Sep28

US ambassador pressed Ukraine corruption fight before ouster

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House Democrats issue first subpoena in Ukraine impeachment inquiry
Sep28

House Democrats issue first subpoena in Ukraine impeachment inquiry

The move came as Democrats planned an aggressive pace for their inquiry, eyeing their first hearing on the matter as early as next week. …read more Source:: Toronto...

Israel’s flailing democracy
Sep28

Israel’s flailing democracy

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s announcement Tuesday that she is opening an official impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump struck many Israelis as yet another sign that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Trump are in the same boat. Both are hounded by legal elites who will stop at nothing to oust them from office. There are...

The Problem With Impeachment
Sep27

The Problem With Impeachment

Photo by Michael Vadon (Flickr) Impeaching Donald Trump would do nothing to halt the deep decay that has beset the American republic. It would not magically restore democratic institutions. It would not return us to the rule of law. It would not curb the predatory appetites of the big banks, the war industry and corporations. It would not get...

Donald Trump made an offer that Ukraine couldn’t refuse
Sep27

Donald Trump made an offer that Ukraine couldn’t refuse

This week, a lot of people have been comparing President Donald Trump’s just-revealed behaviour to that of a cliché movie mobster shaking down a shopkeeper. On Wednesday morning, the White House released a memorandum recounting the president’s July 25 call with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky. That’s the call behind...

Pelosi concerned about whistleblower protection after audio of Trump comments surface
Sep27

Pelosi concerned about whistleblower protection after audio of Trump comments surface

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi voiced concern Friday over President Donald Trump’s comments that suggested retaliation against people who helped an intelligence whistleblower whose complaint about Trump’s phone call with Ukraine’s leader is at the centre of the House impeachment probe. …read more Source::...

Pelosi concerned about Trump’s whistleblower ‘spy’ comments
Sep27

Pelosi concerned about Trump’s whistleblower ‘spy’ comments

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi voiced concern Friday over President Donald Trump’s comments that suggested retaliation against people who helped an intelligence whistleblower whose complaint about Trump’s phone call with Ukraine’s leader is at the centre of the House impeachment probe. …read more Source:: CTV...

Pelosi concerned about Trump’s whistleblower ‘spy’ comments
Sep27

Pelosi concerned about Trump’s whistleblower ‘spy’ comments

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is voicing concern over President Donald Trump’s comments that suggested retaliation against people who helped an intelligence whistleblower. The whistleblower’s complaint about Trump’s phone call with Ukraine’s leader is at the centre of the House impeachment probe. …read more Source::...