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Trump impeachment vote: What happens next?
Dec18

Trump impeachment vote: What happens next?

The U.S. House of Representatives will vote on the impeachment of President Donald Trump Wednesday after three months of investigating his dealings with Ukraine. …read more Source:: CTV...

Congress takes aim at Syrian war crimes, Russian aggression
Dec17

Congress takes aim at Syrian war crimes, Russian aggression

WASHINGTON — Congress on Tuesday ratcheted up pressure on Syria, Russia and China while making it more difficult for the Trump administration to reduce commitments to allies from Europe to Asia. As part of a defence policy bill that passed the Senate, lawmakers will impose sanctions on Syrian troops and others responsible for atrocities committed...

Giuliani: Trump ‘relied on’ his claims about U.S. diplomat
Dec17

Giuliani: Trump ‘relied on’ his claims about U.S. diplomat

Rudy Giuliani, U.S. President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, says he provided the president with information that the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine was impeding investigations that could benefit Trump politically. Within weeks, she was recalled from her post. …read more Source:: CTV...

Giuliani: Trump ‘relied on’ his claims about US diplomat
Dec17

Giuliani: Trump ‘relied on’ his claims about US diplomat

WASHINGTON — Rudy Giuliani, President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, says he provided the president with information that the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine was impeding investigations that could benefit Trump politically. Within weeks, she was recalled from her post. In an interview with The New York Times, Giuliani portrayed himself as...

Rick Gates, former Trump campaign official and Mueller witness, to be sentenced
Dec17

Rick Gates, former Trump campaign official and Mueller witness, to be sentenced

Neither his lawyers nor federal prosecutors are seeking prison time for Gates, who pleaded guilty in February 2018 to charges relating to lucrative political consulting work he did in Ukraine. …read more Source:: Global...

Former Trump campaign official Rick Gates faces sentencing
Dec17

Former Trump campaign official Rick Gates faces sentencing

WASHINGTON — Former Trump campaign official Rick Gates, who was charged in special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation, will learn how much his extensive co-operation with the Justice Department has paid off when he is sentenced in Washington’s federal court. Neither his lawyers nor federal prosecutors are seeking prison...

U.S. lawmakers to meet, set rules ahead of Trump impeachment vote
Dec17

U.S. lawmakers to meet, set rules ahead of Trump impeachment vote

In what is widely expected to be a marathon meeting, the House Rules Committee will decide how much time to set aside for debate on Wednesday before lawmakers vote on two articles of impeachment charging Trump with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress over his dealings with Ukraine. …read more Source:: Global...

Financial support and Conservative leadership race; In The News for Dec. 17
Dec17

Financial support and Conservative leadership race; In The News for Dec. 17

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what’s on the radar of our editors for the morning of Dec. 17. What we are watching in Canada … The country’s finance ministers are meeting in Ottawa today, with more federal help for resource-dependent provinces such as Alberta...

Vulnerable Democrats fall in line behind Trump impeachment
Dec17

Vulnerable Democrats fall in line behind Trump impeachment

WASHINGTON — Utah Democrat Ben McAdams stepped into a small town city council chamber just outside Salt Lake City and took a deep breath. “I will vote yes,” McAdams told reporters. With a tight smile, the congressman made clear, in the heart of ruby-red Utah, that he will vote to impeach President Donald Trump. The scene played out across the...

CNN reporter: Giuliani made a stunning admission
Dec17

CNN reporter: Giuliani made a stunning admission

In an interview with the New Yorker, Rudy Giuilani said he needed former ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch “out of the way,” and went on to say she was going to make investigations into President Donald Trump’s political rival “difficult.” …read more Source:: National...