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House Speaker Pelosi rebukes reporter: ‘Don’t mess with me’
Dec05

House Speaker Pelosi rebukes reporter: ‘Don’t mess with me’

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is bristling over a question about whether she “hates” President Donald Trump. Pelosi told reporters at her weekly press conference Thursday that as a Catholic, she resents the suggestion that she hates anyone. She fired back at the questioner: “Don’t mess with me when it comes to words like that.”...

Planes and puppies; Test your fluffy knowledge with In-The-News for Dec. 5
Dec05

Planes and puppies; Test your fluffy knowledge with In-The-News for Dec. 5

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. 5. What we are watching in Canada … The 43rd session of Parliament — and a new era of minority government — opens today with a speech from the throne that will emphasize the...

Across Capitol Hill, impeachment saga shifts
Dec05

Across Capitol Hill, impeachment saga shifts

WASHINGTON — A different chairman. A committee twice the size. A shift from evidence to law. Wednesday’s Judiciary Committee hearing was full of signs that the impeachment of President Donald Trump is advancing away from the drama of his Ukraine conduct toward the grave business of approving charges against him. That meant turning from...

Across Capitol Hill, impeachment saga shifts
Dec05

Across Capitol Hill, impeachment saga shifts

WASHINGTON — A different chairman. A committee twice the size. A shift from evidence to law. Wednesday’s Judiciary Committee hearing was full of signs that the impeachment of President Donald Trump is advancing away from the drama of his Ukraine conduct toward the grave business of approving charges against him. That meant turning from...

‘Yes, you have bribery here:’ Expert Day at Trump’s impeachment
Dec05

‘Yes, you have bribery here:’ Expert Day at Trump’s impeachment

Impeachment began in the 17th century with an Englishman’s insult of the King of Bohemia, which is why we have czechs and balances today. It was a British solicitor named William Floyd who, in 1621, was sentenced by the House of Commons to pay a fine of 1,000 pounds and ride facing backward on a horse with no saddle while holding the...

Giuliani, Nunes and ‘-1’: A Look At What The Impeachment Report Phone Records Mean
Dec04

Giuliani, Nunes and ‘-1’: A Look At What The Impeachment Report Phone Records Mean

House investigators cited a series of newly disclosed telephone records that have set off new scrutiny and questions about key players in the Ukraine affair.(Image credit: Patrick Semansky/AP) …read more Source::...

Christmas Under Marx and Lenin
Dec04

Christmas Under Marx and Lenin

ORLANDO, FL – Between his campaign against President Gerald Ford in 1975-76 and his race against Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan delivered more than 1,000 radio broadcasts, including one in which he shared a story about Christmas in the Ukraine before and after communism. In an effort to resist Christians, communist leaders secularized a favorite...

Impeachment inquiry moves to House judiciary committee
Dec04

Impeachment inquiry moves to House judiciary committee

The U.S. House judiciary committee, which would be responsible for drafting any articles of impeachment concerning President Donald Trump, is holding its first hearings this mornings after the release of a 300-page report by colleagues on the administration’s dealings with Ukraine. …read more Source::...

NATO chief says Canadian missions in Latvia, Iraq helping strengthen alliance
Dec04

NATO chief says Canadian missions in Latvia, Iraq helping strengthen alliance

LONDON — NATO’s secretary-general has come out swinging in defence of the military alliance, and says Canada is playing a key role in the helping strengthen the 70-year-old organization thanks in part to its contributions to different missions. In an interview with The Canadian Press, Jens Stoltenberg listed Canada’s deployment of...

NATO chief says Canadian missions in Latvia, Iraq helping strengthen alliance
Dec04

NATO chief says Canadian missions in Latvia, Iraq helping strengthen alliance

LONDON — NATO’s secretary-general has come out swinging in defence of the military alliance, and says Canada is playing a key role in the helping strengthen the 70-year-old organization thanks in part to its contributions to different missions. In an interview with The Canadian Press, Jens Stoltenberg listed Canada’s deployment of...