Section: US & Canada
Ukraine language in GOP platform underscores Trump tensions
The absence of an updated Republican party platform for the 2020 election is allowing President Trump to avoid hard commitments on the sensitive foreign policy issue of Ukraine, where his withholding of $400 million in military assistance was at the… …read more Source:: The...
Pompeo Raises U.S. Concern About Chinese Investment In Ukraine In Call With Zelenskiy
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has spoken with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy about U.S. concerns over China’s attempt to purchase a Ukrainian engine manufacturer, the State Department said on August 29. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
US and Canadian festivals team up for a month of virtual world music shows
When festivals wish to bring in international artists, their task is facilitated and the tour costs are reduced if they can book the same artists, especially if the dates and locations of the shows are close enough. This collaborative practise, called “group booking”, has been used over the last decades by over 15 North American world music...
John Bolton blasts Trump administration for making ‘a complete mess’ of US coronavirus pandemic response
National Security Advisor John Bolton speaks during his a press-conference in Kiev, Ukraine, on 28 August 2019. STR/NurPhoto via Getty Images Former National Security Adviser John Bolton blasted President Donald Trump for his response to the coronavirus outbreak, calling it “a tragedy for Americans.””It’s just been one...
House readies contempt resolution as Pompeo defies subpoenas
WASHINGTON — The House Foreign Affairs Committee is moving to hold Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in contempt after he has repeatedly rejected the committee’s subpoenas for records related to Ukraine that the department has turned over to the Republican-led Senate. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Eliot Engel, D-N.Y., said Friday...
Master your Money Live Digital Bootcamp: Personal finance professionals share how millennials can be smarter investors
Skye Gould/Business Insider Skye Gould/Business Insider In an upcoming Live Digital Bootcamp, two personal finance professionals will talk about becoming a smarter investor, wherever you are in your financial journey.The conversation is part of the Master your Money series, delivering money advice, ideas, and inspiration to millennials.Throughout...
Russia Got What It Wanted
This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. Let’s go back to the very beginning — Russian interference in the 2016 election, when, deep in the bowels of the Russian Internet Research Agency (IRA) two key strategic plans unfolded. One was “help elect Trump.” Imaginary bloggers and “likers” were set up to...
Russian Navy Conducts Major Maneuvers Near Alaska
The Russian navy conducted major war games near Alaska involving dozens of ships and aircraft, the military said Friday, the biggest such drills in the area since Soviet times. Russia’s navy chief, Adm. Nikolai Yevmenov, said that more than 50 warships and about 40 aircraft were taking part in the exercise in the Bering Sea, which involved...
House Panel To Consider Contempt For Pompeo For Stiffing Them On Ukraine ‘Smear’ Docs
The House Committee on Foreign Affairs announced Friday that it was taking a step towards contempt proceedings for Secretary of State Mike Pompeo over his refusal to comply with its subpoena for various Ukraine-related documents that the State Department has already turned over to GOP senators. The announcement did not set a date for when...
Ukraine Closes Border To Foreigners Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
The Ukrainian government has tightened lockdown measures, including closing its borders to foreigners, in an effort to contain the country’s coronavirus outbreak. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
