Section: US & Canada
How did Donald Trump Jr.’s relationship with Russia start?
(Credit: AP) Donald Trump Jr.’s connections to Russia long preceded his recently-revealed correspondence with a lawyer connected to the Russian government in order to dig up dirt on Hillary Clinton. As far back as 2008, Trump Jr. was on record bragging that “in terms of high-end product influx into the U.S., Russians make up a pretty...
Krauthammer says these are ‘fatal words’ in Donald Trump Jr.’s released emails
Conservative commentator Charles Krauthammer identified what he called the “fatal words” in the emails released by Donald Trump Jr. in the Russian meeting controversy. He made the comments to Martha MacCallum on her show Tuesday on Fox News. “Well, ‘I love it’ are the fatal words,” he said, referring to the response Trump Jr. gave to the...
Yanukovych’s Treason Trial Adjourned Until August 3
A Ukrainian court has adjourned Viktor Yanukovych’s in-absentia treason trial until August 3 after the former president’s new lawyer asked for more time to prepare. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
6 signs that the Russia investigation could blow up the Trump White House
Donald Trump Jr. (Credit: AP/Kathy Willens) The New York Times report that Donald Trump Jr. met with a Russian lawyer last June in expectation of receiving damaging information on Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is a blow for a White House already saddled with sinking poll numbers and a stalled legislative agenda. After a few...
No One Investigating Trump-Russia Was Looking for Don Jr.
With a cast of characters like Michael Flynn, Jared Kushner, Paul Manafort and Carter Page, it seemed like only a matter of time before at least one of them had to explain a paper trail describing suspicious contact—whether through naïveté or malice—with Russian agents trying to interfere in the 2016 presidential election. It just didn’t...
Poroshenko Proposes Adding International Investigator To Sheremet Slaying Probe
President Petro Poroshenko has proposed incorporating an internationally recognized investigator into the Ukrainian team investigating the killing of journalist Pavel Sheremet, in hopes of jumpstarting a probe that has produced no significant leads in a year. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
CPJ Criticizes Ukrainian Probe Of Journalist Sheremet’s Death
A Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) report is critical of a Ukrainian investigation into the killing of journalist Pavel Sheremet, with no arrests in the case and more questions than answers nearly one year after his car-bomb death in Kyiv. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The Organic Industry Is in Turmoil
Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods, the grocer that brought pricey organic food to the masses, comes during a time of turmoil in the organic industry: The Department of Agriculture is continuing to investigate the importation of millions of pounds of phony organic grains. The move is in response to a lengthy Washington Post exposé...
Ted Kennedy and the KGB
Editors’ note: In light of the ongoing controversy surrounding the Trump campaign’s alleged “collusion” with the Russian government during the 2016 US presidential election, which now involves Trump Jr. daring to talk to a Russian woman, Frontpage has deemed it important to bring attention to a forgotten story of...
Dutch Ready Monument To 298 Victims Of Airliner Shot Down Over Ukraine
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands announced on July 11 that they will join Prime Minister Rutte on July 17 for the unveiling of a national monument for the victims of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
