Section: US & Canada
Ukraine right-wingers derail peace conference
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Right-wing activists in Ukraine on Thursday derailed a conference intended to discuss moves toward a political settlement of the separatist conflict in the country’s east. Members of the National Corps, a radical nationalist group that includes veterans of the conflict, denounced the conference in Kyiv as …...
The Coronavirus Commission in Trump’s Future
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared on Wednesday that the coronavirus outbreak had become a pandemic, urging governments to take further steps to stem the now-worldwide spread of the virus. “WHO has been assessing this outbreak around the clock and we are deeply concerned both by the alarming levels of spread and severity, and by the...
Amid China’s Denials, National Security Adviser Blames Communist Regime for Swift Spread of Coronavirus
China’s government initially “covered up” the new coronavirus and delayed global response to the disease by at least two months, White House national security adviser Robert O’Brien said Wednesday. O’Brien’s remarks come as the communist Chinese government has tried to deny the disease’s origins in the city of Wuhan...
Russia, Ukraine negotiate another prisoner exchange
A Kremlin envoy to the talks on the conflict in eastern Ukraine says another exchange of prisoners is in the works …read more Source:: ABC...
What’s Happening: Pandemic declared, virus survival studied
New clusters of the novel coronavirus are expanding in the United States and Europe as Italy replaces China as the current epicenter of a worldwide outbreak. For most people, the virus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more...
Russia, Ukraine negotiate another prisoner exchange
…read more Source:: Toronto...
Sen. Ron Johnson Backs Down On Subpoena To Controversial Witness In Biden Probe
Senate Homeland Security Committee chair Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) backed down on issuing a subpoena to a controversial witness in his investigation of Joe Biden, just one hour before a hearing on the demand was set to take place. The subpoena was to be sent to Andrii Telizhenko, a former Ukrainian diplomat and political consultant who has peddled...
The True Danger of the Trump Campaign’s Defamation Lawsuits
Donald Trump’s reelection campaign is launching a legal war against the free press. In the past two weeks, while Americans worried about the coronavirus, the Trump campaign has sued The New York Times, The Washington Post, and CNN. These suits are, legally speaking, frivolous. They pose no danger in court, where they’re all but...
Donald Trump Jr accuses Hunter Biden of ‘dodging child support’ as Biden blames coronavirus for skipping court
Donald Trump Jr. accused Hunter Biden of “dodging child support” on Tuesday in reaction to news that the son of former Vice President Joe Biden blamed coronavirus fears for skipping out on an upcoming child support deposition. What are the details? The Daily Caller reported that Biden’s attorneys wrote in a court filing,...
DC appeals court sides with House Democrats, says DOJ must hand over sealed Mueller grand jury info
A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that the Department of Justice has to turn sealed grand jury information from the Mueller probe over to congressional Democrats.In a 2-1 decision, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals sided with the House Judiciary Committee, which requested a court order unsealing the materials in late July and was granted in...
