Section: US & Canada
The minister of everything, Chrystia Freeland, takes on the coronavirus
Welcome to a sneak peek of the Maclean’s Politics Insider newsletter. Sign up to get it delivered straight to your inbox. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gave Minister of Everything Chrystia Freeland a new job as overseer of the federal COVID-19 response, and the deputy PM held her first press conference in that role yesterday alongside...
Obama Alum Evelyn Farkas Fundraising Off Free Beacon Report
Democratic congressional candidate Evelyn Farkas sent out a fundraising letter on Thursday slamming a Washington Free Beacon report on her ties to a lobbying effort by the Ukrainian gas company Burisma, and arguing that she is the best candidate to stand up against foreign political influence. Farkas, a former Obama administration official,...
Super Tuesday and the Irrevocable Split in the Democratic Party
Sen. Bernie Sanders, former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Elizabeth Warren. Photo by David J. Phillip/AP. As another Super Tuesday has come and gone, the key takeaways are already evident. The first is that the last minute dropping out of the primary race by Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar—and their immediate endorsement of Joe Biden—has had...
Ukrainian lawmakers vote no confidence in prosecutor general
Ukraine’s lawmakers have voted no confidence in the country’s top prosecutor after the prime minister, foreign minister and defense minister all were replaced this week …read more Source:: ABC...
Ukrainian lawmakers vote no confidence in prosecutor general
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Ukrainian lawmakers voted no confidence in the country’s top prosecutor Thursday after the prime minister, foreign minister and defense minister all were replaced in a government shakeup this week. The parliament vote took place after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy described Prosecutor General Ruslan...
Romney Says There’s ‘No Question’ That Burisma Probe ‘Appears Political’
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) isn’t sold on his fellow Senate Republicans’ renewed interest in a probe of former Vice President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden, who sat on the board of a Ukrainian energy company. While speaking to reporters on Capitol Hill Thursday, Romney aired his concerns about Sen. Ron Johnson’s (R-WI) request...
Ukraine Parliament Passes Vote Of No-Confidence In Top Prosecutor Amid Government Reshuffle
The Ukrainian parliament has passed a no-confidence vote in Prosecutor-General Ruslan Ryaboshapka, the latest move in a reshuffle that saw the prime minister and most of his government ousted. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Canada spearheading effort to better protect airborne passenger flights
WASHINGTON — Canada is spearheading what Transport Minister Marc Garneau hopes will become an international effort to protect civilian airliners around the world from being shot down over conflict zones. In a speech today in Washington, Garneau is introducing what he’s calling the Strategy for Safer Skies — a Canadian-led multilateral...
As Biden surges, GOP Ukraine probe moves to the forefront
A GOP probe into Hunter Biden and the Ukrainian gas company Burisma is picking up speed on Capitol Hill as former Vice President Joe Biden gains new momentum in the 2020 Democratic primary. …read more Source:: The...
Barack Obama Still Isn’t Ready to Step In
Barack Obama got exactly what he wanted out of the Democratic primary—and not just because Joe Biden has suddenly pulled ahead. His party managed to start sorting out its year-long mess without him.But Obama is still not going to speak out. He won’t push Sanders out of the race, though the Vermont senator acknowledged on Wednesday, “I have...
