Section: US & Canada
The Ukrainification of American Government
Donald Trump’s obsession with Ukrainian corruption turned out to be genuine: He wanted it thoroughly investigated—for the sake of its emulation. The diplomats who testified in front in Adam Schiff’s committee explained and exposed the Ukrainian justice system. Their descriptions may have been intended as an indictment of kleptocracy,...
Global economic security critical, Trudeau to tell security conference
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will address the Munich Security Conference today and urge global leaders to accept that a changing world requires more effort to bring economic prosperity for all. Trudeau’s speech comes after he spent the last week in Africa and Kuwait, where he said several times that improving access to education...
Post-impeachment, House Democrats sharpen focus on Barr
WASHINGTON — House Democrats frustrated over the Senate’s acquittal of President Donald Trump are pushing their oversight efforts toward the Justice Department and what they call Attorney General William Barr’s efforts to politicize federal law enforcement. Democrats have demanded more information about Barr’s intervention in...
Poll shows majority of voters think Hunter Biden’s Ukrainian job was ‘inappropriate’ — and it’s hurting Joe Biden’s campaign
A new poll aims to gauge voter attitudes about the controversy of Hunter Biden’s job at a Ukraine energy company, and it is not good news for his father’s presidential campaign. The results from the Morning Consult/Politico poll were published on Thursday. More than half of voters, 52 percent, say that Hunter Biden’s job at...
Trump says John Kelly must ‘keep his mouth shut’ after ex-chief of staff said Vindman did the right thing
President Donald Trump blasted his former chief of staff John Kelly on Thursday after the ex-top aide said Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman did the right thing in reporting his concerns about Trump’s July 25 call with Ukraine’s president. “When I terminated John Kelly, which I couldn’t do fast enough, he knew full well that he was way...
Trump says he might keep others from listening in on calls
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he might end the long-running practice of letting other administration officials listen in on presidential calls with foreign leaders. That’s after Trump’s impeachment was triggered by his July phone call with the president of Ukraine. “I may end the practice entirely,” Trump told...
Trump Demands NY Drop Its ‘Unnecessary Lawsuits’ As He Freezes Travel Program
It looks like New York is the new Ukraine. On Thursday, Trump made a veiled threat toward the state of New York, home of multiple lawsuits against him, ahead of his meeting with New York governor Andrew Cuomo (D) to discuss the Department of Homeland Security’s freeze on its “Trusted Travelers” programs for New Yorkers. The freeze was...
Ukrainian Envoy Says Russian Helicopter Fired On Navy Vessel In Black Sea In 2018
A ballistics test has found that a Russian combat helicopter allegedly fired an armor-piercing projectile at one of the three Ukrainian Navy vessels in the Black Sea in 2018 that Russia impounded, said Ukraine’s deputy envoy to international organizations in Vienna, Ihor Lossovskiy. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
House Democrats Ponder Impeaching Trump Again
On the day the Senate acquitted President Donald Trump in his impeachment trial, a headline in The Atlantic stated that a second impeachment could be America’s only hope. Less than a month later, Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., is denouncing Trump again, saying that “it would be a blatant abuse of power if President Trump has in fact intervened...
While US worries about China, Europe stays focused on Russia
BRUSSELS (AP) — China and its increasingly sophisticated and far-flung military sit atop U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper’s list of international security worries, but in Europe a bigger concern is closer to home: Russia. The Trump administration has been trying since 2018 to reorient its defense strategy toward China, with reduced focus,...
