Section: US & Canada
Senate GOPers Are Totally Fine With Trump’s ‘Friday Night Massacre’
Beyond just dismissing Democrats’ claims of political retaliation, some Senate Republicans on Monday offered a vigorous defense of President Donald Trump’s unceremonious ouster of two key impeachment witnesses just 48 hours after the Senate voted to acquit him. “I’d dismiss him for that,” Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) said of House...
Rudy Giuliani: I have the ‘smoking gun’ to prove money-laundering linked to Burisma, Bidens
President Donald Trump’s personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani told Fox News’ Jesse Watters that he’s found the “smoking gun” in an investigation which has uncovered a multimillion dollar money-laundering scheme in the Ukraine that involves far more than just Joe Biden and his son, Hunter Biden.On the radio program...
Crimean-Tatar TV Channel In Ukraine Blames Lack Of State Funding For Imminent Closure
Ukraine’s first and currently only television channel in the Crimean-Tatar language says it is on the brink of shutting down operations due to lack of government funding. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Barr: Justice Department Handling Giuliani’s Ukraine Information With Caution
Attorney General William Barr said Monday that the Justice Department has set up an “intake process” to handle Ukraine-related information from Rudy Giuliani, but that the agency is being “very careful” with what the Trump lawyer has provided. “We have to be very careful with respect to any information coming from Ukraine. There are a lot of...
Trump Again Proposes Big Cut to Foreign Aid
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is proposing a 21% cut in aid the United States provides to foreign countries, with a budget request of $44.1 billion for such programs, compared with $55.7 billion enacted in fiscal 2020.Lawmakers and others predict Trump’s plan to cut one-fifth of foreign aid from the current level will...
US Counterintel Strategy Emphasizes Protection of Democracy
A new counterintelligence strategy released Monday ranks fighting foreign influence in U.S. elections and countering the theft of research and innovation among the top national security priorities over the next two years.In focusing on foreign interference in elections, the strategy touches on a sensitive subject for President Donald Trump. The...
Ukraine Minister Sees No Preparations for New Russia Talks, Has Low Expectations
Ukraine’s foreign minister said on Monday he saw no preparations taking place for a promised summit over the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine, adding that he had little hope it would make any progress even if it goes ahead.The leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany met in Paris in December to discuss the long-running Ukraine crisis...
Biden laughs when asked about federal investigation against his son, calls Rudy Giuliani a ‘thug’
The months-long impeachment crusade against President Donald Trump may be over, but the underlying questions about the Bidens and their actions in Ukraine still remain. However, Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden doesn’t seem too worried about the prospect of a federal investigation into the matter.During...
AG Barr has ‘created a process’ to vet Giuliani’s info on Hunter Biden, Ukrainian corruption, Graham says
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) revealed Sunday that Attorney General William Barr has “created a process” to vet information that Rudy Giuliani discovered regarding Hunter Biden and Ukrainian corruption.Speaking on CBS’ “Face the Nation” Sunday, Graham, who spoke with Barr prior to his interview, said the Justice...
Barr: Justice Department Has Process to Take Ukraine Info From Giuliani
Attorney General William Barr said Monday the Justice Department is taking information that President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani is gathering in Ukraine about the president’s Democratic rival Joe Biden and his son.But Barr cautioned that federal officials have “to be very careful” with information coming...
