Section: US & Canada
US Protesters Denounce Impeachment Trial as ‘Sham’
Small numbers of protesters gathered in major U.S. cities following the acquittal by the Senate of President Donald Trump in his impeachment trial on Wednesday.After the Senate action, demonstrators gathered outside of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, condemning the vote and calling for Trump’s removal. They carried signs claiming the...
Brawl breaks out as Ukraine’s lawmakers debate land reform
A brawl broke out inside Ukraine’s parliament as lawmakers debated a proposed law that would allow sales of the country’s rich farmland …read more Source:: ABC...
Brawl breaks out as Ukraine’s lawmakers debate land reform
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Ukraine’s parliament is debating a proposed law to allow sales of the country’s rich farmland, a high-tension issue that sparked a brawl among lawmakers Thursday. Proponents say that allowing sales of farmland that are currently outlawed would significantly boost Ukraine’s struggling economy. Opponents...
Brawl breaks out as Ukraine’s lawmakers debate land reform
A brawl broke out inside Ukraine’s parliament as lawmakers debated a proposed law that would allow sales of the country’s rich farmland …read more Source:: ABC...
Schiff: Bolton Refused To Submit Affidavit To House After Senate Rejected Witnesses
House Intelligence Committee chair Adam Schiff (D-CA) revealed on Wednesday night that former National Security Adviser John Bolton shot down House investigators’ request for a sworn affidavit detailing President Donald Trump’s Ukraine scheme. Schiff told MSNBC host Rachel Maddow that while he and his colleagues haven’t yet...
Ukraine-Russia Peace Pledge Followed By More Fighting, Deaths
A deal in December to halt the fighting in eastern Ukraine has been followed by the deaths of 11 Ukrainian troops in January. The leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France, and Germany met for the first time in three years, agreeing to the “full and comprehensive implementation” of existing cease-fire agreements, but this has not yet...
Yovanovitch: Standing up to our government should not be ‘dangerous act’
Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, a central figure of the House impeachment of President Trump, on Thursday, warned the public against allowi… …read more Source:: The...
Selfies, Polite Applause Greet Acquittal Vote at Trump Hotel Bar
A smattering of applause briefly interrupted the chatter in the bar of the Trump International Hotel in Washington when the U.S. Senate voted against the first article of impeachment against President Donald Trump.The outcome had been expected. Mitt Romney was the lone lawmaker to break with his party as the Senate acquitted Trump on impeachment...
FBI Director Warns of Ongoing Russian ‘Information Warfare’
FBI Director Chris Wray said Wednesday that Russia is engaged in “information warfare” heading into the 2020 presidential election, though he said law enforcement has not seen ongoing efforts by Russia to target America’s election infrastructure.Wray told the House Judiciary Committee that Russia, just as it did in 2016, is relying on a...
Trump Taunts ‘Failed Presidential Candidate’ Romney After Senator Votes To Remove Him
“I’m sure to hear abuse from the President and his supporters,” Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) predicted as he was announcing his momentous vote to convict and remove President Donald Trump in the impeachment trial on Wednesday. Right on cue, President Donald Trump dished out exactly that. “Had failed presidential candidate @MittRomney devoted the...
