Section: US & Canada
Polling: Americans dissatisfied with the state of the union
WASHINGTON — The turbulence of impeachment, a contentious presidential campaign and a global virus health threat confront President Donald Trump as he prepares to deliver his State of the Union address Tuesday night. But one thing about the Trump era has remained remarkably steady: public opinion on the president. Approval of Trump has stayed...
Retired Senate Dem leader tells Glenn Beck: If I were still in office, I’d vote to acquit President Trump
Retired Sen. Joe Lieberman (D-Conn.) was once one of the most influential Democrats in the country, but he has grown increasingly independent and wary of his party’s growing radicalism. Now Lieberman, who was nearly elected as the country’s vice president in 2000, says that House Democrats have taken their impeachment power too far...
The U.S. Senate Embraces Trumpian Nihilism
A question came up during the Senate’s impeachment trial of President Donald Trump this week: What matters? To Alan Dershowitz, the answer was power. The Harvard University law professor emeritus argued on Wednesday night that Trump’s actions don’t actually matter as long as the president believes he did them for the right...
Republicans Defeat Call for Witnesses in Trump Trial
The Republican-majority U.S. Senate defeated a Democratic attempt Friday to call new witnesses in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. The defeat all but brings deliberations in the trial to a close, with senators expected to acquit Trump of two charges, including allegations he abused the power of his office by leveraging U.S. aid to...
Former U.S. Envoy To Ukraine Yovanovitch Retires From State Department
Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, who played a key role in the U.S. House hearings on the impeachment of President Donald Trump last November, has retired from the State Department, according to U.S. media reports on January 31. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
GOP senators seek to acquit Trump without condoning conduct
WASHINGTON — There is no question, Sen. Lamar Alexander said, that President Donald Trump actions were “inappropriate” when he asked Ukraine’s leader to investigate Democratic rival Joe Biden. But not bad enough, he said, to warrant Trump’s removal from office, or even to hear from witnesses or other evidence. That distinction has...
GOP senators seek to acquit Trump without condoning conduct
WASHINGTON — There is no question, Sen. Lamar Alexander said, that President Donald Trump actions were “inappropriate” when he asked Ukraine’s leader to investigate Democratic rival Joe Biden. But not bad enough, he said, to warrant Trump’s removal from office, or even to hear from witnesses or other evidence. That distinction has...
GOP senators seek to acquit Trump without condoning conduct
WASHINGTON — There is no question, Sen. Lamar Alexander said, that President Donald Trump actions were “inappropriate” when he asked Ukraine’s leader to investigate Democratic rival Joe Biden. But not bad enough, he said, to warrant Trump’s removal from office, or even to hear from witnesses or other evidence. That distinction has...
Trial highlights: After drama, quick vote to block witnesses
WASHINGTON — After a dramatic night and a day of expectation, the Senate voted in quick order to block Democratic calls for new witnesses and documents at President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial. The 51-49 vote Friday, just before the dinner hour Eastern time, all but ensures Trump’s acquittal when senators answer the final...
The Russian Conspiracy Theory That Won’t Die
Precisely 61 years ago, a band of skiers trekking through the Ural Mountains stashed food, extra skis, and a well-worn mandolin in a valley to pick up on the way back from their expedition. In a moment of lightheartedness, one drew up a fake newspaper with headlines about their trip: “According to the latest information, abominable snowmen live...
