Section: US & Canada
Biden Under Pressure to Prove He Can Thwart New Republican Attacks
With five days until the Iowa caucuses, Joe Biden is fending off a new onslaught of Republican attacks over his son’s business overseas and facing piling pressure to show Democratic voters he can handle the incoming.As Republicans amplified their allegations against the former vice president, accusing him of nepotism and worse in a series...
There Is No Christian Case for Trump
An editorial last month in the evangelical world’s flagship publication, Christianity Today, argued that Donald Trump should be removed from office.The editorial, the last one written by the editor in chief Mark Galli before his planned retirement, heartened those evangelicals who have been unsettled by their co-religionists’...
Post-Brexit Trade Deal, Huawei Top Pompeo Agenda in Britain
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is in London on the cusp of Britain’s departure from the European Union for talks focused on a post-Brexit free trade deal and the U.K.’s decision to allow the Chinese tech company Huawei to play a role in the country’s high-speed wireless network.As President Donald Trump’s Senate...
Klimkin: Ukraine Becoming Part Of U.S. Domestic Politics Is ‘Worst Possible Development’
Ukraine’s former Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin says Kyiv should remain a priority for the United States and not become part of domestic American politics. Speaking on January 29 to Current Time in Kyiv, Klimkin said Ukraine is now considered in the framework of President Trump’s impeachment process, which is the worst possible...
What the Conservative race needs now is… John Baird?
Welcome to a sneak peek of the Maclean’s Politics Insider newsletter. Sign-up at the bottom of the page to get it delivered straight to your inbox. Could John Baird make a run for the Conservative leadership? Jason Lietaer, a longtime Parliament Hill and Queen’s Park insider in Tory circles, told CBC News that “a lot of people think...
The Case Against Impeachment Has Nothing to Do With Impeachment
Throughout the caricature of an impeachment trial under way in the Senate, Democrats and the occasional Republican have been urging—begging, actually—Mitch McConnell and his like-minded Republican senators to be fair and/or patriotic and/or honorable when hearing what is a quite damning case of abuse of office, and then to vote their consciences...
Pompeo Heads to Ukraine Amid Trump Impeachment Trial
Against the backdrop of U.S. domestic drama, the secretary of state’s visit to Kyiv could prove tricky. …read more Source:: Foreign...
One America News Network, Trump’s New Favorite, Is a Bore
Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast/GettyIf there’s one constant in the Trump presidency, it’s that he loves his television. Historically, that’s meant Fox “News” but more recently Donald Trump has met someone else, someone younger, blonder and dumber. Yes, One America News Network (OAN), which brought us “Betrayal at...
Trump’s defence shifts to not ‘impeachable’ even if true
In a striking shift from U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim of “perfect” dealings with Ukraine, his defence asserted at his Senate trial that a trade of U.S. military aid for political favours — even if proven — could not be grounds for his impeachment. …read more Source:: CTV...
Second Day of Questions in Impeachment Trial, Then a Decision on Witnesses
The U.S. Senate will spend a final day Thursday questioning President Donald Trump’s defense team and the House lawmakers prosecuting his impeachment case, as a decision looms about allowing witnesses.How quickly the proceedings come to a close will be determined by whether the Republican-majority will approve a request from Democrats to...
