Section: US & Canada
She was fighting corruption in Ukraine when she was attacked with acid. Critics say the case raises hard questions for Canada
Whoever ordered the murder of activist Katya Gandziuk has not been brought to justice. It’s the kind of case that has critics questioning Ottawa’s cosy ties and millions of dollars in aid to Ukraine. …read more Source:: Toronto...
‘Truth Matters,’ Schiff Tells Senate in Impeachment Trial
Friday is the last day for the Democrats’ opening arguments in the Senate in the impeachment trial against U.S. President Donald Trump.Trump’s conviction on the two articles of impeachment is highly unlikely in the Republican-heavy Senate, but that has not stopped Democrat politicians from delivering impassioned pleas to the senators...
Democrats Make Case Trump Abused Power of the Presidency
U.S. House Democrats told senators Thursday President Donald Trump “frequently, flagrantly” abused the powers of the presidency, actions they said clearly meet the constitutional standard of committing “high crimes and misdemeanors” necessary to remove him from office. In the second of three days of opening arguments,...
Face of impeachment: Schiff sets tone with appeals to Senate
WASHINGTON — In the otherwise scripted impeachment trial, it was a rare spontaneous moment: Sen. Lindsey Graham, one of President Donald Trump’s chief defenders, stopped Rep. Adam Schiff, the lead prosecutor, to shake his hand and compliment him on his arguments for Trump’s removal. Though Graham has ridiculed the case against the...
Impeachment trial highlights: Conspiracy theories and fidget spinners
Democrats argued that U.S. President Donald Trump sought a phoney investigation of a political rival and pursued a discredited conspiracy theory about Ukraine, while restless senators played with a toy. …read more Source:: CTV...
AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EST
‘Bogus’ Ukraine theory led to Trump’s abuse, Dems tell trial WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic House prosecutors made an expansive case Thursday at Donald Trump’s impeachment trial that he abused power … Click to Continue » …read more Source:: The Bellingham...
Senate GOP Is Coming Around To The Idea That What Trump Did Was Okay
We’re three days into the impeachment trial, and Senate Republicans have begun floating their “what President Trump did was okay” trial balloon. For the most part, they’re still avoiding weighing in directly about the Trump conduct House managers have described, and instead have thrown around procedural complaints or claims about how...
7 Highlights From Day 3 of the Trump Impeachment Trial
House Democrats on Thursday, in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, argued that a crime isn’t necessary to remove a president from office and doubled down on their defense of Joe and Hunter Biden. The seven House Democrats who are the impeachment managers, including Reps. Adam Schiff of California and Jerry Nadler of New York,...
Nadler’s Folly
Jerry Nadler must have missed the day in law school where they teach you about persuasion. The House Democrat made a critical error early in the trial of President Trump. He didn’t just say that Republican senators, who voted to begin the proceedings without calling witnesses, were part of a cover up. He said they had committed treason:...
Tucker Carlson and Devin Nunes: Vindman Should Just ‘Go Work in Ukraine’
Fox NewsHours after Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) at The Daily Beast. …read more Source:: The Daily...
