Section: US & Canada
Impeachment resolution shortens trial’s opening arguments to two days per side
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell plans to give House impeachment managers and President Donald Trump’s legal team each 24 hours divided over two days for their opening arguments in the Senate’s impeachment trial, a move that indicates Senate Republicans are pushing to finish the trial as quickly as possible — ahead of the...
Iran Acknowledges Two Russian-Made Missiles Targeted Ukraine Jet
Iran acknowledged on Tuesday that its armed forces fired two Russian anti-aircraft missiles at a Ukrainian jetliner that crashed after taking off from Tehran’s main airport earlier this month, killing all 176 people on board. The new preliminary report by Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization however stopped short of blaming the TOR-M1...
Trump impeachment trial to begin with rules fight, long days
U.S. President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial is set to unfold at the Capitol, a contentious proceeding to render judgment on his Ukraine actions as Americans form their own verdict at the start of an election year. …read more Source:: CTV...
Britain ‘Regretful’ Ukrainian State Symbol Appears In Police’s ‘Extremist’ Guide
A statement by the British government says it is aware that Ukraine’s national symbol appears in a British police guide for identifying extremist symbols and that it is “regretful” of the fact. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Impeachment trial to begins with rules fight, long days
President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial is set to unfold at the Capitol, a contentious proceeding to render judgment on his Ukraine actions as Americans form their own verdict at the … Click to Continue » …read more Source:: Miami...
Buckle Up: What to Watch as Impeachment Trial Takes Off
Senators like to float above messy politics in what’s known by some as the dignified “upper chamber,” home of Congress’ cooler heads and lofty rhetoric. But as a court of President Donald Trump’s impeachment, the Senate beginning Tuesday might seem more like the economy cabin of an oversold flight on an especially...
Impeachment arguments as seen by Democrats, Trump team
WASHINGTON — Legal filings to the Senate have laid out the arguments that will be made in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, where he faces two distinct allegations of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. A look at the main points Democrats are making as they argue for Trump’s removal from office, and Trump’s...
The Case Against the Slippery Slope Case Against Impeachment for “Abuse of Power”
The first of the two articles of impeachment on which Donald Trump is about to be tried by the Senate focuses on “abuse of power.” In my view, Trump’s scheme to withhold aid from Ukraine in order to pressure that country’s government into investigating a political adversary is also a violation of the Constitution and...
Ukrainian Monitors Record 137 Episodes Of Violence, Confrontation By Ultraright Groups
There were 137 recorded incidents of confrontation and violence committed by ultraright groups in Ukraine over a one-year period from October 14, 2018, a monitoring report by a Ukrainian public advocacy organization stated. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Iran has asked for technical help on black boxes in downed plane
Iran needs technical assistance from France and the United States to analyze data from the Ukrainian jetliner that was accidentally shot down, says a preliminary report released by the country’s National Aviation Authority on Monday. The flight recorders, commonly known as black boxes, sustained physical damage, although the memory is...
