Section: US & Canada
Will the Latest Iran Protests Spark a Popular Uprising?
Days of protests against Iranian leaders over the accidental downing of a Ukrainian airliner appear to indicate public anger has been redirected away from America’s targeted killing of a top Iranian general. But foreign policy analysts say it is too early to tell if this is the beginning of a broader popular movement.”My expectation...
There’s Still So Much We Don’t Know About Trump’s Ukraine Scandal
All of the pieces are finally in place for the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. On Wednesday, Speaker Nancy Pelosi named a slate of seven managers—House members who will act as prosecutors in the trial—shortly before the House voted to formally submit the articles to the Senate. Later this week, Chief Justice John Roberts will swear...
Engel demands State Department documents regarding ‘threats’ to Yovanovitch security after release of Parnas documents
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.) is demanding the State Department turn over documents related to possible security threats to former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch after n… …read more Source:: The...
An Iranian general said officials lied about shooting down a Ukrainian passenger jet to defend national security
Amir Ali Hajizadeh said that Iran’s public lies about shooting down Ukraine International Airlines flight 752 were justifiable. …read more Source:: Business...
Parnas to Maddow: ‘President Trump knew exactly what was going on’
Rudy Giuliani’s associate Lev Parnas told MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow that “President Trump knew exactly what was going on” with the efforts to pressure Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden. …read more Source:: The...
Canadian government may offer interim compensation to families of Flight 752 victims
The Canadian government says it’s considering paying out interim compensation to families of Flight 752 victims who died last week in Iran after Tehran’s military shot down their commercial aircraft. The Canadian government says it ultimately expects Iran to pay compensation to the families but has acknowledged a full investigation...
Sneak Peek
Lev Parnas dumps the Ukraine scandal right in Trump’s lap in his first interview about the Ukraine scandal. …read more Source::...
BREAKING: House passes articles of impeachment to Senate, Pelosi names Schiff to lead trial
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi [D-Calif.] announced Wednesday that House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) will lead the seven-member prosecution team during the Senate’s impeachment trial for President Donald Trump. The team will also include House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.).Pelosi’s...
The Seven House Members Who Will Prosecute Trump
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday named seven Democratic lawmakers to prosecute the impeachment case against President Donald Trump at a trial in the U.S. Senate. The House voted 228-193 to approve the impeachment managers and to officially transmit the two articles of impeachment to the Senate. The historic trial is set to open early next...
Democrats to probe ‘alarming’ texts that appear to show surveillance of ousted Ukraine ambassador
The messages were part of a a trove of evidence impeachment investigators obtained from Lev Parnas, a close associate of Rudy Giuliani. …read more Source::...
