Section: US & Canada
Universities across Canada hold moment of silence for plane crash victims
Universities across Canada held a moment of silence today to honour the 176 victims of a plane crash in Iran last week. Many students, faculty and researchers from more than a dozen Canadian universities were among those who died when the Ukraine International Airlines flight was shot down. Some universities are also holding memorial services...
House Staff ‘Furious’ After State Dept. Abruptly Cancels Security Briefing
Questions surrounding the specific intelligence regarding the Trump administration’s claim that there was an “imminent” threat to four U.S. embassies aren’t any closer to being answered after the State Department reportedly canceled a classified congressional briefing scheduled for Wednesday morning. Within the past week, Trump...
Meet The House Impeachment Managers
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday introduced the impeachment managers who will be making the case to the Senate to convict and remove President Trump. The House will approve their selection in a floor vote later on Wednesday, the final necessary step before the House transmits its impeachment articles to the Senate. Here is a look at who is...
The Perils of Going Negative
Julian Castro roamed the Spin Room after Thursday night’s debate like Banquo’s Ghost.The former presidential candidate, who has quickly morphed into an enthusiastic pitchman for Elizabeth Warren, should have been a walking reminder of what happens to candidates who go for the jugular in debates.He eviscerated Beto O’Rourke...
Released by Separatists, RFE/RL Journalists Describe Imprisonment in Eastern Ukraine
Stanislav Aseyev and Oleh Halazyuk, two contributors to RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service, were among the civilians released by Russia-backed separatists in a prisoner swap on December 29, 2019. Both had been held for more than two years. Shortly after their release, the two journalists told RFE/RL about the conditions of their imprisonment and...
As impeachment ritual begins, Pelosi names Schiff, Nadler to lead team of seven
WASHINGTON — Reps. Adam Schiff of California and New York’s Jerry Nadler will lead a team of seven Democrats in the prosecution of President Donald Trump on charges of abuse of power and obstructing U.S. Congress. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has also appointed freshman Jason Crow of Colorado, former Orlando police chief Val Demings of...
As impeachment ritual begins, Pelosi names Schiff, Nadler to lead team of seven
WASHINGTON — Reps. Adam Schiff of California and New York’s Jerry Nadler will lead a team of seven Democrats in the prosecution of President Donald Trump on charges of abuse of power and obstructing U.S. Congress. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has also appointed freshman Jason Crow of Colorado, former Orlando police chief Val Demings of...
‘Crazy Shit’: Connecticut Landscaper Snooped On Ukraine Envoy With Giuliani Buddy
The already bonkers Ukraine scandal took on another level of absurdity on Wednesday night when the House released texts suggesting that a Connecticut landscaping contractor surveilled U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch last year. Hartford County landscaping contractor Robert F. Hyde sent updates on Yovanovitch’s whereabouts to...
Iranian President Rouhani Appeals for ‘National Unity’ After Protests
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called for “national unity” Wednesday after an eruption of protests over Iran’s downing of a Ukrainian International Airlines plane.Iran initially said mechanical problems caused the commercial jetliner to go down, before admitting days later that Iranian military personnel mistakenly shot down...
‘Today, the American Soldier is in Danger, Tomorrow the European Soldier Could Be,’ Warns Iran’s President Rouhani
(TEHRAN, Iran) — Iran’s president warned Wednesday that European soldiers in the Mideast “could be in danger” after three nations challenged Tehran over breaking the limits of its nuclear deal. Tehran’s top diplomat meanwhile acknowledged that Iranians “were lied to” for days following the Islamic Republic’s accidental shoot...
