Section: US & Canada
How the Military Lost Its Proper Place in the Constitutional Order
In his efforts to mask the seriousness of his actions around Russia and Ukraine, President Donald Trump has taken aim at one essential democratic institution after another—questioning the legitimacy of the press, the intelligence community, the courts, and, most recently, the House of Representatives itself. But he has so far mostly held his fire...
In 2020, Will the Democrats Slay Trump—or Themselves?
Photo Illustration by Sarah Rogers/The Daily Beast / Photos GettyWith the new year right around the corner, it’s worth considering what the world will look like a year from now. Our pace of change is, after all, light speed: 2020 could bring all sorts of crazy. This is true even if Donald Trump survives impeachment (which is likely) and...
‘Examine your conscience’: Biden gives condescending response to subpoena question from Des Moines Register
Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden asked the Des Moines Register’s editorial board to “examine their conscience” in an interview posted Friday, after the newspaper’s executive editor pressed the former senator on his vow not to comply if he is called to testify before the upper chamber as...
Judicial Watch Sues DOJ and CIA for Documents on Eric Ciaramella
As the impeachment/coup against President Trump marches on, Judicial Watch is taking the lead on exposing the full truth about the various Deep State officials at the center of some the controversies at issue. We just filed Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuits against both the DOJ and CIA for CIA analyst Eric Ciaramella’s...
The Evangelical War Over Impeachment Has Been A Long Time Coming
When Christianity Today published an editorial calling for the removal of President Trump from office, the media seized on the article, pointing to it as proof of a materializing crack in a demographic often painted as Trump’s most loyal base of support. But, according to several prominent evangelicals who have long been critical of Trump,...
Trump Impeachment Trial Stalemate Persists Over Rules
More than a week after the U.S. House of Representatives impeached President Donald Trump on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, the Senate remains deadlocked over how to proceed with a trial. While Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky says he wants to start the trial as soon as lawmakers return from the holiday...
Naftogaz Receives $2.9 Billion Payment From Gazprom With New Agreement
Naftogaz, Ukraine’s state-owned gas company, has said it received $2.9 billion from Russia’s Gazprom to settle a legal fight, part of a larger deal the two companies reached earlier this month. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russian Church Cuts Ties With Alexandria Patriarchate Over Ukraine Church Recognition
The Russian Orthodox Church has cut ties with the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and all of Africa Patriarch Theodore II after he recognized the independence of Ukraine’s church from Moscow. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Trump Feeds Right Wing Push To Name Ukraine Whistleblower
President Trump isn’t done with his crusade to expose the identity of the whistleblower whose complaint detailing the Ukraine pressure campaign sparked the impeachment inquiry. On Thursday night, the President retweeted an article from the Washington Examiner that names the person that Trump’s allies allege to be the whistleblower....
Watchdog group sues CIA and DOJ for alleged whistleblower’s communications, decrying ‘unprecedented cover-up’
A watchdog organization says that the American public has a right to know what alleged CIA whistleblower Eric Ciaramella has been doing while working for the federal government, and has filed a pair of federal lawsuits to find out.In a news release issued Thursday, Judicial Watch announced Freedom of Information Act lawsuits against the Central...
