Section: US & Canada
Us vs. them: Trump aiming to use impeachment to rev up base
NEW YORK — Using stark “us vs. them” language, President Donald Trump and his reelection campaign have begun framing his impeachment not as a judgment on his conduct but as a referendum on how Democrats regard him and his supporters. Mere days from the start of an election year, the White House and its allies are painting Trump’s...
Defiant Lavrov Says US Sanctions Won’t Stop Russian Pipelines
Russian Prime Minister Sergei Lavrov has struck a defiant tone, saying the Nord Stream 2 and Turk Stream gas pipeline projects will be launched despite U.S. sanctions.Quoted by the Interfax news agency on December 22, Lavrov said that Russia planned to respond to the new measures.U.S. President Donald Trump signed a bill on December 22 that...
Newly released emails offer more details in timeline of pause to Ukraine aid
Shortly after President Donald Trump spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on July 25, Trump’s political appointees were already tasked with carrying out a freeze on security funding for Ukraine, newly released government documents show. “Based on guidance I have received and in light of the Administration’s plan to review...
America’s Love-Hate Relationship With Adam Schiff
He stood for hours on the House floor, solemn and ramrod-straight. He wore his regulation uniform of a dark suit, crisp white shirt, and bright-blue tie. Only when one of his Republican colleagues, Representative Lee Zeldin of New York, described President Donald Trump’s impeachment as “a total Schiff show” did the target allow himself the...
Pentagon Aid to Ukraine Was Frozen Right After Trump Spoke With Country’s Leader
Emails also suggest President Trump first began asking about $250 million in Pentagon aid after a June 19 article in the Washington Examiner. …read more Source:: The New York...
Newly released emails provide greater details in White House pause of Ukraine aid
“Given the sensitive nature of the request,” an official wrote hours after Trump’s call with Ukraine’s president. “I appreciate your keeping that information closely held to those who need to know to execute direction.” …read more Source::...
House Democrat floats wild conspiracy theory about President Trump and Russia that stuns CNN host
Democratic Rep. Norma Torres (Calif.) floated a wild conspiracy theory on Friday, suggesting without evidence that President Donald Trump is acting as a “handmaid” to Russia because Russian President Vladimir Putin is blackmailing him.”I am afraid that Vladimir Putin may have something on the president. And it is the reason why...
CNN ran two stories saying Trump opposes Russia sanctions as he was about to sign one into law
CNN’s nakedly partisan reporting may have sunk to new lows this week.The news network ran, not just one, but two stories reporting that President Donald Trump is balking at sanctions targeting Russia for its 2016 election interference and annexation of Crimea. However, what CNN did not report is that the 45th president signed tough...
Trump Administration Threatened Veto Over Ukraine Aid Provision In Spending Bill
The Trump administration threatened to veto the massive spending bill passed this week, possibly leading to a government shutdown, if House Democrats didn’t drop a provision that would have required the quick release of $250 million in defense aid to Ukraine. According to the Washington Post, the language was dropped and the White House...
Newly released emails offer more details in timeline of pause to Ukraine aid
Shortly after President Donald Trump spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on July 25, Trump’s political appointees were already tasked with carrying out a freeze on security funding for Ukraine, newly released government documents show. “Based on guidance I have received and in light of the Administration’s plan to review...
