Section: US & Canada
Tlaib to Republicans: ‘Your boy called Ukraine and bribed them’
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) chastised House Republicans on Thursday for voting against impeachment and accused President Trump of bribing Ukraine.”I just feel like, somebody please walk over there to those people… …read more Source:: The...
Pelosi: Timing of Impeachment Submission to Senate Depends on Rules
One day after U.S. President Donald Trump was impeached by the House of Representatives, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she will not send the articles of impeachment to the Senate or choose impeachment prosecutors until the Senate agrees on rules governing the process.”When we see what they have, we’ll know who and how many to send...
Democratic senator calls out House for not fighting to get John Bolton, Mick Mulvaney to testify: ‘Makes it very difficult’
A Democratic senator questioned why the House of Representatives, in its monthslong impeachment inquiry, didn’t fight harder to have key witnesses testify before voting to adopt articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, according to Roll Call.As impeachment hits a stalemate over Senate trial rules and potential witnesses, West...
Merkel in the Middle
On more than one occasion in recent years, a German politician has indicated that Germany must find its way between the United States, China, and Russia, suggesting a kind of soft equivalence between the three. But developing policies that reflect that position is going to be increasingly difficult to do.The U.S. Congress, for instance, has just...
Ukraine’s Ex-Envoy To UN Appointed Ambassador To Washington
Ukraine’s former two-term permanent representative to the UN Volodymyr Yelchenko has been named Kyiv’s new envoy to the United States. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Pelosi Evasive on Strategy for Impeachment Trial in Senate
After weeks of pronouncing impeachment was a “solemn” and “prayerful” occasion, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi offered a different tone a day after two near-party line votes aimed at ousting President Donald Trump. “It really is interesting to see the response we are getting, bipartisan, across party lines,” Pelosi, D-Calif., told reporters Thursday....
Graham Getting Cold Feet
Lindsey Graham seems to be getting some degree of cold feet over having Rudy Giuliani up to the Hill to share his latest findings out of Ukraine, tells Giuliani, “I hope you know what you’re talking about.” LOL After inviting Rudes to come up to the hill to share his Ukraine findings, Lindsey tells Rudes: “I hope you know what...
GOP embraces Trump as never before with anti-impeachment
WASHINGTON — One day after House Republicans stood in unanimous opposition to impeachment, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell positioned his GOP-controlled chamber to second the party’s unapologetic embrace of President Donald Trump, putting the president’s effective takeover of the party on stark display. McConnell signalled his...
Pelosi Tries To Calm Storm Over Threat She’d Hold Back Impeachment Articles
After a striking and at times rocky post-impeachment vote press conference Wednesday night, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) tried Thursday to douse the flames ignited by the suggestion she might hold back transmitting the impeachment articles until she sees that the Senate trial is fair. Pelosi still acknowledged that there would be at least some...
Putin says Trump was impeached for ‘fabricated reasons,’ calls new US sanctions ‘unfriendly’
In a news conference, Russian President Vladimir Putin defended President Trump in his impeachment and discussed US sanctions, reelection and Ukraine …read more Source:: USA...
