Section: US & Canada
GOP embraces Trump as never before with anti-impeachment
WASHINGTON — House Republicans’ unbroken opposition to impeachment is their most unapologetic embrace of President Donald Trump yet, binding them to a president whose loyalty from his party’s core conservative voters is matched only by his opponents’ loathing for him. Just three months ago, initial revelations of a phone call in...
GOP chairmen seek interview with Obama officials as part of Biden-Ukraine probe
Three Senate GOP chairmen are requesting interviews with five Obama administration officials as part of their investigation into the Bidens and Ukraine.Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Chuck… …read more Source:: The...
Senate advances bill to punish Russia for election interference
President Trump is expected to be impeached in part because he requested help from Ukraine that could benefit his reelection. …read more Source::...
I Watched OAN’s Unhinged Ukraine Impeachment Special So You Don’t Have To
Right-wing TV channel One America News has released its full, three-part series meant to reveal the “real” Ukraine story, starring Rudy Giuliani and a host of allegedly corrupt Ukrainian officials. The three-hour-long, often disjointed special aims to debunk the facts behind the impeachment inquiry days before Congress votes on impeachment. At...
Firtash Lawyer Denies Link Between His Client And $1 Million Parnas Transaction
The lawyer for Ukraine billionaire gas middleman Dmytro Firtash who wired $1 million to Lev Parnas’s wife confirmed that he was the source of the money, Reuters reported. But Dubai-based Swiss attorney Ralph Oswald Isenegger told Reuters in a statement that he was not acting on Firtash’s behalf in sending the money. Isenegger...
Ukraine’s President Zelensky said he didn’t feel pressured by Trump. Here’s why that’s bogus.
The US government’s assistance to Ukraine is vital as it contends with an ongoing conflict with pro-Russian separatists in the Donbas region. …read more Source:: Business...
Ukraine, Separatists Fail to Agree on Prisoner Exchange
Ukraine and Russia-backed separatists failed Wednesday to agree on a prisoner exchange and troop pullback after several hours of tense talks on the conflict in eastern Ukraine. Representatives of Ukraine, Russia and the separatist rebels met in the Belarusian capital, Minsk, to discuss conditions for an “all for all” prisoner swap....
The Truth Is, Donald Trump Wants No Part of This
A recurring theory is that President Donald Trump wants to be impeached, or that he is at least eager for the political brawl it represents. The New York Times’ Ross Douthat mused in September that Trump “might kind of want to be impeached” because, among other reasons, “the circus is the part of politics that he fundamentally enjoys.”...
Fox News legal analyst: There’s ‘undisputed evidence’ Trump abused his power
Fox News legal analyst Andrew Napolitano on Wednesday argued that there is “undisputed evidence” that President Trump abused the power of his office in his dealings with Ukraine, asserting that the “remedy of impeachment… …read more Source:: The...
Justin Amash on Impeachment: Republicans Are Betraying the ‘Principles and Values They Once Claimed To Cherish’
As House lawmakers on Wednesday debated the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, the back-and-forth fell into a familiar rhythm: Democrats argued that checking Trump’s actions should transcend partisan politics, while Republicans repeatedly said the proceedings amounted to nothing more than partisan political theatre. But...
