Section: US & Canada
Graham warns Giuliani: ‘I hope you know what you’re talking about’
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) warned on Wednesday that if Rudy Giuliani, President Trump’s personal lawyer, is going to publicly suggest a “cover-up” involving the Bidens and Ukraine “then I hope you know you’re talking ab… …read more Source:: The...
Ukraine, separatists fail to agree on prisoner exchange
Ukraine and Russia-backed separatists have failed to reach agreement on a prisoner exchange during another round of talks on the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine …read more Source:: ABC...
Trump Administration Battles New Sanctions on Russia
Saul Loeb/GettyThe Trump administration is quietly fighting a new package of sanctions on Russia, The Daily Beast has learned. A Trump State Department official sent a 22-page letter to a top Senate chairman on Tuesday making a wide-ranging case against a new sanctions bill. Sen. Lindsey Graham—usually at The Daily Beast.Got a tip? Send it to 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...
Ukraine, separatists fail to agree on prisoner exchange
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Ukraine, separatists fail to agree on prisoner exchange
MINSK, Belarus (AP) – Ukraine and Russia-backed separatists failed to reach an agreement on a prisoner exchange Wednesday after several hours of tense talks on the conflict in eastern Ukraine. Representatives of Ukraine, Russia and the separatist rebel met in the Belarusian capital Minsk to discuss conditions for an “all … …read...
Impeachment Then and Now
Congressional Democrats who called President Bill Clinton’s 1998 impeachment a “coup,” said impeachment should be bipartisan and opposed witnesses appearing at his Senate trial have reversed themselves in 2019. As Democrats prepare Wednesday to unilaterally impeach President Donald Trump, their staunch defense of Clinton two...
Ukraine, separatists fail to agree on prisoner exchange
Ukraine and Russia-backed separatists failed to reach an agreement on a prisoner exchange Wednesday after several hours of tense talks on the conflict in eastern Ukraine. Representatives of Ukraine, Russia … Click to Continue » …read more Source:: The Bellingham...
Trump Is Getting Impeached Today. Should His Complaints About the Process Be Taken Seriously?
Donald Trump’s angry six-page letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D–Calif.) offers both frivolous and plausible grounds for questioning his impeachment. Once you get past the bluster, bragging, idiosyncratic capitalization, and other Trump tics, it offers a useful summation of the reasons Republicans are so outraged by a process that...
Here’s How Much the Formal Impeachment Inquiry Has Cost Taxpayers So Far
House Democrats spent at least $3 million of taxpayers’ money in under three months pursuing the impeachment of President Donald Trump, counting the cost of lawyers and staff time spent readying for hearings, according to Heritage Foundation research. The $3.06 million price tag for taxpayers of the formal impeachment inquiry so far...
