Section: US & Canada
America’s Toady
Every twelve months, Time magazine awards its Person of the Year title to a person or group of people who had the greatest impact on world events for that year. In 2001, the objective choice would have been Osama bin Laden, who orchestrated an act of mass murder that set American history down a much darker path. But Time’s editors decided...
Rudy Giuliani—and Russia—Pay Close Attention to This Ukrainian Conspiracy-Peddler
Photo illustration by The Daily Beast/Photos GettyWith the logo of the Russian Interfax news agency in the background, at The Daily Beast.Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here …read more Source:: The Daily...
Trump Impeachment Likely as House Votes Wednesday
The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote in favor of impeaching President Donald Trump late Wednesday, making him the third president in the country’s history to face an impeachment trial and the potential punishment of being removed from office.The House, according to rules adopted Tuesday, will spend six hours debating the...
President Trump’s letter to Nancy Pelosi really angered her, and she just responded
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) responded briefly to a scathing letter President Donald Trump sent deriding impeachment, and called it “ridiculous,” and “sick.” She made the comments to CNN’s Manu Raju on Tuesday after receiving the 6-page missive. “I don’t have a reaction. It’s...
Trump impeachment vote: What happens next?
The U.S. House of Representatives will vote on the impeachment of President Donald Trump Wednesday after three months of investigating his dealings with Ukraine. …read more Source:: CTV...
Maine Democrat Says He’ll Vote For Only One Article Of Impeachment
Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME) said on Tuesday that out of the House’s two articles of impeachment, he would not vote for the article that charges President Donald Trump with obstructing Congress. Golden provided the Bangor Daily News with a statement he plans to submit in the congressional record in which he explained that he will not vote for...
Senate Democrats press GOP chairmen over Ukraine allegations
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (Calif.), the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined Sens. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) in a letter Tuesday asking top Republicans on the committee about the basis for… …read more Source:: The...
Journalist Killings Fall Sharply but Dangers Remain, Say Leading Press Watchdogs
The number of journalists killed globally in 2019 is the lowest in over a decade as some war zones became less deadly, say two of the world’s leading free-press advocacy groups.New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Paris-headquartered Reporters Without Borders (RSF), which is known by its French initials, released...
House Democrats set to move one step closer to impeachment with Rules Committee vote
House Democrats are moving one step closer to impeaching President Donald Trump on Tuesday, shifting the intense partisan debate to the House rule-setting committee, which will guide the action ahead of Wednesday’s expected House floor vote. The House Rules Committee debate on the impeachment resolution included lengthy and at times...
Americans Steadfastly Divided over Impeachment as Vote Nears
As the U.S. House of Representatives prepares to take a historic vote on the impeachment of President Donald Trump, the American public is following along, steadfast in its views.Many polls since House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the start of an impeachment inquiry on Sept. 24 show that Americans are closely divided over whether Trump should...
