Section: US & Canada
How the GOP Bamboozled The New York Times’s Politics Desk
When it comes to impeachment, no one with a brain is disputing the facts of the case: Donald Trump pressured Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskiy to investigate Joe Biden, using the president’s power over American foreign policy to target a political rival and influence the 2020 election. To suggest otherwise is to either knowingly obfuscate...
U.S. lawmakers to meet, set rules ahead of Trump impeachment vote
In what is widely expected to be a marathon meeting, the House Rules Committee will decide how much time to set aside for debate on Wednesday before lawmakers vote on two articles of impeachment charging Trump with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress over his dealings with Ukraine. …read more Source:: Global...
Giuliani Pals Could Be Facing Buzzsaw Of US Anti-Foreign Bribery Statute
As the drama of the fourth impeachment in U.S. history wears on, there’s a more routine story percolating underneath. And it only partly involves Rudy Giuliani, the Trump lawyer whose search for dirt in Ukraine arguably got his client impeached. Prosecutors are investigating whether Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman – two Giuliani associates in...
Senate Republicans Push Ahead With Probe of ‘Ukraine Collusion,’ Despite Warnings It’s a Kremlin Operation
Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast/GettyA former Ukrainian diplomat who alleges Kyiv meddled in the U.S. 2016 elections is set to begin sharing documents with three Senate committees, he told The Daily Beast. The Intelligence Community and FBI Director Christopher Wray have pushed back against Andrii Telizhenko’s accusations of Ukrainian...
House Committee to Set Process for Impeachment Vote
The House Rules Committee is set to meet Tuesday to put forth the process the full House will follow when it considers articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump.The procedural step will set the stage for what is widely expected to be a vote nearly down party lines Wednesday with the majority Democrats approving Trump’s...
Financial support and Conservative leadership race; In The News for Dec. 17
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what’s on the radar of our editors for the morning of Dec. 17. What we are watching in Canada … The country’s finance ministers are meeting in Ottawa today, with more federal help for resource-dependent provinces such as Alberta...
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy Backs National Player After ‘Nazi’ Chants In Spain
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has expressed support for a Ukrainian soccer player in Spain after fans directed offensive language at him and accused him of being a Nazi during a second-tier league game on December 15. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Rudy Giuliani Doubles Down on Fox News: ‘I Forced’ Marie Yovanovitch Out of Ukraine
Fox NewsTrump attorney Rudy Giuliani is doubling down on his admission that he was instrumental in getting former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch removed from her post, boasting during a Monday night Fox News interview that “of course” he forced her out.In a at The Daily Beast. …read more Source:: The Daily...
‘I don’t have the facts to prove it’ — Maxine Waters admits her claims against President Trump are based on belief
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) admitted that the more egregious claims she makes against President Donald Trump are based on her belief, and that she doesn’t have any facts to prove them. Waters made the startling admission in an interview with Erin Burnett on CNN Monday. Burnett asked her to respond to Republican accusations that Democrats...
Maxine Waters Doesn’t Have the Facts, But She’s Sticking to Russia Conspiracy Theory
Recent Stories in Issues Maxine Waters Doesn’t Have the Facts, But She’s Sticking to Russia Conspiracy Theory Romney Backs Universal Cash for Kids House Dems Demand Taxpayer-Funded Abortions in Medicare for All Rep. Maxine Waters (D., Calif.) said she’s convinced President Donald Trump wants to lift sanctions on Russia as part...
