Section: US & Canada
Trump Says Articles of Impeachment Against Him Part of ‘Witch Hunt’
The president of the United States is terming as a “witch hunt” the two impeachment counts unveiled against him Tuesday morning by House Democrats.Trump referred to that often used term again in a two-word tweet following the announcement by House committee chairs to proceed with the punitive legislation process against him.WITCH...
Exclusive: Sen. Ted Cruz confirms the Senate will hold a ‘fair’ impeachment trial to expose the Ukrainian scandal, says Trump should be allowed to call any witnesses he wants
Speaking with BlazeTV host Glenn Beck on his radio show Tuesday morning, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) confirmed that the U.S. Senate will hold an impeachment trial aimed at exposing the Ukrainian scandal, and said that the Senate trial would be “fair” to the president unlike the impeachment probe in the House.Earlier in the interview, Cruz...
‘We must act;’ Democrats unveil Trump impeachment charges
WASHINGTON — House Democrats announced two articles of impeachment Tuesday against President Donald Trump — abuse of power and obstruction of Congress — pushing toward historic votes over charges he threatened the integrity of the U.S. election system and endangered national security in his dealings with Ukraine. Speaker Nancy Pelosi, flanked by...
Russia, Ukraine fail to reach a new gas deal in Paris
MOSCOW (AP) – The Russian government said Tuesday that the presidents of Russia and Ukraine discussed a new contract for natural gas supplies during peace talks in Paris on Monday, but failed to reach a deal. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that “so far we can’t say a … …read more Source:: The Washington...
Russia, Ukraine fail to reach a new gas deal in Paris
The presidents of Russia and Ukraine failed to agree on a new contract for natural gas supplies when they met for peace talks in Paris on Monday …read more Source:: The Washington...
Trump Rails Against Articles Of Impeachment Within Minutes Of Announcement
President Trump and acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney jumped at the chance to disparage House Democrats’ announcement Tuesday of two articles of impeachment. In a series of tweets posted within minutes of the announcement, Trump took aim at House Judiciary Chair Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and House Intelligence Chair Adam Schiff (D-CA). The...
Watch live: Pompeo and Russia’s foreign minister hold news conference
Sergey Lavrov’s visit follows a major announcement in Ukraine-related impeachment proceedings …read more Source::...
Arms Control on Tap for Trump, Pompeo’s Meeting With Lavrov
Arms control, Ukraine and Syria are headlining President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s meetings with Russia’s foreign minister. …read more Source:: U.S....
President Trump revives ‘witch hunt’ claim as Democrats unveil articles of impeachment
Author: TEGNA WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump quickly turned to Twitter in response to Democrats announcing two articles of impeachment against the president. Shortly after the announcement, the president fired off a series of four tweets in which he revived his claims of a “WITCH HUNT!” and implored his 67 million Twitter followers to “Read...
Dems introduce articles of impeachment against President Trump for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress
House Democrats have unveiled their articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, accusing him of abusing the power of his office and obstructing Congress’ attempts to investigate him.”Today, in service to our duty to the Constitution and to our country, the House Committee on the Judiciary is introducing two articles of...
