Section: US & Canada
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::...
Bribery crux of impeachment proceedings against President Trump noticeably absent from impeachment articles
Democrats announced late Monday they would file two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, one for abuse of power and another for obstructing Congress.Noticeably absent are charges of bribery, the crux of the impeachment proceedings.Indeed, House Democrats launched their impeachment inquiry on the basis of accusations that Trump...
Joe Biden: My staff should’ve told me Hunter’s job in Ukraine was a conflict of interest
Former Vice President Joe Biden shifted accountability to his staff when asked during a recently released NPR interview about his son Hunter’s ethically questionable appointment to the board of Burisma, a Ukrainian energy company.Biden has sometimes been angrily defensive, and other times claimed ignorance, when questioned about whether...
House Reveals Articles of Impeachment Against Trump: Abuse of Power and Obstruction of Congress
Impeachment articles are here. Democratic leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives unveiled the charges today, officially accusing President Donald Trump of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress for his alleged “quid pro quo” with Ukraine and efforts to cover it up. “President Trump solicited a foreign nation, Ukraine,...
‘Low Hanging Fruit’ And The Politics Of Perception: Five Takeaways From The Paris Summit On The War In Ukraine
Ahead of his first-ever meeting with his Russian counterpart, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy suggested there was little chance of breakthroughs on the thorniest disputes blocking the path to peace in the Donbas. He was right — but leaders at a Paris summit did make some progress. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Dems Settle On 2 Articles Of Impeachment: All Ukraine, No Mueller
House Democrats on Tuesday announced just two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, accusing him of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress over his Ukraine pressure campaign. The articles did not appear to impeach the President for anything in Robert Mueller’s report, which presented evidence that Trump had obstructed...
Trump Faces Two Impeachment Articles on Abuse of Power and Obstruction
Saul Loeb/GettySpeaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats formally announced their articles of impeachment against President Trump on Tuesday morning. Flanked by the committee chairs who led the inquiry, Pelosi said the House would move to impeach Trump on two counts: abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.“Today, in service to our duty to the...
House Dems Will Unveil Articles Of Impeachment In Press Conference Tuesday
House Democrats will unveil articles of impeachment in a press conference on Tuesday morning, recommending that President Trump be removed from office for obstructing justice and abuse of power, according to multiple reports. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) announced Monday evening that several committee leaders would announce the “next steps...
