Section: US & Canada
Ukraine Parliament Votes To Reboot Graft-Fighting Agency Amid $150,000 Bribe Scandal
Ukraine’s parliament on December 3 passed a law that revamps the State Bureau of Investigations (DBR) on the same day that authorities detained a close associate of the corruption-fighting agency’s chief for demanding a $150,000 bribe from a construction company. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Trump Looks Beyond DOJ Watchdog’s Russia Report
President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he expected an upcoming watchdog report to be “devastating” on the origins of the Russia investigation that dogged his presidency for nearly two years, but also suggested Americans should really be more interested in the findings of a federal prosecutor appointed to do a similar probe.FILE – This 2018...
Jill Biden: Voters ‘Disgusted’ Trump Enlisted Foreign Help
Jill Biden says voters are “disgusted” with President Donald Trump trying to enlist foreign help in discrediting her husband because of their son Hunter’s business dealings in Ukraine. …read more Source:: U.S....
Ukraine vs. the Oligarchs
If Trump wants to fight corruption in Ukraine, he should pay close attention to an ongoing dispute between the country and the IMF over one of its biggest banks. …read more Source:: Foreign...
Nunes Hits CNN With $435 Million Defamation Suit Over Its Ukraine Report
On Tuesday, House Intelligence Committee ranking member Devin Nunes (R-CA) made good on his threat to sue CNN over its report that he had met with a former Ukrainian official to dig up dirt on Joe Biden. In a defamation suit filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Nunes demands CNN shell out $435,000,000 in damages....
House intelligence approves impeachment report accusing Trump of obstruction
The House intelligence committee voted Tuesday to approve a report accusing President Donald Trump of obstructing their impeachment probe and asking Ukraine to interfere in the 2020 presidential election. …read more Source:: United Press...
Impeachment Moves to Next Step With Intelligence Committee Vote to Approve Report
Chip Somodevilla/GettyThe House Intelligence Committee voted on Tuesday night to approve its at The Daily Beast.Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here …read more Source:: The Daily...
House Democrats vote to send impeachment report to Judiciary Committee
House Democrats say evidence of President Donald Trump’s misconduct and obstruction of Congress is “overwhelming,” charging that Trump’s conduct toward Ukraine compromised national security in a new report released Tuesday that will form the backbone of the impeachment proceedings against the President. The House Intelligence...
Giuliani mystery phone calls, texts uncovered by Democrats’ impeachment report
The president’s personal lawyer is at the center of questions about Trump’s handling of aid to Ukraine. …read more Source::...
The Atlantic Politics Daily: She’s No Longer Running
It’s Tuesday, December 3. Four constitutional scholars—three called by Democrats and one by Republicans—will testify on impeachment before the House Judiciary Committee starting tomorrow morning.In today’s newsletter: Kamala Harris 2020. Plus, the surreal story of Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky.*” TODAY IN POLITICS »(The...
