Section: US & Canada
Republicans Do Their Best to Distance Trump From Giuliani in Impeachment Report
Angela Weiss/AFP/GettyIn a lengthy report released late Monday, House Republicans threw out a range of defenses designed to poke holes in the at The Daily Beast.Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here …read more Source:: The Daily...
Kennedy doubles down on alleged Ukraine meddling amid criticism
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) doubled down Monday on his claim that Ukraine meddled in the 2016 election amid high-profile criticism of his remarks.Kennedy, speaking to reporters in the basement of the Senate, pointed… …read more Source:: The...
Dutch Prosecutors Accuse Moscow Of Letting MH17 Suspect Flee
The Dutch Public Prosecution Service (PPS) has accused Russia of allowing a suspect to evade its investigation into the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 by not arresting him and letting him return to separatist-held territory in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Trump Administration Quietly Releases Lebanon Military Aid
The Trump administration has quietly released more than $100 million in military assistance to Lebanon after months of unexplained delay that led some lawmakers to compare it to the aid for Ukraine at the center of the impeachment inquiry.The $105 million in Foreign Military Financing funds for the Lebanese Armed Forces was released just before...
House panel unveils list of witnesses in Wednesday’s impeachment hearing
The House Judiciary Committee unveiled Monday the witnesses for its first hearing in the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump for allegedly using his power to pressure a foreign country to damage a political rival. The witnesses are a quartet of constitutional law experts: Noah Feldman, Pamela S. Karlan, Michael Gerhardt and Jonathan...
‘I am outraged’ — Rudy Giuliani threatens to sue Fox News host who called him an ‘unethical disaster’
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani threatened to sue a Fox News host who recommended he be fired from the president’s legal team and called him an “unethical disaster” in a commentary segment on his show. Giuliani tweeted about it from his social media account on Monday. “I have not taken a penny for representing my...
House GOP Rebuts Democrats’ Impeachment Efforts: No ‘Bribery, Extortion’ Proven
The 123-page release mirrors rebuttals that top GOP lawmakers have been making for weeks amid the House Democrats’ probe into whether Trump withheld congressionally-appropriated funds for Ukraine.(Image credit: Andrew Harnik/AP) …read more Source::...
Trump Administration Quietly Releases Over $100 Million in Lebanon Military Aid
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has quietly released more than $100 million in military assistance to Lebanon after months of unexplained delay that led some lawmakers to compare it to the aid for Ukraine at the center of the impeachment inquiry. The $105 million in Foreign Military Financing funds for the Lebanese Armed Forces was released...
Trump Admin Lifts Unexplained Months-Long Hold On Military Aid To Lebanon
President Donald Trump’s administration has unfrozen the $105 million in congressionally approved military aid to Lebanon that it had been withholding since September without explanation. According to the Associated Press and CNN, lawmakers were informed on Monday that the aid was released shortly before Thanksgiving. Though Congress had...
Govt: Upgraded Indictment Likely Against Giuliani Associates
A prosecutor says an upgraded indictment is likely in the criminal case against two Rudy Giuliani associates with ties to Ukraine. …read more Source:: U.S....
