Section: US & Canada
House Democrats Need a Better Subpoena Strategy
Last week marked a low point in Donald Trump’s quest for presidential superpowers. On Monday, a federal judge in the District of Columbia ruled that former White House counsel Don McGahn does not have absolute immunity from having to testify before the House Judiciary Committee regarding misconduct by Trump and associates in the lead-up to...
Will John Roberts Constrain Trump?
The final weeks of November may be remembered as the moment when Donald Trump crushed the last vestiges of resistance to him in the Republican Party. The sole remaining question is whether that conquest extends to the Republican-appointed justices on the Supreme Court—especially the chief justice, John Roberts.A stark confluence of events these...
‘I Don’t Trust Anyone At All.’ Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Speaks Out on Trump, Putin and a Divided Europe
Hardly six months into his tenure as the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky has already learned to temper his expectations. He does not expect his first round of peace talks with Russia, which are scheduled to take place in Paris on Dec. 9, to end the war that has been raging along their border for the past five years. Nor does he expect...
Sen. John Kennedy says both Ukraine and Russia interfered in the 2016 election
…read more Source:: Pittsburgh...
Ukraine Journalist Attacked Third Time In 7 Years
A Ukrainian journalist in the southern port city of Mykolayiv on November 30 was hospitalized after a lone assailant sprayed a liquid substance into his eyes and hit him several times in the face and head while he was returning home that evening. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
U.S. House panel to vote on Ukraine report as Trump mulls defence
Democrats are aiming for a final House vote by Christmas, which would set the stage for a likely Senate trial in January. …read more Source:: Toronto...
White House Says It Will Skip Wednesday’s Impeachment Hearing
The White House says it will not participate in Wednesday impeachment hearing by the House Judiciary Committee.Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler invited U.S. President Donald Trump and his counsel to attend the committee’s first hearing as the impeachment inquiry moves into its next phase.While no one expected Trump to attend – he...
House panel to vote on Ukraine report as Trump mulls defence
The House impeachment inquiry enters a pivotal stage this week, with investigators planning a vote Tuesday to approve their report making the case for U.S. President Donald Trump’s removal from office as he decides whether to mount a defence before a likely Senate trial. …read more Source:: CTV...
House panel to vote on Ukraine report as Trump mulls defense
The House impeachment inquiry enters a pivotal stage this week, with investigators planning a vote Tuesday to approve their report making the case for President Donald Trump’s removal from office … Click to Continue » …read more Source:: Miami...
House Intelligence Committee set to review Ukraine report Monday, vote expected Tuesday
The House Intelligence Committee is set to review a report on the impeachment inquiry Monday. They are expected to vote to adopt the report on Tuesday, which will send it to the Senate Judiciary Committee. Weijia Jiang previews the upcoming week. …read more Source::...
