Section: US & Canada
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy Offers Award For ‘Godfather’ Of Smugglers
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy acknowledged on November 26 that an Odesa businessman and reputed trafficker managed to evade capture during a police roundup of 10 suspects related to a corruption case in the State Customs Service. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
CNN Poll: No change in views on impeachment after public hearings
After five days of public hearings in House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump, public opinion over whether the President ought to be impeached and removed from office remains exactly the same as it was in October, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS. Half of Americans say Trump should be impeached and removed from...
The anonymous senior White House official who wrote ‘A Warning’ said there is ‘no doubt in my mind’ that Trump demanded quid pro quo from Ukraine
The senior Trump administration official, who also anonymously authored an explosive 2028 op-ed in The New York Times, hosted an AMA on Reddit. …read more Source:: Business...
OMB official: Two staffers left in part due to concerns with hold on Ukrainian aid
Office of Management and Budget senior official Mark Sandy said President Donald Trump’s decision to withhold military aid to Ukraine contributed to at least two staffers’ decisions to resign. …read more Source:: United Press...
State Dept. official describes frantic effort to save recalled Ukraine ambassador
A top State Department official told impeachment investigators in newly released testimony about a frantic but unsuccessful effort among senior diplomats to save the U.S. ambassador in Ukraine from a politically motivated… …read more Source:: The...
Trump denies sending Giuliani to Ukraine on his behalf
President Trump on Tuesday denied directing his personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, to go to Ukraine on his behalf amid scrutiny as part of the ongoing House impeachment inquiry.”No, I didn’t direct him. But he is a… …read more Source:: The...
Two OMB staffers resigned after voicing concerns about halted Ukraine aid, official says
Two staffers for the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) resigned after expressing frustrations about a hold on military assistance to Ukraine that is now at the center of the impeachment inquiry, a witness has testifie… …read more Source:: The...
This former Ukrainian MP wants US politicians to ‘stop playing the Ukrainian card’
Many Republicans say a “black ledger” acquired by Sergii Leshchenko is a forgery and that it was publicly released to link President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager, Paul Manafort, to corruption in Ukraine. …read more Source:: Public Radio...
Under The Bus You Go, Rudy: Trump Claims He Didn’t Tell Giuliani To Go To Ukraine
It was only a matter of time. During a radio interview with former Fox News host Bill O’Reilly on Tuesday, President Donald Trump attempted to distance himself from his personal lawyer’s efforts to dig up dirt on 2020 candidate Joe Biden in Ukraine. “What was Rudy Giuliani doing in Ukraine on your behalf?” asked O’Reilly. “Well,...
Trump Denies Giuliani Acted on His Behalf in Ukraine: ‘Rudy Has Other Clients’
Drew Angerer/GettyPresident Donald Trump appeared to hang his personal lawyer out to dry in an interview with former Fox News host Bill O’Reilly on Tuesday night, insisting that Rudy Giuliani’s push for a Biden investigation in Ukraine was not done on his behalf and noting that Giuliani has “other clients.” Asked point-blank if...
