Section: US & Canada
Judiciary impeachment hearing set for Dec. 4
The House Judiciary Committee will hold its first hearing next week in the swift-moving impeachment investigation into President Trump’s dealings with Ukraine, the panel announced Tuesday.Behind Judiciary Chairman… …read more Source:: The...
Democrats say Ukraine aid documents from OMB show ‘pattern of abuse’
House Democrats say documents they received from the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) “suggest a pattern of abuse” that is “a troubling deviation from long-standing procedures” regarding the hold-up of ai… …read more Source:: The...
Ukraine Focuses on Uprooting Corruption Amid US Scrutiny
Analysts and activists in Ukraine give new President Volodymyr Zelenskiy high marks so far on his campaign pledges to fight corruption, despite criticism in Washington. …read more Source:: U.S....
Mike Pompeo says US has a ‘duty’ to investigate the bogus conspiracy theory at the center of the Ukraine scandal
Experts have testified that the baseless conspiracy theory that Ukraine interfered in the 2016 election is dangerous Russian disinformation. …read more Source:: Business...
Pompeo Gives Trump Cover On His Bogus Ukraine Conspiracy Theory, Floats Potential Probe
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo signaled on Tuesday that he would be open to investigating President Donald Trump’s bogus conspiracy theory that Ukraine, not Russia, interfered in the 2016 elections, even though that claim has been thoroughly debunked. “Any time there is information that indicates that any country has messed with American...
Pompeo Hints at Possible Testimony in Trump Impeachment Probe
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo hinted Tuesday at the possibility that he will testify as part of Congress’s impeachment investigation into President Donald Trump. Asked during off-the-cuff remarks to reporters at the State Department about calls for him to testify before Congress, Pompeo dodged the question, but left the door open to his...
Pompeo Suggests Ukraine Hacking Conspiracy Is Legit Question
SAUL LOEBSecretary of State Mike Pompeo suggested in a Tuesday press conference that at The Daily Beast.Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here …read more Source:: The Daily...
Rebuilding Reality
Donald J. Trump and his supporters advance a conspiracy theory holding that Ukraine, not Russia, interfered in our 2016 elections. Daniel Coats, the former director of National Intelligence, is on record stating there is no doubt Russia interfered in our elections. Moscow did so, according to Coats, comprehensively and in unprecedented ways....
Giuliani lobbied DOJ on behalf of wealthy Venezuelan who hosted him during Ukraine meeting: report
President Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani lobbied the Department of Justice on behalf of a Venezuelan energy executive after he hosted Giuliani in Madrid, according to The Washington Post.During the trip to Spain — where Giuliani met… …read more Source:: The...
Heads, Trump Wins. Tails, We All Lose.
President Donald Trump’s claim of “absolute immunity” from congressional oversight went crashing to its latest defeat last night. A federal judge rejected the White House’s assertion of an executive privilege to prevent former aides from testifying before Congress. Another federal judge approved a Freedom of Information Act request...
