Section: US & Canada
2 key witnesses to testify in impeachment hearings Thursday
New revelations are expected in Thursday’s impeachment testimonies, after Gordon Sondland, President Trump’s hand-picked EU ambassador, said there was a quid pro quo with Ukraine. But Trump and other members of the administration are strongly disputing his account. Former National Security Council official Fiona Hill and State...
GOP Counsel Once Again Accidentally Elicits Testimony Damaging To Trump
A line of questioning went completely off the rails for Republican staff attorney Steve Castor when he prompted former National Security Counsel senior director Fiona Hill to describe a disagreement she had with Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland. In response, Hill shared a damning recollection as she mapped out her realization that...
Hill says Trump officials were involved in a ‘domestic political errand’ in Ukraine
Former White House national security official Fiona Hill said Thursday the U.S. ambassador to the European Union (EU) and other Trump administration officials were running a “domestic political errand” by pursuing investi… …read more Source:: The...
Ukraine’s Mariupol Port Struggles To Stay Afloat Amid Russian ‘Hybrid War’
After five years of conflict in eastern Ukraine, the port of Mariupol is struggling to survive. With the loss of coal exports and Russia choking access to the Sea of Azov, the port’s maritime traffic has been cut in half. But Mariupol hopes Chinese investment can revive its sinking fortunes. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe /...
The real ‘bombshell’: GOP Rep. Turner gets Sondland to admit no quid pro quo
by WorldTribune Staff, November 21, 2019 During public impeachment hearings on Wednesday, Republicans stressed that President Donald Trump never said military aid to Ukraine was contingent on investigations into Burisma and Hunter Biden. GOP Rep. Mike Turner of Ohio asked witness Gordon Sondland, the U.S. Ambassador to the EU: “No one on this...
A Reminder: Donald Trump Has Been Credibly Accused of Rape
To watch the public impeachment hearings of Donald Trump is to experience a very particular form of whiplash. The House inquiry has featured a series of small collisions, between Democrats and Republicans, yes, but also between accountability and its opposite. Here is a proceeding partly led by lawmakers who have, when it comes to the president,...
The Latest: Pelosi says Trump undermined national security
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Latest on the House impeachment hearings into President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine (all times local): 11:40 a.m. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says there is clear evidence that President Donald Trump has used his office for his personal gain. She says doing that “undermined the national … …read...
Ukraine Detains Suspected Islamic State Group Leader
An elite Ukrainian police unit has apprehended a suspected 30-year-old member of the Islamic State (IS) extremist group in Zhytomyr region west of Kyiv. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
CNN’s Chris Cuomo accidentally validates Trump’s claim about Ukraine phone call on live TV
CNN host Chris Cuomo attempted during a live broadcast to disprove a claim made by President Donald Trump about a phone call that has become a focus of the impeachment inquiry, but appeared to validate that the president was indeed correct.David Holmes, a political counselor at the U.S. embassy in Ukraine, has testified about a phone call between...
WH Accuses Dems Of Having ‘Sick Hatred’ For Trump Amid Public Impeachment Hearing
White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham lashed out at Democrats on Thursday as another public impeachment hearing was underway. “The Democrats’ [sic] are clearly being motivated by a sick hatred for President Trump and their rabid desire to overturn the 2016 election,” Grisham said in response to the hearing. “The American people...
