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Key witnesses will cap intense week in impeachment inquiry
WASHINGTON (AP) – House impeachment investigators will hear on Thursday from two key witnesses who grew alarmed by how President Donald Trump and others in his orbit were conducting foreign policy in Ukraine, capping an intense week in the historic inquiry. David Holmes, a political counselor at the U.S. Embassy … …read more...
Bribery Is Right There in the Constitution
The word bribery is suddenly at the center of the House’s impeachment inquiry. Last week, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi accused President Donald Trump of bribery when he offered “to grant or withhold military assistance” in exchange for a public statement by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky about pursuing investigations related to...
Making Impeachment Matter
A national poll in September, one of the first taken after Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that the House of Representatives would initiate a formal impeachment inquiry regarding the president’s dealings with Ukraine, turned up a plurality of respondents already backing Trump’s impeachment. The spread of opinion was as follows: 42...
In Symbolic Move, Ukraine’s Zelenskiy Opens Rebuilt Bridge In War-Torn East
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, in a symbolic move that highlights efforts to rebuild Ukraine’s war-torn east, has reopened a bridge in the Luhansk region that has sat in ruins the past four years. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
What does Giuliani’s longtime fixer know about Rudy’s work in Ukraine?
Vitaly Pruss introduced Rudy Giuliani to Ukraine’s key players. Now Democrats want Giuliani to share all his communications with Pruss. …read more Source::...
Trump’s War on Expertise Is Only Intensifying
In the fierce struggle over impeachment, Donald Trump and his Republican defenders are escalating their war on expertise.As an array of career diplomatic and military officials offer damning testimony against Trump—a procession that will continue today with the appearance of former National Security Council adviser Fiona Hill—the GOP is reprising...
Hockey’s cradle up for sale and pantless in Winnipeg; In-The-News Nov. 21
In-The-News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what’s on the radar of our editors for the morning of Nov. 21. What we are watching in Canada … OTTAWA — Gov. Gen. Julie Payette is honouring 39 people with the Order of Canada this morning, including actor William Shatner, writer...
Key witnesses will cap intense week in impeachment inquiry
House impeachment investigators will hear from two key witnesses Thursday who grew alarmed by how U.S. President Donald Trump and others in his orbit were conducting foreign policy in Ukraine, capping an intense week in the historic inquiry. …read more Source:: CTV...
Impeachment Inquiry Is ‘a Trial in Search of a Crime,’ Rep. Jody Hice Says
“They are searching for every haystack they can possibly find in hopes that there’s a needle somewhere that they can bring forward and say, ‘A-ha, we have something to impeach him,’” says Rep. Jody Hice, R-Ga. “And the American people are seeing it for what it is.” Read the lightly edited transcript of the interview, posted below, or...
‘Coup’ Concerns Suddenly Don’t Seem So Far-Fetched
For most of the last three years, Donald Trump’s critics have scoffed at supposed “conspiracy theories” that claimed a “deep state” of bureaucrats were aborting the Trump presidency. We have been told the word “coup” is hyperbole that reveals the paranoid minds of Trump supporters. Yet oddly, many people brag that they are proud members of...
