Section: US & Canada
CNN: Parnas Said He Was On ‘James Bond Mission’ For Trump After Private WH Meeting
A picture is worth a thousand words — or at least a clue into a previously unreported private White House meeting involving Rudy Giuliani associates Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman. CNN reported Friday night that during the White House’s annual Hanukkah party last year — where a photo posted to social media by Parnas shows the two Giuliani...
U.S. State Dept. aide says he overheard Trump call about Ukraine ‘investigations’
David Holmes, the political counsel at the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine, said Trump was talking so loudly that Ambassador Gordon Sondland had to hold the phone from his ear. …read more Source:: Global...
White House official arrives to testify in impeachment probe
A top White House budget official arrived in the Capitol Saturday morning to testify privately in the Democrats’ swift-moving impeachment investigation into President Trump’s handling of foreign policy in Ukraine. …read more Source:: The...
Why Trump Attacked Marie Yovanovitch
On the second day of the impeachment proceedings, President Trump couldn’t control himself on Twitter; he lashed out at Marie Yovanovich, the former ambassador to Ukraine who was subjected to a smear campaign, and who testified to that effect before Congress. Trump’s lack of control, in itself, was not unusual. But, for some reason,...
Trump cites corruption in Kyiv, European stinginess to justify Ukraine moves. Neither rationale withstands close scrutiny
If Trump’s goal in withholding U.S. aid to Ukraine was to end the corruption that had plagued successive governments there, last summer was a curious time to do it. …read more Source:: Toronto...
OMB Staffer Could Shed Light On Impeachment Inquiry Enigmas
Closed-door testimony from the only White House staffer cooperating with the probe could provide first-hand knowledge about details that remain hazy.(Image credit: Joshua Roberts/Reuters) …read more Source::...
What We Learned From The 1st Week Of Impeachment Hearings
Impeachment is clearly shaping up to be a partisan affair, and there was a new witness who said he overheard the president inquiring about how the prospect for “investigations” in Ukraine was going.(Image credit: Pool/Getty Images) …read more Source::...
AP News in Brief at 6:04 a.m. EST
Ousted ambassador says she felt intimidated by Trump attacks WASHINGTON (AP) — In chilling detail, ousted U.S. Ambassador to the Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch described to Trump impeachment investigators Friday how … Click to Continue » …read more Source:: Miami...
Russians Delighted as Impeachment Confirms Trump Doesn’t ‘Give a S–t About Ukraine’
Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily BeastAs Russia’s state media watch impeachment proceedings against U.S. President Donald J. Trump they’re loving what they see. They don’t think the man they brag about getting elected is in much danger. They listen in delight as Republicans parrot conspiracy theories first...
Putin and Zelenskiy to meet for first time over Ukraine conflict
…read more Source:: Pittsburgh...
