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Diplomats accuse Trump as impeachment hits Americans’ TVs WASHINGTON (AP) — On Day One of extraordinary public impeachment hearings, the top American diplomat in Ukraine revealed new evidence that President … Click to Continue » …read more Source:: The Bellingham...
All the President’s Mooks Couldn’t Put Trump’s ‘Perfect Call’ Together Again
Photo Illustration by Lyne Lucien/The Daily Beast/GettyWednesday’s opening act of the impeachment of Donald J. Trump was only going to end one way for Trump and his defenders, and that was badly. In the face of two credible, non-partisan witnesses of unimpeachable character and service, the Trump House Clown Caucus brought their A-game, and...
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy Signs Into Force Law On Corruption Whistle-Blowers
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on November 13 signed a corruption whistle-blower law that parliament adopted last month. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russia Reacts to Bolivia’s Political Turmoil
The political crisis in Bolivia — where roiling street protests amid accusations of election fraud forced the resignation of longtime President Evo Morales this week — is exposing long-held differences within Russia’s own political system, with pro-Kremlin and opposition voices splitting along familiar dividing lines.As the events in La Paz...
Testy Public Impeachment Hearing Reveals ‘Potentially Important’ Witness
Congressman Adam Schiff (California), the chair of the House of Representatives’ Intelligence Committee, said he has invited a U.S. embassy staffer in Ukraine to testify at the impeachment hearings into Donald Trump, calling the latest person to appear in the saga rocking Washington and Kyiv a “potentially important witness” in proving the...
Barack Obama says his approach to politics aligned with Justin Trudeau’s
HALIFAX — Former U.S. president Barack Obama made a point of highlighting his admiration for Justin Trudeau Wednesday, saying the prime minister’s approach to politics is close to his own. Obama, who endorsed Trudeau toward the end of the recent federal election campaign, made the remarks during a one-hour question-and-answer session before...
Barack Obama says his approach to politics aligned with Justin Trudeau’s
HALIFAX — Former U.S. president Barack Obama made a point of highlighting his admiration for Justin Trudeau Wednesday, saying the prime minister’s approach to politics is close to his own. Obama, who endorsed Trudeau toward the end of the recent federal election campaign, made the remarks during a one-hour question-and-answer session before...
Timeline: The curious release of military aid to Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) – Military aid promised by the U.S. to Ukraine – and the strange circumstances under which it was held up and eventually released – is at the heart of the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. For Republicans, the key fact is that Ukraine received the money, regardless … …read more Source::...
After Today, the Vise Tightens on Trump’s Ukraine Point Man
Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast / Photos Getty/ReutersRepublicans’ most fruitful line of attack during the first day of congressional impeachment hearings for Donald Trump has put even more pressure on a forthcoming witness who has flailed under it thus far: donor-turned ambassador Gordon Sondland. As two senior State Department...
Bill Taylor dings Trump in otherwise uninspiring impeachment kickoff
The star witness at the first public hearing on impeachment Wednesday said a State Department aide overheard President Trump say he cared more about investigating the Bidens than about Ukraine, providing Democrats the hottest revelation in an otherwise lukewarm kick-off to their impeachment quest. For Republicans, it was more hearsay …...
