Section: US & Canada
After boost from Perry, supporters got huge Ukraine gas deal
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Two political supporters of U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry secured a potentially lucrative oil and gas exploration deal from the Ukrainian government soon after Perry proposed one of the men as an adviser to the country’s new president. Perry’s efforts to influence Ukraine’s energy policy came...
Nikki Haley: ‘Let the people decide’ if Trump should stay in office
Joining TODAY live, former UN ambassador Nikki Haley says that while President Trump asking the president of Ukraine to investigate his political rival was “not a good practice,” it does not merit Trump’s impeachment less than a year away from the 2020 election: “Let the people decide.” She also talks about her new book, “With All Due...
Trump vows to release transcript of April call with Ukraine’s president this week
Trump’s promise to release an account of his first conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy comes a day before House impeachment investigators begin public hearings. …read more Source:: Global...
Kazakhstan offers to host Russia-Ukraine meeting
Kazakhstan’s ex-president said Tuesday he offered to host the leaders of Russia and Ukraine for talks on settling the conflict in eastern Ukraine, but the Kremlin was noncommittal about such … Click to Continue » …read more Source:: The Bellingham...
Impeachment inquiry: Here’s who is set to testify as public hearings begin
The witnesses will tell House investigators — and Americans tuning into the live public hearings — what they know about U.S. President Donald Trump’s actions toward Ukraine, including the July phone call with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy that ignited the impeachment inquiry. …read more Source:: Global...
Oligarch of the Month: Dmitry Firtash
Rudy Giuliani’s cartoonishly inept dirt-digging operation in Ukraine would not have been possible without Dmitry Firtash, the shady Ukrainian natural gas magnate who has spent at least $1 million investigating the Biden family. Firtash has found himself at the heart of a sprawling international corruption investigation before. In 2006, he...
Democrats sharpen their message on impeachment
In a last-minute move, Democrats are shifting their impeachment rhetoric and talking points just days before the first public hearings into President Trump’s handling of foreign policy in Ukraine.The televised hear… …read more Source:: The...
Republicans Know Trump Is Innocent—They’re Trying to Figure Out Why
Give Mac Thornberry this much: Unlike some of his Republican colleagues, he was at least trying.The Texas Republican appeared on ABC’s This Week Sunday, where he tentatively offered a message on the impeachment inquiry, which enters its public phase with hearings this Wednesday and Tuesday. Thornberry sought a middle course.“I believe that...
White House Could Release Second Ukraine Memo
Details on another phone call between Trump and Zelensky would come as the public phase of the impeachment inquiry begins. …read more Source:: Foreign...
An unapologetic Don Cherry and a button-loving toddler; In-The-News for Nov. 12
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. 12. What we are watching in Canada … MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Don Cherry is refusing to apologize for his controversial rant about new immigrants not wearing poppies, saying he could...
