Section: US & Canada
Transcripts: State Dept. official says concerns about Hunter Biden conflict were dismissed
by WorldTribune Staff, November 10, 2019 A State Department official said he raised concerns over then-Vice President Joe Biden’s son Hunter working for corruption-plagued Burisma Holdings of Ukraine but was brushed off by Biden’s staff. According to newly released transcripts of closed-door testimony on Oct. 15, George Kent said that...
Rand Paul blasts Trump, Joe Biden over Ukraine manipulation
Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, says he’s the only politician in Washington who doesn’t want something in exchange for foreign aid to Ukraine—because he opposes foreign aid. “I would make the argument that every politician in Washington, other than me, virtually, is trying to manipulate Ukraine to their purposes,”...
Bombshell: Nikki Haley claims senior officials tried enlisting her to sabotage President Trump
Nikki Haley, the former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, claims in her new book that former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and former White House chief of staff John Kelly attempted to recruit her to subvert President Donald Trump. According to the Washington Post, Haley writes in “With All Due Respect” that Tillerson and...
National Sec Adviser: Top Impeachment Probe Witness Will Be Removed From WH Council
On Sunday, National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien said Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, who gave a bombshell testimony in the House impeachment investigation last month on President Donald Trump’s Ukraine scheme, will be removed from his post at the White House National Security Council. “Lieutenant Colonel Vindman, who has testified...
Public Impeachment Hearings Start This Week in Washington
The House of Representatives Intelligence Committee moves to public hearings this week in the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump. Democrats say the president abused power by withholding military aid to Ukraine in exchange for dirt on a political foe. Republicans contend Trump has done nothing to be impeached. VOA’s Arash...
House Intelligence members say committee has evidence of a Trump-Ukraine ‘extortion scheme’
Rep. Eric Swalwell said evidence is stacking up and Rep. Jim Hines said Trump “acted criminally and extorted in the way a mob boss would.” …read more Source:: Business...
GOP Rep. Says Trump Asking Ukraine To Investigate Biden Was ‘Inappropriate’
Ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee Mac Thornberry (R-TX) said on Sunday that it was “inappropriate” for President Donald Trump to ask the Ukrainian president to investigate 2020 candidate Joe Biden during their phone call. “I believe it’s inappropriate for a president to ask a foreign leader to investigate a political...
Dem Sen: All Dems Want Universal Coverage, But at ‘Different Speeds and on Different Paths’
This week on the Sunday news shows: Sen. Sherrod Brown (D., Ohio) explains that all Democrats want universal health care, Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D., Minn.) says Hunter Biden should not testify in the House impeachment inquiry, and Rep. Jackie Speier (D., Calif.) expresses fear for the whistleblower’s life. Dem Sen: All Dems Want Universal...
Rand Paul Argues Trump Has ‘Every Right’ To Freeze Military Aid To Ukraine
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) continued to defend President Donald Trump on Sunday, insisting Trump was within his rights to withhold congressionally-approved military aid to Ukraine. “Presidents, since the beginning of time, have resisted Congress,” the Kentucky Republican told NBC News’ “Meet the Press” host Chuck Todd. “And there’s been...
Tapper Takes Down Lindsey Graham: ‘Coherence Is Not Particularly Evident’ in His Impeachment Position
CNN anchor at The Daily Beast. …read more Source:: The Daily...
