Section: US & Canada
What You Need to Know: Testimony from State Dept. official
WASHINGTON (AP) – For only the fourth time in U.S. history, the House of Representatives has started a presidential impeachment inquiry. House committees are trying to determine whether President Donald Trump violated his oath of office by asking Ukraine to investigate political rival Joe Biden and his family and to … …read more...
CNN: Pence Aide Testifies That Trump-Zelensky Call Was Abnormal
The political nature of the now-infamous July call between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reportedly stuck out to an aide to Vice President Mike Pence. Two sources familiar with the closed-door Thursday testimony of Pence aide Jennifer Williams told CNN that she found the conversation between Trump and Zelensky to be...
Twitter is reportedly suspending users who share alleged Ukraine whistleblower’s name on social media platform
Twitter is reportedly suspending some users who mention the alleged Ukraine whistleblower’s name in posts. What are the details? Several social media users have shared snapshots of their suspensions from Twitter, which cite inappropriate behaviors such as tweeting a person’s private information. In this case, the alleged...
Congressional watchdog reviewing Ukraine military aid freeze at heart of impeachment inquiry
The Government Accountability Office is looking into the reason a hold was put on the nearly $400 million in military aid to Ukraine by the Trump administration. The hold is currently a major component of the impeachment inquiry into President Trump. …read more Source::...
George Kent Testimony: State Dept Brass Told Hannity to Stop Smearing Marie Yovanovitch
REUTERSTop U.S. diplomat George Kent said in his impeachment testimony released Thursday that the State Department’s counselor contacted Fox News host Sean Hannity this spring to ask him to stop spreading smears about Marie Yovanovitch, the then-U.S. ambassador to Ukraine who drew the ire of Trumpworld.Kent, who serves as the State...
State Dept. official believed Trump-Ukraine conduct was ‘injurious to the rule of law,’ transcripts show
George Kent testified that he took contemporaneous notes detailing his concerns, which the House noted the State Department has yet to turn over. …read more Source::...
This Impeachment Effort About Ideology, Not Constitution
Two American women of color. Two diametrically opposed views about America. This clash of worldviews helps us to understand that what is going on in our nation is not a legitimate impeachment process but an attempt to wipe out a sitting president for personal and ideological reasons. Rep. Rashida Tlaib was sworn in as a freshman Democratic...
We Need Steady Leadership, Not Fire-Starters, to Guide a Divided Nation
The current state of American politics is eerily reminiscent of the wildfires that recently engulfed the state of California. The conditions are right, the tinder is dry, the crosswinds are high, and the landscape is ripe for conflagration. This is why it’s incumbent upon our political leadership to refrain from lighting a match at this...
George Kent accuses Giuliani of ‘campaign of lies’ against ex-Ukraine ambassador Yovanovitch
George Kent, a deputy assistant secretary at the State Department, told House Democrats last month that Rudy Giuliani launched a “campaign of lies” against the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine. …read more Source:: United Press...
Trump wanted Ukraine leader to publicly mention Biden, 2016 election: transcript
That’s according to the transcript, released Thursday, of an impeachment inquiry interview with career State Department official George Kent. …read more Source:: Global...
