Section: US & Canada
Dems Warn Against Calling Bidens to Testify: It ‘Would Be Literally Rolling a Grenade Down’ the Senate
Justin Sullivan/GettySenate Democrats issued stark warnings on Wednesday that Republicans would severely damage the institution of Congress if they acquiesced to a push from Trump allies to haul former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter for testimony about their actions in Ukraine.A top Biden ally, Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE), told The Daily...
Study: Russia’s Web-censoring Tool Sets Pace for Imitators
Russia is succeeding in imposing a highly effective internet censorship regime across thousands of disparate, privately owned providers in an effort also aimed at making government snooping pervasive, according to a study released Wednesday.The study by University of Michigan researchers says the model can be easily exported to other nations, and...
Lindsey Graham Claims Trump Donor Sondland Is in Cahoots With ‘Democratic Operatives’
Fox NewsSen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) openly speculated on Wednesday night that U.S. Ambassador to the European Union at The Daily Beast. …read more Source:: The Daily...
Trump wanted Barr to say publicly that the Ukraine phone call was not illegal: report
President Trump wanted his attorney general, William Barr, to state publicly that he had broken no laws with his July 25 phone call to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. …read more Source:: The...
Glenn Beck: Chuck Schumer, Democrats admit NO Trump-Ukraine ‘quid pro quo’
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said he was “appalled” by Republican calls to release the name of the whistleblower at the center of the House impeachment inquiry.”[T]he calls to make the whistleblower’s identity are despicable,” added Schumer during a Senate floor speech on Tuesday. “The whole...
Open impeachment hearings set to begin next week
The first open hearings in the House inquiry into President Trump will begin in one week. The acting U.S. ambassador to Ukraine will be first to testify. Nancy Cordes has the latest. …read more Source::...
Donald Trump Ukraine ‘quid pro quo’ a presidential duty, legal scholars say
The alleged quid pro quo transaction at the heart of House Democrats’ case against President Trump is closer to typical Oval Office deal-making than a high crime or misdemeanor worthy of impeachment, legal scholars say. Bartering with foreign leaders is part of a president’s job description, they say. “All this …...
Trump’s obsession with buying Greenland may have complicated the release of military aid to Ukraine, US ambassador says
“That’s disturbing for a while different reason,” Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff of California said during acting US ambassador Bill Taylor’s testimony. …read more Source:: Business...
What You Need to Know: White House beefing up staffing
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...
Watch: Mark Meadows walks past MSNBC reporter during live shot, returns to refute her spin
Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) was quick to refute the spin of an MSNBC reporter in real time on Wednesday, walking past a live broadcast before turning around to push back against the journalist’s claim that “Republicans are really struggling to defend” President Donald Trump in the midst of impeachment proceedings launched against...
