Section: US & Canada
READ: Impeachment Inquiry Releases Transcript Of Acting Ukraine Ambassador’s Testimony
The House impeachment inquiry on Wednesday released the transcript of acting Ukraine ambassador Bill Taylor’s testimony, which was taken behind closed doors two weeks ago. Taylor’s prepared remarks were released at the time of his testimony, though he sat for more than nine hours of testimony that day. In his prepared statement,...
Trump envoy’s impeachment testimony shows concerns about Ukraine dealings
Bill Taylor spoke to lawmakers last month in a closed-door session in the House’s impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. …read more Source::...
Activist Flees Russia After Assault, Threats
A Russian activist who has criticized the government for the annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea region in 2014 has fled the country after he was attacked and threatened. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Schiff: Public Impeachment Hearings to Begin Next Week
The Democratic chairman of the House Intelligence Committee says, beginning next week, Americans will hear directly from key witnesses in the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump.A statement from Adam Schiff said the committee will hear from Bill Taylor, the top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, and Deputy Assistant Secretary George Kent when...
America’s Security Is Still Tied to the Fate of Freedom
Editor’s Note: This is the second in a series of three essays, commissioned by the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute, examining the legacy of Reagan’s Westminster Speech and its relevance for democracy promotion today. Read the first installment by Carl Gershman here. Coming Friday: a contribution by Richard...
Graham calls Trump-Ukraine policy ‘incoherent’: Admin seems ‘incapable of forming quid pro quo’
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Wednesday pushed back against allegations that the White House committed a quid pro quo in its dealings with Ukraine, saying that Trump administration’s policy goals related to the nation w… …read more Source:: The...
John Bolton expressed alarm about shadow Ukraine policy, but at key moments it’s unclear what he did to stop it
He avoided intervening directly on some Ukraine issues ‘because he knew it was going to be a disaster,’ one former official said. …read more Source:: The Washington...
Jury Selection Resumes in Trial of Longtime Trump Adviser Roger Stone
Jury selection resumed Wednesday in the trial of President Donald Trump’s adviser Roger Stone in a criminal case stemming from former Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe that detailed Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election.Stone, who left the proceedings early on Tuesday’s opening day of jury selection looking ill and...
Putin: New Weapons Will Offer Russia Reliable Protection
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Russia’s new weapons have no foreign equivalents but he insists the country will not use them to threaten anyone.Speaking during a meeting with senior military officers, Putin said that “we plan to build up our defense capability, commissioning hypersonic, laser and other new weapons...
White House doubles down on ‘no quid pro quo’
The White House is doubling down on its insistence that there was no quid pro quo in President Trump’s interactions with Ukraine in the face of a growing body of evidence that military aid to Kiev was contingent on the fo… …read more Source:: The...
