Section: US & Canada
State Dept Official Will Tell Congress Politics Were Behind Decision To Stall Military Aid
A top State Department official will testify on Wednesday that political considerations were behind the department’s decision to withhold military aid to Ukraine, the Associated Press reported. David Hale will reportedly tell congressional investigators Wednesday that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and other top officials were concerned...
State Department’s No. 3 official to testify in impeachment inquiry Wednesday
WASHINGTON D.C. — The State Department’s third-ranking official is expected to tell Congress that political considerations were behind the agency’s refusal to deliver a robust defense of the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine. People familiar with the matter say the highest-ranking career diplomat in the foreign service, David Hale,...
Top official to blame political considerations for lack of Ukraine ambassador’s defense: report
A top State Department official is expected to testify that political considerations were to blame for the department’s lack of a defense for former Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, The Associated Press … …read more Source:: The...
Here are 5 takeaways from Gordon Sondland’s ‘refreshed’ testimony on Ukraine
House Democrats released the transcripts as part of a rolling release of documents in the new public phase of the impeachment inquiry. …read more Source:: Global...
The Vigilante President
President Donald Trump has often flaunted the brawn of his supporters, adding a baseline of menace to his increasingly embattled presidency. “Law enforcement, military, construction workers, Bikers for Trump … These are tough people,” he said at a 2018 campaign event in St. Louis, Missouri. “These are great people. But they’re...
US diplomat acknowledges what Democrats call a quid pro quo
WASHINGTON (AP) – “I now do recall.” With that stunning reversal, diplomat Gordon Sondland handed House impeachment investigators another key piece of corroborating testimony Tuesday. He acknowledged what Democrats contend was a clear quid pro quo, pushed by President Donald Trump and his personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, with...
Thanks to Rand Paul, Russian Media Are Naming the Alleged Whistleblower
PoolStanding beside an at The Daily Beast. …read more Source:: The Daily...
U.S. State Dept. worried about defending ambassador: AP sources
The State Department’s third-ranking official is expected to tell Congress that political considerations were behind the agency’s refusal to deliver a robust defence of the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine. …read more Source:: CTV...
AP sources: State Dept. worried about defending ambassador
WASHINGTON (AP) – The State Department’s third-ranking official is expected to tell Congress that political considerations were behind the agency’s refusal to deliver a robust defense of the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine. People familiar with the matter say the highest-ranking career diplomat in the foreign service, David...
U.S. Ambassador Revises Testimony, Now Says Aware Of Pressure On Ukraine
U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland has revised his earlier testimony before congressional impeachment investigators, now acknowledging he knew the administration withheld military aid to Ukraine while pressuring Kyiv to investigate President Donald Trump’s rivals. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
