Section: US & Canada
Impeachment Depositions Cast Light on a State Department Driven by Devotion to Trump
On Monday, House Democrats made public the first two transcripts from their closed-door impeachment inquiry hearings, shedding light on the rank partisanship besieging the State Department—driven by the desire not to cross President Donald Trump. Marie Yovanovitch, the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, described an environment where she faced...
As Trump Applauded Approvingly, Rand Paul Urged Media To ‘Print’ Whistleblower Name
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) gave President Trump and his latest unprecedented gambit a full-throated endorsement at a campaign rally in Kentucky on Monday evening. As he excoriated Hunter Biden, son of former Vice President Joe Biden, for his business dealings in Ukraine while his father was veep, Paul called Hunter Biden’s actions the...
NBC asks voters how they feel about impeachment — and they make it clear: ‘Bunch of little kids’
The Democrat-led House impeachment inquiry targeting President Donald Trump is driving the national discourse thanks in part to the amount of coverage the mainstream media is dedicating to it. But what do actual voters think of the impeachment probe? NBC News recently talked with voters in three early primary states — New Hampshire, South...
Russia ‘Biggest Obstacle’ To Peace In Ukraine, Says Lithuanian Foreign Minister
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius told Current Time TV that Russia was the biggest obstacle to the latest efforts aimed at defusing the conflict in eastern Ukraine. Linkevicius noted violations of the cease-fire linked to troop withdrawals agreed by Ukraine and Russia-backed separatists, and said Russia was an “active...
Sean Hannity says he never spoke with Pompeo about Ukraine
Fox News host Sean Hannity on Monday said State Department officials, including Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, never reached out to him about President Trump’s dealings in Ukraine.Hannity offered the remarks after… …read more Source:: The...
The Republican Doctrine of Trumpian Infallibility
William Barr was outraged about the special-counsel investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.The claim that President Donald Trump could have obstructed justice by conducting official acts, such as firing the FBI director, was “fatally conceived,” he wrote in a June 2018 memo, and could do “lasting damage to the presidency and...
More witnesses expected to skip impeachment depositions Tuesday
Democrats also plan to release transcripts of depositions by previous witnesses: former special envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker and U.S. Ambassador to the E.U. Gordon Sondland. …read more Source::...
Former Ambassador Says she was Warned to ‘Watch my Back’
It started with a warning to watch her back, that people were “looking to hurt” her. From there, former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch told House investigators, it escalated into a chilling campaign to fire her as President Donald Trump and his allies angled in Eastern Europe for political advantage at home.Testimony from...
Impeachment investigators to release more testimony Tuesday, of Gordon Sondland, Kurt Volker
House lawmakers leading the impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump will release more deposition transcripts Tuesday, to detail testimony from an administration diplomat and a former U.S. envoy to Ukraine. …read more Source:: United Press...
Hannity Denies State Dept Asked Him To Tone Down Attacks On Yovanovitch
Fox News host Sean Hannity denied the State Department ever asked him to chill his attacks on former Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch during his show on Monday evening. According to a transcript of Yovanovitch’s congressional testimony released Monday, the former U.S. ambassador alleged that she was aware of internal efforts at the...
