Section: US & Canada
‘We’re Getting F*cking Killed’: Trump’s Daily Gripes About Media Coverage Escalate
While President Trump publicly claims there shouldn’t be coverage of the impeachment proceedings because his call with Ukraine was “perfect,” in private he can’t stop devouring coverage of the inquiry, Politico reported. Trump’s mainly been gobbling up spin from friendly sources, with favorites being Fox News’ Sean...
Trump threatens smear campaign against Alexander Vindman, the Purple Heart recipient who said the White House left out key phrases from its Ukraine call memo
President Donald Trump has claimed without evidence that Vindman is a “Never Trumper,” referring to a GOP movement against Trump. …read more Source:: Business...
No One Is Left to Restrain Trump
The debate on President Trump’s foreign policy in his first two years in office revolved around the question of what mattered more: the policy or the tweets. Trump administration officials, sympathetic conservatives, and a significant number of foreign government officials argued that the policy pursued by the administration was sound even...
Ukrainian lawmakers are still advancing Trump’s goal of probes into Bidens, 2016 election
Those working in common cause with the president’s and Giuliani’s campaign to get Ukraine to investigate Trump’s political opponents are moving ahead. …read more Source::...
Trump Is Running Out of Defenses
It is a quirk of our current highly-polarized political environment that a party can plausibly claim its opponents are acting in a partisan fashion by insisting upon doing so itself. It takes two to tango, but refusing to tango takes only one. And if Democrats and Republicans aren’t dancing together, then any action becomes a partisan...
Administration Insiders Who Waved A Red Flag In The Ukraine Affair
It was an intelligence community whistleblower who brought the matter to the attention of Congress. But insiders also recorded objections about what took place within the administration.(Image credit: SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty) …read more Source::...
White House Defiance Could Keep Rick Perry’s Testimony Under Wraps
Drew Angerer/GettyAfter hours of interviewing witnesses on Capitol Hill, House Democrats involved in the Ukraine investigation are still missing a crucial piece to the puzzle: how Energy Secretary Rick Perry fits into efforts to convince Ukraine to probe Joe and Hunter Biden, as well as the origins of special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia...
1 Year Out: A divided nation lurches toward 2020 election
WASHINGTON — One year from now, voters will decide whether to grant President Donald Trump a second term in office, an election that will be a referendum on Trump’s vision for America’s culture and role in the world. Much is unknown about how the United States and its politics will look on Nov. 3, 2020. Who will Trump’s opponent...
Whistleblower willing to answer GOP questions, lawyer says
Lawyers for the whistleblower who raised alarms about President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine and touched off the Democratic-led impeachment inquiry say their client has offered to answer written questions submitted by House Republicans …read more Source:: The Boston...
AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EST
Lawyer: Whistleblower willing to take written GOP questions WASHINGTON (AP) — A lawyer for the whistleblower who raised alarms about President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine said Sunday his client … Click to Continue » …read more Source:: The Bellingham...
