Section: US & Canada
State Dept. agrees to release documents on Giuliani communications
The State Department has agreed to turn over a cache of records featuring communications from President Trump’s personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, on matters related to Ukraine, … …read more Source:: The...
Ukrainian Lawmakers Approve Bill Criminalizing Illicit Enrichment
Ukraine’s parliament has approved President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s bill that criminally punishes state officials for illegally enriching themselves. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ex-Trump Adviser Morrison Testifies on Concerns About Ukraine
A former top White House official who raised concerns about President Donald Trump’s efforts to push Ukraine to investigate his political rivals testified behind closed doors Thursday in the House impeachment investigation.Tim Morrison, the first White House political appointee to testify, was the National Security Council’s top...
US Impeachment Vote: Some Notable Quotes
The U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday to open a formal impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump.Here are some of the comments from lawmakers who supported and opposed the investigation.House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who called for the inquiry to be approved:”The times have found each and every one of us in this room. This...
Pompeo delivers sharp jab on Ukraine phone call, ‘impeachment inquiry’
‘by WorldTribune Staff, October 31, 2019 U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo defended his boss and slammed Democrats for a partisan impeachment inquiry which arose from a phone call between President Donald Trump and Ukraine’s president which was “a matter of policy.” “There is all this breathless discussion about this [Trump]...
READ: Testimony From Tim Morrison, National Security Staffer Who Listened To Zelensky Call
A National Security Council official who testified in the House of Representative’s impeachment inquiry Thursday said in an opening statement that he did not think the President discussed “anything illegal” during his now-infamous July 25 phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. CBS News obtained and published the written...
House, Justice Department Face Off In Court Over McGahn Subpoena
A hearing Thursday in the lawsuit brought by the House to enforce its subpoena of ex-White House Counsel Don McGahn kicked off with a discussion over whether the court could wade into the dispute at all. U.S. District Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson said she wanted to start the hearing with that debate and related questions, before moving on to the...
Latest Impeachment Witness: I Wasn’t Worried That Trump Broke The Law With Call
SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty ImagesTim Morrison, a senior White House official who listened to President Donald Trump’s controversial call with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, said he did not worry Trump broke the law on the call. He also said he was not aware of any meaningful material being left out of the White House’s memo on...
Ukraine Vows To Protect Minority Rights Amid Spat With Hungary
In a joint statement with NATO, Ukraine vowed to respect minority rights and implement a set of recommendations regarding an education law that Hungary opposes. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Trump’s First Impeachment Win
So this is how the impeachment of President Donald Trump is going to go.The House this morning cast its first vote in a process that could lead to just the third Senate impeachment trial of a president in U.S. history. When Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced plans for the vote earlier this week, there was at least some promise of drama: Which House...
