Section: US & Canada
US House Impeachment Testimony Resumes With State Department Witness
The Democratic-led impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump resumed with testimony from a senior State Department official on Saturday, a day after a judge buoyed the probe by dismissing a central Republican objection. Philip Reeker, acting assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian affairs, was due to meet with the House...
Diplomat who tried to quash smear campaign against colleague testifies in Trump impeachment inquiry
Philip Reeker, head of the State Department bureau responsible for Europe, started the job as an “informal” channel of diplomats and the White House were pushing Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden. …read more Source:: The Washington...
Trump rages against ‘garbage’ Ukraine probe ahead of latest witness deposition
President Trump lashed out at congressional Democrats on Saturday over their probe into his dealings with Ukraine ahead of the latest deposition in the impeachment inquiry.”The Ukraine investigation is just as Corr… …read more Source:: The...
John Bolton’s lawyers are negotiating with House Democrats leading impeachment inquiry, report says
Former national security adviser John Bolton may cooperate with House Democrats leading the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump.According to CNN, Bolton’s lawyers have negotiated with the House committees spearheading the impeachment probe — Judiciary, Oversight, and Foreign Affairs — about the possibility of Bolton offering...
US restores trade benefit to Ukraine after delay
The Trump administration reinstated some of Ukraine’s trade privileges late Friday, restoring benefits to the eastern European country that had been delayed since August.The White House said it suspended Ukraine’s… …read more Source:: The...
The Suwalki Gap Is NATO’s Achilles’ Heel and the Place Where Russia Could Start War
Mladen Antonov/GettyThey came trundling through the town of Voronezh in western Russia in broad daylight on Oct. 3. Green army vehicles on flatbed train cars, at The Daily Beast. …read more Source:: The Daily...
From Simple Exchange To Shakedown: The Evolution Of ‘Quid Pro Quo’
The Latin phrase has played a key role in the impeachment inquiry into President Trump. But its meaning in that context is far removed from its original simplicity.(Image credit: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images) …read more Source::...
More Vietnamese Fear Relatives Among 39 Dead in Truck in England
More Vietnamese families came forward Saturday with information their relatives may be among the 39 people found dead in the back of a container truck in southeastern England.British police initially said they believed the victims were Chinese but acknowledged this was a “developing picture.”A representative for VietHome, a U.K.-based...
Sorting Out the Multiple Russia Investigations
If you’re baffled by the U.S. Justice Department’s new investigation of its old investigation of Russia election meddling, you’re not alone.Many Americans can’t help but wonder exactly what it is that federal investigators are probing months after special counsel Robert Mueller concluded his inquiry into Russian...
Trump Reinstates Duty-Free Trade With Ukraine On Some Items
U.S. President Donald Trump has reinstated duty-free treatment with Ukraine on certain items following a suspension in 2017, the White House says. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
