Section: US & Canada
Impeachment Inquiry Catch-Up: Bombshell Testimony And Revelations From The East
A key diplomat validated a kernel of the Ukraine affair to House investigators, Ukrainian officials told reporters something critical, and more. Here’s what you need to know.(Image credit: Alex Wroblewski/Getty Images) …read more Source::...
Why Republicans Are Complaining About the Impeachment Process
There’s a reason Republicans have been making a great fuss about the process of the impeachment inquiry over the past few days. Unwilling, or more likely unable, to mount any substantive defenses of President Donald Trump’s behavior with regard to Ukraine, members have instead assailed the way Democrats are conducting the inquiry.You...
Licence plate fights and the value of a new garage door; In-The-News for Oct. 25
In-The-News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what’s on the radar of our editors for the morning of Oct. 25. What we are watching in Canada … Climate activist Greta Thunberg announced her arrival in Vancouver with a tweet saying she’d reached the Pacific Ocean. Rain is in the...
Trump confronts limits of his impeachment defence strategy
As the probe hits the one-month mark, U.S. President Donald Trump and his aides have largely ignored the details of the Ukraine allegations against him. Instead, they’re loudly objecting to the House Democrats’ investigation process, using that as justification for ordering administration officials not to co-operate …read more...
Should We Really Buy DOJ’s Efforts To Wash Its Hands Of Trump’s Ukraine Mess?
When several Trump administration figures, from the President himself on down, have labeled the Department of Justice as part of a potential quid pro quo with Ukraine, it’s hard to believe the DOJ’s denials of its involvement. For a typical Justice Department, its repeated implication in the ongoing Ukraine scandal would be extremely...
It’s Official: House Republicans Have Become the O.J. Simpson Jury of the 21st Century
Bill Clark/GettyAn old legal maxim says: “If the facts are against you, argue the law. If the law is against you, argue the facts. If the law and the facts are against you, pound the table and yell like hell.”When it comes to impeachment, Republicans have entered the “pound the table and yell like hell” phase of bargaining. In recent weeks,...
The Powerful Ukrainian Oligarch With a Stake in Trumpworld’s Search for Biden Dirt
Simon Dawson/Bloomberg via GettyHe’s the Ukrainian billionaire who shelled out big bucks to two Trump-connected lawyers to at The Daily Beast.Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here …read more Source:: The Daily...
Trump confronts the limits of impeachment defence strategy
As the probe hits the one-month mark, U.S. President Donald Trump and his aides have largely ignored the details of the Ukraine allegations against him. Instead, they’re loudly objecting to the House Democrats’ investigation process, using that as justification for ordering administration officials not to co-operate …read more...
President Trump’s Foreign Policy Process Stirs Controversy in Washington
From making so-called side deals with Ukraine to pulling U.S. forces from northeastern Syria, U.S. President Donald Trump has gone his own way when it comes to conducting U.S. foreign policy. But the Syria decision has sparked widespread opposition in Washington and in the case of Ukraine, critics say Trump sidestepped career U.S. diplomats to...
Seth Meyers Dismantles Sean Hannity’s ‘Dumb’ Trump Defense
NBCSeth Meyers spent Thursday night breaking down just how difficult it has become for Republicans to defend President Donald Trump. But that hasn’t at The Daily Beast.Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here …read more Source:: The Daily...
