Section: US & Canada
It looks like Trump’s pressure campaign against Ukraine went further than freezing military aid
John Bolton told the US’s trade representative that that Trump would likely oppose any policy that benefited Ukraine’s newly elected government. …read more Source:: Business...
Trump’s Ukraine Clown Posse Sounds Like Shit
Photo Illustration by Sarah Rogers/The Daily Beast / Photos GettyDonald Trump is having the latest in a long run of at The Daily Beast. …read more Source:: The Daily...
The moment that shocked the room during Taylor’s Ukraine testimony
The former acting ambassador described a meeting that connected Trump to the withholding of U.S. aid. …read more Source::...
Graham, McConnell Demand House Democrats Conduct Fair Impeachment Probe
Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham introduced a Senate resolution Thursday condemning the closed-door process of House Democrats’ impeachment investigation. Thirty-nine of the 53 other Senate Republicans joined him in calling the impeachment drive “illegitimate and dangerous.” “Every American should be disturbed by what is taking...
WaPo: Trump Admin Withheld Restoration Of Ukraine’s Trade Privileges Along With Aid
The Trump administration’s United States Trade Representative reportedly withheld his recommendation to reinstate some of Ukraine’s trade privileges with the U.S. in late August, the same time when President Donald Trump had frozen military aid to Ukraine. According to the Washington Post’s Thursday report, Robert E. Lighthizer...
The moment that shocked the room during Taylor’s Ukraine testimony
The former acting ambassador described a meeting that connected Trump to the withholding of U.S. aid. …read more Source::...
Graham: I’m Not Saying Trump Is Totally Innocent, But Impeachment Is Still Bogus
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) won’t exactly exonerate President Trump for his Ukraine quid pro quo, but that doesn’t mean he finds the House’s impeachment inquiry valid. According to CNN, Graham expressed uncertainty over what will come out of the impeachment inquiry following a lunch at the White House Thursday. “I don’t...
Trump Is Using His Ukraine Playbook Against the Senate
There was an intriguing recurring theme in Bill Taylor’s testimony for the impeachment inquiry earlier this week. The top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine laid out in his 15-page opening statement how President Donald Trump and his allies manipulated U.S. foreign policy to undermine his domestic political opponents. Time and time again, Taylor...
White House Plans to End Federal Subscriptions to New York Times, Washington Post
The White House said on Thursday it is planning to order federal agencies to end their subscriptions to The New York Times and the Washington Post after repeated criticism of their coverage by President Donald Trump.White House spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham said in a statement that the move would generate savings, but Trump on Monday said the...
White House delayed Ukraine trade decision amid aid hold-up: report
White House officials delayed a trade agreement with Ukraine in late August, around the same time President Trump was withholding security aid to the country, … …read more Source:: The...
