Section: US & Canada
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...
WH Trade Adviser Refuses To Say If Biden Came Up During Talks With China
White House National Trade Council Director Peter Navarro wouldn’t say whether 2020 Democratic candidate Joe Biden and his son Hunter have come up during trade talks with China. At a CNN event Thursday, when reporter Jim Sciutto asked Navarro if the Trump administration has ever mentioned politically motivated investigations into Hunter...
Ukrainian leader felt Trump pressure before taking office
KIEV, Ukraine — More than two months before the phone call that launched the impeachment inquiry into President Trump, Ukraine’s newly elected leader was already worried about pressure from the U.S. president to investigate his Democratic rival Joe Biden. Volodymyr Zelensky gathered a small group of advisers on May 7 in Kiev for a meeting...
Conservatives Rally Around Mulvaney, Urge Trump To Make CoS Role Permanent
Conservatives are showing their support for acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney following his disastrous press conference last week during which he admitted President Trump’s Ukraine quid pro quo. According to a Politico report Thursday, a group of prominent conservatives — which include Ginni Thomas of Liberty Consulting, Tim Chapman of...
EU ambassador disputes quid pro quo claims made in Ukraine diplomat’s bombshell impeachment inquiry testimony
An attorney for U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland disputed some key claims made by William Taylor, a top U.S. diplomat to Ukraine, during Taylor’s testimony before House impeachment inquiry committees, according to the Washington Post.Taylor’s testimony has been portrayed by Democrats as the most damaging...
Former UN ambassador: Republicans have made a ‘devil’s bargain’ to accept Trump
Former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Samantha Power said that she thinks that former top U.S. diplomat to Ukraine Bill Taylor’s testimony Tuesday could cause a shift in the impeachment inquiry.When asked by CNN’s Far… …read more Source:: The...
Lawyers For Oligarch Source Of Pro-Trump Docs Also Represent Journo Who Pubbed Them
The pro-Trump lawyer couple that helped Rudy Giuliani look for political dirt in Ukraine is also representing the conservative journalist that first published some of that dirt, Politico reported Thursday. John Solomon, until recently an op-ed columnist and executive vice president at The Hill, has been represented by Joe diGenova and Victoria...
The president’s supporters are clear: ‘In Trump, we trust.’
One recurring theme at the “Keep America Great” rally in Dallas last Thursday was the erosion of trust in America’s systems, particularly the media, among the president’s supporters. As I walked through a sea of red “Make America Great Again” hats and blue polyester Trump 2020 flags with white block letters...
European Rights Court Rules In Favor Of Ex-Slovyansk Mayor Accused Of Separatism In Ukraine
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg has awarded 3,600 euros to Nelya Shtepa, the former mayor of the Ukrainian city of Slovyansk in the Donetsk region whom Kyiv accuses of fomenting separatism. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
