Section: US & Canada
Russian Activist Reportedly Asks For Political Asylum In Ukraine
A Russian activist accused of co-founding an extremist group to overthrow the Russian government has reportedly asked for political asylum in Ukraine. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Trump’s Character Betrays Him
In the spring and again the summer of 2016, a large chunk of the Republican foreign-policy and national-security establishment publicly denounced then candidate Donald Trump as unfit to serve as president. In the months and years that followed, those of us who took that stand have attracted a fair amount of reproach: We were a gang of unrepentant...
Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukrainian leader, felt Trump pressure before taking office
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — 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 Joseph R. Biden. Volodymyr Zelensky gathered a small group of advisers on …...
How Rick Perry Became A Key Figure In The Trump Impeachment Probe
Energy Secretary Rick Perry urged President Trump to make that now-infamous July phone call to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. But what’s Perry’s connection to Ukraine?(Image credit: Jacquelyn Martin/AP) …read more Source::...
Inside One Man’s Quest to Become the Newest, Most Pugnacious Member of Trump’s ‘Squad’
Bill Clark/GettyNight had fallen on the U.S. Capitol and congressman Lee Zeldin had just left another grueling session of the impeachment inquiry before stepping into the lights of the assembled TV cameras and settling into his new role. That day, the media was peppering a quartet of GOP lawmakers—including some of Trump’s most vocal...
Pro-Trump Media’s ‘Enemies List’ Smear Flops
Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast/GettyThis week: Donald Trump’s allies in Congress and the pro-Trump media are scrambling to find a counter-narrative to the Ukraine impeachment investigation that can shore up Republican support, even at The Daily Beast.Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here …read more Source:: The Daily...
Sentencing Of Donetsk Journalist An ‘Affront To Human Rights’
Amnesty International has joined other international rights watchdogs in condemning the decision by a court established by Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine to sentence independent journalist Stanislav Aseyev to 15 years in a penal colony. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
No Grounds To Return PrivatBank To Ex-Owners, Ukrainian President Says
Ukraine’s largest lender, PrivatBank, should not be returned to its former owners in any scenario, according to a statement on the presidential website. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Trump’s ‘Haters’ Are the Ones Breaking America, Says Kimberley Strassel
More and more Democrats have come out in favor of impeachment, but it’s worth remembering that some wanted to impeach President Donald Trump from Day One. Those voices are often associated with “the resistance.” In today’s episode, Kimberley Strassel of The Wall Street Journal argues that the resistance is the truly destructive force...
Ukrainian Leader Felt Trump Pressure Before Taking Office
Shortly after he was elected, the new leader of Ukraine told advisers that he was concerned about becoming entangled in U.S. elections. …read more Source:: U.S....
