Section: US & Canada
Trump Seeking to Dismiss Impeachment Probe as Another Witch Hunt
U.S. President Donald Trump and his supporters in Congress are seeking to undermine Democrat-led efforts to build a case for the president’s impeachment. Trump dismissed the impeachment inquiry as another witch hunt against him while the Republicans are disparaging the investigative process as secretive and undemocratic. Critics say the...
Ukrainian leader felt Trump pressure before taking office
More than two months before the phone call that launched the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, Ukraine’s newly elected leader was already worried about pressure from the U.S. president to investigate his Democratic rival Joe Biden. …read more Source:: CTV...
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:: The Washington...
Judge orders State Department to release records related to Ukraine, Giuliani
A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the U.S. State Department to release documents related to President Donald Trump’s communications with Ukraine to a federal watchdog. …read more Source:: United Press...
House Democrats Pass Election Security Bill
The House approved legislation Wednesday to better protect the country’s elections from foreign interference, the third major bill the Democratic-controlled chamber has passed this year addressing problems that arose in the 2016 presidential election. The 227-181 vote came as lawmakers continued to pursue an impeachment inquiry centered on...
The Memo: GOP schisms deepen as Trump impeachment pressure rises
Republican schisms over President Trump are growing deeper as new details emerge about his actions on Ukraine and Democrats push hard for impeachment. …read more Source:: The...
Biden: ‘No one ever spoke to me’ about son’s Ukraine work
WEST POINT, Iowa (AP) – Former Vice President Joe Biden says “no one ever spoke to me” about his son’s work with a Ukrainian gas company. His remark Wednesday came in response to comments made by a former State Department official to impeachment investigators last week. Former Deputy Assistant Secretary … …read...
Biden: ‘No one ever spoke to me’ about son’s Ukraine work
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Biden: ‘No One Ever Spoke to Me’ About Son’s Ukraine Work
Former Vice President Joe Biden says “no one ever spoke to me” about his son’s work with a Ukrainian gas company. …read more Source:: U.S....
Ukraine Journalist Group Says Won’t Give Internal Documents For Poroshenko Probe
A Ukrainian investigative journalism outlet has publicly objected to a court ruling that gave the State Bureau of Investigations (SBI) wide-ranging access to the group’s internal communications and documents that it says is “excessive” and runs the risk of revealing editorial sources. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
