Section: US & Canada
Shifting explanations from White House alarm some in GOP
WASHINGTON (AP) — The shifting White House explanation for President Donald Trump’s decision to withhold military aid from Ukraine drew alarm Friday from Republicans as the impeachment inquiry brought a new test of their alliance. Trump, in remarks at the White House, stood by his acting chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney, whose earlier comments...
GOP Rep. Who Wouldn’t Rule Out Impeaching Trump Announces Retirement
Rep. Francis Rooney (R-FL), who was one of the few Republicans who didn’t fully opposed impeaching President Donald Trump, announced on Saturday that he would not seek reelection in 2020. During an interview on Fox News’ “America’s Newsroom,” Rooney told Fox host Leland Vittert that he did not want to serve a third term in...
Giuliani’s conspiracy theories cost this anti-corruption lawmaker in Ukraine his job
Rudolph W. Giuliani, Paul Manafort and the mysterious accounting ledger that cost an anti-corruption Ukrainian lawmaker his position. …read more Source:: Los Angeles...
U.S. impeachment inquiry puts spotlight on Perry, who shunned it
Energy Secretary Rick Perry was one of the survivors in U.S. President Donald Trump’s Cabinet, avoiding scandals that have taken out higher-profile figures, but his announcement that he’s quitting by the year’s end has brought his work in Ukraine to the attention to the impeachment investigation. …read more Source:: CTV...
Kamala Harris claims Giuliani has ‘clearly broken many laws’ — but crumbles when confronted by Anderson Cooper
Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) claimed Friday that Rudy Giuliani has “clearly broken many laws” — but crumbled under the weight of her unsubstantiated claims when pressed by CNN host Anderson Cooper.”I’m just glad to see that the process is beginning to really do the investigation into Rudy Giuliani. He has clearly broken...
3 big reasons why Rudy Giuliani is the weakest link in Trump’s inner circle as the Ukraine scandal widens
Giuliani has been scrutinized for running a shadow policy campaign, soliciting foreign election interference, and potentially breaking lobbying laws. …read more Source:: Business...
Hunter Biden was paid much more by Ukrainian gas company than originally thought, records reveal
Hunter Biden was reportedly paid much more to serve on the board of Burisma Holdings, one of Ukraine’s largest natural gas companies, than originally believed, Reuters reported on Friday.Oleksandr Onyshchenko, a businessman and former member of Ukrainian parliament who knows Burisma’s founder, told Reuters that Biden was hired...
White House fights backlash over Syria withdrawal amid impeachment inquiry
President Trump is urging Republicans to stick together and in his words from a tweet Friday night “fight.” This comes as the White House tries to recover from an admission by the president’s acting chief of staff this week that the U.S. did withhold $400 million in U.S. military aid to Ukraine. Weijia Jiang reports. …read...
Shifting explanations from White House on Ukraine aid alarms some Republicans
The shifting White House explanation for President Donald Trump’s decision to withhold military aid from Ukraine drew alarm Friday from Republicans as the impeachment inquiry brought a new test of their alliance. …read more Source:: Global...
Impeachment Inquiry Update: What The Past Week Revealed About The Ukraine Affair
President Trump commissioned Rudy Giuliani as his top guy for Ukraine and the White House also appointed “three amigos” to carry out its policy. The administration says nothing’s wrong here.(Image credit: Charles Krupa/AP) …read more Source::...
