Section: US & Canada
Murkowski Condemns Mulvaney’s Remarks, Few Other GOPers Speak Up
You’d barely know, from the reaction of congressional Republicans, that White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney had publicly confirmed a central question of House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry on national television. Mulvaney said in a press conference Thursday that the White House had withheld military funds appropriated by...
The Senate Must Rein In Trump
After President Trump’s disastrous decision to abandon the Kurds and withdraw our troops from northern Syria, Congress spent this past week trying to decide how best to respond. A resolution of denunciation? Tough sanctions on Turkey? Reconsider our relationship with Turkey? Convene the coalition against ISIS and consider how to recapture...
Energy Secretary Perry: Biden Name Did Not Come Up in His Conversations With Ukraine, White House
Energy Secretary Rick Perry (Photo by Roy Rochlin/Getty Images) …read more Source:: CNS...
Perry Unfazed By Directive To Consult With Giuliani On Ukraine: ‘I Trusted Him’
Energy Secretary Rick Perry said Friday that he had no qualms being directed to work with Rudy Giuliani on matters related to Ukraine, since he “trusted him.” “I’ve known Rudy since 2008. I endorsed him for President in 2008,” he said on Fox News. “I worked with him. I trusted him.” When asked if he thought it was strange when President...
On Ukraine and ‘quid pro quo’, the Trump White House’s inconsistent messaging fuels impeachment inquiry
Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney’s comments about Ukraine during a Thursday press conference, and the subsequent walking back of those comments, highlighted a growing problem with the Trump administration’s defense against Democrats’ impeachment inquiry — officials don’t seem to agree on what did and what...
Rep. Jackie Speier: ‘We’re Hearing Conflicting Recall of What Actually Took Place’ With Ukraine
Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) says she’s ready to vote for impeachment, despite “conflicting recall” from witnesses. (Photo by Shannon Finney/Getty Images) …read more Source:: CNS...
Mick Mulvaney Confirms, Then Denies That Trump Withheld Military Aid to Ukraine To Compel the Country to Investigate Democrats
On again, off again. Acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney confirmed and then denied that President Donald Trump withheld military aid to Ukraine until that country agreed to investigate the possibility that Democrats colluded with Ukraine to interfere in the 2016 election. “Did he also mention to me in [the] past the corruption related to...
Perry Announces Resignation With Video Called ‘The Coolest Job I Ever Had’
Energy Secretary Rick Perry debuted a saccharine video announcing his impending retirement Thursday, entitled “The Coolest Job I Ever Had.” Set to a score not unlike that of sad animal adoption commercials, shots of Perry in slow motion and fuzzy focus chase each other across the screen. With a wry chuckle he recalls: “You know, from my first day...
House Democrats risk overriding fairness factor on impeachment
Last Tuesday House Democrats caucused to discuss whether to schedule a vote formalizing an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump’s request to Ukraine’s president to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D… …read more Source:: The...
Sondland: Trump Pressured Me Into Sending That ‘No Quid Pro Quo’ Text
Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union who played a crucial role in President Trump and his lawyer’s Ukraine pressure campaign, told lawmakers on Thursday that he only sent the infamous “no quid pro quo” text because the President repeatedly told him there wasn’t, Politico reported. During his closed-door testimony...
