Section: US & Canada
Testimony from GOP diplomat complicates Trump defense
House Democrats seized on Thursday’s testimony from a top U.S. diplomat as evidence that President Trump and his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani acted inappropriately in their contacts with Ukraine…. …read more Source:: The...
Mulvaney: Probing 2016 election was a factor in withholding Ukraine aid
Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney undercut President Trump’s claim that there was no quid pro quo in the decision to withhold aid from Ukraine. Jeff Mason, a White House correspondent for Reuters, Amber Phillips, who covers Congress for the Washington Post, and Christina Ruffini, a CBS News foreign affairs reporter, spoke to...
VERIFY: No, Facebook didn’t endorse President Trump
It’s a Warren ad with a simple headline: ‘Breaking News…Facebook just endorsed Donald Trump for re-election.’ But it’s a false claim – and done to prove a point. Author: David Tregde, Terry Spry Jr, Jason Puckett “Breaking news: Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook just endorsed Donald Trump for re-election.” That’s a line you may...
Energy Sec. Rick Perry, embroiled in Ukraine affair, to resign, Trump says
The former Texas governor is one of the last remaining members of the president’s original Cabinet. …read more Source::...
Trump Seeks to Rally Supporters in Texas
U.S. President Donald Trump was in Texas on Thursday for a campaign rally in Dallas to drum up support from his base in a state that until recently could be counted on to vote Republican but might be shaping up to become a battleground. Trump arrived in Texas as news broke about the cease-fire agreement reached by the United States and Turkey,...
Mulvaney walks back his remarks that Trump held up Ukraine aid for political reasons
“Get over it,” he said earlier on Thursday. “There’s going to be political influence in foreign policy.” …read more Source::...
4 Big Indicators of What’s Next in Impeachment Process
As House Democrats’ impeachment probe moved forward Thursday, a star witness told Congress that “no quid pro quo” existed in the president’s dealings with Ukraine and the president’s chief of staff told reporters that politics typically play a role in foreign policy. Gordon Sondland, U.S. ambassador to the European Union and one...
Mulvaney Claims He Didn’t Say What He Actually Said On Ukraine
A few hours after confirming a quid pro quo between a conspiracy theory pursued by President Donald Trump and military aid allocated for Ukraine, White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney reversed himself. “Let me be clear, there was absolutely no quid pro quo between Ukrainian military aid and any investigation into the 2016 election,” he said in...
Trump confirms Rick Perry to step down as Energy secretary
Energy Secretary Rick Perry, whose dealings with Ukraine have become a focus of the House impeachment inquiry into President Trump, will step down from his Cabinet post at the end of the year, Trump said Thursda… …read more Source:: The...
Energy Sec. Rick Perry, embroiled in Ukraine affair, tells Trump he’ll resign soon
The former Texas governor is one of the last remaining members of the president’s original Cabinet. …read more Source::...
