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::...
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::...
Mulvaney walks back comments tying Ukraine aid to 2016 probe
White House acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said Thursday that the flow of security assistance to Ukraine was not conditioned on Kiev investigating a theory related to 2016 election interference, walking back statemen… …read more Source:: The...
Mulvaney says delay in Ukraine aid linked to DOJ investigation
The acting White House chief of staff said a delay in millions of dollars in aid to Ukraine was due to concerns about corruption. Mick Mulvaney’s comments sparked a firestorm, and he is now trying to walk them back. Nancy Cordes has the latest. …read more Source::...
Energy Sec. Rick Perry, embroiled in Ukraine affair, tells Trump he’ll resign soon
Energy Secretary Rick Perry, who has emerged as a central figure in the Trump administration’s quickly expanding Ukraine affair, told President Donald Trump on Thursday that he will be stepping down soon, according to a Republican donor who told NBC News he spoke to a senior Perry aide. “Secretary Perry notified President Trump in writing...
