Section: US & Canada
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...
Sean Hannity Goes Off on Mick Mulvaney: ‘I Just Think He’s Dumb’
It seemed at least conceivable that Mick Mulvaney might be in danger of losing his dual roles as OMB director and “acting” White House chief of staff following a disastrous press conference on Thursday, during which he at The Daily Beast.Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here …read more Source:: The Daily...
Survey: 54 percent Americans support Trump impeachment inquiry
A majority of Americans endorse House Democrats’ decision to launch an impeachment inquiry into President Trump and his administration’s dealings with Ukraine, … …read more Source:: The...
Democrats say they want Mulvaney to testify in Trump impeachment probe
House Democrats want to hear testimony from acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney in their impeachment inquiry after he acknowledged Thursday that the administration held up military aid to Ukraine until Kiev la… …read more Source:: The...
2 Plead Not Guilty of Conspiring With Giuliani Associates
Two businessmen pleaded not guilty Thursday of conspiring with associates of Rudy Giuliani to make illegal campaign contributions, as a prosecutor said evidence includes data from over 50 bank accounts and information gathered through 10 search warrants. David Correia and Andrey Kukushkin are among four men charged with using straw donors to make...
Our Commander in Chief is a Petulant Little Child, and the Bad Guys of the World Have His Number
Photo Illustration by Sarah Rogers/The Daily Beast / Photos GettyDonald Trump’s plan to unravel America’s international influence, moral standing, reputation, alliances, and values wasn’t going fast enough for him, so last week the pudgy toddler in the Oval Office slammed the throttle to the firewall, lit the afterburners, and...
Aid for Ukraine was delayed party due to election probe, White House admits
Acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney said that Trump did nothing wrong in linking the aid to Ukraine’s investigation. He said the probe would simply be part of the Justice Department’s ongoing review of the 2016 election. …read more Source:: Global...
Energy Secretary Perry Tells Trump He Plans on Resigning
U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry has told President Donald Trump he will step down, a day before a deadline set by Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives for him to turn over documents in the impeachment probe, according to a source familiar with the matter.The exact date Perry would step down was not immediately known.Perry, who was the...
