Section: US & Canada
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...
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...
