Section: US & Canada
New Podcast Episode
New episode of The Josh Marshall Podcast is out. We discuss the latest Trump/Ukraine investigation developments and try to make sense of the Dems’ marathon twelve-person on one stage debate. Listen here or it should be on your device if you signed up. …read more Source::...
Gordon Sondland, a central figure in the Ukraine scandal, threw Trump and Giuliani under the bus in his opening statement to Congress
Sondland’s role in Ukraine policy has puzzled US officials because as the ambassador to the EU, he shouldn’t have been involved in the first place. …read more Source:: Business...
US envoy key to Ukraine probe distances himself from Trump
The U.S. ambassador to the European Union distanced himself on Thursday from President Donald Trump, planning to tell House impeachment investigators that he was disappointed Trump directed him to work … Click to Continue » …read more Source:: Miami...
We Need A Truth-In-Advertising Commission — For Voters
This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. It was published here and on the website for the Brennan Center for Justice. It was a pretty good troll. On Friday, Elizabeth Warren’s campaign ran an ad on Facebook saying that the social media giant had endorsed President Trump. It hasn’t, of course —...
EU Ambassador Gordon Sondland arrives on Capitol Hill for testimony in impeachment inquiry
The U.S. ambassador to the European Union arrived on Capitol Hill on Thursday morning to testify on the administration’s controversial dealings with Ukraine, becoming the latest witness in the Democrats’ quickly evolving… …read more Source:: The...
The Latest: Sondland distances himself from Trump actions
The US ambassador to the European Union, Gordon Sondland, is distancing himself from President Donald Trump’s efforts to pressure Ukraine to investigate Trump’s Democratic rival Joe Biden …read more Source:: The Boston...
Perry says Trump directed him to discuss Ukraine with Giuliani: report
Energy Secretary Rick Perry said President Trump directed him to discuss Ukraine corruption concerns with Rudy Giuliani in the spring, according to an interview with … …read more Source:: The...
Trump Directed Perry To Call Giuliani To Learn More About His Ukraine Concerns
Upon his return to the United States after attending the new Ukrainian president’s inauguration, Energy Secretary Rick Perry urged President Trump to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky. But Trump responded by ordering Perry to call his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani to better understand why Trump didn’t trust the Ukrainian...
Key figure in Trump impeachment probe set to testify on text messages about Ukraine
Trump blocked his appearance last week, but Democrats promptly subpoenaed Sondland. …read more Source:: Global...
Were Media Journalists & President Trump’s Allies Targeted by the State Department?
Judicial Watch is investigating if prominent conservative figures, journalists and persons with ties to President Donald Trump were unlawfully monitored by the State Department in Ukraine at the request of ousted U.S. Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch, an Obama appointee. Yovanovitch testified “in secret” to the House impeachment inquiry against Trump...
