Section: US & Canada
Hunter Biden Says He Did Nothing Wrong In Ukraine
Former U.S. Vice President and Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, has said he exercised poor judgment but did nothing improper when he sat on the board of a Ukrainian energy firm that is at the heart of allegations by the White House of corruption. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Jimmy Kimmel Goes Off on Lara Trump: A ‘Heartless Imbecile With Lip Injections’
Randy Holmes/ABCOn Tuesday night, Jimmy Kimmel didn’t go live after the three-hour Democratic debate—that burden at The Daily Beast.Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here …read more Source:: The Daily...
How Each Candidate Stood Out In The October Democratic Debate
Another twelve person debate didn’t afford any one candidate much time to shine. But here is some of what stood out to us about each one. Joe Biden seemed to get off to a weirdly shaky start when asked about Trump’s Ukraine and China-related attacks against his son, Hunter — especially given that he is innocent and that the question...
George Kent tells lawmakers he was told to ‘lay low’ after raising concerns about Giuliani
The state department official who worked on Ukraine said the White House chief of staff tapped three political appointees to oversee efforts. …read more Source::...
Mike Pence refuses to cooperate with Democrats’ demands on Ukraine call
Vice President Mike Pence refused to cooperate with Democrats’ subpoena for documents related to a controversial call made by the president. Pence sent a letter to a letter to House Democrats indicating that he questioned the legitimacy of their impeachment inquiry. The letter asserted that “the purported ‘impeachment...
Future HUD Secretaries Duke It Out On Gun Buybacks
Democratic presidential candidates Pete Buttigieg and Beto O’Rourke clashed over the issue of gun buybacks during Tuesday night’s Democratic debate. The South Bend mayor has repeatedly criticized O’Rourke for his support for mandatory gun buybacks, and he continued to hammer the former Texas congressman at the debate, arguing...
Rudy Giuliani urged Trump to turn over an exiled Muslim cleric to Erdogan, raising concerns that he was lobbying for Turkey
Giuliani is already under scrutiny for his ongoing efforts to push Ukraine’s government to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden. …read more Source:: Business...
Kamala Harris Tries and Fails to Make a Trump Twitter Ban an Important Election Issue
Shannon Stapleton / ReutersSen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) unsuccessfully tried at Tuesday’s Democratic presidential debate to win Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) over to her push for Twitter to ban Donald Trump, an issue that is quickly becoming a signature of Harris’ presidential bid. Harris told Warren that she was “surprised” the...
Biden On Ukraine: ‘My Son Did Nothing Wrong, I Did Nothing Wrong’
With the debate’s second question, the former vice president gets a chance to respond to President Trump’s accusations.(Image credit: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images) …read more Source::...
Takeaways From This Campaign’s Biggest Democratic Debate
October’s debate stage saw the biggest crowd of presidential hopefuls yet, 12 candidates shoulder-to-shoulder to address impeachment for the first time since House Democrats formally announced their inquiry against President Trump. The candidates also sparred over health care and wealth inequality, along with foreign policy as Turkey...
