Section: US & Canada
Biden Says He’s ‘Proud’ of Son’s Ukraine Judgment Hours After Hunter Admits ‘Poor Judgment’
Former vice president Joe Biden defended his son Hunter Biden’s decision to take a lucrative post on a the board of a Ukrainian gas company just hours after the younger Biden characterized the decision as “poor judgment.” During Tuesday’s Democratic primary debate, Biden said that his son “did nothing wrong”...
Klobuchar: Warren Isn’t Being Honest About Who Will Pay for Medicare for All
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D., Minn.) slammed Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.) Tuesday for hiding that she would need to hike middle class taxes to pay for her Medicare for All proposal. Warren has repeatedly refused to say she would raise taxes on the middle class to help pay for a government-run health care system. She did so again at Tuesday’s...
Biden: ‘My Son Did Nothing Wrong. I Did Nothing Wrong’
Former Vice President Joe Biden said Tuesday that neither he nor his son Hunter did anything wrong, and that all he did was carry out U.S. policy in “rooting out corruption in Ukraine.” …read more Source:: CNS...
Democratic Candidates Voice Staunch Support for Trump’s Impeachment
Twelve U.S. Democratic presidential candidates squared off in a spirited debate Tuesday night, all looking to confront President Donald Trump in the 2020 election, even as their Democratic congressional cohorts have accused Trump of political wrongdoing and opened an impeachment inquiry against him. The dozen challengers all support the...
White House Reportedly Replaced Ukraine Policy Staff With ‘Three Amigos’
Chief of staff Mick Mulvaney called a meeting which resulted in the replacement of the administration’s Ukraine team with people considered more reliable, according to an account of a deposition.(Image credit: Andrew Harnik/AP) …read more Source::...
No, Elizabeth Warren Will Not Tell You Whether Your Taxes Will Go Up
It’s one question Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren won’t answer. Try as they might, and despite repeated attempts, CNN’s debate moderators could not extract a straight answer from Warren about whether her healthcare plan — she’s a supporter of Medicare for All — would force her to raise taxes. Recent...
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Democratic debate: Biden defends son on Ukraine questions Joe Biden defended his son against President Donald Trump’s criticism at Tuesday night’s Democratic presidential debate, contending Trump is going after the … Click to Continue » …read more Source:: Miami...
Biden forcefully defends son’s work in Ukraine
Former Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday strongly defended his son’s work in Ukraine amid attacks from President Trump, who has questioned Biden’s role in the firing of a Ukrainian prosecutor.”Look, my son did no… …read more Source:: The...
Exclusive: How a Ukrainian Oligarch Wanted by U.S. Authorities Helped Giuliani Attack Biden
In their effort to discredit President Donald Trump’s perceived enemies, close allies of the President have received key documents and information from a Ukrainian oligarch wanted in the U.S. on corruption charges, according to five people directly involved in this effort and two other people familiar with it. The information came from the...
House Will Not Hold Full Vote On Impeachment Inquiry
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said Tuesday there will not be a full House vote on the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump. “There’s no requirement that we have a vote, and so at this time we will not be having a vote,” Pelosi said at a press conference Tuesday evening alongside House Intel Committee Chair Adam Schiff...
