Section: US & Canada
A Time of Crisis
We are not prone to alarmism. Yet for a variety of reasons, we see the crisis begun over Ukraine and most recently accelerated by the decision to abruptly leave Syria as part of a larger and disturbing pattern. We view the extreme impulsivity and flaws of judgment repeatedly evidenced by our President as an increasingly grave concern. We share...
Ukraine’s president says Trump didn’t blackmail him over military aid
Ukraine’s president said Thursday there was “no blackmail” by President Trump in their phone call at the center of House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry. President Volodymyr Zelensky told The Associated Press for the first time that his country will “happily” investigate Mr. Trump’s claim that it was...
White House adviser says he got info from China on Hunter Biden and a $1.5 billion payment from the Bank of China
Michael Pillsbury, an informal adviser to the White House on China, told the Financial Times that he received “quite a bit of background” information from his contacts in the country related to Hunter Biden, son of former Vice President Joe Biden, and a $1.5 billion payment from the Bank of China.Pillsbury would not fully divulge the...
WH Gave Trump-Appointed OMB Official Authority To Prolong Delay Of Ukraine Aid
The White House allowed a Trump-appointed official in the Office of Management and Budget to prolong withholding aid to Ukraine after career staff members at the OMB raised a stink about the legality of the move, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. Trump maintains that he ordered the more than $400 million in military aid withheld from...
Ukraine Leader: Predecessor Trying to Derail Peace Process
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy accused his predecessor on Thursday of fomenting protests to derail a peace process for the country’s separatist-held east and said talks with Russia were the only way to end the five-year war there.Zelenskiy told reporters that Petro Poroshenko, the incumbent leader he defeated in April, was...
The Latest: Documents say US lawmaker’s Ukraine help sought
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Latest on the arrest of two Florida businessmen tied to President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani (all times local): 11 a.m. Federal prosecutors say two businessmen tied to President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani asked a U.S. congressman to help remove the American ambassador...
Liberal Dark Money Group Launches $1 Million Impeachment Ad Campaign
A D.C.-based progressive nonprofit group is launching a $1 million ad campaign in five swing states calling for the impeachment of President Donald Trump. ACRONYM, a 501(c)(4) dark-money group, will test its message in Arizona, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, but will consider expanding its ad buys into a national campaign...
Ukrainian Campaigns For Migrants’ Rights In Polish Election
Myroslava Keryk was born and raised in Ukraine, but now lives in Warsaw and is running in Poland’s parliamentary election on October 13 promising to represent the interests of all migrants, not just those from Ukraine. Although estimates vary, there are up to 2 million Ukrainians living and working in the country. …read more Source::...
Fox News: Giuliani Thinks Associates’ Arrests Tied To His Ukraine Scheme
Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani suggested on Thursday that the criminal indictment of his two associates connected to President Donald Trump’s Ukraine pressure campaign is some kind of conspiracy, according to Fox News. Fox News reporter Catherine Herridge said on air that she had spoken to Giuliani after the two associates, Lev Parnas and Igor...
2 Giuliani Associates Arrested On Campaign Finance Violations
Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman are associates of president Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani and reportedly aided Giuliani’s efforts to have Ukraine investigate former Vice President Joe Biden.(Image credit: Carolyn Kaster/AP) …read more Source::...
