Section: US & Canada
Putin seems to be enjoying the Trump impeachment show
Russia has been a pariah since annexing Crimea. Now attention is on Ukraine, whose leader’s call with President Trump is the focus of an impeachment inquiry. …read more Source:: Los Angeles...
Trump Says He’s Concerned About Corruption, But Advocates Say His Record Is Weak
“To claim that this is springing from some heartfelt concern about international corruption just doesn’t doesn’t hold water,” said Alexandra Wrage, who leads an anti-bribery business association.(Image credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images) …read more Source::...
Trump Goes All In On Obstruction
Over the last few days, Democrats have been warning with more and more urgency that the Trump administration’s response to an impeachment inquiry might represent obstruction of justice.White House Counsel Pat Cipollone explained the administration’s view in a letter Tuesday to House Democratic leaders. The missive sprawls over eight...
Mick Mulvaney’s Uncertain Fate
A few weeks back, a Trump-administration official told me that the White House’s acting chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney, would soon be “acting” no more. Mulvaney had won the job for good, and Donald Trump was about to make him permanent chief, this person said. One week ago, another person close to the president came to me with a different...
In the Event of Impeachment, Trump Counts on Republican Senate to Save Him
A new public opinion poll shows support is building for the Democratic-led impeachment inquiry now under way in the U.S. House of Representatives.The latest Washington Post-Schar School poll found 58% of those surveyed now support the impeachment inquiry, while 38% oppose. That is a shift of 21 points in those supporting the inquiry from a...
What You Need to Know About Trump’s Syria Move
Heritage Foundation foreign policy expert Jim Carafano weighs in on President Donald Trump’s decision to move troops around in Syria, after talking with the Turkish president. Carafano explains how this will affect the Kurds, whether it could boost ISIS, and why we’re in Syria in the first place. Read the lightly edited interview...
Whistleblower on Ukraine had ‘professional’ ties to one of the Democratic 2020 candidates
A new report published Tuesday cast more light on the possible political motivations of the whistleblower on the president’s Ukraine call. Byron York of the Washington Examiner reported that the whistleblower had a professional tie to one of the Democratic presidential candidates, according to three sources familiar with the matter. It had...
Pelosi hits back at Trump over letter: ‘Only the latest attempt to cover up his betrayal of our democracy’
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) fired back at President Trump on Tuesday evening and accused him of trying to “cover up” his dealings with Ukraine after the White House sent a letter saying it would not cooperate with the… …read more Source:: The...
Trump directed Perry, State Dept. officials to talk to Giuliani on Ukraine: report
President Trump instructed Energy Secretary Rick Perry and two top State Department officials to talk with his private attorney Rudy Giuliani about Ukraine, CNN … …read more Source:: The...
Murkowski warns against rushing to conclusions on Trump impeachment
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) said she is troubled that some have already made a decision on whether or not President Trump should be impeached over his actions toward Ukraine.Murkowski, speaking at a recent healt… …read more Source:: The...
