Section: US & Canada
Scaramucci calls Trump a 'traitor' to the US
Former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci on Friday called President Trump a “traitor” to the U.S. while discussing the president’s dealings with Ukraine. “The American president is a traitor to the United States. He is… …read more Source:: The...
Former US envoy to Ukraine tells Congress that Ukrainian officials wanted to prove to a ‘very skeptical’ Trump they were serious about cleaning up corruption
A former top U.S. envoy to Ukraine gave on-the-record testimony to members of Congress that contradicts the narrative regarding President Donald Trump and Ukraine that is currently being used to push for his impeachment.In his prepared testimony for House investigators on Thursday — a copy of which was obtained by Blaze Media on Friday — former...
U.S. diplomats discussed Ukraine in text messages — here are a few takeaways
Text messages released by House Democrats span a frenetic eight-week period from July to September, revealing new details about State Department efforts to commit Ukraine to an investigation into the 2016 presidential election and the family of Democratic rival Joe Biden. …read more Source:: Global...
House panels seek Ukraine docs from Pence for Trump impeachment inquiry
Three House committees involved in the Democrats’ impeachment inquiry requested documents Friday from Vice President Pence concerning his role in President Trump’s efforts to pressure Ukraine into launching investigations… …read more Source:: The...
Ukraine to review Biden-related investigations
Ukraine’s top prosecutor on Friday announced plans to review an investigation into the gas company that employed Hunter Biden, former Vice President Joe Biden’s son. …read more Source:: United Press...
Rubio Questions Whether Trump’s Call For China To Probe Biden Was Even ‘Real’
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) thinks the media got played by President Donald Trump in his multiplying requests for foreign governments to investigate the President’s political opponents. During an economic opportunity event Friday in the Florida Keys, Rubio dismissed Trump’s call for China to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and...
‘I think it’s crazy’: Takeaways of diplomats’ text messages
WASHINGTON (AP) – A whistleblower complaint about President Donald Trump’s contacts with Ukraine had not yet been made public. An impeachment inquiry by Democrats had yet to begin. But the saga at the center of it all was quietly unfolding in Washington, where two top diplomats catered to the president’s … …read more...
No Trust In Self, No Money For Defense
In the world of security and defense, Germany presents an enigma. How can a country that has been re-unified and fully sovereign for almost 30 years, a country possessing a fully globalized economy (the fourth-largest in the world), a country with a few heavy history lessons under its belt, be so completely absent strategically? Why is it that...
Trump Says He Has Constitutional Obligation to Investigate Biden on Corruption
Wayne Lee contributed to this report.WHITE HOUSE — U.S. President Donald Trump, in his latest remarks explaining his requests to foreign governments to investigate his political opponents, is asserting he has a constitutional duty to fight corruption.“This is not about politics. This is about corruption. If you look and you read our Constitution...
The kitchen’s on fire, and Scheer won’t grab the fire extinguisher
The Conservative Party of Canada has painted itself into a corner on the issue of climate change. Were the issue not quite so pressing, and the injury not so entirely self-inflicted, one could almost feel sorry for the party. Here they are, hoping to form the government in a country where the majority of people recognize climate change as the...
