Section: US & Canada
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...
Lou Dobbs Stands By as Joe diGenova Trashes His Colleague Chris Wallace
Days after Fox News anchor Chris Wallace at The Daily Beast.Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here …read more Source:: The Daily...
GOP Sen.: US Official Told Me In August That Ukraine Aid Was Tied To Push For 2016 Probe
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) said Friday that in August, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union told the senator that military aid for Ukraine was linked To Trump’s push for Ukraine to investigate the origins of special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe, the Wall Street Journal reported. Johnson spoke to the ambassador, Gordon Sondland, on...
Trouble Brewing In The Senate? Mitt Romney Calls Trump’s Behavior “Wrong And Appalling”
Why is Mitt Romney publicly coming against President Trump? In recent days, Mitt Romney has become the unofficial leader of the anti-Trump faction among Republicans in the U.S. Senate, and it appears that he may be attempting to rally enough votes to get Trump voted out of office once the impeachment process moves out of the House. Does he...
