Section: US & Canada
Calling Kyiv: Ukrainians Caught Up In Trump Impeachment Battle
Ukraine has been thrust into a major U.S. domestic political battle, after President Donald Trump asked his counterpart in Kyiv, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and his son. The request triggered an impeachment inquiry by Democrats in Washington. The controversy involves several powerful Ukrainians and...
At Center Of Whirlwind, Can Ukraine Weather The Storm And Keep U.S. Support?
Ukraine’s status as a geopolitical “ground zero” has meant strong bipartisan support in the U.S. Congress. Will its perilous position at the eye of an American political storm damage that support, distract the State Department, and drive away U.S. businesses that have begun to give Ukraine another look? …read more Source:: Radio Free...
Romney Shows Signs Of Spine: Trump’s ‘Brazen’ Appeals To China, Ukraine Are ‘Appalling’
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) on Friday issued his strongest statement yet calling out President Trump’s efforts to pressure foreign governments to dig up dirt that could benefit Trump politically. Referring to Trump’s public calls for Ukraine and China to investigate a political rival, Joe Biden, Romney said it strained credulity to see...
Deadly Plane Crash In Western Ukraine
A chartered plane crashed near the Ukrainian city of Lviv on October 4, killing five people. Ukrainian authorities said the An-12 aircraft was carrying seven crew members and one passenger. They said it was running out of fuel and tried to make an emergency landing. Ukraine’s state emergency service said three people were rescued from the...
Pentagon Releases Memo Urging Preservation of Ukraine Aid Documents
The Defense Department’s office of the General Counsel has ordered Pentagon officials to turn over all documents and communications concerning U.S. military aid to Ukraine for cataloguing and preservation.The documents could play a role in the House of Representative’s impeachment inquiry involving President Donald Trump and...
Volker defends Biden as ‘man of integrity’ in testimony to Congress
The former U.S. Special Representative to Ukraine told lawmakers allegations against the 2020 Democratic presidential candidate had “no credibility to me.” …read more Source:: The Washington...
Washington Post gives Adam Schiff ‘4 Pinocchios’ for lies about his committee and the infamous whistleblower
The Washington Post gave Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) a four-Pinocchio rating for his blatant falsehood about whether or not his committee had knowledge of the whistleblower’s complaint about a phone call between President Donald Trump and the president of Ukraine.What was the lie?During a Sept. 17 interview on MSNBC’s “Morning...
Trump Tries Out New Defense of Asking Ukraine to Investigate Joe Biden
Trump said it is his obligation to investigate corruption and his suggestion to Ukraine to investigate Biden was apolitical. …read more Source:: U.S....
The 7 most explosive exchanges in Trump’s Ukraine envoy texts
Text messages provided by the former special envoy to Ukraine show administration officials indicating that a meeting between the Ukrainian leader and President Trump was contingent on investigations requested b… …read more Source:: The...
Why Impeachment Isn’t Merited
President Trump is a bull in a china shop. He says inadvisable things to inadvisable people, mainly because he is inadvisable–literally no one can advise him. The vast majority of things Trump says are ignored or brushed off by those who understand the difference between bloviation and manipulation. Still, Trump’s constant stream of noise...
