Section: US & Canada
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...
AOC says ‘I’m over it’ on impeachment before process even begins
Democrats haven’t held even a procedural vote on impeachment yet, and one of the most vocal impeachment advocates is already apparently bored with it, according to the Washington Examiner.Even though it’s unclear whether there are enough votes in the House to impeach, and there’s essentially no chance that the Senate would vote...
Ukraine to review criminal cases against owner of gas company linked to Biden’s son
Trump had pressed for such a review in a phone call with Ukraine’s new leader, a “favour” that now has led the U.S. Congress to begin an impeachment inquiry. …read more Source:: Global...
Fox News Host Defends Trump as ‘Honest and Transparent’ After Trump Called Him Fake News
Fox NewsLess than a week after President Donald Trump at The Daily Beast.Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here …read more Source:: The Daily...
A New Alliance to Nowhere
Germany and France have recently proposed a new project to shore up international stability and security: an Alliance for Multilateralism. Floated a year ago and presented at the UN General Assembly meeting this September, it is an idea of the German foreign minister, Heiko Maas. His French counterpart, Jean-Yves Le Drian, joined the initiative,...
These Are The Trump-Desired Quid Pro Quos State’s Ukraine Officials Were Pushing
President Trump has repeatedly claimed that there were no “quid pro quos” in his push for Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden’s family. But now the exact quids and quos of the pressure campaign are clear, following the release of text messages related to the scandal. On Thursday evening, House Democrats released texts from Trump’s top...
Romney: Trump requesting Biden investigation from China, Ukraine ‘wrong and appalling’
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) on Friday broke sharply with President Trump’s call for China and Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden, calling it “wrong and appalling.” “When the only American citizen Preside… …read more Source:: The...
Pompeo Warns About Chinese Influence in Balkans
By David Brunnstrom OHRID, North Macedonia (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited Montenegro and North Macedonia on Friday and warned Balkan leaders of possible risks from Chinese investment in technology and big infrastructure projects. Recent Stories in National Security Pompeo Warns About Chinese Influence in Balkans North...
Trump Touts Christian Revival As A Perk Of The Ukraine Scandal
President Donald Trump went on a peculiar tangent Friday as he defended his pressure campaign on foreign governments to investigate his political rivals. During a pool spray on the White House lawn Friday morning — in the wake of the House Democrats’ Thursday night release of explosive texts revealing the extent to which State Department...
The Scandal Has Spiraled Out of Trump’s Control
As last week came to a close, Donald Trump was confronting the most serious crisis of his presidency, as Democrats moved forward with impeachment hearings in a serious scandal over his pressuring Ukraine to interfere in the 2020 election.Seven days later, the scandal is even more serious, but it has metastasized. This is no longer a controversy...
