Section: US & Canada
Ukraine: 5 dead in crash of chartered plane low on fuel
Ukrainian authorities say five people killed when chartered plane crashed after apparently running out of fuel …read more Source:: The Washington...
Ukraine: 5 dead in crash of chartered plane low on fuel
A chartered plane crashed near the western city of Lviv Friday, killing five people and injuring three, after apparently running out of fuel, Ukrainian authorities said. Ukrainian Infrastructure Minister Vladyslav … Click to Continue » …read more Source:: The Bellingham...
Ukraine’s president complained he didn’t want to be used as a political ‘instrument’ by Trump over his push to investigate Joe Biden, US diplomatic text messages say
The text messages, between top diplomats Bill Taylor and Gordon Sondland, revealed anxiety on behalf of the Ukrainian president over Trump’s tactics. …read more Source:: Business...
Impeachment Battle Fuels Sharp Partisan Divide
When considering what lies ahead in the impeachment inquiry targeting President Donald Trump, a famous movie line comes to mind. “Fasten your seatbelts. It’s going to be a bumpy night.”That line was uttered by legendary Hollywood actress Bette Davis in the 1950 film, “All About Eve.” But it would seem to fit the times when it comes to where...
Trump Lashes Out at Schiff, New Face of Impeachment Inquiry
Adam Schiff, the erudite and dogged chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, is prosecuting the case of his life on Capitol Hill this fall.The 59-year old former federal attorney and Harvard Law graduate is leading the impeachment inquiry in the U.S. House of Representatives and has incurred the wrath of U.S. President Donald Trump on...
You Can’t Drain the Swamp and Also Defend the President
The last serious effort to “drain the swamp” in Washington, D.C., came after Watergate, when Congress : Trump has filled, not drained, the swamp]The same era witnessed unprecedented efforts to probe the national-security apparatus, culminating in : How the swamp drained Trump]For all those reasons, there is no prospect of Trump really trying to...
Ukraine’s New Top Prosecutor: No Evidence Against Hunter Biden So Far
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s new top prosecutor said on Friday he was not aware of any evidence of wrongdoing by the son of former U.S. Vice… …read more Source:: U.S....
U.S. and North Korea Set to Meet Again
Plus: Hong Kong imposes emergency laws, Ukraine’s unused Javelin missiles, and the other stories we’re following today. …read more Source:: Foreign...
U.S. ambassadors pushed Ukraine to investigate as condition for White House visit, texts show
Text messages given to Congress show U.S. ambassadors working to persuade Ukraine to publicly commit to investigating President Donald Trump’s political opponents and explicitly linking the inquiry to whether Ukraine’s president would be granted an official White House visit. The two ambassadors, both Trump picks, went as far as...
Volker texts outline how Ukrainian investigation was linked to potential Trump-Zelensky meeting
Text messages released on Thursday between US diplomats and a senior Ukrainian aide show how a potential Ukrainian investigation into the 2016 election was linked to a desired meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump. The text messages, which were released by the House Intelligence Committee, underscore...
