Section: US & Canada
CNN report says Ukraine whistleblower is a registered Democrat
The whistleblower whose complaint led to the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump is reportedly a registered Democrat, according to a report by CNN on Thursday. “The Lead” anchor Jake Tapper announced the report based on an anonymous source. “A source familiar with the whistleblower investigation tells me that the...
CNN Refuses to Air Trump Campaign Ad Accusing Biden of Corruption
CNN is refusing to air a new Donald Trump campaign ad that spotlights former vice president Joe Biden’s role in the firing of a Ukrainian prosecutor who was investigating an energy company that hired Hunter Biden, with the network complaining that the ad “disparages” CNN employees. The ad paints the Democratic frontrunner as a...
Chuck Todd: ‘Let’s Be Frank, the National Nightmare Is Upon Us’
MSNBC anchor at The Daily Beast. …read more Source:: The Daily...
Another GOP senator breaks from Trump to defend Ukraine whistleblower
“I stand with Chuck Grassley on this,” Ernst said, referring to Iowa’s other Republican senator who defended the unnamed whistleblower. …read more Source::...
John Durham probe goes worldwide to examine spies and their Trump targets
Attorney General William Barr’s ongoing inquiry into the origins of the Trump-Russia saga is taking investigators to Australia, Ukraine, Italy and the United Kingdom to examine spies and their Trump targets. Liberal media have ramped up attacks on Mr. Barr for his probe, which is looking at Democrats — that … …read more Source::...
Trump says China and Ukraine should investigate Joe and Hunter Biden
President Trump publicly urged not one, but two nations to investigate Joe Biden and his son. That prompted the chair of the Federal Election Commission, to tweet that it’s illegal for anyone to solicit or accept anything of value from a foreign nation in connection with a U.S. election. Weijia Jiang reports. …read more Source::...
Former special envoy to Ukraine testifies before House members
Kurt Volker, a former special envoy to Ukraine, testified before House members behind closed doors. Volker has become a central figure in the Ukraine investigation because of his conversations with the White House and Rudy Giuliani. Nancy Cordes has the latest. …read more Source::...
The Atlantic Politics Daily: Dirt Doesn’t Vote
Comments or questions? Send us an email anytime. Were you forwarded this email? Sign yourself up here. We appreciate your continued support for our journalism. Today in Politics(Brian Snyder / Reuters)Quick, picture a map of the 2016 presidential election. You may be thinking of an Electoral College map, with each state shaded red or blue.Though...
Top Defense Democrat Says Lawmakers Forced Trump’s Hand on Ukraine Aid
House Armed Services Committee chairman Adam Smith tells NPR that Congress was left in the dark about the hold the White House put on Ukraine aid, but lawmakers eventually got it released.(Image credit: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Imag) …read more Source::...
Trump recalled Ukraine ambassador after complaints from Giuliani, other allies: report
President Trump recalled then-Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch this spring amid complaints from his supporters, including that she was stymying efforts to get Ukrainian officials to investigate former Vice Presiden… …read more Source:: The...
