Section: US & Canada
State Department OKs Javelin missile sale to Ukraine
The U.S. State Department gave its approval for Ukraine’s request to purchase $3.2 million in Javelin missiles and launch systems Thursday. …read more Source:: United Press...
Giuliani was warned that the Biden claims weren’t credible, an ex-Ukraine envoy testifies
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GOP senator says he doesn’t remember signing 2016 letter urging ‘reform’ of Ukraine prosecutor’s office
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.) told reporters Thursday he did not recall signing a letter urging reforms in the office of the Ukrainian prosecutor President Trump has alleged former Vice President Joe Biden improperly had ous… …read more Source:: The...
Trump says Ukraine and China should investigate Bidens — live updates
“I would say, President Zelensky, if it was me, I would start an investigation into the Bidens,” he said …read more Source::...
Ernst Stands United With Fellow Iowan Grassley In Defending Whistleblowers
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) agrees with Senate Finance Committee chair and fellow Iowa Republican Chuck Grassley: whistleblowers should be protected. During a town hall Thursday in Templeton, Iowa, Ernst was asked by an attendee whether President Donald Trump should be threatening whistleblowers or encouraging other countries to investigate his...
Trump Ousted Ambassador After Giuliani Claimed She Was Blocking Biden Probe
President Trump removed the ambassador to Ukraine from her role after complaints from Rudy Giuliani that she was was obstructing his efforts to convince the country to open a probe into the Bidens, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. Giuliani admitted to the Journal that he advocated for the removal of Ambassador Maria Yovanovitch from her...
Giuliani’s Claims Spread to Another Ukraine Corruption Case
A Ukrainian oligarch has seized upon the Trump administration’s attacks on Biden to fight extradition. …read more Source:: Foreign...
Pentagon Says None Of Its Officials Were On Trump’s Ukraine Call
The Department of Defense said on Thursday that its officials, including Defense Secretary Mark Esper, were not present during President Donald Trump’s call with the Ukrainian president. “To my knowledge, no one from the Department of Defense was on that call,” Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman told reporters, per the Hill. “I...
CNN flat-out refuses to air Trump ad about Biden-Ukraine ties — in part because it mocks CNN anchors
CNN has refused to air an advertisement for President Donald Trump’s 2020 presidential re-election campaign, which blasts CNN anchors and blasts Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden. What are the details? According to a Thursday report by The Daily Beast, the 30-second advertisement — titled “Biden...
Trump’s top diplomat in Ukraine said in a text message that it was ‘crazy’ to withhold aid in exchange ‘for help with a political campaign’
“I think it’s crazy to withhold security assistance for help with a political campaign,” a top US diplomat in Ukraine said in a text message. …read more Source:: Business...
