Section: US & Canada
Republican Sen. Johnson OK With China Investigating Bidens
Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson says he sees nothing wrong with U.S. investigators asking for assistance from the Ukraine and China to look into former Democratic Vice President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter. …read more Source:: U.S....
Donald Trump publicly calls on China to investigate Bidens
President Donald Trump doubled down on his request for foreign governments to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden, again asking Ukraine — and now China — to probe the Democratic presidential candidate. …read more Source:: United Press...
These Are the Key U.S. and Ukrainian Players in the Trump Impeachment Inquiry
President Donald Trump faces an impeachment inquiry in the wake of a recent whistleblower complaint alleging that he asked Ukraine to interfere in the 2020 presidential election by investigating Democratic candidate Joe Biden, and his son Hunter. Central to the inquiry is a July 25 phone call between Trump and the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr...
Volker warned Giuliani’s information on Ukraine wasn’t credible: report
Former U.S. special envoy for Ukraine Kurt Volker told House investigators Thursday he warned President Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani that his Ukrainian sources alleging wrongdoing by former Vice President Joe Bid… …read more Source:: The...
Trump scandal threatens to derail Ukraine’s anti-corruption efforts
Ukrainians are accustomed to powerful forces meddling in their judicial system, Anne Applebaum, a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and expert on central and Eastern Europe, tells The World’s host, Marco Werman. But even as they find corruption foisted on them by their most important ally in Washington, DC, Ukrainians have remained...
U.S. Welcomes ‘Progress Toward Peace’ In Eastern Ukraine, Calls On Russia To Show ‘Political Will’
The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv has welcomed “progress towards peace” in eastern Ukraine, two days after Kyiv, Moscow, and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) agreed to move forward with talks to find lasting peace in the Donbas. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
How a Former Warsaw Pact Nation Became an Example for NATO Allies
WARSAW, Poland—Tomasz Szatkowski is an anomaly on two fronts. He’s the youngest ambassador to NATO and represents one of just seven members of the 28-nation alliance that pay their full share to support it. NATO policy requires member nations to spend at least 2% of their gross domestic product on defense. Poland does that now, and plans to...
The Story Behind the One Word Trump Won’t Say
We have, apparently, found a word that President Donald Trump simply will not say: jockstrap.In the midst of a rant against House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, delivered in front of reporters at a press availability yesterday with the president of Finland, Trump displayed a peculiar case of what linguists call “taboo...
Top diplomat to Ukraine reportedly texted 'it's crazy to withhold security assistance for help with a political campaign'
The top U.S. diplomat to Ukraine reportedly sent a message to other diplomats in September saying that “it’s crazy to withhold security assistance for help with a political campaign,” a revelation that comes amid House Democrats’ impeachment efforts… …read more Source:: The...
Joe Biden fires back at Donald Trump over repeated Ukraine accusations
Biden’s more aggressive approach was on display late Wednesday in Nevada. …read more Source:: Global...
