Section: US & Canada
Two Officials Agree To Testify In Congressional Ukraine Probe
Two officials named in the whistle-blower complaint related to Ukraine have agreed to provide depositions to three Democratic-led congressional committees as part of an impeachment probe into U.S. President Donald Trump. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Agrees To Election In Occupied East, Paving Way For Peace Talks With Russia
Ukraine has provisionally agreed to hold local elections in the occupied territories of its two easternmost regions once all armed formations leave the area and control is regained over about 400 kilometers of borderland with Russia. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The Atlantic Politics Daily: The Last Time a White House Faced Impeachment
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(MARK WILSON / WIN MCNAMEE / RICK WILKING / REUTERS / TIMQUO / SHUTTERSTOCK / MARIO TAMA / GETTY / ARSH RAZIUDDIN / THE ATLANTIC)A scandal-plagued president facing...
Ex-Ukraine Envoy Kurt Volker Still Plans To Testify Despite Pompeo’s Defiant Letter
Former Special Representative for Ukraine Kurt Volker will testify in the House’s impeachment inquiry this week even after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo vowed to prevent State Department officials from doing so. According to multiple reports on Tuesday, Volker still plans to give a deposition to the House Foreign Affairs, Intelligence, and...
State Dept. watchdog expected to brief congressional panels on Ukraine: reports
The State Department inspector general is expected to meet with staff from multiple congressional committees on Wednesday and brief them on documents related to the Trump administration’s dealings with Ukraine,… …read more Source:: The...
Hillary Clinton calls not divorcing Bill the ‘gutsiest’ thing she’s ever done
Hillary Clinton is making the rounds in the public eye recently, as she does from time to time, and during an interview on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” she shocked the host and her daughter with a candid answer about her marriage. Clinton and her daughter, Chelsea, are promoting a project titled, “The Book of Gutsy...
Ukraine signs accords marking major step toward ending conflict in east
Ukraine on Tuesday signed much-anticipated accords with separatists from the country’s east, Russia and European monitors that agree a local election can be held in separatist-controlled territory, paving the way for peace talks with Moscow. …read more Source::...
Ukraine Call Reinforces Image of Trump Abroad as Transactional President
Trump’s demand for a “favor” from Ukraine and help from Australia has been muted because it fits what countries have come to expect from him. …read more Source:: The New York...
US approves $39M sales of anti-tank missiles to Ukraine
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Intel community defends whistleblower’s credibility
The Intelligence Community Inspector General is defending the whistleblower’s credibility, noting that he has “both first-hand and other information” regarding President Trump’s call with the Ukrainian president. Former special assistant to President Bush at the National Security Council Michael Allen joins CBSN to discuss...
