Section: US & Canada
Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers to Travel to Ukraine this Week
REUTERSA delegation of Democratic and Republican lawmakers on the House Armed Services Committee is traveling to Ukraine this week, a Democratic aide to the committee confirmed to The Daily Beast on Monday.The trip has been in the works for some time and includes stops elsewhere in Europe, but it is moving forward at a moment when Ukraine is...
Mark Warner calls on Republicans to condemn Trump’s attacks on whistleblower
Sen. Mark Warner on Monday called for Republicans to condemn President Trump’s attacks on the anonymous Ukraine phone-call whistleblower, saying it poses a safety concern. “My hope would be that even my Republican colleagues who may not want to weigh in on the substance of the complaint need to stand … …read more Source::...
Trump’s Defense Is Not Ready for Prime Time
How do you defend the indefensible? The task proved difficult even for President Donald Trump’s staunchest supporters over the weekend, as the media pressed them to explain why Trump pressured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in July to investigate Joe Biden and his son. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy tried to claim on...
Bill Clinton Had a Strategy. Trump Is Doing the Opposite.
Donald Trump may have no impeachment war room, but he does have an impeachment strategy. He deployed it this past weekend.It’s the same strategy he brought to his presidential campaign, then to his presidency: all base, all the time. In 1998 and ’99, Bill Clinton directed his anti-impeachment messaging to voters who did not...
McConnell: Senate Would Have ‘No Choice’ But To Take Up Impeachment Vote
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) confirmed on Monday that he wouldn’t try to change Senate rules to keep an impeachment vote off the Senate floor. During an interview with CNBC, McConnell said he would have “no choice” but to take up a resolution if it comes from the House. “How long you are on it is a different matter, but I...
Warner Expresses Concern About Whistleblower Safety After Trump Tweets
Following a tumultuous weekend of tweets and right-wing media reports on the identity of the anonymous whistleblower, Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chair Mark Warner (D-VA) expressed grave concern about the safety of the individual who came forward with complaints about President Trump’s call with the Ukrainian president. “This program...
The Ukraine Scandal Might Be a Bad Gambit for Democrats
Aaron Maté Aaron Maté argues that impeachment is political, not legal—and that the transcript the White House released doesn’t, in itself, implicate the president. The post The Ukraine Scandal Might Be a Bad Gambit for Democrats appeared first on The Nation. …read more Source:: The...
State Department Envoy to Ukraine Resigns as Whistleblower Case Pursued
Kurt Volker, the U.S. special representative to Ukraine, resigned on Friday amid fallout from a whistleblower complaint against President Donald Trump regarding a phone call in July with Ukraine’s president. Volker was one of five State Department officials that House Democrats said Friday that they want to depose as part of an impeachment...
Pelosi Tells Caucus Polls Are Shifting On Impeachment
On a call with her caucus on Sunday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) cited rapidly shifting public polls on impeachment and encouraged her members to adopt a “solemn tone” when discussing the issue. According to the New York Times, she told her members, most of whom are in their home districts during the recess, that “our tone must be...
Trump Says Rep. Adam Schiff Lied to Congress, Asks Identities of Accusers
President Donald Trump accused House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff of lying to Congress in a Sunday evening Twitter post. The president added that he wants the identity of the whistleblower who filed a complaint regarding his phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss former Vice President Joe Biden’s...
