Section: US & Canada
Reminiscing Over His Pageant Days, President Trump Highlighted a Time Miss Ukraine Won the Miss Universe Title. Except a Miss Ukraine Never Has
(WASHINGTON) — And the crown goes to … not Miss Ukraine. President Donald Trump was recalling his days as the owner of the Miss Universe pageant Wednesday as he and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy made remarks before their private meeting. “It’s a great thing,” he said of his pageant days. “And we had a winner from Ukraine.” But a...
Former Ukraine prosecutor says Hunter Biden ‘did not violate anything’
Former prosecutor general Yuri Lutsenko also said no U.S. law enforcement officials came to Ukraine to help with corruption probes. …read more Source:: The Washington...
A Shared Text, but No Shared Reality
Did President Trump commit an offense that the Framers would regard as impeachable in his phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky?A non-verbatim memo describing the call has been available since yesterday. But a common text has done little to create consensus. Indeed, no question is more hotly contested in Washington. And rival...
The Mess Trump Has Made in Ukraine
In the wake of his now-infamous July phone call with Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskiy, it’s not surprising that President Donald Trump has received the lion’s share of American analysis, especially after his actions have now triggered an impeachment process. But there hasn’t been very much analysis of Zelenskiy, nor...
Full NBC exclusive: Warren calls Trump-Ukraine call ‘the smoking gun’
Senator Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., talks exclusively with NBC News’ Ali Vitali about Democrats moving forward on impeachment, the White House summary of Trump’s call with the Ukrainian president, and why she doesn’t think impeachment is necessarily “DOA” in the Senate. …read more Source::...
Warren stumbles when asked if her new ethics plan would have prohibited the Bidens’ Ukraine dealings
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released a new ethics plan last week, focused on ending corruption in Washington and banning private lobbying of foreign governments, among other things.Warren, who happens to be gaining ground on former Vice President Joe Biden in Democratic primary polls, was asked Wednesday if her plan would allow the child of a...
Former U.S. Soldier Who Fought With Ukrainian Far-Right Militia Wanted For U.S. Murder
A former U.S. Army soldier who fought for a far-right Ukrainian paramilitary group and who has been linked to a bomb plot in the United States has been detained in Ukraine on charges related to a double murder last year. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian Regulator Says It Won’t Extend Licence Of Broadcaster 112 Ukraine
The Ukrainian National Council for Television and Radio Broadcasting says it won’t extend the broadcasting license of the television channel 112 Ukraine. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Podcast: Gender-Neutral Dolls Are Coming
A major doll company just released a new line of gender-neutral dolls. What does that mean for our culture? We discuss. Plus: We feature a segment from our “Problematic Women” podcast in which Lauren Evans interviews Heritage Foundation labor expert Rachel Greszler. Evans and Greszler unpack the myth of the wage gap and how it’s now being...
Trump’s Ukraine Call Was an Abuse of Power—and This Time, He Can’t Claim Ignorance or Inexperience
One method occasionally used to excuse or explain President Donald Trump’s behavior is an appeal to the president’s lack of formal political experience. After fired FBI chief James Comey testified back in 2017, for example, Paul Ryan, who was at the time the speaker of the House, said Trump is “new at this” and “not...
