Section: US & Canada
Schiff on Trump’s Call with Ukraine: ‘This Is How a Mafia Boss Talks’
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said Wednesday that it’s “shocked” by the memorandum of President Donald Trump’s phone with Ukraine and the DOJ’s legal opinion drafted to prevent the whistleblower complaint from coming to his committee. …read more Source:: CNS...
US Military Struggles to Weed Out Members With Far-Right Ties
The arrest of a U.S. soldier with far-right sympathies who is suspected of plotting an attack on American soil to spark “chaos” has highlighted a challenge for the Pentagon: purging its ranks of extremists.Jarrett Smith, a private in the U.S. Army based at Fort Riley in Kansas, was arrested and charged in federal court with one count of...
Call summary shows Trump urged Ukraine to investigate Biden
The conversation is part of the whistleblower complaint at the center of House Democrats’ new impeachment inquiry …read more Source::...
Trump mentioned a wild conspiracy theory about the DNC and the Russia probe in his phone call with Ukraine’s president
Trump asked Zelensky to “find out what happened with this whole situation with Ukraine” involving “CrowdStrike” and a “server” Trump said Ukraine has. …read more Source:: Business...
Graham: Trump Did Not Suggest He Would Withhold Money from Ukraine Unless It Goes After Biden
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Wednesday that President Donald Trump did not suggest that he would withhold foreign aid from Ukraine unless it investigated former Vice President Joe Biden. …read more Source:: CNS...
Democrats ask Pentagon to probe delayed Ukraine aid
Senate Democrats called on the Defense Department to investigate delays in military aid to Ukraine ami… …read more Source:: The...
Dems Worry Rudy Would Send Impeachment Hearing Off the Rails
Angela Weiss/GettyIf Congress is to get to the bottom of at The Daily Beast.Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here …read more Source:: The Daily...
Whistleblower raised alarm over White House handling of Ukraine call records: report
The whistleblower complaint about President Trump’s call with Ukraine raises concerns over how the White House handled records of the conversation with the foreign leader, … …read more Source:: The...
Murphy: Background check talks continue despite Trump Ukraine criticism
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) said on Wednesday that talks with the White House about background checks are ongoing even as President Trump and his personal lawyer have lashed out at him over Ukraine.”I understand… …read more Source:: The...
Warren Flustered by Hypothetical Ethics Question on Hunter Biden
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.) appeared flustered when a reporter asked if her ethics plan would bar her potential vice president’s child from serving on the board of a foreign company. The Warren campaign singled out fossil fuel companies that “spend freely on influence peddling” when she debuted an ethics policy intended to...
