Section: US & Canada
Limit? What Limit?
Those wondering the extent to which Republicans will go to defend President Donald Trump might look to the immortal words of Mean Girls protagonist Cady Heron: “The limit does not exist.”On Wednesday, the White House released what officials called a “transcript” (it was, at best, a reconstruction) of Trump’s July call with Ukrainian...
Ukraine’s president, a former actor, assumes unwanted role in Trump controversy
Caught in President Trump’s impeachment proceedings, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky struggles to stay on his anti-corruption course. …read more Source:: Los Angeles...
Bob Menendez Ukraine investigation blocked by Senate Republicans
Senate Republicans on Wednesday blocked a move by a key foreign policy Democrat to launch an investigation into the Trump administration’s move to freeze nearly $400 million in security aid to Ukraine and force the State Department to turn over documents related to the controversy regarding Ukraine. “President Trump has …...
Barr’s relationship with Trump called into question again by Ukraine call
Analysis: Trump’s call with Ukraine’s leader raises questions about whether he thinks the attorney general’s job includes advocating for him personally. …read more Source::...
Ukraine president says he thought only Trump’s side of conversation would be released
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday that he though only President Trump’s side of a call between the two leaders would be published, Reuters … …read more Source:: The...
Five things to know about Trump’s call with Ukraine leader
The White House on Wednesday released a … …read more Source:: The...
Behind The Scenes
Around 2:30 p.m. last Thursday, TPM investigative reporter Josh Kovensky and I were having a conversation through instant message as I edited one of his articles. In the middle of this, he suddenly wrote “HUH.” Then: “I just had a breakthrough.” I continued editing, and he started working on something new. I soon learned what that breakthrough...
The Truth About Trump’s Insane Ukraine ‘Server’ Conspiracy
Saul Loeb/GettyDonald Trump asked for more than a criminal investigation of his political opponent’s son in his call with Ukraine’s president. Trump also sought help in reviving a long-ago debunked conspiracy theory that challenges the basic underpinnings of the at The Daily Beast.Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here …read...
Fox News’ Shep Smith defends Napolitano for saying Trump already committed a crime
Fox News host Shepard Smith on Wednesday defended his colleague Judge Andrew Napolitano over his assessment that President Trump committed a crime by asking the leader of Ukraine to investigate 2020 presidential candidate… …read more Source:: The...
Ukraine’s prosecutor hailed by Trump achieved little
U.S. President Donald Trump has accused Joe Biden of shutting down a “very good” Ukrainian prosecutor to stop a corruption investigation, but the prosecutor in question had a less than stellar record …read more Source:: ABC...
