Section: US & Canada
Trump called this ex-Ukrainian prosecutor ‘very good.’ But he resigned in disgrace.
Trump’s call with Ukraine’s president brought up a prosecutor who resigned in 2016 after failing to battle corruption. …read more Source:: The Washington...
Trump Is Panicking
When Donald Trump stepped to the dais at the United Nations General Assembly yesterday, he had a speech full of sharp lines: swipes at socialism, assertions of nationalism versus globalism, harsh words for Iran. Though Trump doesn’t enjoy delivering scripted remarks, he sounded listless, tired, and bored even by his own standards,...
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...
President Donald Trump calls out Senator Chris Murphy; Murphy responds
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump held a press conference Wednesday, a day after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi launched a formal impeachment inquiry the president. In part of President Trump’s speech, he called out Senator Chris Murphy. “Chris Murphy who’ve I’ve been dealing with on guns,” President Trump said...
Trump Tells Media: As Ukraine President Said, There Was ‘No Pressure’ – ‘But, You Know That’
Pres. Donald Trump (Getty Images/Chip Somodevilla) …read more Source:: CNS...
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...
