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::...
Welcome, Ukrainians, to the American Swamp
Zelensky can walk away from the Trump scandal stronger. Here’s how. …read more Source:: Foreign...
It’s almost like Donald Trump wants to be impeached
Less than a day after the leadership of the Democratic Party agreed to proceed full-throttle to throttle Donald Trump, the novice Ukrainian leader and former stage comedian who inadvertently may have caused the downfall of an American president already had gained a new nickname across the former Soviet Union: “Monica Zelensky.” In Washington,...
House Dems Probing April Call Between Trump and Zelensky
SAUL LOEBHouse Democrats are looking into a second phone call made between President Donald Trump and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky as part of an at The Daily Beast. …read more Source:: The Daily...
Washington Post claims DNI threatened to resign if he couldn’t testify about whistleblower complaint. White House and DNI say it never happened.
The Washington Post reported that acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire threatened to quit if the White House did not allow him to testify before Congress later this week. But within an hour of the article’s publication, both the White House and Maguire himself had issued denials.What did the Post say?Citing “current...
Trump Supports Transparency — From Biden And Democrats
After his administration attempted to block a whistleblower’s complaint from reaching Congress, President Donald Trump declared on Wednesday that he supports full transparency — from his 2020 rival Joe Biden and other Democrats. During a press conference at the United Nations General Assembly, Trump responded to the House’s newly...
Phone call shows President Donald Trump urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate Biden’s son
The White House released a transcript Wednesday of a phone call between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that’s at the center of a congressional impeachment investigation. …read more Source:: United Press...
