Section: US & Canada
Flashback: Joe Biden Got Angry When Obama Campaign Vetted Hunter Biden
When former president Barack Obama’s campaign vetted Joe Biden during the 2008 presidential race, it also looked into Biden’s son, Hunter, angering the former vice president. Obama campaign researchers found potential public relations issues with Hunter Biden’s marriage, substance abuse history, and lobbying work, according to...
Ukraine president makes no mention of Trump phone call in UN address
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reportedly did not mention his phone call with President Trump that has caused an uproar in the U.S. during his address at the United Nations General Assembly Wednesday.His speech instead focused on… …read more Source:: The...
MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough Falls for Parody of Trump Call Transcript
MSNBC host Joe Scarborough expressed shock Wednesday at a purported quote taken from the phone call between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky that was actually from a parody transcript. The Twitter account for Comedy Central’s The Daily Show tweeted out a joke screenshot of the much-awaited transcript that...
Pelosi: WH’s Ukraine Call Memo ‘Confirms The Need For An Impeachment Inquiry’
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) on Wednesday doubled down on her decision to launch impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump after reading the White House’s memo on his call with Ukraine. “The release of the notes of the call by the White House confirms that the President engaged in behavior that undermines the integrity of...
Trump Blasts Own Ambassador in Call With Ukrainian President
The U.S. president said he wanted to keep Kyiv honest. So why did he fire his ambassador after she called out corruption? …read more Source:: Foreign...
Ukraine President Says Was Not Pushed by Trump to Act on Biden
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday he was not pushed by U.S. President Donald Trump to investigate a… …read more Source:: U.S....
‘We Were Dragged Into This’: What Ukrainians Think About The Trump Scandal
As their country and president get sucked into a political firefight in Washington that has led to impeachment proceedings against Donald Trump, some Ukrainians are questioning whether Americans know what’s at stake for their country. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky, the comedian and TV star at center of the Trump impeachment row
Barely 100 days into his tenure as the leader of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskiy was abruptly thrust into the center of a U.S. political scandal stemming, in part, from his post-election phone call with President Trump in July. …read more Source:: FOX...
Lawmakers react to text of Trump’s Ukraine call: ‘A classic mob shakedown’
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a leading Democratic presidential candidate, referred to the call as “a smoking gun.” …read more Source::...
Trump Ukraine call at centre of Democrats’ impeachment probe
President Donald Trump repeatedly pushed Ukraine’s president to open a corruption investigation into Democratic rival Joe Biden, according to a rough transcript of a phone call released by the White House on Wednesday. The call is now at the centre of Democrats’ impeachment probe into Trump. …read more Source:: CTV...
