Section: US & Canada
Inside The State Department’s Weird Role In Giuliani’s Ukraine Pressure Campaign
As President Trump and his attorney Rudy Giuliani mounted a pressure campaign on Ukraine to manufacture dirt on Democratic frontrunner Joe Biden, they may have received help along the way. But it’s not an outside fixer, but rather the U.S. State Department. Accounts differ, but the agency appears to have played a crucial role in connecting...
Trump, Ukraine Reports Spurred Freshmen to Back Impeachment
Rookie Democratic lawmakers from swing districts were a key part of Nancy Pelosi’s decision to launch a formal impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump. …read more Source:: U.S....
US Politics Threaten to Derail Ukraine’s Peace Talks With Russia
KYIV, Ukraine—Ukraine is at a crossroads. After more than five years of war against Russian forces in its eastern Donbas region, the former Soviet republic is finally inching toward a peace deal with Moscow. Yet a political scandal in the U.S.—in which Ukraine plays a central role—threatens to complicate matters, some Ukrainian experts say. The...
Failing Presidential Candidate Cheers Democrats’ Impeachment Inquiry
California billionaire and presidential candidate Tom Steyer on Tuesday praised Democrats’ efforts to impeach President Donald Trump. “When I see the people of the United States win, and when I see the country stand up for what’s right, yeah, I get a big smile on my face. That’s what I live for,” he said on MSNBC...
House Speaker Pelosi Opens Trump Impeachment Inquiry
Democratic Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has announced a formal impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Donald Trump and allegations he sought a foreign government’s help with his 2020 re-election bid.Pelosi made her announcement after huddling inside the Capitol with House Democratic leaders as the number of Democratic lawmakers who...
Trump’s Ukraine conduct may not be criminal, but it could be impeachable
Legal analysis: The singling out of Joe Biden’s son ultimately could compromise the president’s possible defense. …read more Source::...
Trump won’t be prosecuted for the Ukraine conspiracy. But Rudy Giuliani can.
While Attorney General William Barr has made it clear that he will not prosecute Trump due to current DOJ policy, Giuliani enjoys no such privilege or immunity. …read more Source::...
Trump Is Discovering New Powers
Knowing he was new to all this, White House aides took pains early in President Donald Trump’s term to chaperone him when he got on the phone with world leaders. Former National Security Adviser H. R. McMaster, the economic adviser Gary Cohn, and others would sit around the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office and listen to both ends of the...
Democrats Can Do Better Than This
Rich people are just like us, in that they enjoy simple pleasures: Good food, vacations, and joining corporate boards. They simply can’t get enough of being on corporate boards—or sometimes charity boards, or museum boards. If you are truly an elite, you simply must be on a board or two, to demonstrate how sought-after your expertise is....
Trump says he’s going to release the transcript of his call with the president of Ukraine
The move comes as Trump faces heightened scrutiny for pressing Zelensky to investigate former vice president Joe Biden. …read more Source:: Business...
