Section: US & Canada
Trump says he’ll release the full transcript of his controversial phone call with Ukrainian president
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he will release the “unredacted transcript” of a phone call he had with the president of Ukraine in which, a whistleblower claims, Trump pressured the foreign leader to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter BIden. What did Trump say? “I am currently at the...
Burisma ‘Clearly’ Paid Hunter Biden to Sell Influence, Says CNN Contributor
Joe Biden’s family ties to an influence peddling scheme at a Ukrainian gas company could hurt the former vice president’s 2020 campaign, political scientist Ian Bremmer told CNN on Tuesday. “[Joe] Biden does have a problem here. I have to say $50,000 a month for Hunter Biden—clearly to be selling influence because otherwise, no...
Trump to Release Transcript of Ukraine Call
By Steve Holland and Patricia Zengerle UNITED NATIONS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he has authorized the release of a transcript of his phone call with Ukraine’s president that is at the center of a growing controversy over whether he sought foreign help in smearing a political rival as support surged...
Nancy Pelosi is expected to announce launch of formal impeachment inquiry Tuesday afternoon
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is expected to announce a formal impeachment inquiry later Tuesday, multiple sources on Capitol Hill tell CNN. Pelosi had earlier said she would make an announcement at 5 p.m. ET. Amid dozens of Democratic lawmakers opening the door to impeachment proceedings, Pelosi is consulting Tuesday afternoon with the six House...
Biden: Congress Has ‘No Choice’ But To Begin Impeachment If Trump Keeps Stonewalling
Former Vice President Joe Biden declared on Tuesday that Congress should begin impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump if he continues to stonewall attempts to investigate his alleged wrongdoing, including his call to the Ukrainian president. Biden’s statement came amid rising calls among Democrats to begin impeachment...
Andrea Mitchell and John Brennan Spread Some Fake News on Obama, Ukraine
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Pelosi Announces Support for a Trump Impeachment Inquiry
Justin SullivanHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi told fellow Democrats in the House on Tuesday that she supports the launch impeachment proceedings into the president, in what represents a historic black mark for an administration not yet through its first three years in office. The inquiry was prompted by allegations that Trump pressured Ukrainian...
The Full Scope of Ukraine’s Impact on the 2016 Election Has Yet to Be Examined
Lev Golinkin Vulnerabilities in US election security need attention, and Ukraine’s 2016 impact could be instructive. The post The Full Scope of Ukraine’s Impact on the 2016 Election Has Yet to Be Examined appeared first on The Nation. …read more Source:: The...
Pelosi expected to announce Trump impeachment inquiry
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans to announce a formal impeachment inquiry of U.S. President Donald Trump over allegations that he pressured the leader of Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden’s family. Pelosi’s likely decision was described to The Associated Press by a person familiar with the decision who was n …read more Source::...
Local reaction as House Democrats call for the President Trump’s impeachment
HARTFORD — Calls from Democratic lawmakers to impeach the president have mounted as President Donald Trump is calling for a call transcript between him and Ukraine President Zelesky to be released to Congress tomorrow. Today, Vice President Joe Biden spoke out about allegations that President Trump sought out the President Zelesky to help him...
