Section: US & Canada
Senate Calls for Whistleblower Complaint to Be Sent to Intelligence Panels
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Tuesday approved a resolution calling on the Ukraine whistleblower complaint to be submitted to the… …read more Source:: U.S....
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...
GOP challenger says Trump committed treason, and 2020 Democratic candidates call for impeachment
Candidates call for impeachment proceedings against President Trump, who says he held up aid to Ukraine before urging its leader to investigate Joe Biden. …read more Source:: Los Angeles...
Calls for Trump Impeachment Grow After Trump Ukraine Leader Conversation
VOA Ukrainian service reporter Myroslava Gongadze contributed to this reportDemocratic lawmakers are considering formally launching an impeachment investigation into President Donald Trump Tuesday, following news reports that he froze Congressionally-approved funding for Ukraine while pushing the country to investigate one of his political...
Pelosi to announce formal impeachment inquiry of Trump
More than two-thirds of House Democrats have come out in support of an inquiry as Trump’s Ukraine scandal grows. …read more Source::...
Trump says he’ll release transcript of Ukraine phone call on Wednesday
Facing Democrats’ rising calls for impeachment, President Trump announced Tuesday that he will release a transcript of his phone call with the president of Ukraine in which he discussed Democratic frontrunner Joseph R. Biden and his son. Mr. Trump tweeted that he’ll release on Wednesday a “complete, fully declassified and...
Trump Vows To Release Ukraine Transcript Amid Impeachment Crescendo
The president says he would unveil the unredacted text of his much-discussed July phone conversation with Ukraine’s leader. Meanwhile, Democrats neared a fever pitch on whether to impeach.(Image credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images) …read more Source::...
Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine’s president, says he respects Trump and hopes for ‘warm’ meeting
The president of Ukraine, at the center of a furious political battle between President Trump and Democratic front-runner Joseph R. Biden, said Tuesday he respects Mr. Trump and wants the unceasing support of the U.S. “We respect the president of the United States,” President Volodymyr Zelensky told Voice of America …...
Mitch McConnell: ‘I have no idea’ what precipitated delay in aid for Ukraine
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday said he had “no idea” why a military aid package to Ukraine was delayed, but that it was good news the Trump administration agreed to release the money earlier this month. “The good news is it finally happened. I have no idea what … …read more Source:: The Washington...
