Section: US & Canada
Kiev Needs U.S. Support, Ukraine’s Leader Says Before Trump Meeting
By Matthias Williams and Pavel Polityuk KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s president said he expects a “meaningful, substantive” meeting with Donald Trump this week and, hoping there will soon be new peace talks on east Ukraine, reiterated Kiev’s need for U.S. support. Recent Stories in National Security Trump in U.N. Speech Calls...
Trump scoffs at rising impeachment calls: ‘It’s nonsense’
President Trump on Tuesday scoffed at the mounting calls for impeachment proceedings from House Democrats as he faces increasing scrutiny for his interactions with Ukraine.More than a dozen Democrats have come out… …read more Source:: The...
Move Over, Russia: Impeachment Talk Now Turns on Trump Dealings With Ukraine
Impeachment is coming, impeachment is coming! We’ve been hearing that for so long and with such profoundly unearned certainty that it’s no wonder such assurances are now greeted with all the gravitas of Henny Penny squawking. Still, this time it really is different, pundits say. I am still not inclined to believe them. (And from the...
Trump Says He’ll Continue to Withhold Foreign Aid Until Europe Boosts Its Contribution to Ukraine
President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Korean President Moon Jae-in on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, September 23, 2019. (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images) …read more Source:: CNS...
We Have Now Entered the Twilight Zone
American democracy, and the constitutional system that supports it, appear to be entering an especially dark and dangerous period. Here’s what we know about Ukraine-gate:** a complaint was filed under the Intelligence Community Whistleblower Act (50 USC 3033) regarding a matter of “urgent concern”—defined in the statute as a...
Rudy Giuliani: State Department tapped me for mission with Ukraine
Former New York Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani, who has been a personal lawyer for President Trump, said the State Department tapped him as part of a fact-finding mission with Ukrainian leaders. “They did. The State Department called me and said would I take a call from Mr. [Andriy] Yermak, who’s … …read more Source:: The...
More Dems back impeachment action amid reports Trump ordered Ukraine aid frozen
Trump called the impeachment talk “ridiculous” and a “witch hunt,” adding “this has never happened to a president before.” …read more Source::...
We’ve Reached the Breaking Point
In June 2019, President Trump was enjoying a rare respite from scandal. He had successfully squelched the Mueller investigation. Mueller had agreed to abide by Department of Justice guidance that the president could not be indicted for violating any criminal law. Since Mueller had also limited his examination of “collusion” to potential...
Trump Posts Video Of Romney 2012 Loss After He Criticized Ukraine Call
President Trump isn’t one to resist a petty dig. After Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) tweeted a grave warning about Trump’s phone call with the Ukrainian president — in which Trump reportedly asked the Ukrainian government to conjure up dirt on former Vice President Joe Biden’s son — Trump tweeted out an odd video compilation. The...
House Dems Mull Creating Special Committee To Probe Trump-Ukraine Scandal
House Democratic leadership is considering whether to create a special committee that would probe President Trump’s alleged conversation with the Ukrainian president about former Vice President Joe Biden, Politico Playbook reported. According to several sources who spoke to Playbook, House Democrats are moving in this direction because it...
