Section: CBS (USA)
White House fights backlash over Syria withdrawal amid impeachment inquiry
President Trump is urging Republicans to stick together and in his words from a tweet Friday night “fight.” This comes as the White House tries to recover from an admission by the president’s acting chief of staff this week that the U.S. did withhold $400 million in U.S. military aid to Ukraine. Weijia Jiang reports. …read...
Perry says he never heard the Bidens mentioned in relation to Ukraine
The energy secretary also said that his impending departure from the administration had been planned for months and is not related to Ukraine …read more Source::...
Mulvaney links delay in Ukraine aid to 2016 probe — live updates
“I have news for everybody: Get over it. There’s going to be political influence in foreign policy,” Mick Mulvaney said …read more Source::...
Mulvaney: Probing 2016 election was a factor in withholding Ukraine aid
Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney undercut President Trump’s claim that there was no quid pro quo in the decision to withhold aid from Ukraine. Jeff Mason, a White House correspondent for Reuters, Amber Phillips, who covers Congress for the Washington Post, and Christina Ruffini, a CBS News foreign affairs reporter, spoke to...
Mulvaney says delay in Ukraine aid linked to DOJ investigation
The acting White House chief of staff said a delay in millions of dollars in aid to Ukraine was due to concerns about corruption. Mick Mulvaney’s comments sparked a firestorm, and he is now trying to walk them back. Nancy Cordes has the latest. …read more Source::...
Top diplomat testified Giuliani was “impeding” Ukraine mission — live updates
The former U.S. special envoy to Ukraine returned to Capitol Hill for an unannounced second meeting …read more Source::...
Giuliani: I won’t comply with “illegitimate” inquiry
President Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani said he will not comply with a subpoena from House Democrats, calling the impeachment inquiry “illegitimate.” Lawmakers are seeking documents related to Giuliani’s contacts with Ukraine. Anita Kumar and Sarah Wire joined “Red & Blue” to discuss the latest on...
Congress set to return as impeachment inquiry heats up — live updates
The committees leading the impeachment inquiry will hear testimony this week from four officials about Trump’s dealings with Ukraine …read more Source::...
Federal investigators probe Rudy Giuliani’s dealings with Ukraine
There is mounting trouble for Donald Trump’s attorney, Rudy Giuliani, over his dealings with Ukraine. The U.S. Attorney’s office in New York that Giuliani once ran is apparently looking at whether he broke any laws. Natalie Brand reports. …read more Source::...
Ex-Ukraine ambassador says she was removed on “unfounded and false claims”
Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch told House impeachment investigators that President Trump had pressured the State Department to oust her from her post. Nancy Cordes reports. …read more Source::...
