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Revelations in impeachment inquiry rattle State Department
WASHINGTON — The State Department has been deeply shaken by the rapidly escalating impeachment inquiry, as revelations that President Donald Trump enlisted diplomats to dig up dirt on a political rival threaten to tarnish its reputation as a nonpartisan arm of U.S. foreign policy, former senior officials said Friday. A department where morale was...
Damning text messages detail Trump pressure on Ukraine
WASHINGTON — Text messages released on Thursday between US diplomats and a senior Ukrainian aide show how a potential Ukrainian investigation into the 2016 election was linked to a desired meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump. The text messages, which were released by the House Intelligence...
Trump now says both China and Ukraine should investigate Bidens
President Donald Trump said Thursday he wants both Ukraine and China to investigate Joe Biden and his son after failing to answer a similar question on the topic the day before. Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump was again asked what he wanted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to do with regard to the Bidens. Trump raised both...
Trump now says both China and Ukraine should investigate Bidens
President Donald Trump said Thursday he wants both Ukraine and China to investigate Joe Biden and his son after failing to answer a similar question on the topic the day before. Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump was again asked what he wanted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to do with regard to the Bidens. Trump raised both...
Democrats subpoena Giuliani for Ukraine files
WASHINGTON — House Democrats have subpoenaed President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani for documents related to his interactions with Ukrainian officials. The House Intelligence, Foreign Affairs and Oversight and Reform panels announced the subpoena Monday as they examine Trump’s efforts to have Ukraine investigate...
Democrats in South’s governor races hit hurdle: Impeachment
LEXINGTON, Ky. — On Thursday, as President Donald Trump mused about a possible “spy” in the White House, Democrats alleged a “cover-up” and Washington fired up the gears of impeachment, the Democratic candidate for governor in Kentucky, Andy Beshear, was politely shaking hands at a senior center. He vowed to crack down on robocalls that target...
Trump blurs lines between personal lawyer, attorney general
WASHINGTON — As Washington plunges into impeachment, Attorney General William Barr finds himself engulfed in the political firestorm, facing questions about his role in President Donald Trump’s outreach to Ukraine and the administration’s attempts to keep a whistleblower complaint from Congress. Trump repeatedly told Ukraine’s...
Sources: Special envoy to Ukraine resigns one day after whistleblower report released
WASHINGTON — Kurt Volker, US special envoy to Ukraine, has resigned one day after the release of a whistleblower report alleging a coverup by the White House of a call between President Donald Trump and Ukraine’s President, three sources familiar with the matter confirmed to CNN. Volker was named in the report. The State Department has not...
Murphy, Blumenthal believe impeachment inquiry is appropriate
HARTFORD — Americans are virtually split, according to several polls, as to whether they approve of the democrats push for an impeachment inquiry. But, Connecticut’s two U.S. Senators say this inquiry is necessary. U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D -Connecticut) pointed out that United States law forbids soliciting or accepting...
House Intelligence Committee releases redacted whistleblower complaint
WASHINGTON DC — BREAKING: The House Intelligence Committee has released a redacted version of a whistleblower complaint at the center of Democrats’ impeachment probe of President Donald Trump. Lawmakers began reviewing a classified version of the complaint Wednesday evening ahead of testimony Thursday morning by acting Director of National...
