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    Trump to Propose Cuts in Foreign Aid, Social Safety Nets in Budget, Officials Say
    Feb10

    Trump to Propose Cuts in Foreign Aid, Social Safety Nets in Budget, Officials Say

    Monday, February 10 , 2020 - 6:01 (EEST) Section: Voice of America (USA)

    U.S. President Donald Trump will propose on Monday a 21% cut in foreign aid and slashes to social safety net programs in his $4.8 trillion budget proposal for fiscal 2021, according to senior administration officials.The budget will seek an increase in funds to counter developing economic threats from China and Russia, but will also raise funds...

    Iran Launches Satellite But It Fails to Reach Earth’s Orbit
    Feb10

    Iran Launches Satellite But It Fails to Reach Earth’s Orbit

    Monday, February 10 , 2020 - 0:02 (EEST) Section: Voice of America (USA)

    Iranian state television reports Sunday that Iran failed in an attempt to launch an Iranian-made Zafar satellite into the Earth’s orbit.Ahmad Hosseini, a spokesman for the Iranian Defense Ministry’s space program, told state TV that “the Zafar satellite did not reach orbit as planned” because it did not reach the necessary...

    Giuliani: You’ll See What Trump Did Was ‘Perfectly Justifiable’ Over Next Couple Months
    Feb09

    Giuliani: You’ll See What Trump Did Was ‘Perfectly Justifiable’ Over Next Couple Months

    Sunday, February 9 , 2020 - 23:02 (EEST) Section: TPM (USA)

    Rudy Giuliani argued that the public will soon see that President Trump’s Ukraine pressure campaign was “perfectly justifiable” even after his acquittal in the Senate impeachment trial. During an interview with Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo Sunday morning, Giuliani called Trump’s acquittal “wonderful but it never should have...

    Graham: DOJ ‘Process’ Set Up For Giuliani To Send Biden Dirt To Barr
    Feb09

    Graham: DOJ ‘Process’ Set Up For Giuliani To Send Biden Dirt To Barr

    Sunday, February 9 , 2020 - 21:02 (EEST) Section: TPM (USA)

    The dirt-digging on the Bidens appears to be far from over. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) claims that Attorney General Bill Barr told him Sunday morning that the Justice Department has set up a “process” for Rudy Giuliani to send dirt on Joe Biden directly to Barr. In an interview on CBS’ “Face the Nation” Sunday morning, Graham said that...

    Lindsey Graham: Bill Barr Has ‘Created a Process’ for Giuliani to Give Him Biden/Ukraine Dirt
    Feb09

    Lindsey Graham: Bill Barr Has ‘Created a Process’ for Giuliani to Give Him Biden/Ukraine Dirt

    Sunday, February 9 , 2020 - 21:02 (EEST) Section: The Daily Beast (USA)

    Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) claimed on Sunday that Attorney General William Barr has now “created a process” for Trump personal attorney at The Daily Beast. …read more Source:: The Daily...

    Graham backs Vindman firing: ‘People in his chain of command have been suspicious of him regarding his political point of view’
    Feb09

    Graham backs Vindman firing: ‘People in his chain of command have been suspicious of him regarding his political point of view’

    Sunday, February 9 , 2020 - 20:02 (EEST) Section: The Hill (USA)

    Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-S.C.) defended the firing of National Security Council (NSC) Ukraine expert Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, suggesting he may have been involved in leaking information to the whistleblower whose complai… …read more Source:: The...

    Giuliani reveals he has the ‘smoking gun’ in the Hunter Biden case with witnesses ready to ‘name names’
    Feb09

    Giuliani reveals he has the ‘smoking gun’ in the Hunter Biden case with witnesses ready to ‘name names’

    Sunday, February 9 , 2020 - 19:02 (EEST) Section: The Blaze (USA)

    Rudy Giuliani declared on Saturday night that he has three witnesses who are ready to “name names” in an investigation into Hunter Biden and his dealings with Ukraine.Giuliani told Fox News host Jesse Watters that the revelations will result in President Donald Trump being “totally vindicated” following the partisan-led...

    NSC Expected To Purge More Staffers As Soon As Next Week
    Feb09

    NSC Expected To Purge More Staffers As Soon As Next Week

    Sunday, February 9 , 2020 - 19:02 (EEST) Section: TPM (USA)

    Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman’s Friday ouster was just the beginning. National security adviser Robert O’Brien is set to overhaul the NSC staff as early as next week, according to a CNN report Saturday. Two sources familiar with the matter told CNN that O’Brien was expected to oust around a dozen officials as part of an effort to...

    GOP Senators Urged Trump Not To Fire Sondland. He Went Ahead Anyway.
    Feb09

    GOP Senators Urged Trump Not To Fire Sondland. He Went Ahead Anyway.

    Sunday, February 9 , 2020 - 18:02 (EEST) Section: TPM (USA)

    Two days after voting to acquit President Trump in the Senate impeachment trial, several Republican senators attempted to stop him from firing EU ambassador Gordon Sondland to no success. According to a New York Times report Saturday evening, people briefed on the discussion said that the Republican senators were worried about the optics of Trump...

    Requiem for an Impeachment
    Feb09

    Requiem for an Impeachment

    Sunday, February 9 , 2020 - 16:02 (EEST) Section: The Atlantic (USA)

    Well, it’s over.On February 6, 2020, the Senate acquitted Donald Trump on two articles of impeachment, bringing an end to a process the president has been hurtling toward since the moment of his inauguration. The case against him turned on the specifics of his efforts to pressure Ukraine to provide negative information on Democratic...