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    Ernst Warns That GOP Could Impeach Biden Over Ukraine If He Wins Election
    Feb03

    Ernst Warns That GOP Could Impeach Biden Over Ukraine If He Wins Election

    On the eve of the Iowa caucuses, Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) entertained the idea of impeaching Joe Biden if he were to win the presidency in this year’s election during an interview with Bloomberg News Sunday. Ernst’s latest remarks come on the heels of her controversial comment last week when she wondered aloud to reporters whether the...

    Pompeo: Booting NPR Reporter From Press Pool Sends ‘A Perfect Message’
    Feb03

    Pompeo: Booting NPR Reporter From Press Pool Sends ‘A Perfect Message’

    During his trip to Kazakhstan Sunday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo denied that a “confrontation interview” was behind his decision to boot an NPR reporter from his travel press pool. Last month, Pompeo berated NPR “All Things Considered” co-host Mary Louise Kelly for asking him about the Ukraine scandal during an interview and was promptly...

    Ukrainian President Says Compensation Offered By Iran For Shooting Down Airliner Not Enough
    Feb03

    Ukrainian President Says Compensation Offered By Iran For Shooting Down Airliner Not Enough

    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said in televised remarks that Iran offered $80,000 per victim after it shot down a Ukrainian passenger jet on January 8, but that Ukraine did not accept the offer because “it was too little.” …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Republican Senators: Trump’s Ukraine Actions Were Wrong, but Do Not Merit Removal
    Feb02

    Republican Senators: Trump’s Ukraine Actions Were Wrong, but Do Not Merit Removal

    Key U.S. Republican senators are saying that President Donald Trump’s request to Ukraine to launch an investigation to benefit himself politically was wrong, but did not amount to a significant enough offense to convict him on impeachment charges and remove him from office.Trump has for months described as “perfect” his request...

    Adam Schiff Blasts Republican Senators for Scolding Trump’s Ukraine Scheme While Letting Him Slide
    Feb02

    Adam Schiff Blasts Republican Senators for Scolding Trump’s Ukraine Scheme While Letting Him Slide

    Lead House impeachment manager at The Daily Beast. …read more Source:: The Daily...

    Republican Senators: Turmp’s Ukraine Actions Were Wrong, but Do Not Merit Removal
    Feb02

    Republican Senators: Turmp’s Ukraine Actions Were Wrong, but Do Not Merit Removal

    Key U.S. Republican senators are saying that President Donald Trump’s request to Ukraine to launch an investigation to benefit himself politically was wrong, but did not amount to a significant enough offense to convict him on impeachment charges and remove him from office.Trump has for months described as “perfect” his request...

    Ernst Defends Biden Remark: ‘Just Pointing Out That Iowa Has Very Smart Voters’
    Feb02

    Ernst Defends Biden Remark: ‘Just Pointing Out That Iowa Has Very Smart Voters’

    During an interview on CNN Sunday morning, Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) responded to the backlash she received for her remark last week regarding whether the Trump legal team’s Biden-focused arguments would influence Democratic Iowa caucusgoers. “Iowa caucuses are this next Monday evening,” Ernst said to reporters last Monday. “And I’m...

    Alexander: Even If It Weren’t An Election Year, I’d ‘Probably’ Still Vote Against Witnesses
    Feb02

    Alexander: Even If It Weren’t An Election Year, I’d ‘Probably’ Still Vote Against Witnesses

    Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) insists that even if the Senate impeachment trial wasn’t happening during an election year, he would still vote against additional witnesses or document subpoenas. During an interview on MSNBC’s “Meet the Press,” Chuck Todd pressed Alexander on his Thursday night release announcing his vote against...

    Ernst: Trump may have acted in ‘wrong manner’ with Ukraine
    Feb02

    Ernst: Trump may have acted in ‘wrong manner’ with Ukraine

    Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) said Sunday that President Trump may have acted in “the wrong manner” with his communication with Ukraine, but she does not think it rises to the level of impeachment and will be voting to acquit… …read more Source:: The...

    Lamar Alexander: ‘Mistake’ for Trump to Peddle Russian Propaganda by Mentioning CrowdStrike
    Feb02

    Lamar Alexander: ‘Mistake’ for Trump to Peddle Russian Propaganda by Mentioning CrowdStrike

    Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) said on Sunday that it bothered him that President Donald Trump pushed the Ukrainian president to investigate at The Daily Beast. …read more Source:: The Daily...