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    Senate Votes No to Calling New Witnesses in Trump Impeachment
    Feb01

    Senate Votes No to Calling New Witnesses in Trump Impeachment

    The U.S. Senate voted Friday not to allow new testimony and documents in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, as reports of new revelations surface from Trump’s former national security adviser, John Bolton.The 51-49 vote split largely along party lines, with two Republicans — Susan Collins of Maine and Mitt Romney of Utah —...

    Senate Republicans Decide Not to Hear New Info About Trump’s Alleged Corruption in Impeachment Trial
    Feb01

    Senate Republicans Decide Not to Hear New Info About Trump’s Alleged Corruption in Impeachment Trial

    AL DRAGOAfter a ten-day trial packed with appeals from Democrats, counter-arguments from the White House and a few fresh revelations about President Trump’s conduct, the Senate voted against considering any new evidence in the impeachment trial, clearing the only real obstacle to a speedy acquittal of the president.On Friday, 49...

    Amid Impeachment, Pompeo Visit to Ukraine Underscores US Support
    Feb01

    Amid Impeachment, Pompeo Visit to Ukraine Underscores US Support

    KYIV, Ukraine—In a visit here, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday underscored America’s commitment to help Ukraine defend itself from Russian aggression, downplaying concerns that impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump might fray Kyiv’s relations with Washington. “The United States sees that the Ukrainian...

    Bolton: Trump Asked Me to Ensure Zelenskiy, Giuliani Met
    Feb01

    Bolton: Trump Asked Me to Ensure Zelenskiy, Giuliani Met

    In an Oval Office meeting last May, President Donald Trump asked then-national security adviser John Bolton to call Ukraine’s newly elected leader and make sure he would meet with Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, who was going to try to coax the Ukrainians into investigating Democrats. …read more Source:: U.S....

    Lamar Alexander Just Gave Democrats What They Wanted
    Feb01

    Lamar Alexander Just Gave Democrats What They Wanted

    Democrats placed their hopes on Senator Lamar Alexander, and last night, the Tennessean brushed those hopes into the dustbin. Alexander announced that he would not vote to call witnesses in the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, effectively ruling out any chance of introducing new evidence or extending the trial.But if Democrats...

    Pompeo reassures leader of Ukraine of U.S. support on Russia
    Feb01

    Pompeo reassures leader of Ukraine of U.S. support on Russia

    KYIV, Ukraine — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday that the Trump administration was committed to supporting Ukraine in its defense against aggression by Russia, which invaded and annexed part of the country and is supporting a separatist insurgency. “Today I’m here with a clear message: The United States sees that the Ukrainian...

    Democrats Say Trump Is Responsible for Ukrainian Deaths. They’re Wrong.
    Feb01

    Democrats Say Trump Is Responsible for Ukrainian Deaths. They’re Wrong.

    “Where were you on July 25th?” Rep. Jason Crow (D–Colo.) asked during Democrats’ opening arguments in President Donald Trump’s Senate trial. That’s the day that Trump, having held up congressionally authorized military assistance to Ukraine, made his notorious phone call asking Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy...

    The Virus That Still Has No Name
    Feb01

    The Virus That Still Has No Name

    Since it first appeared in Wuhan, China, late last year, a newly discovered coronavirus has sickened more than 9,800 people, killed at least 213, caused a run on face masks, and shut down travel throughout China. All this has happened, and the virus still doesn’t have an official name.The virus’s temporary designation—2019-nCoV—is...

    Trump Impeachment Trial Nears End as Senate Debates New Witness Testimony
    Feb01

    Trump Impeachment Trial Nears End as Senate Debates New Witness Testimony

    The U.S. Senate is set to vote Friday on whether to allow new testimony and documents in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial as reports of new revelations surface from Trump’s former national security adviser, John Bolton.The Republican-majority Senate is widely anticipated to acquit Trump after rejecting Democratic calls for...

    Ukraine’s Zelensky: ‘We dearly appreciate’ President Trump: ‘New sentiment, a new attitude’
    Feb01

    Ukraine’s Zelensky: ‘We dearly appreciate’ President Trump: ‘New sentiment, a new attitude’

    by WorldTribune Staff, January 31, 2020 Asked whether President Donald Trump’s impeachment has spoiled U.S.-Ukraine relations, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday said “it seems to me it’s the other way around.” Zelensky said the United States has been “and will remain our key ally in defending sovereignty and territorial...