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    Charities Steered $65M to Trump Lawyer Sekulow and Family
    Jan31

    Charities Steered $65M to Trump Lawyer Sekulow and Family

    Jay Sekulow, one of President Donald Trump’s lead attorneys during the impeachment trial, is being paid for his legal work through a rented $80-a-month mailbox a block away from the White House.The Pennsylvania Avenue box appears to be the sole physical location of the Constitutional Litigation and Advocacy Group, a for-profit corporation...

    ‘We’ll find the right time.’ Pompeo demurs on White House visit for Ukraine’s Zelensky
    Jan31

    ‘We’ll find the right time.’ Pompeo demurs on White House visit for Ukraine’s Zelensky

    Mike Pompeo became this week the first official from Trump’s Cabinet to meet with Ukraine’s leader since the impeachment inquiry began last fall. …read more Source:: USA...

    Pompeo Insists There’s ‘No Condition’ For Zelensky To Visit WH But Won’t Say When He Can
    Jan31

    Pompeo Insists There’s ‘No Condition’ For Zelensky To Visit WH But Won’t Say When He Can

    Secretary of State Mike Pompeo denied on Friday that there were any conditions for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to meet with President Donald Trump at the White House, though America’s top diplomat wouldn’t say when that potential meeting would happen. Pompeo held a post-meeting press conference with Zelensky in Kyiv, during...

    RFE/RL Journalist’s Car Set Ablaze In Ukraine
    Jan31

    RFE/RL Journalist’s Car Set Ablaze In Ukraine

    An unknown assailant has set fire to a car belonging to RFE/RL correspondent Halyna Tereshchuk on a street in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv. According to witnesses, a masked individual approached the car, placed something on the windshield of the vehicle, set fire to it, and then fled. Local police have begun an investigation. …read...

    Pompeo Assures Kyiv Of ‘Unwavering’ Support, Discusses Possible Zelenskiy Visit
    Jan31

    Pompeo Assures Kyiv Of ‘Unwavering’ Support, Discusses Possible Zelenskiy Visit

    U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, on a visit to Kyiv, vowed Washington’s unwavering support for Ukraine as it battles Russia-backed forces in a deadly war in its easternmost regions of Donetsk and Luhansk. At a news conference in Kyiv on January 31, Pompeo and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy also discussed a possible visit by...

    MEANWHILE: Senate Interviews IRS Whistleblower
    Jan31

    MEANWHILE: Senate Interviews IRS Whistleblower

    Senate investigators interviewed in recent weeks a whistleblower who claims wrongdoing in the Internal Revenue Service’s mandatory audit of the President and Vice President, the Washington Post reports. Staffers on the Senate Finance Committee, for both Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Ron Wyden (D-OR), questioned the whistleblower for the...

    Mike Pompeo Snubs Ukraine’s Embattled LGBTQ Community
    Jan31

    Mike Pompeo Snubs Ukraine’s Embattled LGBTQ Community

    Gleb Garanich/ReutersKHARKIV, Ukraine—Anna Sharyhina, one of Ukraine’s outspoken LGBTQ leaders, wishes she had a chance to speak with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during his visit to Kyiv this week. Sharyhina has several examples of hate crimes committed against her growing community that she’d like to share with him. She could...

    Pompeo visits Ukraine as impeachment trial hangs in balance
    Jan31

    Pompeo visits Ukraine as impeachment trial hangs in balance

    U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is in Ukraine as the Senate prepares to vote on whether to hear witnesses testify at President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial. …read more Source:: Pittsburgh...

    Pompeo Pledges Ongoing Support for Ukraine During Kyiv Visit
    Jan31

    Pompeo Pledges Ongoing Support for Ukraine During Kyiv Visit

    Secretary of State Mike Pompeo vowed Friday that the Trump administration would not waver in its support for Ukraine and denied charges at the heart of President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial. Pompeo met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday and denied allegations that vital military aid and a White House visit were...

    In Kyiv, Pompeo emphasizes support for Ukraine
    Jan31

    In Kyiv, Pompeo emphasizes support for Ukraine

    Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday reaffirmed the U.S.’s support for Ukraine as the country’s top diplomat visited Kyiv and met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, … …read more Source:: The...