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    AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EST
    Jan30

    AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EST

    Trump defense: Ukraine ‘quid pro quo’ not impeachable WASHINGTON (AP) — In a striking shift from President Donald Trump’s claims of “perfect” dealings with Ukraine, his defense asserted Wednesday at … Click to Continue » …read more Source:: The Bellingham...

    Sen. Rand Paul blocked from asking questions stating alleged whistleblower’s name
    Jan30

    Sen. Rand Paul blocked from asking questions stating alleged whistleblower’s name

    Chief Justice John Roberts reportedly refused to read a question from Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) during the ongoing impeachment trial of President Donald Trump on Wednesday, because the name of the alleged whistleblower was included.What are the details?Politico reported that Paul has composed questions including the name of the whistleblower,...

    Pompeo To Meet Zelenskiy With Ukraine In U.S. Political Spotlight
    Jan30

    Pompeo To Meet Zelenskiy With Ukraine In U.S. Political Spotlight

    U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is scheduled to arrive in Kyiv to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and other officials as part of a trip that will also take him to Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    5 Most Notable Moments From Senate Trial’s First Day Of Questioning
    Jan30

    5 Most Notable Moments From Senate Trial’s First Day Of Questioning

    Senators asked a whopping 93 questions of House impeachment managers and President Trump’s legal defense team Wednesday, the first day of the question-and-answer phase of the impeachment trial. After spending the first week of the trial in silence while House impeachment managers and President Trump’s legal team made their cases,...

    Team Trump Trips Over GOP Questions About Facts Of The Ukraine Gambit
    Jan30

    Team Trump Trips Over GOP Questions About Facts Of The Ukraine Gambit

    Through eight hours of senator questions Wednesday, President Trump’s legal team stumbled the most when facing questions about the underlying facts of the case against the President — including questions posed by GOP senators. Twice, Trump’s lawyers struggled to distinguish how the President’s obsession with investigating Joe...

    Pompeo Interview Dispute with NPR Sends Conflicting Message on Press Freedom
    Jan30

    Pompeo Interview Dispute with NPR Sends Conflicting Message on Press Freedom

    U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s contentious interview with an American news broadcaster, and apparent retaliation after, is “not what a democracy should be doing,” a member of a press freedom advocacy organization said Wednesday.Last week, Pompeo abruptly ended an interview with National Public Radio reporter Mary Louise Kelly when...

    Alan Dershowitz to Senators: L’Etat, C’est Trump
    Jan30

    Alan Dershowitz to Senators: L’Etat, C’est Trump

    For the Senate’s first day of questioning on Wednesday, President Donald Trump’s legal team tapped Patrick Philbin to answer most of the questions. Philbin, a deputy White House counsel, largely gave concise and sober answers to the senators’ queries. It was a refreshing change from the likes of Jay Sekulow, who addresses the...

    Trump Administration Hits Russian Railway With Sanctions Over Passenger Service to Crimea
    Jan30

    Trump Administration Hits Russian Railway With Sanctions Over Passenger Service to Crimea

    (WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration on Wednesday imposed sanctions on a Moscow-based private railway company that last month opened passenger service between Russia and Crimea, a Ukrainian peninsula that Russia annexed in 2014. The sanctions target Grand Service Express, its CEO and seven people who were slapped with European Union sanctions...

    Trump Lawyers Say Pressuring Ukraine, Even If True, ‘Cannot Be Impeachable’
    Jan30

    Trump Lawyers Say Pressuring Ukraine, Even If True, ‘Cannot Be Impeachable’

    U.S. President Donald Trump’s legal team argued that even if he did attempt to trade military aid to Ukraine in exchange for political favors, it was not grounds for his impeachment and removal from office. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Breaking: After meeting with centrist Republican, Mitch McConnell has enough votes to block witnesses in impeachment trial
    Jan30

    Breaking: After meeting with centrist Republican, Mitch McConnell has enough votes to block witnesses in impeachment trial

    Republicans believe they now have the votes in order to block Democrats’ demands to bring new witnesses in the impeachment trial against President Donald Trump in the US Senate. The news came after a meeting between Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and centrist Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska. Democrats were hoping...