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    The Evangelical War Over Impeachment Has Been A Long Time Coming
    Dec28

    The Evangelical War Over Impeachment Has Been A Long Time Coming

    When Christianity Today published an editorial calling for the removal of President Trump from office, the media seized on the article, pointing to it as proof of a materializing crack in a demographic often painted as Trump’s most loyal base of support. But, according to several prominent evangelicals who have long been critical of Trump,...

    Trump Impeachment Trial Stalemate Persists Over Rules
    Dec28

    Trump Impeachment Trial Stalemate Persists Over Rules

    More than a week after the U.S. House of Representatives impeached President Donald Trump on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, the Senate remains deadlocked over how to proceed with a trial. While Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky says he wants to start the trial as soon as lawmakers return from the holiday...

    Naftogaz Receives $2.9 Billion Payment From Gazprom With New Agreement
    Dec27

    Naftogaz Receives $2.9 Billion Payment From Gazprom With New Agreement

    Naftogaz, Ukraine’s state-owned gas company, has said it received $2.9 billion from Russia’s Gazprom to settle a legal fight, part of a larger deal the two companies reached earlier this month. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Russian Church Cuts Ties With Alexandria Patriarchate Over Ukraine Church Recognition
    Dec27

    Russian Church Cuts Ties With Alexandria Patriarchate Over Ukraine Church Recognition

    The Russian Orthodox Church has cut ties with the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and all of Africa Patriarch Theodore II after he recognized the independence of Ukraine’s church from Moscow. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Trump Feeds Right Wing Push To Name Ukraine Whistleblower
    Dec27

    Trump Feeds Right Wing Push To Name Ukraine Whistleblower

    President Trump isn’t done with his crusade to expose the identity of the whistleblower whose complaint detailing the Ukraine pressure campaign sparked the impeachment inquiry. On Thursday night, the President retweeted an article from the Washington Examiner that names the person that Trump’s allies allege to be the whistleblower....

    Watchdog group sues CIA and DOJ for alleged whistleblower’s communications, decrying ‘unprecedented cover-up’
    Dec27

    Watchdog group sues CIA and DOJ for alleged whistleblower’s communications, decrying ‘unprecedented cover-up’

    A watchdog organization says that the American public has a right to know what alleged CIA whistleblower Eric Ciaramella has been doing while working for the federal government, and has filed a pair of federal lawsuits to find out.In a news release issued Thursday, Judicial Watch announced Freedom of Information Act lawsuits against the Central...

    The 50 Best Podcasts of 2019
    Dec27

    The 50 Best Podcasts of 2019

    The scales have finally tipped: As of 2019, more than half of all teens and adults in the U.S. have listened to at least one podcast, according to one consumer survey. It has been a time of tremendous growth for the medium. This year, the industry welcomed new streaming services, such as Luminary and Spotify, the latter of which acquired Gimlet....

    Trump Hostilely Dodges Question On Origins Of His Ukraine Conspiracy Theory
    Dec27

    Trump Hostilely Dodges Question On Origins Of His Ukraine Conspiracy Theory

    When asked on Christmas what Russian President Vladimir Putin might have said to convince him that Ukraine, and not Russia, interfered in the 2016 election, President Donald Trump lashed out and dodged away. “You’re putting words in somebody’s mouth,” Trump retorted, per New York Magazine. “Who are you referring to? Me? I never said...

    HBO’s Chernobyl Has Led to a Surge in Tourism for This Forgotten Nuclear Town. Now, It’s Trying to Redefine Itself
    Dec27

    HBO’s Chernobyl Has Led to a Surge in Tourism for This Forgotten Nuclear Town. Now, It’s Trying to Redefine Itself

    Wearing a white cotton bodysuit, a helmet and a respirator to protect against radiation, tour guide Beata Jevsejeva walks briskly up the stairs to the reactor hall at the decommissioned Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant (INPP) in the Lithuanian town of Visaginas. It’s late November and sparks fly out of the ground as mechanics saw metal to...

    Ukraine Says It Has New Contracts For Second Batch Of U.S. Javelin Missiles
    Dec27

    Ukraine Says It Has New Contracts For Second Batch Of U.S. Javelin Missiles

    Deputy Defense Minister Anatoliy Petrenko says Kyiv recently concluded contracts for the delivery of a second batch of Javelin U.S. anti-tank missile systems. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...