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    Ukraine, separatists fail to agree on prisoner exchange
    Dec18

    Ukraine, separatists fail to agree on prisoner exchange

    Ukraine and Russia-backed separatists failed to reach an agreement on a prisoner exchange Wednesday after several hours of tense talks on the conflict in eastern Ukraine. Representatives of Ukraine, Russia … Click to Continue » …read more Source:: The Bellingham...

    Trump Is Getting Impeached Today. Should His Complaints About the Process Be Taken Seriously?
    Dec18

    Trump Is Getting Impeached Today. Should His Complaints About the Process Be Taken Seriously?

    Donald Trump’s angry six-page letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D–Calif.) offers both frivolous and plausible grounds for questioning his impeachment. Once you get past the bluster, bragging, idiosyncratic capitalization, and other Trump tics, it offers a useful summation of the reasons Republicans are so outraged by a process that...

    Here’s How Much the Formal Impeachment Inquiry Has Cost Taxpayers So Far
    Dec18

    Here’s How Much the Formal Impeachment Inquiry Has Cost Taxpayers So Far

    House Democrats spent at least $3 million of taxpayers’ money in under three months pursuing the impeachment of President Donald Trump, counting the cost of lawyers and staff time spent readying for hearings, according to Heritage Foundation research. The $3.06 million price tag for taxpayers of the formal impeachment inquiry so far...

    The Stain of Impeachment Will Last Forever
    Dec18

    The Stain of Impeachment Will Last Forever

    Later today, Donald J. Trump will become just the third president in American history to be impeached.Because this outcome has been inevitable since at least late October, and because there is no practical prospect of the Senate voting to remove Trump from office, the impeachment has come to be seen as dull, lacking in drama, or yesterday’s...

    Senate panel approved ‘sanctions from Hell’ targeting Russia
    Dec18

    Senate panel approved ‘sanctions from Hell’ targeting Russia

    A key Senate panel advanced legislation on Thursday that would impose harsh restrictions on Russia stemming from its alleged meddling in foreign elections, aggression towards Ukraine and involvement in Syrian civil war. The resolution targets Russian banks linked to efforts to meddle in the U.S. and other elections and places … …read...

    Pence Away From Washington As Impeachment Comes To A Head. It’s Not The First Time.
    Dec18

    Pence Away From Washington As Impeachment Comes To A Head. It’s Not The First Time.

    Perfect timing. Amid the House of Representatives debating articles of impeachment against President Trump, his vice president was nowhere to be found — well, at least not in Washington. According to a CNN report Wednesday, Vice President Mike Pence slammed the impeachment process while at an event in Michigan. President Trump is scheduled to...

    Anderson Cooper Skewers Rick Santorum’s Defense Of Trump’s Biden Scheme
    Dec18

    Anderson Cooper Skewers Rick Santorum’s Defense Of Trump’s Biden Scheme

    CNN anchor Anderson Cooper tore into commentator Rick Santorum on Wednesday when the former Republican senator tried to defend President Donald Trump’s attempts to get foreign governments to investigate Joe Biden and his son Hunter. “As you heard, the President believes, you may not believe it, the President believes there is corruption...

    Schiff’s Latest Dig Against Trump Will Surely Get Under The President’s Skin
    Dec18

    Schiff’s Latest Dig Against Trump Will Surely Get Under The President’s Skin

    House Intelligence Chair Adam Schiff (D-CA) has a unique ability to irk President Trump. And his stinging response to President Trump’s lengthy screed to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is sure to do just that. “It is a long, angry rambling letter of someone who appears not well,” Schiff told CNN’s Dana Bash Wednesday morning when...

    Impeachment Clears Last Major Procedural Hurdle Before Final Vote
    Dec18

    Impeachment Clears Last Major Procedural Hurdle Before Final Vote

    The House of Representatives took a major procedural step Wednesday morning, setting the stage for a historic impeachment vote against President Trump later in the day. By a 228-197 vote, the House adopted the rules that will dictate how the House will go about voting to impeach President Trump, with the final votes likely happening Wednesday...

    Ukraine’s Naftogaz Sees Little Chance of Agreement With Gazprom by January 1
    Dec18

    Ukraine’s Naftogaz Sees Little Chance of Agreement With Gazprom by January 1

    There is very little chance of Ukraine signing a new gas transit deal with Russia’s Gazprom before Jan. 1, Naftogaz Chief Executive Andriy Kobolyev told a conference Wednesday.He also said he had no final confirmation that Russian representatives would attend another round of talks on a new agreement Thursday.Ukraine is a key transit route...