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    America’s Toady
    Dec18

    America’s Toady

    Every twelve months, Time magazine awards its Person of the Year title to a person or group of people who had the greatest impact on world events for that year. In 2001, the objective choice would have been Osama bin Laden, who orchestrated an act of mass murder that set American history down a much darker path. But Time’s editors decided...

    Rudy Giuliani—and Russia—Pay Close Attention to This Ukrainian Conspiracy-Peddler
    Dec18

    Rudy Giuliani—and Russia—Pay Close Attention to This Ukrainian Conspiracy-Peddler

    Photo illustration by The Daily Beast/Photos GettyWith the logo of the Russian Interfax news agency in the background, at The Daily Beast.Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here …read more Source:: The Daily...

    Trump Impeachment Likely as House Votes Wednesday
    Dec18

    Trump Impeachment Likely as House Votes Wednesday

    The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote in favor of impeaching President Donald Trump late Wednesday, making him the third president in the country’s history to face an impeachment trial and the potential punishment of being removed from office.The House, according to rules adopted Tuesday, will spend six hours debating the...

    President Trump’s letter to Nancy Pelosi really angered her, and she just responded
    Dec18

    President Trump’s letter to Nancy Pelosi really angered her, and she just responded

    House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) responded briefly to a scathing letter President Donald Trump sent deriding impeachment, and called it “ridiculous,” and “sick.” She made the comments to CNN’s Manu Raju on Tuesday after receiving the 6-page missive. “I don’t have a reaction. It’s...

    Maine Democrat Says He’ll Vote For Only One Article Of Impeachment
    Dec18

    Maine Democrat Says He’ll Vote For Only One Article Of Impeachment

    Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME) said on Tuesday that out of the House’s two articles of impeachment, he would not vote for the article that charges President Donald Trump with obstructing Congress. Golden provided the Bangor Daily News with a statement he plans to submit in the congressional record in which he explained that he will not vote for...

    Senate Democrats press GOP chairmen over Ukraine allegations
    Dec18

    Senate Democrats press GOP chairmen over Ukraine allegations

    Sen. Dianne Feinstein (Calif.), the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined Sens. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) in a letter Tuesday asking top Republicans on the committee about the basis for… …read more Source:: The...

    Journalist Killings Fall Sharply but Dangers Remain, Say Leading Press Watchdogs
    Dec18

    Journalist Killings Fall Sharply but Dangers Remain, Say Leading Press Watchdogs

    The number of journalists killed globally in 2019 is the lowest in over a decade as some war zones became less deadly, say two of the world’s leading free-press advocacy groups.New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Paris-headquartered Reporters Without Borders (RSF), which is known by its French initials, released...

    House Democrats set to move one step closer to impeachment with Rules Committee vote
    Dec18

    House Democrats set to move one step closer to impeachment with Rules Committee vote

    House Democrats are moving one step closer to impeaching President Donald Trump on Tuesday, shifting the intense partisan debate to the House rule-setting committee, which will guide the action ahead of Wednesday’s expected House floor vote. The House Rules Committee debate on the impeachment resolution included lengthy and at times...

    Americans Steadfastly Divided over Impeachment as Vote Nears
    Dec18

    Americans Steadfastly Divided over Impeachment as Vote Nears

    As the U.S. House of Representatives prepares to take a historic vote on the impeachment of President Donald Trump, the American public is following along, steadfast in its views.Many polls since House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the start of an impeachment inquiry on Sept. 24 show that Americans are closely divided over whether Trump should...

    Dem Senators Tell GOP Chairmen To Put Up Or Shut Up About Ukraine
    Dec18

    Dem Senators Tell GOP Chairmen To Put Up Or Shut Up About Ukraine

    Republicans are facilitating “foreign interference” in the 2020 election by probing “discredited” allegations of Ukrainian involvement in the 2016 election, three Democratic Senators wrote in a Tuesday letter. The message – addressed to Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Ron Johnson (R-WS), and Charles Grassley (R-IA) – accuses the Senators of...