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    House Democrats Propose to Impeach Trump for Abuse of Power, Obstructing Congress
    Dec10

    House Democrats Propose to Impeach Trump for Abuse of Power, Obstructing Congress

    After a two-month investigation, House Democrats announced Tuesday that they have drafted articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump on broad charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. The vague “abuse of power” charge follows comes after hours of hearings in which House Democrats used criminal terms such as “bribery” and...

    Trump’s Trial Should Put the GOP on the Spot
    Dec10

    Trump’s Trial Should Put the GOP on the Spot

    As the House of Representatives nears a vote on two articles of impeachment, very few people think President Donald Trump’s conduct was “perfect,” as he claims. The partisan divide revolves around whether his wrongdoing rises to the level of an impeachable offense. Democrats believe it does, but Republicans overwhelmingly think it does not....

    Barr: ‘I haven’t looked into’ whether Ukraine meddled in 2016 election
    Dec10

    Barr: ‘I haven’t looked into’ whether Ukraine meddled in 2016 election

    Attorney General William Barr on Tuesday distanced himself from a growing narrative among Republicans that Ukraine meddled in the 2016 U.S. election, saying he hadn’t personally delved into the matter.”I am confide… …read more Source:: The...

    Speeding Toward Impeachment in the Absence of Facts
    Dec10

    Speeding Toward Impeachment in the Absence of Facts

    The Democrats’ case for impeaching President Donald Trump boils down to this: the accusation that he solicited, demanded, perhaps even coerced a foreign government to help him get reelected. Such behavior, they contend, constitutes an impeachable offense. The most important task for the Senate when it conducts a trial on that article of...

    What the Democrats Left Out
    Dec10

    What the Democrats Left Out

    Today the House Judiciary Committee announced two articles of impeachment. The first article alleges that President Donald Trump abused his power by asking Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to publicly announce investigations into one of his political opponents, Joe Biden, and into a “discredited theory” that Ukraine, not Russia, had...

    Trump Says Articles of Impeachment Against Him Part of ‘Witch Hunt’
    Dec10

    Trump Says Articles of Impeachment Against Him Part of ‘Witch Hunt’

    The president of the United States is terming as a “witch hunt” the two impeachment counts unveiled against him Tuesday morning by House Democrats.Trump referred to that often used term again in a two-word tweet following the announcement by House committee chairs to proceed with the punitive legislation process against him.WITCH...

    Exclusive: Sen. Ted Cruz confirms the Senate will hold a ‘fair’ impeachment trial to expose the Ukrainian scandal, says Trump should be allowed to call any witnesses he wants
    Dec10

    Exclusive: Sen. Ted Cruz confirms the Senate will hold a ‘fair’ impeachment trial to expose the Ukrainian scandal, says Trump should be allowed to call any witnesses he wants

    Speaking with BlazeTV host Glenn Beck on his radio show Tuesday morning, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) confirmed that the U.S. Senate will hold an impeachment trial aimed at exposing the Ukrainian scandal, and said that the Senate trial would be “fair” to the president unlike the impeachment probe in the House.Earlier in the interview, Cruz...

    Russia, Ukraine fail to reach a new gas deal in Paris
    Dec10

    Russia, Ukraine fail to reach a new gas deal in Paris

    MOSCOW (AP) – The Russian government said Tuesday that the presidents of Russia and Ukraine discussed a new contract for natural gas supplies during peace talks in Paris on Monday, but failed to reach a deal. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that “so far we can’t say a … …read more Source:: The Washington...

    Dems introduce articles of impeachment against President Trump for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress
    Dec10

    Dems introduce articles of impeachment against President Trump for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress

    House Democrats have unveiled their articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, accusing him of abusing the power of his office and obstructing Congress’ attempts to investigate him.”Today, in service to our duty to the Constitution and to our country, the House Committee on the Judiciary is introducing two articles of...

    Arms control on tap for Trump, Pompeo’s meeting with Lavrov
    Dec10

    Arms control on tap for Trump, Pompeo’s meeting with Lavrov

    WASHINGTON (AP) – Arms control, Ukraine and Syria are headlining President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s meetings Tuesday with Russia’s foreign minister, who is making his first trip to Washington since May 2017. Sergey Lavrov’s visit, however, was overshadowed by the introduction of Ukraine-related...