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    Oh The Places The GOP Will Go To Defend Donald Trump
    Dec10

    Oh The Places The GOP Will Go To Defend Donald Trump

    They have brains in their heads. They have feet in their shoes. They could steer themselves in any direction they choose. And yet … Republicans pretzeled themselves Monday into ever-more contorted defenses of President Trump’s Ukraine pressure scheme. If you missed the House Judiciary Committee hearing, here’s a quick rundown of the...

    Ukraine’s leader says after talks with Russian president that an exchange of all prisoners will take place by year’s end
    Dec10

    Ukraine’s leader says after talks with Russian president that an exchange of all prisoners will take place by year’s end

    Ukraine’s leader says after talks with Russian president that an exchange of all prisoners will take place by year’s end …read more Source:: ABC...

    Impeachment, Ukraine, Syria and warheads color Washington visit by top Russian diplomat
    Dec10

    Impeachment, Ukraine, Syria and warheads color Washington visit by top Russian diplomat

    President Trump is set to meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, as his administration walks a fine line of preserving relations with Moscow in the face of Russian aggression on… …read more Source:: The...

    New Ukrainian leader meets with rival Putin for first time
    Dec10

    New Ukrainian leader meets with rival Putin for first time

    PARIS — President Vladimir Putin of Russia met with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine for the first time Monday at a summit in Paris to try to end five years of war between Ukrainian troops and Moscow-backed separatists. Both sat down at the French presidential palace along with the leaders of France and Germany for talks focused on...

    Intel Committee Lawyers Went Toe to Toe in Latest Impeachment Hearing
    Dec10

    Intel Committee Lawyers Went Toe to Toe in Latest Impeachment Hearing

    The House Judiciary Committee convened another impeachment hearing on Monday that was heavy on the partisan fireworks and light on new information. The witnesses before the committee were Steve Castor, counsel for the Republicans, and Daniel Goldman, counsel for the Democrats. Both men traded their seats on the bench for seats at the witness...

    Everyone Knew We Were Losing in Afghanistan
    Dec10

    Everyone Knew We Were Losing in Afghanistan

    Afghanistan has long been the overshadowed war, eclipsed in public attention by the invasion of Iraq and a dozen other stories. Even so, the American occupation of Afghanistan grinds on, with an end seeming remote and any kind of positive resolution even more so.It’s bitterly appropriate, then, that on Monday—with more hearings in the...

    Russia’s Fictional Narratives: A Double-Edged Sword
    Dec09

    Russia’s Fictional Narratives: A Double-Edged Sword

    Fiona Hill’s warning to Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee not to repeat the “fictional narrative” that Ukraine interfered with the American election in 2016 calls for some historical perspective. Senator Angus King, independent of Maine and a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, offered a bit of it recently when he...

    Biden Blames Staffers for Not Warning Him About Hunter’s Board Position
    Dec09

    Biden Blames Staffers for Not Warning Him About Hunter’s Board Position

    Democratic frontrunner Joe Biden on Friday blamed his staff for not warning him about the potential conflict of interest stemming from his son Hunter’s position on the board of a Ukrainian natural gas company. “Nobody warned me about a potential conflict of interest,” Biden said in an interview with NPR released Monday. Recent...

    The Case for Multiple Articles of Impeachment
    Dec09

    The Case for Multiple Articles of Impeachment

    John Nichols The case against Trump must not be limited to Ukraine, as former Republican Representative Justin Amash points out. The post The Case for Multiple Articles of Impeachment appeared first on The Nation. …read more Source:: The...

    GOP Impeachment Counsel Won’t Admit Biden Was Top 2020 Contender When Trump Targeted Him
    Dec09

    GOP Impeachment Counsel Won’t Admit Biden Was Top 2020 Contender When Trump Targeted Him

    The staff lawyer for the Republicans in the impeachment inquiry was not willing to acknowledge that Joe Biden was a leading 2020 presidential contender at the time President Donald Trump pressed Ukraine for dirt on Biden. Trump’s effort to weaken Biden’s candidacy by demanding the investigations from the Ukrainians is at the center of...