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    6 Big Moments from Day 1 of the Second Round of Impeachment Hearings
    Dec05

    6 Big Moments from Day 1 of the Second Round of Impeachment Hearings

    The House Judiciary Committee, holding its first day of impeachment hearings Wednesday, heard from four legal scholars on the case for and against removing President Donald Trump from office less than a year before a presidential election. After five days of public hearings over two weeks, the House Intelligence Committee submitted its...

    Amid Contentious Impeachment Hearing, Lawmakers Express Bilateral Support For Ukraine
    Dec05

    Amid Contentious Impeachment Hearing, Lawmakers Express Bilateral Support For Ukraine

    As the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee began a contentious hearing on Capitol Hill in the Ukraine-centered impeachment probe of President Donald Trump, a bipartisan group of lawmakers gathered in the same building to express clear support for the beleaguered eastern European nation and its new leader. …read more Source::...

    Here are the top takeaways from the House judiciary panel’s impeachment hearing
    Dec05

    Here are the top takeaways from the House judiciary panel’s impeachment hearing

    The Democrat-led panel heard four legal scholars interpret and debate the U.S. Constitution’s standards for impeachment, and whether or not Trump’s efforts toward Ukraine met that legal bar. …read more Source::...

    President Donald Trump to seek $250M in additional military aid for Ukraine
    Dec05

    President Donald Trump to seek $250M in additional military aid for Ukraine

    Pentagon and congressional sources confirmed Wednesday that President Donald Trump will seek at least another $250 million in security aid for Ukraine in his 2020 budget request. …read more Source:: United Press...

    Rudy Giuliani has been meeting with former Ukrainian officials in Europe to combat impeachment narrative
    Dec05

    Rudy Giuliani has been meeting with former Ukrainian officials in Europe to combat impeachment narrative

    Rudy Giuliani, President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer and a central figure in the impeachment inquiry, has been meeting with former Ukrainian officials in Europe as part of an effort to refute Democrats’ impeachment narrative, according to the New York Times.The former New York City mayor, who played a significant role in...

    At House Impeachment Hearing, Legal Scholars Disagree on the Meaning of ‘High Crimes and Misdemeanors’
    Dec05

    At House Impeachment Hearing, Legal Scholars Disagree on the Meaning of ‘High Crimes and Misdemeanors’

    The House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday held an impeachment inquiry hearing with four legal scholars, who were asked to offer their perspectives on the potential charges facing President Donald Trump. Despite the presence of “experts,” the hearing proved to be yet another partisan back-and-forth that likely changed very few minds....

    Seriously? Nunes Accuses Democrats Of Peddling Conspiracy Theories About Him
    Dec05

    Seriously? Nunes Accuses Democrats Of Peddling Conspiracy Theories About Him

    Are we really going there, Devin? House Intelligence Committee ranking member Devin Nunes (R-CA), who has spent most of his committee’s impeachment proceedings attempting to legitimize bogus conspiracy theories about Ukraine, accused Democrats on Wednesday of spreading conspiracy theories about him. “I think it’s what happens when it...

    Sen Mike Lee: GOP must call impeachment witnesses, ‘It’s inconceivable that the whistleblower wouldn’t be among them’
    Dec05

    Sen Mike Lee: GOP must call impeachment witnesses, ‘It’s inconceivable that the whistleblower wouldn’t be among them’

    Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) joined Glenn Beck on the TV show Tuesday to discuss this week’s phase of the House impeachment inquiry. Lee argued that the Democrats’ allegations against President Donald Trump are “absurd,” and that Senate Republicans must call key witnesses, such as the whistleblower and former Democratic National...

    Devin Nunes Sues CNN for Reporting Claims He Helped Meddle in Ukraine
    Dec05

    Devin Nunes Sues CNN for Reporting Claims He Helped Meddle in Ukraine

    Rep. Devin Nunes (R–Calif.) is making a name for himself as the most litigious doofus in Congress. His ranty lawsuits reveal a dangerous disrespect for the First Amendment and a willingness to censor legitimate criticism to advance his political goals. In addition to pursuing lawsuits against Twitter, GOP strategist Liz Mair, the Twitter accounts...

    Trump Dismisses Giuliani Calls With White House, OMB
    Dec04

    Trump Dismisses Giuliani Calls With White House, OMB

    President Donald Trump on Wednesday dismissed the significance of repeated contacts between his personal attorney Rudy Giuliani and phone numbers linked to the White House and its budget office — contacts that were revealed in the House intelligence committee’s impeachment report.“So somebody said he made a phone call into the White House....