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    DNA test shows Hunter Biden is father of Arkansas woman’s baby, despite his previous denials
    Nov21

    DNA test shows Hunter Biden is father of Arkansas woman’s baby, despite his previous denials

    A DNA test has confirmed that Hunter Biden fathered a child with an Arkansas woman who is suing him for financial support, after months of Biden denying the allegations and asking that the suit be thrown out.What are the details?The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette first reported Wednesday that “DNA testing has established ‘with scientific...

    Defense official says Ukraine asked about military aid hold
    Nov21

    Defense official says Ukraine asked about military aid hold

    WASHINGTON (AP) – A Defense Department official is testifying that the Ukrainian embassy was asking questions of her staff about a hold on military aid as far back as July 25, the day President Donald Trump asked Ukraine’s president to investigate Democrats. Testifying in an evening impeachment hearing, Laura Cooper …...

    Laura Cooper, impeachment witness, suggests Ukraine knew of security hold in July
    Nov21

    Laura Cooper, impeachment witness, suggests Ukraine knew of security hold in July

    Laura Cooper, the deputy assistant secretary of defense, told lawmakers Wednesday night Ukrainians may have been aware of the hold on security assistance during the July 25th Trump-Zelensky phone call that launched House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry. In her opening statement Ms. Cooper, the DOD official overseeing Russian, Ukrainian and...

    What’s Driving Apolitical Diplomats to Get Political
    Nov21

    What’s Driving Apolitical Diplomats to Get Political

    Battered by haphazard decisions and neglect, the State Department has seen a mass exodus of diplomats during the Trump administration. Now some former diplomats are so worried about what another Trump term would mean—further erosion of alliances, more loss of credibility with friends and foes alike—that they are for the first time taking their...

    Pentagon Official: Ukrainians Knew in July Aid Was on Hold
    Nov21

    Pentagon Official: Ukrainians Knew in July Aid Was on Hold

    Loren Elliott/ReutersA top Pentagon official with jurisdiction over Ukraine testified publicly on Wednesday that at The Daily Beast. …read more Source:: The Daily...

    Official: Ukraine asked about aid on day of Trump call
    Nov21

    Official: Ukraine asked about aid on day of Trump call

    In a blow to GOP defenses of President Donald Trump, a Defense Department official said Wednesday the Ukrainian government asked “what was going on” with U.S. military aid as early … Click to Continue » …read more Source:: Miami...

    Impeachment hearings takeaways: `Everyone was in the loop’
    Nov21

    Impeachment hearings takeaways: `Everyone was in the loop’

    Gordon Sondland, President Donald Trump’s ambassador to the European Union, bolstered Democrats’ impeachment narrative Wednesday as he repeatedly talked of a “quid pro quo” involving Ukraine. He said “everyone was … Click to Continue » …read more Source:: Miami...

    Senators press Amazon over doorbell camera security concerns
    Nov21

    Senators press Amazon over doorbell camera security concerns

    A group of Democratic U.S. senators is questioning Amazon about the security of its Ring doorbell cameras following reports that some Ukraine-based employees had access to video footage from customers’ … Click to Continue » …read more Source:: The Bellingham...

    Ukraine Was Aware Of Hold On Military Aid Far Earlier Than Previously Known
    Nov21

    Ukraine Was Aware Of Hold On Military Aid Far Earlier Than Previously Known

    Ukrainian officials inquired about the hold in hundreds of millions of dollars worth of U.S. security assistance more than a month earlier than previously known, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Laura Cooper told the House impeachment inquiry Wednesday evening. Cooper told the House Intelligence Committee that a staffer of hers received an...

    Defense official says Ukraine asked about military aid hold
    Nov21

    Defense official says Ukraine asked about military aid hold

    A Defense Department official is testifying that the Ukrainian embassy was asking questions of her staff about a hold on military aid as far back as July 25 …read more Source:: The Boston...