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    We Need Steady Leadership, Not Fire-Starters, to Guide a Divided Nation
    Nov08

    We Need Steady Leadership, Not Fire-Starters, to Guide a Divided Nation

    The current state of American politics is eerily reminiscent of the wildfires that recently engulfed the state of California. The conditions are right, the tinder is dry, the crosswinds are high, and the landscape is ripe for conflagration. This is why it’s incumbent upon our political leadership to refrain from lighting a match at this...

    George Kent accuses Giuliani of ‘campaign of lies’ against ex-Ukraine ambassador Yovanovitch
    Nov08

    George Kent accuses Giuliani of ‘campaign of lies’ against ex-Ukraine ambassador Yovanovitch

    George Kent, a deputy assistant secretary at the State Department, told House Democrats last month that Rudy Giuliani launched a “campaign of lies” against the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine. …read more Source:: United Press...

    Congressional watchdog reviewing Ukraine military aid freeze at heart of impeachment inquiry
    Nov08

    Congressional watchdog reviewing Ukraine military aid freeze at heart of impeachment inquiry

    The Government Accountability Office is looking into the reason a hold was put on the nearly $400 million in military aid to Ukraine by the Trump administration. The hold is currently a major component of the impeachment inquiry into President Trump. …read more Source::...

    George Kent Testimony: State Dept Brass Told Hannity to Stop Smearing Marie Yovanovitch
    Nov08

    George Kent Testimony: State Dept Brass Told Hannity to Stop Smearing Marie Yovanovitch

    REUTERSTop U.S. diplomat George Kent said in his impeachment testimony released Thursday that the State Department’s counselor contacted Fox News host Sean Hannity this spring to ask him to stop spreading smears about Marie Yovanovitch, the then-U.S. ambassador to Ukraine who drew the ire of Trumpworld.Kent, who serves as the State...

    State Dept. official believed Trump-Ukraine conduct was ‘injurious to the rule of law,’ transcripts show
    Nov08

    State Dept. official believed Trump-Ukraine conduct was ‘injurious to the rule of law,’ transcripts show

    George Kent testified that he took contemporaneous notes detailing his concerns, which the House noted the State Department has yet to turn over. …read more Source::...

    Russian Railway To Start Selling Train Tickets To Crimea Across New Kerch Bridge
    Nov08

    Russian Railway To Start Selling Train Tickets To Crimea Across New Kerch Bridge

    The first trains from mainland Russia to the Russian-occupied Crimean Peninsula across the newly constructed bridge over the Kerch Strait will start rolling next month, TASS reported, citing the Grand Service Express carrier. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    The words Trump had to hear: Investigations, Biden, Clinton
    Nov08

    The words Trump had to hear: Investigations, Biden, Clinton

    There were three words President Donald Trump wanted to hear from the Ukraine president: Investigations, Biden and Clinton. That’s according to the transcript, released Thursday, of an impeachment inquiry interview … Click to Continue » …read more Source:: Miami...

    GAO reviewing Trump hold on Ukraine military aid
    Nov08

    GAO reviewing Trump hold on Ukraine military aid

    The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is looking into the Trump administration’s hold on nearly $400 million in military aid to Ukraine to see if the freeze, which is at the center of House Democrats’ impeachment inq… …read more Source:: The...

    House Inquiry Releases Testimony Of State Dept. Official George Kent
    Nov07

    House Inquiry Releases Testimony Of State Dept. Official George Kent

    The House Impeachment inquiry on Thursday released a transcript of the testimony of George Kent, the deputy assistant secretary of state for Europe and Eurasian affairs. Reports emerged after Kent’s testimony last month that he was told to “lay low” after criticizing Rudy Giuliani’s involvement in Ukraine policy. Read Kent’s...

    Congress’ Investigative Office Probing Whether Ukraine Aide Holdup Violated Law
    Nov07

    Congress’ Investigative Office Probing Whether Ukraine Aide Holdup Violated Law

    A congressional watchdog office is looking into whether President Donald Trump improperly upheld a nine-figure aid package to Ukraine, despite Congress having already approved the money. The Government Accountability Office is investigating the White House’s hold on the aid, a spokesperson confirmed to The Wall Street Journal on Thursday....