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    House Advances Impeachment Proceedings Against Trump
    Oct31

    House Advances Impeachment Proceedings Against Trump

    The House of Representatives voted Thursday to formally advance impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump amid allegations that he improperly leveraged his position to dig up dirt on former Vice President Joe Biden, one of the Democratic frontrunners in the 2020 election. The vote passed 232–196, with the tally mostly falling on...

    Bad Arguments for Limiting Speech
    Oct31

    Bad Arguments for Limiting Speech

    In a Washington Post op-ed titled “Why America Needs a Hate Speech Law,” Richard Stengel, who once edited Time, begins by recalling, “When I was a journalist, I loved Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.’s assertion that the Constitution and the First Amendment are not just about protecting ‘free thought for those who agree with us but freedom...

    Ukraine’s State Gas Company, Struggling To Reform, Is Pulled Into U.S. Impeachment Politics
    Oct31

    Ukraine’s State Gas Company, Struggling To Reform, Is Pulled Into U.S. Impeachment Politics

    By several measures, Naftogaz, which has a monopoly on gas transiting Ukraine, has made progress in cleaning up its operations. A criminal indictment against two U.S. businessmen, and the impeachment turmoil roiling Washington, isn’t exactly helping. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Bullock says Giuliani should be ‘behind bars’
    Oct31

    Bullock says Giuliani should be ‘behind bars’

    Presidential hopeful and Montana Gov. Steve Bullock (D) said Wednesday that President Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani should be “behind bars” over his dealings with Ukraine.”As [state] attorney general, I saw… …read more Source:: The...

    Fox Host Challenges Conway Claim That ‘Whole World’ Knows What Happened On Ukraine Call
    Oct31

    Fox Host Challenges Conway Claim That ‘Whole World’ Knows What Happened On Ukraine Call

    White House counselor Kellyanne Conway received mild pushback from a Fox News host on Thursday morning when she claimed the “whole world” knows exactly what was said during President Trump’s call with the president of Ukraine. While Conway attempted to list out all the items that she believes weren’t included on the Ukraine call —...

    Trump Jr. Says He Wishes His Name Was Hunter Biden Because He’d ‘Be A Really Rich Guy’
    Oct31

    Trump Jr. Says He Wishes His Name Was Hunter Biden Because He’d ‘Be A Really Rich Guy’

    Donald Trump Jr. took to Fox News Wednesday night to declare his envy for … Hunter Biden? When asked by Fox News host Sean Hannity Wednesday night if he could “imagine that your name was Hunter Biden,” the President’s son gleefully responded that he wished that he shared the same name as the Democratic frontrunner’s son. “I wish my...

    Impeachment Trial Could Complicate Democratic Senators’ US Presidential Bids
    Oct31

    Impeachment Trial Could Complicate Democratic Senators’ US Presidential Bids

    Democratic U.S. senators vying for the party’s 2020 presidential nomination face the increasing likelihood of being tethered to Washington for President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial just as they need to ramp up efforts in early-voting states.With the U.S. House of Representatives set to vote on Thursday on next steps in the...

    Pompeo Voices New Baseless Conspiracy Theory Grown From A Trump Talking Point
    Oct31

    Pompeo Voices New Baseless Conspiracy Theory Grown From A Trump Talking Point

    Secretary of State Mike Pompeo subtly dropped a new conspiracy theory on Fox News Wednesday night, implying that the Obama administration held back from giving weapons to Ukraine because of Hunter Biden. “I couldn’t answer if it’s because of Hunter Biden, that Barack Obama and Vice President Biden didn’t give weapons to Ukraine,...

    Former Trump Adviser Next in Line to be Asked About Ukraine
    Oct31

    Former Trump Adviser Next in Line to be Asked About Ukraine

    President Donald Trump’s top adviser for Russian and European affairs is leaving his job at the White House just as he’s scheduled to testify before the House impeachment investigators, a senior administration official said. Tim Morrison owes his job at the National Security Council to Trump, but his testimony Thursday in the House...

    Senior U.S. Diplomat Calls Russia ‘Malign Influence’ That ‘Occupied Ukraine’
    Oct31

    Senior U.S. Diplomat Calls Russia ‘Malign Influence’ That ‘Occupied Ukraine’

    Acting U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Philip Reeker says the citizens of both Russia and Ukraine are “paying a price” for Russia’s “malign influence.” …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...