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    Welcome to the United States of Ukraine
    Oct25

    Welcome to the United States of Ukraine

    It’s no coincidence that Washington’s increasingly dysfunctional and violent politics are coming to resemble Kiev’s. …read more Source:: Foreign...

    Former Trump advisor John Bolton’s lawyers are in contact with impeachment probe panels
    Oct25

    Former Trump advisor John Bolton’s lawyers are in contact with impeachment probe panels

    John Bolton reportedly was so disturbed by efforts to get Ukraine to investigate President Trump’s political opponents, including former Vice President Joe Biden, that he called it a “drug deal.” …read more Source::...

    Democrats Pull Back From Demanding Whistleblower’s Testimony
    Oct25

    Democrats Pull Back From Demanding Whistleblower’s Testimony

    The whistleblower who touched off the powder keg of Ukraine scandal revelations and resulting impeachment inquiry has become increasingly irrelevant to the investigations, likely to his relief. According to the Washington Post, Democrats now feel that that initial complaint has been sufficiently bolstered by Trump administration officials’...

    Ukraine police arrest hacker wanted in US, suspected of stealing $6M from American banks
    Oct25

    Ukraine police arrest hacker wanted in US, suspected of stealing $6M from American banks

    A 32-year-old man accused of hacking into U.S. financial institutions and stealing more than $6 million was arrested in Ukraine as he was hiding from American authorities. …read more Source:: FOX...

    Trump’s Foreign Policy Process Stirs Controversy in Washington
    Oct25

    Trump’s Foreign Policy Process Stirs Controversy in Washington

    From making so-called side deals with Ukraine to pulling U.S. forces from northeastern Syria, U.S. President Donald Trump has gone his own way when it comes to conducting U.S. foreign policy. But the Syria decision has sparked widespread opposition in Washington and in the case of Ukraine, critics say Trump sidestepped career U.S. diplomats to...

    Should We Really Buy DOJ’s Efforts To Wash Its Hands Of Trump’s Ukraine Mess?
    Oct25

    Should We Really Buy DOJ’s Efforts To Wash Its Hands Of Trump’s Ukraine Mess?

    When several Trump administration figures, from the President himself on down, have labeled the Department of Justice as part of a potential quid pro quo with Ukraine, it’s hard to believe the DOJ’s denials of its involvement. For a typical Justice Department, its repeated implication in the ongoing Ukraine scandal would be extremely...

    Why Republicans Are Complaining About the Impeachment Process
    Oct25

    Why Republicans Are Complaining About the Impeachment Process

    There’s a reason Republicans have been making a great fuss about the process of the impeachment inquiry over the past few days. Unwilling, or more likely unable, to mount any substantive defenses of President Donald Trump’s behavior with regard to Ukraine, members have instead assailed the way Democrats are conducting the inquiry.You...

    It’s Official: House Republicans Have Become the O.J. Simpson Jury of the 21st Century
    Oct25

    It’s Official: House Republicans Have Become the O.J. Simpson Jury of the 21st Century

    Bill Clark/GettyAn old legal maxim says: “If the facts are against you, argue the law. If the law is against you, argue the facts. If the law and the facts are against you, pound the table and yell like hell.”When it comes to impeachment, Republicans have entered the “pound the table and yell like hell” phase of bargaining. In recent weeks,...

    The Powerful Ukrainian Oligarch With a Stake in Trumpworld’s Search for Biden Dirt
    Oct25

    The Powerful Ukrainian Oligarch With a Stake in Trumpworld’s Search for Biden Dirt

    Simon Dawson/Bloomberg via GettyHe’s the Ukrainian billionaire who shelled out big bucks to two Trump-connected lawyers to at The Daily Beast.Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here …read more Source:: The Daily...

    President Trump’s Foreign Policy Process Stirs Controversy in Washington
    Oct25

    President Trump’s Foreign Policy Process Stirs Controversy in Washington

    From making so-called side deals with Ukraine to pulling U.S. forces from northeastern Syria, U.S. President Donald Trump has gone his own way when it comes to conducting U.S. foreign policy. But the Syria decision has sparked widespread opposition in Washington and in the case of Ukraine, critics say Trump sidestepped career U.S. diplomats to...