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    New Report Undermines Trumpworld Defense On Ukraine Quid Pro Quo
    Oct23

    New Report Undermines Trumpworld Defense On Ukraine Quid Pro Quo

    The Ukrainian government was made aware just a few days after the country’s President spoke with President Donald Trump on the phone that military aid was being held up purposefully, The New York Times reported Wednesday. The new revelation undermines a defense that Trump supporters grasped hold of in the hours after Ambassador Bill...

    House Republicans Literally Storm the Impeachment Hearings
    Oct23

    House Republicans Literally Storm the Impeachment Hearings

    Alex Wong/GettyHouse Republicans took their impeachment grievances to a more confrontational level on Wednesday, barging in to a secure facility during a closed-door witness deposition and refusing to leave until Democrats held open hearings.The gambit—cooked up by the pro-Trump brawler Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) and endorsed by House GOP...

    Former acting attorney general defends Trump: ‘Abuse of power is not a crime’
    Oct23

    Former acting attorney general defends Trump: ‘Abuse of power is not a crime’

    Former acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker on Tuesday night defended President Trump amid a House impeachment inquiry into his administration’s dealings with Ukraine, arguing that Democrats needed evidence of a crime… …read more Source:: The...

    Separatists’ Prison Sentence For Ukrainian Journalist Aseyev Sparks Outrage
    Oct23

    Separatists’ Prison Sentence For Ukrainian Journalist Aseyev Sparks Outrage

    Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine have sentenced journalist Stanislav Aseyev, an RFE/RL contributor, to 15 years in prison on charges of espionage. Aseyev has already been held since 2017, when he was captured while reporting on the separatist conflict. Rights defenders and press freedom groups are calling his imprisonment...

    Impeachment Just Became Inevitable
    Oct23

    Impeachment Just Became Inevitable

    Ambassador William Taylor’s testimony to House investigators on Tuesday didn’t answer every question about the Ukraine scandal, but it answered the big one: Will President Donald Trump be impeached?Impeachment is now effectively inevitable. Taylor’s testimony fleshed out the biggest open questions, including whether there was a...

    Pentagon official overseeing Ukraine testifies in impeachment inquiry
    Oct23

    Pentagon official overseeing Ukraine testifies in impeachment inquiry

    Cooper is expected to face questions about the Trump administration’s decision to temporarily withhold military assistance to Ukraine over the summer. …read more Source::...

    The Weapons America Is Leaving Behind in Syria
    Oct23

    The Weapons America Is Leaving Behind in Syria

    Less than a week after President Donald Trump formally ordered the U.S. military to withdraw the majority of its forces from Syria, the Pentagon carried out an unusual mission in the northeastern part of the country. A pair of F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jets delivered a precision airstrike, not to protect a joint U.S.-Turkish patrol on the border...

    Ukraine just threw a huge wrench into Trump’s key defense denying a quid pro quo
    Oct23

    Ukraine just threw a huge wrench into Trump’s key defense denying a quid pro quo

    Ukrainian officials knew in early August that President Trump had frozen military aid — all while pushing for politically motivated investigations. …read more Source:: Business...

    Sean Duffy Wrecked by Republican CNN Colleague: ‘My Nose Is Not a Heat-Seeking Missile’ for Trump’s ‘Backside’
    Oct23

    Sean Duffy Wrecked by Republican CNN Colleague: ‘My Nose Is Not a Heat-Seeking Missile’ for Trump’s ‘Backside’

    What happens when former Republican congressmen-turned-CNN contributors stop being polite, and start getting real?During a tense and heated clash on Wednesday morning, CNN political commentators at The Daily Beast.Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here …read more Source:: The Daily...

    The Latest: Giuliani associates plead not guilty
    Oct23

    The Latest: Giuliani associates plead not guilty

    NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the arraignment for two business associates of Rudy Giuliani (all times local): 11:45 a.m. Two business associates of Rudy Giuliani have pleaded not guilty in their campaign finance case. Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman were arraigned Wednesday on charges they conspired to make illegal contributions to political...