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    With Warren’s Rise, Biden Draws Dems’ Anxiety About 2020 Bid
    Oct18

    With Warren’s Rise, Biden Draws Dems’ Anxiety About 2020 Bid

    Joe Biden is confronting growing anxiety among would-be allies in the Democratic establishment about his ability to win the presidential nomination following underwhelming debate performances, lagging fundraising and withering attacks from rivals in his own party and from President Donald Trump.The former vice president’s bank account is...

    Shifting explanations for withholding aid draw GOP alarm
    Oct18

    Shifting explanations for withholding aid draw GOP alarm

    The shifting White House explanations for President Donald Trump’s decision to withhold military aid from Ukraine are drawing alarm from Republicans …read more Source:: The Boston...

    Ukrainians Blame Trump for ‘Capitulation’ in the War With Russia
    Oct18

    Ukrainians Blame Trump for ‘Capitulation’ in the War With Russia

    Photo Illustration by Kelly Caminero/The Daily Beast/GettyKHARKIV, Ukraine—Night had fallen in this city less than 20 miles from the Russian border, and a crowd gathered around the offices of the State Security Service. From out of the dark a tall, muscled-up, militant young man stepped forward to speak. “We have stopped Russian forces advancing...

    Rick Perry tells President Trump he’s out as energy secretary amid increasing attention from Ukraine controversy
    Oct18

    Rick Perry tells President Trump he’s out as energy secretary amid increasing attention from Ukraine controversy

    Energy Secretary Rick Perry sent a letter announcing his intended resignation to President Donald Trump on Thursday, amid reports of disagreement between the two over the ongoing Ukraine controversy and related impeachment efforts.”It has been a tremendous honor to serve our country in your administration in such a meaningful way,”...

    GOP lawmaker responds to Mulvaney: ‘Are we trying to exculpate Russia?’
    Oct18

    GOP lawmaker responds to Mulvaney: ‘Are we trying to exculpate Russia?’

    Rep. Francis Rooney (R-Fla.) on Friday knocked unproven election interference allegations against Ukraine that have been floated by President Trump and his personal lawyer recently.During an appearance on CNN, the… …read more Source:: The...

    Fox News Host Ed Henry: Not ‘Media’s Fault’ Mick Mulvaney Admitted Quid Pro Quo
    Oct18

    Fox News Host Ed Henry: Not ‘Media’s Fault’ Mick Mulvaney Admitted Quid Pro Quo

    Fox News attempted to help “acting” White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney clean up his at The Daily Beast.Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here …read more Source:: The Daily...

    Diplomat: I tried to warn the Obama administration about Hunter Biden and Ukraine in 2015, but no one would listen
    Oct18

    Diplomat: I tried to warn the Obama administration about Hunter Biden and Ukraine in 2015, but no one would listen

    A diplomat who served in the State Department under former President Barack Obama testified Tuesday that he sounded the alarm about Hunter Biden’s appointment to Ukrainian energy company Burisma in early 2015, but no one seemed to care, according to the Washington Post.George Kent, who still works in the State Department as deputy assistant...

    Ukrainegate Risks Handing Trump Another Gift
    Oct18

    Ukrainegate Risks Handing Trump Another Gift

    Aaron Maté Democrats are again becoming the party of secretive hearings and an all-consuming, bureaucrat-driven scandal. The post Ukrainegate Risks Handing Trump Another Gift appeared first on The Nation. …read more Source:: The...

    GOP Rep. Rooney Won’t Rule Out Impeachment: It’s ‘Certainly Clear’ There Was Quid Pro Quo
    Oct18

    GOP Rep. Rooney Won’t Rule Out Impeachment: It’s ‘Certainly Clear’ There Was Quid Pro Quo

    A day after “acting “ White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney at The Daily Beast.Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here …read more Source:: The Daily...

    Murkowski Condemns Mulvaney’s Remarks, Few Other GOPers Speak Up
    Oct18

    Murkowski Condemns Mulvaney’s Remarks, Few Other GOPers Speak Up

    You’d barely know, from the reaction of congressional Republicans, that White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney had publicly confirmed a central question of House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry on national television. Mulvaney said in a press conference Thursday that the White House had withheld military funds appropriated by...