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    Ex-National Security Council Official Testifying to Congress
    Oct14

    Ex-National Security Council Official Testifying to Congress

    Fiona Hill, a former top National Security Council expert on Russia, was testifying to Congress behind closed doors Monday, the latest former Trump administration official to be subpoenaed as part of the House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.Hill wouldn’t comment as she arrived on Capitol Hill, but her attorney said she had...

    Rand Paul calls for investigation into Dem senators who wrote letter to Ukraine last year
    Oct14

    Rand Paul calls for investigation into Dem senators who wrote letter to Ukraine last year

    Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is calling for an investigation into three Democratic senators who are accused of threatening to withdraw aid from Ukraine last year if the country did not cooperate with Robert Mueller’s investigation.When asked by NBC “Meet the Press” host Chuck Todd on Sunday whether he is “disturbed” by...

    Far-right groups protest Ukrainian president’s peace plan
    Oct14

    Far-right groups protest Ukrainian president’s peace plan

    Shooting off flares and shouting “glory to Ukraine,” thousands of far-right and nationalist activists marched Monday through Kyiv, protesting President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s leadership and his long-awaited peace plan for eastern … Click to Continue » …read more Source:: The Bellingham...

    After Poland, No Democracy Is Safe
    Oct14

    After Poland, No Democracy Is Safe

    Democracy was on the ballot yesterday in Poland. It suffered a stinging defeat that will have consequences far beyond the country’s borders.For decades, political scientists regarded Poland as the great success story of the transition from communism to democracy. In no other large country in Central or Eastern Europe had democratic...

    Schiff Sees Two ‘Quid Pro Quos’ in Trump’s Call With Ukraine President
    Oct14

    Schiff Sees Two ‘Quid Pro Quos’ in Trump’s Call With Ukraine President

    Chairman of the US House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Adam Schiff arrives for a closed-door deposition by former US Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch on October 11, 2019. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images) …read more Source:: CNS...

    Joe Biden’s Son Hunter Stepping Down From Chinese board
    Oct14

    Joe Biden’s Son Hunter Stepping Down From Chinese board

    Facing intense scrutiny from President Donald Trump and his Republican allies, Hunter Biden says he will step down from the board of directors of a Chinese-backed private equity firm at the end of the month as part of a pledge not to work on behalf of any foreign-owned companies should his father win the presidency.Biden, the 49-year-old son of...

    Report: Ukraine Sees Hope For ‘Last Chance’ Peace Summit In Mid-November
    Oct14

    Report: Ukraine Sees Hope For ‘Last Chance’ Peace Summit In Mid-November

    Ukrainian Foreign Minister Vadym Prystayko says a peace summit could take place in Paris in mid-November if Kyiv and Moscow-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine can maintain a cease-fire in a conflict that has killed some 13,000 people since April 2014, Reuters reported. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Impeachment Likely Topic at Next Democratic Debate
    Oct14

    Impeachment Likely Topic at Next Democratic Debate

    A dozen Democratic presidential candidates will be on stage for the party’s next primary debate Tuesday on the campus of Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio.This will be the fourth Democratic debate since June and will feature the largest group on stage for a single debate. Hawaii Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard and Tom Steyer, a former...

    Congress set to return as impeachment inquiry heats up — live updates
    Oct14

    Congress set to return as impeachment inquiry heats up — live updates

    The committees leading the impeachment inquiry will hear testimony this week from four officials about Trump’s dealings with Ukraine …read more Source::...

    Trump escalated his war on Fox News again, slamming anchor Chris Wallace for his coverage of the Ukraine scandal and comparing him unfavorably to his dead father
    Oct14

    Trump escalated his war on Fox News again, slamming anchor Chris Wallace for his coverage of the Ukraine scandal and comparing him unfavorably to his dead father

    Donald Trump said Wallace should characterize a call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, now the basis of an impeachment inquiry, as “good.” …read more Source:: Business...