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    Donald Trump publicly calls on China to investigate Bidens
    Oct04

    Donald Trump publicly calls on China to investigate Bidens

    President Donald Trump doubled down on his request for foreign governments to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden, again asking Ukraine — and now China — to probe the Democratic presidential candidate. …read more Source:: United Press...

    These Are the Key U.S. and Ukrainian Players in the Trump Impeachment Inquiry
    Oct04

    These Are the Key U.S. and Ukrainian Players in the Trump Impeachment Inquiry

    President Donald Trump faces an impeachment inquiry in the wake of a recent whistleblower complaint alleging that he asked Ukraine to interfere in the 2020 presidential election by investigating Democratic candidate Joe Biden, and his son Hunter. Central to the inquiry is a July 25 phone call between Trump and the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr...

    Volker warned Giuliani’s information on Ukraine wasn’t credible: report
    Oct04

    Volker warned Giuliani’s information on Ukraine wasn’t credible: report

    Former U.S. special envoy for Ukraine Kurt Volker told House investigators Thursday he warned President Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani that his Ukrainian sources alleging wrongdoing by former Vice President Joe Bid… …read more Source:: The...

    Trump scandal threatens to derail Ukraine’s anti-corruption efforts
    Oct04

    Trump scandal threatens to derail Ukraine’s anti-corruption efforts

    Ukrainians are accustomed to powerful forces meddling in their judicial system, Anne Applebaum, a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and expert on central and Eastern Europe, tells The World’s host, Marco Werman. But even as they find corruption foisted on them by their most important ally in Washington, DC, Ukrainians have remained...

    Biden Called For Changes At Ukraine’s Prosecutor Office … And So Did 3 GOP Senators
    Oct03

    Biden Called For Changes At Ukraine’s Prosecutor Office … And So Did 3 GOP Senators

    Oops! The Ukrainian prosecutor at the heart of President Donald Trump’s baseless Joe Biden conspiracy theory was seen as corrupt by Trump’s own Republican colleagues. Sens. Ron Johnson (R-WI), Rob Portman (R-OH) and former Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL), along with five of their Democratic colleagues, sent a letter to then-Ukrainian President...

    Finnish Media Praises Their President for ‘Ice-Cold Strong’ Composure During Press Conference With Donald Trump
    Oct03

    Finnish Media Praises Their President for ‘Ice-Cold Strong’ Composure During Press Conference With Donald Trump

    (HELSINKI) — Finnish media on Thursday praised their president’s performance at a Washington news conference with U.S. President Donald Trump as “ice-cold strong” as he stoically endured Trump’s heated comments on the U.S. impeachment inquiry. The U.S. president used large chunks of their joint news conference on Wednesday to talk...

    Man In The Middle: Pence Is At The Heart Of The Ukraine Scandal Too
    Oct03

    Man In The Middle: Pence Is At The Heart Of The Ukraine Scandal Too

    Vice President Mike Pence castigated former Vice President Joe Biden Thursday with an attack that would make even the most casual observer of President Donald Trump’s hijinks roll their eyes. “The American people have a right to know if the vice president of the United States, or his family, profited from his position,” Pence told reporters...

    Far From the Front Lines, Javelin Missiles Go Unused in Ukraine
    Oct03

    Far From the Front Lines, Javelin Missiles Go Unused in Ukraine

    Military support to the Eastern European country is at the center of a scandal that threatens to engulf the Trump administration. …read more Source:: Foreign...

    How a Former Warsaw Pact Nation Became an Example for NATO Allies
    Oct03

    How a Former Warsaw Pact Nation Became an Example for NATO Allies

    WARSAW, Poland—Tomasz Szatkowski is an anomaly on two fronts. He’s the youngest ambassador to NATO and represents one of just seven members of the 28-nation alliance that pay their full share to support it. NATO policy requires member nations to spend at least 2% of their gross domestic product on defense. Poland does that now, and plans to...

    The Story Behind the One Word Trump Won’t Say
    Oct03

    The Story Behind the One Word Trump Won’t Say

    We have, apparently, found a word that President Donald Trump simply will not say: jockstrap.In the midst of a rant against House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, delivered in front of reporters at a press availability yesterday with the president of Finland, Trump displayed a peculiar case of what linguists call “taboo...