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    What’s Harder to Explain to Kids: Sex or Extortion?
    Oct01

    What’s Harder to Explain to Kids: Sex or Extortion?

    The last time a president faced impeachment proceedings, I was aware of the events that precipitated them only from the snippets I overheard from news broadcasts on my parents’ TV. From what I could gather, President Bill Clinton had done something bad, a lady named Monica Lewinsky was involved, and people were mad at both of them about...

    Ukraine opens case against former prosecutor Yuriy Lutsenko
    Oct01

    Ukraine opens case against former prosecutor Yuriy Lutsenko

    The allegations unveiled Tuesday are not directly related to the U.S. impeachment inquiry into President Trump begun last week by House Democrats. …read more Source:: USA...

    Ukraine, not ‘the’ Ukraine: Embassy asks public to ‘avoid Soviet style cliches’
    Oct01

    Ukraine, not ‘the’ Ukraine: Embassy asks public to ‘avoid Soviet style cliches’

    Ukraine has tried to set the record straight amid becoming embroiled in an international scandal spurred by its leader’s phone call with President Trump: It’s not “the Ukraine.” The Ukrainian Embassy in D.C. took to Twitter over the weekend to remind the public about how to properly say and spell … …read more...

    The Latest: Grassley says whistleblower should be heard out
    Oct01

    The Latest: Grassley says whistleblower should be heard out

    WASHINGTON (AP) – The Latest on House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump (all times local): 11:50 a.m. Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley says a whistleblower who filed a complaint about President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine “ought to be heard out and protected” and his or her requests...

    House Democrats Subpoena Giuliani for Ukraine Documents
    Oct01

    House Democrats Subpoena Giuliani for Ukraine Documents

    Democratic lawmakers subpoenaed former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani Monday for documents related to the Democrats’ impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. House Democrats’ inquiry “includes an investigation of credible allegations that [Giuliani] acted as an agent of the President in a scheme to advance his personal...

    Grassley Defends Whistleblower Against Trump’s Attacks
    Oct01

    Grassley Defends Whistleblower Against Trump’s Attacks

    Senate Finance Committee chair Chuck Grassley (R-IA) defended the whistleblower at the center of President Donald Trump’s Ukraine scandal on Tuesday. Without explicitly mentioning Trump, Grassley pushed back against the President’s demands to “find out” the identity of the whistleblower who revealed Trump’s attempt to pressure...

    Pompeo: Congress Can’t Interview State Dept. Officials About Trump-Ukraine
    Oct01

    Pompeo: Congress Can’t Interview State Dept. Officials About Trump-Ukraine

    Secretary of State Mike Pompeo promised to prevent State Department officials with knowledge of the President’s pressure campaign against Ukraine from testifying before the House, according to a Tuesday letter from the secretary. Pompeo branded the attempt from the House Foreign Affairs, Intelligence, and Oversight Committees to depose five...

    Kamala Harris wants President Trump’s Twitter account suspended over his whistleblower tweets
    Oct01

    Kamala Harris wants President Trump’s Twitter account suspended over his whistleblower tweets

    Democratic U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris (Calif.) said President Donald Trump’s Twitter account should be suspended over his tweets about the whistleblower in the Ukraine scandal that could lead to Trump’s impeachment, CNN reported. “The president’s tweets and his behaviors about this are just further evidence of the fact that...

    Ukranian mayor denies that Giuliani spoke with him about Joe Biden
    Oct01

    Ukranian mayor denies that Giuliani spoke with him about Joe Biden

    House Democrats have subpoenaed President Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani for Ukraine-related documents. CBS News spoke exclusively with Vitali Klitschko, the former boxer who is now mayor of Kiev, Ukraine’s capital. Giuliani’s firm advised Klitschko in his 2008 bid for mayor, and he is mentioned in the House subpoena....

    Ukrainian Director Sentsov Meets French President In Strasbourg
    Oct01

    Ukrainian Director Sentsov Meets French President In Strasbourg

    French President Emmanuel Macron has met with Oleg Sentsov, the Ukrainian filmmaker who was held in Russian prisons for more than five years on charges many called politically motivated. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...