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Trump Retweets Name of Alleged Whistleblower
Nicholas Kamm/GettyFor the first time since the Ukraine scandal erupted, President Trump has retweeted the name of the alleged whistleblower and directly displayed it to his 68 million followers. The late-night retweet just before midnight on Friday went largely unnoticed at first, but was still displayed in the president’s Twitter feed as...
In 2020, Will the Democrats Slay Trump—or Themselves?
Photo Illustration by Sarah Rogers/The Daily Beast / Photos GettyWith the new year right around the corner, it’s worth considering what the world will look like a year from now. Our pace of change is, after all, light speed: 2020 could bring all sorts of crazy. This is true even if Donald Trump survives impeachment (which is likely) and...
Anti-Defamation League Slams Rudy Giuliani for Claiming George Soros Is ‘Hardly a Jew’
Drew Angerer/GettyThe Anti-Defamation League on Monday strongly rebuked Rudy Giuliani, calling the Trump attorney’s assertion that liberal philanthropist George Soros is “hardly a Jew” a dog whistle to anti-Semites.In an at The Daily Beast.Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here …read more Source:: The Daily...
Why We’re Pressing Hard for the Ukraine Documents
Saul Loeb/GettyBy Susan Smith Richardson and Jim Morris, Center for Public IntegrityThis weekend, at The Daily Beast. …read more Source:: The Daily...
Dems Fear Impeachment Could ‘Embolden’ Trump
Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast/Getty/Katsumi MurouchiIt’s the day after Adam Schiff made one last speech on the floor of the House of Representatives arguing that Donald Trump must be impeached. The California Democrat was back at work, headed to the secure room underneath the U.S. Capitol where, over the course of the last three...
Fox News Contributor: Rudy Giuliani Is ‘Transparently Corrupt’
Liberal Fox News contributor at The Daily Beast. …read more Source:: The Daily...
Trump Administration Officials Worried Halt to Ukraine Aid Violated Spending Law
U.S. Department of DefenseBy R. Jeffrey Smith, Center for Public IntegrityWhen President Donald Trump ordered a halt to aid to Ukraine last summer, defense officials and diplomats worried first that it would undermine U.S. national security. Ukraine is, as some of them later testified before Congress, on the front lines of Russian aggression, and...
Germans Aim to Kneecap U.S. Sanctions on Russia
Stefan Sauer/picture alliance via Getty ImagesLate on Friday, President Donald Trump is set to sign legislation sanctioning a gas pipeline project that would run from Russia to Germany. The Ukrainian government has worked to stop the project. The German government, meanwhile, opposes the sanctions. In a final series of meetings aiming to stave...
Trump Pulled Plug on Pompeo’s November Ukraine Trip Over Impeachment Heat
Olivier Douliery/Pool/GettySecretary of State Mike Pompeo was scheduled to visit Ukraine in November following his trip to Germany to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Berlin Wall falling. But President Donald Trump, in coordination with the State Department, cut the Kyiv trip from Pompeo’s schedule at the last minute amid the at The...
Samantha Bee Breaks Down Why Impeaching Trump Is Far From ‘Pointless’
TBSAfter a cold open parody of A Christmas Carol that found Samantha Bee as Ebenezer Scrooge waking up from her Trump nightmare to celebrate at The Daily Beast.Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here …read more Source:: The Daily...
