Section: The Hill (USA)
Parties clash as impeachment articles move closer to House vote
House lawmakers on the Judiciary Committee clashed in prime time Wednesday night over the propriety of President Trump’s conduct in Ukraine, highlighting the deep gulf between the parties a day before the panel is poised… …read more Source:: The...
White House budget office asserts in new legal memo that delaying Ukraine aid was routine
The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) asserts in a new legal memo that aid to Ukraine was withheld to review if the country complied with U.S. policy, not as a political move to block Congress’s spending d… …read more Source:: The...
Former Bush DHS chief says Trump’s Ukraine call is an ‘abuse of power’
Former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge on Tuesday said that President Trump’s request for the leader of Ukraine to do him a “favor” represented a clear abuse of power…. …read more Source:: The...
Democrats reach cusp of impeachment
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) unveiled two articles of impeachment Tuesday focused solely on President Trump’s conduct regarding Ukraine, a move that appears to have united Democrats of all ideological stripes ahead of… …read more Source:: The...
Giuliani: Trump asked me to brief Justice Department, GOP lawmakers on Ukraine trip
President Trump’s attorney Rudy Giuliani said in a new interview Tuesday that the president directed him to brief Republican senators and the Department of Justice (DOJ) about the information he obtained during… …read more Source:: The...
Barr: ‘I haven’t looked into’ whether Ukraine meddled in 2016 election
Attorney General William Barr on Tuesday distanced himself from a growing narrative among Republicans that Ukraine meddled in the 2016 U.S. election, saying he hadn’t personally delved into the matter.”I am confide… …read more Source:: The...
Ukraine, Russia agree to restart peace process
Ukraine and Russia reportedly agreed to restart the peace process in discussions in Paris on Monday, though they made little progress on ending hostilities in the Donbass region.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President… …read more Source:: The...
Impeachment, Ukraine, Syria and warheads color Washington visit by top Russian diplomat
President Trump is set to meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, as his administration walks a fine line of preserving relations with Moscow in the face of Russian aggression on… …read more Source:: The...
GOP counsel says both Ukraine, Russia interfered in 2016 U.S. elections
GOP counsel Stephen Castor on Monday said both Russia and Ukraine interfered in the 2016 U.S. elections in his testimony before the House Judiciary Committee.Castor’s remarks were notable given… …read more Source:: The...
Trump a ‘clear and present danger,’ says Democratic investigator in impeachment hearing
President Trump’s efforts to get Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden was meant to interfere in next year’s election and “is a clear and present danger” to fair elections and U.S. national security, a De… …read more Source:: The...
