Section: Voice of America (USA)
Seven Democratic Presidential Candidates Debating to Take on Trump
Seven U.S. Democratic presidential candidates are debating again Thursday, offering themselves to U.S. voters as an alternative in next year’s election to President Donald Trump, now newly impeached but undaunted in his quest for a second term in the White House.The one-time Democratic field of more than two dozen candidates has shrunk, as...
Legacy Moment: Pelosi Leads ‘Somber’ Trump Impeachment
The House’s center of power took a seat toward the back of the chamber Wednesday. Her golden mace brooch, symbol of the House and the speaker’s authority, glinted.Speaker Nancy Pelosi spent much of the historic day within a few steps of the cloakroom door, away from better-lit seats where the managers and members were debating...
US House Impeaches President Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump was impeached by the House of Representatives Wednesday night, accused of abusing the power of the presidency to benefit himself politically and then obstructing congressional efforts to investigate his actions. On a near straight party-line vote, the Democrat-controlled House approved two articles of impeachment...
Ukraine, Separatists Fail to Agree on Prisoner Exchange
Ukraine and Russia-backed separatists failed Wednesday to agree on a prisoner exchange and troop pullback after several hours of tense talks on the conflict in eastern Ukraine. Representatives of Ukraine, Russia and the separatist rebels met in the Belarusian capital, Minsk, to discuss conditions for an “all for all” prisoner swap....
Ukraine’s Naftogaz Sees Little Chance of Agreement With Gazprom by January 1
There is very little chance of Ukraine signing a new gas transit deal with Russia’s Gazprom before Jan. 1, Naftogaz Chief Executive Andriy Kobolyev told a conference Wednesday.He also said he had no final confirmation that Russian representatives would attend another round of talks on a new agreement Thursday.Ukraine is a key transit route...
What to Watch as Trump Impeachment Moves to House Floor
American history is happening in the U.S. House of Representatives.Democrats are driving President Donald Trump to the brink of impeachment Wednesday as the House takes up charges Trump abused his power and obstructed Congress in pressuring Ukraine to investigate political rivals and refusing to cooperate with the ensuing congressional probe.The...
Russia’s Top Military Officer Airs Concern About NATO Drills
NATO exercises near the border with Russia reflect the alliance’s preparations for a large-scale military conflict, Russia’s chief military officer said in remarks published Wednesday.The chief of the General Staff of the Russian armed forces, Gen. Valery Gerasimov, said at Tuesday’s meeting with foreign military attaches that...
Trump Impeachment Likely as House Votes Wednesday
The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote in favor of impeaching President Donald Trump late Wednesday, making him the third president in the country’s history to face an impeachment trial and the potential punishment of being removed from office.The House, according to rules adopted Tuesday, will spend six hours debating the...
Journalist Killings Fall Sharply but Dangers Remain, Say Leading Press Watchdogs
The number of journalists killed globally in 2019 is the lowest in over a decade as some war zones became less deadly, say two of the world’s leading free-press advocacy groups.New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Paris-headquartered Reporters Without Borders (RSF), which is known by its French initials, released...
Americans Steadfastly Divided over Impeachment as Vote Nears
As the U.S. House of Representatives prepares to take a historic vote on the impeachment of President Donald Trump, the American public is following along, steadfast in its views.Many polls since House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the start of an impeachment inquiry on Sept. 24 show that Americans are closely divided over whether Trump should...
