Section: Voice of America (USA)
Rancor Fills the Airwaves Ahead of Trump Impeachment
The rancor from the imminent impeachment of President Donald Trump played out on Sunday’s news talk shows in the U.S., with no political agreement on the merits of the case against him.The Democratic-controlled House of Representatives is set by mid-week to make the Republican president only the third American leader to be impeached in the...
Rancor Fills the Airwaves Ahead of Trump Impeachment
The rancor from the imminent impeachment of President Donald Trump played out on Sunday’s news talk shows in the U.S., with no political agreement on the merits of the case against him.The Democratic-controlled House of Representatives is set by mid-week to make the Republican president only the third American leader to be impeached in the...
Playing Down Impeachment, Trump Campaign Voices Confidence
President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign on Thursday shrugged off the president’s expected impeachment less than a year before Election Day, talking up the campaign’s data collection efforts and declaring that no one in the Democratic field can compete with the incumbent.With a House impeachment vote expected next week, the...
Judiciary Committee Recommends Trump Impeachment for Abuse of Power, Obstruction
The U.S. House Judiciary Committee approved two articles of impeachment against U.S. President Donald Trump Friday, clearing the way for a vote in the full House that could come as early as next week.Committee members voted along party lines after it recessed late Thursday after 14 hours of debate. The two articles, accusing Trump of abuse of...
Republican-Led Senate Looms as Trump’s Savior
As early as next week, President Donald Trump could become only the third U.S. president to be impeached by the House of Representatives. If the Democratically-controlled House votes to impeach Trump for allegedly abusing his power related to his dealings with Ukraine, the case would move to the Republican-controlled Senate for an impeachment...
Judiciary Committee Restarts Marathon Debate, Before Voting on Impeachment
The U.S. House Judiciary Committee reconvenes Friday morning to vote on articles of impeachment against U.S. President Donald Trump. The committee recessed late Thursday after 14 hours of debate.The Democratic-controlled committee rebuffed Republican attempts Thursday to weaken or throw out the allegations and instead will vote on sending them to...
Republican-Led Senate Looms as Trump’s Savior
President Donald Trump is now expected to become only the third U.S. president impeached by the House of Representatives.If the Democratic-controlled House votes next week to impeach Trump for allegedly abusing his power related to his dealings with Ukraine, the case would move to the Republican-controlled Senate for an impeachment trial where...
Ukraine Detains Suspects in Slaying of Top Journalist
Ukrainian police have detained several people suspected of involvement in the slaying of journalist Pavel Sheremet, who died in a car bomb blast in 2016, the country’s leadership announced Thursday. “Probable killers were detained today,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said during a press briefing in Kyiv with the...
After Talks Tackling the War in East Ukraine, What Next for the Donbass?
The leaders of Russia and Ukraine met for the first time in three years in an attempt to end the conflict in eastern Ukriane. In the wake of that meeting earlier this week in Paris, attention now shifts to renewed peace efforts to stem the violence between Ukrainian government forces and Moscow-backed separatists.Yet in interviews and comments...
Judiciary Panel Takes First Steps Toward Trump Impeachment Vote
The House Judiciary Committee took the first steps Wednesday evening toward voting on articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, beginning a marathon two-day session to consider the historic charges.Democrats and Republicans on the panel used the prime-time hearing to make final arguments for and against impeachment. Both sides...
