Section: Voice of America (USA)
Democrats from Some Battleground Districts Undecided on Trump Impeachment Vote
Some U.S. Democrats from highly competitive districts say they are undecided on how to vote on the impeachment of President Donald Trump in the House of Representatives, a vote that will be historic as well as pivotal for their own political futures.In conversations in recent days with over a dozen lawmakers from swing districts, only two said...
EU Leaders Offer Money to Reluctant East to Push 2050 Climate Neutrality
European Union leaders on Thursday will push to agree to make their bloc climate neutral by 2050, luring reluctant eastern member states with promises of extra money for their heavily-polluting economies.The bloc’s 27 national leaders will meet in Brussels from 1400 GMT, a day after the bloc’s executive proposed a Green Deal to...
Why Is Abuse of Power an Impeachable Offense?
House Democrats will vote on two articles of impeachment early next week, charging President Donald Trump with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress — two offenses they say should remove him from office under the standards laid down by the U.S. Constitution. Trump is the third president in history to face impeachment based on a specific...
Russia, Ukraine Make Progress But No Breakthrough in Peace Talks
With the leaders of Russia and Ukraine having met in Paris for their first talks in nearly three years aimed at ending the conflict in east Ukraine, attention now turns to what’s next in the quest to stop the simmering five-year war between Ukrainian government forces and Moscow-backed separatists. From Moscow, Charles Maynes reports the...
US House Panel Weighing Trump Impeachment
The Democratic-controlled House Judiciary Committee is starting to weigh impeachment allegations against President Donald Trump late Wednesday, initiating a quick schedule that by next week could make him only the third American leader to be impeached.The Judiciary panel will consider two articles of impeachment against Trump, the country’s...
Trump Meets Russian FM Under Cloud of Impeachment
Russia’s foreign minister is back in Washington to discuss nuclear arms control, the wars in Syria and Ukraine, as well the continuing controversy over Moscow’s interference in the 2016 U.S. election. Patsy Widakuswara reports from the White House, where Sergei Lavrov met with President Donald Trump. …read more Source:: Voice of...
Democrats Unveil Articles of Impeachment Against Trump
Leading House Democrats unveiled two articles of impeachment against U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday, accusing him of abusing his office for personal political gain and obstructing the congressional impeachment inquiry.It was only the fourth time in the 243-year history of the United States that impeachment charges have been brought...
Why House Democrats Chose a Narrow Focus in Drafting Impeachment Charges Against Trump
In opting for a narrow rather than a broad set of charges, Democrats sought to blunt Republican criticism that the impeachment proceeding against Trump is a reckless attempt to undo a democratically elected president, according to some expertsAs they conducted a two-month-long impeachment inquiry into the conduct of President Donald Trump,...
Trump, Pompeo Meet with Russia’s Lavrov
U.S. President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo are meeting Tuesday in Washington with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, with the two nuclear powers discussing the possibility of extending their last remaining major arms control deal.The officials, meeting as Democrats unveiled impeachment charges against Trump, also plan to...
Trump Says Articles of Impeachment Against Him Part of ‘Witch Hunt’
The president of the United States is terming as a “witch hunt” the two impeachment counts unveiled against him Tuesday morning by House Democrats.Trump referred to that often used term again in a two-word tweet following the announcement by House committee chairs to proceed with the punitive legislation process against him.WITCH...
