Section: Voice of America (USA)
Kremlin Denies Knowledge of Grisly Wagner Killing in Syria
A Russian who participated in the torture of a captive in Syria and filmed the prisoner’s dismemberment and beheading has been identified by media outlets as a former policeman from Stavropol in southern Russia, who served as a mercenary employed by the Wagner Group, a Kremlin-sponsored private military contractor.A video of the four...
Trumps Signs Stopgap Spending Bill
President Trump on Thursday signed a short-term funding bill, averting the threat of a government shutdown until next month. Trump signed the bill, which will extend funding through December 20, hours before government funding was set to expire. The Senate, by a 74-20 vote, passed the short-term funding bill earlier in the day. The push to keep...
Impeachment Battle Mirrors US Political Divide
Two weeks of public hearings in the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine have deepened the already sharp divide between Democrats and Republicans and have prompted many lawmakers to place more of a premium on party loyalty than the quality of testimony, some political analysts say. With 2020 presidential...
Highlights of a Momentous Week of Impeachment Hearings
The U.S. House of Representatives impeachment inquiry hearings picked up steam this week, as nine current and former U.S. officials testified about President Donald Trump’s controversial dealings with the Ukrainian government.The historic impeachment inquiry was triggered by a whistleblower complaint about a July 25 phone call between Trump...
Ex-White House Adviser to Urge Lawmakers to Reject False Urkaine Narrative
A former White House official on Thursday will call on some lawmakers investigating impeachment of U.S. President Donald Trump not to perpetuate the “alternative narrative” that Ukraine, not Russia, interfered in the 2016 U.S. election, according to her prepared remarks.”I would ask that you please not promote politically driven...
Ex-Adviser, Diplomat to Testify in Trump Impeachment Inquiry
Two additional advisers will testify Thursday as the U.S. House of Representatives holds a marathon week of public hearings on the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.Former White House adviser Fiona Hill and career foreign service officer David Holmes are to testify Thursday.On Tuesday Jennifer Williams, an aide to Vice President...
Democrats in Presidential Debate Spar Over Foreign Policy, Climate
The impeachment inquiry into allegations President Donald Trump sought to pressure Ukraine was the first topic on the agenda Wednesday night as Democrats competing to be the party’s nominee in the 2020 election squared off in their latest debate in Atlanta.Senator Bernie Sanders called Trump perhaps the most corrupt president in modern U.S....
Sondland Confirms Quid Pro Quo Between Trump, Ukraine
Wednesday was the most explosive day yet in the House impeachment hearings and perhaps a crucial moment for the Trump White House when U.S. Ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland testified that there was a quid pro quo between President Donald Trump and Ukraine.Trump has been denying allegations that he held up nearly $400 million in badly needed...
Sondland Insists ‘Everyone Was in the Loop’ on Ukraine
As Gordon Sondland, U.S. ambassador to the European Union, recounted in riveting testimony in the House of Representatives impeachment hearings Wednesday, “Everyone was in the loop.”The legion of top U.S. officials well aware of President Donald Trump’s efforts this summer to get Ukraine to carry out investigations that would help Trump...
Ten US Democrats Spar in Presidential Debate
The impeachment inquiry into allegations President Donald Trump sought to pressure Ukraine was the first topic on the agenda Wednesday night as Democrats competing to be the party’s nominee in the 2020 election squared off in their latest debate in Atlanta.Senator Bernie Sanders called Trump perhaps the most corrupt president in modern U.S....
