Section: Voice of America (USA)
White House Aide Mulvaney Reiterates, No Ukraine Money Link to Political Investigations
Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney on Sunday defended his claim that President Donald Trump did not withhold nearly $400 million in military aid to Ukraine in order to get Kyiv to undertake investigations of Democratic rivals and the 2016 election.Mulvaney told reporters last week there was such a” quid pro quo” by Trump,...
Impeachment Inquiry Puts Spotlight on Perry, Who Shunned It
Long after more flamboyant colleagues flamed out of President Donald Trump’s favor amid ethics scandals, low-profile and folksy Rick Perry survived in the Cabinet in part by steering clear of controversy. Until now. The former Texas governor said Thursday that he was quitting as energy secretary by year’s end. The announcement came as...
US Diplomat Told Congress He Raised Hunter Biden Issue
A U.S. diplomat told congressional investigators this week that he raised concerns about Hunter Biden’s position with a Ukrainian energy company in 2015, only to be turned away by an aide to then-Vice President Joe Biden, a person familiar with the testimony said Friday.Hunter Biden’s role on the board of Burisma Holdings Ltd while...
A Nation Sharply Divided Over Trump Impeachment Inquiry
Voters in the first-in-the-nation primary state of New Hampshire are accustomed to taking the lead on important political decisions. With a critical 2020 presidential election looming, these voters are increasingly occupied with the House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry. And their opinions are as divided as those in the rest of the...
US Diplomat Told Congress He Raised Issue of Hunter Biden, Ukraine
A U.S. diplomat told congressional investigators this week that he raised concerns about Hunter Biden’s position with a Ukrainian energy company in 2015, only to be turned away by an aide to then-Vice President Joe Biden, a person familiar with the testimony said Friday.Hunter Biden’s role on the board of Burisma Holdings Ltd while...
Energy Secretary Will Not Comply With Impeachment Inquiry
U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry will not turn over documents to congressional Democrats who had subpoenaed them concerning his role in Ukraine as part of their impeachment probe into President Donald Trump, according to U.S. media reports Friday.Three U.S. House of Representatives committees subpoenaed Perry on Oct. 10 for any role he played in...
Ukraine Legal Experts Question Back-Channel Bid for Burisma Probe
Ukrainian legal experts say they are bemused by reports of American back-channel pressure to pursue an investigation of an energy company linked to the son of U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden, pointing out the Trump administration could have easily achieved its goal through established legal channels. The lawyers say there is a...
With Warren’s Rise, Biden Draws Dems’ Anxiety About 2020 Bid
Joe Biden is confronting growing anxiety among would-be allies in the Democratic establishment about his ability to win the presidential nomination following underwhelming debate performances, lagging fundraising and withering attacks from rivals in his own party and from President Donald Trump.The former vice president’s bank account is...
Tensions Running High in Washington Over Impeachment, Syria
After a thousand days of President Donald Trump in the White House, official Washington found itself consumed by the twin crises of impeachment and Syria this week.Even as the president is trying to fend off congressional Democrats moving toward impeachment, he also faces a fierce backlash from Democrats and many Republicans over his decision to...
Trump Rallies Supporters in Texas
U.S. President Donald Trump was in Texas Thursday, where he held a campaign rally in the city of Dallas to drum up support in a state that until recently could be counted on to vote Republican.In front of an enthusiastic crowd, Trump boasted about the cease-fire agreement White House officials reached with Turkey, whereby Ankara agreed to...
