Section: Voice of America (USA)
Pompeo Defends Ukraine Probe Push as Impeachment Roils
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday defended the Trump administration’s approach to Ukraine that is at the center of an impeachment inquiry. He rejected allegations it was at best inappropriate or at worst an illegal abuse of power for which Congress should remove President Donald Trump from office.Pompeo maintained that the...
Global Fund Gives Kids in Crisis-Plagued Sahel Chance at Education
A global education fund is providing tens of thousands of Sahelian children in crisis with a quality education, bringing hope to boys and girls who have known nothing but violence and sorrow in their young lives. Education Cannot Wait, a funding mechanism set up at the World Humanitarian Summit in 2016, globally is helping more than 1.4 million...
Hunter Biden Tried to Keep a Low Profile, But Trump Wouldn’t Let Him
Hunter Biden frequently attended his father’s political events and rallies. But when former Vice President Joe Biden officially launched his Democratic presidential campaign in May in Philadelphia, Hunter Biden was a no-show.His decision to stay out of the limelight came amid the latest in a stream of embarrassing stories about his...
Trump Denies Political Motives for Ukraine Investigations; Diplomats’ Texts Concerning
President Donald Trump emphasized corruption, not politics, is the motivation to ask foreign governments to investigate his political rival, former Vice President Joe Biden. But text messages suggest that U.S. diplomats were encouraging Ukraine’s president to investigate Biden in exchange for a meeting he was seeking with Trump. VOA’s...
Rev. Graham’s Tour Evokes Evangelical Support for Trump
Rev. Franklin Graham did not utter the word “impeachment” as he spoke to thousands of Christians here this week, the latest stop on a long-running tour he has dubbed Decision America — a title with political and religious undertones.But evangelicals who turned out to see Graham didn’t necessarily need his warning that “our country is in...
House Democrats Issue Subpoena to White House in Impeachment Inquiry
U.S. Democrats in the House of Representatives have sent a subpoena to the White House for documents related to their impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump.The heads of three House committees said in a statement Friday that the subpoena is necessary because the White House “refused to engage with — or even respond to — multiple requests...
(Im)migration Recap, Sept. 29-Oct. 4
Editor’s note: We want you to know what’s happening, and why and how it could impact your life, family or business, so we created a weekly digest of the top original immigration, migration and refugee reporting from across VOA. Questions? Tips? Comments? Email the VOA immigration team: [email protected]. hits refugee...
Trump Says He Has Constitutional Obligation to Investigate Biden on Corruption
Wayne Lee contributed to this report.WHITE HOUSE — U.S. President Donald Trump, in his latest remarks explaining his requests to foreign governments to investigate his political opponents, is asserting he has a constitutional duty to fight corruption.“This is not about politics. This is about corruption. If you look and you read our Constitution...
White House Prepares Formal Objection to Impeachment Probe
President Donald Trump said Friday the White House is preparing a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi formally objecting to the Democrats’ impeachment inquiry without an official vote. It’s expected to say the administration won’t cooperate with the probe without that vote — but he also said he believes it will pass.Trump...
Pentagon Releases Memo Urging Preservation of Ukraine Aid Documents
The Defense Department’s office of the General Counsel has ordered Pentagon officials to turn over all documents and communications concerning U.S. military aid to Ukraine for cataloguing and preservation.The documents could play a role in the House of Representative’s impeachment inquiry involving President Donald Trump and...
