Section: Voice of America (USA)
US Intel Chief to Testify About Whistleblower Complaint Key to Impeachment Inquiry
The acting U.S. director of national intelligence, who had blocked the release of a whistleblower complaint now at the center of an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump’s actions, is set to testify publicly Thursday before the House intelligence committee.Joseph Maguire is also expected to speak to members of the Senate’s...
House Impeachment Vote Possible by End of 2019
Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives promised swift action Wednesday on the impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Donald Trump. But congressional Republicans said the White House release of a memo of Trump’s phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy only revealed the political motivations of the investigations....
Impeachment Probe Complicates Trump’s Path to Re-Election
WASHINGTON — The decision by Democratic Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to launch an impeachment inquiry of U.S. President Donald Trump has complicated what already was Trump’s uncertain road to re-election next year.For some time now, public opinion polls have suggested Trump is in a somewhat weaker position for re-election than most...
US Military Struggles to Weed Out Members With Far-Right Ties
The arrest of a U.S. soldier with far-right sympathies who is suspected of plotting an attack on American soil to spark “chaos” has highlighted a challenge for the Pentagon: purging its ranks of extremists.Jarrett Smith, a private in the U.S. Army based at Fort Riley in Kansas, was arrested and charged in federal court with one count of...
Nine Things to Know About Trump Impeachment Controversy
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday announced a “formal impeachment inquiry” into President Donald Trump, escalating a long-running clash between Democratic lawmakers and the White House over alleged presidential malfeasance. The announcement followed disclosures that Trump in a July 25 call to Ukraine’s president asked him to investigate...
Transcript Shows Trump Asked Ukraine President to Probe Political Foe Biden
Myroslava Gongadze in Washington and Celia Mendoza in New York contributed to this report.NEW YORK/CAPITOL HILL — U.S. President Donald Trump asked Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to investigate if Democratic presidential contender and former Vice President Joe Biden shut down a probe into a Ukrainian company that employed his son,...
Trump Asked Ukraine President to Look Into Biden Activities – Call Summary
U.S. President Donald Trump asked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in a July telephone call to investigate whether former Vice President Joe Biden shut down an investigation into a company that employed his son, a summary of the call released by the Trump administration on Wednesday showed.House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on...
Trump, Zelenskiy to Meet amid Impeachment Inquiry
President Donald Trump is meeting Wednesday in New York with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy amid reports the U.S. leader pushed his Ukrainian counterpart during a phone call to investigate Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden over a high-paying job his son Hunter had with a Ukrainian gas company.The phone...
House Speaker Pelosi Opens Trump Impeachment Inquiry
Democratic Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has announced a formal impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Donald Trump and allegations he sought a foreign government’s help with his 2020 re-election bid.Pelosi made her announcement after huddling inside the Capitol with House Democratic leaders as the number of Democratic lawmakers who...
Calls for Trump Impeachment Grow After Trump Ukraine Leader Conversation
VOA Ukrainian service reporter Myroslava Gongadze contributed to this reportDemocratic lawmakers are considering formally launching an impeachment investigation into President Donald Trump Tuesday, following news reports that he froze Congressionally-approved funding for Ukraine while pushing the country to investigate one of his political...
