Section: The Washington Free Beacon (USA)
After Saudi Attacks, Russia Makes Its Regional Presence Felt
By Luke Baker LONDON (Reuters) – In the two weeks since attacks blamed on missiles or drones shut down half of Saudi Arabia’s oil output, the country that has arguably moved most deftly to position itself for any upside is Russia. Recent Stories in National Security After Saudi Attacks, Russia Makes Its Regional Presence Felt U.S. Seeks...
Dem Senator: ‘A Lot’ of Ukraine Whistleblower Complaint Is ‘Hearsay’
Sen. Doug Jones (D., Ala.) said much of the Ukraine whistleblower complaint depended on “hearsay” and that Congress cannot impeach officials based on hearsay during a Sunday interview on MSNBC’s Kasie DC. Jones broke with House Democrats when he criticized the whistleblower allegation that launched the impeachment inquiry into...
Kamala Harris: Impeachment Hearings Won’t Take Long Since Trump Has ‘Confessed’
This week on the Sunday news shows: Sen. Kamala Harris (D., Calif) explained the impeachment process will not take long, Hillary Clinton said Trump knows he’s an illegitimate president, and Robert De Niro said ‘”f— ’em” about Fox News critics during a CNN interview. Kamala Harris: Impeachment Hearings Won’t Take Long...
De Niro to Critics at Fox News: ‘F— ‘Em’
Actor Robert de Niro cursed out Fox News critics of his strident language against Donald Trump on Sunday, saying “f—” them during a CNN interview. Reliable Sources host Brian Stelter, a vehement critic of Fox, invoked the network as being among those critical of de Niro’s “f— Trump” rant at the Tony Awards in 2018....
Schiff Dodges Question on Making Up Ukraine Call Dialogue
Rep. Adam Schiff (D., Calif.) dodged a question Sunday about why he put words in President Donald Trump’s mouth during Thursday’s House Intelligence Committee hearing. ABC host George Stephanopoulos confronted Schiff about the dialogue he made up in which Schiff’s version of Trump explicitly told Ukrainian president Volodymyr...
Stephen Miller: Voters Can Choose Between ‘Democracy’ and ‘Deep State’
White House adviser Stephen Miller declared President Donald Trump to be the real whistleblower Sunday in the ongoing Ukraine controversy, declaring voters had a choice between “democracy” and the “deep state.” “Do you want a democracy in this country or do you want a deep state?” Miller asked on Fox News...
Continetti: Dems Are Willing to Offer Biden as a ‘Sacrificial Lamb’ for Impeachment
Washington Free Beacon founding editor Matthew Continetti said on Friday that House Democrats are willing to offer former Vice President Joe Biden as a “sacrificial lamb” in their push to mark President Donald Trump with “the asterisk of impeachment.” Democrats have launched a formal impeachment inquiry into Trump after he...
Media: Save Us Bolton, You’re Our Only Hope
As Democrats move forward with an impeachment inquiry, the media is hoping that former national security adviser John Bolton testifies against President Donald Trump. Cable news hosts and pundits are eager for Bolton to turn on his former boss. C Recent Stories in Politics Media: Save Us Bolton, You’re Our Only Hope Hunter Biden Had ‘No...
Hunter Biden Had ‘No Substantial Ukraine Experience,’ New Yorker Writer Says
New Yorker writer Adam Entous told CNN’s Poppy Harlow that Hunter Biden had “no substantial Ukraine experience,” despite being on the board of the Ukrainian natural gas company Burisma. “He really had no substantial Ukraine experience, no Ukraine experience, and no substantial experience in the energy sector at that stage...
Lieu (D): Hunter Biden’s Burisma Role Shows ‘No Evidence of Corruption’
Rep. Ted Lieu (D., Calif.) said Wednesday there was “no evidence of corruption” in Hunter Biden receiving $50,000 per month to sit on the board of a Ukrainian gas company while his father was vice president. “The underlying problem here was of course Hunter Biden receiving $50,000 a month from a Ukrainian energy company,”...