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Posted inNation & World, Politics
White House chief of staff won’t sue to avoid testifying, but refuses to cooperate
Mick Mulvaney will follow the direction of President Trump, who told him to ignore a subpoena from the House.
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Testimony in public impeachment hearing ties Trump more directly to push for Ukraine probes
Republicans retort that Democrats have no more than second- and third-hand knowledge of allegations that the president held up military aid for the Eastern European nation facing Russian aggression.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
View from Away: Don’t believe the talking points – Trump’s ‘perfect’ Ukraine call is a very big deal
Americans can be excused for wondering why, of all the possible reasons for subjecting President Donald Trump to an impeachment inquiry, Democrats in the House are focusing on the president’s interactions with the leader of a relatively small country that is not terribly well known or well understood in the United States. Could most Americans […]
Posted inNation & World, Uncategorized
Facebook is deleting name mentioned in whistleblower case
A person has been identified in conservative circles as the whistleblower who spurred the impeachment inquiry into President Trump.
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The words Trump had to hear: ‘Investigations, Biden and Clinton’
House investigators release a new transcript in their impeachment inquiry of the president.
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Bolton a no-show at impeachment panel; Pence aide appears
Jennifer Williams, a career foreign service officer detailed to the vice president’s office, listened in on a July phone call between President Trump and Ukraine’s president.
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Top diplomat says he had ‘clear understanding’ of Ukraine quid pro quo
House investigators release the transcript of an interview with envoy William Taylor and announce that public hearings will begin next week.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, Politics
Former defense secretary Cohen: Trump committed impeachable act
William Cohen, a Republican and former U.S. senator from Maine who also served on the House Judiciary Committee that investigated President Richard Nixon, believes President Trump committed “a form of a high crime and misdemeanor.”
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: With the impeachment vote official, the heat shifts from Schiff back to Trump
An anonymous whistleblower’s complaint about President Trump’s July 25 phone call with new Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy teed up two questions for lawmakers in September: What exactly did Trump do, and how bad was it? It has taken weeks, but now the House may be able to focus its attention, and the public’s, on just […]