Oct 10 Ukraine president says there was ‘no blackmail’ in call with Trump By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he only learned after his July 25 phone call with Trump that the U.S. had blocked hundreds of millions of dollars in military aid to Ukraine. Continue reading
Oct 09 Watch 13:38 Pompeo found Trump’s Ukraine call ‘wholly appropriate’ Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says he was on President Trump’s call with the leader of Ukraine and that “it was consistent with what President Trump has been trying to do to take corruption out." Pompeo sat down with Judy… Continue watching
Oct 09 Watch 6:04 Why the White House argues it can reject the House’s impeachment requests A strongly worded letter from the White House on Tuesday informed House Democratic leaders that it will not be complying with the impeachment inquiry, and called the entire process illegitimate, in part because the full House has not voted to… Continue watching
Oct 09 Trump criticizes the Bidens, but his own family’s business raises questions By Gretchen Frazee As he maintains a near-daily Twitter assault on former Vice President Joe Biden and son Hunter Biden’s business ties in foreign countries, questions about President Donald Trump’s own conflicts fester. Continue reading
Oct 09 WATCH: Joe Biden says Trump should be impeached By Bill Barrow, Hunter Woodall, Associated Press Biden said Trump is "shooting holes in the Constitution" by asking foreign powers to interfere in the 2020 election. Continue reading
Oct 09 WATCH: Trump defends decision to withdraw U.S. troops from northern Syria By Darlene Superville, Robert Burns, Associated Press Turkey launched its offensive Wednesday against Kurdish fighters in Syria, who have helped the U.S. against the Islamic State. Continue reading
Oct 08 Watch 10:00 Trump escalates impeachment battle, refusing to cooperate with inquiry After the Trump administration barred a key witness from testifying, the White House informed congressional Democrats that it will not cooperate with their impeachment inquiry. Democrats said they are subpoenaing the U.S. ambassador to the E.U., and suggested blocking testimony… Continue watching
Oct 08 Watch 16:54 Hillary Clinton: Trump’s actions ‘direct threat’ to national security As an impeachment inquiry into President Trump’s actions on Ukraine begins, Hillary Clinton says that it appears "that there is evidence of abuse of power and obstruction of justice and contempt of Congress." The former secretary of state and daughter… Continue watching
Oct 08 Trump wants out of ‘endless war,’ but pulling troops from northeast Syria could bring bloodshed By Yasmeen Alamiri Though the president justified his decision by saying he will not keep the U.S. committed to an “endless war” in the Middle East, the alternative may open the door to other forces, that will not work in the U.S. or… Continue reading
Oct 08 What happened today in impeachment news By Associated Press Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador did not show up for an interview with House lawmakers Tuesday and sources revealed he called President Donald Trump for assurances that there was no promised trade of favors with Ukraine. Continue reading