Jan 20 White House and prosecutors lay out arguments ahead of impeachment trial By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press The trial resumes on Tuesday with what could be a fight over the ground rules. Continue reading
Jan 19 Schiff accuses NSA, CIA of withholding documents on Ukraine By Hope Yen, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee is accusing U.S. intelligence agencies of withholding documents from Congress on Ukraine that could be significant to President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial. “They appear to be succumbing to pressure from the… Continue reading
Jan 19 Watch 18:17 Ukraine stuck in a tug-of-war between Russia and the West By PBS NewsHour After years of war with Russia and with a new president at the helm, Ukraine has played a crucial role in the struggles between Russia and the West, before it was drawn into U.S. politics and President Trump's impeachment. NewsHour… Continue watching
Jan 19 Bodies of 11 Ukrainians killed in Iran plane crash sent home By Associated Press The bodies of the 11 Ukrainians who died when an Iranian missile shot down a passenger plane have arrived in Ukraine on Sunday for a farewell ceremony. Continue reading
Jan 18 Iran to send flight recorders from downed jet to Ukraine By Associated Press Iran will send the black box flight recorders from the Ukrainian jetliner that it accidentally shot down last week to Ukraine for further analysis, an Iranian official said Saturday. Continue reading
Jan 17 Watch 5:30 News Wrap: Amid protests, Iran’s Khamenei lashes out at U.S. In our news wrap Friday, Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei lashed out at the U.S. amid new unrest in his country. He addressed Friday prayers for the first time in eight years, telling crowds the U.S. is lying when it says… Continue watching
Jan 17 Pompeo breaks silence on alleged threats to former envoy in Ukraine By Matthew Lee, Associated Press In interviews with conservative radio hosts, Pompeo said he had no knowledge of the allegations until earlier this week when congressional Democrats released documents from an associate of President Donald Trump's personal attorney suggesting that Marie Yovanovitch was being watched. Continue reading
Jan 16 Watch 13:29 What we learned from the opening day of Trump’s impeachment trial President Trump’s impeachment trial, only the third such proceeding in U.S. history, opened in the Senate Thursday. Chief Justice John Roberts and 99 senators were sworn in to their official trial roles. Meanwhile, new evidence related to Trump’s Ukraine policy… Continue watching
Jan 16 Home nations of plane crash victims seek compensation from Iran By Jill Lawless, Associated Press After a meeting in London, foreign ministers from Canada, the U.K., Afghanistan, Sweden and Ukraine urged Iran to allow a “thorough, independent and transparent international investigation," as well as a criminal probe and "impartial" judicial proceedings against those found responsible… Continue reading
Jan 16 White House violated law in freezing Ukraine aid, watchdog says By Andrew Taylor, Zeke Miller, Associated Press The Government Accountability Office says the White House Office of Management and Budget violated the law in holding up the assistance. Continue reading