Hunter Biden, the son of former U.S. vice-president Joe Biden, for the first time on Sunday defended his work in Ukraine and China, after sustained criticism from Republican President Donald Trump that has embroiled the president in an impeachment inquiry. CBC | World News
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Ukraine president says there was ‘no blackmail’ in conversation with Trump
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said there was “no blackmail” in a phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump that helped spark an impeachment inquiry. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. State Department blocks ambassador from testifying in Ukraine probe
The State Department has barred Gordon Sondland, the U.S. European Union ambassador, from appearing Tuesday before a House panel conducting the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, his lawyer said. CBC | World News
Read More »As Democrats proceed with impeachment inquiry, Pompeo blasts Ukraine critics for ‘gotcha game’
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday defended the Trump administration’s approach to Ukraine, which is driving an impeachment inquiry in Congress. He called it typical of the transactional way countries deal with one another in the real world. CBC | World News
Read More »Why the Ukraine scandal presents danger and opportunity for Joe Biden’s White House bid
U.S. President Donald Trump’s attacks on Joe Biden, while largely untrue, could hurt the former vice-president’s run for the Democratic presidential nomination. But they could also bolster Biden’s candidacy by suggesting Trump fears Biden so much that he’d risk impeachment to dig up dirt on him. CBC | World News
Read More »Donald Trump May Have Lost One Of His Fiercest Defenders As Fox News’ Tucker Carlson Condemns Ukraine Call
In what could be a sign of major shift, Fox News host Tucker Carlson has offered a rare and vehement condemnation of Donald Trump, saying that the phone call with the Ukrainian president where Trump pressed for an investigation into Joe Biden was improper. Carlson has been one of Trump’s fiercest defenders, even among the Trump-friendly on-air personalities at Fox ...
Read More »Democrats subpoena White House for documents on Trump’s efforts with Ukraine
A U.S. House of Representatives committee has subpoenaed the White House demanding documents that could provide details on President Donald Trump’s effort to push Ukraine to produce information that could damage Joe Biden’s presidential run. CBC | World News
Read More »Potential Second Whistleblower Reportedly Could File Complaint About Ukraine Phone Call
Amid a growing controversy stemming from a report filed by a whistleblower in the intelligence community, alleging President Donald Trump attempted to pressure the Ukrainian president into providing information on former vice president Joe Biden, another whistleblower is considering coming forward with a similar complaint. According to The Hill, a report on Friday published by The New York Times revealed ...
Read More »Trump urges China to investigate Bidens as ex-U.S. envoy testifies about Ukraine call
U.S. President Donald Trump again invited foreign interference in a U.S. presidential election on Thursday, publicly calling on China as well as Ukraine to investigate Democratic political rival Joe Biden. CBC | World News
Read More »Trump says he wants Ukraine, China to investigate Bidens as ex-U.S. envoy testifies
President Donald Trump again invited foreign interference in a U.S. presidential election, publicly calling on China as well as Ukraine to investigate Democratic political rival Joe Biden — similar to a request that has already triggered an impeachment inquiry in Congress, which is now proceeding with a deposition of a former administration official. CBC | World News
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