U.S. diplomat says top levels of Trump administration in on Ukraine pressure
A senior U.S. diplomat on Wednesday described broad involvement at the upper levels of the Trump administration in a pressure campaign against Ukraine, giving testimony that for the first time put the secretary of state and vice president at the heart…
U.S. activists set aside day to remember transgender victims of violence
Layleen Cubilette-Polanco had experienced some rough patches in her 27 years but had tried to change course, seeking to switch out of previous jobs as a go-go dancer and sex worker for employment in places like McDonald’s and Walgreens, her sister said…
U.S. diplomat says he followed Trump orders on Ukraine, points to Pompeo and Pence
A senior U.S. diplomat said on Wednesday that President Donald Trump expressly ordered him and others to help a pressure campaign against Ukraine, and gave testimony in the impeachment inquiry that for the first time put the U.S. secretary of state and…
Pompeo says ‘did not see’ Sondland’s testimony, proud of U.S. policy on Ukraine
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday he did not watch a testimony from European Union Ambassador Gordon Sondland in the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump and that he was proud of American policy in Ukraine.
Pentagon discovers $81 million of U.S. Navy gear during audit
The Pentagon found $81 million of military equipment at a U.S. Navy facility that had not been inventoried, a top Pentagon official said on Wednesday as he described the Department of Defense second straight failed audit.
Why does Rick Perry’s name keep coming up in Trump impeachment probe?
U.S. diplomat Gordon Sondland testified on Wednesday that he had informed U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry in July that Ukraine’s president would comply with President Donald Trump’s request for a probe of the Ukrainian gas company Burisma, where Joe B…
Trump, citing portion of Sondland’s testimony, claims exoneration
President Donald Trump, citing a portion of U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland’s congressional testimony in a House impeachment inquiry on Wednesday, said it showed he wanted no “quid pro quo” with regard to Ukraine.
Seventeen Democrats, three Republicans in U.S. presidential race
The historically large field of Democratic presidential candidates vying to take on Republican President Donald Trump in next November’s U.S. election got a bit smaller on Sunday as former Pennsylvania congressman Joe Sestak said he would drop out.
Perry says Sondland impeachment testimony misrepresented his interactions
U.S. envoy Gordon Sondland’s testimony in President Donald Trump impeachment hearings on Wednesday misrepresented Energy Secretary Rick Perry’s interaction with Trump and his lawyer Rudolph Giuliani, the Department of Energy said.
Pence aide denies conversation alleged by Sondland on Ukraine
Vice President Mike Pence’s office denied testimony by U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland on Wednesday that the two men discussed on Sept. 1 the delay in U.S. aid to Ukraine that had become tied to the issue of investigations.
