Ukraine scandal: Second whistleblower with knowledge of Trump’s calls speaks to intelligence head

The whistleblower, an intelligence officer himself, spoke to internal watchdog office chief Michael Atkinson, his lawyer said.

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· Oct 06, 2019 · 08:30 pm

US special envoy to Ukraine resigns amid controversy over Donald Trump’s call to its president

Kurt Volker did not state the reason for his resignation, but an official said he felt he could no longer be effective at work given the recent developments.

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· Sep 28, 2019 · 04:50 pm

8 reasons why Democrats should be wary of impeaching Donald Trump (and 3 reasons why they shouldn’t)

While an impeachment attempt with the current Senate numbers is likely to fail and make the President even more popular, it is morally the right thing to do.

Timothy J Lynch, The Conversation

· Sep 27, 2019 · 09:30 pm

In closed-door meeting, Trump criticises whistleblower who leaked Ukraine call transcript: Bloomberg

The US president implied that the whistleblower should be punished, and lashed out at the media.

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· Sep 27, 2019 · 09:15 pm

US: White House tried to cover up details of Trump-Ukraine phone conversation, alleges whistleblower

The whistleblower said the call transcript was stored in a separate system ‘that is otherwise used to store and handle classified information’.

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· Sep 27, 2019 · 10:15 am

US: Call transcript reveals Trump pressed Ukraine president to probe Joe Biden as inquiry begins

In the call, Trump told Volodymyr Zelenskiy to contact Attorney General William Barr about investigating the former US vice president.

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· Sep 26, 2019 · 08:54 am

‘No one is above the law’: US Speaker announces impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump

Several Democrats pushed for the move amid allegations that Trump pressured Ukraine’s president to investigate Joe Biden and his son.

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· Sep 25, 2019 · 08:34 am

What the firing of John Bolton reveals about Donald Trump’s foreign policy position

Unlike the former National Security Adviser, Trump believes in military power, but not its use as a tool to proactively reorder the world in America’s interest.

Steven Hurst, The Conversation

· Sep 13, 2019 · 09:30 pm

US: Donald Trump fires National Security Adviser John Bolton

Bolton disputed the president’s account of his removal. He claimed to have offered to resign on Monday night but Trump said ‘let’s talk about it tomorrow’.

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· Sep 10, 2019 · 09:58 pm

Indian-origin chief of staff of US Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez leaves her office

Several right-wing media outlets had criticised Saikat Chakrabarti last month for wearing a T-shirt with the face of alleged ‘Nazi admirer’ Subhas Chandra Bose.

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· Aug 03, 2019 · 01:17 pm

United States: Dan Coats, director of national intelligence, to quit in August

President Donald Trump will nominate loyalist John Ratcliffe to the post.

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· Jul 29, 2019 · 02:18 pm

‘It’s our America’: Michelle Obama criticises Trump’s comments against Democratic congresswomen

Meanwhile, the US president said criticism of the United States was unacceptable and that the four congresswomen ‘can't get away with’ it.

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· Jul 20, 2019 · 05:04 pm