In his testimony to Congress today, Ambassador Gordon Sondland confirmed Trump ordered US support to Ukraine be withheld in exchange for investigating Biden and the 2016 election. "Everyone was in the loop." See also: Takeaways from yesterday's impeachment hearings. With Evo's exit, Latin America&
Leaked documents show how China is carrying out the mass detentions of ethnic minorities in the Xinjiang region. Iranian intelligence cables find Tehran deeply embedded in Baghdad's affairs, but struggling to maintain its hegemony. Stories from three journalists travelling through every mainland country in West Africa. A parable
In her testimony at yesterday's impeachment hearings, former US ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch described the smear campaign against her by Trump and his allies. Trump attacked Yovanovitch on Twitter during her testimony, amounting to what Schiff called "witness intimidation in real time" and what Fox
The latest in impeachment news: Giuliani has “insurance,” Pelosi sees “bribery,” and Marie Yovanovitch returns. Giuliani may soon be indicted on campaign finance violations and/or a failure to register as a foreign agent. Can Republicans afford to be pro-immigrant? Only if they make peace with socialized medicine and
Key takeaways from the first day of public impeachment hearings, which included Ambassador Taylor's testimony that a member of his staff overheard Trump ask Sondland about "the investigations." The Washington Post's Jennifer Rubin called that moment in the hearing "a bombshell," and
The House impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump enters its public phase. A guide to who will testify and how the questioning will work. Related: Key people, facts and documents in the inquiry. The Republicans and the Democrats signal how they plan “to present radically different interpretations of Trump’s actions.
After being removed from office in what many are describing as a coup, former Bolivian president Evo Morales has been granted asylum in Mexico. Six brief notes on how to interpret Latin American coups, from historian of empire Greg Grandin. An American libertarian who moved to Chile drove through a
After a week of transcripts, a quid pro quo in Ukraine seems locked, if only from Giuliani's hand. Bolton's lawyer says the former National Security Adviser has info that hasn't been disclosed. A New York judge rules that Donald Trump must pay $2 million
In his testimony to the impeachment inquiry, a senior State Dept. official said Trump "wanted nothing less than President Zelensky to go to a microphone and say investigations, Biden and Clinton." Also at the inquiry, a Pence aide on the Ukraine call testifies she found the conversation unusual
In late September, Trump wanted the Attorney General to hold a press conference clearing him of wrongdoing on Ukraine. Barr declined. A good summary: “Impeachment transcripts reveal a consistent, damaging narrative for Trump.” Confirmation of two judges this week will mean Trump has seated a quarter of the 179 federal
