In a shocking testimony, a top US diplomat has testified that Trump was indeed engaging in a quid pro quo arrangement with Ukraine, holding back military aid in exchange for investigating Democrats and the Biden family. Hong Kong has withdrawn the bill that would have allowed extraditions to mainland China,
With nine days to go until Britain's scheduled EU departure, Boris Johnson will try and gain support for his Brexit deal and push it through Parliament. If unsuccessful, Johnson says he'll call for a general election. Trudeau wins reelection in Canada, though without the majority government
In a Saturday session to vote on Boris Johnson's Brexit deal, the UK parliament instead passed an amendment requiring Johnson to write to the EU to request a Brexit delay. 1/16 Chile's president declares a state of emergency after days of violent protests in Santiago
White House chief of staff Mulvaney says Trump withheld military aid from Ukraine to pressure an investigation of his political rival, “absolutely.” Hours later, “after Mr. Trump told aides to clean up the mess,” Mulvaney denies saying this at all. In a podcast episode, David Sanger from the New York
“Don’t be a tough guy!” The White House leaks a letter that Trump wrote to Erdoğan. It reads like something written by a third-grader. Erdoğan threw the letter in the trash. Related: The musical anatomy of “Bad Guy” by Billie Eilish. More from our president: “They’ve got
Haiti enters a fifth week of being locked down by protests, with some protesters vowing to paralyze the country until President Moïse steps down. Edwidge Danticat: Protesters in Haiti want Haitian-led solutions. "They want an end to impunity." A report explains the failed promise of USAid in
Russia says its units are patrolling between Turkish and Syrian forces following Trump’s pullout of US troops. An investigation by the New York Times finds Russia has repeatedly bombed hospitals in Syria “to crush the last pockets of resistance to President Bashar al-Assad.” Kurdish forces hold out in
The former ambassador to Ukraine defied orders from the State Department and testified before Congress. Ambassador Yovanovitch, despite doing “nothing wrong,” was recalled from Ukraine because Trump wanted her out, she told investigators. In a stunning day of setbacks, five federal courts dealt blows to the president. Also, the president’
Our apologies, but technical difficulties prevented us from sending out today’s newsletter this morning. Two men who had been helping Giuliani investigate Biden were arrested—as they were attempting to flee the US—on charges that they were funneling foreign money to American politicians. Capitulating to Chinese pressure, Apple
Pacific Gas & Electric cuts power to 800,000 customers in California to avoid wildfires caused by winds damaging power equipment. The utility has long warned it would such a cut, but critics are still furious. SoCal may get cuts next as Santa Ana winds roll in. Maybe it’s
