Akin to a Starr Report, here is a synthesized narrative of the Ukraine affair based on what we know so far. "Effective disinformation is embedded in an account you agree with." How Russian trolls are breaching America's political divide in 2019. Ohio's state legislature
The House Intelligence Committee says it has the evidence necessary to advance the impeachment inquiry to the next phase: determining whether to draw up articles of impeachment. A federal court rules former Trump White House attorney Don McGahn must comply with a House subpoena: "The primary takeaway from the
Not surprisingly, Trump doubles-down on his debunked Ukraine conspiracy theory, and finds new ways to attack former Ambassador Yovanovitch. Btw, that conspiracy theory Trump loves? It’s a yearslong operation run by the Kremlin. A forthcoming Justice Dept. report is expected to find that political bias did not taint
At yesterday's impeachment hearings, Trump's former lead adviser on Russia, Fiona Hill, testified that the GOP's theory that Ukraine—and not Russia—meddled in US elections "is a fictional narrative that has been perpetrated and propagated by the Russian security services themselves."
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.
