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He 'loves your ass': ambassador reveals 'Trump-speak'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 22 10:43 AM

WASHINGTON - Among the revelations Wednesday in the impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump -- an ambassador revealed how he employs profanity-laden 'Trump-speak' in hopes of relating to the US president. Read more »

Bloomberg takes next step towards White House run

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 22 08:33 AM

The 77-year-old former mayor of New York filed paperwork to register a committee called "Mike Bloomberg 2020," commission spokeswoman Judith Ingram confirmed to AFP. Read more »

Trump conduct 'beyond anything Nixon did': House impeachment chair

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 22 08:14 AM

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump, by withholding military aid from Ukraine to demand dirt on a potential 2020 election rival, went beyond anything done by disgraced predecessor Richard Nixon, the Democratic chair of the House impeachment panel alleged Thursday. Read more »

Russia pushed 'fictions' Trump pursued against Ukraine: impeachment witness

Paul Handley, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 22 04:05 AM

A former top White House Russia expert testified Thursday that the "fictional narrative" embraced by President Donald Trump that Ukraine meddled in the US elections was fabricated by Russia to wreak havoc in US politics. Read more »

Watergate echoes as Trump lieutenant's testimony refocuses impeachment

Peter Baker, The New York Times
Posted at Nov 21 12:32 PM

For the first time, Trump’s critics got the sort of viral moments they have craved, crisp accusatory cancer-on-the-presidency lines uttered on camera that can now be played over and over on social media and cable television, making clear just who was in charge of the campaign to pressure a foreign power to help bring down the president’s domestic political rivals. Read more »

Google tightens political ads policy to thwart abuse

Glenn Chapman, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 21 10:54 AM

Examples of banned ad material included ads or links to information making demonstrably false claims that could undermine voter trust or participation in elections. Read more »

Ukraine widens probe against Burisma founder to embezzlement of state funds

Ilya Zhegulev, Reuters
Posted at Nov 21 07:47 AM

KIEV - Ukraine has widened its investigation into the founder of energy company Burisma to include suspicion of embezzling state funds, Prosecutor General Ruslan Ryaboshapka said on Wednesday. Read more »

Top levels of Trump administration in on Ukraine pressure, says US diplomat

Patricia Zengerle and Andy Sullivan, Reuters
Updated as of Nov 21 09:20 AM

WASHINGTON - 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 of the impeachment probe against President Donald Trump. Read more »

Trump-Cook 'bromance' culminates with visit to Apple factory

Rob Lever, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 20 03:05 PM

Apple announced in September it would keep making its Mac Pro computer in the United States, after obtaining tariff exemptions for some components in the high-end computers. Read more »

White House officials fault Trump's Ukraine call

Michael D. Shear, The New York Times
Posted at Nov 20 12:22 PM

Two senior national security officials at the White House challenged US President Donald Trump’s description of his call with the Ukraine president as “perfect,” testifying Tuesday about how concerned they were as they listened in real time to Trump appealing for investigations into a political rival. Read more »

Trump shift on Israeli settlements fulfills wish list of evangelical base

Maria Caspani and Matt Spetalnick, Reuters
Posted at Nov 20 08:31 AM

Evangelicals have been a core base for Trump since the 2016 election. Many are also staunch supporters of Israel, feeling a religious connection with the Jewish people and the Holy Land. Read more »

US House votes to avert shutdown as deadline looms

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 20 07:30 AM

The Senate is expected to clear the measure later this week and send it to the White House before agencies run out of funding at midnight on Thursday.   Read more »

Fed chief reasserts independence in talks with Trump

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 19 01:03 PM

Trump, who has lambasted Powell in harsh, personal terms over monetary policy, tweeted that the meeting was "good & cordial," adding that "everything was discussed" including interest rates, inflation, foreign exchange and the Fed's balance sheet policies. Read more »

Trump's doctor dismisses 'speculation' of chest pain

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 19 12:17 PM

WASHINGTON, United States - Donald Trump's doctor issued a report Monday on the US president's health after a "routine, planned" check-up, saying that contrary to some reports he had not suffered any chest pain. Read more »

How not to plot secret foreign policy: On a cellphone and WhatsApp

David E. Sanger, The New York Times
Posted at Nov 19 10:29 AM

Rudy Giuliani, US President Donald Trump's 'cybersecurity adviser,' ran an 'irregular channel' of Ukraine diplomacy over open cell lines and communications apps in Ukraine that the Russians have deeply penetrated. Read more »

Trump says will 'strongly consider' testifying in impeachment probe

Sebastian Smith, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 19 08:33 AM

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Monday he is "strongly" considering accepting a challenge from opposition Democrats to testify in his own impeachment investigation.  Read more »

North Korea says no more talks with US just so Trump can boast

Joyce Lee and Sangmi Cha, Reuters
Posted at Nov 19 08:05 AM

SEOUL - North Korea said on Monday it was not interested in meaningless talks with the United States just so President Donald Trump had something to boast about and demanded an end to what it called a policy of hostility if the United States wanted dialogue. Read more »

Trump touts his 'very' good health after unscheduled medical check

Reuters
Posted at Nov 18 08:59 AM

US President Donald Trump said on Sunday he was in "very good" health after undergoing the first phase of an annual medical check the previous day.   Read more »

Trump attacks impeachment witness on Twitter, Democrats see intimidation

Reuters
Posted at Nov 16 11:42 AM

President Donald Trump launched a Twitter attack on a former US ambassador to Ukraine on Friday while she was testifying to an impeachment hearing in Congress, in an extraordinary moment that Democrats said amounted to witness intimidation. Read more »

Trump adviser Roger Stone, self-proclaimed 'dirty trickster,' guilty on all charges

Sarah N. Lynch and Mark Hosenball, Reuters
Posted at Nov 16 05:26 AM

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's longtime adviser Roger Stone was convicted on all charges on Friday by a federal court jury that found the veteran Republican operative and self-proclaimed "dirty trickster" guilty on seven counts of lying to the US Congress, obstruction, and witness tampering. Read more »