Sondland testimony reveals no smoking gun, but no vindication of Trump in impeachment hearing
WASHINGTON—The morning began badly for President Trump, as his ambassador to the United Nations, Gordon Sondland, delivered an opening statement to the House Intelligence Committee that raised and answered the question of whether there was a “quid pro …
Louisville football’s Scott Satterfield nominated for national coach of the year award
Don’t be surprised to see Scott Satterfield’s name continue to pop up on coach the year lists.
San Francisco Elects Chesa Boudin As New District Attorney
Chesa Boudin, a former public defender who has never prosecuted a case, was just elected San Francisco’s new district attorney. His progressive platform has already been embraced and scorned.
Evo Morales backers claim Bolivia’s interim government is circulating a fake audio recording of the ousted president
As Bolivia’s political situation intensifies, the country’s interim government Wednesday produced audio it says consists of former exiled President Evo Morales ordering a blockade to prevent food from entering Bolivian cities. But Morales’ supporters have dismissed the recording as fraudulent.”Brother, don’t led food into the cities, we are going to do a blockade, a true siege,” someone whom the government says is Morales is heard saying in what is allegedly a phone call he made from exile in Mexico. “From now it is going to be fight, fight, fight.”The audio was released by Interior Minister Arturo Murillo one day after the military clashed violently with Morales’ supporters who were reportedly blocking fuel from reaching the capital, La Paz, which along with several other cities throughout the country has been facing a food and fuel shortage since the standoff between the protesters and interim government began, per The Wall Street Journal. Morales’ backers, who have accused the military of orchestrating a right wing coup to remove the socialist Morales from power, argue that the government released the video in an attempt to distract the country as it conducts a crackdown on protesters who are demanding Morales’ return.Meanwhile, morales activists have reportedly shared videos showing soldiers firing live rounds at protesters. Morales called upon the interim government Wednesday to “stop this massacre of indigenous brothers who ask for peace, democracy, and respect of life in the streets.” Read more at The Wall Street Journal.More stories from theweek.com Ken Starr on the Sondland testimony: ‘It’s over’ Putin says the Ukraine scandal has distracted the U.S. from Russian election meddling: ‘Thank God’ Sondland just obliterated Trump and put the entire White House in peril
Biegun confident on Korea, Japan troops talks, but no ‘free ride’
“I’m confident we can do this through negotiations, but these are going to be tough negotiations,” Stephen Biegun, the current special representative for North Korea, told a Senate Foreign Relations Committee nomination hearing. Asked if he would cont…
Israel May Hold New Elections After Netanyahu’s Rival Fails To Form Government
Benny Gantz’s failure to form a coalition prolongs months of political deadlock. It does not automatically trigger new elections; rather, it kicks off another wave of political haggling.
‘I Want Nothing,’ Trump Says, Quoting From Sondland’s Testimony
The president, seeking to defend himself from damaging testimony delivered by the ambassador Gordon D. Sondland, said again Wednesday that he wanted ‘no quid pro quo’ in regard to Ukraine.
Millie Bobby Brown Speaks Up Against Bullying
The actor recalled her experience being picked on at school during a speech at the United Nations.
Vindman’s Lawyer Asks Fox News to Retract Espionage Allegation
A guest on the ‘Ingraham Angle,’ a Fox show, suggested that Lt. Col. Alexander S. Vindman, a key figure in the impeachment hearings, was guilty of spying.
Ready for change? Britain’s Labour unveils ‘radical’ manifesto
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn will unveil his opposition party’s election manifesto on Thursday, setting out how in government he plans to transform Britain with “the most radical and ambitious plan” in decades. With three weeks before Britain votes in …
Corbyn Unveils Manifesto to Rile U.K.’s Bankers and Billionaires
(Bloomberg) — Sign up to our Brexit Bulletin, follow us @Brexit and subscribe to our podcast.Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn will urge voters in the U.K. election to take down bankers and billionaires who “profit from a rigged system.”Corbyn will declare …
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