Friday, 17 January 2020

Impeachment and a path to redemption for Trump

Impeachment and a path to redemption for TrumpPresident Trump’s most effective path forward, not only to prevail in the impeachment proceedings but to end this ordeal and create a strong position from which to govern, is to follow the Clinton model rather than the Nixon path. 




U.K. monarchy will look smaller in future with Prince Charles

U.K. monarchy will look smaller in future with Prince CharlesPrince Charles, the future king, has long been seen as a potential modernizer who wants a more modest monarchy in line with other European royal households — and the streamlining process has already begun with the astounding developments of recent months.




Parnas said he is speaking out because he is afraid of William Barr

Parnas said he is speaking out because he is afraid of William BarrRudy Giuliani associate Lev Parnas said he was giving media interviews about his role in President Trump’s attempts convince Ukrainian officials to announce an investigation into former Vice President Joe Biden because he wanted to protect himself from Attorney General William Barr.




White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham tells Fox News she won't hold press briefings because reporters just 'want their moment on TV so they can peddle their books

White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham tells Fox News she won't hold press briefings because reporters just 'want their moment on TV so they can peddle their booksPress secretary Stephanie Grisham's comments came shortly after her predecessor Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced she's releasing a memoir this fall.




Susan Collins surpasses Mitch McConnell as the most unpopular senator in a new poll

Susan Collins surpasses Mitch McConnell as the most unpopular senator in a new pollThe Maine Senator's net approval rating has dropped 10 points since the end of September, leaving her with a 52 percent disapproval rating




Guatemalan president says Mexico plans to contain new caravan

Guatemalan president says Mexico plans to contain new caravanGuatemala's new president on Wednesday faced an early test of his ability to manage migration as a caravan of hundreds of people left Honduras for the United States, and said Mexico would halt its progress.




Michigan governor urges broader Facebook crackdown on hate speech, citing attacks on state's lawmakers

Michigan governor urges broader Facebook crackdown on hate speech, citing attacks on state's lawmakersMichigan's Democratic governor has urged Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg to step up efforts to check hate speech on the social network and protect the security of elections, citing attacks on legislators from the state. "Of late, hundreds of vitriolic, sexist and violent posts on Facebook have called for violence against Muslims and Michigan legislators," Governor Gretchen Whitmer wrote to Zuckerberg in a letter she also shared on Twitter on Friday.