Gatherings like the World Economic Forum give the president’s adviser and daughter a chance to meet the world’s power brokers, who have come to acknowledge her influence in the White House.
Tag: Impeachment
Ukraine’s Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk Offers Resignation
In a recording, Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk appears to criticize the economic acumen of President Volodymyr Zelensky. His resignation, though, was turned down.
Ukraine Investigates Reports of Surveillance of Marie Yovanovitch
Newly released documents suggest that Ms. Yovanovitch was being watched in Kyiv while she was the American ambassador there.
William Taylor, Top Diplomat in Ukraine and Key Impeachment Witness, Is Stepping Down
A Vietnam veteran with decades of State Department experience, William B. Taylor Jr. sharply objected to what he saw as the Trump administration’s shadow foreign policy in Ukraine.
Read Kurt Volker’s Prepared Opening Statement From the Impeachment Hearing
President Trump’s former special envoy to Ukraine appeared in front of the House Intelligence Committee on the third day of public impeachment hearings.
On Ukraine Aid, ‘Nothing to See Here’: Diplomats Urged to Play Down Funds’ Release
A series of internal State Department emails reflect diplomats’ frustration with the unexpected freeze on funding that Congress had already approved.
What Was Gordon Sondland’s Mission to Ukraine for Trump All About?
The U.S. ambassador to the European Union says he was given a ‘‘special assignment’’ to handle Ukraine relations, a role now under scrutiny.
Trump Publicly Urges China to Investigate the Bidens
President Trump made a similar, but private, request of the president of Ukraine, an episode that has prompted an impeachment inquiry.
First Barr, Now Pompeo: Italy Is Hub of Impeachment Intrigue for Trump Officials
Visits to Italy by Attorney General William Barr and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, central figures in the impeachment inquiry consuming Washington, have raised questions about their trips’ purpose.
Ukraine? Impeachment? Trump Can Survive It All, Foreign Analysts Say
The notion of this president demanding political favors from fellow leaders is such familiar behavior it fails to elicit much shock.