John Wagner, The Washington Post Published 7:19 am PDT, Tuesday, April 30, 2019 Former vice president Joe Biden said in an interview broadcast Tuesday that Congress would have "no alternative" but to impeach President Donald Trump if his administration seeks to block its investigations of issues raised in the special counsel's report on Russian election interference. Appearing on ABC's "Good Morning America," Biden said that the report by special counsel Robert Mueller left several unanswered questions related to whether Trump obstructed the nearly two-year probe, and he argued that Congress should follow up. "What the Congress should do and they are doing is investigate that," Biden said. "And if in fact they block the investigation, they have no alternative to go to the only other constitutional resort they have: impeachment." "My job in the meantime is to make sure he's not back as president of the United States of America," added Biden, who formally launched his bid … [Read more...] about Biden says Congress will have ‘no alternative’ but to impeach Trump if he blocks its investigations
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China says pace of Xinjiang ‘education’ will slow, but defends camps
By Ben Blanchard URUMQI/KASHGAR/HOTAN, China (Reuters) - China will not back down on what it sees as a highly successful de-radicalisation programme in Xinjiang that has attracted global concern, but fewer people will be sent through, officials said last week in allowing rare media access there. Beijing has faced an outcry from activists, scholars, foreign governments and U.N. rights experts over what they call mass detentions and strict surveillance of the mostly Muslim Uighur minority and other Muslim groups who call Xinjiang home. In August, a U.N. human rights panel said it had received credible reports that a million or more Uighurs and other minorities in the far western region are being held in what resembles a "massive internment camp." Last week, the government organised a visit to three such facilities, which it calls vocational education training centres, for a small group of foreign reporters, including Reuters. In recent days, a similar visit was arranged for diplomats … [Read more...] about China says pace of Xinjiang ‘education’ will slow, but defends camps
Targets of U.S. Sanctions Hire Lobbyists With Trump Ties to Seek Relief
Sections SEARCH Skip to content Skip to site index Politics Log In Subscribe Log In Today’s Paper Politics | Targets of U.S. Sanctions Hire Lobbyists With Trump Ties to Seek Relief Supported by ByKenneth P. Vogel Dec. 10, 2018 WASHINGTON — On a July evening, Trump administration officials and allies, including the president’s personal lawyer, Rudolph W. Giuliani, gathered with investors atop the Hay-Adams hotel overlooking the White House for a cocktail reception featuring a short presentation by the Democratic Republic of Congo’s special envoy to the United States. An invitation for the reception billed it as an opportunity to learn about “the role Africa plays in gaining access to critical minerals, such as cobalt” and to discuss “the strategic relationship” between the United States and the nations of Africa. In fact, the reception was part of an aggressive $8 … [Read more...] about Targets of U.S. Sanctions Hire Lobbyists With Trump Ties to Seek Relief
‘There’s no road map for him’: Deaf candidate for Kansas House aiming to make history
SECTIONS Search E-edition Home eEdition Customer Service Customer Service Newsletters Obituaries News All News Local news Crime Politics The Buzz Nation & World 913 Cass County Lee's Summit Video Photos Sports All Sports Chiefs Royals Royals photos Sporting KC Olympics Kansas Missouri K-State High School Scores & Stats NASCAR Outdoors NBA Buy Tickets Blogs & Columns The Full 90 Campus Corner For Pete's Sake Sam Mellinger Vahe Gregorian Politics Politics Elections The Missouri Influencer Series Opinion All Opinion Editorials Influencers Opinion Letters to the Editor Colleen Nelson Derek Donovan Dave Helling Melinda Henneberger Steve Kraske Toriano Porter Steve Rose Guest commentary Syndicated columnists Submit a Letter Entertainment … [Read more...] about ‘There’s no road map for him’: Deaf candidate for Kansas House aiming to make history
Omarosa says Trump is ‘truly a racist,’ concedes complicity in White House deceit
Omarosa Manigault Newman, the former White House aide and onetime cast member on NBC’s “The Apprentice” program, continued to claim on Sunday that she had heard President Donald Trump use the N-word. She also said Trump “truly is a racist.”Appearing on NBC’s “Meet The Press,” Manigault Newman repeated that she had heard of the existence of a tape from Trump’s days as the star of “The Apprentice” on which Trump uses the racial slur. In her new book, Unhinged: An Insiders Account of the Trump White House, Manigault Newman describes searching for the tape; on Sunday, she said she had actually heard it after she finished writing the book.RELATED: Omarosa through the years 31 PHOTOS Omarosa through the years See Gallery Omarosa through the years LOS ANGELES - JANUARY 30: BIG BROTHER: CELEBRITY EDITION -- Omarosa on the first-ever celebrity edition of BIG BROTHER in the U.S., will debut with a … [Read more...] about Omarosa says Trump is ‘truly a racist,’ concedes complicity in White House deceit