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WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Monday (Sep 23) denied trying to coerce Ukraine into investigating his Democratic rival Joe Biden , but wavered about whether he would release a transcript of a phone call that some Democrats say is grounds for his impeachment. Trump told reporters in New York that he did not pressure Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in a July phone call to launch a corruption investigation into Biden and his son in return for US military aid. "No I didn't," Trump said. A US whistleblower lodged a complaint about the contents of Trump's conversation with Zelenskiy, leading to calls from some Democrats that Trump be impeached for trying to enlist a foreign power to smear a domestic opponent. Biden, a former vice president, whose son Hunter worked for a company drilling for gas in Ukraine, is the front-runner in the race for the Democratic nomination to face Trump in the November 2020 election. Trump gave a contradictory message about whether … [Read more...] about Trump denies pressuring Ukraine, will not commit to transcript release

A handful of House Republicans are voicing concerns that proxy voting is giving Democrats a political advantage as they look to take back the majority in 2022. The topic was raised during a GOP conference meeting on Tuesday when Rep. Chip Roy Charles (Chip) Eugene Roy Some Republicans say proxy voting gives advantage to Democrats House passes sweeping protections for LGBTQ people GOP's Chip Roy vows to fight Equality Act in court MORE (R-Texas), who does not agree with proxy voting, noted multiple Republican lawmakers voted via proxy citing the pandemic while speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Fla., on Friday. Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.), who represents a swing district, then made the case that changes by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Nancy Pelosi Biden coronavirus relief bill tests narrow Democratic majority Some Republicans say proxy voting gives advantage to Democrats Gun violence prevention groups optimistic … [Read more...] about Some Republicans say proxy voting gives advantage to Democrats

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Wednesday (Aug 28) praised "great" British Prime Minister Boris Johnson after his controversial move to suspend parliament. Trump said the suspension - which critics call a deliberate attempt to stymie democratic opposition to Brexit - will make it "very hard" for Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn to seek a no-confidence vote against Johnson. READ: UK's Johnson to suspend parliament until Oct 14, limiting debate before Brexit "Especially in light of the fact that Boris is exactly what the UK has been looking for, and will prove to be 'a great one!' Love UK.," Trump tweeted. Johnson announced the usually shorter suspension of parliament would be extended until Oct 14 - just two weeks before Britain is set to leave the EU - enraging anti-Brexit MPs. MPs will return to London later than in recent years, giving pro-EU lawmakers less time than expected to thwart Johnson's Brexit plans before Britain is due to leave the European Union on … [Read more...] about Trump praises ‘great’ Johnson after controversial parliament suspension move

Katrina Pierson , a former top aide to Donald Trump Donald Trump South Carolina Senate adds firing squad as alternative execution method Ex-Trump aide Pierson won't run for Dallas-area House seat House Oversight panel reissues subpoena for Trump's accounting firm MORE ’s presidential campaigns, announced Tuesday she will not run for an open House seat in Texas after she laid the groundwork for a bid . “I am humbled by the outpouring of support/encouragement of so many fellow Texans, Rep leaders & especially the Trump family! I have decided that I have a greater responsibility to #TakeBackTheHouse I’m not running in TX6, but I’m not closing the door on Congress - stay tuned!” Pierson tweeted. I am humbled by the outpouring of support/encouragement of so many fellow Texans, Rep leaders & especially the Trump family! I have decided that I have a greater responsibility to #TakeBackTheHouse — Katrina Pierson (@KatrinaPierson) March 3, 2021 … [Read more...] about Ex-Trump aide Pierson won’t run for Dallas-area House seat

An anti-Trump Republican will jump into the race for a Texas congressional seat today, The Hill has learned, setting up a proxy war over the former president's influence in a primary that is also likely to feature former Trump aide Katrina Pierson. Michael Wood , a 34-year-old major in the Marine Corps Reserve, will officially launch his campaign Monday. In a campaign launch video, Wood will say that the Republican Party must not become “a cult of personality, a vehicle for one man’s ambitions and grievances.” ADVERTISEMENT He also explicitly blames former President Trump Donald Trump South Carolina Senate adds firing squad as alternative execution method Ex-Trump aide Pierson won't run for Dallas-area House seat House Oversight panel reissues subpoena for Trump's accounting firm MORE for recent defeats suffered by the GOP in key races. “It is time to move on before he does to the country as a whole what he has done to Georgia and Arizona, two … [Read more...] about Anti-Trump Republican will seek Texas seat