Category: fnc/politics

Ted Cruz lashes out at Bidens on sidelines of Trump’s Senate impeachment trial

Posted on by Vandana Rambaran
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-TX., said Monday that "additional witnesses are not necessary"-- even in light of revelations from President Trump's former national security advisor John Bolton in a leaked manuscript of an upcoming book that claims Trump explicitly linked a hold on military aid to Ukraine to an investigation of Joe and Hunter Biden-- and instead insisted that the Senate call Hunter Biden to testify. 

Trump defense team takes on Hunter Biden directly, as Dershowitz offers constitutional defense

Posted on by Gregg Re
Pam Bondi, in a methodical presentation Monday at President Trump's Senate impeachment trial, took the fight directly to Hunter Biden -- underscoring, again and again, how even media outlets with a left-wing "bias" questioned the younger Biden's lucrative service on the board of the Ukrainian natural gas company Burisma Holdings while his father oversaw Ukraine policy as vice president.

Biden pushes for witnesses in impeachment trial but says of his Ukraine role, ‘What is there to defend?’

Posted on by Vandana Rambaran
Democratic presidential frontrunner Joe Biden told reporters Monday that he does not think it's necessary for him to testify as a witness in President Trump's impeachment trial because he has "nothing to defend." 

Republicans call Bolton leak Kavanaugh ‘2.0,’ as publisher denies coordination

Posted on by Tyler Olson
Republican defenders of President Trump on Monday likened the 11th-hour revelations that John Bolton's forthcoming book alleges a quid pro quo concerning the matter at the heart of impeachment to the bombshell allegations that surfaced near the end of now-Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation proceedings -- as Bolton and his publishers adamantly denied coordinating with the media on the story. 

Nadler misses part of Senate impeachment trial because of wife’s pancreatic cancer

Posted on by Danielle Wallace
Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., will skip out on part of the Senate impeachment trial against President Trump Monday in order to remain by his wife’s side as she battles pancreatic cancer.

Romney, Collins say Bolton claims strengthen case for witnesses in impeachment trial

Posted on by Tyler Olson
Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, said Monday it is more likely other Republicans will vote to hear witness testimony from former National Security Adviser John Bolton as part of impeachment proceedings following reports on new allegations in his forthcoming book -- as Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, also said the reports strengthened "the case for witnesses."

Impeachment already becoming political weapon in 2020 congressional races

Posted on by Fred Lucas
While GOP senators struggle to handle the political hot potato of impeachment, House Democrats in moderate districts are already dealing with backlash over their impeachment votes.

Leaked Bolton claims fuel fiery new clash over impeachment testimony

Posted on by Tyler Olson
Leaked claims from former National Security Adviser John Bolton's forthcoming book are fueling a new confrontation between congressional Democrats and Trump-allied Republicans over whether the Senate should hear from witnesses in its impeachment trial.