Top U.S. spy official says whistleblower who accused Trump acted in ‘good faith’

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Top U.S. spy official says whistleblower who accused Trump acted in ‘good faith’
By Patricia Zengerle, David Morgan and Doina Chiacu

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top U.S. intelligence official said on Thursday that a whistleblower who filed a complaint concerning President Donald Trump has “acted in good faith,” testifying after a House panel released the individual’s report that accused Trump of using his office to solicit Ukraine’s interference in the 2020 election. read more

The Ukraine Controversy That Is Not Actually A Controversy

clinton trump birther Ukrainian prosecutors opened a criminal investigation into Burisma in 2014 looking into suspected tax violations. In 2016, a Kiev district court said it had found no evidence of criminal wrongdoing by Burisma president and owner Zlochevsky and ordered the Prosecutor General's Office to remove him from the authorities' wanted list.

Ukrainian prosecutors opened a criminal investigation into Burisma in 2014 looking into suspected tax violations.

In 2016, a Kiev district court said it had found no evidence of criminal wrongdoing by Burisma president and owner Zlochevsky and ordered the Prosecutor General's Office to remove him from the authorities' wanted list.

Explainer: What it would take for Congress to impeach Trump

2019 09 24T144100Z 5 LYNXMPEF8N0MQ RTROPTP 4 UN TRUMP The founders of the United States created the office of the presidency and feared that its powers could be abused. So they included impeachment as a central part of the Constitution. They gave the House "the sole power of impeachment;" the Senate, "the sole power to try all impeachments;" and the chief justice of the Supreme Court the duty of presiding over impeachment trials in the Senate.

The founders of the United States created the office of the presidency and feared that its powers could be abused. So they included impeachment as a central part of the Constitution.

They gave the House "the sole power of impeachment;" the Senate, "the sole power to try all impeachments;" and the chief justice of the Supreme Court the duty of presiding over impeachment trials in the Senate.

Climate activists block traffic in D.C.

2019 09 23T122657Z 3 LYNXMPEF8M0NI RTROPTP 4 CLIMATE CHANGE STRIKE NEW YORK e1569243367424 Activists seeking to pressure U.S. politicians to fight climate change blocked major traffic hubs in the U.S. capital on Monday, drawing attention to a U.N. Climate Summit that will be attended by leaders from about 60 countries.

Activists seeking to pressure U.S. politicians to fight climate change blocked major traffic hubs in the U.S. capital on Monday, drawing attention to a U.N. Climate Summit that will be attended by leaders from about 60 countries.

‘Save our planet!’: Young activists lead global protests over climate change

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‘Save our planet!’: Young activists lead global protests over climate change
By Gabriella Borter, Fabrizio Bensch and Patpicha Tanakasempipat

(Reuters) – From the Solomon Islands to New York’s Wall Street, millions of students and workers abandoned schools and offices on Friday to demand urgent action to stop global warming, joining a worldwide strike inspired by 16-year-old Swedish activist Greta Thunberg. read more