Ophelia Benson
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Former Trump Aide to Testify on Pressure to Oust Ambassador to Ukraine
Fiona Hill, a former top adviser on the National Security Council, is prepared to tell House investigators that she objected to the ambassador’s removal.
Former Trump Aide to Testify on Pressure to Oust Ambassador to Ukraine
Fiona Hill, a former top adviser on the National Security Council, is prepared to tell House investigators that she objected to the ambassador’s removal.
Macabre Video of Fake Trump Shooting Media and Critics Is Shown at His Resort
The video was shown at a conference attended by Donald Trump Jr. and Sarah Huckabee Sanders. They said they did not see it.
Trump Defends Giuliani Amid Reports He Is Under Criminal Investigation
A day earlier, the president said he didn’t know if the former mayor was still his attorney.
John Bolton to write Trump book, pairs with top agents
Some senior White House officials had expressed concerns that he might do so.
Mike Pence's Doonbeg Detour to Cost Nearly $600k
Mike Pence’s controversial trip visit to President Trump’s resort in Doonbeg is slated to cost taxpayers $599,454.36 in limousine service alone.
Critics Aghast As Trump Keeps Word About No More Wars
Donald Trump came into office promising to not start any
The Stage (only they unpublished it like cowards) | The Old Vic has made an incomprehensible decision about toilets, and women are angry about it
This article appeared briefly on the Stage before reactions to it convinced them to unpublish both this, and the article it was responding to. The features editor originally approached me, and as w…
AP sources: Trump allies pressed Ukraine over gas firm
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — As Rudy Giuliani was pushing Ukrainian officials last spring to investigate one of Donald Trump's main political rivals, a group of individuals with ties to the president and...
Not His Call | Free Inquiry
It’s hard to believe we’re back to “Love It or Leave It” again—it seems so very embedded in the years of the Vietnam War, Johnson-Nixon, Jane Fonda, George Wallace. Where does Donald Trump fit into that? He wasn’t an anti-war protester, but he...
Ophelia Benson
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Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner Made $82 Million While Working in The White House Last Year
Financial disclosure forms showed multiple streams of outside income
Trump Envoys Pushed Ukraine to Commit to Investigations
Two American diplomats drafted a statement for Ukraine’s new leader that would have committed him publicly to the inquiries Mr. Trump has been seeking into political rivals.
News At Kate 2019: Boris's Top Lies
The News At Kate is back with a countdown of Dictator Johnson's top career lies. Written and presented by Kate Smurthwaite
Trump Raises Idea of Arresting House Chairman for Treason
The president questioned whether the leader of the House Intelligence Committee, Adam Schiff, had acted illegally in the way he described Mr. Trump’s call with Ukraine’s leader.
Trump Pressed Australian Leader to Help Barr Investigate Mueller Inquiry’s Origins
The discussion was another instance of the president using American diplomacy for potential personal gain.
State pays Donald Trump's Doonbeg resort €113k to feed and accommodate gardaí during US President's visit
The Donald Trump-owned Trump Doonbeg resort in Co Clare was paid over €107,000 to provide food to gardaí deployed around west Clare to protect the US President during his recent two-nig
A Woman’s Place is at Conference
On Monday 23rd September, Woman’s Place UK held its 24th public meeting in two years: A Woman’s Place is at Conference. It was timed to coincide with the Labour Party’s annual conference and …
Medically Unnecessary Genital Cutting and the Rights of the Child: Moving Toward Consensus
(2019). Medically Unnecessary Genital Cutting and the Rights of the Child: Moving Toward Consensus. The American Journal of Bioethics: Vol. 19, No. 10, pp. 17-28.
White House restricted access to Trump's calls with Putin and Saudi crown prince
White House efforts to limit access to President Donald Trump's conversations with foreign leaders extended to phone calls with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Russian leader Vladimir Putin, according to people familiar with the matter.
Trump Meets With LaPierre to Discuss How N.R.A. Could Support Political Defense
In return for the support, Mr. LaPierre asked that the White House “stop the games” over gun control legislation, people familiar with the meeting said.