A report released by the Government Accountability Office finds that the Trump administration impermissibly withheld congressionally appropriated funds from Ukraine for “a policy reason.”
Martin Longman
Martin Longman is the web editor for the Washington Monthly. See all his writing at ProgressPond.com
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Lev Parnas Will Be Central in Any Real Impeachment Trial
As I’ve long predicted, any presidential acquittal will first have to contend with the information held by a notorious Ukrainian-American fraudster with connections to Russian intelligence.
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Michael Bloomberg Will Be the Elephant at the Democratic Debate
At the last Democratic debate before Iowa, we’ll see jousting among the progressive and moderate wings, as they compete to be the alternative to Bloombergism.
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A Just Impeachment Trial Must Include Witness Testimony
The best argument for witnesses is not that there will be political punishment if they’re not allowed, but that they’re required to get to the full truth.
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Is Virginia Headed for a New Charlottesville?
Gun rights activists will be joined by white nationalists on January 20 in Richmond to protest proposed gun violence bills in the new Democratically-controlled legislature.
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How Far Will the GOP Go to Avert Defeat in 2020?
The mistake progressives may be making is in thinking that they can win this battle at the ballot box.
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Conservatism Is White Identity Politics
Trump offers conservatives what they’ve always wanted.
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Inside the Mind of an Iran War Hawk
Bolton’s dream of regime change in Tehran seems more likely than ever before.
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The Democrats Need Forward Thinking on Iran
Presidential candidates won’t have the luxury of looking solely through the rear-view mirror.
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The Iran-Contra Affair Never Ended
Why Trump’s escalation with Iran goes all the way back to 1983.
