Meet the GOP Megadonor at the Center of the Ukraine Scandal
Gordon Sondland, center, the American ambassador to the European Union, walks with President Donald Trump.AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais As the extent of President Donald Trump’s campaign to pressure Ukraine into helping him undermine a political opponent becomes clear, the role played by Gordon Sondland, America’s ambassador to the European Union, is coming into focus. Included…
Mike Pompeo Just Accused House Democrats of Harassing State Department Employees
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo listens to a reporter’s question, during a joint news conference with Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias, following their meeting in Athens, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019. Pompeo is in Greece on the last leg of a four-nation European tour that has been overshadowed by the impeachment inquiry in Washington.Thanassis Stavrakis/AP…
You Never Knew You Needed a Book on Richard Holbrooke, but Goddamn Is It Good
US Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke makes comments condemning the Taliban’s murder of ten members of an Irish-based aid group, called the International Assistance Mission, at the State Department in Washington, DC, on August 9, 2010. © UPPA/ZUMAPRESS.com Longtime US diplomat Richard Holbrooke was many things: US ambassador to Germany, an author,…
Trump’s Assault on Somali Refugees Goes Way Beyond Just Ilhan Omar
Somali refugee, who prefers to hide her name, in 2018.Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty During President Donald Trump’s campaign rally in Greenville, North Carolina, on Wednesday, the crowd chanted, “Send her back! Send her back!” in response to his criticism of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.). Trump stood back and listened for more than 10 seconds before continuing, although…