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The top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee declared the public impeachment hearings “a sham” put on by Democrats who have long been seeking to impeach President Trump.
Rep. Devin Nunes of California, a staunch defender of the president, dismissed the impeachment hearings and said that Democrats launched them after failing to prove their claims that then-candidate Trump colluded with the Russians ahead of the 2016 elections.
“But anyone familiar with the Democrats’ scorched-earth war against President Trump would not be surprised to see all the typical signs that this is just a carefully orchestrated media smear campaign,” Nunes said. [Read More]
Diplomats testifying on the opening day of impeachment inquiry hearings delivered a stark account Wednesday of President Trump’s pursuit of political “investigations” in Ukraine and attorney Rudy Giuliani’s alleged meddling in that country, while Republicans panned the entire process as a “low-rent Ukrainian sequel” to the Russia collusion case and hit back at the claims as mere “hearsay.”
For his part, Trump spent much of the day meeting with the visiting Turkish president, saying he was too busy to watch the historic hearing. And he released a video declaring: “They’re trying to stop me because I’m fighting for you. And I’ll never let that happen.” [Read More]
Why a controversy is brewing over books with LGBTQ themes in Loudoun County schools (WJLA)
Books with LGBTQ themes in Loudoun County schools is causing a controversy in the community. Parents and school staff participated in a school board meeting to address the matter Tuesday night.
Some individuals were in favor of the books while others were against it. [Read More]
The Virginia attorney general’s human rights division is investigating Loudoun County Public Schools for human rights violations involving discrimination.
The Loudoun County NAACP this morning announced a Tuesday night press conference at the Loudoun County Public Schools administration building in Ashburn to discuss the investigation, which was sparked by local NAACP leaders. [Read More]