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THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Joseph Addington) - U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine to Retire Over Policy Dispute with Trump

State of the Union: Julie Davis will leave the key diplomatic post in June. The post U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine to Retire Over Policy Dispute with Trump appeared first on The American Conservative .

Julie Davis, the acting U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, is expected to retire in the coming weeks after having grown frustrated with President Donald Trump’s lack of support for the country, per a Financial Times report. Davis, who has been the temporary chargé d’affaires in Kiev since last May, leaves an opening at a major post for the administration, which came into power pledged to bring the Russia–Ukraine War to a quick settlement. Negotiations so far have proven fruitless, and the White House has recently given the matter little attention as operations in Venezuela and in Iran have taken priority. Davis’s predecessor, Bridget Brink, also resigned the post last April over disagreement with the Trump administration’s policy on…Open

THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Joseph Addington) - Former FBI Director Comey Charged With Threatening Trump

State of the Union: The administration argues that Comey’s “86 47” post is a criminal threat against the president. The post Former FBI Director Comey Charged With Threatening Trump appeared first on The American Conservative .

The former FBI director James Comey has been indicted and charged Tuesday with threatening President Donald Trump’s life over a post on Instagram depicting seashells spelling out “86 47,” according to a document released by the Department of Justice. “Eighty-six” is slang for “cancel” or “remove.” “James Comey disgracefully encouraged a threat on President Trump’s life and posted it on Instagram for the world to see,” FBI Director Kash Patel said at a press conference announcing the indictment. This will be the second time the Trump administration has taken Comey to court: He was indicted last year for lying to Congress over his conduct in the FBI’s investigation of Hillary Clinton’s emails. Those charges…Open

YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Listen live: Supreme Court weighs Trump bid to nix deportation protection program

The Supreme Court on Wednesday morning will consider the Trump administration's efforts to curtail the Temporary Protective Status (TPS) program — which offers protections against deportation for noncitizens who cannot safely return to their home countries for a variety of reasons. President Trump, as part of his immigration crackdown, is looking to terminate TPS for 13 out of 17 designated countries, arguing they no longer meet the criteria for the protections. The oral arguments on Wednesday will focus primarily on the removal of Haiti and Syria from the program. #scotus #tps #trump