Trump stonewalling impeachment inquiry will not slow it down, say Democrats - live
(The Guardian United States)

House Democrats say efforts will prove unsuccessful because of the evidence already in lawmakers´ possessionSign up for the US briefing and get a new perspective 6.29pm BST The Justice Department announced it has arrested an employee of the Defense Intelligence Agency, Henry Kyle Frese, for allegedly leaking sensitive information to two journalists.Assistant attorney general for national security, John C. Demers, said in a statement: `As laid out in today´s indictment, Frese was caught red-handed disclosing sensitive national security information for personal gain.` 6.15pm BST In his statement on Turkey´s military operation in northern Syria, Trump expressed his expectation that Turkish officials would take responsibility for the Islamic State fighters detained in prisons there.The prisons are currently maintained by America´s Kurdish allies, who may have to abandon the sites given Turkey´s latest operation.#Syria isn´t about neocons or hawks,it´s about reality. The Kurds were lead ground force against ISIS & currently hold 1000´s of ISIS killers in jail. Abandoning them is morally repugnant,stains our nations reputation & could lead to 1000´s of ISIS killers back on battlefield. Continue reading...