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Obama Alum Evelyn Farkas Fundraising Off Free Beacon Report

Farkas participated in Burisma PR campaign, claims she's best candidate to defeat foreign political influence

Evelyn Farkas and the Atlantic Council's John Herbst wearing Burisma-branded clothing / Twitter

Democratic congressional candidate Evelyn Farkas sent out a fundraising letter on Thursday slamming a Washington Free Beacon report on her ties to a lobbying effort by the Ukrainian gas company Burisma, and arguing that she is the best candidate to stand up against foreign political influence.

TRANSCRIPT: Trump Demands New Biden Investigation in Call with Ukrainian President

'His brain is not functioning. He’s getting attacked by vegans. His words don’t even make sense'

President Donald J. Trump renewed his demand for an investigation into Democratic frontrunner Joe Biden during an early morning phone call with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday, according to a transcript obtained exclusively by the Washington Free Beacon.

‘I Don’t Want Him to Drop Out’: Trump Walks Back Biden Demands in Call with Ukrainian President

Unclassified transcript obtained exclusively by the Washington Free Beacon

President Donald J. Trump appeared to walk back his previous demand for a Ukrainian-led investigation into Joe Biden and his wayward son, Hunter, during a recent phone conversation with President Volodymyr Zelensky, according to a transcript of the call obtained exclusively by the Washington Free Beacon.

Iran Says Its Forces Shot Down Passenger Plane Due to Human Error


DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran said on Saturday it unintentionally shot down a Ukrainian passenger plane killing 176 people on board due to human error, after initially denying it brought down the plane in the tense aftermath of Iranian missile strikes on U.S. targets in Iraq.

Ron Johnson: Ukrainians Felt No Pressure From White House Over Withheld Aid

New testimony further calls into question Chris Murphy's characterization of Zelensky meeting

Republican senator Ron Johnson (Wis.) said Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky made no mention during their September meeting in Kiev of feeling pressure from the White House to take action in return for military aid, contradicting his Democratic colleague Chris Murphy's characterization of the meeting.