Senate Votes to Reject Impeachment Witnesses, Clears Path to Acquittal
The Senate voted early Friday evening to block witnesses in the Impeachment hearing with a 51-49 majority. The vote did not come as a surprise after Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Lamar Alexander (R-TN) announced in the days preceding the vote that they would vote against hearing witness testimony. The vote comes only days after […]
Tensions High As Trump Rolls Out Israel-Palestine “Peace Plan”
President Trump announced his plan for peace between Isreal and Palestine on Tuesday. The plan was met with immediate backlash when it became clear that the plan was made without any input from the Palestinian leadership and with little regard to Palestinian interests. Trump announced the plan with Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu, who is facing […]
Bolton Book Adds Pressure for Impeachment Witnesses
John Bolton had first-hand experience of Trump linking the Ukraine aid freeze to his demands for investigations into the Bidens, according to a New York Times article released on Sunday. Time reporters Maggie Haberman and Michael S. Schmidt claim to have read an unpublished draft of Bolton’s upcoming book, which was given to the White […]
What the State of the Impeachment Trial Can Tell Us About the State of our Democracy
Oral arguments for the conviction of President Trump began in the Senate impeachment trial Wednesday afternoon, opening the first of three days of arguments from the seven House Democratic impeachment managers. The arguments, led by Adam Schiff, come after last-minute changes to the trial rules proposed by Senate Majority leader, Mitch McConnell, were announced Tuesday […]
Weekend Review: House Move Articles of Impeachment to Senate
The articles of impeachment have been delivered to the Senate and the trial against President Trump will begin on Tuesday. Trump will not take an active role in his own defense during the trial, though he is expected to give plenty of public comments. Democrats will present their arguments supporting articles of impeachment, followed by […]
Weekend Review: Iran Admits Downing Ukrainian Plane
Iran has admitted to the shooting down of Ukrainian airliner which crashed near the Iranian capital on Wednesday after initial denial. All 176 people on board were killed, most of them Iranians. The Iranian regime blames the mistake on “human error at the time of crisis caused by US adventurism.” Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif […]
Will The US-Iran Tension Pass Without War, Downed Plane Complicates Situation
Earlier this week, Caracal Reports detailed the ongoing tension between the United States and Iran after US President Donald Trump ordered a drone strike which killed Irani Major General Qassem Soleimani and four others. Since that report, Iran fired more than a dozen missiles at two Iraqi military bases, both hosting US military personnel, according to the […]
Fallout From Trump Ordered Assassination Has Significant Ramifications In Middle East
Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani was one of the most powerful men within the theocratic power structure within Iran. To those loyal to the Ayatollah’s, he was seen as a champion of the revolution and a man of the people. He led the elite and controversial Revolutional Guards’ Quds Force and led Iranian military operations […]
Weekend Review: US Airstrike Killed Iran’s Soleimani
On Thursday, the commander of Iran’s foreign legion, Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, was killed in an airstrike ordered by Pres. Trump at the Baghdad airport. Trump said that the attack was necessary to protect Americans. “To terrorists who harm or intend to harm any American, we will find you; we will eliminate you,” Trump was […]
Countries Around The World Play Role In Brazil Gun Violence
Gun violence in Brazil has become a major worry for human rights organizations over the past decade. Human Rights Watch categorizes the concerns with President Jair Bolsonaro from a 2018 report. Jair Bolsonaro, a member of Congress who has endorsed torture and other abusive practices, and made openly racist, homophobic and misogynist statements, won a run-off election […]