The Trump-Ukraine situation just got even more muddled.On Wednesday, the State Department Inspector General held an "urgent" briefing with several House and Senate committees regarding Ukraine during a congressional recess. But Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), who's on the House Judiciary and Oversight Committees, said he's not sure how "urgent" it actually was.Instead of discussing President Trump's call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the department watchdog discussed an "amateurish" packet of misinformation about the ousted U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch. In fact, the briefing contained "nothing relating to the president's impeachable conduct," Raskin continued. The packet was delivered to and circulated by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and Raskin says it "raised more questions than it answers" because it's unclear just why Pompeo had it.> Rep. Jamie Raskin says State Dept. inspector general briefing on Ukraine "raises more questions than it answers" https://t.co/lBDzUqnH88 pic.twitter.com/YeFkUQ4cNp> > -- CBS News (@CBSNews) October 2, 2019Yovanovich was fired around the time Pompeo got this packet, but Trump had already expressed his displeasure with her in months prior. In any case, Raskin says he understands why the inspector general "wanted to turn over" the information at some point.
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Before he was battling police on the front lines of Hong Kong's democracy movement, Tony Tsang, 18, was best known to his peers as a school vice-captain, organising events for fellow students, friends said on Wednesday. Tsang is stable in hospital where he is under arrest. What started as protests over a now-withdrawn extradition bill that would have allowed people to be sent to mainland China for trial have evolved into calls for greater democracy, among other demands.
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One element of Elizabeth Warren’s surge in the polls is likely to strike fear in her top Democratic rivals — her rising support among African-Americans. After struggling to win over black voters in the early stages of the primary, the Massachusetts senator appears to be gaining ground with a demographic that will play a pivotal role in determining the nomination. A Quinnipiac University national poll last week showed Warren winning 19 percent of the African-American vote — a nine-point jump over the poll’s August results.
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