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AP source: Bolton says Trump tied Ukraine funds to probe

By Zeke Miller, Eric Tucker, Associated Press

President Donald Trump said he wanted to maintain a freeze on military assistance to Ukraine until it aided political investigations into his Democratic rivals, former national security adviser John Bolton recounts in a draft of his forthcoming book.

Who can topple Trump? Dems' electability fight rages in Iowa

By Steve Peoples, Associated Press

The urgent fight for the Democratic presidential nomination raged across Iowa on Sunday as the party’s leading candidates scrambled to deliver closing arguments centered on the defining question of the 2020 primary: Who can beat President Donald Trump?…

Three years later, Trump travel ban heads back to court

By Denise Lavoie, Associated Press

After the U.S. Supreme Court upheld President Donald Trump’s ban on travelers from several predominantly Muslim countries in 2018, the ruling appeared to shut down legal challenges that claimed the policy was rooted in anti-Muslim bias.

Trump's legal team begins defense in Senate impeachment trial

By PBS NewsHour

As the Senate impeachment trial continued on Saturday, President Trump's legal team laid out their case against removing him from office, contending the Democratic House managers left out crucial facts during this week's arguments. Jami Floyd, host and legal editor…

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WATCH: Full video of Trump appearing to say Ukraine ambassador should be removed

By Yamiche Alcindor

Joseph Bondy, an attorney for Lev Parnas, told the PBS NewsHour that Parnas, an associate of Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, was at the dinner with the president and several others when Trump said he wanted Yovanovitch out.

Trump defends Sanders, stoking Democratic divisions

By Julie Pace, Associated Press

As tensions between Democratic presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren rose earlier this month, Sanders found himself with an unusual ally: President Donald Trump.

The strategy behind Team Trump's impeachment defense

By Yamiche Alcindor, Meredith Lee

President Donald Trump’s legal team hopes to convince Republican senators to vote against having witnesses testify as part of the Senate impeachment trial.

AP fact check: Trump's impeachment defense

By Calvin Woodward, Associated Press

President Donald Trump's lawyers claimed that House Democrats were hiding evidence and did not allow Trump to participate in the House inquiry.

WATCH: Trump lawyer says Democrats want to 'overturn' last election

By Eric Tucker, Lisa Mascaro, Zeke Miller, Associated Press

“They're asking you not only to overturn the results of the last election, but as I've said before, they're asking you to remove President Trump from an election that's occurring in approximately nine months," said White House Counsel Pat Cipollone.

WATCH: Schiff's 'head on a pike' remark angers GOP senators

By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press

Senate Republicans said lead impeachment prosecutor Adam Schiff insulted them during the trial by repeating an anonymously sourced report that the White House had threatened to punish Republicans who voted against President Donald Trump.