Nov 21 Holmes says he was told Ukraine needed to ‘favorably impress’ Trump to get aid By Associated Press David Holmes is testifying Thursday before lawmakers in the House impeachment inquiry into Trump. Continue reading
Nov 21 WATCH: Sondland said Trump doesn’t care about Ukraine, David Holmes testifies By Associated Press Holmes says he overheard Sondland talking with Trump about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Trump’s voice was loud. Continue reading
Nov 21 WATCH: Witness David Holmes expresses concerns about Giuliani’s role in Ukraine By Associated Press David Holmes is a political counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine. Continue reading
Nov 21 Democrats will decide ‘in the coming days’ how to proceed with impeachment inquiry By Associated Press The seventh hearing began Thursday morning with witnesses Fiona Hill, a former White House national security aide, and David Holmes, a foreign service officer serving in Kyiv. Continue reading
Nov 21 Read David Holmes’ full opening statement in Trump impeachment hearing By Gretchen Frazee David Holmes, the political affairs counselor at the U.S. embassy in Kiev is testifying Thursday in the Trump impeachment inquiry. Continue reading
Nov 21 Read Adam Schiff’s full opening statement in the Hill, Holmes testimonies in Trump impeachment hearing By Gretchen Frazee The House Intelligence Committee is hearing testimony from Fiona Hill, the Trump administration’s former Russia adviser, and David Holmes, a top staffer at the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine. Continue reading
Nov 21 Witness denounces ‘fictional’ Ukraine election interference By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Eric Tucker, Associated Press “I would ask that you please not promote politically driven falsehoods that so clearly advance Russian interests,” White House Russia analyst Fiona Hill is expected to say in an impeachment hearing. Continue reading
Nov 21 Read Fiona Hill’s full opening statement in Trump impeachment hearing By Gretchen Frazee Fiona Hill, the Trump administration’s former Russia adviser, testified Thursday, along with David Holmes, a top staffer at the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine, in the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Nov 21 Takeaways from the 5th Democratic 2020 presidential debate By Nicholas Riccardi, Bill Barrow, Associated Press Civil in tone, mostly cautious in approach, the forum on Wednesday did little to reorder the field and may have given encouragement to two new entrants into the race, Mike Bloomberg and Deval Patrick. Continue reading
Nov 20 Democratic debate revives clashes over ‘Medicare for All’ By Will Weissert, Bill Barrow, Jill Colvin, Associated Press Like a string of previous debates, Wednesday’s prominently featured squabbles over a program that could alienate general-election swing voters who may be wary of fully government-run, universal health care and that will be extraordinarily difficult to get through Congress —… Continue reading