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
Nov 20 8 video moments to watch from Day 4 of the impeachment hearings By Candice Norwood Sondland acknowledged in public testimony that there was a quid pro quo between the U.S. and Ukraine. Continue reading
Nov 20 'Everyone was in the loop.' Sondland confirms quid pro quo By Daniel Bush The U.S. ambassador to the European Union implicated much of the US foreign policy leadership in an effort to get Ukraine to say it would investigate President Trump’s political rival, but in the end, the country is left staring at… Continue reading
Nov 20 WATCH: 'It's over,' Trump says of impeachment inquiry while at Apple plant By Associated Press During a visit to an Apple assembly plant in Texas, Trump highlighted the testimony of Gordon Sondland, ambassador to the European Union. Continue reading
Nov 20 Watch 28:22 Why Gordon Sondland's public testimony was 'extraordinary' Gordon Sondland, U.S. ambassador to the European Union, testified to the House Wednesday that there was a quid pro quo with Ukraine and that he followed President Trump’s orders to work with Rudy Giuliani. Sondland also implicated Secretary of State… Continue watching
Nov 20 WATCH: Cooper says Ukrainians asked her staff about a hold on military aid in July By Associated Press The embassy’s July questions show Ukrainians were aware of a possible hold on the aid earlier than previously known. Continue reading
Nov 20 Watch 9:12 Kellyanne Conway says 'there was no pressure applied' to Ukraine The Trump administration quickly pushed back on the claims of Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland that Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney, among others, were aware of Sondland’s… Continue watching