Oct 04 Read former special envoy Volker's full prepared testimony on Trump-Ukraine controversy By Yasmeen Alamiri, Nick Schifrin According to a copy of the testimony Volker gave to a closed-door meeting of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and members of the Intelligence and Oversight Committees, released to PBS NewsHour by someone who had seen it, Volker said… Continue reading
Oct 04 WATCH: China trade deal 'has nothing to do' with call to investigate the Bidens, Trump says Trump told reporters at the White House Friday that, "one thing has absolutely nothing to do with the other."… Continue reading
Oct 04 White House is preparing a formal objection to impeachment inquiry By Zeke Miller, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press Trump acknowledged that Democrats in the House "have the votes" to begin a formal impeachment inquiry, even if they don't in the Senate. Continue reading
Oct 04 Warren raises $24.6 million, largely from small donors By Will Weissert, Associated Press The Massachusetts senator's haul is just less than the $25.3 million her chief liberal rival, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders raised. Continue reading
Oct 04 Romney, Sasse break from GOP on Trump's China remarks By Nicholas Riccardi, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Most Republican leaders were silent or supportive of President Donald Trump’s public call for another foreign government to investigate his political foe. But a few voiced concern that the president was trying to enlist a rival power in his reelection… Continue reading
Oct 04 Ukraine to review case into company that employed Hunter Biden By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press Prosecutors are auditing all the cases that were closed or dismissed by former prosecutors, including several related to Mykola Zlochevsky, owner of the gas company Burisma that hired Hunter Biden in 2014,… Continue reading
Oct 04 Read U.S. diplomats' text messages discussing Trump's Ukraine request In the texts, Volker and two other diplomats discuss how to navigate Trump’s requests for Ukraine to investigate his political rival. Continue reading
Oct 04 Text messages show diplomats pushed Ukraine to investigate and dangled Trump visit By Lisa Mascaro, Eric Tucker, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The pages lay out the raw contours of a potential quid-pro-quo exchange — Trump gets his political investigation of a top Democratic rival in return for some price to be paid by the new Ukraine leader. Continue reading
Oct 03 Watch 10:40 Trump shocks again by encouraging China to investigate the Bidens President Donald Trump is facing an impeachment inquiry because he urged Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and his son. But Thursday, Trump said he would welcome similar involvement from another foreign power: China. The admission comes as… Continue watching
Oct 03 Watch 9:51 Trump is suggesting foreign leaders investigate the Bidens. Is that illegal? What are the legal and national security implications of President Donald Trump’s encouraging foreign powers to investigate a potential political rival? Judy Woodruff talks to Michael Mukasey, who was attorney general under former President George W. Bush, and Carrie Cordero,… Continue watching