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 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 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 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
Nov 20 Watch 6:58 What Rep. Steve Cohen thinks about the evidence against Trump The House Judiciary Committee would hold hearings on impeachment after the House Intelligence Committee concludes theirs. Do those Democrats feel they have enough evidence to move forward with articles of impeachment for President Trump? Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., is a… Continue watching
Nov 20 Away from Washington, Trump praises Apple’s Texas expansion By Kevin Freking, Associated Press Trump’s visit follows Apple’s announcement in September that it would continue manufacturing the latest generation of the Mac Pro in Austin — a move that came once the Trump administration agreed to waive tariffs on certain computer parts made in… Continue reading
Nov 20 Read Laura Cooper’s full opening statement in Trump impeachment hearing By Gretchen Frazee Cooper is testifying alongside David Hale, the undersecretary of state for political affairs. Continue reading
Nov 20 Read Schiff’s opening statement in Trump impeachment hearing, featuring Cooper and Hale By Gretchen Frazee Schiff spoke during an impeachment hearing featuring Laura Cooper, a deputy assistant secretary of defense, and David Hale, the undersecretary of state for political affairs. Continue reading
Nov 20 Read Schiff’s full opening statement in the Trump impeachment hearing featuring Amb. Sondland By Gretchen Frazee Schiff spoke during an impeachment hearing featuring Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union. Continue reading