Nov 09 What You Need to Know: Dems, GOP tussle over witnesses By Associated Press House Republicans came forward Saturday with a list of witnesses they want the House Intelligence Committee to hear from in the public hearings set to start this coming week. Most prominent among them: the anonymous whistleblower and former Vice President… Continue reading
Nov 08 Watch 11:53 How Mick Mulvaney plays into the Ukraine impeachment inquiry saga House committees involved in the impeachment inquiry have released nearly 2700 pages of closed-door deposition transcripts. Many of the officials interviewed echoed the whistleblower’s concerns about President Trump's policy toward Ukraine. Trump, meanwhile, renewed claims that the whistleblower was guilty… Continue watching
Nov 08 Watch 4:34 News Wrap: Anonymous official's book says Trump is unfit to lead In our news wrap Friday, a new book by an anonymous administration official claims senior officials considered resigning last year in protest of an unfit president with "trouble synthesizing information.” The White House has dismissed the book as lies. Also,… Continue watching
Nov 08 What we learned from the impeachment transcripts By Gretchen Frazee The transcripts shed more light on Trump’s dealings with Ukraine and the central role his personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, played in U.S. relations with Ukraine. Continue reading
Nov 08 Watch 12:57 Shields and Brooks on public impeachment hearings, Kentucky election results Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s political news, including the impact of released impeachment inquiry transcripts, what we might learn from the upcoming public hearings, the possible entry… Continue watching
Nov 08 John Bolton has information 'relevant' to impeachment probe By Associated Press That's according to a letter that Bolton's attorney sent Friday to the House that suggests Bolton would appear in the probe only if a court orders him to do so. Continue reading
Nov 08 Jane Fonda: 'Older women have always tended to be the bravest' By Joshua Barajas Jane Fonda spoke with the PBS NewsHour about getting arrested and being an older activist. “When you’re older, what have you got to lose?" she said. Continue reading
Nov 08 Trump disputes reports that U.S. will roll back tariffs on China By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Trump's pushback suggested that negotiations haven't progressed as far as hoped as the world's two biggest economies struggle to negotiate an end to their trade war. Continue reading
Nov 08 Trump to pursue raising minimum age for buying e-cigarettes By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press Trump told reporters his administration will release its final plans for restricting e-cigarettes next week but provided few other details. Continue reading
Nov 08 Democrats release Hill and Vindman impeachment transcripts By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Eric Tucker, Associated Press Impeachment investigators released the testimony of Fiona Hill, a former White House Russia adviser, and Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, an Army officer assigned to the National Security Council. Both testified about their concerns as Trump pushed Ukraine for investigations of… Continue reading