Oct 02 Watch 9:34 How Republicans see the impeachment inquiry Do Republicans believe President Trump’s conversation with Ukraine’s leader warrants an impeachment inquiry? Judy Woodruff gets two perspectives from former Republican Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona and Chris Buskirk of American Greatness on the potential political ramifications. Continue watching
Oct 02 Whistleblower spoke to Schiff aides before filing complaint By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The whistleblower, a member of the intelligence community, contacted the committee for guidance on how to report “possible wrongdoing,” according to Patrick Boland, a spokesman for the Intelligence Committee’s chairman, Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif. Continue reading
Oct 02 Trump lets states, cities refuse refugees for 1st time in U.S. By Julie Watson, David Sharp, Associated Press Last week’s move could further undermine a program that has seen an 80 percent drop in the number of refugees allowed in under Trump, who has pushed to limit both legal and illegal immigration. Continue reading
Oct 02 Whistleblower protection, explained By Candice Norwood At the heart of the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump is the whistleblower whose complaint ignited the probe. Continue reading
Oct 02 WATCH: Trump holds joint news conference with Finland's president Finnish President Sauli Niinisto urged President Donald Trump to work with European leaders and added: “Mr. President, you have here a great democracy. Keep it going on."… Continue reading
Oct 02 WATCH: Trump says whistleblower should be protected if 'legitimate' By Associated Press Trump was highly critical though of the whistleblower report alleging he used the power of his office to solicit interference from a foreign country in the 2020 U.S. election. Continue reading
Oct 02 Trump raises record $125 million for his reelection campaign By Zeke Miller, Associated Press Republicans aim to use President Donald Trump's third-quarter fundraising haul to fight off Democrats' impeachment effort. Continue reading
Oct 02 Ukraine's former president discussed investments with Giuliani By Yuras Karmanau, Angela Charlton, Associated Press Petro Poroshenko said he met Giuliani in 2017 as a "friend of Ukraine" and they discussed "political support and investment" but nothing else. Continue reading
Oct 02 Australia says it's unlikely to give U.S. internal diplomatic communications By Rod McGuirk, Associated Press It was revealed this week that Trump had asked world leaders for help in Attorney General William Barr's investigation into how the Russia investigation began. Continue reading
Oct 02 WATCH: Pompeo confirms he was on Trump-Ukraine phone call By Matthew Lee, Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press Secretary of State Mike Pompeo did not give information about the contents of the call, saying only that he was well-versed in U.S. policy toward Ukraine. Continue reading