Oct 14 Watch 4:24 The significance of former Russia adviser Fiona Hill’s congressional testimony Three House committees questioned Fiona Hill, President Trump’s former top Russia adviser, on Monday as part of the impeachment inquiry. Hill, who worked in both the George W. Bush and Obama administrations, is considered very knowledgeable about Russia and skeptical… Continue watching
Oct 13 Trump backs Giuliani, but some aides wish he would cut ties By Darlene Superville, Jonathan Lemire, Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Trump on Saturday stood behind personal attorney Rudy Giuliani, one of his highest-profile and most vocal defenders, amid reports that federal prosecutors in the city Giuliani led as mayor are eyeing him for possible lobbying violations. Continue reading
Oct 11 Watch 8:02 In impeachment deposition, Yovanovitch links Trump to her ouster Marie Yovanovitch, the former Ukrainian ambassador forced from her position in May, testified on Capitol Hill Friday despite being denied permission to do so by the State Department. In her prepared opening statement, Yovanovitch blasted the Trump administration for leveraging… Continue watching
Oct 11 Watch 13:22 Shields and Brooks on Trump’s Syria pullout, impeachment politics Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week's political news, including President Trump’s attitude toward Kurds in Syria and stance toward Turkey's Syria offensive, testimony from the former U.S. ambassador… Continue watching
Oct 11 Pete Sessions appears to be ‘Congressman 1′ ensnared in Guiliani associates’ indictment By Michael Biesecker, Desmond Butler, Associated Press Former Rep. Pete Sessions, who has been weighing a comeback, is not accused of any wrongdoing. Continue reading
Oct 10 House Democrats subpoena 2 Giuliani associates after arrests on campaign finance charges By Associated Press Parnas and Fruman were involved in Giuliani's efforts to urge Ukrainian officials to investigate Trump's political rival Joe Biden and his family. Continue reading
Oct 10 WATCH: Giuliani’s associates arrested attempting to leave country, U.S. attorney says U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman told reporters Thursday that businessmen Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman were about to board an international fight from Virginia with one-way tickets when they were detained at 6 p.m. Wednesday. Continue reading
Oct 10 2 Florida men tied to Giuliani arrested on campaign charges By Michael Biesecker, Larry Neumeister, Eric Tucker, Associated Press Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman were arrested on a four-count indictment that includes charges of conspiracy. Continue reading
Oct 08 Rudy Giuliani invited to testify about Ukraine to Senate committee By Associated Press Senate Judiciary Committee Lindsey Graham said he wants testimony about the firing of a former Ukrainian prosecutor who was widely seen by the West as corrupt. Continue reading
Oct 07 Trump allies pursued business deals in Ukraine By Desmond Butler, Michael Biesecker, Richard Lardner, Associated Press People with ties to Trump and his administration have pursued business deals in Ukraine that went far beyond advancing the president's personal political interests. Continue reading