Nov 15 Day 2 of the impeachment hearings, and what we learned from Amb. Yovanovitch By Daniel Bush Former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch put a human face on the House impeachment proceedings Friday with riveting testimony about her career in the foreign service and abrupt removal by the White House from her post in Kiev earlier… Continue reading
Nov 15 Watch 11:16 Shields and Brooks on impeachment testimony, newest 2020 Democrats Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including whether public impeachment hearings are making President Trump more or less vulnerable, what stood out about the witnesses who… Continue watching
Nov 15 WATCH: The Trump Impeachment Hearings – Day 2 By Gretchen Frazee Marie Yovanovitch, the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine who was ousted from her position, is scheduled to testify Friday. Continue reading
Nov 15 White House releases notes of 1st Trump-Zelensky call By Jonathan Lemire, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press There is no mention of corruption in the rough transcript released on Friday. Continue reading
Nov 15 Read Marie Yovanovitch’s full opening statement on day 2 of the impeachment hearing By Gretchen Frazee Yovanovitch appeared before the House Intelligence Committee as part of public hearings in the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Nov 15 Read Schiff’s full opening statement in the impeachment hearing featuring Amb. Yovanovitch By Gretchen Frazee In his opening statement during the second day of public hearings in the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump, Schiff said the questions that still need to be answered include why Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani wanted Yovanovitch out of… Continue reading
Nov 15 Read the White House notes on Trump’s April call with Ukraine’s president By Associated Press The memo recaps the short April call in which Trump congratulates then President-elect Volodymyr Zelenskiy on his election. Continue reading
Nov 15 What to watch during Friday’s impeachment hearing with Yovanovitch By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press Congress digs into the testimony of former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch at 9 a.m. on the second day of public impeachment hearings against the nation’s 45th president. Continue reading
Nov 14 Watch 4:05 Why Nancy Pelosi is now calling Trump’s Ukraine actions ‘bribery’ Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi says President Trump committed bribery by conditioning military aid to Ukraine upon the Ukrainian government granting Trump “a favor” by investigating former Vice President Joe Biden. Pelosi's words are significant because the Constitution explicitly… Continue watching
Nov 14 AP source: 2nd U.S. official heard Trump call with Sondland By Desmond Butler, Michael Biesecker, Matthew Lee, Associated Press The July 26 call between Trump and Gordon Sondland was first described during testimony Wednesday by William Taylor, the acting U.S. ambassador to Ukraine. Continue reading