Dec 09 Putin and Zelensky agree to revive peace talks at 1st meeting By Vladimir Isachenkov, Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press President Vladimir Putin of Russia met with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine for the first time Monday at a summit in Paris to try to end five years of war between Ukrainian troops and Moscow-backed separatists. Continue reading
Dec 08 Watch 9:30 Ukraine, Russia prepare for peace talks after years of war By Simon Ostrovsky After nearly six years of war, the Ukrainian and Russian presidents are preparing to meet this week for the first time. The historic peace talks come as impeachment hearings continue in the U.S. Simon Ostrovsky reports from the frontlines of… Continue watching
Dec 08 Nadler says committee vote on impeachment possible this week By Hope Yen, Associated Press Speeding toward impeachment, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee said Sunday he expects the committee to vote soon on charges against President Trump that will focus on abuse of power on Ukraine and obstruction in the congressional inquiry. Continue reading
Dec 08 Protesters: Ukraine’s leader must defend nation at summit By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press Several thousand people rallied Sunday in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv to demand that the president defend the country’s interests in this week’s summit with Russia, Germany and France on ending the war in eastern Ukraine. Continue reading
Dec 06 Watch 8:10 The problems with Trump’s claims of Ukrainian election interference One of President Trump’s lines of defense in the impeachment inquiry into his handling of Ukraine policy is the theory that Ukraine had intervened in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Trump and his supporters have repeatedly claimed that Ukraine colluded… Continue watching
Dec 05 Watch 5:54 Citing ‘love for America,’ Pelosi formally requests articles of impeachment On Thursday, a day after the House Judiciary Committee heard testimony from four law professors on the legal basis for impeaching President Trump, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi formally requested the committee chair proceed with articles of impeachment. She said "the… Continue watching
Dec 04 Watch 8:05 2 impeachment experts analyze the House Judiciary Committee’s case against Trump For additional insight into the House Judiciary Committee’s first public impeachment hearing, we turn to Solomon Wisenberg, who was deputy independent counsel during the Whitewater investigation, and law professor Frank Bowman, author of “High Crimes and Misdemeanors: A History of… Continue watching
Dec 04 Fiery partisan disagreements as Judiciary Committee holds first impeachment hearing By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The Judiciary Committee is holding its first hearing since the release of a 300-page report by Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee that found “serious misconduct” by the president. Continue reading
Dec 04 Read Michael Gerhardt’s full opening statement in the Trump impeachment hearing By Gretchen Frazee The focus of the Judiciary hearing is to define grounds for a presidential impeachment. The hearing comes after the House Intelligence Committee held hearings in late November. Those hearings featured key witnesses who had knowledge of Trump's dealing with Ukraine. Continue reading
Dec 04 Read Pamela Karlan’s full opening statement in Trump impeachment hearing By Gretchen Frazee The Judiciary hearing comes after the House Intelligence Committee held hearings in late November and aims to define grounds for a presidential impeachment. Continue reading