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White House officials to kick off big Trump impeachment week
Two top national security aides who listened to U.S. President Donald Trump’s call with Ukraine are preparing to testify in the impeachment hearings, launching a week of back-to-back sessions as Americans hear from those closest to the White House. …read more Source::...
Diplomat says of Trump Ukraine call with ambassador: ‘I remember it vividly’
The phone call U.S. State Department official David Holmes overheard between President Donald Trump and Ambassador Gordon Sondland lasted just two minutes. But it won’t be easily forgotten. …read more Source::...
Russia returns 3 seized ships to Ukraine ahead of peace summit
Three Ukrainian naval ships that were seized by Russia nearly a year ago have been returned, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said Monday. …read more Source::...
Trump says he’ll ‘strongly consider’ Pelosi offer to testify in impeachment inquiry
President Donald Trump suggested Monday he might be willing to offer written testimony in the House impeachment inquiry over whether he pressured Ukraine’s president to investigate Joe Biden and his son while withholding aid to the country. …read more Source::...
White House budget official tells impeachment probe about holdup of Ukraine military aid
A White House budget official testified Saturday in a closed-door session of the Donald Trump impeachment inquiry in Washington, D.C., about the holdup of military aid to Ukraine. The public portion of the probe continues next week. …read more Source::...
U.S. diplomat says he overheard Trump call about investigations
U.S. State Department official David Holmes told impeachment investigators Friday that he overheard a conversation with President Donald Trump asking a diplomat about “investigations” in Ukraine, according those familiar with Holmes’ closed-door deposition. …read more Source::...
Highlights from Marie Yovanovitch’s public testimony on Trump and Ukraine
Marie Yovanovitch testified on Capitol Hill on Friday, where the ex-ambassador to Ukraine described what it was like to be disparaged by the U.S. president, as well as the stakes for American support in Ukraine. Republicans questioned her relevance as a witness to the probe the Democrats are leading. …read more Source::...
Ousted ambassador to testify in Trump impeachment probe
The House will hear from a singular witness Friday in the Trump impeachment hearings: Marie Yovanovitch, the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine who was targeted by the president’s allies in a “smear” campaign now central to the inquiry. …read more Source::...
Highlights from Day 1 of the televised Trump impeachment inquiry
Over several hours of televised testimony Wednesday, punctuated by occasional bickering among lawmakers, some memorable moments emerged from the first day of the public impeachment hearings in Washington, D.C. …read more Source::...
White House’s Mick Mulvaney claims ‘absolute immunity’ from testifying on Ukraine
Acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney and another White House official on Friday failed to appear at the Democratic-led impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, as the administration continued to blockade investigators. …read more Source::...
