Marie Yovanovitch describes to impeachment investigators how she felt threatened upon learning that the president had promised Ukraine’s leader she was ‘going to go through some things.’
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As former ambassador testifies that she felt threatened, Trump tweets an attack
Ousted U.S. Ukraine Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch warns, ‘Shady interests the world over have learned how little it takes to remove an American ambassador who does not give them what they want.’
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Nielsen says 13.8 million watched impeachment hearing
That compares to the 20.4 million people who watched Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination hearing.
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Democrats sharpen impeachment case, decrying ‘bribery’ as another potential witness emerges
A second official from the U.S. Embassy in Kiev is revealed to have overheard President Trump discussing political ‘investigations’ in a phone call July 26.
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Trump asks Supreme Court to block subpoena for his taxes
The filing sets the stage for a high court showdown over the tax returns he has refused to release, unlike every other modern president.
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Second U.S. official heard Trump’s call with Sondland, says AP source
The ambassador to the European Union spoke on a cellphone while in a restaurant in Kiev, Ukraine, and the president’s voice could be overheard.
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Impeachment hearings begin with revelation of another phone call implicating Trump
William Taylor Jr., the acting ambassador to Ukraine, testifies about a previously undisclosed call in which the president asked about ‘the investigations’ he had sought into political rivals.
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Analysis: Is Trump’s norm-breaking a betrayal of his oath or his right as commander in chief?
The historic impeachment hearing Wednesday bore the unmistakable echo of fights that have divided the country since the president’s inauguration.
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Republicans consider long Senate impeachment trial to scramble Democratic primaries
The move would potentially keep a half-dozen candidates in Washington until the eve of the Iowa caucuses or longer.
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Conservative PAC aims to make ‘sham impeachment’ a campaign issue against Rep. Golden
The Club for Growth wants to see a Republican defeat the first-term 2nd District Democratic congressman next year.