On another front, the ramifications continue from acknowledgement by the president’s chief of staff that Trump withheld military aid in part to pressure Ukraine to pursue an investigation that could benefit him politically.
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U.S. envoy says Trump directed him to work with Giuliani on Ukraine policy
Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland distances himself from the president and tells Congress that he disagreed with the directive.
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Dana Milbank: Democrats flip the script on a cut-and-run president
During Tuesday’s debate, they sounded very much like Republicans of yore in denouncing Trump for jeopardizing national security.
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Former top aide to Pompeo testifies that he quit partly over political doings
Meanwhile, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell briefs Republicans about a possible impeachment trial ahead, likely by Christmas.
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Kathleen Parker: Lindsey Graham, Rudy Giuliani pay the price for embracing a toxic president
No one who enters Donald Trump’s malevolent orbit exits unscathed.
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Our View: The truth about Russia’s ‘information warfare’ campaign
The bipartisan Senate Intelligence Committee continues to do combat in a war against the truth.
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Democrats’ impeachment gamble paying off in court of public opinion – for now
Forty-three percent of voters ‘strongly’ support the move, a new poll finds.
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Trump defends Giuliani amid reports of federal investigation
The president revives one of his recurring conspiracy theories that a ‘deep state’ of entrenched bureaucrats and law enforcement officers are continuing to undermine him and his associates.
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At least 4 national security officials raised alarms about Trump’s Ukraine dealings
Warnings were being delivered through White House channels even before the phone call that precipitated the whistleblower complaint.
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House Democrats subpoena Energy Secretary Rick Perry in impeachment probe
He is asked to provide documents related to a Ukrainian state-owned energy company as well as his involvement in a July call between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.