President-elect Volodymyr Zelensky told advisers in May that he was concerned about becoming entangled in U.S. elections.
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Diplomat tells House that he was told Ukraine aid was contingent on investigations
The testimony of acting ambassador William Taylor is among the most watched because of a text message in which he called Trump’s attempt to leverage military aid to Ukraine in return for a political investigation ‘crazy.’
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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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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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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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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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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.
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White House says it won’t cooperate with impeachment probe, fueling constitutional clash
The House Intelligence Committee said earlier that the no-show of the U.S. European Union ambassador will be considered evidence of obstruction of Congress.
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Impeachment inquiry: A look back at a tumultuous week in D.C.
From text messages to China, here’s what happened.
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Doyle McManus: Hunter Biden — and Trump’s children — follow a long line of White House relatives cashing in
The tangled tale of Hunter Biden is worthy of a Russian, or maybe Ukrainian, novel: A ne’er-do-well son goes abroad to seek his fortune, but succeeds only in endangering his father’s presidential campaign. In 2014, Hunter, a not-very-successful lawyer who had been in and out of alcohol rehabilitation and debt, landed a lucrative job working […]