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Dr. Fiona Hill, the former top Russia and Europe expert on the National Security Council, testifies during the open hearing of the House Intelligence Committee into the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, in Washington, D.C. (Kirk McKoy/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
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November 20, 2019 at 9:47 pm

Former White House aide Hill is no-nonsense Russia analyst VIEW

WASHINGTON (AP) — They heard the measured testimony of career diplomats and the mind-boggling account of a first-time ambassador who declared he was in charge...

November 3, 2019 at 9:35 pm

The impeachment inquiry, told as a 4-act drama: How we got here and where we're going VIEW

WASHINGTON (AP) — The words from one president to another, somewhat casual in tone, were not casual at all in meaning: "I would like you...

November 1, 2019 at 9:22 pm

Nationals fans rejoice in red as hometown heroes are honored VIEW

WASHINGTON (AP) — The song "Baby Shark" blared over loudspeakers and a wave of red washed across this politically blue capital Saturday as Nationals fans...

In this Oct. 12, 2019, photo, Tetiana Petrovych, a postmistress, speaks to The Associated Press as she delivers the mail on her bicycle, in the village of Nebelytsia, Ukraine. Most of Ukraineâ€™s rich farmland is carved up into small plots owned by about 7 million people, like Petrovych. They are banned from selling it, although the countryâ€™s new president wants to open the land market. (AP Photo/Andrew Mosienko) XAZ951 XAZ951

October 31, 2019 at 2:50 am

Ukraine’s plan to sell farmland raises fears of foreigners VIEW

NEBELYTSIA, Ukraine (AP) — Most of Ukraine's rich farmland is carved up into small plots owned by about 7 million people, like Tetiana Petrovych, the...

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In this file photo taken on July 27, 2019, US Ambassador in Ukraine William Taylor speaks during a briefing in Kyiv, Ukraine. William Taylor, the top American diplomat in Ukraine, is set to appear Tuesday before impeachment investigators in U.S. Congress, joining a parade of current and former diplomats testifying about Trump’s dealings with Ukraine.(AP Photo/Inna Sokolovska) XEL101 XEL101

October 21, 2019 at 11:58 am

U.S. diplomat in Ukraine text messages to testify to Congress

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — William Taylor has emerged as an unlikely central player in the events that are at the heart of the impeachment inquiry...

October 10, 2019 at 12:41 am

Ukraine president: ‘No blackmail’ in conversation with Trump VIEW

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's president insisted Thursday that he faced "no blackmail" from President Donald Trump in their phone call that led to an...

FILE – In this Oct. 11, 2012, file photo, Hunter Biden waits for the start of the his father’s, Vice President Joe Biden’s, debate at Centre College in Danville, Ky. In 2014, then-Vice President Joe Biden was at the forefront of American diplomatic efforts to support Ukraine’s fragile democratic government as it sought to fend off Russian aggression and root out corruption. So it raised eyebrows when Biden’s son Hunter was hired by a Ukrainian gas company. President Donald Trump prodded Ukraine’s president to help him investigate any corruption related to Joe Biden, now one of the top Democrats seeking to defeat Trump in 2020. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File) NYHK702 NYHK702

September 22, 2019 at 6:47 pm

The story behind Biden’s son, Ukraine and Trump’s claims

WASHINGTON (AP) — In 2014, then-Vice President Joe Biden was at the forefront of American diplomatic efforts to support Ukraine's fragile democratic government as it...

July 4, 2019 at 9:05 pm

Trump calls America’s story ‘the greatest political journey’ VIEW

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump celebrated the story of America as "the greatest political journey in human history" in a Fourth of July commemoration...

Crowds gather in the rain along the Reflecting Pool before President Donald Trump’s ‘Salute to America’ event honoring service branches on Independence Day, Thursday, July 4, 2019, in Washington. President Donald Trump is promising military tanks along with “Incredible Flyovers & biggest ever Fireworks!” for the Fourth of July. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) DCAH102 DCAH102

July 3, 2019 at 9:12 pm

Trump asks Americans to ‘stay true to our cause’ VIEW

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump celebrated the story of America as "the greatest political journey in human history" in a Fourth of July commemoration...

January 4, 2019 at 3:08 pm

Jailed American spent years collecting Russian contacts

WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. corporate security executive and former Marine who has been jailed in Moscow on spying charges has spent more than a...