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House Intelligence Committee ranking member Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) holds up a report during his opening statement during a committee hearing on the impeachment inquiry in Washington on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. The House Intelligence Committee, led by its chairman, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), left, is examining the case for impeaching President Donald Trump. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The New York Times) XNYT33 XNYT33

November 22, 2019 at 4:36 pm

Impeachment inquiry crossroads: Keep going or time to vote?

WASHINGTON (AP) — They’ve heard enough. With stunning testimony largely complete, the House, the Senate and the president are swiftly moving on to next steps... Updated 5:54 pm

November 20, 2019 at 9:44 pm

Former Trump adviser undercuts GOP impeachment defenses VIEW

WASHINGTON (AP) — A former White House official said Thursday that President Donald Trump’s top European envoy was sent on a “domestic political errand" seeking...

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Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Laura Cooper, right, and State Department official David Hale, are sworn in to testify before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, during a public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump’s efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) DCAH505 DCAH505

November 19, 2019 at 9:12 pm

Trump directed Ukraine quid pro quo, key witness says VIEW

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ambassador Gordon Sondland declared to impeachment investigators Wednesday that President Donald Trump and his lawyer Rudy Giuliani explicitly sought a “quid pro...

Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, the top Ukraine expert at the National Security Council, testifies at the impeachment inquiry hearing in Washington on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019. The House Intelligence Committee, led by its chairman, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) is examining the case for impeaching President Donald Trump. (Anna Moneymaker/The New York Times) XNYT205 XNYT205

November 18, 2019 at 9:04 pm

Republicans assail security aide who reported Trump call VIEW

WASHINGTON (AP) — A career Army officer on Donald Trump’s National Security Council testified Tuesday he was duty-bound to object to the president’s clearly “improper”...

November 18, 2019 at 5:21 pm

Diplomat says of Trump Ukraine call: ‘I remember it vividly’

WASHINGTON (AP) — The phone call State Department official David Holmes overheard between President Donald Trump and Ambassador Gordon Sondland lasted just two minutes. But...

November 17, 2019 at 11:23 pm

What’s next: Impeachment hearings enter crucial stretch VIEW

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House impeachment hearings are entering a crucial second week as Democrats are set to hear from eight additional witnesses about President...

November 17, 2019 at 9:32 pm

Closest witnesses kicking off big Trump impeachment week VIEW

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nine witnesses. Five hearings. Three days. The Trump impeachment inquiry is charging into a crucial week as Americans hear from some of...

November 16, 2019 at 10:50 pm

Aide recounts actions tying Trump to delay in Ukraine funds VIEW

WASHINGTON (AP) — Gordon Sondland, President Donald Trump’s emissary to the European Union, had a message when he met with a top Ukrainian official. Sondland...

November 16, 2019 at 7:02 am

Testimony ties president closer to pressure on Ukraine VIEW

WASHINGTON (AP) — Gordon Sondland, President Donald Trump’s emissary to the European Union, had a message when he met with a top Ukrainian official. Sondland...

Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch arrives to testify to the House Intelligence Committee, Friday, Nov. 15, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington, in the second public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump’s efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) DCJC106 DCJC106

November 15, 2019 at 8:19 am

Takeaways from Day 2 of House impeachment public hearings VIEW

WASHINGTON (AP) — Day Two of public hearings in the House impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump featured a career diplomat with a soft voice...