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February 21, 2020 at 1:14 pm

Prosecutors investigating whether Boeing pilot knowingly lied to FAA

In questions before a grand jury, prosecutors have focused on whether a top pilot misled regulators about new flight control software in the 737 Max...

February 8, 2020 at 6:54 pm

Republican senators tried to stop Trump from firing Sondland

WASHINGTON — A handful of Republican senators tried to stop President Donald Trump from firing Gordon Sondland, the ambassador to the European Union who testified...

February 7, 2020 at 7:48 pm

Trump fires impeachment witnesses Gordon Sondland and Alexander Vindman

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump wasted little time Friday opening a campaign of retribution against those he blames for his impeachment, firing two of the...

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January 31, 2020 at 1:07 pm

Trump told Bolton to help His Ukraine pressure campaign, book says

WASHINGTON — More than two months before he asked Ukraine’s president to investigate his political opponents, President Donald Trump directed John Bolton, then his national...

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January 31, 2020 at 9:36 am

Trump told Bolton to help his Ukraine pressure campaign, book says

The previously undisclosed directive that Bolton describes would be the earliest known instance of Trump seeking to harness the power of the U.S. government to...

January 26, 2020 at 4:20 pm

Trump Tied Ukraine Aid to Inquiries He Sought, Bolton Book Says VIEW

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump told his national security adviser in August 2019 that he wanted to continue freezing $391 million in security assistance to...

FILE — Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz testifies on Capitol Hill on June 18, 2018. A long-awaited report by Horowitz to be released on Monday, Dec. 9, 2019, is expected to criticize aspects of the early stages of the FBI’s Russia investigation but essentially exonerate former bureau leaders of President Donald Trump’s accusations that they engaged in a politicized conspiracy to sabotage him. (Tom Brenner/The New York Times) XNYT43 XNYT43

December 9, 2019 at 1:15 pm

Highlights from the Horowitz report on the Russia investigation VIEW

WASHINGTON — A much-anticipated report on the early stages of the FBI’s investigation into possible ties between the Trump campaign and Russia heavily criticized how...

November 26, 2019 at 4:55 pm

Sources: Trump knew of whistleblower complaint when he released aid to Ukraine

President Trump had already been briefed on a whistleblower’s complaint about his dealings with Ukraine when he unfroze military aid for the country in September....

FILE – In this Oct. 17, 2019, file photo U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland, center, arrives for a interview with the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and House Committee on Oversight and Reform on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File) WX01 WX01

November 20, 2019 at 4:48 am

Sondland kept Pompeo informed on Ukraine pressure campaign

WASHINGTON — Gordon Sondland, the diplomat at the center of the House impeachment inquiry, kept Secretary of State Mike Pompeo apprised of key developments in...

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Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union, arrives for a closed-door meeting with House impeachment investigators in Washington on Oct. 17, 2019. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times)

November 19, 2019 at 7:19 pm

Why Discrepancies in Gordon Sondland’s Testimony in the Impeachment Inquiry Loom Large

WASHINGTON — Gordon D. Sondland, the American ambassador to the European Union, has emerged as a critical witness in the impeachment inquiry into President Donald...