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DOJ appeals after a judge orders McGahn to testify before Congress Nov 26, 2019

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A federal court ruled last night that former Trump White House counsel Donald McGahn must comply with a House subpoena, finding that “no one is above the law” and that top presidential advisers cannot ignore congressional demands for information.

Secret White House emails show after-the-fact efforts to justify Trump holding Ukraine aid Nov 25, 2019

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A confidential White House review of President Trump’s decision to place a hold on military aid to Ukraine has turned up hundreds of documents that reveal extensive efforts to generate an after-the-fact justification for the decision.

Fiona Hill’s warning about Russia is even bigger than impeachment Nov 22, 2019

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Hill emerged as one of the few witnesses over the past two weeks able to move from providing accounts of events inside the White House to placing the unfolding Ukraine scandal in a broader political context.

Sondland nonchalantly implicates Trump in a ‘quid pro quo’ Nov 21, 2019

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Gordon Sondland was almost nonchalant as he implicated the president and his top advisers in a scheme – maybe even a conspiracy – to pressure Ukraine.

The July 25 call was not perfect, even the GOP’s witnesses say Nov 20, 2019

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Three current and former Trump administration officials described during congressional testimony yesterday how they harbored a variety of concerns surrounding the July 25 call.

New details about Trump’s July 26 call with Sondland Nov 19, 2019

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A counselor in the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine told lawmakers that he was shocked to overhear a phone call in which a top diplomat assured President Trump that Ukrainian officials would pursue an investigation of interest to the U.S. commander in chief.

Trump caving on flavored vape ban after lobbying campaign rattled him Nov 18, 2019

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Everything seemed ready to go: President Trump’s ban on most flavored e-cigarettes had been cleared by federal regulators. But the night before a planned morning news conference, the president balked.

Why Pelosi is now accusing Trump of ‘bribery’ Nov 15, 2019

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Using her most aggressive language yet, Nancy Pelosi accused Trump of committing “bribery” by seeking to use U.S. military aid as leverage to pressure the Ukrainian government to conduct investigations that could politically benefit the president.

Impeachment hearing ties Trump more directly to Ukraine pressure campaign Nov 14, 2019

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The first day of public impeachment hearings unearthed new evidence potentially implicating President Trump more directly in a scheme to center American policy toward Ukraine on political investigations.

What to know about the people in today’s impeachment hearing Nov 13, 2019

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The House will begin the public phase of its impeachment inquiry with Democrats and Republicans prepared to offer competing narratives of whether President Trump inappropriately pressured Ukraine to investigate his political rivals.

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