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Former Ukraine envoy Volker to testify in impeachment inquiry

Volker will be deposed before members of the House Intel, Foreign Affairs and Oversight Committees.

01/10/2019

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GOP is playing a weak hand in defending Trump on Ukraine

First Read is your briefing from "Meet the Press" and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter.

30/09/2019

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Trump faces greatest threat as impeachment inquiry speeds up

House Democrats are planning a rapid start to their push for impeachment of President Donald Trump, with hearings and depositions starting this coming week.

29/09/2019

USA

'SNL' returns for 45th season, targets Trump impeachment

Rudy Giuliani, played by Kate McKinnon, comforts Trump on live TV: "Nobody is going to find out about our illegal side dealings with the Ukraine."

29/09/2019

USA

Pompeo subpoenaed by House Democrats over Trump-Ukraine scandal

The committee chairmen also sent a separate letter to Pompeo to schedule the depositions of five State Department officials over the next two weeks.

27/09/2019

Europe Decoded

The Zelensky-Trump phone call: Poroshenko weighs in | #TheCube

The Zelensky-Trump phone call: Poroshenko weighs in | #TheCube

27/09/2019

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Euroviews. World leaders at the UN and student protests are not enough to confront the climate crisis ǀ View

Because of my position, no matter what I thought of leaders like George W Bush, Tony Blair, Barack Obama, Benjamin Netanyahu, Vladimir Putin or Ignacio Lula da Silva, I would never make a face like that of young climate activist Greta Thunberg when she saw President Trump passing near her at the UN.

27/09/2019

USA

Whistleblower allegation of server misuse raises alarm bells

If true, the allegations should spark an investigation into the potential mishandling of a classified system, intelligence experts say.

27/09/2019

USA

'Total panic' as White House struggles to find impeachment footing

While many in the Trump White House are battle-tested from the Mueller investigation, this time is starting to feel different, aides and advisers said.

27/09/2019

USA

Watch: Top US intelligence chief testifies on whistleblower complaint

Joseph Maguire, the acting U.S. Director of National Intelligence, testifies to the House Intelligence Committee on a whistleblower's memorandum regarding a telephone conversation between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

26/09/2019

USA

Nancy Pelosi says Donald Trump tried to cover up Ukraine call

House Speaker says that an impeachment inquiry will focus narrowly on the call to Ukraine's president.

26/09/2019

USA

Majority of House members now back some type of impeachment action against Trump

Democrats reached the milestone following claims Trump might have withheld aid to Ukraine to pressure officials there to investigate Joe Biden and his son.

26/09/2019

USA

Democrats view 'deeply disturbing' whistleblower complaint about Trump

"I think it's a travesty that this complaint was withheld as long as it was because it was an urgent matter and it is an urgent matter," Schiff said.

26/09/2019

USA

Read in full: White House notes on Trump call with Ukrainian president

The US president raised allegations about Joe Biden and his son, Hunter.

25/09/2019

USA

Joe Biden: Donald Trump Ukraine call is affront to American values

Former vice-president says Congress must hold the president accountable.

25/09/2019

Europe Decoded

Ukraine becomes embroiled in Washington politics | #TheCube

For Zelensky, a fresh face in the politics game, becoming embroiled in the inner politics of Washington is uncharted territory.

25/09/2019

USA

What is impeachment and how does it work?

Two presidents, Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton, were impeached, but the Senate voted not to convict either of them.

25/09/2019

USA

4 key questions about the political fallout of the Trump impeachment inquiry

Democrats, Republicans and the president enter uncharted territory as the 2020 race heats up.

25/09/2019

USA

US House Democrats plunge into Trump impeachment inquiry

Trump's re-election campaign raised a quarter of a million dollars in just 15 minutes on Tuesday in the immediate aftermath of the announcement.

24/09/2019

USA

US Speaker Pelosi to announce formal impeachment inquiry of Trump

More than two-thirds of the House Democratic caucus have come out in support of an inquiry as Trump's Ukraine scandal grows.

24/09/2019