Army assessing impeachment witness Vindman’s security: U.S. official
The U.S. Army will take measures to protect Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman and his family if needed, perhaps by moving them to a military base, after the key witness in the Democrat-led impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump expressed concerns over his safety, a U.S. official told Reuters.
Factbox: ‘I knew that I had to report this’ – Quotes from Trump impeachment hearing
The following are quotations from the third day of U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee public hearings on Tuesday in an impeachment inquiry examining President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine:
Trump says public impeachment hearings are a disgrace
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday called the public congressional impeachment hearings “a disgrace” and an “embarrassment” to the nation, but said it was up to Americans to make their own judgment about the witness testimony.
Trump says Pelosi delaying vote on new trade pact to get impeachment support
President Donald Trump on Tuesday accused Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi of delaying a vote to approve the USMCA trade pact between the United States, Canada and Mexico in order to secure support for her impeachment inquiry.
Factbox: Warren on defense? What to watch for in the Atlanta U.S. Democratic debate
Ten of the 18 candidates seeking the Democratic nomination to face Republican President Donald Trump in November 2020 will take the stage in Atlanta on Wednesday in the party’s fifth primary debate.
U.S. tech firms defend themselves in responses to congressional antitrust queries
Four top U.S. tech companies, Alphabet’s Google, Facebook, Amazon.com and Apple, responded to questions from a congressional committee with a mixture of defending their practices and declining to give answers.
Top White House Ukraine expert says Trump request for Biden probe was improper
A White House official testified in the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump on Tuesday that a phone call the president made to ask Ukraine to investigate his political rivals was improper, and denounced attacks on witnesses in the invest…
White House official criticizes Trump call, decries ‘cowardly’ attacks
A White House official testified in the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump on Tuesday that the president’s phone call urging Ukraine’s leader to investigate Trump’s political rivals was improper and blasted what he called “cowardly” att…
Factbox: ‘A fevered rush to target and remove a president’: Quotes from Trump impeachment hearing
The U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee held its third day of public hearings on Tuesday in an impeachment inquiry examining President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine.
Factbox: Witnesses scheduled to testify this week in the U.S. impeachment inquiry
The U.S. House of Representatives’ impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump shifts into higher gear this week with a parade of officials facing questioning by lawmakers over Trump’s dealings with Ukraine.