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Democrats and Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee took turns lobbing questions at the first two witnesses in the impeachment hearings: William Taylor, the top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, and George Kent, the deputy assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian affairs. Republicans continued to blast the process, while Democrats pressed for answers about the conduct of President Trump, Rudy Giuliani and their allies.
As House Intelligence Committee members took turns questioning William Taylor, the top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, and State Department official George Kent, several Republican members forcefully denounced the impeachment inquiry. Watch this portion of Wednesday's public hearing.
"I'm not here to take one side or the other," said William Taylor, the top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, as he answered a second round of questions from House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, ranking Republican Devin Nunes and fellow Republican Jim Jordan. They focused on President Trump's interest in having Ukraine investigate Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden.
The acting White House chief of staff said a delay in millions of dollars in aid to Ukraine was due to concerns about corruption. Mick Mulvaney's comments sparked a firestorm, and he is now trying to walk them back. Nancy Cordes has the latest.
America's senior diplomat in Ukraine is testifying, laying out what Democrats are calling "damning" allegations against the president. Bill Taylor described a secret campaign to pressure Ukraine, using U.S. aid as bait. Nancy Cordes reports.
Detailed, damning and disturbing — that's how House Democrats described the almost 10-hours of testimony given by Bill Taylor, the top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, as part of the impeachment inquiry. Taylor laid out in detail his account of how President Trump held up military aid for Ukraine, pushing President Zelensky to investigate Democrats and a company linked to the son of former Vice President Joe Biden. Nancy Cordes reports.
In a "60 Minutes" interview with Norah O'Donnell, Joe Biden addressed his son's business dealings in Ukraine. He also unleashed his sharpest criticism yet on President Trump's family.
President Trump is leaning on fellow Republicans to push back against impeachment, and his allies in Congress seem to be listening. Dozens of members delayed a hearing Wednesday, storming into a high-security room where another official was due to answer questions about the White House lobbying effort in Ukraine. Nancy Cordes reports.
State department official Phillip Reeker became the 10th person to testify in the impeachment inquiry with Saturday's closed-door testimony. Reeker was expected to be asked about President Trump's dealings with Ukraine and how the State Department responded. Ben Tracy reports.
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In newly-released testimony, a Pentagon official said national security leaders felt military aid to Ukraine should not be stopped by the White House. Nancy Cordes has the latest.
The impeachment inquiry into President Trump enters a dramatic new phase this week with the first public hearings. Major Garrett takes a look at what led to the resignation of President Nixon in 1974 over the Watergate scandal. He was accused of abusing his office, the same as President Trump.
This week on "Face the Nation" with Margaret Brennan, the president is on the defensive as the House impeachment inquiry moves into the public phase this week. While Democrats laser in on the president's quid pro quo offer to Ukraine, Trump continues to claim he's done nothing wrong.
The staunch Trump ally says he wants to listen to witness testimony in person before he makes a decision on whether the Ukraine controversy warrants Trump's removal from office.
President Trump address impeachment hearings Saturday, suggesting his release on the White House summary of another call to Ukraine's president Tuesday. The public hearings kick off Wednesday — and the Democrats are leading with the man they believe is their strongest witness, Ambassador William Taylor. Weijia Jiang reports.
The lawyer for former National Security Adviser John Bolton says he has pertinent information about meetings with Ukraine. The Wall Street Journal's Siobhan Hughes joins CBSN to explain how House Democrats and Republicans are preparing for open impeachment inquiry hearings.
President Trump says the only thing that matters is the summary of his call with Ukraine's leader, which he insists was "perfect." Now he's considering releasing a transcript of their first call. Weijia Jiang reports.
Testimony from President Trump's former Russia adviser, Fiona Hill, and Army Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman have brought the Ukraine scandal to the president's top aide. The president maintained that his phone call with the president of Ukraine was "perfect." Nancy Cordes reports.
President Trump took questions from reporters on Friday and discussed the impeachment inquiry into his contacts with Ukraine. He revealed that there was a second call he had with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and said he'd be willing to give the transcript of it to lawmakers. CBS News White House correspondent Paula Reid joined CBSN to explain the latest.
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In newly released testimony, a career official in the State Department said President Trump wanted the leader of Ukraine to make a public statement including the words, "investigations, Biden and Clinton." George Kent said that was his understanding based on conversations with other administration officials. Nancy Cordes has the latest.
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The first open hearings in the House inquiry into President Trump will begin in one week. The acting U.S. ambassador to Ukraine will be first to testify. Nancy Cordes has the latest.
For the first time, House impeachment investigators are hearing testimony from someone who was on the call between President Trump and Ukraine's president. Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, the White House's top national security expert on Ukraine, says he told his superiors twice that military aid was being improperly tied to politics. Nancy Cordes reports.
The House of Representatives will hold a historic vote on impeachment Thursday while investigators look for high-level witnesses to testify. Meanwhile, the Washington Post reports it was a White House lawyer who put the summary of President Trump's phone call with Ukraine's president under high security. Nancy Cordes reports.
The Senate failed for the 14th time to advance a bill to end the government shutdown, now tied for the longest in U.S. history. Follow live updates here.
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Former Vice President Dick Cheney, one of the most powerful people to hold the office, has died, his family says. He was 84.
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The Supreme Court will consider Wednesday whether a federal emergency powers law gives President Trump the authority to impose his most sweeping tariffs.
Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein provided the Justice Department with "precise and detailed" information about 20 alleged co-conspirators, House Democrats say.
The Israeli military's former top legal official was arrested days after admitting to leaking a video allegedly showing troops abusing a Palestinian detainee.
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