The U.S. House opened a second day of Trump impeachment hearings Friday in Washington, D.C., and a key witness is expected to testify: Marie Yovanovitch, ex-U.S. ambassador to Ukraine who was targeted by the president’s allies in a “smear” campaign now central to the inquiry. CBC | World News
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Highlights from Day 1 of the televised Trump impeachment hearings
Over several hours of televised testimony Wednesday, punctuated by occasional bickering among lawmakers, some memorable moments emerged from the first day of the public impeachment hearings in Washington, D.C. CBC | World News
Read More »‘The hottest daytime soap opera’: Trump impeachment inquiry heads for live TV
When the House impeachment inquiry of U.S. President Donald Trump begins its public phase on Wednesday, people will be watching on screens large and small. CBC | World News
Read More »Republicans seek 8 witnesses for Trump impeachment hearings, including Biden’s son
For only the fourth time in U.S. history, the House of Representatives has started a presidential impeachment inquiry. CBC | World News
Read More »House Democrats subpoena White House chief of staff in impeachment probe
House Democrats in the U.S. have subpoenaed acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney in their impeachment probe, demanding his testimony Friday as they wrap up closed-door interviews and move into a public phase of the investigation. CBC | World News
Read More »John Bolton Is Willing To Defy Trump’s Order And Testify Publicly In Impeachment Inquiry, Says Source
Former National Security Adviser John Bolton may defy Donald Trump’s orders not to testify before the House of Representatives’ impeachment inquiry, depending on how a court rules, say anonymous sources familiar with the situation. As The Washington Post reports, Bolton is one of many individuals currently or previously tied to the Trump administration who have been ordered not to testify ...
Read More »U.S. House committee to start public impeachment hearings next week
The U.S. House of Representatives intelligence committee will kick off a series of public hearings in the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump next week, the panel’s Democratic chairman said Wednesday. CBC | World News
Read More »Top diplomat changes testimony in impeachment probe
In a striking reversal, a top diplomat revised his testimony in the House impeachment inquiry of U.S. President Donald Trump to acknowledge he understood that American aid to Ukraine was being withheld until the country promised to investigate corruption. CBC | World News
Read More »Donald Trump Does Not Rule Out Shutting Down Government To Stop Impeachment, ‘We’ll See What Happens,’ He Says
Earlier this week, Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said that he was “increasingly worried that President Trump may want to shut down the government again because of impeachment.” On Sunday, Trump was given a chance to rule out that possibility — but declined to do so. From December 22, 2018, to January 25 of the current year, Trump oversaw ...
Read More »Susan Rice on Trump, impeachment and why Canada shouldn’t back down to China
Former U.S. national security adviser Susan Rice, who is promoting a new book, says the U.S. president’s days in office are numbered and that Canada’s decision to arrest Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou at the behest of the United States — which sparked the diplomatic row with China — was the right thing to do. CBC | World News
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