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WH responds to impeachment inquiry deadline; Dem Rep.: Giuliani is potentially breaking the law; Biden caps off big week with endorsement from John Kerry; Police identify shooter in deadly Navy base attack;
WH faces 5pm deadline to say if it will participate in hearings; Next public impeachment hearing scheduled for Monday; Democratic leaders prepared for impeachment defections; Minutes way: Deadline for White House to announce if it will participate in impe
Trump's own words back up damning impeachment testimony; Officials: Intel briefed senators on campaign by Moscow to blame Ukraine for 2016 meddling; One-on-one with Mayor Pete Buttigieg; Biden on new 2020 candidates: "I welcome the competition";
Trump's own words back up damning impeachment testimony;President Trump: "I want a trial" in the Senate;Sources: House likely to impeach Trump by Christmas;Trump: I support Senate trial if House moves to impeach;House Dems move closer to Articles of Impea
Key witnesses tie Trump's personal agenda to Ukraine pressure; Fiona Hill: Bolton told me Giuliani was a hand grenade that was going to blow everyone up; Holmes: "My clear impression" was U.S. aid was connected to Ukraine's investigation of Bidens; F
Holmes: Trump asked Sondland, "so he's going to do the investigation?" Sondland told Trump Zelensky would "do anything you ask him to"; Fiona Hill: was "very apparent" Guiliani linked Burisma to Bidens; Republicans speak after impeachment hearing; Holmes:
Sondland ties Trump, Pence, Pompeo to Ukraine pressure campaign; Sondland, "yes" there was quid pro quo in Ukraine scandal; Breaking down key witness' testimony
Sondland: Giuliani pushed for "quid pro quo" with Ukraine, as "desired" by Trump; Trump legal team: Sondland testimony "a draw"; Next: breaking down key witness' testimony; Coming up: key Pentagon & State Dept officials testify; Sondland moments ago: "abs
Special Coverage: Impeachment Hearings; Four witnesses publicly testifying in high-stakes hearings today; Trump: Republicans "absolutely killing it" in impeachment hearings;
McConnell: Hopefully Senate works through "not too lengthy of a process" of impeachment trial; White House: "We have learned nothing new in today's illegitimate impeachment proceedings"
Trump attacks witnesses ahead of huge week of testimony; Aide who overheard Trump-Sondland call to testify Thursday; Swing state voters torn on who they will back in 2020; New poll: 0% of SC Dem black voters support Buttigieg
Eight witnesses expected to publicly testify this week; Amb. Sondland, who spoke to Trump about Ukraine, set to testify; House investigating whether Trump lied to Mueller; CNN goes to Kiev restaurant where Sondland called Trump; New CNN poll: Buttigieg le
Trump's firs reaction since public testimony by ousted U.S. ambassador to Ukraine; Yovanovitch: Trump's attacks "very intimidating"; Republicans push ousted U.S. Ambassador on bribery argument for Democrats;
Ousted U.S. Ambassador testifies about smear campaign against her & fear of comments made by Pres. Trump; Aide who overheard Sondland's phone call with Trump now in closed-door deposition; Trump defends Yovanovitch tweet, says "I have freedom of speech";
Explosive Testimony Further Implicates Trump In Ukraine Scheme; Revelation About Trump Phone Call Was A Surprise To White House; One-on-one with newest 2020 Dem Deval Patrick; Sheriff: Two Teenagers Killed, Three Injured In California School Shooting
More impeachment witnesses to testify in just Hours; Dems question Sondland's truthfulness as new info emerges; Former Republican Rep. Amash: Why won't Trump let officials with first-hand knowledge testify?; Trump showed GOP Senators transcript of First U
Democrats & Republicans speak after first public impeachment hearing; Impeachment witnesses further tie Trump to Ukraine pressure; Trump holds news conference after first impeachment hearing
Taylor: Sondland said Trump cared more about investigations of Biden than about Ukraine
Witnesses who described quid pro quo testify publicly tomorrow; Roger Stone's defense rests without Stone testifying; Top Russian Official jokes about interfering in U.S. elections in 2020; Buttigieg, Biden, Warren in top tier of new Iowa poll;
House GOP lays out defense strategy ahead of public hearings; Televised impeachment hearings begin in less than 24 hours; Schiff warns GOP about outing whistleblower in hearings; NYT: Trump has considered firing intelligence Inspector General; Testimony a