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Democrats expect whistleblower to testify ‘very soon’ in impeachment inquiry

by LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press September 29, 2019December 27, 2019

Trump allies push denials and a conspiracy theory across the Sunday talk shows as Democrats get busy working out key arrangements.

Nation & World, Politics

What’s next as House committees launch impeachment probes

by MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press September 29, 2019December 27, 2019

Democrats say they hope to finish the investigation in a matter of weeks – perhaps even before Thanksgiving.

Nation & World, Politics, Uncategorized

Trump’s special envoy to Ukraine resigns

by MATTHEW LEE Associated Press September 28, 2019September 28, 2019

Kurt Volker, a former U.S. ambassador to NATO, had put Rudy Giuliani in touch with an aide to Ukraine’s president, the State Department says.

Nation & World, Politics

How the White House and Justice learned about whistleblower

by ERIC TUCKER, MICHAEL BALSAMO and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press September 27, 2019September 27, 2019

New details help flesh out the timeline of how alarm bells about Trump’s call with the Ukraine leader, in which he pressed for an investigation of a political rival, reverberated across the U.S. government.

Nation & World, News, Politics

Giuliani’s Ukraine activities at core of whistleblower complaint

by CALVIN WOODWARD Associated Press September 26, 2019September 27, 2019

Once ‘America’s mayor,’ he became a fierce Trump partisan who says ‘I will be the hero’ when this episode is over.

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Whistleblower probe tests Republicans’ alliance with Trump

by LISA MASCARO and LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press September 26, 2019December 27, 2019

There are signals that the tumult of his presidency may have entered a new phase for the party that’s being defined by his tenure.

Local & State, News, Politics

Maine delegation members say whistleblower complaint heightens concerns

by Kevin Miller September 26, 2019December 27, 2019

Two members of the state’s congressional delegation participated in closed-door briefings with the director of national intelligence and the inspector general of the country’s intelligence agencies.