Impeachment inquiry

A federal judge said a lawsuit filed by former deputy national security adviser Charles Kupperman is moot. The decision on Monday comes as the House of Representatives had said it will not hold Kupperman in contempt.

Politics & Government

Federal Judge Dismisses Former White House Aide's Lawsuit Over Congressional Subpoena

8:21pm December 30, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

The judge found former deputy national security adviser Charles Kupperman is no longer caught between conflicting demands of two branches of government "and lacks any personal stake in the outcome."

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi departs a press conference following the impeachment vote in the House of Representatives against President Trump Wednesday evening.

House Democrats Weigh A Move To Delay Senate Impeachment Trial

10:21pm December 18, 2019

Most Senate Republicans have said they want to acquit President Trump in a quick trial. In turn, some House Democrats are talking about withholding the impeachment articles from the Senate.

The impeachment proceedings against President Trump have featured testimony by U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland on a key cellphone conversation with Trump regarding Ukraine. Sondland is seen here being sworn in last month.

Politics & Government

Presidential Impeachments Mirror Technological Advances; This Time, It's Smartphones

4:45pm December 18, 2019

by David Welna

Each of the United States' four presidential impeachment proceedings has highlighted increasingly sophisticated technologies, beginning with telegrams in the case against Andrew Johnson.

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Soldiers storm a building during a drill held as part of the Exercise Rapid Trident 2019, an annual multinational training exercise near Yavoriv, Ukraine.

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How U.S. Military Aid Has Helped Ukraine Since 2014

12:32pm December 18, 2019

by Lucian Kim

"U.S. military aid represents a physical manifestation of American support, which is essential," retired Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges tells NPR. The U.S. has given $1.5 billion in such aid in the past 5 years.

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., leaves the chamber after criticizing the House Democrats' effort to impeach President Trump.

Politics & Government

McConnell: 'I'm Not Impartial' About Impeachment

4:31pm December 17, 2019

by Kelsey Snell

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said that the Trump impeachment process has been a political one rather than a judicial one.

Attorney Charles Cooper, representing former national security aide Charles Kupperman (center) departs federal court in Washington in October. On Tuesday, Cooper asked a federal court to keep alive a lawsuit centered on a now-withdrawn subpoena filed by H

Lawyer: Bolton Aide Charles Kupperman Fears House Will Reissue Subpoena For Testimony

7:41pm December 10, 2019

by Bobby Allyn

An attorney for former national security adviser Charles Kupperman told a federal judge in Washington on Tuesday that the pledge from Democrats that they won't reissue a subpoena cannot be trusted.

President Clinton in the Rose Garden of the White House on Dec. 11, 1998, before delivering a statement on the impeachment inquiry.

Politics & Government

President Clinton Was Impeached 21 Years Ago. Some Parallels Run Deep

11:13am December 06, 2019

by Brian Naylor

From the politics to the presidents' counternarratives, there are a number of similarities between the events of December 1998 and the proceedings underway now against President Trump.

Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., stands in an elevator after departing a secure area of the Capitol on Dec. 3. His appearance in call logs in the Democrats' impeachment report is raising new questions about his role in the Ukraine pressure campaign at the hear

Politics & Government

Giuliani, Nunes and '-1': A Look At What The Impeachment Report Phone Records Mean

4:17pm December 04, 2019

by Bobby Allyn

House investigators cited a series of newly disclosed telephone records that have set off new scrutiny and questions about key players in the Ukraine affair.

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., heads to a news conference on Tuesday.

Rep. Adam Schiff: 'The Uncontested Facts Show This President Solicited A Bribe'

8:22am December 04, 2019

by Brakkton Booker

The House intelligence chairman told NPR that President Trump should also be charged with obstruction: "It is difficult to imagine a more ironclad case of obstruction of Congress than this one."

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House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., leaves at the conclusion of a House Democratic Caucus meeting on Capitol Hill in October.

White House Says President Trump Won't Participate In Wednesday Impeachment Hearing

8:19pm December 01, 2019

by Bobby Allyn

The inquiry into Trump's dealing with Ukraine is moving from fact-gathering to considerations of law. House Republicans are knocking the process as rushed, unfair and guided by anti-Trump fervor.