Politics

Ukrainian Oligarchs And The Influence Of Foreign Money On American Politics

1:39pm November 21, 2019

by Terry Gross

The Trump administration's pressure on Ukraine is the center of the impeachment inquiry, but foreign influence expert Ben Freeman says the influence also worked in the opposite direction.

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David Holmes And Fiona Hill Testify On Capitol Hill

11:24am November 21, 2019

Two witnesses appear before Thursday's impeachment inquiring public hearing: the State Department's David Holmes and Fiona Hill, a former Russia expert at the National Security Council.

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Fiona Hill (left), the National Security Council's former senior director for Europe and Russia, and David Holmes, an official from the American Embassy in Ukraine, are sworn in to testify before the House Intelligence Committee in the Longworth House Off

READ: Fiona Hill, David Holmes Opening Statements For Thursday's Impeachment Hearing

11:13am November 21, 2019

by Elena Moore

Former Russia Director for the National Security Council Fiona Hill as well as David Holmes, a U.S. diplomat from the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, are testifying in the inquiry.

David Holmes, a career diplomat and the political counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine, is scheduled to give public testimony as part of the impeachment inquiry into President Trump on Thursday.

A Diplomat With A History Of Voicing Concerns Set To Testify In Impeachment Inquiry

9:40am November 21, 2019

by Brakkton Booker

David Holmes is a top staffer at the U.S Embassy in Ukraine. He overheard a phone call between the U.S. ambassador to the European Union and the president in which "investigations" were discussed.

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Candidates appear on stage at the start of the Democratic presidential debate at Tyler Perry Studios on Wednesday in Atlanta.

Politics & Government

5 Takeaways From The 5th Democratic Debate

9:05am November 21, 2019

by Domenico Montanaro

After a slow start to the fifth Democratic presidential debate, the surging Pete Buttigieg parried attacks on race and his level of experience.

Politics & Government

Both Impeachment Sides Rally Around Sondland's Watershed Hearing

7:34am November 21, 2019

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to NPR's Franco Ordoñez and Steven Groves, special assistant to the president, about White House reaction to Wednesday's testimony in the House impeachment inquiry.

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Amid Impeachment Spotlight, Presidential Candidates Vie For Attention

7:21am November 21, 2019

Ten Democratic presidential candidates took to the debate stage Wednesday night in Atlanta — attempting to outline the policies they believe separate them from the rest of the field.

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Ex-White House Adviser Fiona Hill To Testify In Impeachment Probe

7:21am November 21, 2019

by Michele Kelemen

Russia expert Fiona Hill testifies in the impeachment hearing Thursday. In her deposition, she warned Republicans against "going down a rabbit hole" and falling prey to Russian disinformation.

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News Brief: Impeachment, Presidential Primary Debate, Hate Messages

5:26am November 21, 2019

A review of Ambassador Gordon Sondland's testimony in the impeachment inquiry. Ten Democratic presidential contenders debated in Atlanta. And, recent racial incidents rattle Syracuse University.

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Sondland's Public Testimony Sparks Questions About Legal Implications

5:26am November 21, 2019

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to constitutional scholars Kim Wehle and Jonathan Turley about the legal implications of Ambassador Sondland's public testimony in the House impeachment inquiry.