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Many GOP Lawmakers Align With Trump Against Impeachment Inquiry

8:48am September 27, 2019

NPR's Noel King talks to GOP Rep. Andy Barr of Kentucky about this week's developments in the whistleblower complaint regarding a July phone call between President Trump and Ukraine's president.

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Reaction To Congressional Testimony By Acting Director Of National Intelligence

7:43am September 27, 2019

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to David Gompert, acting director of National Intelligence in the Obama era, about congressional testimony regarding the whistleblower complaint against the president.

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In Ukraine, Rudy Giuliani's Story Does Not Hold Up

7:43am September 27, 2019

by Lucian Kim

President Trump has said that former Vice President Joe Biden acted inappropriately by pressuring Ukraine to fire a prosecutor investigating the Ukrainian oil company that hired his son, Hunter Biden.

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Americans Are Split On Impeachment Inquiry, Poll Numbers Reflect

6:33am September 27, 2019

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Republican pollster Whit Ayres about public opinion on impeachment proceedings. Experts warn that public opinion is likely to keep changing as this story develops.

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From left, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., and Rep. Doug Collins, R-Ga., are receiving the 2019 Civility Award by Allegheny College.

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'Game Recognizes Game': A Bipartisan Bond In The Age Of Impeachment

6:27am September 27, 2019

by Claudia Grisales

Democratic Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York and Republican Rep. Doug Collins of Georgia are receiving an award for civility for teaming up on criminal justice reform.

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News Brief: Trump-Ukraine Call, Latest Protests In Egypt

6:01am September 27, 2019

Whistleblower says White House officials were told to "lock down" all records of Trump's Ukraine call — to put them in a "codeword-level system. Anti-government protests grow larger in Egypt.

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The whistleblower complaint says notes from President Trump's call with the Ukrainian president, released this week, were loaded into an electronic system meant for classified information "of an especially sensitive nature."

Former Officials Say White House's Use Of Secret System Is Unusual, 'Disturbing'

5:40am September 27, 2019

National Security Council officials from prior administrations say a top-secret system reserved for highly sensitive government secrets should not be used for transcripts of foreign leader calls.

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Special Coverage: Ukraine Inquiry And House Intelligence Hearing On Whistleblower

9:01pm September 26, 2019

Special coverage has ended.

House intelligence committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., arrives for a news conference on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. His committee has released a whistleblower complaint raising concern about President Trump.

Whistleblower: Officials Told To 'Lock Down' All Records Of Ukraine Call

7:34pm September 26, 2019

by Brian Naylor

In a complaint released by the House intelligence committee, the person cites White House officials who say they were ordered to veer from protocol to protect "politically sensitive" information.

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Republican Rep. Jim Jordan Discusses Testimony On Whistleblower's Complaint

7:28pm September 26, 2019

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, about Thursday's testimony before the House Intelligence Committee by acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire.

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