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  Chaos erupts as Republicans barge into Trump impeachment inquiry hearing

  

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  Group chanting ‘Let us in’ enter closed-door meeting where top Pentagon official who oversees Ukraine policy was to testifyAmbassador’s Ukraine testimony leaves Trump struggling to respondPolitical tensions over an intensifying impeachment inquiry reached fever pitch on Wednesday as Republicans “stormed” a closed-door committee hearing on Capitol Hill disrupting a crucial deposition related to the Ukraine controversy was appearing – a day after devastating testimony from a key diplomat. Related: Republicans are finally realising Trump is his own worst enemy – and theirs | Richard Wolffe Continue reading...

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  Trump impeachment: Republicans dig in as hopes of bipartisan support dashed

  

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  Schiff readies report and White House prepares for trialAnalysis: Republicans’ top six impeachment falsehoodsOpinion: Impeachment shows...

  Schiff readies report and White House prepares for trialAnalysis: Republicans’ top six impeachment falsehoodsOpinion: Impeachment shows US officials at their bestCongressional Republicans dug deep in defense of Donald Trump over the weekend, frustrating Democratic hopes that the impeachment inquiry would build bipartisan support following weeks of testimony laying out how Trump attempted to extract a political “favor” from Ukraine in exchange for official acts....

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  Impeachment hearings go public with a flurry of pomp, drama and tension

  

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  As key diplomats testified in an open session, Democrats hoped to overcome the polarization that has...

  As key diplomats testified in an open session, Democrats hoped to overcome the polarization that has defined Trump’s presidencyShortly after 10am on Wednesday, a single sharp rap of the gavel launched the House intelligence committee’s first public hearing into the impeachment of Donald Trump, the 45th president of the United States.In the vaulted chambers of the ways and means committee, the House’s grandest and...

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  Pentagon raised concerns over stalled Ukraine military aid, transcript reveals

  

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  Laura Cooper said Office of Management and Budget directed freeze against judgment of defense and state...

  Laura Cooper said Office of Management and Budget directed freeze against judgment of defense and state department officialsTrump faces key test as impeachment hearings loom – liveThe Pentagon raised concerns over the US government’s hold-up of military aid to Ukraine, which a national security official saw as “essential”, according to a congressional hearing transcript released on Monday.The testimony of Laura Cooper, deputy assistant secretary...

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