Following Directions: Ambassador Gordon Sondland did some dodging, weaving, and covering, but confirmed to impeachment questioners that there was a so-called “quid pro quo” in President Trump’s effort to wrest a commitment from Ukraine to investigate Vice President Joe Biden and his …

Element of Shock: The impeachment inquiry reaches a critical phase today with the scheduled appearance of Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland, who might confirm that President Trump withheld military aide to Ukraine in exchange for an investigation of Vice …

Liar, Liar: Even as word comes that House investigators are asking whether President Trump lied to Special Counsel Robert Mueller during the Russia investigation, the President said he will “strongly consider” testifying in writing as part of the impeachment inquiry.   He tweeted, …

Hong Kong: Threatening to use lethal force, police in Hong Kong have cornered pro-Democracy protesters at Hong Kong Polytechnic University after a fiery night in which demonstrators used Molotov cocktails and shot a cop with an arrow. Police used teargas and rubber bullets on …

By Presidential Order: An aide to Ukraine Ambassador William Taylor testified in closed testimony before the House yesterday that he heard President Trump on speakerphone asking whether the president of Ukraine would proceed with investigations of his political rivals.    It’s the …

High Crimes: Former ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch is expected to testify today in Congress about the smear campaign led by Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani that led to her removal. Yovanovitch has previously said she was seen as a barrier to President …

Heard in Public: In newly-presented testimony, the top diplomat to Ukraine told Congressional investigators yesterday that President Trump was more concerned about Ukraine investigating Joe Biden and his son than he was for the security of Ukraine itself.   Ambassador William Taylor said …

The Impeachment Trail: As Congress prepares to take open testimony today, Rep. Adam Schiff of the intelligence committee says bribery could be one of the charges in a bill of impeachment against President Trump.   Schiff told NPR that at the time the Constitution …

Early Winter: Snow and below normal temperatures have hit all the way from the Great Plains to the Adirondacks in upstate New York. They’re getting 8-12 inches in Traverse City, Mich.; 1 inch in Lexington, Ky; 5-8 inches in Buffalo, NY. …

Exit Left: The 10-year reign of the once-popular Bolivian President Evo Morales ended yesterday after violent street protests over a disputed election convinced him and Vice President Álvaro García Linera to resign.   Garcia said, “The coup has been consummated.” Morales promised, “The poor, …