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, …

The Impeachment Trail: Former National Security Adviser John Bolton appears to know where the political bodies are buried, according to a letter from his lawyer to House impeachment investigators.    The lawyer, Charles Cooper, did not elaborate on what damning information Bolton …

The Smear Campaign: George Kent, the deputy assistant secretary of state responsible for Ukraine, said in closed-door testimony that President Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani engineered a smear campaign against former US ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, who was removed from …

Cancer on the Presidency: Military aid to Ukraine was definitely stalled to extract a political promise from the president of that country to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and his son, according to a transcript of testimony by the senior …

Democrats Rising: In what may be a warning shot for President Trump and Republicans next year, Democrats in elections yesterday won complete control of the Virginia government for the first time since 1992, and a Democrat edged out the incumbent governor …