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Sondland Testimony Lays Out Link Between Trump And Ukraine Aid
Gordon Sondland also says Secretary of State Mike Pompeo knew about his efforts to pressure Ukrainians. In his prepared statement, Sondland wrote: "Everyone was in the loop. It was no secret."
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Politics
Gordon Sondland Returns To Impeachment Inquiry As A Key Witness With An Updated Story
The U.S. ambassador to the EU will give much-anticipated public testimony Wednesday in the impeachment inquiry of President Trump. His story has changed since he first testified last month.
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Politics
News Brief: Impeachment Poll, Public Testimony, Iran Protests
The latest NPR poll shows people are paying attention to the impeachment hearings, where four witnesses testify in public Tuesday. Iran clamps down on protests that flared after it hiked gas prices.
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News Brief: Impeachment Transcripts, Election Results, Clean Water Case
Transcripts reveal more about the House impeachment inquiry. Democrats score big wins in state-level elections. And, a Supreme Court case from Hawaii could reshape the Clean Water Act.
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Iraqi President Announces Sweeping Changes
Iraq's president has asked the prime minister to resign and called for new elections, two key demands of protesters there.
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Politics
House Debates Impeachment Inquiry Resolution
House lawmakers have begun debating a resolution to lay out the rules for the public phase of the impeachment inquiry into President Trump. Republicans argue the process has been tainted.
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Arts & Life
The Satire Continues With 'The Hard Times: The First 40 Years'
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Matt Saincome and Bill Conway, co-founders of the punk rock satirical news website The Hard Times, about their new book.
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Latin America
Mexican President Defends Decision Give Up Custody Of Son Of 'El Chapo'
Mexican authorities had and then gave up custody of one of the sons of former drug kingpin Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán in a gunfight on Thursday. Mexico's president says he let him go to restore peace.
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Politics
Gordon Sondland, The Ambassador Whose Texts Put Him At The Center Of Ukraine Scandal
Based on interviews with people who know Sondland, what emerges is a portrait of a man who was fixated on getting an ambassadorship in Europe — and was willing to do what it took to keep it.
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Giuliani Associates Arrested At Dulles Airport
Two men linked to Rudy Giuliani were arrested Wednesday on campaign finance charges. House Democrats had requested depositions from them.