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Top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine William Taylor, second from right, and career Foreign Service officer George Kent, right, return to testify following a recess of the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019, during the first public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

AP Explains: What’s wrong with hearsay evidence in Congress?

By MATTHEW BARAKAT - Associated Press

Outgoing Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe has accused U.S. intelligence analysts of playing down China's role in interference with the Nov. 3 presidential election. (Associated Press/File)

Democrats’ star witnesses put on the spot to cite ‘impeachable offense’

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, questions top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine William Taylor, and career Foreign Service officer George Kent, at the House Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019, during the first public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Republicans slam William Taylor for relying on second-hand information

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

Republican staff attorney Steve Castor questions top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine William Taylor, and career Foreign Service officer George Kent, as Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio looks on, at a House Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019, during the first public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Republicans try to tamp down on ‘irregular’ channel

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

Top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine William Taylor, center, listens as career Foreign Service officer George Kent, testifies before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019, during the first public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Takeaways from 1st day of House public impeachment hearings

By ERIC TUCKER and MICHAEL BALSAMO and MARY CLARE JALONICK - Associated Press

Daniel Goldman, director of investigations for the House Intelligence Committee majority staff, left, asks questions to top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine William Taylor and career Foreign Service officer George Kent, as they testify before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019, during the first public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., right, looks on. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Democrats prod State Dept. official to contradict Ukraine president’s defense of Trump

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff of Calif., speaks during the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019, in the first public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents.. (Saul Loeb/Pool Photo via AP)

Adam Schiff highlights Taylor’s testimony: Trump cared about Biden probe, not Ukraine

By Alex Swoyer and Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a panel discussion at the Artificial Intelligence Journey (AIJ) forum in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019. (Sergey Guneyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

The Latest: New evidence emerges in impeachment hearing

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Rep. Adam Schiff, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, speaks to reporters after witnesses failed to appear under subpoena before House impeachment investigators following President Donald Trump's orders not to cooperate with the probe, in Washington, Monday, Nov. 4, 2019. John Eisenberg, the lead lawyer for the National Security Council, and National Security Council aide Michael Ellis, were scheduled to testify early Monday but not appear. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Adam Schiff, Democrats take impeachment push public: ‘The process will be fair to the president’

By Dave Boyer and Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., talks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019, about the House impeachment inquiry. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Democrats to hold public impeachment hearings next week

By Gabriella Muñoz and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Oct. 22, 2019, file photo, Ambassador William Taylor is escorted by U.S. Capitol Police as he arrives to testify before House committees as part of the Democrats' impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump, at the Capitol in Washington. Taylor, the top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, told lawmakers last month that President Donald Trump was withholding military aid for Ukraine unless the country’s president agreed publicly to investigate Democrats, according to a transcript of his closed-door testimony released by impeachment investigators on Nov. 6. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

‘I would quit’: Takeaways from diplomat Taylor’s testimony

By MARY CLARE JALONICK - Associated Press

Former Ambassador William Taylor leaves a closed door meeting after testifying as part of the House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

William Taylor transcript says he believed Ukraine aid hinged on investigations

By Gabriella Muñoz and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, arrives at a closed door meeting on the ongoing House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Impeachment going public: Hearings next week for all to see

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and LISA MASCARO and ERIC TUCKER - Associated Press

A top U.S. diplomat, William Taylor, departs the Capitol after testifying in the Democrats' impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump, in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Key takeaways from ambassador’s testimony on Ukraine

By COLLEEN LONG and MICHAEL BALSAMO - Associated Press

Former Ambassador William Taylor leaves a closed-door meeting after testifying as part of the House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Bureaucratic thriller: Diplomat kept notes, tells his story

By NANCY BENAC - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019, in the Diplomatic Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Once a budget line, Ukraine aid now roils Trump’s presidency

By ANDREW TAYLOR - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks at the 9th annual Shale Insight Conference at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

GOP stands by Trump, gingerly, after diplomat’s testimony

By ALAN FRAM and ZEKE MILLER - Associated Press

In this file photo taken on July 27, 2019, US Ambassador in Ukraine William Taylor speaks during a briefing in Kyiv, Ukraine. William Taylor, the top American diplomat in Ukraine, is set to appear Tuesday before impeachment investigators in U.S. Congress, joining a parade of current and former diplomats testifying about Trump's dealings with Ukraine.(AP Photo/Inna Sokolovska)

US diplomat: Trump linked Ukraine aid to demand for probe

By LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK and MATT LEE - Associated Press

Ambassador William Taylor, is escorted by U.S. Capitol Police as he arrives to testify before House committees as part of the Democrats' impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

William Taylor, Ukraine envoy, testified White House tied foreign aid, Trump meeting to Biden probe

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

House Judiciary Committee Chairnam Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., leaves at the conclusion of a House Democratic Caucus meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

The Latest: White House slams testimony as ‘triple hearsay’

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