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House votes to send Trump impeachment to Senate for trial

The Democratic-led House of Representatives voted to send two formal charges against President Donald Trump to the Senate, clearing the way for only the third impeachment trial of a US president to begin next week.

'We must act;' Democrats unveil Trump impeachment charges

House Democrats announced articles of impeachment charging US President Trump with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. The charges stem from Trump's pressure on Ukraine to investigate his political rivals as he blocked aid to the country.

White House says it won’t participate in impeachment hearing

The House impeachment report is expected behind closed doors on Monday, ahead of the judiciary committee's first hearings set for Wednesday which President Donald Trump's lawyer said the White House will not attend.

The US ambassador to the EU’s bombshell impeachment testimony

US diplomat Gordon Sondland’s testimony could be the smoking-gun that Democrats were looking for in the Trump impeachment inquiry.

Ex-US envoy to Ukraine faults bosses at Trump impeachment hearing

Marie Yovanovitch testifies in the second public hearing even as US president launches Twitter attack on her during the testimony, dubbed "witness intimidation" by Democrats.

Trump impeachment hearings to go public for all to see

The first open impeachment hearings into US President Donald Trump will begin next week as the investigation heads into a highly anticipated public phase.

'I now do recall' - Trump ally admits tying Ukraine aid to Biden

A released testimony revealed Gordon Sondland, a top ally of the US president, admitted he told a Ukraine official that US military aid was contingent on Kiev investigating Donald Trump's Democratic rival Joe Biden.

White House blocks US diplomat impeachment probe testimony

Gordon Sondland had been due to meet behind closed doors with staff of three Democratic-led House committees over the role he may have played in President Trump's efforts to get Ukraine to probe former vice president Joe Biden, a political rival.

Temperamental Trump blows his top over impeachment inquiry

US President Donald Trump boiled over at the impeachment inquiry Democrats are pursuing over his July 25 phone call to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

Democrats threaten to subpoena White House for Ukraine scandal docs

Democrats ask White House for documents related to President Trump's call with Ukraine leader and subpoena Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who admits listening in on the July call that's triggered impeachment inquiry of Trump.

Pompeo accuses Democrats of bullying in Trump impeachment probe

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accuses Democrats of bullying and intimidation in asking five diplomats to testify on White House efforts to seek dirt on President Trump's political rival.

Access to Trump-Putin calls would need Russian consent – Kremlin

Russian caveat comes after US House Intelligence Committee vowed to get access to President Trump's calls with Russian President Putin and other world leaders, citing concerns Trump may have jeopardised national security.