As the House held the first public hearings in the impeachment probe, former White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus joined CBS News to discuss the inquiry. He told chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett and "CBS Evening News" anchor Norah O'Donnell that presidents don't get impeached for acting "inappropriately."
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff set off a confrontation with Republicans at the impeachment hearings Wednesday after telling witness William Taylor, the top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, he should be "cautioned" about questions based on "facts not in evidence."
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William Taylor, the top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, said Wednesday that President Trump felt "wronged" by Ukrainians over the 2016 election, and believed they "owed" him investigations into the Bidens and Burisma. Taylor said he came to believe this following a discussion with the U.S. delegation to President Zelensky's inauguration in May.
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff and counsel Daniel Goldman spent 45 minutes questioning the top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, William Taylor, and State Department Deputy Assistant Secretary George Kent in the first day of public impeachment hearings. Watch this full portion of the hearing.
National Association of Manufacturers, which lobbies for its U.S. companies, said it took "swift action" to secure its networks
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William Taylor, the top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, was questioned by House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff on Wednesday. Taylor agreed that, based on his understanding and observations, President Trump cared more about Zelensky pursuing investigations regarding the Bidens and Burisma than he cared about Ukraine. Watch a portion of their exchange.
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Democratic counsel Daniel Goldman asked top Ukraine diplomat William Taylor if he had ever seen another example of withholding aid conditioned on the "personal or political interests of the president of the United States." "No, Mr. Goldman, I have not," he said.
Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg is beginning a three-week sailboat trip from the U.S back across the Atlantic to attend a U.N. climate summit in Madrid. CBSN has details.
Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg found a ride back across the Atlantic on a sailboat thanks to a pair of YouTubers, after a United Nations climate change summit got relocated from Chile to Spain.
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Rep. Devin Nunes, the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, and counsel Steve Castor spent 45 minutes questioning the top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, William Taylor, and State Department Deputy Assistant Secretary George Kent in the first day of public impeachment hearings. Watch this full portion of the hearing.
"I'm not here to take one side or the other," said William Taylor, the top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, as he answered a second round of questions from House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, ranking Republican Devin Nunes and fellow Republican Jim Jordan. They focused on President Trump's interest in having Ukraine investigate Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden.
Sources say David Holmes, an official at the U.S. embassy in Kiev, is the staffer referenced in Bill Taylor's testimony
China and other countries are racing to be the first to mine trillions of dollars worth of metals used in cell phones, supercomputers and more, while the U.S. is on the sidelines. 60 Minutes reports, Sunday at 7:30 p.m. ET and 7 p.m. PT on CBS
In open congressional testimony, Kent said he though Giuliani's attempts "to gin up politically motivated investigations" were "infecting" U.S.-Ukraine relations
The proposal would deny work authorization to most migrants seeking asylum who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border without documentation — the largest group of asylum-seekers in the U.S.
William Taylor, the top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, was questioned by House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff on Wednesday. Taylor agreed that, based on his understanding and observations, President Trump cared more about Zelensky pursuing investigations regarding the Bidens and Burisma than he cared about Ukraine. Watch a portion of their exchange.
William Taylor, the top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, revealed new information Wednesday as the House Intelligence Committee began public hearings on whether President Trump should be removed from office. He testified that Mr. Trump was overheard asking about "the investigations;" he spoke about two channels in foreign policy; and he said that "withholding security assistance in exchange for help with a domestic political campaign in the United States would be 'crazy.'" Watch his full opening statement.
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