What to know before Marie Yovanovitch's testimony.
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Friday, November 15
5 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE MARIE YOVANOVITCH'S TESTIMONY Marie Yovanovitch is the third witness to publicly testify in the House impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump. Yovanovitch was removed in May as U.S. ambassador to Ukraine in Kyiv after the president's allies complained that she was undermining efforts to pressure Ukraine to investigate Trump’s political rivals. [HuffPost]
2ND U.S. OFFICIAL HEARD TRUMP CALL WITH SONDLAND A second U.S. Embassy staffer in Kyiv overheard a cellphone call between Trump and his ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland discussing a need for Ukrainian officials to pursue “investigations.” [AP]
PELOSI: TRUMP'S ACTIONS AMOUNT TO BRIBERY In her firmest comments yet on whether Trump committed an impeachable offense, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said his interactions with Ukraine amount to bribery. [HuffPost]
PENCE'S PLEDGE TO END SCHOOL SHOOTINGS MET WITH SKEPTICISM Vice President Mike Pence tweeted the vow in response to a school shooting in Santa Clarita, California, where a gunman killed two students and injured several others with a semiautomatic handgun. The tweet came paired with another in which he offered thoughts and prayers to the victims. [HuffPost]
KENTUCKY'S BEVIN CONCEDES AT LAST Republican Gov. Matt Bevin conceded to Democratic archnemesis Andy Beshear on Thursday, nine days after the election. Bevin, a Trump ally, made the dramatic announcement outside his statehouse office on the same day election officials across Kentucky double-checked vote totals at his request. [AP]
MYLES GARRETT SLAMMED FOR 'DISGUSTING' ATTACK The Pittsburgh Steelers-Cleveland Browns football game got ugly in its final moments Thursday night. With 8 seconds left on the clock for the Browns’ 21-7 win, a brawl broke out as Myles Garrett tackled Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph. Garrett tore Rudolph’s helmet off and swung it, smashing the quarterback over the head. [HuffPost] |
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RNC PLANS WINTER MEETING AT TRUMP RESORT The Republican National Committee will reportedly hold its winter meeting at Trump’s Doral golf resort in Florida, again mixing political events with the president’s private business. [HuffPost]
TRUMP ASKS SUPREME COURT TO HALT TAX RETURN RELEASE The request his lawyers filed is a last-ditch effort to reverse rulings directing his accountants to give New York prosecutors eight years of his tax returns, which he has long refused to make public. [HuffPost]
W.H. BUDGET OFFICIAL WILL TESTIFY IF SUBPOENAED White House budget official Mark Sandy will give testimony in a closed session of the House impeachment inquiry if he is subpoenaed, his lawyer said. House committees have routinely issued subpoenas for witnesses to appear in the inquiry. [Reuters]
GIULIANI JOKES HE HAS 'INSURANCE' In a phone interview with The Guardian, journalist Stephanie Kirchgaessner asked the president’s personal attorney if he was nervous that Trump might throw him under the bus. Rudy Giuliani reportedly responded to the question with a slight laugh: “I’m not, but I do have very, very good insurance, so if he does, all my hospital bills will be paid.” [HuffPost]
VENICE COUNCIL CHAMBERS FLOOD The chambers of the Veneto Regional Council in Venice, Italy, flooded for the first time in known history Tuesday night — apparently right after its members rejected amendments to tackle climate change. The city has been deluged by the highest tide ever recorded, which experts blame on factors that include climate change. [HuffPost]
ISLAMIC JIHAD AND ISRAEL REACH TENUOUS TRUCE IN GAZA Islamic Jihad said an Egyptian-mediated truce went into effect about 48 hours after Israel triggered the exchange of fire by killing the Iranian-backed faction’s top Gaza commander in an airstrike. The death toll from the two days of fighting stands at 34 Palestinians, almost half of them civilians. Dozens of Israelis were injured. [Reuters] |
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