Top State Department official George Kent (left) and acting U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor are sworn in to testify during the first public Trump impeachment hearing on Wednesday. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
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President Trump is on the defensive after congressional investigators released thousands of pages of transcripts of closed-door depositions as part of the Ukraine affair and impeachment inquiry. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption
Mulvaney Likely Won't Comply With Subpoena, Kent Transcript Released
George Kent, deputy assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian affairs, arrives at a closed session with House impeachment investigators on Oct. 15. Lawmakers released the transcript of that deposition on Thursday. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
Acting Ukraine Ambassador William Taylor leaves a closed-door meeting on Capitol Hill after testifying as part of the House impeachment inquiry last month. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
President Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Lexington, Ky., Monday. His efforts don't appear to have been enough to carry incumbent GOP Gov. Matt Bevin over the finish line. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption
Tuesday's Elections Show Impeachment Might Not Boost GOP As Much As It Hoped
Giuliani's Name Is Featured Prominently In Impeachment Transcripts
U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland (center) arrives at the U.S. Capitol on Oct. 17. The transcript of his testimony, as well as a supplemental statement, was released on Tuesday. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch testified Oct. 11 as part of the House impeachment inquiry into President Trump. The full transcript of her testimony was released Monday. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
News Brief: House Passes Resolution On Impeachment, Zelenskiy Profile, Mississippi
John Bolton, then the national security adviser, listens as President Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting in February. Bolton's opposition to a pressure campaign to get Ukraine to investigate conspiracy theories may pit him against his former boss. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
Democrats Now Have An Unlikely Ally In Trump Impeachment Inquiry – John Bolton
Democratic presidential candidates (from left): Sen. Bernie Sanders, former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Elizabeth Warren and South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg during a Democratic presidential debate. John Minchillo/AP hide caption
Democrats Can Calm Their 2020 Election Anxiety By Accepting That There's No One Else
Mitt Romney, pictured riding on his campaign bus through Iowa during his 2012 presidential bid, has admitted to using a pseudonym on Twitter. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption