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Wednesday

The Hold On Ukraine Aid: A Timeline Emerges From Impeachment Probe

Mark Sandy, from the Office of Management and Budget, arrives to the U.S. Capitol earlier this month for a deposition regarding whether President Trump ordered a hold on military assistance to Ukraine. Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images hide caption

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Politics

The Hold On Ukraine Aid: A Timeline Emerges From Impeachment Probe

Nearly $400 million in security assistance to Ukraine was put on hold this past summer. Exactly how and when those events unfolded has been unclear. The date may prove the freeze violated a 1974 act.

Thursday

Jury Acquits Aid Worker Accused Of Helping Border-Crossing Migrants In Arizona

Scott Warren (center) of Ajo, Ariz., celebrates with his attorneys Amy Knight and Greg Kuykendall outside court in Tucson, Ariz., on Wednesday. Astrid Galvan/AP hide caption

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National

Jury Acquits Aid Worker Accused Of Helping Border-Crossing Migrants In Arizona

The jurors unanimously found Scott Warren not guilty of federal charges of harboring undocumented immigrants. Such prosecutions have risen under President Trump's hard-line immigration policies.

Wednesday

Former Mayor Of Baltimore Indicted In Alleged Children's Book Fraud Scheme

Federal prosecutors say former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh used her series of self-published Healthy Holly children's books to enrich herself, boost her political career and evade taxes. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption

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National

Former Mayor Of Baltimore Indicted In Alleged Children's Book Fraud Scheme

Federal prosecutors say former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh used her series of self-published Healthy Holly children's books to enrich herself, boost her political career and evade taxes.

Saturday

Thursday

A Legacy Of Torture Is Preventing Trials At Guantánamo

In this Pentagon-approved courtroom sketch, defendant Ramzi Binalshibh (center) attends his pretrial hearing along with other defendants at the U.S. military court in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, on April 14, 2014. Also depicted are Mustafa al-Hawsawi (from right), partially cut off; Ali Abdul Aziz Ali, Ramzi Binalshibh, Walid bin Attash and Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. Janet Hamlin Illustration/AP hide caption

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A Legacy Of Torture Is Preventing Trials At Guantánamo

The CIA's use of torture after the Sept. 11 attacks has led to years of legal battles at the U.S. military court in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, where 40 accused terrorists are still being held.

A Legacy Of Torture Is Preventing Trials At Guantánamo

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Sunday

Whistleblower Offer To Field Written Questions Stands, But GOP Seeks Public Testimony

Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif. has listed the anonymous whistleblower on a list of witnesses Republicans will like to call as part of the impeachment inquiry. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption

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Trump Impeachment Inquiry

Whistleblower Offer To Field Written Questions Stands, But GOP Seeks Public Testimony

House Republicans want the anonymous wistleblower to appear in-person, but they have not responded to an offer to have the unnamed individual answer written questions under oath.

Thursday

Wednesday

Can Trump Legally Out The Whistleblower? Experts Say It Would Not Violate Any Laws

President Trump listens Monday as Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks during a campaign rally in Lexington, Ky., in which Paul called on the media to release the name of the whistleblower. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption

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Trump Impeachment Inquiry

Can Trump Legally Out The Whistleblower? Experts Say It Would Not Violate Any Laws

Legal experts say, however, there could be other consequences for the president, including the possibility of an article of impeachment.

Thursday

Judge Pushes Back On Trump Lawyers Trying To Block Possible Impeachment Witnesses

White House counsel Don McGahn in September. Lawyers for McGahn appeared in federal court on Thursday in a dispute over whether he will have to sit for questions from House investigators conducting the impeachment inquiry into President Trump. Saul Loeb/AP hide caption

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Trump Impeachment Inquiry

Judge Pushes Back On Trump Lawyers Trying To Block Possible Impeachment Witnesses

A federal judge in Washington was skeptical in the face of arguments that current and former Oval Office aides have "absolute immunity" from ever sitting for questions about interactions with Trump.

Wednesday

Wednesday

Marshals' Lawlessness

Latino USA brings you a first-ever look into the sprawling detention system run by the U.S. Marshals. The agency's detention population has ballooned since the Trump administration started criminally prosecuting nearly everyone caught crossing the border without papers. But the Marshals Service has failed to make sure its detainees are held in safe conditions—even after hundreds of people have died on its watch. In a yearlong investigation with Mother Jones and Type Investigations, Latino USA uncovers the stories behind these deaths.

Marshals' Lawlessness

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Tuesday

Wednesday

McConnell Prepares Senate For Trump Impeachment Trial As Inquiry Escalates

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks with the media Wednesday after the Senate Policy Luncheon on Capitol Hill. McConnell said a Trump impeachment trial could begin by Thanksgiving. Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption

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Trump Impeachment Inquiry

McConnell Prepares Senate For Trump Impeachment Trial As Inquiry Escalates

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said a Trump impeachment trial could begin by Thanksgiving. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi insisted the timeline was pegged to the investigation, not a date.

Tuesday

Then-National Security Adviser Called Rudy Giuliani 'A Hand Grenade' On Ukraine

Former White House adviser on Russia Fiona Hill leaves the Capitol on Monday after testifying before lawmakers as part of the House impeachment inquiry into President Trump. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP hide caption

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Then-National Security Adviser Called Rudy Giuliani 'A Hand Grenade' On Ukraine

Former White House aide Fiona Hill told impeachment investigators on Monday that she and former Trump adviser John Bolton were troubled by actions by the president's private lawyer.

Monday

Trump's Former Russia Adviser Testifies As Part Of Impeachment Inquiry

Fiona Hill, a former White House adviser on Russia, arrives on Capitol Hill on Monday ahead of her testimony in connection with the House impeachment inquiry into President Trump. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption

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Trump Impeachment Inquiry

Trump's Former Russia Adviser Testifies As Part Of Impeachment Inquiry

Fiona Hill, a British-born American foreign affairs expert, resigned as the president's top Russia analyst just days before the president's controversial call with his Ukrainian counterpart.