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Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking at the Summit of leaders from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. (Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Kremlin relishes U.S. pullback from Syria, turmoil in Ukraine

By Vladimir Isachenkov - Associated Press

In this Jan. 30, 2010, photo, Vice President Joe Biden, left, with his son Hunter, right, at the Duke Georgetown NCAA college basketball game in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) ** FILE **

Hunter Biden to step down from Chinese board

By STEVE PEOPLES - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 25, 2019, file photo, a White House-released memorandum of President Donald Trump's July 25, 2019, telephone conversation with Ukraine's newly elected president Volodymyr Zelenskiy, released Sept. 25, 2019. There were dozens of ears listening to President Donald Trump’s 30-minute phone call with the leader of Ukraine that is at the center of a House impeachment inquiry, and as many eyes that saw what he said.(AP Photo/Wayne Partlow, File)

Anatomy of the phone call now imperiling Trump’s presidency

By DEB RIECHMANN - Associated Press

Former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, arrives on Capitol Hill, Friday, Oct. 11, 2019, in Washington, as she is scheduled to testify before congressional lawmakers on Friday as part of the House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Former Ukraine envoy testifies Trump pushed to oust her

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and MATTHEW LEE and ALAN FRAM - Associated Press

Trump backs Giuliani, but some aides wish he would cut ties

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and JONATHAN LEMIRE and ZEKE MILLER - Associated Press

In this Nov. 30, 2018, file photo, then-U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, Marie L. Yovanovitch, speaks in Kyiv, Ukraine. Yovanovitch was removed from her post after insisting that a request to Ukrainian officials to investigate President Donald Trump’s political rival be conveyed through official channels, according to a fellow former diplomat. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Marie Yovanovitch arrives on Capitol Hill for deposition

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

FILE - In this May 9, 2019, file photo, Energy Secretary Rick Perry testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on his future budget request, on Capitol Hill in Washington. A business executive Perry recommended as an adviser to Ukraine’s government exaggerated his military credentials, according to veterans who examined his record. Robert Joseph Bensh claimed to have been a member of the U.S. military’s most elite units: Army Rangers, Special Forces and Delta Force. But a summary of his military career shows he spent less than five years in uniform, almost all of it with the Army National Guard. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File )

Energy executive pushed by Perry padded his military record

By RICHARD LARDNER and MICHAEL BIESECKER - Associated Press

In this July 10, 2018, file photo, President Donald Trump is joined by Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union, second from right, as he arrives at Melsbroek Air Base, in Brussels, Belgium. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

The Latest: Ex-diplomat’s testimony ends after 9-plus hours

Associated Press

President Donald Trump, center, waves to members of the media as he walks with the U.S. ambassador to the European Union, Gordon Sondland, second from the right, on the tarmac after Trump's arrival, with first lady Melania Trump, far right, on Air Force One at Melsbroek Air Base, Tuesday, July 10, 2018 in Brussels, Belgium. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) ** FILE **

Gordon Sondland to honor subpoena, testify before Congress

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Former US Rep. Pete Sessions speak to the McLennan County Republican Party Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019, in Waco, Texas as he runs to fill the seat of Bill Flores who is stepping down (Jerry Larson/ Waco Tribune-Herald, via AP)

Former lawmaker’s planned congressional comeback clouded

By PAUL J. WEBER and WILL WEISSERT - Associated Press

Former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, center, arrives on Capitol Hill, Friday, Oct. 11, 2019, in Washington, as she is scheduled to testify before congressional lawmakers on Friday as part of the House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Trump administration tried to block ex-Ukraine ambassador’s testimony, House Democrats say

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking at the Summit of leaders from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. Putin says he is worried that the Turkish invasion in Syria could pose a threat of a terrorist revival in the region. (Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Putin says he doubts Ukraine can deliver on peace process

By YURAS KARMANAU and NATALIYA VASILYEVA - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 30, 2018, file photo, then-U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, Marie L. Yovanovitch, speaks in Kyiv, Ukraine. Yovanovitch was removed from her post after insisting that a request to Ukrainian officials to investigate President Donald Trump’s political rival be conveyed through official channels, according to a fellow former diplomat. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Former envoy defies Trump, testifies he pushed to oust her

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and MATTHEW LEE and ALAN FRAM - Associated Press

In this Sept. 26, 2016, file photo, then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, left, stands with then-Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton before the first presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y. Gearing up to take on Democratic front-runner Joe Biden, President Donald Trump sees echoes of his original political foe, Hillary Clinton. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Ukraine ‘alignment’ with Hillary Clinton began in 2013: Politico flashback, 2017

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

This Facebook screen shot provided by The Campaign Legal Center, shows from left, Donald Trump, Jr., Tommy Hicks, Jr., Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, posted on May 21, 2018. (The Campaign Legal Center via AP)

Florida men tied to Giuliani, Ukraine probe arrested

By MICHAEL BIESECKER, MICHAEL BALSAMO and DESMOND BUTLER and ERIC TUCKER - Associated Press

FILE - This Aug. 1, 2018, file photo shows Rudy Giuliani, an attorney for President Donald Trump, in Portsmouth, N.H. As Giuliani was pushing Ukrainian officials in the spring of 2019 to investigate one of Donald Trump’s main political rivals, a group of individuals with ties to the president and his personal lawyer were also active in the former Soviet Republic. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

The Latest: Man connected to campaign scheme held in Calif.

Associated Press

Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, joins impeachment activists with a youth-led group, By The People, to call for Congress to remove President Donald Trump from office, outside the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Sept. 23, 2019. Rep. Green, joined by Alex Meltzer, 9, of Boston, has pressed for Trump's impeachment three times. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Democrats’ Donald Trump impeachment justification ever evolving

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019, before boarding Marine One for a short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Md., and then on to Minneapolis, for a campaign rally. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

The Trump impeachment inquiry begins

By Donald Lambro

This combination of Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019, photos provided by the Alexandria Sheriff’s Office shows booking photos of Lev Parnas, left, and Igor Fruman. The associates of Rudy Giuliani, were arrested on a four-count indictment that includes charges of conspiracy, making false statements to the Federal Election Commission and falsification of records. The men had key roles in Giuliani's efforts to launch a Ukrainian corruption investigation against Biden and his son, Hunter. (Alexandria Sheriff's Office via AP)

Takeaways from the arrests of 2 men with ties to Giuliani

By COLLEEN LONG and LARRY NEUMEISTER - Associated Press

This courtroom sketch depicts from left, attorney Kevin Downing, Lev Parnas, Igor Fruman, and attorney Thomas Zehnle standing before U.S. Judge Michael Nachmanoff, at federal courthouse in Alexandria, Va., Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019. Parnas and Fruman, two Florida businessmen tied to President Donald Trump's lawyer and the Ukraine investigation, were charged with federal campaign finance violations. The charges relate to a $325,000 donation to a group supporting President Donald Trump's reelection. (Dana Verkouteren via AP)

Arrest of Giuliani associates ensnares ‘Congressman 1’

By MICHAEL BIESECKER and DESMOND BUTLER and BRIAN SLODYSKO - Associated Press