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Democratic leadership all in on impeachment

House Democrats are on their way to an extraordinary political clash with President Trump, launching a formal impeachment inquiry. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the president violated his oath of office by directly asking a foreign power, the president of Ukraine, to investigate a political rival. Mr. Trump confirms they spoke about Joe Biden but says he did nothing wrong. He plans to release a transcript of his call with Ukraine’s president Wednesday. Nancy Cordes reports.

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Maguire: Whistleblower "did the right thing"

Congress is going on recess after an explosive week on Capitol Hill, but the impeachment inquiry and accusations of a White House cover-up are just getting started. President Trump is responding by lashing out at Democrats and the official who complained about his phone call with Ukraine’s president. The president's acting director of national intelligence spent hours answering questions from the House and Senate Intelligence Committees Thursday. Nancy Cordes reports.

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State Department defies impeachment committee

On Tuesday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said five State Department officials will not comply with a deposition request from House Democrats. The committees leading the impeachment inquiry of President Trump asked the officials to appear for confidential interviews this week. CBS News chief congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes joins CBSN with more on the officials who House Democrats are hoping to speak to about U.S.-Ukraine relations.

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Impeachment inquiry: Trump vs. Nixon

President Trump suggested China and Ukraine should open investigations into Joe and Hunter Biden, stating publicly what he is accused of insinuating on the July call with the Ukrainian president at the center of House Democrats' impeachment inquiry. Nikole Killion brings us the latest from Capitol Hill. Then, history professor and author Kathryn Olmstead joins CBSN to take a closer look at the difference between this impeachment inquiry and the 1970s inquiry into President Richard Nixon.

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