Hill: "Burisma was code for the Bidens"

National Security Council expert Fiona Hill testified Thursday that Ambassador Gordon Sondland's reference to an investigation into Burisma, the gas company Hunter Biden once sat on the board of, clearly meant an investigation into the Bidens. Hill said Sondland told her there was a deal in the works for a meeting between President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelensky that was contingent on a Ukrainian investigation into Burisma. "I cut it off immediately there," Hill testified. "Becuase at this point, having heard Mr. Giuliani over and over again on the television, and all of the issues that he was asserting, at this point it was clear that Burisma was code for the Bidens."

• Nov 21, 2019

Hill speaks out about partisan divisions

Several Republican members of the House Intelligence Committee chose not to ask National Security Council expert Fiona Hill any questions, instead using their time to speak at length about their view of the impeachment proceedings. "Could I actually say something?" Hill said after Rep. Brad Wenstrup finished speaking. "I think that what Dr. Wenstrup said was very powerful, about the importance of overcoming hatred and certainly partisan division," she said. "I think all of us that came here under legal obligation, also felt that we had a moral obligation to do so. We came as fact witnesses."

• Nov 21, 2019

Holmes: Sondland "showed indiscretion"

Republican Congressman Mike Conway pressed State Department official David Holmes over his recollection of the phone call between Ambassador Gordon Sondland and President Trump, accusing him of "regaling" others with the account. Holmes responded, "Sir, I think it was Gordon Sondland who showed indiscretion by having that conversation over a public line."

• Nov 21, 2019

Gordon Sondland compared to John Dean

EU Ambassador Gordon Sondland's testimony is being compared to John Dean's from Watergate. Boston University professor Thomas Whelan joins CBSN's "Red and Blue" with more on what some are calling Sondland's "John Dean moment."

• Nov 21, 2019

Bennet: "Highly unlikely" Senate will remove Trump

Colorado Senator and Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bennet says he does not think 67 senators will vote to remove President Trump from office, assuming the House votes to impeach him, but he thinks it's something that must be done anyway. Bennet spoke to CBSN's Reena Ninan about impeachment and the state of his campaign heading into 2020.

• Nov 22, 2019

This week's impeachment recap

CBS News White House correspondent Paula Reid and Wall Street Journal Capitol Hill reporter Siobhan Hughes join CBSN to discuss recent developments in the impeachment inquiry against President Trump.

• Nov 22, 2019

Emails reveals debate on Ukraine aid hold

An internal review by the White House uncovered emails showing acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney asking for legal justification for holding $400 million in military aid to Ukraine. The hold is at the center of House Democrats' investigation into whether the president should be impeached. CBS News White House correspondent Ben Tracy joins CBSN to explain the latest developments.

• Nov 25, 2019

"Hope and High Drama" for 2 Democratic congresswomen

Susan Dominus, staff writer at the New York Times Magazine, joins CBSN's "Red and Blue" to discuss her experience following Representatives Ayanna Pressley and Abigail Spanberger for the last year.

• Nov 25, 2019

Pompeo says he's complying with investigation

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo addressed reporters at the White House on Tuesday and responded to a question about the investigation into the Trump administration's contacts with Ukraine as well as U.S. policy towards China and the protests in Hong Kong.

• Nov 26, 2019

Pompeo addresses Ukraine investigation

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was asked at a White House briefing Tuesday about President Trump's unfounded theory that Ukraine, rather than Russia, interfered in the 2016 election. Pompeo said the U.S. should investigate "whatever nation" was involved. Watch his remarks.

• Nov 26, 2019

Trump jokes "pardoned" turkeys were subpoenaed

As part of an annual Thanksgiving tradition, President Trump "pardoned" turkeys named Bread and Butter. But he brought politics into what is normally a nonpartisan event and joked about the impeachment inquiry against him. "Democrats are accusing me of being too soft on Turkey," he said.

• Nov 26, 2019

Judiciary Committee to take over impeachment

The House Judiciary Committee is preparing to take over the impeachment inquiry next week. The panel will hold its first hearing on December 4. Chairman Jerry Nadler invited President Trump and asked if he intends to participate in person or through a lawyer. CBSN's Elaine Quijano has more.

• Nov 26, 2019

Trump faces next step in impeachment inquiry

The House Judiciary Committee is taking the next step in the impeachment inquiry with a hearing December 4. Chairman Jerry Nadler has invited President Trump and his lawyers to attend, but so far the White House has refused to cooperate. CBS News White House correspondent Weijia Jiang joins CBSN from West Palm Beach, Florida, with the latest developments.

• Nov 27, 2019

Intel panel to issue impeachment findings

The House Judiciary Committee is gearing up for its first impeachment hearing on Wednesday. President Trump's lawyers have indicated he will not participate. CBS News chief congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes joined CBSN with more on the escalating showdown.

• Dec 2, 2019

Republicans defend Trump in impeachment report

House Republicans have finished a report detailing their conclusions from the initial stages of the impeachment investigation, issuing a staunch defense of President Trump's dealings with Ukraine and accusing Democrats of conducting "an orchestrated campaign to upend our political system." CBS News Capitol Hill producer Rebecca Kaplan joined CBSN to discuss.

• Dec 2, 2019

Impeachment report expected to be released

The House Intelligence Committee is expected to release a report showing evidence against President Trump for potential articles of impeachment. On Wednesday, the House Judiciary Committee plans to hold its first public hearings in the impeachment inquiry. CBS News chief congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes joined CBSN to discuss.

• Dec 3, 2019

Schiff speaks after impeachment report released

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff urged Americans on Tuesday to pay attention to the impeachment inquiry into President Trump's dealings with Ukraine. "This is not about Ukraine. This is about our democracy, this is about our security," he said. Watch his news conference.

• Dec 3, 2019

Feldman: Trump committed high crimes

Constitutional law expert Noah Feldman of Harvard Law School testified in front of the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday that President Trump committed "impeachable high crimes and misdemeanors." During his opening statement, Feldman said that high crimes and misdemeanors are defined as "abuses of power and of public trust connected to the office of the presidency." Feldman then said Mr. Trump is guilty of these offenses because he solicited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky "to announce investigations of his political rivals in order to gain personal advantage, including in the 2020 presidential election."

• Dec 4, 2019

Nadler: Trump welcomed foreign interference

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler said in his opening statement on Wednesday that President Trump's actions toward Ukraine were an impeachable offense because he repeatedly "welcomed" foreign interference in domestic politics. "The facts before us are undisputed," the New York Democrat said. "President Trump took extraordinary and unprecedented steps to cover up his efforts and to withhold evidence from the investigators."

• Dec 4, 2019

Karlan: Trump doesn't care about Constitution

Pamela Karlan of Stanford Law School testified in front of the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday that President Trump's actions amount to impeachable offenses because they show a disregard for the Constitution. "Saying, 'Russia, if you're listening,' ... a president who cared about the Constitution would say, 'Russia, if you're listening, butt out of our elections,'" Karlan said. "It shows a president who did this to strongarm a foreign leader into smearing one of the president's opponents in our ongoing election season. That is not politics as usual, at least not in the United States or any other mature democracy."

• Dec 4, 2019

Karlan "insulted" by Collins' suggestion

Pamela Karlan of Stanford Law School testified in front of the House Judiciary Committee during its first day of hearings in the impeachment inquiry into President Trump. During her opening statement, Karlan deviated from her prepared remarks in order to respond to an insuation from Congressman Doug Collins that the witnesses do not care about the facts. "Mr. Collins, I would like to say to you, sir, that I read transcripts of every one of the witnesses who appeared in the live hearing because I would not speak about these things without reviewing the facts, so I'm insulted at the suggestion that as a law professor I would not care about those facts," Karlan said. "Everything I read on those occasions tells me that when President Trump invited -- indeed, demanded -- foreign involvement in our upcoming election, he struck at the very heart of what makes this country the republic to which we pledge allegiance. That demand constituted an abuse of power."

• Dec 4, 2019

Feldman: This is what the framers anticipated

Noah Feldman of Harvard Law School testified in front of the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday that the framers of the Constitution created impeachment for actions that align "precisely" with what President Trump is accused of doing. "The framers reserved impeachment for situations where the president abused his office. … In particular, they were specifically worried about a situation where the president used his office to facilitate his own reelection," Feldman said. "... That is precisely what the framers anticipated."

• Dec 4, 2019

3 experts say Trump committed impeachable act

Three of the constitutional law experts called before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday testified that they agree that "abuse of power" is an impeachable offense and that President Trump committed such an offense. Democratic counsel Norm Eisen asked the legal scholars called by House Democrats: "Did President Trump commit the impeachable high crime and misdemeanor of abuse of power?" Noah Feldman, Pamela Karlan and Michael Gerhardt all agreed that Mr. Trump is guilty of abuse of power. "We three are unanimous," Gerhardt said.

• Dec 4, 2019

Feldman: Impeachment is democratic

Noah Feldman of Harvard Law School testified in front of the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday that, without the ability to impeach a president, we would not have democracy. "The abuse of power occurs when the president uses his office for personal advantage or gain," Feldman said. "That matters fundamentally to the American people because if we cannot impeach a president who abuses his office for personal advantage, we no longer live in a democracy, we live in a monarchy or we live under a dictatorship."

• Dec 4, 2019

Gerhardt: This is a turning point

Michael Gerhardt of the University of North Carolina Law School testified in front of the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday that if Congress does not punish President Trump for his actions the power of the Constitution will erode. "I want to stress that if what we're talking about is not impeachable, then nothing is impeachable," Gerhardt said. "... If Congress concludes that they're going to give a pass to the president here … every other president will say, 'OK, then I can do the same thing.' The boundaries will just evaporate, and those boundaries are set up by the Constitution. We may be witnessing, unfortunately, their erosion. And that is a danger to all of us."

• Dec 4, 2019

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