Impeachment Update: Mulvaney Admits Ukraine Quid Pro Quo

White House: Ukraine Aid Held Up Over Election Probe

The White House acknowledged President Donald Trump's decision to hold up military aid to Ukraine was linked to his demand that Kyiv investigate the Democratic National Committee and the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign, a shifting new explanation about events at the heart of the impeachment inquiry. The admission from acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney on Thursday undercut the president's position that there was no quid pro quo during Trump's phone call with the Ukraine president that sparked the House investigation.

The Associated Press

Diplomat Says He Raise Alarms About Hunter Biden In 2015 But Was Rebuffed

GeorgeKent, a deputy assistant secretary of state, told congressional investigators this week he had raised concerns in early 2015 about then-Vice President Joe Biden’s son serving on the board of a Ukrainian energy company but was turned away by a Biden staffer, according to three people familiar with the testimony.

The Washington Post

Energy Secretary Rick Perry Plans To Resign

President Donald Trump on Thursday confirmed Energy Department Secretary Rick Perry would leave the administration by the end of this year. Perry is facing a Friday deadline to comply with congressional subpoenas seeking information on his role in the administration's withholding military aid to Ukraine while it pushed that country’s government officials to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter.

Politico