In testimony released yesterday, the State Department’s top Ukraine

official said President Donald Trump pushed Kyiv to “initiate politically motivated

prosecutions” against his Democratic rivals. Meanwhile, negotiators from Beijing

and Washington have agreed to phase out tariffs if they’re able to strike a trade

deal — but apparently not everyone’s on board.

House investigators released testimony from the acting U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, who told them Rudy Giuliani led the quid pro quo to withhold

military aid until Ukraine probed President Donald Trump’s political rivals. Meanwhile, a Justice Department complaint unsealed yesterday accuses two former

Twitter employees of gathering private user data on Saudi dissidents at Riyadh’s

behest.

The U.S. ambassador to the European Union now says he told a

Ukrainian official that American military aid to Kyiv would resume only if authorities probed President Donald Trump’s Democratic rivals. Meanwhile, observers

say Democratic victories in Kentucky and Virginia are warning signs for Republicans.

Following Washington’s formal notice yesterday that it’s ditching the

Paris climate pact, officials from France and Japan were among those to publicly

express disappointment. Meanwhile, Washington’s former ambassador to Ukraine

told impeachment investigators she felt targeted by White House efforts to set up

a shadow foreign policy in Ukraine.

While firefighters continue to battle wildfires in California President Donald Trump threatened to cut state funding, accusing Gov. Gavin Newsom of mismanaging forests. Meanwhile, Iraqis angered by Tehran-supported paramilitary groups have attacked the Iranian consulate in the holy city of Karbala.

President Donald Trump scored big with the military’s killing of ISIS’s leader, a victory many Americans celebrate, but polls haven’t translated that into better overall presidential ratings. Meanwhile, voters in Mississippi and Kentucky have a chance of electing Democratic governors, suggesting a crack in the Republican firewall.

Yesterday, U.S. lawmakers approved a blueprint for the public portion of the Democrat-led impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump.

Meanwhile, ISIS has unveiled its new leader just days after the death of Abu Bakr

al-Baghdadi in a U.S. raid.

As House committees investigate his dealings with Ukraine, lawmakers are reaching further into President Donald Trump’s administration for testimony. Meanwhile, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey announced yesterday his platform

would ban all political advertisements.

The National Security Council’s top Ukraine expert reportedly told

congressional investigators yesterday that he tried to add key details to the White

House transcript of the call between President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian

counterpart. Meanwhile, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he’s ready for

a formidable electoral fight Dec. 12.

An Iraq War vet who’s now the national security council’s top

Ukraine expert is due to give first-hand testimony about President Donald

Trump’s phone call with Ukraine’s leader. Meanwhile, after Parliament failed to

approve Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s third bid for an election, he’ll try once

more today.