PBS News Hour - Politics

Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington is a member of the House Judiciary Committee, which will ultimately be responsible for deciding if impeachment charges are brought against President Trump. Jayapal joins Amna Nawaz to discuss why she is disturbed by her Republican colleagues' defense of Trump's actions and the most "damning" evidence she has seen in the investigation so far.

President Trump says he will consider testifying on his own behalf in the impeachment inquiry. Former U.S. Special Envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker, career State Department official Jennifer Williams, departing National Security Council official Tim Morrison and National Security Council official Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman are scheduled to appear Tuesday. Yamiche Alcindor joins Amna Nawaz to discuss.

Fourteen contenders for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination headed to Nevada this weekend, trying to distinguish themselves in the primary season's third-voting state. The lineup included former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, a new entrant to the race. But as the candidates jostle for attention, the party's debate over how best to beat Donald Trump continues. Amna Nawaz reports.

NPR's Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including Pete Buttigieg's surge in Iowa, former Vice President Joe Biden's lead in South Carolina polls, Sen. Elizabeth Warren's health care plan update and what another Democratic gubernatorial upset in Louisiana means for President Trump in 2020.

Eight high-ranking officials, some with first-hand knowledge of President Trump's conversations about Ukraine, are expected to testify in public hearings this week before the House Intelligence Committee in the ongoing impeachment inquiry. Emily Bazelon, staff writer at The New York Times Magazine, joins Karina Mitchell for more.

Mark Sandy on Saturday became the first White House official from the Office of Management and Budget -- the office that withheld military aid to Ukraine -- to testify in the ongoing impeachment inquiry. His closed-door deposition followed a week of public hearings before the House Intelligence Committee. POLITICO reporter Heather Caygle joins Karina Mitchell for more.

Marie Yovanovitch, who served as U.S. ambassador to Ukraine until she was abruptly recalled in May of this year, testified publicly as part of the impeachment inquiry on Friday. As Yovanovitch answered questions about why President Trump had dismissed her, Trump took to Twitter to launch new attacks against her. Lisa Desjardins, Nick Schifrin and Yamiche Alcindor join Judy Woodruff to discuss.

Roger Stone, former aide and longtime friend of President Trump, has been found guilty on seven felony counts, including obstructing a congressional investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. Stone's trial revealed new details about the Trump campaign's interest in emails hacked by Russia -- and the verdict drew Trump's ire. Amna Nawaz talks to The Washington Post's Spencer Hsu.

Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including whether public impeachment hearings are making President Trump more or less vulnerable, what stood out about the witnesses who testified so far, whether Trump's Ukraine dealings are surprising or "in character" and the latest dynamics among 2020 Democrats.

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi says President Trump committed bribery by conditioning military aid to Ukraine upon the Ukrainian government granting Trump "a favor" by investigating former Vice President Joe Biden. Pelosi's words are significant because the Constitution explicitly mentions bribery as grounds for impeachment. Yamiche Alcindor joins Judy Woodruff to discuss this language shift.