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Someone else has come forward in the impeachment probe, and this second whistleblower - lawyers say - has firsthand knowledge of the events outlined in the original whistleblower's complaint. Some members of the GOP are trying out a new defense for the president: saying he doesn’t actually mean what he says. And the Supreme Court begins what could be an epic term full of landmark decisions.

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Congress gets a trove on encrypted text messages between diplomats about President Trump's request to Ukraine, as Trump openly asks China for the same thing. MGM is ready to pony up nearly a billion dollars to survivors and families from the Las Vegas massacre. And another state warns against DIY rape kits.

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President Trump unleashes on reporters asking about his Ukrainian phone call, as faces from the State Department start popping up on Capitol Hill. Bernie Sanders' hospital visit prompts tough questions about his campaign's future. And the Dow plummets 800 points in two days.

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As the State Department Inspector General prepares for an "urgent" briefing at the Capitol, Republicans triangulate how many Administration officials might be implicated in the impeachment debate. A protester is shot in the streets of Hong Kong. And the FAA gives the green light to UPS drone delivery.

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After his Ukraine call, President Trump told other world leaders to talk to Attorney General William Barr about investigations that drew the president's interests. The trial of a Dallas police officer goes to the jury. And California's governor signs a bill allowing college athletes to get paid.

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President Trump's former Homeland Security Adviser says he's "disturbed" by President Trump's call with Ukraine, and even more disturbed by Rudy Giuliani's advice. Hong Kong braces for violence on China's biggest day. And following a scandal of cuffed six year-olds, FBI data show thousands of children are arrested at school every year.

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The world hears from an intelligence whistleblower in his/her own words, and the allegations go beyond a phone call. General Motors workers could reach a deal as soon as this weekend, according to union sources. And as holiday travel flights book up, government safety regulators say plane designs aren't accounting for the real world.

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The White House declassifies a blow-by-blow account of his phone call with the Ukrainian president. Lawmakers the account of the original whistleblower, while preparing to grill the person who withheld it from them. And a Big Tobacco exec takes the reins at America's biggest vape company.

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After months of holding back, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi gives the green light for an impeachment inquiry. What did a Ukranian phone call contain that the entire Russia investigation didn't? And while President Trump fumed at the United Nations, his ally Boris Johnson was speeding home to a different political crisis.

CORRECTION: The Trump administration's decision to temporarily withhold aid to Ukraine was made this past summer, not in 2018.

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The White House weighs releasing the transcript of President Trump's phone call with Ukraine, while Democrats weigh their biggest move yet. The FBI arrests a trained American soldier on terror charges. And President Trump makes a surprise appearance at a UN climate summit, ahead of his speech today.

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