The House impeachment inquiry will enter a new phase next week when the Judiciary Committee holds its first public hearing to begin deciding whether President Trump will become only the third president in history to face impeachment. That committee is preparing a report for the Judiciary Committee, which ultimately must decide whether to draft articles of impeachment for the full House to vote on. The White House had no immediate response. On Monday, a federal judge ruled that a White House official cannot claim “absolute immunity” to avoid testifying before Congress, rejecting a Trump administration claim. AdvertisementTrump refused to agree to a White House meeting with Zelensky unless he announced the investigations.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 26, 2019 19:30 UTC