Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman, a National Security Council expert on Ukraine, and Jennifer Williams, an aide to Vice President Pence, testified Tuesday in the Trump impeachment inquiry. Source
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Day 3, Part 7: Committee members’ 5-minute rounds of questioning Vindman and Williams
The third day of public hearings in the House impeachment inquiry included five-minute rounds of questioning by Intelligence Committee members, which they could yield to colleagues. Watch this portion of Jennifer Williams’ and Alexander Vindman’s testimony. Source
Safety officials urge Boeing to redesign part on 737s
Federal safety officials say the engine housing on Boeing 737 New Generation jets should be redeveloped to prevent another deadly incident like the one in 2018 Source
Study: Husbands get stressed out if their wives make more than 40% of their total income
Traditional gender norms may be to blame for husbands get more stressed the more money their wives earn, a researcher says. Source
“CBS Evening News” headlines for Tuesday, November 19, 2019
Here’s a look at the top stories making headlines on the “CBS Evening News with Norah O’Donnell.” Source
Defense Dept watchdog says Turkish incursion and U.S. drawdown helped ISIS
Even though the U.S. recently killed the leader of the terrorist group, the DoD IG warns that Trump’s Syria policies will “strengthen its ability to plan attacks abroad” Source
Volker says investigations were mentioned at July 10 meeting with Ukranians
In his closed-door testimony, Kurt Volker, the former special envoy to Ukraine, said “investigations” weren’t discussed at a contentious July 10 meeting between U.S. and Ukrainian officials, replying “no” to a question about whether they came up. But his opening statement at public hearings Tuesday, Volker revised that account, and said they had been raised, corroborating the accounts of other participants. Source
Devin Nunes calls Democrats’ impeachment strategy a “drug deal”
In his opening remarks before the testimony of Kurt Volker and Tim Morrison, Congressman Devin Nunes, the ranking Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, slammed the Democrats’ impeachment strategy as a “drug deal.” He also claimed that TV viewing was “way down” for the hearing. Source
Congress probes private equity’s impact on employers
Former Toys R Us worker wants Wall Street held accountable for profiting while laying off tens of thousands of workers Source
Volker: Trump said “Ukraine is a terrible place”
Kurt Volker, the former special envoy to Ukraine, testified that President Trump expressed negative views about Ukraine during a May meeting. “Ukraine is a terrible place, they’re all corrupt, they’re terrible people, they tried to take me down,” Volker described Mr. Trump as saying. Source