Now playing Next USA The Ukraine story has been playing out for a lot longer than you might think First Read is your briefing from "Meet the Press" and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter. 27/09/2019
Now playing Next USA Kremlin says it hopes U.S. would not release Trump-Putin calls Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that "we would like to hope that it wouldn't come to that in our relations." 27/09/2019
Now playing Next USA Whistleblower allegation of server misuse raises alarm bells If true, the allegations should spark an investigation into the potential mishandling of a classified system, intelligence experts say. 27/09/2019
Now playing Next USA 'Breath is precious': The daughter of a woman who died from vaping speaks out When doctors suspected pneumonia was causing her symptoms, my mother said she done with vaping. Yet her decision came too late. 27/09/2019
Now playing Next USA 'Total panic' as White House struggles to find impeachment footing While many in the Trump White House are battle-tested from the Mueller investigation, this time is starting to feel different, aides and advisers said. 27/09/2019
Now playing Next USA New York Times criticized for article with details about whistleblower "It is absolutely horrifying that the New York Times thought this would serve the public interest," said one former deputy chief of staff to a CIA director. 26/09/2019
Now playing Next USA Trump impeachment inquiry could be pivotal in Warren-Biden primary fight Analysis: The former vice president's name has been at the center of the Ukraine issue. 26/09/2019
Now playing Next USA Trump impeachment inquiry could be pivotal in Warren-Biden primary fight Analysis: The former vice president's name has been at the center of the Ukraine issue. 26/09/2019
Now playing Next USA Trump-Zelenskiy call may be a scandal in U.S. In Ukraine, not so much. "Zelenskiy is an inexperienced politician, but obviously a good psychologist. He figured out Mr. Trump's profile and his absolute egocentrism." 26/09/2019
Now playing Next USA Hunter Biden 'did not violate anything,' former Ukrainian prosecutor says President Donald Trump is facing allegations that he tried to pressure the Ukrainian government to investigate the former vice president's son. 26/09/2019
Now playing Next USA Pelosi, on handling of whistleblower complaint: 'This is a cover-up' "Our focus is on this allegation," the House speaker said Thursday at her first press conference since announcing a formal impeachment inquiry earlier this week. 26/09/2019
Now playing Next USA 10 things to know in the whistleblower complaint about Trump and Ukraine The nine-page document was made public on Thursday. 26/09/2019
Now playing Next USA 10 things to know in the whistleblower complaint about Trump and Ukraine The nine-page document was made public on Thursday. 26/09/2019
Now playing Next USA Trump says 'our country is at stake' as whistleblower account is made public From Trump Tower, where he was staying for the United Nations General Assembly, the president sent out three dozen tweets and retweets in his defense over a two-hour period Thursday morning. 26/09/2019
Now playing Next USA Acting director of national intelligence faces Congress on Trump-Ukraine whistleblower complaint The whistleblower says he lodged the complaint because he believed Trump was "using the power of his office to solicit interference from a foreign country" in the 2020 election. 26/09/2019
Now playing Next USA Watch: Top US intelligence chief testifies on whistleblower complaint Joseph Maguire, the acting U.S. Director of National Intelligence, testifies to the House Intelligence Committee on a whistleblower's memorandum regarding a telephone conversation between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. 26/09/2019
Now playing Next USA Nancy Pelosi says Donald Trump tried to cover up Ukraine call House Speaker says that an impeachment inquiry will focus narrowly on the call to Ukraine's president. 26/09/2019