Evening Edition: White House official told Congress ‘there was no doubt’ Trump sought quid pro quo with Ukrainians

House impeachment investigators release new transcripts; Mulvaney defies subpoena to appear ; Alexander Vindman wanted to be as American as can be. Now the president questions his motives.; How Pete Buttigieg plans to diversify his base; In latest China pivot, Trump says partial trade deal might not be completed this year; Potential culprit found in vaping-related lung injuries and deaths; A tiny pharmacy is identifying big problems with common drugs, including Zantac; Prisons and jails are designed for men. Can we build a better women's prison?; Bannon says Stone claimed contacts with WikiLeaks; Former Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva released from prison; KFC takes on a local favorite for fried chicken supremacy in one corner of Africa ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online The day's most important stories, curated by Post editors.       (Reuters) White House official told Congress 'there was no doubt' Trump sought quid pro quo with Ukrainians Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman described what he heard on President Trump's call with the Ukrainian president, and former White House Russia expert Fiona Hill said Rudolph W. Giuliani tried to "appropriate presidential power," according to transcripts released today. By Shane Harris  ●  Read more »   House impeachment investigators release new transcripts; Mulvaney defies subpoena to appear In a break with her father and leading congressional Republicans, Ivanka Trump said it was "not particularly relevant" to know the identity of the whistleblower whose complaint sparked the probe into Trump's efforts to pressure Ukraine to investigate former vice president Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden at a time when nearly $400 million in U.S. military aid was being withheld. By John Wagner and Colby Itkowitz  ●  Read more »   Alexander Vindman wanted to be as American as can be. Now the president questions his motives. The 44-year-old national security official — a Soviet emigre and decorated U.S. Army officer — is now a central figure in the impeachment inquiry. By Marc Fisher  ●  Read more »   How Pete Buttigieg plans to diversify his base South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg lays out his plan to capture broader appeal. And Tara Bahrampour on a 94-year-old woman who wanted to leave life on her own terms. Post Reports | Listen Now  ●  By The Washington Post  ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   In latest China pivot, Trump says partial trade deal might not be completed this year The president denied reports — which the White House had confirmed a day earlier — that he had agreed to remove some tariffs as part of an initial deal. By David Lynch  ●  Read more »   Potential culprit found in vaping-related lung injuries and deaths Federal health officials identified vitamin E acetate in the lung fluids of 29 people sickened in the outbreak, which has killed at least 39. The discovery, which they called a "breakthrough," points to the oil as a likely culprit. By Lena Sun  ●  Read more »   A tiny pharmacy is identifying big problems with common drugs, including Zantac Widely used heartburn drugs are being recalled because of potential cancer risk. By Carolyn Y. Johnson  ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Prisons and jails are designed for men. Can we build a better women's prison? The female prison population has grown twice as fast as the male one over the past 35 years — and facilities are slowly starting to take women's needs into account. From the Magazine  ●  By Keri Blakinger  ●  Read more »     Bannon says Stone claimed contacts with WikiLeaks Former radio show host Randy Credico told jurors Stone played a role in his decision to invoke his Fifth Amendment right before Congress. By Rachel Weiner, Spencer Hsu and Devlin Barrett  ●  Read more »   Former Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva released from prison The leftist leader's 2017 corruption conviction and imprisonment cleared the path for Jair Bolsonaro to win last year's presidential election. By Terrence McCoy  ●  Read more »   KFC takes on a local favorite for fried chicken supremacy in one corner of Africa Rapidly developing Dakar has become the stage for a new fast-food feud, featuring an empire with 21,000 stores worldwide — but a newcomer to this part of Africa — against the Senegal-spun kitchen that was clearly inspired by it. By Danielle Paquette  ●  Read more »   We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Post Most for the most popular and interesting stories of the day, from politics to opinions to world news, to keep you in the know. In your inbox, every day. Sign up »

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