 OCTOBER 30, 2019 Here's the latest:
1. Late Wednesday, the House Rules Committee advanced the resolution that formally lays out the steps for the next, public phase of the impeachment inquiry.
On Thursday morning, the House is expected to vote on the resolution. While this vote is not an actual vote on articles of impeachment, it's the first time lawmakers will take a recorded vote on the inquiry and whether President Donald Trump’s conduct is worth investigating.
2. The lawyer representing Trump's former National Security Advisor, John Bolton, says his client won't testify voluntarily before the House in the impeachment inquiry, but stands ready to accept service of a subpoena.
On MSNBC, former federal prosecutor Maya Wiley explained what that might mean: that Bolton just wants it made clear that he has no legal choice but to testify.
3. President Trump's top adviser for Russian and European affairs Tim Morrison is leaving his job at the White House, a day before he's scheduled to testify.
Morrison was formerly a longtime Republican staffer at the House Armed Services Committee. His name appeared more than a dozen times in earlier testimony by William Taylor, the acting U.S. ambassador in Ukraine. Taylor's testimony contradicts Trump's repeated denials that there was any quid pro quo.
4. Catherine Croft, a current special adviser for Ukraine at the State Department, testified behind closed doors for more than five hours before the three House committees.
Croft reportedly told impeachment investigators that Robert Livingston, a lobbyist and former congressman, repeatedly told her that U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch should be fired because of what he saw as her association with Democrats.
Christopher Anderson, who was a special adviser to former U.S. special envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker, followed Croft's testimony. In Anderson's opening statement, he recounted how the White House appeared to have blocked a statement of condemnation around a 2018 incident of Russian aggression toward Ukraine ships. Rachel Maddow explains why this is interesting.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: VIDEOS
 MSNBC Chief Legal Correspondent Ari Melber breaks down House Democrats’ newly-released rules which could govern the process by which they continue their impeachment inquiry into President Trump. (The Beat)
 As House Dems prepare for the first floor impeachment vote, Judiciary and Intelligence Committee Member Rep. Val Demings tells MSNBC’s Ari Melber they could potentially pursue articles of impeachment beyond the Ukraine plot. (The Beat with Ari)
 Rachel Maddow looks at the exceptionally condemnatory assessment by the American Bar Association of Donald Trump federal court judgeship nominee Lawrence J.C. VanDyke, and the related drama at his Senate confirmation hearing. (Rachel Maddow)
MORE VIDEOS
QUOTE OF THE DAY
— Charlie Sykes reacts to reporting that Mick Mulvaney wasn't in situation room during al-Baghdadi raid (Video)
OPINION
Trump got booed at the World Series. But more 'civility' won't fix America. Trump officials are helping Saudi Arabia rehabilitate its image at 'Davos in the Desert' The Saudis have made every effort to buy back the world's good will. And to a degree, it seems to be working. By David A. Andelman, Executive director of The RedLines Project.
WHAT TO WATCH THURSDAY
The vote series on Thursday’s impeachment inquiry resolution is expected to start around 10:30 am ET, but the actual vote could take longer because of procedural motions or potential speeches.
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