The impeachment inquiry into President Trump continues. Here are some news developments to keep you up to speed.

On Wednesday, a U.S. district judge in Washington decided that the State Department would have to

comply with a court order to begin releasing Ukraine-related documents in 30 days.

The decision came in a public records lawsuit filed by a government watchdog group.

Using the Freedom of Information Act, the group sought communications,

such as those between Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani.

On Thursday, Pompeo said that the State Department would do, quote,

everything we're required to do under the law. The State Department, though, has been resisting

similar requests by House investigators. The Washington Post reported Thursday that the White House

delayed a Ukraine-trade decision in August. Then National Security Advisor John Bolton warned the U.S.

Trade Representative against proceeding with the restoration of certain trade privileges for Ukraine.

This episode shows a second instance of programs caught up in the storm over the president's

approach toward Ukraine, but it's not clear whether President Trump directed Bolton to intervene.

The Washington Post also reported this week that House Democrats are preparing to move their

largely private impeachment inquiry onto a more public stage as soon as mid-November.

The Democrats are already grappling with how best to present the complex Ukraine saga to the

American people. Over the past three weeks, several current and former Trump administration officials

have testified behind closed doors, but some Democrats have been feeling pressure to advance public

hearings. That pressure is coming from people like Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham,

who later Thursday announced a resolution condemning the House impeachment inquiry.

Graham said that his resolution has 44 Republican co-sponsors and called it a quote,

strong signal to our House colleagues that you're off-script here.

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