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NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with former U.S. senior defense official and attaché to Russia Peter Zwack about his friend and former colleague Alexander Vindman.

Jennifer Williams, a special adviser detailed to the vice president's office, was listening to the July 25 call between President Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart that helped spark the inquiry.

Lawmakers are preparing for the second week of public hearings in the House impeachment inquiry of President Trump. And this week will be packed with at least eight witnesses.

Hong Kong's district elections are drawing out large crowds and are seen as a referendum on government handling of ongoing protests.

The University of Memphis is defying the NCAA and suiting up a star freshman who has been deemed "likely ineligible." It's a test of the NCAA's power to enforce longstanding amateurism rules.

"Foreign service officers are wondering if it is safe to express concerns about policy, even behind closed doors," the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine said during remarks at Georgetown University.

Lt. Colonel Alexander Vindman and his brother were fired from National Security Council staff and ambassador Gordon Sondland was recalled from Europe in moves top Democrats called shameful and weak.

Nearly 50,000 General Motors workers are on strike. They're protesting contract issues such as wages, health care and other benefits at a time when their union is under investigation for corruption.

The lawsuit comes two days after the Trump administration revoked California's ability to set its own rules for automobiles. The state's top prosecutor blasted the move as "arbitrary and capricious."

Reviewing the week's news: NPR's Scott Simon and NPR Senior Washington editor Ron Elving discuss the significance of the intelligence community's whistleblower complaint against President Trump.