WASHINGTON—For the first time in more than 30 years, the United States went an entire month without welcoming any refugees.

WASHINGTON—Three diplomats will testify publicly before House panels on Capitol Hill next week. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., announced plans to begin open hearings on Wednesday in the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump.

Republican Gov. Matt Bevin of Kentucky might have lost his reelection bid to Democrat Andy Beshear, but the race is officially still too close to call. Every other GOP candidate for statewide office won in the state’s elections on Tuesday. In Virginia, Democrats seized control of both houses of the state legislature for the first time in more than two decades when there was also a Democrat in the governor’s mansion. Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves, a Republican, will be the next governor of Mississippi after defeating Democratic Attorney General Jim Hood.

WASHINGTON—Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch told lawmakers she felt like President Donald Trump’s allies led a smear campaign against her to get her ousted from her post. House Democrats participating in closed-door impeachment hearings released her testimony on Monday along with that of Michael McKinley, a former adviser to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. McKinley said he resigned because “domestic politics [were] being injected into the work of foreign affairs” in Ukraine.

WASHINGTON—Paula White, the personal pastor to President Donald Trump, officially joined the White House Faith and Opportunity Initiative over the weekend. The program seeks input from religious groups on government programs that deal with religious liberty and poverty fighting.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, whose popularity is surging with Democratic voters, is building a reputation as the 2020 presidential candidate with a plan for everything. A Quinnipiac poll released last week found Warren earned the support of 28 percent of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents, ousting former Vice President Joe Biden as the front-runner in the race for the party’s nomination.

WASHINGTON—The U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution on Thursday formalizing the impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump. Lawmakers mostly stuck to party lines, with no Republicans voting for the resolution. Two Democrats, Reps. Collin Peterson of Minnesota and Jeff Van Drew of New Jersey, voted against it. Independent Rep. Justin Amash of Michigan voted for the resolution.