During the inquiry, the Democratic strategy has emerged: move quickly and keep the argument simple. That’s a “calculated gamble,” according to our chief White House correspondent, because it could leave the case open to criticism that it’s incomplete.

To maintain momentum, Democrats decided to forgo hearing from key figures — including Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Rudy Giuliani — to avoid waiting for courts to rule on whether they should testify.

Reaction: Republican lawmakers are divided over whether a drawn-out impeachment trial in the Senate would help or hurt the party’s chances in 2020.

Yesterday: Fiona Hill, a Russia expert and former top White House aide, told lawmakers that Mr. Trump’s demands on Ukraine to announce investigations into former Vice President Joe Biden amounted to a “domestic political errand.” Here’s what we learned from Thursday’s testimony.

Another angle: The career professionals testifying before the House Intelligence Committee this month “have put faces on a Washington bureaucracy often dismissed and disparaged,” our reporter writes.