The whole idea of a "quid pro quo" is so fundamental to the human experience that we have all kinds of ways to say it. Here, a look at how our understanding of "quid pro quo" has changed over time.

The impeachment inquiry into President Trump has brought the saying — which translates as “something for something” — into the popular lexicon. At issue is whether Trump should be impeached for ...

As pressure mounts around the impeachment inquiry by House Democrats, there’s one phrase you’ve probably heard being bandied about: “quid pro quo.” As in, when President Trump urged Ukraine’s newly ...

Newly released testimony in the House impeachment inquiry shows in new detail how the Trump administration’s demands for a quid pro quo from the Ukrainian government operated. Ambassador Gordon ...

On Tuesday, Bill Taylor, the top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, gave what House Democrats described as "disturbing" testimony about President Donald Trump's Ukraine dealings. The testimony was not open to ...

He defended his actions using the slogan even before the whistleblower complaint was released. And now he’s made it stick as a key issue in the impeachment debate. It is certainly true that “no quid ...

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A quid pro quo is kind of like Fight Club: If you’re offering up a shady quid pro quo to the FBI, you probably shouldn’t actually call it a quid pro quo. Yet that’s what a senior State Department ...

Charles Hurt, the opinion editor for conservative outlet The Washington Times, went on Fox & Friends Wednesday morning and repeated the "There was no quid pro quo" mantra of President Donald Trump's ...

President Trump speaks to reporters during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Monday. (Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post) This post has been updated. It’s Washington’s new favorite Latin phrase: ...

There is plenty of talk these days about whether there was a quid pro quo concerning the President’s interactions with Ukraine. As the hearings and testimony unfold, could the IRS care about this too?

During his testimony for the impeachment inquiry last Tuesday, top U.S. diplomat Bill Taylor told lawmakers that Donald Trump was clear to his subordinates that he wanted public pledges from Ukraine ...