Dec 19 After impeachment, House bestows big trade victory on Trump By Kevin Freking, Associated Press By a 385-41 vote, the House approved a bill that puts in place terms of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement. Continue reading
Dec 19 Federal agency investigates 4 automakers linked to faulty Takata airbag inflator By Tom Krisher, Associated Press The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in documents posted Thursday that it is investigating Audi, Toyota, Honda and Mitsubishi in connection with a Takata recall involving 1.4 million inflators. Continue reading
Dec 18 Watch 20:31 After Trump is impeached, both parties weigh what comes next Our panel analyzes the impeachment of President Trump after a marathon day of debate in the House. Lisa Desjardins reports and joins Third Way managing director and former House Intelligence Subcommittee staff director Mieke Eoyang, former House Intelligence Committee staff… Continue watching
Dec 18 Watch 7:29 How this impeachment compares to its historical predecessors Wednesday’s House proceedings represent only the third time in U.S. history that the body has debated impeaching a president. What has changed in the decades since previous impeachment processes -- and what hasn't? Yale University professor Beverly Gage joins John… Continue watching
Dec 18 Georgia purge removes nearly 309,000 voter registrations By Scott Bauer, Associated Press U.S. District Judge Steve Jones allowed Georgia's purge to move forward Monday after a lawyer for the state said the voter maintenance program was already running and that any voters deemed to have been wrongly removed could have their registrations… Continue reading
Dec 18 Washington governor wants to spend $300 million to help homeless By Chris Grygiel, Associated Press Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said Wednesday he wants to spend more than $300 million from the state’s emergency budget reserve to add 2,100 shelter beds and provide other help to combat homelessness. Continue reading
Dec 18 Federal appeals court rules Obamacare ‘individual mandate’ is unconstitutional By Rebecca Santana, Mark Sherman, Associated Press A federal appeals court says the “individual mandate" of former President Barack Obama’s health care law is invalid, but other parts of the law need further review. Continue reading
Dec 18 Republicans compare impeachment vote to infamous moments in history By Associated Press Republican lawmakers drew comparisons to the attack on Pearl Harbor and the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Continue reading
Dec 18 WATCH: Stewart says Dems want to make Clinton president. But Pence is next in line, Nadler says By Associated Press There's one line coming from Democrats during the impeachment debate that Republicans were happy to hear. It's that Hillary Clinton wouldn't become president if Donald Trump is impeached and removed from office. Continue reading
Dec 18 WATCH: Trump holds Michigan rally on day of House impeachment vote By Jill Colvin, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Vice President Mike Pence headed to Michigan early for a daylong bus tour before joining Trump at his Battle Creek rally. He called the expected votes a “disgrace" and said he marveled at the president's resilience. Continue reading