Dec 13 Watch 4:06 House Judiciary Committee’s rancorous tenor persists amid impeachment vote The House Judiciary Committee has passed two articles of impeachment against President Trump. In the rancorous committee, even the vote's timing was partisan and fraught, as Chair Jerry Nadler pushed the expected Thursday night vote into Friday. But in a… Continue watching
Dec 13 Watch 14:14 Shields and Brooks on articles of impeachment, FBI’s Russia mistakes Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s political news, including the House Judiciary Committee’s passage of articles of impeachment along party lines, Republicans’ defense of President Trump, how impeachment… Continue watching
Dec 13 Judge says 234,000 Wisconsin voter registrations should be tossed By Scott Bauer, Associated Press It's a victory for conservatives that could make it more difficult for people to vote next year in the key swing state. Continue reading
Dec 13 What 2020 Democratic presidential candidates believe: ‘Medicare for All’ By Candice Norwood Their proposals range from eliminating all private insurers and providing only public coverage, to giving Americans a choice between private insurance and a public option. Continue reading
Dec 13 Supreme Court to take up dispute over subpoenas for Trump records By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court says it will hear President Donald Trump's pleas to keep his tax, bank and financial records private. The justices' decision Friday to hear cases involving demands for records from Trump's banks and accounting firm means the court… Continue reading
Dec 13 ‘The inn is not full in Minnesota,’ governor says on refugees By Steve Karnowski, Associated Press Gov. Tim Walz says the Minnesota state government will continue to consent to refugee resettlement. Continue reading
Dec 13 Impeachment certain, Democrats’ strategy is a gamble for 2020 By Daniel Bush As they prepare to move toward a final House vote and a divisive, partisan Senate trial early next year, Democrats in Congress are under mounting pressure to prove that they made the right choice in pursuing an impeachment investigation into… Continue reading
Dec 13 WATCH: Trump calls impeachment vote ’embarrassment’ to nation By Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press President Donald Trump declared Friday's House committee vote to impeach him "an embarrassment to our country" and refused to back away from the charge that first ensnared him in the scandal. Almost simultaneous to the vote, Rudy Giuliani, the president's… Continue reading
Dec 13 Mexico expects U.S. to approve USMCA trade deal By Associated Press Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Friday he expects the U.S. Congress to approve the new regional trade agreement with his country and Canada by Dec. 20. Continue reading
Dec 13 WATCH: Articles of impeachment against Trump sent to the full House The vote in the House panel was split along party lines, with 23 Democrats voting in favor and 17 Republicans opposed. Continue reading