Dec 12 Watch 9:47 Lawmakers battle over impeachment in contentious markup The House Judiciary Committee clashed all day Thursday over impeachment charges against President Trump. The panel’s Republicans dismissed Democrats' belief that Trump’s actions amount to high crimes and misdemeanors and disputed the fairness of the process. Still, behind the scenes,… Continue watching
Dec 12 Pentagon tests long-banned ballistic missile over Pacific By Robert Burns, Associated Press The Pentagon on Thursday flight-tested a missile that had been banned under a treaty that the United States and Russia abandoned last summer. Some U.S. arms control advocates said the test risks an unnecessary arms race with Moscow. Continue reading
Dec 12 Watch 8:51 Should the federal government be able to negotiate the prices of prescription drugs? Americans spend more on prescription drugs than any other country in the world: about $1,200 per person every year. One in four say the cost is problematic, and some say they haven’t taken their medicine as directed as a result. Continue watching
Dec 12 Elizabeth Warren gets campaign effort going in Pennsylvania By Marc Levy, Associated Press Warren's campaign said it has hired a Pennsylvania campaign strategist to start next week and will bring on organizing staff and open a field office in Philadelphia in the coming weeks. Continue reading
Dec 12 UK election exit poll suggests Conservatives majority and Boris Johnson victory By Danica Kirka, Mike Corder, Jill Lawless, Associated Press An exit poll in Britain’s election projects that Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party likely will win a majority of seats in Parliament. Continue reading
Dec 12 Negotiators announce deal on government-wide spending bill By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press The nearly $1.4 trillion government-wide spending bill would stave off a federal shutdown next weekend. Continue reading
Dec 12 Study shows hostility toward journalists by Trump fans By David Bauder, Associated Press It’s been true for some time that Republicans are generally more hostile to the news media than Democrats , but a study released Thursday found that’s much more the case for supporters of President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Dec 12 Watch 8:14 WATCH: Full articles of impeachment against Trump read before House Judiciary committee By PBS NewsHour The full articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump were read before the House Judiciary Committee on Dec. 12 during the committee markup of the two articles. Republican lawmakers motioned to stop the reading of the full articles, before Rep. Continue watching
Dec 12 Judiciary panel takes its first steps toward an impeachment vote By Mary Clare Jalonick, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The committee is considering two articles of impeachment introduced by Democrats. They charge President Donald Trump with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. Continue reading
Dec 11 Trump signs order against boycotts on college campuses directed against Israel By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The order comes as the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against the Israeli government for its treatment of Palestinians becomes more prominent on some college campuses. Continue reading