Dec 04 WATCH: Legal experts weigh in on impeachment threshold By Associated Press Pamela Karlan of Stanford Law School says Trump's encouragement to Ukraine's president that the Ukrainian leader investigate Trump's Democratic rival Joe Biden is an “especially serious abuse of power because it undermines democracy itself."… Continue reading
Dec 04 Trump calls House Intelligence impeachment report a 'joke' By Associated Press The president says impeachment is a "dirty word" that should be reserved for high crimes and misdemeanors. Continue reading
Dec 04 WATCH: Trump willing to compromise national security for 'personal political gain,' Nadler said By Associated Press The committee is deciding whether to write articles of impeachment after a House investigation concluded that Trump misused the power of his office for personal political gain when he urged Ukraine's president to investigate U.S. Democrats. Continue reading
Dec 04 USDA says hundreds of thousands of Americans will lose SNAP benefits under new rule By Associated Press The finalized rule, announced Wednesday, will restrict states from exempting work-eligible adults from having to obtain steady employment in order to receive benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which helps feed more than 36 million Americans. Continue reading
Dec 04 Leaders gossip about Trump during NATO summit By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Trump branded Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau “two-faced” after the remarks captured during a reception in London at Buckingham Palace. Continue reading
Dec 04 WATCH: The Trump impeachment hearings – Judiciary Committee – Day 1 By Yasmeen Alamiri The House Judiciary Committee is taking up public impeachment hearings, starting on Wednesday. Continue reading
Dec 04 Fiery partisan disagreements as Judiciary Committee holds first impeachment hearing By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The Judiciary Committee is holding its first hearing since the release of a 300-page report by Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee that found “serious misconduct” by the president. Continue reading
Dec 04 Read Jonathan Turley's full opening statement in the Trump impeachment hearing By Gretchen Frazee The Judiciary hearing comes after the House Intelligence Committee held hearings in late November and aims to define grounds for a presidential impeachment. Continue reading
Dec 04 Read Michael Gerhardt's full opening statement in the Trump impeachment hearing By Gretchen Frazee The focus of the Judiciary hearing is to define grounds for a presidential impeachment. The hearing comes after the House Intelligence Committee held hearings in late November. Those hearings featured key witnesses who had knowledge of Trump's dealing with Ukraine. Continue reading
Dec 04 Read Pamela Karlan's full opening statement in Trump impeachment hearing By Gretchen Frazee The Judiciary hearing comes after the House Intelligence Committee held hearings in late November and aims to define grounds for a presidential impeachment. Continue reading