Nov 19 Americans remain split on impeachment after public hearings begin, poll says By Laura Santhanam This week's impeachment hearings give Democrats more chances to sway public opinion -- unless Americans stick to already rigid partisan lines, according to a new poll from the PBS NewsHour, NPR and Marist. Continue reading
Nov 18 Tillerson says it's 'wrong' to ask another country for personal favors By Candice Norwood Former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Monday told the PBS NewsHour that asking for personal favors and using United States assets as collateral is "wrong." Tillerson spoke with NewsHour anchor and managing editor Judy Woodruff at a luncheon… Continue reading
Nov 18 Read David Holmes' full testimony in Trump impeachment inquiry By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press “I’ve never seen anything like this,” Holmes told House investigators, “someone calling the President from a mobile phone at a restaurant, and then having a conversation of this level of candor, colorful language. There’s just so much about the call… Continue reading
Nov 18 Read David Hale's full testimony in Trump impeachment inquiry By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Transcripts were released late Monday from interviews with David Holmes, the diplomat who overheard the call, and from David Hale, the State Department’s No. 3 official. Continue reading
Nov 18 Watch 8:12 How both sides are preparing for a packed week of impeachment hearings President Trump says he will consider testifying on his own behalf in the impeachment inquiry. Former U.S. Special Envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker, career State Department official Jennifer Williams, departing National Security Council official Tim Morrison and National Security Council… Continue watching
Nov 18 Watch 2:44 2020 Democrats campaign in Nevada, as Obama warns them to stay 'rooted in reality' By Amna Nawaz Fourteen contenders for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination headed to Nevada this weekend, trying to distinguish themselves in the primary season’s third-voting state. The lineup included former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, a new entrant to the race. But as the… Continue watching
Nov 18 Watch 8:41 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Buttigieg's surge, Democratic wins in the South NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including Pete Buttigieg’s surge in Iowa, former Vice President Joe Biden’s lead in South Carolina polls, Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s health… Continue watching
Nov 18 State Department official, David Holmes, to testify in House impeachment inquiry By Associated Press David Holmes told investigators behind closed doors Friday that he overheard the July call in which Trump and Sondland discussed the president’s efforts to push Ukraine to investigate Democrats. Continue reading
Nov 18 House Democrats propose stopgap bill to prevent shutdown By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press A temporary government-wide funding bill would forestall a shutdown and give negotiators through Dec. 20 to try to hash out details of more than $1.4 trillion worth of unfinished spending legislation. Continue reading
Nov 18 Trump summons Powell to discuss interest rates By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Monday’s meeting could fuel concerns that the White House is intensifying public pressure on Jerome Powell -- who was President Donald Trump’s own choice to lead the Fed -- to cut rates more aggressively. Continue reading