Oct 17 Watch 3:28 Congress mourns Elijah Cummings, veteran lawmaker and civil rights advocate Veteran Congressman Elijah Cummings of Maryland died early Thursday at age 68, after suffering long-standing health problems. The Baltimore Democrat was a highly regarded figure in both political parties, known for his advocacy on civil rights issues. Cummings was chair… Continue watching
Oct 11 Who has Congress subpoenaed in the impeachment investigation? By Lisa Desjardins In the space of a week, House Democrats have issued subpoenas for 9 different individuals or entities connected to President Donald Trump as part of their impeachment investigation. Each subpoena has a different deadline, with several approaching fast. Continue reading
Oct 10 Powerful Democratic Rep. Nita Lowey of New York to retire By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press The first woman to lead the powerful House Appropriations Committee and a 31-year veteran of Congress announced Thursday that she will retire at the end of next year. Continue reading
Oct 09 Watch 6:04 Why the White House argues it can reject the House's impeachment requests A strongly worded letter from the White House on Tuesday informed House Democratic leaders that it will not be complying with the impeachment inquiry, and called the entire process illegitimate, in part because the full House has not voted to… Continue watching
Oct 04 House investigators seek documents from Pence By Associated Press House investigators want Vice President Mike Pence to give them documents that could shed light on whether he helped President Donald Trump pressure Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden. Continue reading
Oct 03 U.S. House panel requests trove of internal Facebook files By Frank Bajak, Associated Press At issue are internal Facebook documents unearthed in a case against the social media giant brought by the founders of a now defunct startup. Continue reading
Sep 26 Watch 5:30 Whistleblower alleges White House tried to suppress Zelenskiy call details It was an explosive day on Capitol Hill, as a redacted version of the whistleblower letter was released publicly, and the acting director of national intelligence testified before the House Intelligence Committee about his handling of it. Lisa Desjardins reports… Continue watching
Sep 26 Watch 7:14 'Sense of urgency' on whistleblower complaint will drive subpoenas, says Schiff Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire testified in front of the House Intelligence Committee Thursday regarding an intelligence community whistleblower's complaint about President Trump’s interactions with a foreign leader. Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., who chairs the House Intelligence Committee,… Continue watching
Sep 26 Eugene Scalia confirmed as Trump's new labor secretary By Richard Lardner, Associated Press The Senate voted Thursday along party lines, 53-44, to approve the nomination. Continue reading
Sep 26 Senate sends Trump stopgap spending bill By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press The measure would buy additional time for lawmakers to unclog yearly spending bills amid fights over President Donald Trump's border wall and abortion. Continue reading