Dec 08 Nadler says committee vote on impeachment possible this week By Hope Yen, Associated Press Speeding toward impeachment, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee said Sunday he expects the committee to vote soon on charges against President Trump that will focus on abuse of power on Ukraine and obstruction in the congressional inquiry. Continue reading
Dec 07 AP Fact Check: Trump and the people he forgets he knew By Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen, Associated Press A look at some remarks by President Trump from the NATO summit in London and from back home as the Democratic effort to impeach him moves ahead. Continue reading
Dec 06 Watch 8:10 The problems with Trump’s claims of Ukrainian election interference One of President Trump’s lines of defense in the impeachment inquiry into his handling of Ukraine policy is the theory that Ukraine had intervened in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Trump and his supporters have repeatedly claimed that Ukraine colluded… Continue watching
Dec 06 Watch 12:54 Shields and Brooks on impeachment evidence, Pelosi’s powerful moment Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s political news, including how the first House Judiciary Committee hearing on impeachment affected the case against President Trump, what Trump’s contentious visit… Continue watching
Dec 05 Watch 5:54 Citing ‘love for America,’ Pelosi formally requests articles of impeachment On Thursday, a day after the House Judiciary Committee heard testimony from four law professors on the legal basis for impeaching President Trump, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi formally requested the committee chair proceed with articles of impeachment. She said "the… Continue watching
Dec 05 Watch 6:18 Of Trump’s potentially impeachable conduct, ‘the facts are in dispute,’ says Collins The House Judiciary Committee held its first impeachment hearing Wednesday, receiving testimony from four legal scholars on the constitutional basis for impeachment. Rep. Doug Collins, R-Ga., ranking Republican on the committee, is leading his party’s effort to defend President Trump… Continue watching
Dec 05 Watch 7:12 Rep. Dean on Trump’s ‘extraordinary obstruction’ and the case for impeachment Rep. Madeleine Dean, D-Pa., sits on the House Judiciary Committee, which held its first hearing in the impeachment inquiry into President Trump Wednesday. The panel heard testimony from four legal scholars about the history and precedent for impeachment. Rep. Dean… Continue watching
Dec 05 Trump to Democrats: If you’re going to impeach me, ‘do it now, fast’ By Jill Colvin, Associated Press After months of fighting the House impeachment inquiry, blocking witnesses and ignoring subpoenas, the White House is now publicly embracing a strategy it has privately signaled for weeks: It will accept the reality that President Donald Trump will likely be… Continue reading
Dec 05 WATCH: Pelosi fires back at reporter who asks if she ‘hates’ Trump By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press “I don't hate anybody,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi responded. Continue reading
Dec 05 WATCH: Pelosi approves drafting impeachment articles against Trump By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Democrats are charging toward a Christmastime vote on removing the 45th president, a situation House Speaker Nancy Pelosi hoped to avoid but which now seems inevitable. Continue reading