Dec 16 Read the House Judiciary Committee's full impeachment report By Lisa Mascaro, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press The House Judiciary panel released a 650-page report detailing its case against the nation's 45th president. Continue reading
Dec 15 Democrats seek Bolton, Mulvaney for impeachment trial By Lisa Mascaro, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press Senate Democrats are proposing a weekslong Senate impeachment trial seeking testimony from four new witnesses including John Bolton and Mick Mulvaney over President Donald Trump's actions toward Ukraine, according to a detailed outlined released Sunday. Continue reading
Dec 15 NJ Dem lawmaker plans to become a Republican By Alan Fram, Associated Press A House freshman from New Jersey who was planning to break with his party and vote against impeaching President Donald Trump will become a Republican, a GOP official said Saturday. Continue reading
Dec 14 AP Fact Check: Trump's impeachment rage, Bloomberg on coal By Hope Yen, Christopher Rugaber, Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press As near-certain impeachment closes in on him, President Donald Trump raged at his accusers, the Democrats. In the process, he offered a highly selective account of the testimony of a damning witness and misrepresented the facts of a phone call… Continue reading
Dec 13 Watch 3:26 House prepares to impeach Trump, as McConnell says 'no chance' he will be removed The stage is set for the House of Representatives to impeach President Trump. After hours of hearings, the House Judiciary Committee passed two articles of impeachment Friday along party lines. But Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he is coordinating… Continue watching
Dec 13 Watch 4:06 House Judiciary Committee's rancorous tenor persists amid impeachment vote The House Judiciary Committee has passed two articles of impeachment against President Trump. In the rancorous committee, even the vote's timing was partisan and fraught, as Chair Jerry Nadler pushed the expected Thursday night vote into Friday. But in a… Continue watching
Dec 13 Watch 14:14 Shields and Brooks on articles of impeachment, FBI's Russia mistakes Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s political news, including the House Judiciary Committee’s passage of articles of impeachment along party lines, Republicans’ defense of President Trump, how impeachment… Continue watching
Dec 13 Supreme Court to take up dispute over subpoenas for Trump records By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court says it will hear President Donald Trump's pleas to keep his tax, bank and financial records private. The justices' decision Friday to hear cases involving demands for records from Trump's banks and accounting firm means the court… Continue reading
Dec 13 Trump's executive order raises tough issue of defining prejudice By Elana Schor, Associated Press President Donald Trump signed an order this week that expands the potential scope of anti-Semitism complaints on college campuses. It has divided Jewish American groups, with some lauding the order and others warning that it could be used to muffle… Continue reading
Dec 13 'The inn is not full in Minnesota,' governor says on refugees By Steve Karnowski, Associated Press Gov. Tim Walz says the Minnesota state government will continue to consent to refugee resettlement. Continue reading