Jan 14 Democrats release new Ukraine documents ahead of impeachment trial By Mary Clare Jalonick, Eric Tucker, Associated Press Among the documents is a screenshot of a previously undisclosed letter from Giuliani to Ukrainian President Volodymir Zelenskiy before he took office. Continue reading
Jan 14 WATCH: House votes to send Trump impeachment to Senate for trial By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The nearly party-line vote moved Trump's impeachment from Speaker Nancy Pelosi's Democratic-run House to the Republican-majority Senate, where Trump expects acquittal, even as new evidence is raising fresh questions about his Ukraine dealings. Continue reading
Dec 21 Watch 7:23 No clear lead among Democratic candidates in Iowa By PBS NewsHour As Donald Trump this week became the third American president in history to be impeached, seven 2020 Democratic candidates took to the stage for the latest presidential debate. Chris Buskirk, editor and publisher of American Greatness, and Karine Jean Pierre,… Continue watching
Nov 24 Top lawmakers reach agreement on spending as deadline nears By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Negotiations on a package of spending bills to fund the federal government have produced a key breakthrough, though considerably more work is needed to wrap up the long-delayed measures. Continue reading
Nov 03 Watch 3:25 Next phase of impeachment begins as process goes public By PBS NewsHour The next phase of the impeachment inquiry begins this week with televised hearings after the U.S. House of Representatives voted on Thursday along sharply divided party lines to approve the proceedings. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Jeff Greenfield joins Megan Thompson… Continue watching
May 07 Watch 5:48 News Wrap: White House tells Don McGahn to defy House subpoena In our Tuesday news wrap, the Trump administration intensified its resistance to investigations by congressional Democrats, instructing former White House counsel Don McGahn to defy a subpoena. Meanwhile, uncertainty over U.S.-China trade negotiations sent Wall Street stocks plummeting. The Dow… Continue watching
Jan 03 WATCH: House votes on plan to end partial shutdown By Joshua Barajas In one of its first official acts, the House passed a series of bills Thursday to fund several federal departments that are closed because of a partial government shutdown, which is now in its 13th day. Under the plan,… Continue reading
Jan 03 WATCH: Democrats take control of the House as new Congress convenes By Joshua Barajas The House will convene at noon today. Watch the event here. Continue reading
Nov 11 Watch 3:28 Utah politician leaps from a razor-thin loss to a landslide win By PBS NewsHour Two years ago, when Dr. Suzanne Harrison ran for a seat in Utah’s House for the first time, she lost by three votes. But in this year’s midterms, she beat out her opponent by nearly 2,000 votes. Harrison joins Hari… Continue watching
Oct 15 GOP plays blame game while fighting to save House majority By Steve Peoples, Associated Press The Republican operatives and spending patterns by both sides indicate GOP defeat in as many as a dozen House races — halfway to the number Democrats need to seize the House majority this fall. Dozens more seats are in play. Continue reading