Politics Jan 12 Trump wants Pelosi, Schiff as impeachment witnesses By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press
Politics Jan 04 Small cracks have appeared in GOP unity on impeachment trial For now, Republicans are holding the line behind Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s position that they should start the trial and hear arguments from House prosecutors and Trump’s defense team before deciding what to do. But small cracks in GOP… By Matthew Daly, Associated Press
Politics Dec 08 Nadler says committee vote on impeachment possible this week 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. By Hope Yen, Associated Press
Politics Dec 04 WATCH: Noah Feldman’s full opening statement in Trump impeachment hearing Feldman said that, on its own, Trump’s request for Ukraine to investigate former vice president and 2020 presidential candidate Joe Biden and his son, Hunter, constitutes “high crimes and misdemeanors” and is an impeachment offense. By Candice Norwood
Politics Dec 04 WATCH: Legal experts weigh in on impeachment threshold Pamela Karlan of Stanford Law School says Trump's encouragement to Ukraine's president that the Ukrainian leader investigate Trump's Democratic rival Joe Biden is an “especially serious abuse of power because it undermines democracy itself."… By Associated Press
Dec 04 Trump calls House Intelligence impeachment report a ‘joke’ By Associated Press The president says impeachment is a "dirty word" that should be reserved for high crimes and misdemeanors. Continue reading
Dec 04 WATCH: Trump willing to compromise national security for ‘personal political gain,’ Nadler said By Associated Press The committee is deciding whether to write articles of impeachment after a House investigation concluded that Trump misused the power of his office for personal political gain when he urged Ukraine's president to investigate U.S. Democrats. Continue reading
Dec 03 What does it mean to censure a politician? By Candice Norwood The House and Senate have adopted internal rules that allow them to draft and approve a censure resolution, which provides a public record disapproving of an official’s actions. Continue reading
Dec 03 Read the full House Democratic report on the impeachment inquiry By Candice Norwood The report is the culmination of a months-long investigation during which the House Intelligence Committee heard testimony from U.S. diplomats and Trump administration officials. Continue reading
Nov 30 AP Fact Check: Trump’s Ukraine defense collides with facts By Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen, Associated Press In recent days, President Trump has cried foul in ways angry and profane as Democrats set the stage for House Judiciary Committee hearings likely to produce articles of impeachment. A review of rhetoric on this and other matters over the… Continue reading