Oct 15 Watch 6:13 Why the founders let Congress define impeachment-worthy crimes The power to impeach a federal official such as the president has been exercised rarely in American history, and U.S. Constitution mentions the word only a handful of times. What were the founders thinking when they included that power, and… Continue watching
Oct 14 Watch 4:24 The significance of former Russia adviser Fiona Hill’s congressional testimony Three House committees questioned Fiona Hill, President Trump’s former top Russia adviser, on Monday as part of the impeachment inquiry. Hill, who worked in both the George W. Bush and Obama administrations, is considered very knowledgeable about Russia and skeptical… Continue watching
Oct 14 Watch 5:21 House Democrats in Trump districts tread delicately on impeachment By John Yang Only seven of the 235 House Democrats have not articulated support for the impeachment inquiry. Each represents a district President Trump won in 2016. John Yang traveled to upstate New York to find out what constituents are saying to one… Continue watching
Oct 14 Watch 8:26 Amy Walter and Domenico Montanaro on voters’ impeachment views, GOP backlash to Syria move Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report and NPR’s Domenico Montanaro join Amna Nawaz to analyze the latest political news, including public support for the impeachment inquiry, how Republicans feel about President Trump’s Syria troop withdrawal and what to look… Continue watching
Oct 13 Impeachment dominates, but much other work awaits Congress By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Impeachment may have leapfrogged to the top of the national agenda, but members of Congress still have their day jobs as legislators, and they're returning to Washington this coming week with mixed hopes of success. Continue reading
Oct 11 Watch 8:02 In impeachment deposition, Yovanovitch links Trump to her ouster Marie Yovanovitch, the former Ukrainian ambassador forced from her position in May, testified on Capitol Hill Friday despite being denied permission to do so by the State Department. In her prepared opening statement, Yovanovitch blasted the Trump administration for leveraging… Continue watching
Oct 11 Watch 13:22 Shields and Brooks on Trump’s Syria pullout, impeachment politics Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week's political news, including President Trump’s attitude toward Kurds in Syria and stance toward Turkey's Syria offensive, testimony from the former U.S. ambassador… Continue watching
Oct 09 Watch 9:06 News Wrap: Turkey unleashes military offensive against Kurdish forces in Syria In our news wrap Wednesday, Turkish forces crossed the Syrian border, hours after their warplanes carried out airstrikes targeting U.S. allied Kurdish forces. Siobahn Kennedy of Independent Television News Reports. Also, Democratice presidential candidate Joe Biden for the first time… Continue watching
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 07 Watch 7:31 Impeachment subpoenas hit Pentagon, White House as second whistleblower steps forward Monday brought a new round of subpoenas related to the impeachment inquiry, as House Democrats sent demands for documents to the Pentagon and White House budget office. Meanwhile, a second whistleblower entered the picture to back up the original complaint. Continue watching