Oct 01 Watch 7:37 Why Barr asking foreign leaders for help in probe of U.S. agencies raises concerns According to The Washington Post, Attorney General William Barr has been personally visiting with foreign leaders to encourage them to help out with an investigation that President Trump hopes will discredit special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe. William Brangham talks… Continue watching
Oct 01 Pompeo accuses Democrats of bullying in impeachment probe By Jonathan Lemire, Matthew Lee, Mary Clare Jalonick, Emily Swanson, Associated Press Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a letter to the House Foreign Affairs Committee that the requested dates they requested former career officials to appear are "not feasible."… Continue reading
Sep 30 Watch 10:26 Trump focuses anger at whistleblower as impeachment inquiry deepens President Trump acted as his own defender in chief on Monday, criticizing a whistleblower complaint, as some of his allies tried to argue that Democrats are rushing an impeachment inquiry. But not all Republicans are defending the president, including his… Continue watching
Sep 30 Watch 2:45 2020 Democrats talk impeachment on the campaign trail Democratic presidential candidates spent the weekend in early primary states, where there was one major topic on their minds: the formal impeachment inquiry into President Trump. All 19 Democrats now support that inquiry, with some saying the details in the… Continue watching
Sep 30 Watch 7:19 Booker: Impeachment inquiry is about patriotism not popularity By Judy Woodruff, Tess Conciatori Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., said the allegations about President Trump's actions on Ukraine suggest the possibility of "very serious betrayal," and an attempt to "besmirch the reputation” of Democratic rival Joe Biden. Booker joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the necessity… Continue watching
Sep 30 Watch 7:19 Amy Walter and Tamara Keith on Democrats’ impeachment path Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report and NPR’s Tamara Keith join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including House Democrats’ push for a formal impeachment investigation into President Trump, how talk of impeachment is dominating the 2020 campaign… Continue watching
Sep 30 Pompeo was on Trump-Ukraine call, officials say By Associated Press It was the first confirmation that a Cabinet official was on the call in which Trump pressed President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate Hunter Biden's membership on the board of a Ukrainian gas company. Continue reading
Sep 30 McConnell says he’d have ‘no choice’ but to take up impeachment if House acts By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press The Senate majority leader told CNBC on Monday that the Senate rules require him to take up the articles of impeachment if the House approves them. Continue reading
Sep 30 Trump suggests Democrats are committing treason. Here’s what the Constitution says By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press President Donald Trump threw a new round of counter-punches against his opponents Monday by hammering home the suggestion that they should be arrested and charged with treason. Continue reading
Sep 30 What Democrats are planning next in the Trump impeachment inquiry By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Action on the impeachment inquiry is beginning even though lawmakers left town Friday for a two-week recess. Continue reading