Dec 18 WATCH: Speaker Pelosi says Trump impeachment vote is needed to ‘defend democracy’ By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The U.S. House marched toward a historic evening vote to impeach President Donald Trump on Wednesday, with Democratic Speaker Nancy Pelosi insisting Congress must "defend democracy" by evicting him from the White House. Trump would be just the third American… Continue reading
Dec 18 House starts historic session to impeach Trump and GOP stalls By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press As soon as the session opened, Republicans tried to halt it. Continue reading
Dec 18 Judge OKs nearly $25 billion for PG&E fire victims, insurers By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press A federal bankruptcy judge on Tuesday approved two Pacific Gas & Electric settlements totaling $24.5 billion to help pay the losses suffered by homeowners, businesses and insurers in the aftermath of catastrophic Northern California wildfires that sent the nation’s largest… Continue reading
Dec 16 Boeing to pause production of 737 Max airliner in January By Tom Krishner, Associated Press The move amounts to an acknowledgement that it will take much longer than Boeing expected to win approval from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and other global regulators to fly the planes again. Continue reading
Dec 16 Wisconsin Democrats vow to register voters who may be purged By Scott Bauer, Associated Press Democrats in the key swing state of Wisconsin vowed Monday to redouble efforts to ensure that any voters whose registrations have been nullified by a judge's recent ruling will be able to register again before the 2020 presidential election. Continue reading
Dec 16 Democratic leaders push for end to labor dispute ahead of debate By Bill Barrow, Kathleen Ronayne, Associated Press DNC Chairman Tom Perez is seeking a resolution to the dispute between the food services company Sodexo and about 150 of its employees who work on the Loyola Marymount University campus that is scheduled to host the debate on Thursday. Continue reading
Dec 16 Judge sets Michael Flynn sentencing, rejects defense arguments By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The order from U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan in Washington pushes the case closer to a resolution following months of challenges and arguments from Flynn's attorneys, who had leveled a series of accusations against the FBI and the Justice Department. Continue reading
Dec 16 Spending deal ends two-decade freeze on gun safety research By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The bill would provide $25 million for gun violence research, divided evenly between the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A law adopted in the 1990s has effectively blocked such research and prohibits federal… 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 Washington bracing for impeachment as battle lines harden By Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press The Democratic-controlled House planned to vote Wednesday on two articles of impeachment against the Republican president, and the decision whether to make Trump the third U.S. president in history to be impeached was expected to play out along party lines. Continue reading