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Impeachment fight flares at House Judiciary hearing: ‘You weren’t elected by anybody’

Tensions boiled over at the House Judiciary Committee's impeachment hearing Monday when Republican lawmakers accused the Democratic majority of writing their own rules and then breaking them to choreograph a takedown of President Trump.

December 9, 2019

GOP jabs Dems for refusal to see both Ukraine, Russia meddling in 2016 race

A counsel for House Republicans argued at Monday's Judiciary Committee impeachment hearing that President Trump had good reason to want an investigation of Ukraine interference in the 2016 election, pushing back on Democrats' claims that such talk ignores Russia.

December 9, 2019

Jerrold Nadler boils down impeachment case against Trump

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold L. Nadler on Monday put a fine point on Democrats' impeachment case against President Trump, arguing that the president put himself before the country.

December 9, 2019

Elizabeth Warren list of corporate clients includes Rabobank

Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Elizabeth Warren over the years earned nearly $2 million as a lawyer, mostly from corporate bankruptcy cases, according to new financial records her campaign released Sunday.

December 8, 2019

Nancy Pelosi, Democrats zero in on obstruction charge in rush to impeach Trump

House Democratic leaders huddled Thursday on Capitol Hill strategizing over which articles of impeachment to bring against President Trump, with the obstruction charge topping a menu of allegations that they think will give the party's vulnerable members cover to vote yes.

December 5, 2019

Lindsey Graham blasts Pelosi’s impeachment push: ‘She is living in fear of The Squad’

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham on Thursday delivered a blistering rebuke to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's announcement that Democrats would draft articles of impeachment against President Trump.

December 5, 2019

Donald Trump welcomes impeachment: ‘Do it now, fast’

President Trump on Thursday invited House Democrats to impeach him, saying, "Do it now, fast."

December 5, 2019

Nancy Pelosi: Trump ‘leaves us no choice’ but to proceed with impeachment

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday announced that Democrats would proceed with articles of impeachment against President Trump.

December 5, 2019

Democrats scrambling for impeachment vote before Christmas

House Democrats on Wednesday accelerated the rush to impeach President Trump, with the party's leaders dropping the pretense of not anticipating the throw-him-out vote before the end of the year.

December 4, 2019

Democrats barely mentioned USMCA in 2019: Study

House Democrats have all but ignored President Trump's trade deal between the U.S., Canada and Mexico as the agreement languished in Congress this year, according to a new analysis of lawmakers' outreach to constituents.

December 4, 2019

Jim Banks, Indiana Republican, wants Schiff phone records to probe whistleblower scheme

A House Republican on Wednesday asked Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham to subpoena phone records of Rep. Adam B. Schiff, who led the impeachment investigation against President Trump.

December 4, 2019

Jonathan Turley urges Democrats to slow down impeachment push

Jonathan Turley, the sole Republican witness before the House Judiciary Committee's impeachment hearing Wednesday, implored Democrats to slow their rush toward impeachment.

December 4, 2019

Noah Feldman, Harvard professor, shaken by Trump’s take on executive power

A pro-impeachment legal scholar testified Wednesday before Congress that he was horrified by President Trump's comments about fighting the impeachment inquiry.

December 4, 2019

Jerrold Nadler vows quick move to impeachment if warranted: ‘We must move swiftly to do our duty’

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold L. Nadler on Wednesday vowed to move "swiftly" on articles of impeachment against President Trump if warranted by the evidence but made clear that was the direction in which they were headed.

December 4, 2019

Jonathan Turley to scold Democrats at Judiciary hearing: They are ‘lowering impeachment standards’

Legal scholar Jonathan Turley will testify in the House Judiciary Committee's impeachment hearing Wednesday that he is a fierce critic of President Trump's policies and conduct but nevertheless views the impeachment case against him as "woefully inadequate."

December 4, 2019

Democrats release impeachment report: ‘Evidence is clear’ Trump abused his power

House Democrats issued a scathing report Tuesday that laid out their case for impeaching President Trump for abusing his power, setting up the next phase in the drive to oust him.

December 3, 2019

GOP report: Trump Ukraine actions ‘entirely prudent’

House Republicans rained on Democrats' impeachment parade Monday by releasing a report that picks apart the case against President Trump as an unproven smear campaign generated by disgruntled bureaucrats, as the president criticized Democrats for moving forward with impeachment while he is attending a key NATO conference overseas.

December 2, 2019

Doug Collins bucks fast track to House Judiciary Committee impeachment hearing

The top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee on Monday blasted Democrats for rushing into new impeachment hearings without providing the evidence or details about the proceedings.

December 2, 2019

Mike Bloomberg touts taxing the poor: ‘Do you want to pander to those people?’

Former New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, the latest entry in the Democratic presidential race, has argued in favor of taxing the poor.

November 29, 2019

Independents sour on Trump impeachment after hearings

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi vowed not to pursue impeachment without GOP support. She went ahead nonetheless, and now Democrats find themselves not only without Republicans, but increasingly without independent voters' backing either.

November 26, 2019