Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 31 July 2020

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Greetings from Tyler, Maybe the approaching hurricane will supplant the excited COVID-19 reporting for a couple of days.  That would be a welcome respite.  Every news report begins with “spikes,” “hot-spots” and concerns that some are not doing all they … Read More

Barr spars with Dems on Trump ties, riots at fiery House hearing

Barr has defended his independence from President Trump, amid accusations from Democrats. Attorney General Bill Barr clashed with Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee Tuesday over accusations that he is carrying out President Trump‘s political wishes, as he appeared for a long-awaited hearing where … Read More

Trump impeachment trial: Senate rejects Democrats’ effort to subpoena witnesses, documents

-Heated arguments over Senate rules resolution that now calls for 24 hours of arguments over three — not two — days after GOP’s Collins objects -McConnell, in opening remarks, says, ‘finally, some fairness’ -House managers complain about proposed trial rules, … Read More

Pelosi to send impeachment to Senate for historic trial

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., arrives at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Jan. 10, 2020. Pelosi hasn’t relayed the articles of impeachment to the Senate for trial three weeks since President Donald Trump was impeached on charges of … Read More

House impeaches Trump for abuse of power and obstruction in historic rebuke

The House of Representatives voted to approve both articles of impeachment against President Trump. Mr. Trump, who was on stage at a rally in Michigan as the votes were counted, is just the third president in American history to be impeached. Download … Read More

Another House Democrat says he will vote against impeachment, predicts others will join him

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‘This is dividing the country for no good reason’ Rep. Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) was one of just two House Democrats who voted against opening the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump. Now, Peterson has confirmed that he will also vote … Read More

Judiciary Committee approves articles of impeachment against Trump, GOP slams ‘kangaroo court’

House Judiciary Committee approves impeachment articles against President Trump along party lines.  Two articles of impeachment against President Trump move to the full House for a vote. The House Judiciary Committee on Friday voted to adopt two articles of impeachment against President … Read More

Ed Rollins: Impeachment sham — I’ve served 4 presidents and never seen such naked, self-serving partisanship

“President Trump’s scheme subverted U.S. foreign policy toward Ukraine and undermined our national security.” So reads the Democrat’s charade of an impeachment “report,” suggesting President Trump’s attempts to expose corruption in Ukraine were somehow politically motivated. The report’s author, Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., … Read More

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