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House approves impeachment inquiry rules after fiery floor debate
A sharply divided House voted Thursday to approve a resolution setting “ground rules” for the impeachment inquiry into President Trump, putting lawmakers on record over the contentious process while setting the stage for proceedings to move into the public eye after weeks of closed-door depositions. The measure passed largely along party lines, 232-196. Two Democrats defected on the…
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Dems introduce resolution formalizing impeachment inquiry procedures
House Democrats on Tuesday introduced a resolution to formalize their impeachment inquiry and adopt rules to govern the proceedings, following sustained complaints by congressional Republicans and the White House that the inquiry hasn’t followed past precedent and violates the president’s due process rights. But, illustrating the balancing act involved as the 2020 election cycle gets started, Democrats have adamantly denied that the document is an “impeachment…
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Pelosi says House will vote this week on resolution formalizing impeachment inquiry
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Monday the House will vote this week on a resolution to formalize — and establish the parameters — of the Trump impeachment inquiry. In a letter sent to Democratic House lawmakers, Pelosi, D-Calif., said the resolution “affirms the ongoing, existing investigation” and “establishes the procedure” for future investigative steps. “We are taking this step to eliminate any…
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House to vote on impeachment inquiry procedures
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi holds a press conference with House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff in Washington on October 15, 2019. House Democrats are preparing to unveil a resolution this week that will detail their next steps in the impeachment inquiry as it moves into a public phase. The House will vote this…
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Al-Baghdadi takedown catches Dems flat-footed, blunts criticism of Trump’s Syria pullback
President Trump’s successful operation to take out Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi sent Democrats scrambling on Sunday, as several top party leaders had complained publicly in recent days that the White House had no “real plan” to combat the terror group following the U.S. pullout in Syria. In a dramatic sign of how Democrats’ messaging apparently backfired, NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” ran…
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Trump says he kept details of ISIS operation from Pelosi to avoid leaks
President Trump said Sunday morning that he did not tell House Speaker Nancy Pelosi about the U.S. military raid in Syria that resulted in the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi because he was worried about leaks that could have compromised the mission. Vice President Mike Pence said this was not an indication of a lack of trust….
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Democrats Are Embarrassed By Schiff’s Impeachment Tactics, And They Should Be
The sneaky, one-sided Schiff procedures conspicuously advertise this project for what it is: just another naked power play to get Trump. Criticisms of Rep. Adam Schiff’s impeachment tactics have begun to bite. Fair-minded people have begun to ask why is it necessary to have secret witnesses, secret hearings, and leaks of distorted, out-of-context excerpts from…
