by Zamone "Z" Perez and Olivia Olander | Jan 16, 2020 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration broke the law when it withheld funds for assistance to Ukraine to further his own interests or policy priorities, according to a report released Thursday by the Government Accountability Office that deals with one of the two...
by Evan Ochsner | Jan 16, 2020 | Featured, Impeachment, Politics
WASHINGTON – Stating that senators should render “impartial justice according to the Constitution and the laws,” Chief Justice John Roberts on Thursday administered an oath to senators for President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial. Nearly a month after the House of...
by Evan Ochsner and James Pollard | Jan 16, 2020 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Shortly before the Senate formally accepted the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump from the House, senators delivered the president a major legislative victory Thursday, passing the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement in an...
by Sneha Dey and Rupa Palla | Jan 16, 2020 | Featured, Impeachment, Politics
WASHINGTON – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday said new information related to the impeachment charges against President Donald Trump is evidence of “this tangled web to deceive that the administration has engaged in.” “Every day that we’re involved in this...
by Joshua Irvine | Jan 16, 2020 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Democratic operatives Thursday unveiled a slew of state legislatures they have targeted for takeover in the 2020 elections. The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee named seven states –North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa, Texas...
by James Pollard and Zamone "Z" Perez | Jan 15, 2020 | Featured, Impeachment, Politics
WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a resolution appointing and authorizing managers for President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial. The vote comes nearly one month after the House voted to impeach the president — a month of sparring...
by Zamone "Z" Perez and Benjamin Rosenberg | Jan 15, 2020 | Politics
WASHINGTON — The full Senate looks on track to approve the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement this week, after the last four Senate committees considering the trade deal advanced it Wednesday. Republicans in the Senate are aiming to push USMCA through before the start of...
by Evan Ochsner and James Pollard | Jan 15, 2020 | Featured, Impeachment, Politics
WASHINGTON – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday named House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler and five other House members as the impeachment managers who will present the case against the president in...
by Sneha Dey and Angelina Campanile | Jan 14, 2020 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON –Top Department of Homeland Security officials told a congressional hearing Tuesday that the agency has made significant progress in ensuring that children sent to border detention centers get health care and has administered thousands of vaccinations to...
by Evan Ochsner | Jan 14, 2020 | Featured, Impeachment, Politics
WASHINGTON – The Democrat-controlled House will vote Wednesday to send its two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump to the Senate, Democratic leaders said Tuesday, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell swiftly responded that the Senat trial will...
by Zamone "Z" Perez | Jan 9, 2020 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — A U.S. Department of Agriculture plan to cut off food stamp eligibility for some adults with no dependents could severely hurt veterans, the chairman of a House subcommittee said Thursday, but a USDA official said the program could lead to veterans being...
by Sneha Dey and Olivia Olander | Jan 9, 2020 | Politics
WASHINGTON — The 2020 census could undercount hard-to-reach populations because it will be the first to be completed largely online and the Trump administration’s failed attempt to add a citizenship question may scare away immigrants, especially those who are...
