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The Washington Post
Impeachment
The Ukraine whistleblower complaint makes impeachment more likely
The Washington Post - By Amber Phillips
The reports that President Trump pressured the leader of Ukraine to get dirt on former vice president Joe Biden make impeachment of Trump more likely. If the Trump administration won’t give them the complaint
Chuck Schumer
Schumer urges McConnell to subpoena Trump for whistleblower complaint
washingtonexaminer.com - Susan Ferrechio
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer wants the Senate to convene hearings and subpoena the White House regarding a whistleblower complaint about …
The Washington Postadded this to
Opinions
Opinion
Morning Bits: Who needs evidence when Trump keeps confessing?
The Washington Post - By Jennifer Rubin
The committee might start with President Trump’s and Rudolph W. Giuliani’s confessions on TV. “The House of Representatives should establish a small, competent, select committee to determine the truth
The Inquisitr added this to
News
Donald Trump
Donald Trump’s ‘Petty, Childish Bull***t’ Forcing Widespread GOP Exodus, One Retiring Republican Says
The Inquisitr - Jonathan Vankin
At least 41 House Republicans have quit or announced their retirements since Donald Trump took office less than three years ago. When Donald Trump …
The New York Timesadded this to
Politics
Politics
Democrats Pressure Republican Senate to Join Ukraine Inquiry
The New York Times - Nicholas Fandos
WASHINGTON — The top Senate Democrat on Monday called on Senate Republicans to join Democrats in demanding that the administration furnish details about explosive allegations that President Trump pressured
The Washington Postadded this to
Politics
Impeachment
The Ukraine whistleblower complaint makes impeachment more likely
The Washington Post - By Amber Phillips
The reports that President Trump pressured the leader of Ukraine to get dirt on former vice president Joe Biden make impeachment of Trump more likely. Congress doesn’t have a lot of options to get this
Reutersadded this to
Business
Business
Miners push for U.S. Congress to vote on electric vehicle supply chain bills
Reuters - By Ernest Scheyder
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mining executives eager to speed U.S. production of lithium and other metals for the burgeoning electric vehicle industry are frustrated that the U.S. Congress has yet to pass legislation
The Guardianadded this to
US News
Susan Collins
Could Susan Collins' vote for Kavanaugh help the Democrats flip the Senate in 2020?
Guardian US - Joan E Greve in Topsham, Maine
Senate candidate Betsy Sweet addressed a group of about 15 Democratic voters gathered in a circle, sitting on folding chairs in an office on Main Street in the small town of Topsham, Maine. Sweet, a Democrat,
Associated Pressadded this to
Politics
Donald Trump
Schumer wants Senate to investigate Trump over Ukraine
Associated Press - By LISA MASCARO, AP Congressional Correspondent
WASHINGTON (AP) — The top Senate Democrat is calling on Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to investigate a whistleblower's complaint about President Donald Trump's actions toward Ukraine. Chuck Schumer in
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Top News
Donald Trump
Trump says he discussed Biden in call with Ukrainian president
Reuters - Nandita Bose, Lawrence Hurley
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he discussed Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden and his son in a call with Ukraine’s president. Trump’s statement to reporters
The New York Timesadded this to
Politics
Politics
As Trump Confirms He Discussed Biden With Ukraine, Pressure to Impeach Builds
The New York Times - Nicholas Fandos, Jonathan Martin and Maggie Haberman
WASHINGTON — President Trump acknowledged on Sunday that he raised corruption accusations against former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. during a phone call with Ukraine’s leader, a stunning admission
The Bulwark
Conservative View
Brett Kavanaugh Is Not Going Anywhere. Thanks, Obama.
The Bulwark - thebulwark.com
The bad taste left in millions of mouths over the confirmation of Justice Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court is not going away anytime soon—as …
Donald Trump
Talk of impeachment still presents real problem (Editorial)
masslive.com - www.masslive.com
Expect that question to be asked more and more after the latest reports of still more outrageous, and possibly impeachable, behavior from President …
Salonadded this to
News & Politics
Politics
Warren repeats call for impeachment, accuses Congress of complicity
Salon - Julia Conley
Sen. Elizabeth Warren accused the U.S. Congress of complicity in President Trump's continued abuse of power late Friday, after reports surfaced of his alleged attempts to solicit foreign meddling in the
Associated Pressadded this to
Politics
Donald Trump
In UN building, Trump sees a real estate deal that got away
Associated Press - By KEVIN FREKING, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — As President Donald Trump visits the United Nations building in New York this week, he won't be focused only on the global challenges facing the world body — he's still reliving the estate
The Wall Street Journal.added this to
Politics
Politics
Delay in Aid for Ukraine Stymied Lawmakers for Weeks
The Wall Street Journal. - Siobhan Hughes
WASHINGTON—For weeks, lawmakers of both parties struggled to get answers over why the Trump administration delayed money Congress had appropriated to help Ukraine defend itself from the threat of Russian
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FiveThirtyEight Features
Politics
Why Are So Many Democrats Considering Ending The Filibuster?
FiveThirtyEight - Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux
The Democratic primary is full of big ideas. Candidates are vying to offer the most ambitious plan to combat climate change. They’re sparring over …
Roll Calladded this to
Politics
Politics
Why Congress would be better off holding no hearings at all
Roll Call - Patricia Murphy
OPINION — Nobody loves a congressional hearing more than I do. The gavel, the suspense, the minutiae — I love it all. But until members of Congress …
The Washington Post
Politics
Trump will send troops to Saudi Arabia. Here’s why it matters that there’s no formal defense alliance.
The Washington Post
Does it matter that neither Israel nor Saudi Arabia is a formal U.S. treaty ally? Yes. Here’s why. Between the Revolutionary War and the early Cold War period, the United States made formal military alliances
Politics
Swalwell says airline passenger ‘punched’ his shoulder to demand Trump impeachment
washingtonexaminer.com - Caitlin Yilek
California Rep. Eric Swalwell says he was “punched” in the shoulder by an airline passenger who demanded that Democrats begin impeaching President …
The Economist
U.S. House of Representatives
Do congressional retirements help predict American election outcomes?
The Economist
Not in the way Democrats hope ahead of the 2020 poll IN 2018, as America prepared to hold mid-term congressional elections, Republicans were running …
CNBC
Women's News
Rep. Deb Haaland: For Native American women, the pay gap is even wider—here's a way to fix it
CNBC - Congresswoman Deb Haaland, Contributor
If I told you that Native women have to work 22 months to make what their white male counterparts make in 12 months, would you be surprised? This …
The Independentadded this to
Voices
Opinion
If Democrats don't impeach Trump now, there's no point in having impeachment at all
independent.co.uk - Carli Pierson
There were those who said the Trump administration couldn’t get any worse, but last week they did. The explosive news hit over the weekend that a …
SoCon
Sanford Stadium’s largest crowed ever watched UGA win, plus other big Middle Ga. news
macon.com - By Nick Wooten
Sanford Stadium’s largest crowed ever watched UGA win, plus other big Middle Ga. news Missed the big stories last week? Don’t worry. We’ve got you …
The Wall Street Journal.added this to
Politics
Politics
Primary Challenges Complicate GOP's Hold on the Senate
The Wall Street Journal. - Andrew Duehren
A crop of conservative Republicans running in Senate primary campaigns is complicating the GOP’s attempt to maintain control of the chamber in 2020. In the fight for open seats in Alabama and Kansas, Republicans
LB
LB - 87 - US Term Limits v Thornton
spreaker.com - The Think Liberty Network
In this episode William lays out the history of SCOTUS case US Term Limits Inc., v Thornton ruling that states cannot impose qualifications for …
Personal Finance (Canada)
Institutional investors urging Congress to vote down CUSMA, citing effect on drug prices
benefitscanada.com - Kelsey Rolfe | September 23, 2019
A group of institutional investors representing more than US$500 billion is calling on the U.S. Congress to vote down the Canada-United States-Mexico …
The Daily Beast
Impeachment
Impeachment Pressure Builds for Nancy Pelosi's House Democrats After Ukraine Whistleblower and Trump Admission
The Daily Beast - Gideon Resnick
Democratic members of Congress grappling with the question of impeachment spoke with new urgency on Sunday following reports that President Trump …
Myrtle Beach, SC
Republicans say SC will recoup military funds taken for border wall. They can’t be sure
myrtlebeachonline.com - By Emma Dumain
Republicans say SC will recoup military funds taken for border wall. They can’t be sure South Carolina Republicans are confident their state will …
Indian Politics
By Bringing Up Nehru, Hoyer’s Speech at ‘Howdy, Modi’ Turns Heads
thequint.com - Kabir Upmanyu
The 'Howdy, Modi' event in America's Texas on Sunday, 22 September, was a packed affair, with the centre of attention, naturally, being the speeches …