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Trump Doesn't Take Kindly to Christianity Today Editorial

It calls for his removal from office

(Newser) - The "far-left" evangelicals are out to get Trump. That's from the president himself, who didn't take kindly to an editorial this week by Mark Galli, editor-in-chief of leading evangelical magazine Christianity Today . In it, Galli calls Trump a "leader of grossly immoral character" who should be...

McConnell: 'Moment the Framers Feared Has Arrived'

Senate majority leader blasts Dems for 'toxic new precedent'; Schumer: McConnell is 'hiding the truth'

(Newser) - For a moment Thursday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell appeared to echo House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. "Moments like this are why the United States Senate exists. The moment the framers feared has arrived," the Kentucky Republican said from the Senate floor, per the Hill . Of course, McConnell wasn'...

Impeachment: What Happens Next
Impeachment:
What Happens Next
THE RUNDOWN
Dec 19, 2019 8:00 AM CST

Impeachment: What Happens Next

The timeline is unclear after Pelosi's surprise comments

(Newser) - The Democratic-controlled House voted almost entirely along party lines Wednesday night to make Donald Trump the first Republican president in US history to be impeached—and analysts don't expect things to get any less partisan in the weeks to come. Trump will go on trial in the Senate next...

Trump Implied Her Late Husband Is in Hell. She Reacts

Rep. Debbie Dingell says she 'really felt awful' after president's insinuation about John Dingell

(Newser) - As the vote on his impeachment was carried out in the House Wednesday evening, President Trump was at a campaign rally in Battle Creek, Mich., where he gave the second-longest speech of his presidency—and threw out a barb against the late Congressman John Dingell that has his widow pushing...

Trump Gives 2nd-Longest Speech of His Presidency

He was speaking at Michigan rally during impeachment vote

(Newser) - President Trump was on stage at a rally in Battle Creek, Michigan, Wednesday night as he became the third president in American history to be impeached . He kept talking for two hours and one minute, making the second-longest speech of his presidency. Trump slammed the impeachment efforts as "illegal"...

Pelosi Threatens to Delay Trump Trial

She wants to see a 'fair process' in the Senate

(Newser) - After Bill Clinton was impeached by the House on Dec. 19, 1998, his trial in the Senate began 19 days later. Andrew Johnson's Senate trial started 10 days after he was impeached in 1868. With President Trump, the gap will be longer—possibly a lot longer. In what Politico...

Putin Talks Impeachment, Climate Change, More

Russian president defends Trump in his annual press conference

(Newser) - Vladimir Putin sat down for his annual, wide-ranging press conference Thursday in Moscow, with President Trump's impeachment and climate change among the topics making headlines. Trump will be surely be pleased with his comments on the first topic in particular. Highlights from Bloomberg , the AP , the BBC , and NBC...

Tulsi Gabbard: Here's Why I Voted 'Present'

Democrat wanted to 'make a stand for the center'

(Newser) - The only presidential candidate who had a vote on impeaching President Trump Wednesday decided against giving a yes or no answer. Instead, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard voted "present" on both articles of impeachment and criticized the process, the New York Times reports. The Hawaii Democrat said in a statement that...

House Impeaches President Trump
President Trump
Impeached by the House
UPDATED
Dec 18, 2019 7:55 PM CST

President Trump Impeached by the House

Two articles are passed by largely party-line votes

(Newser) - The House has impeached President Trump. After a daylong debate , the chamber voted on the first article of impeachment, abuse of power, and Democrats easily passed it, reports the Washington Post .
  • First vote: The final tally on the abuse-of-power article was 230-197, with two Democrats (Reps. Collin Peterson of Minnesota
...

New Chapter in History Unfolds on House Floor
New Chapter in History
Unfolds on House Floor
the rundown
Dec 18, 2019 5:45 PM CST

New Chapter in History Unfolds on House Floor

House nears vote after hours of debate

(Newser) - American history is happening in the House of Representatives. The nation's 45th president is on track to become only the third commander in chief to be impeached as the House takes up charges that President Trump abused his power and obstructed Congress in pressuring Ukraine to investigate political rivals...

Salem Mayor Hits Back at Trump's Witch Trial Remarks

Comparing impeachment proceedings to what happened in 1692 is 'offensive'

(Newser) - The mayor of Salem, Massachusetts, said President Trump needs to "learn some history" after he claimed those accused in the city's infamous 17th century witch trials received more due process than he has as he faces impeachment, the AP reports. Democratic Mayor Kim Driscoll wrote on Twitter Tuesday...

Stage Is Set for Impeachment Vote
Here's When the
Impeachment Vote
Should Happen
THE RUNDOWN
Dec 18, 2019 7:01 AM CST

Here's When the Impeachment Vote Should Happen

And everything else you need to know

(Newser) - Unless dozens of Democrats have a radical change of heart , President Trump will finish Wednesday as the third president in American history to be impeached. After a 10-hour debate Tuesday, the House Rules Committee set parameters for a debate on the two articles of impeachment Wednesday, clearing the way for...

Trump Sends Pelosi an &#39;Extraordinary&#39; Letter
Trump Sends Pelosi
an 'Extraordinary' Letter
UPDATED
Dec 17, 2019 2:12 PM CST

Trump Sends Pelosi an 'Extraordinary' Letter

He registers his objections to impeachment over 6 pages

(Newser) - Nancy Pelosi was on the receiving end of what the Washington Post calls an "extraordinary letter" written by President Trump. Over six pages that you can read in full here , he voices his "strongest and most powerful protest" against impeachment, writing that "this impeachment represents an unprecedented...

McCain Responds to Whoopi Shushing Her on the View

Co-hosts got into an argument on Monday's show

(Newser) - Meghan McCain responded Tuesday to the latest fight she and Whoopi Goldberg got into on The View. The co-hosts were discussing the impeachment process on Monday's show, and McCain was trying to explain that, politically, it could be a bad move for the Democrats. After one exchange, Goldberg told...

McConnell Shuts Down Schumer's Trial Request

Majority leader won't call White House officials to testify

(Newser) - Mitch McConnell rejected Chuck Schumer's suggested terms for President Trump's impeachment trial on Tuesday and said he would not call new witnesses to testify. Speaking on the Senate floor, the majority leader said the request to allow four White House officials to testify signified a weak case, reports...

Centrist Democrats Ready to Impeach Trump

Party has fewer defectors than expected

(Newser) - A House vote to impeach President Trump is expected Wednesday—and few lawmakers on either side appear to be wavering, despite the high-profile defection of soon-to-be-former Democratic Rep. Jeff Van Drew. A succession of centrist Democrats from Republican-leaning districts declared their support for impeachment Monday, including freshman Rep. Abigail Spanberger,...

Carly Fiorina Wants Trump Impeached, Would Vote for Him

She says impeaching the 45th president is 'vital'

(Newser) - Carly Fiorina is back in the headlines, with the former 2016 candidate saying she thinks it is "vital" that President Trump be impeached. But it's the remainder of what she said on CNN's Boss Files with Poppy Harlow that is grabbing headlines. Though she characterized the president'...

Panel Releases Final Impeachment Argument

Also, some Democrats want libertarian Justin Amash as an impeachment manager

(Newser) - The House Judiciary Committee released a sweeping report Monday bolstering the case for impeaching President Trump, laying out the rationale and charges that accuse him of betraying the nation for his own political gain. The 650-page report comes two days before the full House will vote on two articles of...

Congressman Switching Parties Will Need New Staff

6 aides to Jeff Van Drew resign after he announces that he'll no longer be a Democrat

(Newser) - Jeff Van Drew, the New Jersey congressman who is leaving the Democratic party to become a Republican, will need to make some hires quickly. Six senior staffers resigned Sunday and more could follow this week in the wake of the news, reports the Philadelphia Inquirer . Van Drew has been a...

Schumer: Here's What We Want in Senate Trial

Democrats want Bolton, Mulvaney to testify

(Newser) - Senate Democrats are proposing a weekslong Senate impeachment trial seeking testimony from four new witnesses including John Bolton and Mick Mulvaney over President Donald Trump's actions toward Ukraine, according to a detailed outline released Sunday, the AP reports. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York proposed the structure for...

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