Budget Official Ordered Hold On Aid To Ukraine Just After Trump-Zelensky Call
President Donald Trump talks to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) in the East Room of the White House on November 6, 2019. Drew Angerer/Getty Images) An Office of Management and Budget official named Michael Duffy likely has vital knowledge about why the White House ordered a hold on military aid to Ukraine, an issue…
Budget Official Ordered Hold On Aid To Ukraine an Hour After Trump-Zelensky Call
President Donald Trump talks to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) in the East Room of the White House on November 6, 2019. Drew Angerer/Getty Images) An Office of Management and Budget official named Michael Duffy likely has vital knowledge about why the White House ordered a hold on military aid to Ukraine, an issue…
Trump and Company Keep Confessing
Donald Trump talks to media as he leaves the White House by the South lawn on October 9, 2018.Tasos Katopodis /Getty Images After returning from a recent trip to Ukraine, Rudy Giuliani deployed an interesting tactic for the president’s personal lawyer: Confessing to the conduct for which Trump is being impeached. In public statements over the past…
The House Just Voted to Impeach Donald Trump
Mother Jones illustration; Getty For the third time in United States history, the House of Representatives has voted to impeach the president. In a vote that fell largely along party lines, 229 Democrats and one independent voted to impeach President Donald Trump for abuse of power, while 195 House Republicans and two Democrats voted against…
Adam Schiff Lays Out the Case for Impeachment in Under 15 Minutes
In less than 15 minutes, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), laid out the case for impeaching President Donald Trump on Wednesday. Trump “tried to cheat,” said Schiff during today’s floor debate on impeachment. And if it weren’t for “the courage” of a whistleblower, “he would have gotten away with it.” Schiff, the chair of the House…
The Big Loser in Congress’ Spending Compromise: The District of Columbia
FilippoBacci/Getty As Congress rushes to pass comprehensive spending legislation this week to avert a government shutdown, Democrats are giving up residents of the nation’s capital as part of the deal. On Monday, Democrats and Republicans unveiled the $1.3 trillion spending bills that will keep the government funded through next year. The compromise package includes a pair…