In Resignation Speech, Katie Hill Blasts “Misogynistic Culture” That Enabled Abuse
(Tom Williams/Getty) During her resignation speech on the House floor Thursday afternoon, Rep. Katie Hill (D-Calif.) took responsibility for mistakes she had made that helped end her brief career in Congress. But she also denounced the “misogynistic culture” that pushed her out of office while preserving Donald Trump’s presidency. In recent days, conservative publications have…
House Democrats Ask John Bolton to Testify in Impeachment Inquiry
Viktor Tolochko/AP Congressional investigators have asked John Bolton, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, to testify next week as part of the ongoing impeachment inquiry. The New York Times and the Daily Beast reported on Wednesday that House Democrats summoned Bolton for a voluntary deposition on November 7. Witnesses in the impeachment inquiry have described…
House Democrats Just Released the Text of Their Impeachment Resolution
Ron Sachs/Zuma House Democrats have just released the text of the impeachment resolution that the full House of Representatives is expected to vote on Thursday. The resolution directs committees to continue their ongoing impeachment investigations and also lays the groundwork for making the process “open and transparent” to the public. It says House Intelligence Committee…
Pelosi Just Announced a Full House Vote on Impeachment Proceedings
Caroline Brehman/Zuma The House of Representatives will vote this week on continuing the impeachment investigation and opening proceedings to the public, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Monday. In a letter addressed “Dear Democratic Colleague,” Pelosi reiterated that the Constitution does not require the House to hold a vote before beginning an impeachment investigation—and noted that…
Trump Supporters Want John Roberts to Recuse Himself From Impeachment Trial
Tom Williams/Zuma Follow me, if you will, on a brief hypothetical journey. Let’s say the House of Representatives draws up and passes articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. Per the Constitution, Chief Justice John Roberts would preside over Trump’s trial in the Senate. Now, imagine Roberts—a George W. Bush appointee—recusing himself from the trial…
Pence Still Won’t Say What He Knew About Trump’s Ukraine Deal
Vice President Mike Pence speaks during a news conference in Ankara, Turkey, on October 17, 2019.Burhan Ozbilici/AP This morning, Vice President Mike Pence refused to answer whether he knew about President Donald Trump’s efforts to withhold military aid to Ukraine unless President Volodymyr Zelensky authorized an investigation into former Vice President Joe Biden and his…