by Jim Heath | Mar 4, 2019 | Congress, Headlines, Trump
House Democrats sent more than 80 letters today demanding documents from family members, business associates, political confidants and others with connections to President Trump, opening a sprawling investigation of whether he and his administration have engaged in...
by Jim Heath | Mar 3, 2019 | Congress, Headlines
Congress is poised to block President Trump’s national emergency declaration, paving the way for the first veto showdown with Trump’s White House. The collision course was set when Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) became the fourth GOP senator to say he would vote...
by Jim Heath | Mar 3, 2019 | Congress, Headlines, Trump
Forget special counsel Robert Mueller. Democrats are now increasingly confident that there is enough evidence that President Trump committed Obstruction of Justice, which could eventually lead to his impeachment. The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee said...
by Jim Heath | Mar 1, 2019 | Congress, Democrats, Headlines, Trump
Donald Trump once mocked Mitt Romney for not releasing his tax returns in 2012. He then promised he would do so as a candidate in 2016. Then the excuses started on why he couldn’t release them. The new House majority now plans to get them, one way or another....
by Jim Heath | Feb 26, 2019 | Congress, Headlines, Immigration
The House tonight passed a resolution to overturn President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency on the southern border, as majority Democrats painted an apocalyptic portrait of a lawless chief executive out to gut the Constitution. The 245-182 tally was mostly...
by Jim Heath | Feb 13, 2019 | Congress, Foreign Affairs, Headlines
The House today passed a resolution to end U.S. military support for the Saudi-led coalition operating in Yemen, a repudiation of President Trump’s continued cooperation with and defense of the kingdom and its crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman. The measure passed 248...