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Displaying all articles tagged:
House Judiciary Committee
pivot
Oct. 8, 2020
Will Tech’s Big Four Be Smart Enough to Help Break Themselves Up?
Pivot’
s Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway discuss what’s next for tech’s largest firms after a House Judiciary report called for their dismantlement.
By
Intelligencer Staff
politics
July 29, 2020
What Happened at Attorney General Barr’s Five-Hour House Hearing
Barr defended sending federal agents to Portland and other cities, and his heated exchanges with grandstanding Democrats yielded little substance.
By
Chas Danner
police reform
June 17, 2020
Competing Police-Reform Bills Quickly Emerge in Congress
The biggest potential deal-breaker is the Democrats’ call for stripping police officers of “qualified immunity” against lawsuits.
By
Ed Kilgore
department of justice
Feb. 12, 2020
Attorney General William Barr to Testify Before House Judiciary on March 31
Lawmakers want to know why Barr intervened in Roger Stone’s sentencing recommendations — and a whole lot more.
By
Matt Stieb
impeachment
Dec. 18, 2019
Yes, Trump’s Impeachment Was Partisan. The Others Were Too.
For all the hand-wringing about partisanship in Congress today, it’s hardly unprecedented in the brief history of presidential impeachments.
By
Ed Kilgore
impeachment
Dec. 16, 2019
Articles of Impeachment Reach Final Hurdle Before House Vote in Rules Committee
At the Tuesday House hearing deciding the rules for the impeachment vote, expect posturing from both sides and delay attempts from Republicans.
By
Ed Kilgore
trump impeachment
Dec. 16, 2019
Read the House Judiciary Committee’s Full Impeachment Report
The 658-page report justifies the attempt to impeach Trump.
By
Adam K. Raymond
trump impeachment
Dec. 13, 2019
House Judiciary Committee Approves Two Articles of Impeachment Against Trump
The articles passed 23-17 on a strict party-line vote, much like during Clinton’s impeachment. What’s different is that Trump defenders have no shame.
By
Ed Kilgore
trump impeachment
Dec. 12, 2019
Congresswoman Accuses GOP of Impeachment Hypocrisy, Comparing Trump to Clinton
If Republicans will only impeach for lying about sex, maybe Congress should hear from Stormy Daniels, said California representative Zoe Lofgren.
By
Adam K. Raymond
impeachment
Dec. 7, 2019
Trump’s Attorney Won’t Say Whether He’ll Participate in Impeachment ‘Charade’
We have to guess that means the White House won’t participate in the last stage of impeachment proceedings.
By
Ed Kilgore
trump impeachment
Dec. 5, 2019
Pelosi Announces Trump Impeachment Sprint
Looks like the House will adopt articles of impeachment in three areas involving investigations of foreign election interference — and do it quickly.
By
Ed Kilgore
trump impeachment
Dec. 4, 2019
Republicans Offer Feisty Trump Defense at House Judiciary Impeachment Hearing
Unlike Devin Nunes, Doug Collins doesn’t ask you to accept wild right-wing conspiracy theories. But he and his colleagues want to convey pure outrage.
By
Ed Kilgore
trump impeachment
Dec. 4, 2019
Who Are the Legal Experts Testifying in House Judiciary Impeachment Hearings?
Three constitutional scholars are expected to testify on the legal case for Trump’s impeachment, and one called by the GOP will provide the dissent.
By
Matt Stieb
impeachment
Dec. 3, 2019
House Intelligence Committee Sends Report to Judiciary, Setting Up Impeachment
Now the venue for impeachment shifts to the Judiciary Committee, which will draft formal articles of impeachment.
By
Ed Kilgore
impeachment
Dec. 2, 2019
Washington’s Jam-packed December Will Cast a Long Shadow on 2020
With impeachment proceedings, a big DoJ report on the Russia investigation, and a possible government shutdown in play, it could get crazy.
By
Ed Kilgore
impeachment
Nov. 30, 2019
How Nadler’s Impeachment Hearings Will Differ From Schiff’s
Each day of the upcoming House Judiciary hearings will be long and perhaps even more contentious than what we’ve already seen.
By
Ed Kilgore
impeachment
Nov. 26, 2019
Judiciary Committee Schedules Its Own Impeachment Hearings
With the Intelligence Committee likely wrapping up hearings, it’s time for the House Judiciary Committee to look at formal articles of impeachment.
By
Ed Kilgore
impeachment
Nov. 25, 2019
Judge Orders McGhan to Testify in Trump Obstruction-of-Justice Investigation
The ruling will be appealed, but could push John Bolton into testifying in the impeachment probe.
By
Ed Kilgore
2020 elections
Nov. 22, 2019
Trump and Kemp Butt Heads Over Georgia Senate Appointment
Trump wants his impeachment pit bull Doug Collins in the Senate, but Brian Kemp wants someone — perhaps a woman — who can do well in the suburbs.
By
Ed Kilgore
impeachment
Nov. 7, 2019
House Dems Want to Give America an Impeachment Christmas Present
By eschewing litigation and hard-to-secure witnesses, Pelosi, Schiff, Nadler, and the rest are on a fast track to a pre-Christmas Trump impeachment.
By
Ed Kilgore
trump impeachment
Sept. 26, 2019
Pelosi Says Impeachment Inquiry Is All About Ukraine – for Now
The ultimate decision as to the scope of the impeachment effort may not be made until the impact of the Ukraine scandal is fully weighed.
By
Ed Kilgore
impeachment
Aug. 9, 2019
Nadler Says House Has Already Launched ‘Impeachment Proceedings’
Through a maneuver designed to avoid the need for a vote to “launch” impeachment, Nadler and Pelosi have bought time for investigations.
By
Ed Kilgore
mueller time
July 24, 2019
Adam Schiff Tells a Story of Disloyalty to Country, Greed, and Lies
The Intelligence Committee chairman provided the most compelling statement of the day.
By
Ed Kilgore
mueller time
July 24, 2019
If Impeachment Depended on Mueller, It’s Not Happening
Some Democrats already thought there was sufficient evidence to impeach Trump, but Mueller’s testimony did nothing to add momentum to the cause.
By
Ed Kilgore
politics
June 20, 2019
Six Takeaways From Hope Hicks’s House Judiciary Testimony
Hicks called Trump’s “Russia, if you’re listening” a joke and said she issued only “white lies” in her time in the White House.
By
Matt Stieb
reparations
June 19, 2019
One of the Biggest Arguments Against Reparations Is Based on a Lie
Republicans at Wednesday’s reparations hearing perpetuated one of the great lies about racist inequality: that white people got ahead without help.
By
Zak Cheney-Rice
9/11
June 12, 2019
A History of the Long Fight to Secure Funding for 9/11 First Responders
Why Jon Stewart was so frustrated on Tuesday when he lobbied lawmakers, once again, over the treatment of emergency workers at Ground Zero.
By
Matt Stieb
mueller time
June 10, 2019
House Democrats Strike Deal With DOJ for Mueller Report Details
In return, the House will not vote on holding Barr in contempt. It’s a truce, not a treaty, in the war between Democrats and the Trump administration.
By
Ed Kilgore
mueller time
May 8, 2019
White House Bans Release of Mueller Documents; Barr to Be Held in Contempt
The ongoing fight between House Democrats and the administration over disclosure of Mueller documents escalates.
By
Ed Kilgore
mueller time
May 7, 2019
White House Blocks Release of McGahn Documents Sought by Congress
As prelude to a claim of executive privilege and then litigation, the White House has extended its stonewalling of Congress to McGahn’s testimony.
By
Ed Kilgore
mueller time
May 1, 2019
Bill Barr Refuses to Testify Before House Judiciary Committee on Thursday
The attorney general cancelled his appearance before the House Judiciary after the committee voted to allow staff lawyers to question him for an hour.
By
Matt Stieb
mueller time
Apr. 30, 2019
Why Mueller Complained to Barr About the Spin on His Report
There’s more evidence that Barr wanted to whitewash Mueller’s findings, and he’ll have to testify about it in Congress this week.
By
Ed Kilgore
politics
Mar. 5, 2019
The House’s Sweeping New Probe May Be the Biggest Threat to Trump Yet
The House Judiciary Committee may uncover more Trump misconduct than Mueller. But if they’re not careful, they could undercut the special counsel.
By
Barbara McQuade
investigations
Mar. 4, 2019
House Judiciary Begins Probe of Trump’s Alleged Corruption and Obstruction
The panel has requested documents from 81 people and entities tied to Trump.
By
Adam K. Raymond
Apr. 25, 2018
Jared Kushner’s Prison-Reform Push Gains Steam in the House
Lawmakers have reached consensus on a bipartisan bill that would increase funding for prison education (which Trump previously cut).
By
Eric Levitz
Nov. 16, 2017
Jeff Sessions Can’t Recall a Lot of Things
“I can’t believe I can’t remember that.”