Eli Yokley

By Eli Yokley   Top Stories The House Judiciary Committee will hold an impeachment hearing this morning as lawmakers prepare to introduce and mark up articles against President Donald Trump as soon as this week. House lawmakers could also begin voting on spending packages ahead of this month’s government funding deadline, while the Senate is […]

By Eli Yokley Week in Review Impeachment The House Intelligence Committee released a 300-page report alleging that President Donald Trump abused his power by pressuring Ukraine for investigations into his political rivals and that he obstructed the House’s impeachment inquiry. The House Judiciary Committee also released a report explaining the constitutional grounds for presidential impeachment. […]

By Eli Yokley   Top Stories House and Senate negotiators are working to wrap up the year-end spending deal by this weekend in an effort to meet a Dec. 20 deadline and avoid another stopgap extension or government shutdown. Lawmakers face big hurdles, including how to deal with President Donald Trump’s $8.6 billion request for […]

By Eli Yokley Morning Consult has published the latest edition of its monthly Trump Tracker, showing the president’s approval state by state, month over month. See it here. Top Stories House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office announced early this morning that she will speak about the status of the impeachment inquiry at 9 a.m., a day […]

By Eli Yokley   Top Stories The Trump administration is set to tighten work requirements for recipients of federal food assistance under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, a move that could end benefits for about 750,000 Americans by the middle of next year. States seeking to shield adults without dependents from the work requirements would […]

By Eli Yokley   Top Stories President Donald Trump said he had “no deadline” to reach a trade deal with China, injecting uncertainty into talks between Washington and Beijing over a “phase one” agreement and suggesting the trade dispute could drag on until after the 2020 election. Speaking in London at a North Atlantic Treaty […]

By Eli Yokley   Top Stories Montana Gov. Steve Bullock dropped his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination after falling short of the threshold to participate in multiple debates and failing to gain traction in the polls. His exit followed the withdrawal of former Rep. Joe Sestak (D-Pa.), who ended his own campaign on Sunday. […]

By Eli Yokley Week in Review Impeachment inquiry Two White House Office of Management and Budget staffers left the agency after expressing concerns about the Trump administration’s hold on U.S. security assistance to Ukraine, according to the transcript of career OMB staffer Mark Sandy’s Nov. 16 closed-door testimony to House impeachment investigators. The statements from […]