House Dems in Trump districts risk it all with impeachment vote
Elissa Slotkin is one of 31 House Democrats who represents a district Trump won in 2016. Nearly all of them voted to impeach Trump this week. But Slotkin’s decision is not sitting well with some of he...
19 Dec 201920min
Curbing unexpected medical bills has bipartisan backing in Congress
Many Americans have been to the hospital in an emergency, or for a procedure, only to get a huge bill after because a doctor treating them doesn’t take their insurance. Republicans and Democrats have ...
13 Dec 201912min
How robocalls may be the thing to unite Congress
Those pesky robocalls may be the one thing that this deeply divided Congress can agree on. A bill passed by the House this week by New Jersey Democrat Frank Pallone aims to combat the billions of auto...
6 Dec 201915min
To beat Trump, Democrats need to win Wisconsin. The impeachment inquiry isn't helping.
Donald Trump won Wisconsin in 2016 by just 27,000 votes. Now, to beat him in 2020, it is crucial that Democrats win the state. A new poll from Marquette University Law School finds that Democrats face...
22 Nov 201917min
New witnesses emerge after first week of public impeachment hearings
House Democrats made the case for impeachment public this week. Three witnesses, Foreign Service officers in charge of U.S. relations with Ukraine, confirmed that President Trump pressured that countr...
15 Nov 201915min
Disagreements on border wall could stall defense authorization bill
The defense authorization bill sets the nation’s defense priorities, spending limits for Pentagon programs and gives soldiers a pay raise. Despite differences in the past, Congress has always been abl...
8 Nov 201912min
The House voted to make the impeachment inquiry public. Now what?
After weeks of frustration from House republicans, a majority of Democrats (and independent Justin Amash) voted to create rules for the ongoing impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump. According...
1 Nov 201916min
Closed-door impeachment inquiry irks the GOP
Gary Abernathy, a former district representative for Ohio Republican Sen. Rob Portman, assesses the impeachment inquiry from the GOP heartland and finds it wanting. And CQ Roll Call reporter Katherine...
25 Okt 201921min
