Democrats in the House are making their loudest overtures yet toward impeachment of President Trump. They’ve asked a court for documents from the Mueller investigation that House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler says are needed for an impeachment inquiry. Nancy Cordes has details from Capitol Hill.
Time Magazine's Ben Goldberger joined "CBS This Morning: Saturday" to discuss the latest political news, from Robert Mueller's testimony and the latest Democratic moves towards impeachment, to what the presidential contenders have to do in next week's debates.
Just over half of the Democrats in the House now favor impeaching the president. That's a big increase in the past week, but still 100 votes shy of what would be needed to send the president to trial in the Senate. Nancy Cordes explains.
With Congress back from recess, it appears House Democrats have a bigger appetite to for an impeachment inquiry. Some believe President Trump committed more high crimes and misdemeanors while they were gone. Nancy Cordes reports.
With Congress back from recess, it appears House Democrats have a bigger appetite to for an impeachment inquiry. Some believe President Trump committed more high crimes and misdemeanors while they were gone. Nancy Cordes reports.
Congressional Democrats are urging President Trump to take action on gun control, at the same time as they widen an impeachment investigation. Democratic leaders want the president to get Senate Republicans to vote on a House-passed bill to expand background checks for gun purchases. A new poll shows 83 percent of Americans support comprehensive background checks. Nancy Cordes reports.
Nancy Cook, White House reporter for Politico, and CBSN political contributor Molly Hooper join "Red and Blue" to discuss the latest push for impeachment, as well as gun control legislation updates, the EPA rolling back Obama-era environmental regulations, and the Justice Department rejecting Andrew McCabe's appeal to avoid prosecution.
At least five Democrats running for president say Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh should be impeached over the latest sexual misconduct allegations from his college years. A new book on Kavanaugh mentions a previously unreported claim. President Trump and other Republicans reject the allegations. Nancy Cordes reports.
Former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski testified before the House Judiciary Committee. While he was grilled by lawmakers, Lewandowski posted a possible campaign website as he considers a Senate run in 2020. CBS News' Nancy Cordes and CBSN political contributor Michael Graham joined CBSN to discuss Lewandowski's future.
The House will have to wait a little longer to see what's inside secret grand jury materials from the Mueller investigation.The House Judiciary Committee issued an emergency request for the undisclosed files last summer, and Washington, D.C.'s federal appeals court ruled in the committee's favor in March. But the Supreme Court overturned the appeals court's order on Wednesday, likely keeping the materials under wraps through the 2020 election, The Wall Street Journal reports.The Justice Department has tried to keep grand jury testimonies from former Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation private. But because the investigation had "stopped short" of drawing conclusions about President Trump's conduct and potential obstruction of justice, the appeals court decided the House Judiciary Committee deserved to see the testimonies, The Washington Post notes. A previous court had also ruled in favor of the committee.Yet on Wednesday, the Supreme Court agreed with the Justice Department, which had argued the House hasn't indicated it "urgently needs these materials for any ongoing impeachment investigation." The House countered by saying even though Trump's impeachment trial is over, it was essential to see those materials before voters went to the polls this fall.More stories from theweek.com Taxpayers paid for food, a harpist, and goody bags for Pompeo's frequent 500-guest formal dinners Republicans are up in arms about Flynn's 'unmasking.' He was reportedly never masked in the first place. A predictable catastrophe in Michigan
