On the second day of the Trump impeachment trial, Rep. Stacey Plaskett introduced evidence about the former president inciting violence that was familiar to many in Texas. Speaking in front of the Senate, Plaskett recounted a harrowing scene from October that occurred...
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced on Monday that the House will formally hold a vote authorizing the impeachment inquiry later this week. The vote is expected on Thursday. The Trump administration has resisted cooperating with the impeachment inquiry on the...
Former GOP Congressman Pete Sessions, who once represented Dallas and is now running for a different congressional seat in Central Texas in 2020, is caught up in the explosive scandal that triggered the U.S. House’s impeachment investigation of Donald Trump. On...
On Thursday, House Democrats subpoenaed Rick Perry, Trump’s energy secretary and former Texas governor, in the ongoing impeachment inquiry. Perry has until October 18 to turn over documents related to Ukraine. It’s not yet clear if he will comply. In a letter to...
The News President Trump on Thursday openly called for another foreign country, China, to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter Biden. Trump spoke to reporters as he departed the White House, saying “China should start an investigation into...
In a press conference on Wednesday, House Democrats threatened to treat any attempts by the White House to block the inquiry — like a refusal to hand over subpoenaed documents— as “further evidence of obstruction of justice.” The goal: prevent the Trump administration...
Early public sentiment on an issue is often shaped by the most compelling and easily understandable argument repeated early and often. On the newly launched impeachment investigation, so far, those who favor an investigation into the president’s alleged abuse of power...
AUSTIN—At the 2019 Texas Tribune Festival on Saturday, Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke called on President Trump to resign. O’Rourke drew parallels to former President Richard Nixon, who resigned before Congress moved forward with certain...
[If you’re just tuning into the blockbuster impeachment inquiry of President Trump, our tick-tock updates are here and here.] Despite the congressional recess, House Democrats are moving quickly on many fronts to set the wheels of an impeachment inquiry...