Oversight

Democrats to subpoena Gordon Sondland, say Trump’s move to block deposition amounts to obstruction BY SHANE HARRIS & JOHN WAGNER - 10/08/2019 The Trump administration on Tuesday blocked a planned deposition from Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union and a central figure in the Democrats’ impeachment inquiry. Democrats called the administration’s move an… Read more »

Democrats to subpoena Gordon Sondland, key player in Ukraine controversy, after Trump blocks impeachment testimony BY DEIRDRE SHESGREEN & CHRISTAL HAYES - 10/08/2019  House Democrats said Tuesday they would subpoena Gordon Sondland, a U.S. ambassador involved in the Trump administration's dealings with Ukraine, after the State Department blocked his appearance before their… Read more »

Trump ‘even more unhinged than usual’ as impeachment heats up, Democrats warn BY GRIFFIN CONNOLLY - 09/30/2019 From “unhinged” to “reprehensible” to  “wacky,” Democratic lawmakers had harsh words for President Donald Trump and Republicans after the president and his allies in Congress over the weekend tried to defend his phone call pressuring Ukraine to dig up… Read more »

Trump turns to Twitter to fight back against impeachment, 280 characters at a time BY STEPHEN LOIACONI - 10/01/2019  President Donald Trump’s social media accounts have quickly become his primary venue for pushing back against Democrats pursuing an impeachment inquiry, but experts say his 280-character missives tinged with threats, misstatements, and dubious… Read more »

‘Beyond repugnant’: GOP congressman slams Trump for warning of ‘civil war’ over impeachment BY KATIE SHEPHERD & BRITTANY SHAMMAS - 09/30/2019 As Democrats begin an impeachment inquiry, President Trump spent Sunday vigorously defending himself on Twitter and sharing cable news clips of his most ardent devotees insisting that he did nothing wrong in asking the Ukrainian president… Read more »

Reluctant Democrats In The Washington Region Decide To Support Impeachment BY MARTIN AUSTERMUHLE - 09/26/2019 When Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced this week that she was kicking off an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, she did so because of growing support among Democrats in the House — including from some key members who represent politically… Read more »

Democratic Reps. Luria and Spanberger of Virginia join calls for Trump’s impeachment BY JENNA PORTNOY - 09/24/2019  Democratic Reps. Elaine Luria and Abigail Spanberger, both from Virginia, say Congress should impeach President Trump if allegations he pressured a foreign leader to investigate a political opponent are true. They joined five fellow freshmen lawmakers with… Read more »

Democratic holdouts open the door to backing impeachment BY HALEY BYRD - 09/24/2019 Some House Democrats who have long held out on supporting impeachment proceedings of President Donald Trump are signaling the whistleblower complaint at the center of a dispute between Congress and the administration could mark a new era, with at least one lawmaker flipping her stance and fully… Read more »

Pelosi: Whistleblower could lead to 'whole new stage of investigation' BY JAMIE DUPREE - 09/22/2019 Democrats on Sunday denounced President Donald Trump, the Justice Department, and the acting Director of National Intelligence, accusing the Trump Administration of violating federal law by withholding information from a whistleblower inside the U.S. Intelligence Community, as the… Read more »

Rep. Don Beyer, a vocal critic of the EPA during President Trump’s tenure, today got his first chance to question an EPA Administrator in the Trump era. He drew direct connections Administrator Wheeler’s leadership at the EPA and the list of requests which coal baron Robert Murray presented to Trump Administration officials shortly after Trump took office. Beyer framed the overview as a… Read more »