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House Impeaches Trump A 2nd Time, Citing Insurrection At U.S. Capitol
By: Bill Chappell | NPR
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Just one week before he will leave office, Trump has now become the first U.S. president to be impeached twice.
How The House Prescription Drug Plan Would Try To Lower Drug Prices
By: Selena Simmons-Duffin | NPR
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Lawmakers are voting Thursday on a bill to rein in drug costs. President Trump has vowed to veto it. But the plan shares a lot with other bipartisan efforts. Here’s how it would work.
Public Impeachment Inquiry Hearings To Begin Next Week
By: Brian Naylor | NPR
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House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff announced his panel will take public testimony starting Nov. 13 with acting Ukraine Ambassador William Taylor.
House Passes Resolution Formalizing Impeachment Inquiry
By: Brandon Carter | NPR
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The resolution authorizes the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee to conduct open hearings and allows the president and his attorneys to cross-examine witnesses.
READ: House Democrats Release Draft Resolution On Impeachment Inquiry
By: Deirdre Walsh | NPR
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The resolution, which formalizes the impeachment inquiry into President Trump, outlines rules and procedures for the inquiry moving forward.
House Will Vote To Formalize Impeachment Procedures In Ongoing Inquiry
By: Susan Davis | NPR
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., says the House will vote this week on a resolution outlining the process for the next steps in the inquiry into President Trump.
House Retirement Tracker: GOP Exits Mount, Hurting Chances To Flip Control In 2020
By: Jessica Taylor | NPR
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Over the past two weeks alone, seven House Republicans have announced they won’t run again, including two of just 13 GOP women in the House and the chamber’s lone African American Republican.
6 Questions Congress May Ask Robert Mueller During His Testimony
By: Philip Ewing | NPR
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In two separate hearings on Wednesday, Democrats want Americans who haven’t read Mueller’s findings to see and hear them instead. Republicans want to take the former special counsel down a peg.
Living Wage: Ohio Valley Workers, Employers React As House Votes For $15 Minimum Wage
By: Becca Schimmel | Ohio Valley ReSource
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The U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour, more than double the current $7.25 rate, which has not changed in a decade. The bill is unlikely to clear the Republican-controlled Senate, where Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky has said he will not take it… Read More
House Votes On Contempt Resolution Authorizing Lawsuits
By: Philip Ewing | NPR
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The House of Representatives voted on a measure that would empower the leaders of its committees to sue to get information for their Trump investigations.
Pelosi Retakes Gavel As House Speaker With New Session Of Congress
A significant power shift begins in Washington with Democrats taking control of the House of Representatives. The incoming speaker plans votes on bills to reopen the government and new rules.