House Judiciary Committee Democrats on Friday introduced a bill that would ensure presidents can be held accountable for alleged criminal conduct -- a direct swipe at the White House amid the heated battle over Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report. ...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- After a two-day marathon debate, the U.S. Democrat-led House Judiciary Committee on Friday passed both articles of impeachment, accusing President Donald Trump of abusing power and obstruction of Congress. Along partisan lines, the committee eventually voted separa...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Democrat-led House Judiciary Committee released a report on Saturday explaining the constitutional grounds for the impeachment of President Donald Trump. The report, written by the panel's majority staff, detailed the history, purpose and meaning of the ...
House Judiciary Committee Democrats Are Exploring Options for Impeaching Trump after 2018 ElectionsAs Democratic leaders publicly shoot down impeachment talk, members of the House Judiciary...BarronLopez, Laura
Democrats are trying to replace the veteran members on at least three key panels — the House Judiciary Committee, House Agriculture Committee and the House Natural Resources Committee — with younger leaders in the next Congress. Candidates for the positions have stressed the need to be ab...
Democrats have subpoenaed the unredacted report and the evidence Mueller relied on. Barr, a Trump appointee, has refused to comply with the subpoena. The House Judiciary Committee voted on May 8 to recommend that the full House cite Barr for contempt of Congress. "We are now in a ...
Jerry Nadler - Jordan's Democratic counterpart on the House Judiciary Committee - echoed his dissatisfaction. "The bill before us is completely inadequate," he said. The hearing was notable for compliments being paid back and forth across the aisle as lawmakers dug in their heels over...
Republican Congressman Mark Meadows, a Trump ally, quickly tweeted his response to the vote, calling the impeachment efforts "baseless and nakedly partisan." The House Judiciary Committee led by Democrat Jerry Nadler is scheduled to hear from four legal experts in the panel's first hearing on We...
, a senior member of the Senate Armed Services and Judiciary committees, questioned whether the transition team had performed the normal FBI background check for a Defense secretary nominee and expected SASC would institute its own. Each committee, he noted, can do its own inquiry and has ...
While the caucus is still making other Democratic committee heads official, they decided several contested panel leader elections Tuesday morning, with uncontested elections for leadership recommendations later in the day. House Democrats largely saw the contested races to lead Democrats on the Oversight,...