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House Democrats clarify impeachment procedures but probe remains partisan
Republicans will get the power they’ve been requesting to subpoena witnesses for testimony or documents, but only if Intelligence Chairman Adam B.
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Freedom Caucus steps into the GOP messaging gap
Committee staff deposed administration officials and subpoenaed documents at Schiff’s direction, and panel members have heard testimony — all behind closed doors.
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House Democrats divided on how much evidence they need to impeach Trump
“In response, Congress may infer from this obstruction that any withheld documents and testimony would reveal information that corroborates the whistleblower complaint.”
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Eyeing Trump taxes, House panel releases Nixon documents
“You can reference the speed of the request in the dates on the documents,” the Massachusetts Democrat said.
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Armed Services panel to huddle on three top Pentagon nominees
There are issues of additional documents that should be made available to us.”
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House holds Barr, Ross in contempt over census subpoenas
Barr and Ross criticized the vote in a joint letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi in which they said the administration provided thousands of documents.
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Esper approval likely, but sexual assault allegations slow Joint Chiefs vice chair pick
There are issues of additional documents that should be made available to us.”
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Trump steers again toward Supreme Court with census citizenship executive order
Dale Ho, director of the ACLU’s Voting Rights Project, one of the plaintiffs in New York federal court, tweeted that Trump’s announcement “will not go unanswered.”
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Confirmation hearing planned Tuesday for Trump’s Defense secretary pick
“If we get the documents from the White House, the answer’s yes.” Inhofe said he expects to receive the official nomination by Monday.
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Spending, legal hoops ahead for Trump on census question
The Supreme Court decision last month rejected the administration’s initial Voting Rights Act enforcement rationale as pretextual and sent it back to the agency.
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House will vote ‘soon’ to hold Barr, Ross in criminal contempt over citizenship question
The House will “soon” vote to hold Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary William Ross in contempt of Congress for defying subpoenas for documents explaining the administration’s rationale
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House Democrats to continue census probe
“Again I think it is clear that we need the documents, and we are going to insist on the documents and we are going to try to use every tool to get them,” Cummings said.
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White House asserts privilege to withhold citizenship question documents
Democrats claim the question would suppress noncitizen participation and be used to draw Republican-favored maps, despite the administration’s argument that it is needed to enforce the Voting Rights Act
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House Oversight votes to hold Barr, Ross in contempt over census question
The administration says it is needed to enforce the Voting Rights Act. [It’s not just the citizenship question. 2020 census faces other woes] House Oversight Chairman Elijah E.
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Contempt votes for Barr, Ross planned next week over census citizenship question
The House Oversight and Reform Committee plans to vote next week on holding Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in contempt after they missed a subpoena deadline to produce documents
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Justice Department pushes back against Democrats’ contempt threat over census
Boyd, the department argued that some of the documents sought by the panel, such as letters between the DOJ and Census Bureau, are protected.
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No subpoena vote over census citizenship question after officials agree to testify
Earlier this week, Cummings threatened to hold Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and Attorney General William Barr in contempt over an April subpoena for documents and testimony.
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Barr, Ross face contempt vote over census citizenship question
The committee has been probing the 2018 decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census and Monday’s letters argued documents revealed last week by advocates show a Republican operative
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House will vote to hold Barr in contempt over Mueller report
The Judiciary Committee had subpoenaed McGahn for documents related to the incidents he described to Mueller and for him to testify before the panel.
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It’s not just the citizenship question. 2020 census faces other woes
Trial judges in three separate cases agreed, and the administration appealed, arguing that the bureau needs the citizenship question responses to help enforce the Voting Rights Act.