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Headline Roundup September 12th, 2019

House Panel Approves Procedures For Trump Impeachment Probe

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The House Judiciary Committee approved a resolution defining the rules of the panel's impeachment investigation. The vote gives Chairman Jerry Nadler the ability to deem committee hearings as impeachment hearings, and staff can question witnesses. Some Republicans say that Democrats are "beating a dead horse" by trying to put life in a probe that has not ignited public outrage.

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House panel moves to intensify Trump impeachment probe
House panel moves to intensify Trump impeachment probe

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The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee moved to intensify its investigation of Republican President Donald Trump on Thursday, as lawmakers edged closer to deciding whether to recommend his impeachment.

The 41-member panel met to debate a resolution allowing it to designate hearings as impeachment proceedings, subject witnesses to more aggressive questioning and quicken the pace of an investigation that is expanding into areas that could prove politically explosive for both Trump and Congress.

Committee members also hope that approving the resolution will dispel lingering confusion within the House...

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House panel approves impeachment inquiry parameters as Democrats try to clarify their strategy
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The House Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved a resolution defining the rules of the panel's impeachment investigation, the first vote the committee has taken related to the potential impeachment of President Donald Trump.

The party-line vote came as House Democrats have struggled to define the committee's probe, with Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler saying the committee is conducting an impeachment inquiry, while House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Democratic leaders are refraining from calling it that.

Thursday's vote, which does not need to be approved by the full House, gives Nadler...

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House Dems move on Trump impeachment, as Republicans mock ‘giant Instagram filter’ hiding disarray
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House Judiciary Democrats on Thursday took a big step in their Trump impeachment push as they met to set the ground rules for a formal committee inquiry -- but Republicans laughed it off as a “giant Instagram filter” to hide how divided Democrats truly are on the question.

The committee voted 24-17 to define the rules for future committee impeachment hearings. The committee is not writing articles of impeachment, and nothing is going to the floor of the House right now, but the session still holds political consequences for both...

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