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DOJ On McGahn: Courts Have No Role In Fights Between Congress, White House
Federal courts should not rule on separation-of-powers disputes between Congress and the White House, the Justice Department argued Friday. The oral arguments came in D.C. federal appeals court as the House Judiciary Committee seeks to enforce a subpoena it issued in April for testimony from former White House counsel Don McGahn. “We have two...
McConnell, Schumer Made No Progress Over The Holidays On Senate Trial
The holidays were anything but productive for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to figure out how to manage the Senate impeachment trial. According to a Washington Post report Thursday, congressional aides said that McConnell and Schumer failed to communicate over the holidays on how to...
Explosive New Emails Add To Pile Of Evidence That Trump Personally Ordered Ukraine Aid Freeze
Newly leaked emails from the Pentagon add to the pile of evidence showing that President Donald Trump himself ordered a freeze on U.S. money destined to Ukraine, which officials have testified was part of an effort to pressure Ukraine to do Trump’s political bidding. The emails, which were leaked to Just Security, show communications...
Pompeo Abruptly Cancels Trip To Ukraine For The Second Time
On Wednesday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo suddenly cancelled his trip to Ukraine that was scheduled for Friday. State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus said in an official statement that Pompeo needed to stay in the U.S. “to continue monitoring the ongoing situation in Iraq and ensure the safety and security of Americans in the Middle...
Giuliani Would ‘Love’ To Try Impeachment Case In Senate
President Trump’s personal attorney told reporters earlier this week that he was not only interested in testifying during a possible Senate impeachment trial, but he’d also like to help run the whole show. “I would testify, I would do demonstrations, I’d give lectures, I’d give summations. Or, I do what I do best, I try...
Thoughts on a New Year
We’ve come down to the final day of 2019 and the last day of the second decade of the 21st century. At TPM this was a challenging year – a lot of change, negotiating our first collective bargaining agreement, some substantial management reorganization of how the operation runs and a lot of grinding work (batting out single after single) to...
Golden Dukes Announced!
It’s the lucky 13th anniversary of the Golden Duke Awards. And the winners are in! We return with an especially august panel of judges for 2019: Erin Ryan, Talia Lavin, Susie Bright, Jeet Heer, Jim Newell. And in a new innovation, 2477 TPM members have cast their ballots for new Members’ Choice award. Big surprise for 2019: Members...
Collins ‘Open To Witnesses’ In Impeachment, Says McConnell And Warren Not Being ‘Impartial’
Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) on Monday expressed an openness to calling witnesses in the Senate’s impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. But she refused to go into detail about how she might act during the trial. The House of Representatives has approved two articles of impeachment against Trump, first for abusing his power by pressing...
Parnas Presses Court To Let Him Share Newly Available iPhone, Doc Evidence With Congress
Rudy Giuliani associate Lev Parnas has asked a federal judge for permission to share newly available evidence in his case with congressional impeachment investigators. Parnas has long sought to share evidence in his case with Congress. He and others have been charged with a conspiracy to funnel foreign money into American campaigns, but...
Announcing: The 2019 Golden Duke Winners!
Hear ye, hear ye! After much deliberation by our esteemed judges, it’s time to recognize our 2019 Golden Duke winners. Ex-Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham (R-CA), the namesake of our annual awards, got himself locked up in prison for eight years after taking some $2.4 million in bribes. Six years after his release in 2013, we here at TPM...
