Morning Jolt: The Impeachment Fervor Isn’t Going Anywhere

Making the click-through worthwhile: Why a Democratic attempt to impeach President Trump was destined from the beginning; why Democrats suddenly get awkward and tongue-tied when asked to bar children of high-ranking officials from serving on foreign corporate boards; and Alexander Hamilton's warning about how impeachment efforts will always reflect partisan divisions.

A Democratic House Was Always Destined to Impeach President Trump

More than 218 of the 235 House Democrats are now unified in support of an impeachment "inquiry," and when push comes to shove sometime in the coming months, the overwhelming majority of House Democrats will vote to impeach the president.

The previous resistance to impeachment from Nancy Pelosi was perhaps the right call in terms of long-term political advantage, but also was fundamentally phony. A significant chunk of the Democratic party has wanted to impeach Trump since early in his presidency, in some cases literally making the argument the day he took office. Liberal activist groups set up an online petition calling for ...

September 26 2019

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The Impeachment Fervor Isn't Going Anywhere Jim Geraghty Making the click-through worthwhile: Why a Democratic attempt to impeach President Trump was destined from the beginning; why Democrats suddenly get awkward and tongue-tied when asked to bar children of high-ranking officials from serving on foreign corporate boards; and Alexander Hamilton's warning about how impeachment efforts will always reflect partisan divisions. A Democratic House Was Always Destined to Impeach President Trump More than 218 of the 235 House Democrats are now unified in support of an impeachment "inquiry," and when push comes to shove sometime in the coming months, the overwhelming majority of House Democrats will vote to impeach the president. The previous resistance to impeachment from Nancy Pelosi was perhaps the right call in terms of long-term political advantage, but also was fundamentally phony. A significant chunk of the Democratic party has wanted to impeach Trump since early in his presidency, in some cases literally making the argument the day he took office. Liberal activist groups set up an online petition calling for ... Read More ADVERTISEMENT Top Stories A Family Quarrel Ramesh Ponnuru A new proposal for supporting families is inferior to building on the successful policies we already have. Elizabeth Warren Is Wrong about Payday Lenders Kevin D. Williamson On Saab guys and scrubs. Whistleblower Complaint Claims White House Moved to 'Lock Down' Ukraine Call Transcript Mairead McArdle According to the complaint, White House officials were "deeply disturbed" by Trump's July 25 phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. ADVERTISEMENT Elizabeth Warren's Strange, Shifting Identities Kyle Smith Conservative; liberal; white; Cherokee; Harvard prof; tribune of the people; possibly extraterrestrial. Trump's Approach to Iran Smartly Strikes a Difficult Balance Rebeccah Heinrichs Donald Trump's Iran policy of restraint backed by strength is better than either the passivity advocated by non-interventionists or the Obama administration's weaker strategy. Rashida Tlaib's Vaping Interview: She's Either Lying or Ignorant Katherine Timpf We need our legislators to design policy based on facts, without the influence of laughably outlandish garbage like that coming from Tlaib.  The Death of American Citizenship Victor Davis Hanson We still have a Bill of Rights, but many of our constitutional protections are being rendered impotent by activist judges. Texas Google Anti-Trust Probe Includes Ex-Microsoft Lawyer Zachary Evans Eugene Burrus, who was formerly assistant general counsel at Microsoft, was hired by Texas from May 29 through August 31. ADVERTISEMENT WHAT NR IS READING The Day Is Now Far Spent Cardinal Robert Sarah “No other work addresses with such clarity the profound moral and spiritual crisis engulfing the world today, and the solutions for it. A monumental book that every Catholic, and Christian, needs to read!” — Raymond Arroyo, New York Times Best-Selling Author, EWTN Host, The World Over LEARN MORE Photo Essays Red Bull Soapbox Race Major League Missed Catches ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 19 West 44th Street, Suite 1701, New York, NY, 10036, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.