Morning Jolt: The Fallout from Trump’s Impeachment

Making the click-through worthwhile: wondering whether there was ever an alternative for both parties to rebuke Trump's conduct with Ukraine; Nancy Pelosi tries to force Mitch McConnell's hand; the speaker shuts up her caucus with a glare; and a pair of promised podcasts are now available.

In Hindsight, a Censure Vote Could Have Been Bipartisan

Was there ever a chance that the House, instead of impeaching President Trump, could have mustered a broad bipartisan majority for a resolution censuring the president's actions?

Back in September 2018, the House passed an appropriations bill that included a Department of Defense spending bill providing $250 million in Ukrainian military-assistance funding. The House passed the original bill 359–49; the Senate passed its version 85–7, and the conference bill — the compromise between the House and Senate versions passed the House 361 to 61. President Trump signed it into law on September 28, 2018. Subsequent appropriations bills added funding to the U.S. program to help ...

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WITH JIM GERAGHTY December 19 2019 WITH JIM GERAGHTY December 19 2019 The Fallout from Trump's Impeachment Making the click-through worthwhile: wondering whether there was ever an alternative for both parties to rebuke Trump's conduct with Ukraine; Nancy Pelosi tries to force Mitch McConnell's hand; the speaker shuts up her caucus with a glare; and a pair of promised podcasts are now available. In Hindsight, a Censure Vote Could Have Been Bipartisan Was there ever a chance that the House, instead of impeaching President Trump, could have mustered a broad bipartisan majority for a resolution censuring the president's actions? Back in September 2018, the House passed an appropriations bill that included a Department of Defense spending bill providing $250 million in Ukrainian military-assistance funding. The House passed the original bill 359–49; the Senate passed its version 85–7, and the conference bill — the compromise between the House and Senate versions passed the House 361 to 61. President Trump signed it into law on September 28, 2018. Subsequent appropriations bills added funding to the U.S. program to help ...   READ MORE

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