Friends of The News Hour. This program was made possible by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and by contributions to your p.b.s. Station from viewers like you. Thank you. The stage is now set for the u.s. House of Representatives to impeach the president of the United States the latest move came earlier today in a matter of minutes after long hours of hearings congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardin begins our coverage this often I miss often but I with a string of Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee took a historic stand on articles of impeachment against President Trump your articles agree to risk Lucian is amended his order to 40 favorably to the house the 9 page articles make 2 charges against the president abuse of power and obstruction of Congress the committee decisions today came after a real reason debate session yesterday that lasted 14 hours and went late into the night the votes were straight along party lines and quick as were comments afterward by commit
Power Medicare to negotiate for scription drug prices and offer new benefits for seniors despite passage in the House the bill is likely to be stopped in its tracks in the Republican controlled Senate where Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is called it a socialist bill and has vowed to block it Republicans warn the measure would hinder the development of new treatments that would impose price controls and although then candidate Donald Trump championed government negotiation on drug prices during the 2016 campaign president does not support the House bill lending Kenya on Capitol Hill topping the list of issues that voters consider important going into the 2020 elections is health care a nationwide survey by hill here is that spelled that 15 percent of registered voters across the u.s. Said health care is the most important issue facing the nation today 12 percent named national security 10 percent cited immigration and the economy and 8 percent listed climate change to sap. Q The risk
States is able to assert its presence to counter foreign overreach in Arctic waters Conley answered 1st does the u.s. Military have the capability to do a freedom of navigation operation in the Arctic Yes or No no neither the Navy nor the Coast Guard could do Ok Tim a proper at navigation operation in the Arctic to that s good to know. No sir no sir the hearing was in the Commerce Subcommittee on security which Sullivan chairs . For the last 2 decades mining companies have been working to develop the massive Donlin gold prospect in the Yukon Kuskokwim Delta and most of that time the development has claimed support from neighboring communities but that is changing as tribes organizations and communities have been opposing the mine development and organizing from Alaska s energy desk Christie Shellenberger has the story. In June of 201313 you need a council organized the 1st public March against the mine with other concerns about the residents joining them the fire no environmental impa
And what we saw in 2016 in the United States N.P.R. s Frank Langfitt British Prime Minister Johnson says questions are now settled about Bracks it he ll move decisively to pull the u.k. Out of the European Union by the end of January u.s. Consumers kept a somewhat tighter grip on their pocketbooks last month N.P.R. s Scott Horsley reports retail sales in November fill short of analysts expectations the Commerce Department says retail sales rose just 2 tenths of one percent in November well below what forecasters expected the bigger suggest growing caution among consumers who spending has been one of the major pillars propping up the u.s. Economy Internet retailers are taking a larger share of the consumer dollar online sales rose 8 tenths of a percent in November electronics and appliances ales were also up but elsewhere spending was more restrained department stores and clothing stores saw their sales decline in November consumers also dial back spending in bars and restaurants forec
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