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And she were do not come to an increment senators can still try to call witnesses once the trial has begun those requests would be subject to a simple majority vote Kelsey smell n.p.r. News Washington the House vote in favor of impeachment is in little doubt but the Senate trial is widely expected to go the other way that s because in the g.o.p. Controlled Senate many lawmakers say they ve already seen all the evidence they need to make up their minds whether in an interview with N.P.R. s All Things Considered today Maine Senator Susan Collins says she won t be project prejudging the case I have not bait up my mind and I think of would be inappropriate for me to have made up my mind before I hear the presentations from both sides Collins is a moderate Republican one of a closely watched few who have broken ranks on key votes in the past in a blistering letter to House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi today drunk and damn the impeachment process calling it a perversion of justice and abuse
Maine Senator Susan Collins says she won t be project prejudging the case I have not bait up my mind and I think of would be inappropriate for me to have made up my mind but for I hear the presentations from both sides Collins is a moderate Republican one of a closely watched few who have broken ranks on key votes in the past in a blistering letter to House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi today Trump condemned the impeachment process calling it a perversion of justice and abuse of power and part of a Democratic effort to remove him from office the House of Representatives has approved a 1.4 trillion dollar spending package to keep the government funded N.P.R. s Claudio go Salish reports the measures were approved along a bipartisan vote House lawmakers approved 2 massive spending bills to fund the government through September 2020 the government is operating off a temporary funding measure that runs out of money Friday night the Senate is now poised to vote on the measures later this wee
The president dials chose his road is their duty to investigate is their duty to made the barrier for undoing a national election in a letter sent Sunday Schumer asked McConnell to agree to call for administration officials including former national security adviser John Bolton and acting White House chief of staff Nick all they need even if McConnell and Schumer do not come to an increment senators can still try to call witnesses once a trial has begun those requests would be subject to a simple majority vote Kelsey smell n.p.r. News Washington the House vote in favor of impeachment is in little doubt but the Senate trial is widely expected to go the other way that s because in the g.o.p. Controlled Senate many lawmakers say they ve already seen all the evidence they need to make up their minds however in an interview with N.P.R. s All Things Considered today Maine Senator Susan Collins says she won t be preg prejudging the case I have not bait up my mind and I think it would be inap
And 3 years of probation Jackson said in closing that she was certain the criminal justice system is not going to see Gates again Brian Lucas n.p.r. News Washington the Senate is voting on a bipartisan sanctions package for war crimes in Syria N.P.R. s Deborah Amos reports in addition to Syria Russia and Iran are also targeted the legislation is named after a Syrian police defector who smuggled more than $50000.00 pictures of torture victims out of Syria on the thumb drive in his sock this Caesar Act provides for sweeping sanctions Congress aim the punishment against any government or private entity that aid Syria s military or contributes to reconstruction in the war torn country President Trump has signaled he will sign the Caesar act that imposes new sanctions until there s accountability for war crimes the legislation could give the u.s. Leverage for a political solution to the war Deborah Amos n.p.r. News on Wall Street stocks reach new highs again today the Dow is up 31 points 2