Based affair a watch in center says the group is asking for a slowdown and it will be Election Commission has an opportunity to notify voters back to you of what s going to happen tell them we need you to respond to a conservative legal group that pushed for the voter name removal says is trying to protect the integrity of Wisconsin elections for n.p.r. News I m Chuck Bach in Milwaukee in Haiti there have been months of protests against government corruption N.P.R. s Carrie Kahn reports from Port au Prince Why Haitians are very angry people are upset here about corruption specifically with regards to billions of dollars opponents of the current president John lease says were stolen mismanagement just gon that money was part of a low interest program by Venezuela that provided or oil to its ideological allies and neighbors and there s just no accounting for that money and Haiti is unable to repay the billions now that Prime borrowed N.P.R. s Carrie Kahn despite massive protests Haitian
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
As of people are facing food shortages N.P.R. s Carrie Kahn is in the Capitol where there s no political resolution in sight. Also getting federal financial aid for college can be complicated right but Congress has approved changes to simplify the process. Immigrants journey from a lawyer in Nigeria to city councilor in Maine It is Wednesday December 18th happy cooking chef. Is 84 years old today. The news is next. Live from n.p.r. News in Washington I m sure Rahm the House of Representatives is in session today to consider whether President Trump should be impeached right now members are debating the framework for the impeachment debate Congressman Jim McGovern is chairman of the Rules Committee he says It s unfortunate the house must proceed on this path our inquiry is simply to answer the following question Did President Trump and his top advisers corruptly withhold official government actions to obtain an improper advantage in the next election we now know who the hard work of our
Prompted the agency to act It s Morning Edition from n.p.r. News. So who really gained when the Sackler family surrendered Purdue Pharma I m David Greene and I m Steve Inskeep an audit says before putting the company into bankruptcy the family put $12000000000.00 in their personal accounts. Also our lawmakers in Ukraine fighting corruption and why did George a purge many homeless people from voter rolls It is Tuesday December 17th this day in 1992 leaders of the u.s. Mexico and Canada signed the North American Free Trade Agreement which is now being updated and renamed. The news is next. Live from n.p.r. News in Washington I m Corba Coleman the House Rules Committee is meeting today to set the parameters for Wednesday s debate by the full House of the impeachment of Donald Trump any lawmaker can appear at today s hearing to speak but the committee is expected to vote to keep the text of the articles of impeachment most Democrats have signaled they will vote for impeachment of the pres
Campaign and Russia s efforts influence the 26000 election the judges also set a deadline for the f.b.i. To come up with proposed changes Here s N.P.R. s Greg Myre e. The Federal Intelligence Surveillance Court rarely makes any public comment but the court s presiding judge Rosemary call your delivered 4 pages of sharply worded remarks on the F.B.I. s conduct surrounding a surveillance warrant for Carter page a trump adviser in 2016 her statement follows a report last week by the Justice Department s inspector general that said the f.b.i. Withheld and altered information that would have undermined its case for monitoring pages phone calls and e-mails judge Collier said the f.b.i. Must submit proposed changes by January 10th to ensure future applications are accurate the f.b.i. Monitored page for nearly a year and has not charged him with a crime Greg Myre and n.p.r. News Washington missions home builders are a bit more upbeat the Commerce Department reporting today construction of new