weekend. let s dive right into the week s top stories. the big story, of, course we have two hot wars for the president to navigate on the world stage. the republican-controlled house has voted to formally authorize its impeachment inquiry into president biden despite failing to provide any evidence of wrongdoing by the president. the vote was strictly along party lines with all 221 republicans voting yes, all 212 democrats voting no. republicans say the move will grant them the ability to better enforce their subpoenas in the courts. house oversight chair republican james comer has accused hunter biden and other biden family members of engaging in, quote, shady business practices. but as we said, has yet to reveal any evidence of wrongdoing or influence peddling by the president himself. so here is what several house democrats said ahead of the vote. see the biden impeachment investigation isn t a who done it. it s a what is it? it s like an agatha christy novel where the
he s leading us to a depression. trump asked supporters on wednesday to name one thing that has gotten better under biden and, i don t know, there s a lot, i can think of a lot, but i think maybe number one is we re drinking less bleach. good morning, welcome to morning joe, it is friday, december 15th. senate majority leader chuck schumer is calling the bluff, he has hopes of hammering out a deal on foreign aid which includes critical funder for ukraine. also ahead, how the biden campaign is trying to capitalize on the impeachment inquiry into the president. plus, rudy giuliani s defense team takes a very odd strategy in closing arguments in his defamation case. i will tell you about their pitch to the jurors. with us this morning we have columnist and associate editor for the washington post david ignatius, member of the new york times editorial board mara gay, host of the podcast unbrand with donny deutsch, and the co-founder of punchbowl news don bresnahan.
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how far will u.s. and allies go to try to calm rising tensions in the region? plus, a heartbreaking find. the california family that was kidnapped, found dead. the youngest victim, only 8 months old. what detectives are saying about the person they believe is responsible. welcome to the lead. president biden taking his first steps possibly towards the decriminalization of marijuana on the federal level. he is pardoning all prior federal offenses of quote simple marijuana possession. this will clear convictions for several thousand americans. president biden is now also encouraging governors to follow his lead and pardon those convicted on similar state charges. the biden administration also says it will continue to review the federal classification of marijuana. right now, it is still a class 1 drug alongside heroin and lsd which means according to the government, cannabis has no accepted medical use at the federal level despite study after study. it is legal in 37 states
Fired by the Palestinian Militant Group Islamic Jihad that hit the hospital. Islamic jihad has denied responsibility. The idf saying that evidence at the site shows it was not an israeli missile, which would have left a large crater. Structural damage the walls stay intact. No craters. These are the characterized that shows that it is not an aerial munition that have hit the parking lot. They say they have intercepts in which Palestinian Militants acknowledge it was not an israeli missile, while hamas says the idf warned people to evacuate around the hospital before the explosion, and that damage is consistent with an israeli strike. The carnage at the hospital loomed over this critical visit. The president touching down in israel, greeting the Prime Minister. This hugged on the tarmac. A trip aimed at showing solidarity with one of america s closest allies. People of israel people of the world to know the United States stands. Thank you for standing with israel today, tomorrow, and al