Schiff: Impeachment inquiry report to be delivered ‘soon’ after Thanksgiving recess

Schiff: Impeachment inquiry report to be delivered ‘soon’ after Thanksgiving recess-rollcall: House Intelligence Chairman Adam B. Schiff says his committee, along with the Oversight and Foreign Affairs panels, will transmit a report on the evidence gathered so far in the impeachment inquiry “soon after Congress returns from the Thanksgiving recess,” but he didn’t discount the possibility of more depositions or hearings.

Bloomberg officially announces he's entering presidential race

Bloomberg officially announces he's entering presidential race-thehill: Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Sunday officially announced his entrance into the Democratic presidential primary field. "We cannot afford four more years of President Trump’s reckless and unethical actions," Bloomberg said in a statement. "He represents an existential threat to our country and our values. If he wins another term in office, we may never recover from the damage." Bloomberg's statement said he will focus on creating jobs, providing health care, ending gun violence, combating climate change, adjusting the immigration system and increasing taxes on the wealthy "like me."

Trump signs stopgap bill, fending off shutdown for now

Trump signs stopgap bill, fending off shutdown for now-rollcall: President Donald Trump signed a monthlong spending bill Thursday, hours before government funding had been set to expire at midnight. The continuing resolution funds the government through Dec. 20, giving appropriators more time to hash out numerous divides over policy riders and programmatic spending levels. It’s the second time Congress has needed to pass a temporary spending bill since fiscal 2020 began Oct. 1.

Wasserman Schultz enters race for top Democrat on Appropriations

Wasserman Schultz enters race for top Democrat on Appropriations-rollcall: The race to become the next top Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee widened into a three-way contest Thursday. Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz declared her intention to run for the job that will be left vacant when Appropriations Chairwoman Nita M. Lowey of New York retires at the end of her current term. Lowey, 82, announced last month she would step down after 31 years in Congress. Wasserman Schultz, who chairs the Military Construction-VA Appropriations Subcommittee, will challenge two more senior appropriators for the top job: Marcy Kaptur of Ohio, the Energy-Water Subcommittee chairwoman, and Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut, who heads the Labor-HHS-Education Subcommittee. At 53, Wasserman Schultz is the youngest of the three candidates, a fact she sought to use to her advantage in her announcement letter to Democratic colleagues.

Five takeaways from the Democratic debate

Five takeaways from the Democratic debate-thehill: Ten Democrats took the stage here Wednesday night with less than three months to go before the Iowa caucuses, and after a day of high political drama at the impeachment hearings back in Washington.

Maloney wins House Oversight gavel

Maloney wins House Oversight gavel-thehill: Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) formally won the gavel of the House Oversight and Reform Committee on Wednesday, becoming the first woman to chair the powerful panel that is at the forefront of investigations into the Trump administration. House Democrats had hoped to avoid a messy fight over the chairmanship amid their impeachment inquiry and ultimately deferred to seniority to fill the critical post. She won 133-86, according to a source familiar.

House passes spending stopgap measure ahead of shutdown deadline

House passes spending stopgap measure ahead of shutdown deadline-thehill: The House passed a month-long continuing resolution (CR) in a 231-192 vote, pushing off a government shutdown fight until December 20, even as more comprehensive spending negotiations stalled. “This CR will allow additional time to negotiate and enact responsible, long-term funding for priorities that make our country safer and stronger and give working families a better chance at a better life,” House Appropriations Chairwoman Nita Lowey (D-NY) said.