A 'Smoking Gun' for Impeachment... and That's Not All | News & Views

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[] [As Impeach Trump Momentum Builds, Grassroots Groups Target Undecided Members of Congress](1f9d0/ct4_0/1?sid=TV2%3AisHdPW6dL) [A demonstrator with a sign reading "impeach now" ](1f9d0/ct5_0/1?sid=TV2%3AisHdPW6dL) by Jessica Corbett, staff writer After House Speaker Nancy Pelosi finally caved to pressure from a growing cohort of Democratic lawmakers and formally launched an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump Tuesday evening, grassroots groups on Wednesday announced new efforts to urge undecided members of Congress to back "impeachment now!" --------------------------------------------------------------- ['Impeachment? For That?' Trump Describes Blatant Violations as 'Perfect' Conversation in Rambling, Falsehood-Laden Press Conference](1f9d0/ct6_0/1?sid=TV2%3AisHdPW6dL) [U.S. President Donald Trump holds a press conference on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly on September 25, 2019 in New York City. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced yesterday that the House will launch a formal impeachment inquiry into President Trump. (Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images)](1f9d0/ct7_0/1?sid=TV2%3AisHdPW6dL) by Jon Queally, staff writer While critics of the president assert his behavior is in blatant violation of the law and sworn duty, Trump claims request for Ukraine president to dig up dirt on Joe Biden—the leading Democratic candidate at the time—was a "beautiful" chat. --------------------------------------------------------------- [UN Climate Report on Oceans, Frozen Regions Warns 'Unprecedented Transitions in All Aspects of Society' Needed to Sustain Life on Earth](1f9d0/ct8_0/1?sid=TV2%3AisHdPW6dL) 1f9d0/ct9_0/1?sid=TV2%3AisHdPW6dL by Jessica Corbett, staff writer A landmark United Nations climate report published Wednesday details the observed and anticipated future impacts of planet-heating emissions from human activity on the world's oceans and frozen zones—and warns of the emerging consequences for humanity, marine ecosystems, and the global environment. --------------------------------------------------------------- ['A Just Society': Ocasio-Cortez Unveils Legislative Package to Tackle American Poverty and Inequality](1f9d0/ct10_0/1?sid=TV2%3AisHdPW6dL) [Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.)](1f9d0/ct11_0/1?sid=TV2%3AisHdPW6dL) by Jessica Corbett, staff writer Freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a national figure who has used her platform to promote bold policies on the climate crisis and healthcare, unveiled Wednesday a package of six economic justice bills to tackle American poverty and inequality. --------------------------------------------------------------- ['For-Profit Presidency on Full Display': Zelensky Mention of Stay at Trump Tower Raises Fresh Alarm Over Emoluments Violations](1f9d0/ct12_0/1?sid=TV2%3AisHdPW6dL) 1f9d0/ct13_0/1?sid=TV2%3AisHdPW6dL by Julia Conley, staff writer The memorandum detailing President Donald Trump's phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky included a comment from Zelensky that anti-corruption watchdogs took particular interest in—as it offered clear evidence of the constitutional violations they've warned about since before Trump took office. --------------------------------------------------------------- ['Impeach Barr, Too': Critics Demand Attorney General's Ouster for Refusing to Investigate Trump-Ukraine Call](1f9d0/ct14_0/1?sid=TV2%3AisHdPW6dL) 1f9d0/ct15_0/1?sid=TV2%3AisHdPW6dL by Jake Johnson, staff writer "Terrible implications for our democracy if DOJ is saying that the solicitation of opposition research by a candidate from foreign governments is totally legal and totally cool." --------------------------------------------------------------- [] [More News](1f9d0/ct16_0/1?sid=TV2%3AisHdPW6dL) [] [] Views... [] [Impeach Trump? Yes. But Don't Forget Complicity of McConnell and GOP](1f9d0/ct17_0/1?sid=TV2%3AisHdPW6dL) [Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) answers questions on the potential of impeachment proceedings against U.S. President Donald Trump on September 24, 2019 in Washington, DC. McConnell refused to answer hypothetical questions on the impeachment topic, but did indicate he was not provided a reason by the Trump administration for financial aid being withheld from Ukraine. (Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)](1f9d0/ct18_0/1?sid=TV2%3AisHdPW6dL) by Lisa Gilbert The party's silence makes it partly responsible for the fact that at the helm of the country is a corrupt and craven want-to-be autocrat who tramples the Constitution on a regular basis. --------------------------------------------------------------- [The Case for Impeachment Goes Way Beyond Ukraine](1f9d0/ct19_0/1?sid=TV2%3AisHdPW6dL) [Impeachment supporters rally outside the White House. (Photo: Shutterstock)](1f9d0/ct20_0/1?sid=TV2%3AisHdPW6dL) by Peter Certo Democrats need to take Trump’s crimes against people and the planet as seriously as those against Joe Biden. --------------------------------------------------------------- [You Might Be Surprised at How Far Americans Are Willing to Go to Overthrow the Power of Big Pharma](1f9d0/ct21_0/1?sid=TV2%3AisHdPW6dL) [New polling from Data for Progress shows that Democrats, Republicans, and Independents are united in their support for policies that would radically restructure the current system. (Photo: Floris Van Cauwelaert/flickr/cc)](1f9d0/ct22_0/1?sid=TV2%3AisHdPW6dL) by Nancy J. Altman, Sean McElwee No industry is more unpopular than the pharmaceutical industry. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Trump's Ukraine Call 'Not-a-Transcript' Proves This Is 'Stupid Watergate'](1f9d0/ct23_0/1?sid=TV2%3AisHdPW6dL) [President Donald Trump shakes hands with Attorney General William Barr in the Oval Office. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons/White House)](1f9d0/ct24_0/1?sid=TV2%3AisHdPW6dL) by Charles P. Pierce The Trumpists release a non-transcript that is nonetheless incriminating—for the president, for his attorney general, and for Rudy Giuliani. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Workers Are Asking, Whose Side Are You On?](1f9d0/ct25_0/1?sid=TV2%3AisHdPW6dL) [United Auto Workers members picket outside of General Motors’ Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly in Detroit, on Sept. 22, 2019. (Photo: Jeff Kowalsky/AFP/Getty Images)](1f9d0/ct26_0/1?sid=TV2%3AisHdPW6dL) by Jesse Jackson Auto workers, nurses, pilots, hotel workers—they’re all going on strike. Trump boasts about the "economic miracle," but most workers aren’t experiencing it. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Climate Strike/Auto Strike: Same Struggle, Same Fight](1f9d0/ct27_0/1?sid=TV2%3AisHdPW6dL) [Last Friday, as four million young people marched in the world’s capitals for action on climate, countless more were on the picket line supporting autoworkers who are out on strike. (Photo: Ron Jenkins/Getty Images)](1f9d0/ct28_0/1?sid=TV2%3AisHdPW6dL) by Laura Flanders We want a future, a future we can live in, in a society that values people and planet, now and coming up. --------------------------------------------------------------- [] [More Views](1f9d0/ct29_0/1?sid=TV2%3AisHdPW6dL) [] [] Newswire... 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