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Congress passes $1.4 trillion appropriations package, House moves USMCA to Senate 12/19/2019 TB&P A day after the historic impeachment vote of President Donald Trump, Congress made progress Thursday (Dec. 19) on spending programs and a trade deal that will impact Arkansas. An agreed-upon $1.4 trillion appropriations package passed the House of Representatives and U.S. Senate… Read more »

Arkansas politicians respond to President Trump’s impeachment 12/19/2019 WWLP FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA) — The U.S. House of Representatives voted to impeach President Donald Trump in a historic vote on Wednesday. Arkansas’ four Republican congressmen voted ‘no’ on impeachment along party lines. U.S. Representative Steve Womack (R-Rogers) took to Twitter on Wednesday to… Read more »

Protests around state push Trump impeachment 12/18/2019 Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Activists lined University Avenue outside the Little Rock offices of Republican U.S. Rep. French Hill on Tuesday evening, urging him to change his mind and support the impeachment of President Donald Trump. The protesters, which were estimated to be between 200-300, held pro-impeachment signs --… Read more »

US Senate approves new sanctions on Syria, Iran, Russia over war crimes 12/18/2019 Memo Middle East Monitor The US Senate yesterday approved a Pentagon budget worth $738 billion, which includes the authorisation of harsh new sanctions on Syria, Iran and Russia due to war crimes the three countries committed in the Syrian conflict. The bipartisan vote, which won 86-6 in the… Read more »

House majority approves President Trump impeachment: locals react 12/18/2019 Fox16 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Heat on the Hill Wednesday as the House voted to impeach President Donald Trump for abuse of power and obstruction of congress. “This effort is rooted only in the governing party’s hatred of a man elected President of the United States,” Rep. Steve Womack said. For… Read more »

Arkansas lawmakers react to Trump impeachment 12/18/2019 THV11 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The US House of Representatives voted to impeach the president Wednesday on the two articles of impeachment: Abuse of Power and Obstruction of Congress. President Donald Trump is the third president in U.S. history to be impeached. Below are official statements from local lawmakers regarding… Read more »

U.S. House votes to impeach Trump, process now moves to the Senate 12/18/2019 TB&P The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday (Dec. 18) held an historic vote in which President Donald Trump was impeached in two votes largely along party lines. All four members of Arkansas’ House delegation voted against the impeachment articles. On the Abuse of Power (Article 1)… Read more »

JOHN BRUMMETT: Insert Talking Point Here 12/17/2019 Arkansas Democrat-Gazette The Republican defense of President Trump on impeachment is easy, a snap. It requires no mention of the president's actual deed, which is convenient since its inappropriateness is factually uncontroverted. All a Republican must do is say that the Democrats were determined from the outset to impeach… Read more »

Senate Clears Defense-Policy Bill, With a View Toward Punishing Syria 12/17/2019 The Wall Street Journal The Senate approved a defense-policy bill that includes provisions intended to hold Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his regime responsible for crimes against civilians through new punitive measures. The final version of the National Defense Authorization Act, which the… Read more »

Congress Authorizes Sanctions On Syria, Iran And Russia 12/17/2019 NPR In a bipartisan vote, Senate lawmakers on Tuesday approved a $738 billion Pentagon budget, which includes an authorization for punishing new sanctions on Syria, Iran and Russia for alleged war crimes in Syria. The 86-6 vote in the GOP-dominated Senate followed a similar bipartisan vote in the… Read more »