Congress returns to Washington facing a spate of pressing deadlines and partisan flashpoints, including key decisions on funding the government, addressing gun violence and investigating President Trump.
to Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan for documents related to Trump’s alleged attempts to offer pardons to people carrying out the administration’s immigration policies. He said that the move was part of his panel’s impeachment probe.
Democrats are also investigating what they say are the president’s violations of the Constitution’s emoluments clause by accepting and encouraging foreign governments to pay to stay at Trump resort properties without congressional approval. “As we wait for them to complete their work so that we can begin conference negotiations, a continuing resolution will be necessary to prevent another government shutdown like the one we experienced earlier this year, which harmed thousands of American families,” Hoyer wrote in the letter.
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