10 things you need to know today: December 6, 2019

Pelosi says the House will put together articles of impeachment, Kerry endorses Biden for president, and more

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1. Pelosi says House will proceed with articles of impeachment

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Thursday that she would ask the Judiciary Committee to proceed with articles of impeachment against President Trump. The House Intelligence Committee this week approved a report making the case that Trump abused the powers of his office by using the possibility of a White House meeting and congressionally approved military aid as leverage to pressure Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenzky to investigate Democrats, especially former Vice President Joe Biden, a leading candidate for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. Pelosi said given the evidence, Congress has "no choice but to act." House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) slammed Pelosi's decision, accusing her of acting "unilaterally" without concern for "facts or truth."

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Harold Maass is a contributing editor at The Week. He has been writing for The Week since the 2001 debut of the U.S. print edition and served as editor of TheWeek.com when it launched in 2008. Harold started his career as a newspaper reporter in South Florida and Haiti. He has previously worked for a variety of news outlets, including The Miami Herald, ABC News and Fox News, and for several years wrote a daily roundup of financial news for The Week and Yahoo Finance.