House Rules Committee advances impeachment resolution

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published 31 October 2019

The House Rules Committee on Wednesday night advanced a resolution establishing procedures for the impeachment inquiry into President Trump.

The vote was 9-4, along party lines. The resolution was introduced on Tuesday, and a full House vote is expected to take place on Thursday. The resolution details the House Judiciary Committee's role in considering potential articles of impeachment, CNN reports, and establishes procedures for public hearings and the release of deposition transcripts.

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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.