Kelsey Snell
Kelsey Snell is a Congressional correspondent for NPR. She has covered Congress since 2010 for outlets including The Washington Post, Politico and National Journal. She has covered elections and Congress with a reporting specialty in budget, tax and economic policy. She has a graduate degree in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill. and an undergraduate degree in political science from DePaul University in Chicago.
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi informed House Democrats of her plans in a closed door meeting Tuesday. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he expected the Senate trial to start next Tuesday.
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The historic vote to officially send the Senate the articles of impeachment will allow a Senate trial to begin in the coming days.
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In a letter to House Democrats, the speaker also said she plans to appoint impeachment managers to present the House's case. On the other side, a Trump adviser says his team is ready to go on offense.
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For weeks, the House speaker has refrained from sending the articles to the Senate, saying she needed details on how an impeachment trial would work. But Thursday, she indicated she would soon relent.
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The Senate majority leader says he has the votes to press ahead and won't seek a deal with Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, who demanded witness testimony and rules for evidence.
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Congress has approved two major spending bills to fund the federal government through September 2020. The package heads to the president's desk for his signature.
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said that the Trump impeachment process has been a political one rather than a judicial one.
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The agreement would fund programs through the end of September 2020 and avoid a government shutdown. Federal agencies run out of money at midnight on Dec. 20.
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House Democrats on Tuesday unveil two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, charging him with abuse of power in the Ukraine affair and obstruction of Congress.
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House Democrats announce an agreement on the new trade agreement expected to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement between United States, Mexico and Canada.